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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-15
THE MEXICAN IMBRoGEIo.


Latest News abont the Cutting Affair.
! x Secretary Bayard Angry.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. IA, 1t is now posi-
lively stated that Secretary Bayard has
sent Mr.. Arthur G. Sedgwick of this city to
Mexico as special envoy intrusted with
instructions to investigate the Cutting mat
ter and listen to Mexican arguments for
that side of the case, and that he is ex-
pected to report to the State Departments
within twenty days as to the result of
his missive. Mr.. Sedgwick, it is. known,
has set out for Mexico within twenty-four
hours. Secretary Bayard was asked this
morning whether TIE positive assertion
that Mr.. Arthur G.. Sedgwick had been sent
on special mession to Mexico was to be
taken as correct in the teeth of Assistant
Secretary Porter's denial Mr. Bayard re-
piled with considerable irritation and alb
ruptness of manner: "That's the newspa-
per statement [ have nothing to say
about it," Mr.. Sedgwick is well known
lawyer and writer, who has had special ex-
perience in international law and was for
several years the Corresponding Secretary
of the Bar Association of this city. He ed
ted new edition of sSedgwlck on con-
racts, and, with Frederick s. Waite, wrote
Trials and Titles to Land
Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 14.-Congressman
Lanham is in Ell Paso on private business,
but has taken the opportunity to inform
himself thoroughly of all particulars con-
necled with the now celebrated Cutting
case. He thinks that the Government at
Washington, although it will do nothing
rash or precipitate, will remain firm in its
demand for the surrender Of Cutting and
his subsequent indemniication to heavy
amount, and that Secretary Bayard will
insist at all hazards shat American citizens
shall not be imprisoned herea fter for what
they do on American soil
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Dr.. &. II. I1...aIi.on Hurled.

New YoaK. Aug. Il The funeral of the
late Dr. Fraak H. Hamilton, the dis
tinguished physician and surgeon, took
place at his reaidence, No. 43 West Thirty
second street, this morning, Rev. j. II.
Vincent officiating. Deputations from the
Academy of Medicine and the Society of
Medical Jurisprudence were present. The
attendance was very large, so that great
many of those present had to remain on the
stairway and in the hall, the room where
the body lay being filed to its utmost ca
pacity. The body was taken by q special
train iro N the Grand Central Depot to the
family plot at Tarrsto for burial.
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PHo1oeH4pHED BIZ LIGHTNING.
A Pialnaeld Lndy's Portrait Burned into
Metal Tray.

Plalnfield Lndy's Portrait Burned into
Metal Tray.
NEWARK. Aug. L. The Press Register of
this morning tells a remarkable story of the
manner in which young lady named Paul,
residing in Plainield. unconsciously had
her photograph taken by streak of light
ming, during the prevalence OF se violent
thunder storm on July 18th. The family
had all retired early. with the exception Of
Miss Paul, who was sitting up awaiting the
arrival OF a servant who was expected home
any minute. The violence Of the storm
increased, and the lightning was so vivid
aud. continuous chat there appeared to be.
no cessation between the flashes. My
daughter, said Mrs Paul, ION stepping
into the dining-rooin to close the
windows, saw shat small lacquered
metal Japanese tray that lay upon
table 10 the bay window was at
tracing the lightning in what seemed to
be a dangerous manner, being the centre
of an almost constant blaze of light APP
preaching for the purposesof removing it,
she was suddenly startled by a fearful
fash and hastily turned away, but waiting
few moments for an opportunity she sue
cecded IN drawing 1t Off and covering it
with ring. Nothing further was thought
of this until morning, when, on removing
it, we discovered profile likeness of my
daughter, apparently burnt into the lac
quer of the tray. We cannot account for
this except on the hypothesis that the pic
ture must have been photographed by the
electric light at the time my daughter
drew back SO suddenly. Some prominent
electricians are investigating the case, and
we contribute these few facts in the inter
est of science. :" IS
The picture is side view and correctly
aud sharply defines in profile the young
ladys head and shoulders. 9a
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A MILLxOS For $1,000.
The story of an Intrigue for a Large
Western Estate.


