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New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
THE PANIC IN LONDON.
RoUsING THE GOVERNMENT TO ACTION.
INQUIRY AS TO NEEDS OF WORKING PEoPLE-AR-
REST OE A SOCIALIsr-TIIE REIIEE FUND.

INQUIRY AS TO NEEDS OF WORKING PEOPLE-AR-
REST OF A soCIALrsT-THE RELIEF FUND.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-Everything was quiet in
the metropolis this morning. Tradesmen reopened their
shops and business went usual Considerable un-
easness. however, still felt lest there should be
further rioous demonstrations No disturbances were
reported in any part OF London tonight Public conf
dence appeared to be restored. Tho Government has
caused circulars to be sent to officials throughout the
country nqurng Into extent OF the distress exist
Ing among the working people out Of employment, and
inviting suggestions tho best for the
lief OF the sufferers.
Murray who carried a red flag in the procession ON
Monday has been arrested. lie will be tried on the
charge OF melting the mob Hyde Park. The prisoner
has been removed to cell where he il TO remain until
he furnishes heavy securities for his good behavior The
Crown lawyers have advised tho Government that con-
vctOn probably be obtained Of the Sociastc leaders
who took part in the mob of Monday Such conviction
would entail two years penal servtnde on each de-
fendant.
Six hundred police recruits have been engaged by the
Governmentfor service In London The new men will
duty ut and while waiting for their uniforms
will wear plain clothes with badge on the left arm.
Hugh G. Chlders, tho Home Secretary, assured q
deputatiOn OF tradesnen who waited upon him to-day
that efficient would be taken order and
restore public confidence.
The mass-meeting OF the unemployed Of the south
tonight, has been postponed until Saturday.
Three hundred unemployed workmcn called upon the
Lord Mayor today to urge upon him the necessity ofdo-
ing something TO relieve the distress among the
poyed OF London The Lord Mayor coureousy received
the deputaon. aud promised personally to assist tho
distressed people far his means would permit him.
He added that the Lord Mayors fund for the relief or
the distressed poor OF the city, which had been started
Tuesday, already amounted to $4,000.
The movement for tho relief OF unemployed working
men, stimulated by the success in London is spreading
the provincial towns. Two thousand rations and
large quantity OF clothing distributed in Glasgow
daily That the distress Is owing TO the severity of tho
winter Is undisputed
1t ia stated that Burns and Hyndman, the London
Socialists who managed the Trafalgar Square meeting
will speak IN Birmingham on Monday. number OF
unemployed workmen paradod there to-day.
The police OF Birmingham profess to entertain fears
that the Socialist meeting Monday will be attended with
riotiug, and they are adopting precautions.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
TWICE on FIRE.

An alarm was sounded from the box at
Hesterst aud the Bowcry afew minutes before o'clock
last night, fire in the basement OF the fvestory
brick building No. G7 BOwefy. { The hremen
ceeded in extngushng the flames before any great
damage had been done Hardly had they returned to
their quarters before another alarm sounded TINS
time the fire was in the building No. 60 Chrstie-st the
same building II is ivestory brick building. aud the
tenants F. Nathan & Co., manufacturers Of parlor
furniture, occupy the four upper floors. aId Joseph
RbenstPD, the furniture dealer who has the basement
floor A the ireneI were positive that all the
fire had cXtinguished the first call they
surprised to black clouds OF smoke rOi out of the
windows the upper stories ana accordingly out
SECOND and q third alarm smoke from the windows
Of all floors. The loss To Nathan a Co. Will
So 600 while that Of Rubenselu viii he less than
$500. The fact that the fire broke out twice IN
night aud in different parts Of the building regarded
as suspicious by the nremen.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
DEMOCRATIC FRAUD IN BINGHAMToN.

