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New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
METROPOLITANs BEAT THE DALTiMOREs'
GOOD Playing ny THE LOCAL SfsE-soMh OF THE
IMPORTANT nUys.

The Metropolitan club played with moro vim
Yesterday than 1t has shown In Its work OF late and ae
fsated the Baltimore club ut Staten Island Inc e's
grand stand and the ample "beach'ns ooara' nv
ov,rdov,nv with baseball lovers but those who did 40
down the bay seemed to enjoy the contest The WORK
Cu.hman in the pitching department was okcoiIen"
Orr Dshel and somncr led ths batting who tho hcia
ips work OF fIobcrt ffabknson and Farrell was e4ce
len. Tho homo players making three rms 10 the 'nra
inning Cashman and Nelson wero both hit by pitchoo
hal, and received savo for tho injury Of being sent TO
first base Cushman scored hit by Behel and Nelson
scored on hit by Orr Behel going to third on tho n
Tor drive ITankinson went to first on an evror Oy co
NOR and ehe scored on tho blunder In the fto iun-
ing thu homo players scored one more run. Eoseman
making twobase hit stealing to third aud scoring on
nit by nanKnsOn. -, ,.
The baltimore players scored run in the opening
inning Manning made o hit AM was forced out py
Farrell A hit by sommcr sent Farrell homo In tne
fourth inning tho visiting players made their other ran
sommer and Hoover were both sent to hrst Dase on
called balls hy Forster allowed the nrs1 70
reach third and hit BY Taylor sent In the run Ane
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
1yCREAsTyG rE4CHERS SALARIES

A letter has been addressed by President
Simmons. OF the Board Of Education TO the members OF
the Legislature IN regard to the Murphy BILL Dy which
II ia proposed Increase the salaries of the female
teachers the public schools The action OF the presi-
dent taken by the unanimous vote OF the Board OF
Educaton lie refers TO the biz, II IL became law,
"A positive calamity. Previous 10 1855 the assistant
teachers had no liked salaries for period longer than
wear and they then regulated by the trustees OF
each ward The changes and Inequalities led the Board
TO adopt u uniform grade throughout the city. This
change OF methods mitigate hardship IN individual
made necessary increase OF more than $4,000
I'm the total amount OF salaries. No teachers salary
was reduced when the teacher had not ia strict
been unduy favored The letter calls special attention
10 this and that the purpot OF the Murphy bill 10
I'm reality increase still further the salaries to the
amount OF S5 O00 to restore the Inequalities that have
inst been abolished. and to create specially favored
class OF The majority OF tho teachers those In
the Primary schools are not named in the Murphy bill
and they long complained that their position has
not placed equality with tho teachers Of the
schools.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
u,rTrRs REFOPE THE SyyKTyG FIND

Controller Locw. at the meeting of the Sinking
Fund Commission yesterday brought up tn; the
lease II between Piers and East Riv aud
hrtynnth Brook yn. The franchise sold years
ago TO AbrOse but the lessee has only recently OBJ
talned bf the property HO construct
piers IN propert, working order Tue Controller
authorized execute lease To the Newi
ilOpklyn Terry from May |, sSU
al a fenial Of per cent OF the gross receipts
PIER - asst River Is cl imed BY the city authorities
aud dgc trste W. T. Cyde offered ease the per
for ye his steamship c"npaLy provided he could
Of the Bridge trustees and the Dock Depart
buildings Nos 3JI 10 $40 West Forty fourth for
OF tho First
ieutal of $3.50.
on motion Chamberlain WINS the Corporation
was requested 10 state what cations the city
cludel IN iudcD cinoss used the recent co
stituonal amendment prohibiting the issue
city ncurIng ness In OF 10 cent Of the
OF estate subject
explaIued there upderWay %
peniture which the city be liable although the
bonds had yet been issued.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
JERSEY CITY,

Patrick Woods Henry COlston and Gcorg- Bremner the
who dunno" night sol IN pits at Marion from
which the scarlet fever epidemic last fan Is ALLEGED TO nave
resulted died for sentence in the General Sessions
yesterday judge Mcl comm met severely the
the Board ~ Health in granting permits 10 the
place the obnoxious stun they DID, and
fined the Ge endants 500 each and costs
Mckee Of bishOpst who shOckiLglv burned
on May had another narr escape from death vest dy
still confined 10 her bed IN OF the burns
ana yesterday her daughter who the other
person The house eook to give her mother meion
Of III medicine she h spoonful OF
carboc acid ana only the prompt arrival and attend
Of a ply siclaR that saved the wOmans life
Policeman Patc Kane shot the leg early yesterday
morning while crowd OF drunken men were beng eccicd
from lquor a Mont and Warren sts JOnn
Nash abOreivIng IA hrternihst arrested and held
In default OF 900 Nash that lie had no pista ana
ght that the pol cemdn who in tIcIs cOt
without clubishOt hmse accdeniaywle using his
revolver q club.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
BROOKLYN.