CHICAGO, Aug. IA strange story OF
show the alleged heir to great estate was
drugged and induced to settle for 81, 500,
is published here to-day. A year and
a-half ago Mrs. Clarissa C. Peck died, leav-
ing from s800,0o0 to twice that sum.
Shortly before her death young man
named George E. Peck brought s1it in the
Superior Court of Cook County, to estab-
lish his heirship to the estate Of the testa-
tors, from whom Clarissa O. Peck received
the bulk of her fortune. Upon her death
the suit was waged against the executors
of the will. After young Peek's friends
had collected the evidence of 200 witnesses
and expended SO, 900 in prosecuting his
case, he dismissed his suit for the sum of
So, 500. 1t is said by young Peek's friends
that frequent propositions were made BY
those interested in the estate to buy him
off. Failing in this, it Is asserted that
Miss Montrlne ro was paid SO, 900 to marry
him and procure from him release of his
claims. They say he was piled with drugs
and liquors for weeks, and that on May 1st
he executed papers transferring all his in
terest in the estate to the Executors, Albert
Keep, President of the Chicago and North
western Railroad Company. and Henry
Keep, his brother Young Peck claims to
be the posthumous child Of Clarissa Peck S
son, George E, who was cast of by
her on account of his dissipated
habits and for marrying woman below
his family's social standing The executors
msintain that the posthumous child died
at its birth, and that the claimant is
founding named James Gallagher, who
was taken from the St. Jossph's Orphan
Asylum and substituted for she dead child.
Young Peck, the alleged heir, like his re-
puted father, is dissipatsd and weak
minded. He says the compromise was
engineered by one France Marshall, de-
tectiye, who pretended to be his friend,
but sold out for 81, 600 He denied that he
married his wife upon the solicitation of
any person, but said she encouraged tha
signing of the papers.
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9. a. THOMAS Pos1,s HxcURsIoN
Two Post Commanders 9Ieet for the Firs {
Time in Many EearsA Gay Time.

Two Post Commanders Meet for the First
Time in Many Eears-A Gay Time.
When Geo. II. Thomas Post 80, G. AR,
started on It's annual excursion to Warwick
Woodlands, Greenwood Lake, last Sunday
morning, Chairman E. p Reichhelm,. Of
the arrangement committee, truthfully
said that they did not anticipate taking
the whole village or else provisions would
have been made for them. Notwithstand-
ing Saturday nights heavy storm that
threatened to continue for two or three
days, the throng of pleasure-seekers that
got ready in time was unprecedented. By
actual cunt the number of people packed
into the eleven coaches. was $50 adults and
about half as many children. Many of the
excuTsionistsswere obliged to stand most of
the way out but on the return trip two
extra cars were furnished and everybody
had seat. Chairman Reichhelm was the
ssPoeh- Bah" of the occasion and under his
general direction the day was most happily
spent. The exercises included 'sDress
Parade" and s'Skirmish Drill, in which
the old ''Vets" were as supple as kittens.
The Hudson Quartette Clab, under the
leadership of Prof. Oscar Klahre, rendered
several selections likewise the "ColUabia
TIic." Meauwhl the young people en-
joyed themselves dancing, boating and
strolling in the woods. pleasant Incl
dent of the day was the meeting of Com
rades Reichhelm and Augustus Wihzsl, of
Phil. Kearney Post No s. New York. They
were school-mates Ia the fatheriand
twenty-nine years ago, both enlisted in the
army and afterwards became honored
members OF their Posts, and now met for
the first time since. Tears of joy rolled
down their cheeks as they clasped each
other in an affectionate embrace. The
entire party were brought home ely by
9:S0lp. NJ, not the slightest acciaent hav-
ing occurred, which, considering the vast
number, reflects great credit on the COM
mittee in charge. In the throng were Senior
PastCom. e.. P. Reichhelm, wife, daueh-
tiers and sister in-law; Miss Emma Schaefer,
August Loeher, wife and family; Senior
Vice-Cona. John Schneider and wife, Jr.
Vice-Com. Fred Bluena and wife, Sec.
VIM. Keiser and family, Quarter Master
Chas. Bornemann and wife, Adjt VIM.
Felger and wife. Past Com. Ernest
I.oeckle, wife and daughter; Robert Rahlff
and Fraulein Gretchen Besenstheil and
many others.
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A New InaIan Treaty.