BINGHAMToN, Feb. IL (Specidb.-This city
has been in ferment for the past two days tho
disputed election in the Fifth Ward. on Tuesday
night during the counting Of the Adermanc ticket great
confusion and uproar II was found impossible to
decide the dispute get correct count with crowd
Of $50 shouting, excited men IN the room. The dis
putants were two votes at variance II decided to
settle the matter by leaving the three inspectors,
clerks aud four chosen referees to make count OF split
tickets. FOur referees, two from each party, were
chosen and, the having been cleared, the
count began. or the three inspectors two were
Democrats aud one Republican,, aud each
party hao its clerk. At the close OF
recount the nine agreed that Noses tho Republican
candidate was elected by one majority, and one more
VOte-a written One-tO spare The chairman OF tho
board. Samuel y. Thompson, Democrat announced the
election OF Moses to the crowd, but through ignorance
the returns were not made out that night Later In the
night the three inspectors were got together and the two
Democrats signed the returns contrary To Chairman
lhompsOns announcement. The Republican member
refused 10 sign IT, The Common Council (DemOcIaticl
net tOnight aud declared the election tie. and II Will
be held This ward decides the control of the City
Council.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
A MISSING CONTRACT DEMANDED.

SYRACUSE, Feb. IL lSpecId0.-I the trial of
the Wilkinson to-day, j. f. wilkinson. Of tho
insovenls testified that he had been In the employ Of
the receiver since the failure John wilkinson OF Chica-
co. 10 whom the real estate Of tho Wkin-Ons trans
ferred put upon the stan today for tn first time.
lie testified that prior TO November. 1873. he had
cciyed $2l,U0D from his brothers as executors
and his brother Dudley had received only
about $4,000 IIe entered the firm OF Parkhurst
& Wilkinson in Chicago In 1869. Up TO
November 1873, the firm had borrowed money OF wik-
inson In March. ls73 they owed wilkinson ~ Co.
S77,0bO, and nis adusJo, by admitting his
brother Alfred into the nrm THIS partnership agree
ment, the witness stated. In writing but he dd
know whe-c II was Congressman HsCOck objected to
any further testimony regarding thc partnership de-
manding that tho Instrument itself must be put IN evil
dcncc. just Williams asked II Alfred WkinsOns sig
nature WAS upon the agreement and Mr. Wilkinson said
II was.
taking the other side OF the question into conserl-
non" said the Justice, this seem, be important
matter aud We VIII have to make some arrangement to
get this contract here
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
Il MOB ATTACKS 4 PUBLIC WORK.
THE PEOPLE DESTROYING A NUISANCE.

BREAKING UP A SEWER WITH PICKS AND sHOVELs
ELMIRA, Feb. IL (SpecidD.-The RefOrmatOry
constructed according contract and under
the direct supervision OF the State and Emira city
officers. But 1t appears that the sewer built
OF the wrong material cement ppe for the purpose in
tended that is to carry off gasoline refuse and other
matter As the through gravelly soil. the
gas leaks and has rendered unht for the wells OF
adjacent property well cellars and Easements
along the line OF the conduit The matter brought
to the attention OF tho city and refOrmatory
authorities, and the latter requested
to devise other of getting rid OF the nuisance
This request not having been complied with, tho City
Board of Health met yesterday afternoon and after set
ting forth the condition OF affairs adopted resolu-
tion declaring the public nuisance dangerous to
health; and directing the Health officer To abate
the nuisance by breaking the communication between
the sewer from the New-York stote Reformatory
and the offending pipe sewer within the city
limits IL was ordered that copy OF this resolution be
sent to the Secretary OF the State Board Of Health at
Albany and 10 tho President OF the managers Of the
Newly ork State RefOrmatOry
The action OF the Board OF Health had eectrifyiDg
effect on the residents of tho seventh Ward through
which the sewer Is built Last night meeting was held
at the Office OF Alderman ;. j. Hall and the people
day at the point where the enters
the city and to tear and shut of the reormatory end
OF the conduit This morning large crown gathered at
Baldwin and Norton sits, led by Alderman Hail. In the
presence Of the Health officer and the Board Of Health.
Bv tho for which the State appropriated
$4,000 last year, closed IL Is stated that but for
the prompt action OF the Board OF Health, the people
would have blown up the with dynamite. IL is
tory will take but II II believed that the matter will DO
brought TO the attention Of the legislature
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
rLlnIYS,S OPINION OF rARRYrOKN