Deaths last week 273; births, lsf: marriages. 100.
Three sugar house strikers have been indicted by the
Grand Jury FOR acts OF violence.
The dead body OF a man, age about forty-hve, was
found IN the river at 1arrisOn-st. yesterday.
Tho annual sermon 20 tho 47th Regiment will he
preached tomorrow night i'll Christ Church III Bedford
ave. by Chaplain Maynard
Herman B1lndke was sent to TIE Penltent!ary yostcr
doy for two years and half for derauding fire in
companies by bogus claims for losses at fires
August Gr!e got sixty days the Penentiary yester-
day ,OI sending hlackmailing letter 10 his employer
plentifuly decorated with deaths heads skulls ana
cIpssb0nes, demanding $1,000 under penalty ol instant
death.
Michael T. Mahadv was sent to the Penitentiary for
four years and months yesterday for causing the
death OF his by beating her the head with bed
sat. He pleaded guilty 10 manslauGhter III the second
degree.
Louis W. Hyde was called to plead Yesterday to the in
dicment charging him with forgery ana grand larceny
in connection with the bogus tax receipts That ne
furnished 10 his clients. plea OF not Gui " was
entered. lie is on bail.
The Board of Managers Of the Eastern District Sunday
school UniOp have deci led not to discriminate between
union AMI non union bands Anniversary day,
although the former dec are that they VIII not play Win
the IL union men,
his home in ave for over two weeks, and VINO
had been heard of IN New York. has returned home He
wa found by IA newspOy employed TO search FOR HIM.
The rroncrtv-O in Broadway who are seeking 10
have the street pavel with granite blocks from Hooper
ST. East NewYork have raised S25 00o of tho S6O"oo
needed TO half or the cost Inc c'y Will meet
the other half OF the expense.
Lizzie Connolly age fourteen who had been missing
from Is FranKnst for three weeks, was arrested
In Ncw-YOr yesterday and taken To the seventh Pre-
ct Police Station. where her parents charged her
with vagrancy. She ran away with young man and
had lived with him.
The provisional estimate Of the Pire Department FOR
year. made by Commissioner Emit, calls for
>672,350 increase OF o5o or TINS So ior
increased salaries Police Comln Carro sk- or
3I3. increase of e2ss93 Part of tins is ior
200 additional patromen and second mounted squad
he stationed IN the Eastern District ana dtrO! Bed
ford and Bushwlck
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
BETTING on rHE RACE IN THIS CITY

There was considerable betting yesterday
in the city on the Kentucky Derby in spite OF the pre-
cautions which District Attorney MARITIME ana the police
had taken TO prevent it. downtown the ic~ DOCK
makers who accommodated who were eager 10 bacA
their opinions did not guard themselves specially Iho
operations were conducted in back room, ana III the
front room was a Vigilance Committee OF one VINO knew
all the regular patrons, aud passed them INTO lhe
arcanuin with q friendly nod. whenever stranger
entered there little hesitation, not dlnlcuIt 10
overcome AM the strangers money WAS taken "lthou
mucii fUrmality But uptown the authorities were -
yleant and had detectives pfowlLs III ana out
that great OF losing ones money was not accom-
ulishel without difficulties that gave an ai,ul"h"
charm 10 tine TRANSACTION. In one o the most hptru
plnces which ia Twenty eighth st. there was mystery
that aStounled the oldest OPERATORS lhe usut pace
where betting is done in the basement lat oi wnlc
il partitione on Those who wanted 10 bacS cox Or
the Kentucky Derby had to peer through mole III Tue
partition and say what they wished Ia 40 stout man
nodded but said nothing. The applicant was tapped
on the shoulder by an cmpCye In me room VINO
beckonrd INN TO door kept locked 1hs WAS opened
by the app atioc of Yale key, disclosing dark ileh
stars. The whisper given, Pass up HE stars
and front parior" There the would-De Dot
ter found "A in mont OF which was KNIT OF men
eagerly perusng race lists, and behind IL were tne
officiating boOkmakcrs II IS pleasant TO De ahe 10
record large majority VI investors PLUNGED upon
Ben ALI the winner, and the cntcrprisiLS DOokniakers
who doted the law were heavy lOseIs.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
DEATH FROM A DOG BITE.
sA,D TO BE GENUINE HYDRoPHOBIA.