DErRo1r, Mich, Aug 1.-THE Indian
Commission started for Red Lake yester-
day. The White Earth Indians have
signed the treaty, which will be binding
only when signed by those on the other
reservation. 1t sproyides for the removal
of Red Lake, Leech Lake, White Oak
points, Boisford, Winnibagoshash, Rat
Portage, Mile Laos and Gull Lake tribes
to. White Earth Reservation, heads of
families to have 100 acres, minors age
eighteen so acres. and children 40 acres,
with buildings, oxen and rations for two
years; at the end of fifty years the land to
be decided in fee simple. Only the Red
Lake and Leech Lake Indians are expected
to demar to this, their reservations being
more valuable than the rest.
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4 DogBEE E1oPEMENT.
Two Married Men on with Two Married
Women.

CONCORD, N. a.. Aug. IA double
elopement, which occurred on Thursday
evening. is causing considerable excite
ment here, The parties were George L..
Maxam, a livery stable keeper; George W.,
Blake. freight conductor on the Concord
Railroad; Mrs. A. NJ. Dickerman and 1Irs.
Fl. T. Dickerman. The four met at Pena-
cook and took the night train, presumably
for California. Maxam is married and has
a son seventeen years old. Blake is also
Marr1ed. The women married brothers,
the wife of A. NJ. Dickerman leaving three
young children behind, and the other
woman one child, eight years old. Both
men took away all the money they had,
leaving their families destitute.
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a FarALI COLLISION.
A Railroad Train Nearly Butts a Building
Down,

Railroad Train Nearly Butts a Building
Down.
BRooKLyN,. Aug IA. There was COLI
sion between two trains at Woodhaven. on
the Atlantic avenue division of the Long
Island Railroad, this morning. in which Il 9
engines of both trains were badly wrecked.
One man was killed, and several others
were seriously injured The locomotive of
a freight train had been detached and run
on siding Conductor George Nixon. of
the freight train, had opened switch and
neglected to close it, SO that when a sswild-
eat" construction train came laundering
along at the rate of twenty miles an hour,
it ran through thegopen switch, striking
the locomotive standing on the side track,
driyingit and the two cars some 800 feet.
and smashing the cars against the walls of
onao of the buildings. George Hatford, the
brakeman, Of the freight train, who was
coupling the cars to the engine, wa crushed
to death, his body being horribly mangled.
Engineer Wilshusen and Fireman Seward,
sof4the freight locomotive, had narrow
escapes from death. Engineer Hare, Fire
man Fanvelle and Conductor. Doyle, of the
construction train, also received slight
injuries. The two locomotives are so badly
damaged that they will probably be unfit
for further use. Some of the cars of the
construction train left the track after the
collision, and were thrown with such force
against the brick walls of one story build
ing as to render their rebuilding necessary.
The loss to the railroad will reach from
$40, 600 to SIS, 000 The factory is damaged
to the amount of 81, 1000.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-15

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 14.-John
Boyd being on heavy DRUNK ali night,
stole breach-loadine revolver from har-
ness shop, went to the residence of Viii
liam B. Johnson, a most prominent citizen.
called him to the door and deliberately
shot, him through the heart, Boyd bears a
bad name, but IS OF a good family. After
the shooting he coolly walked down the
street threatening all he metapd Dragging
of what he had done. He also attempted
to shoot two other citizens. Heis under
arrest awaiting investigation.
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Closing the Anarchist Trial.

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. I4-The court room
was crowed this afternoon to hear the clos
ing Of Mr.. Ingham's speech for the prose-
cution. In his opening he addressed him
self particularly to the great haste aud en-
ergy shown by LiDgg and Engsl on May 4,
and its significance with the pronnncia-
mento Of Spies, leading up to the Haymar
ket massacre. He dwell with great force
upon the fact that the bomb which killed
the police was .unq lestionab u tbs handi-
work Of Llnga
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-15