LYNN, Mass, Feb. IU.-Timmlns was shown
printed confession OF Robert Woods the Tarrytown
burglar, this afternoon. He denied that he was tho
leader of band of robbers and the only
thief In the party. Warming up to the subject re-
marked: "To begin with. the village OF Tarrytown is
by thieves and the like. and full story 10
out some people will be astonshed rung into tho
business by meeting Beebe and had hand In arranging
the jobs II is not my desire play good anything
OF the kind but there Will be several good people in
Taytown roped into the business when all the facts
come out"
The ex-convlct the Tarrytown gang referred TO by
Woods is Arthur BeeDe one OF the fell
lows was with in this city and eudei tho
police. said that by all means he preferred TO
Massachusetts, Justice. He thinks nc would secure
q life sentence In NewYork
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

BELGRADE, Feb. liking Milan has summoned tho
entire army TO ener the held fully equipped for
war, to undergo "a six weeks drill.
PARIS Feb 1.-THE military court which has been in
yestigang the disaster to the French LaDgsOn
In Tonqnin has acquitted Colonel uerDngcrd who had
for the disaster.
ATHESs, Feb 1.-Two more classes OF the Greek
naval reserve been summoned istO active
The Greek fleet In the Gulf OF Nola has been ordered To
return soon to Saiamis. near Athens
PARIS, Feb. I'm. Edouard Herve, the publicist;
NJ Leon Say, the political economist and NJ. Leconte
dc L,e. the poet, have been elected members Of the
French Academy OF Sciences
LEIPsIC. Feb. 11.-Csptain sarauw was to-day found
guilty by Supreme Court Of having furnished plans
and Inform OF German Notifications and armaents
to French and sentenced to twelve years penal
servitudo Herr Roettger, who was on trial Oh the
same charge, was acquitted.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
ENGINEER BR0Wy'S Gas ACCOUNTS.
sHAEPs ANTI-MEMoRY MILK AT WORKS 10, 900
MISSING.

sIARPs ANTI-MEMORY MILK AT WORKS. 10, 900
MISSING.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL (SpecidD. The suit
o; the city against Thomas r. Brown chief engi-
OF tho city gas works. to $4,000 which it
Is alleged he hal defrauded tho city out Of preseu
some remarkable phases this morning. 1t is said that
when the defendant chief engineer he was also co.,
nectcd with tho firm OF Brown IL owen and ordered
from this house pipe fittings and other material at
VACANT prices When the books OF the Arm ordered
TO be produced Mr. owen testified that they could
found. Judge Gordon after reminding him that he had
charged with the custody OF the books said that his
story concerning their disappearance not salts
factory lie would therefore place him iu contempt. OF
which he would have to purge himself by making a
clearer To aid him in this the Judge allowed
him. after the adjournment to in charge Of officer
OF the court nrenare his story.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
DEFIANT DAN" DALTON ARRESTED.

HE MUST PRODUCE HIS TALLY SHEET OR co TO
JAIL FOR THIRTY DAYS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. H." Dan Z" Dalton,
Clerk OF the Hamilton County Court. arrested this
morning at the instance OF the Committee Oh Priyi-
leges and Elections OF the House, and brought before
that body for contempt in refusing to
allow tho Committee 10 mako photo
graphic copy OF the tally sheet OF Precinct
A. Fourth Ward Cincinnati. and also In failing to pro-
duce the original before the committee at Co
lumbus yesterday. resolution offered directing
that Dalton be placed In the jail OF Franklin County for
n period OF thirty days. unless he agrees to furnish
the returns for the purpose requested
Tho resolution was under discussion In the House till
late In tho afternoon, when 1t adopted. providing
for his arrest and detention the Franklin County JAN
for thirty days until tho end OF the session Dalton
was released u writ or habeas corpus. with bail fixed
at S5, 900 for appearance and hearing Saturday
mo
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
4 REMARKABLE PENSION FRI I'D.
FIVE MEN STRANGELY INTERESTED IN THE PAY OF
A DESERTER.


SHELBYvILLE, H., Feb. IL (SpecidD In
1862 Jacob Roellnger. deserter from the French
Army, to this country and joined the Union
forces Fearing that the French would aid the Coned-
eracy aud that he would be captured aud punished
dosertcr he deserted his New.York company and eu-
listed under assumed name IN the OHIO Infantry. In
the original command he was still accounted for and
finally reported taken prisoner. In the mean
time be served out his time in tue Buckeye company,
discharged aud came to this city. About four years
ago he applied for pension. giving his CarmOn.
The claim pigeonhocd until a few days ago, when
special agent maze the following revelations
Fred Koeiiinser, OF New-York. is drawing pension
IA her OF Jacob Roenger who 1t IS alleged, died
at AEdersOnvile. Another man calming to be ROel
nnger drew his back pay aud bounty and went 10
Europe, while third Cassidy Is drawing pension
la his name In one place, and Jacob RJellluger in
another still fourth representing himself TO be HOel
nRer made application. but was apprehended and sent
TO the PenentIary while fifth application Is now
tlc at the Department for the alleged widow Of the
soldier lu question. Notwithstanding all these cOmpi
cations, the IA In fair of being cleared
up when the righttul soldier Will receive his dues.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
AFREsHET IN PHILADELPHIA.
PART OF BALTIMORE UNDER WATER PEOPLE
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.

DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. IL (SpeciaD - Rain
fell all day and at o'clock tonight a freshet
OF tremendous force broke into the schuykill
River and in less than half an hour the water over
the wharves carrying almost everything with 1t.
Al wissahickon the water great height over
flowing 10 dept of five feet the grounds attached to
Riverside Mansion and inundatinG the and out
houses. WssahicEon Creeklwas asIed into a whirlpool
throwing the into Rdgc-avc until the thorough.
fare became impossible At Mifn-s the water was so
deep to the platforms OF he stil
Gaining and II it continues through tho night great
sruetOn OF property will follow. At the fall number
Of mill fires put out work had to be stopped
People compelled TO vacate the lower floors OF
their houses
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-THE heavy rain which prevailed
for the part OF last night and all the
has caused overflow Of that part Of the city bordering
On JOness Falls HarrsOn.st. from Gay 10 Baltimore
and saratoga-st., from Gay 10 Holiday, under wa
and the floors OF all the houses fooled In
HarrisOn-st the water is four feet deep Most OF the
occupants OF the houses had sufficient warning to re-
their property and the damage probably will not
be great.
EAsIOS. Penn. Feb. IL tSpecidD.The streams IN this
part OF the State rising rapidly and should the rain
continue until tomorrow q freshet will result The
Bushki Is already its banks and i rushing madly
into the Delaware carrying GrftwoOd AMI considerable
ice. Reports from all directions tributary streams
obe hgh.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
nroprrS cONFsRgED BY PRINCETON

PRINCETON, n. j., Feb. III (Specidh.-At the
annual meeting OF the College Board OF Trustees Presi-
dent McCosh read his report as to tho condition OF the
college, which, he says, is making steady progress The
con the advsabiity OF having students
conference committee TO take charge OF all matters
arising between the faculty and students and commit.
tee the Board appointed to consult with the faculty
on the subject j. eyburn. ID. d. Of Baltimore.
resigned The degree OF d. d. was conferred upon the
Rev William Dickens Lewis, OF England one OF the
o. tho British ana Foreign Bible Society the
degree of IL d. upon Caleb S. Green OF Trenton s. c.
d. upon A. l.. Daniels, at present Fellow OF Johns
HopLins and A. NJ upon L. e. Barker NJ d., OF Norris
town n j.; william \. Barrnger, superintendent Of
Public Schools at Newark; and James L. Blair OF st.
Louis.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
DAMAGE ON LONG ISLAND.