Fairchild. of Wisconsin On taking a bal
lot Gen FAirchild received plurality, and
on the second ballot he was elected, his
election being made unanimous. Besides
having an admirable war record, General
Fairchild has distinguished himself in civic
lifer and served one term as Governor Of
Wisconsin Col. Edpar Allen, of Virginia,
was elected junior vice-commander DR..
A. s. EHarts, of Colorado, surgeon general,
and Rev Thomas C. Warner, of Chatta-
nooga, chaplain.
Some friend of the TArTEER in San Fran.
cisco sends copy of the San Francisco
Cats Special Grand Army Edition. It is
twenty EIGHT page sheet, and among
other things contains sketch of eacn
Encampment.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-15

Those people on Central avenue who
oppose the extension of the elevated rail-
way along the Heights to Union Hill, stand
in their own light. The establishment Of
the line to North Hudson will boom prop
cry all along the route and real estate,
including rents, will go up from twenty
FIVE to fifty per cent. There will be ten
houses built on the Heights where one is
put up now ana every one will get the
benefit of the improvement. There are
thousands of people in New York who
would make their homes on the Heights
back of Hoboken if they could go there
from the ferry in reasonable time. As
the case stands New Yorker can go to
Newark, or even to Elizabeth, in less time
than he can go to almost any pat of Jersey
City Heights that can be named.
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terprise puts upon thu face of the city.
They are uable aequisitionsIto the social
life Of the city i They inspire the social
element with new activity towards the
accomplishment Of commendable objects,
and present attractions that will help to
keep the young and their elders away from
other resorts Of questionable amusement.
The result will be seen in the improved
morale and tone of the people generally.
Even those who have no direct connection
with the clubs will, by contact with the
members, feel theimpnlse of these move
ments towards better things.
The information we published in last
| Sunday mornings TArrLER as to the pur-
chases made by the Baltimore L. Ohio Rail-
road Company was given out on the author
| ity of Mr.. Charles j. Psshall. We stated
| then that it was authentic, and we have no
doubt that it was authentic. This morn
ing we deal with the subject in our local
columns not with the design of throwing
any doubt upon Mr.. Peshall's statement,
bnt with the purpose we have always stead
lily pussued, of putting all accessible infor-
nation before our readers on matters Of
4 large public iaterest. When we have done
that, we have discharged our whole duty to
the patrons of the TArT1Ea; and we have
put them as thoroughly in position to
judge for themselves what the truth of the
mooted point may be as we are ourselves.
Street Commissioner Nanthan thinks
Montgomery street can be put in good re-
pair for $4,000. Ii it can the work should
be done. That street is the only road to
the Heights between Newark avenue and
Grand street, and would bea great public
convenience Tit were in proper condition
At present it is little better than dis
grace TO the city and the sooner it is
remedied the better
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many Eastern dell
egates urged the
candidacy of Cor
poral Tanner, Of
Brooklyn, an d
quite a large num-
Der were pledged
to vote for him
before lie wing
their homes. The
western delegates,
however, were ex-
ceedin gly enthusi-
astic in their adj
vocacy of the can
didacy of the
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The fathers story page is one OF the
most interesting parts Of the paper. The
stories are carefully selected by competent
and critical readers, and those we have
published have been far above the average.
The pressure of official work upon our col
umns will, however, make it impossible for
US to spare the page to its purpose again
till the first of the September issues. Then
we shall pursue different policy from that
we have followed. Instead of filling the
page with selected matter, we propose to
publish original contributions from our
friends in it. We are SO frequently offered
stories by ladies and gentlemen, readers of
the TATrLER, ambitious of literary reputa-
ton, that it has seemed to us itmight in
cite to literary effort to offer the literary
readers of the paper the INCENTIVE of pub
LEGATION of their illusions in our columns.
We should be pleased to have our readers.
who are disposed to do so, send stories
of their own composition to US for insertion
in our columns. Of course we Go not guar
antee to publish all we shall receive. But
every story sent us will have careful read
ing, and, if suitable. will find a place in our
columns. No story should be more than
three and half to four columns long; and
it would be preferable to have them from
only one and a half to two columns long.
Those who do not feel inclined to write
stories may, if they please, send us brief
little essays on matters that interest them,
or agreeable sketches of what they see or
hear that they think will help to amuse or
instruct our readers.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-15