At an early hour yesterday the summer cot
tage OF Colonel William Platt at Queens. Long Island
with s contents destroyed by ire The lire Is sup
posed to have been caused by defective hue The los
Is estimated at $4,000 partly covered by insurance
Colonel Patt the only member OF the family in the
house. Mrs Patt aud the children being In Massi-
chusetts. He awakened by the smoke In the
in which he sleeping and had barely time to gather
his clothing and after alarming the servants
who also asleep. When they left the house they
took with them the silver plate and this was all that
saved. Colonel Patt has occupied the house about two
years.
COney Island road IN West Flabush, burned ycser
day causing loss OF $1,000. The owner of the house
was John V Culyer Superintendent OF Prospect Park
The co tage Of Joseph H. Horton In Eighccnth-ave,
Bath, was destroyed by fire in the morning. causing
loss OF about $1,000. The furniture nearly all
saved.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
TAKING REFUGE ON FIRE ESCAPES
MANY POOR FAMILIES IN DANGER
A TENEMENT-HoUsE FIRE THAT DESTROYED MUCH
PROPERTY.

A TENEMENT-HoUSE FIRE THAT DESTROYED MUCH
PROPERTY.
Fourteen families living in the fve-story
double tenement-house on the northeast corner OF
Eighth-ave and Northumberland thirty second ST.
We're driven from their rooms by fire at 1890 o. IN.
yesterday On the first floor the grocery of william
Menken and the fancy goods OF Mrs T. L. Hartley
Mrs. Hartley discovered the fire in the basement and
sent out an alarm Some person. it said had gone
down In the basement to procure kndlng wood and had
upset kerosene oil lamp Most OF the who live in
the house were away at work, but the and
chiidren were In the rooms the upper floors when
smoke began To I'LL the house. There fre-escapes
DOL III 'front.' and In the of tho building aud the
balconies were soon filled with women and children who
cOulu not get TO the streets the stalrways Police
men OF the Ihirtleth Pr cnct arrived help tho
llgntened occupants and all reached the sidewalk in
saIey: Inc nanes mounted from the basement to the
ROOF OF the building through shafts quickly that
tne uppermOst stories we're on fire within ten minutes
engine companies within radius of mile were called
10 the house and In half an hour the flames eX-
ungulshed Nearly everything Of value tho fourth
ana nfth floors was destroyed. IL was said that the
Ellison. Mccarthy. HysOp, Lyons, Dunn O'Ne and
Sler families on those floors lost collectively about
$tOOO aud had no Insurance worth mentioning. Water
n0oded the lower floors and damaged the furniture
cothng or other families to the extent OF $1,000. In
the stores the first floor fire and caused losses
insurance ON ther gOos IL will cost abDu6 5000
repair the building Henry We'll. OF No 202 Broad way,
owns that and several aiioiang tencInentnOuses 1t
was SAID that his houses well insured
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
AN EXCITED MOB ~ DIYTON.
To CUT THROUGH RESERVOIR DAM
FIND A DROWNED

ATTEMPTING To CUT THROUGH A RESERVOIR DAM
TO FIND DROWNED BOY.
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. IL (SpeCmD.-An excited
threatened to cut through the reservoir dam in
eastern part OF the city to-day to draw of the
that the body OF little John Franz, who drowned
yesterday, might be recovered. The reservoir was
thoroughly drelged but the body could not be fOnnd
Several hundred men armed themselves with picks
and shOyels aud began TO cut through the
bank. The Dayton Police Department Was
applied to for assistance and force OF
mon at once dispatched to tho spot.
The mob was furious and tho police had considerable
trouble in restoring order There is still great excite
ment and police officers patrolliDg the banks to
prevent fresh outbreak.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
PATRICK p REILLY CHARGED WITH PERJURY

PATRICK F. REILLY CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Among the many suits against the city tried
last year IN which the plaintiffs failed 10
OF Patrick f. Reilly for $4,000. IIo claimed to
have fallen into deep hole in the sidewalk OF One-hun
dredIndfths, and to have sustained serious injuries,
including to his left which caused 1t to wiher.
Among other alleged injuries were curvature Of tho
spne adhesion OF tho lungs. great depression Of the
left chest and injury TO the hip and thigh which made
him permanent cripple, BY sklful management AS
sIstant Corporation Counsel Welman. who has had tho
management of most OF such negligence for tho
city, succeeded In having the plaintiff eXamiae by ply
sicans who after Reilly had told his story went the
stand. They testified that the shrvelleG
had been IN that condition for many years and probably
from childhood, aud that the other defOnites in their
opinion, had the same origin The matter brought
to the attention OF the DistrctAttorney and the Grand
Jury indicted Reilly for perjury Yesterday he was
rested and released giving ~ 900 bail This Is only
of many similar instances and the Corporation Coun
sci that Ii Is his purpose to urge the criminal prose-
OF all cases In which, I'm his opinion perjury has
been used means OF obtaining verdcts against tho
city. This course urged upon the Corporation
Counsel by THE TRIBUNE at the time OF the Reilly trial.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12

An URGENT APPEAL FOR PROTECTION OF THE
DAIRY INTEREST.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE secretary of the
National Butter Cheese ana Egg Association has issued
q circular TO county State and National legislators and
the public generally In regard to the dairy interest Of
the country snd the harm likely to 1t from the
manufacture OF what the circular calls fraudulent im
tatons OF butter" The total devoted to dairy
purposes circular puts at S3,O53.j63474 This vast
industry IL disturbed, embarrassed, and threatened
with destruction by stupendOus fraud which employs
n few thousand men, with u plant not exceeding
81 600 OOO and turning out about 10000. 900 pounds
OF product worth In money value ~ 800. 600 The
wlos evil declared be IN tho fraudulent sale OF
this uroduc which nobody wants to eat and nobody
calls for The circular ciOses with appeal for legis
ation m supnress limitations OF dairy products that are
moi sold To the under their proper namep
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12

The pilOt-boat Edward Cooper, which ar
rived yesterday, brought in the captain and OF the
schooner e. NJ. Newns, which burned at sea. The
Newins left Smithville, n. c., January II with a
load OF naval stores for New-York. she passed Cape
Hatteras January 2l, and from that time until she
was burned she met a series Of nOrtherly gales On
Wednesday at a. m when twenty miles from Barnegat
Lighthouse the vessel discovered 10 be fire
smoke suddenly poured through the cabin and
forepeak. and although several attempts made to
reach the fire the unable to do account
Of the smoke For about fifteen minutes the made
desperate attempts to eXngush the flames by pouring
water down the the forecastle hatch aud companion.
way, but their attempts were unavailing. The fire
gained headwsy rapidly and the decks became SC hot
that IL almost impossible for the stand on
them. The smoke which poured out OF
the matches almost smOthcred them About
this time the Edward Cooper was
bearing down through the fog Signals we're made
and the boat ran down near the Newlns. Boats were
launched and the OF the sinking vessel trans
ferred 20 the Cooper The men were unable to save
anything from the wreck Whcn first the NewIns
envelOped In flames Her mdsis and rigging
fire and her sides down TO the water line. The
rescued consists OF CAPTAIN A. VI. Hawkins, mate
W. C. Barker. cook James Bradley and four
Port Jefferson L. l.. in ls6o Sue owned by FIoyh
* Ne9ins, OF this city, The vessel and cargo were
valued $50 O00 and the loss is partly covered by in
sur