Alderman Paddy O'Neill made a notable
speech in defence of Police Commissioner
Buckley the other evening. Some one had
been foolish enough to intimate that Mr..
Buckley is incompetent for the duties of
his place. Alderman O'Neill repealed the
base insinuatioD, and instanced his compe-
tency in the fact, among others, that he
has family Of six children. That is very
admirable defence, of course, but the Po-
lice Commissioner feals hurt that, even in
applaading him, his aldermanic friend
abated something of the credit due him.
For instead OF having six children, the Po-
lice Commissioner proudly boasts Of
seven. Alderman O'Neill should manage
in some way to give the Police Commits
sioner credit for this addition to his family.
TO say that man who has seven children
has only six, is not only to cast reflection
upon the other evidence of the Police Com
missioner's patriotism and efficiency, but
to belittle the magnitude Of his honest;
achievements for the public good; and that,
we know, Alderman o Neill is too generous
to do.
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The Palma Club bowlers have won VIC
tory, through ex-Mayor Collins. Brennan,
who had the Injunction restraining them
from using their bowling alley, owns the
neat little dwelling house adjoining their
club building on the west, and had been
negotiating with the club for the sale of the
house to its members. They contemplate
ed fitting it up with sleeping apartments
for the use of the members When he
found that they were really in earnest in
their effortsto purchase, he increased the
price Of it, and his price kept pace in its
steady rise with the anxiety Of the club to
secure it. Negotiations were dropped, and,
Immediately on top of their suspension,
Brennan appealed to the Court of Chan
Gerry for an injunction against the bowling
alley. He declared not only that the noise
and racket of the rolling balls and falling
ten pins disturbed the quiet Of his home,
but that its peace was SO essentially broken
up that his family had become irritable and
bad tempered; and that the bounding of
the balls against the end of the alley act
ually shook the walls of his house. Mayor
Collins put in strong answer to the com
plant, and the Chancellor has SO far modi-
fed his order as to permit the use of the
alley up to o'clock in the evening the
Sabbath excepted. Meanwhile, however,
evidence is being taken in the matter, and
the end is not yet < g
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The great closing out sale of ssummer goods con-
tinues at Baron's gents furn Ishing goods store.
The bargains in neckties can only be appreciated
BY examination. Newark avenue.
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DUNN, Aug. IA detachment of XIII
dare police, while marching from the
Dungannon railroad TO the barracks. was
attacked by q ngh with stones and bottles.
The crowd was soon dispersed without
bloodshed. 1t isfeared there will be trouble
n Lurgan and Nswry tomorrow.
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The Leiah Co,Iierx Disas,er,

LONDON, Aug 1.-The number of miners killed
by the explosion in the Woodend Colliery at Leigh
yesterday is now placed st thirty-six. The bodies
of twenty -one have been recovered.
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SUNDAY. AUGUST Is, 1886

The secret wedding of Captain Fenners
daughter to Theodore Smiths son, which
was reported in the morning papers one
day last week, and copied with flaming
headlines into the Journal of the following
afternoon, created little stir in Lafayette
social circles. All secret marriages are in
vested with an air of romance that makes
them interesting reading. But there is
really nothing in them that iustifes the
prominence that newspapers are wont to
give them Like the secret Wedding of
Miss Condit to young Spadone; reported
exclusively IN the TATT1ER of recent Sun
day and copied into the papers of the next
day, this more recent secret alliance seems
to have been perfectly cr-ditable adven-
ture on the part of both of the young peo-
pie concerned in it. Young Dir. Smith has
welded young lady Of correct manners
and excellent education, whom any of the
young Lafayetters would have been proud
to have led to the altar. She, on the other
hand, has taken from a good family young
man starting out with pleasant prospects
of success in life. There is no reason, on
the face Of the known facts, why they
should not have had one another. Papa
Fenner may have hoped for q more ambi-
tious alliance for his daughter but he
should know that young men with fortunes
in their hands do not always make the best
OF husbands. If we were girl looking out
for mate, we should prefer an ambitious
fellow condemned by fortune to carve out
his own destiny. With the right kind of
grit he would be sure to make true man
of himself. The pampered son of luxury
is apt to be a limp kind of chap, weak
and unamDitious, without other aim in life
than that of spending his money. Papa
Fenner had better cool his anger, extend
the right hand of fellowship to the hus-
band for whom his daughter asks well
come and give his son-in-law a chance.