~rosT-NoRrrM EXAMINATION TO BE hNLp-' A0'H7
THAT FASTENED THE DlsrAsT.
The victim of hydrophobia in Brooklyn, JACOB
flertlne whose ease was fully described IN ~ ~
TmBuNe Yesterday disi n & tno m"rln9 T
At. He passed night of great agony and IN soin1
Of his severe spasms IT required the unleu sh
Of four 30 hold him. alth3uGh ne was t .nT
half an hour before he breathcd ms iss' nv NC
Quiet and death apparently resulted Iio., ond tbe
on The dying 1an T ,d baac p them an aoc
tionate good bv. He seemed to regard the Up, up
proaclpef death as relief from the torafus m pt his his
he had suffered Just before his death ne phnr pm. hr
af asnd tho Q" Lsscn "G OF Of Honor bin and ,"d
know you q ere the doc s"g' bite it0 his right hand
lost the iutlamed aud purplish appearance !. nad
worn for n few days. MIR. HcTtline left wife ana
''I The owner of the dog. which bit Mr.; Hertlinss
more than two months ago, said that the animal ma
showed no signs Of rabidness ana was qulet anu
which the animal was kept SAID that Vt was not
Newfoundland dog but mongrel. 1t had ma Tha
temper aud needed little 10 boS s fsars Of
hydrophobis although he said no. hing 70 ms laI
ily about it, Many instances of the disease result
ing from dog bites were told 10 hiin anu o VIZ; H.
ness he was talking with neighbor VINO kepi Two Two
large dogs Mr. Hertne spoke loudly IRON IietS lS
excitement and one of the dogs sprang at MN ana ana
ins ing" him in at all. This fact Unset unsettled &c!
thc dificnlty that he had with striking workmen
in building some houses. The scar on his hand
where the first dog bit him assumed an angry ap3
pearance at the same time, and shortly afterward
BE was taken ILL.,
Drs. Kretzschmar and IIartung, who atten ded
Mr.. Hcrtline pronounce the case one OF genuine
hvdrophobia For the sake of science a p0st,inor-
fem examination Will be made to-day. Inc fl-
neral will take place to- morrow in the New.Brook,
lyn German Reformed Church and the puriai Will
lie in the lutheran Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
RACING AT CEDARllURST. /.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME FOR IO-DAls SPORT
ENIEIES.

AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAls SPORT
THE ENTRIES.
The racing to-day at Cedarhurst promises to
exceed anything in the cros-cUuntry line OF horse
racing ever America The races have all hled
we'll and IN their respective classes the horses are
closely matched. OF course with the racegolne public
chance to speculate the result OF race adds TO the
zest of the sport The management at CedaThurst be-
lievcs that once everything Is so arranged that
there Will be no Interference with poolscng and book
making by the authorities. There VIII be large
crowd Of pleasure-seekers who will TO Cedernurst
and take their chances OF being afforded ali opportunity
of losing their money.
The first race is dash OF half mile on the fiat for
polo ponies with eight named to start Selling races
have entered the programme OF this place. and the
second race Will be devoted tins class which has the
same number OF entries. The third Is the Hunters
handicap steeplechase in which four well known hunt
ers will The fourth Is not only tho great
race OF the day. but also the great race
Of the meeting. In order to secute the
hest horses over the jumps the association
added 600 to stake. Thirteen named to start.
and among them such wellknOwn horses as BOurke
Cockran Jim MCGOWAN. Major Pickett, Rose and Vel
ngton The contest will be close and interesting The
fifth race is light weight steepechase with eight en'
tries and the days sport Will DO wound up with hurdle
race with eleven entries
The following is a list Of the entries.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
BETTING on THE IVY CITY RACES.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Thc sixth day sraccs
OF the National Jockey Club were postponed until to-
Of rain. Pools sold tonight as
follows.
First rice. three-quarters OF mile. Error QOe So5l
wandering (ll2 Sl6 King Victor N03 S6J, Renne 90,
So Little Minnie 90. y. and the icld including Emma
Creamer QO6D. and Lucy Loui NO6l. 80.
second race, one niir and an eighth: Ten Booker
NOs $751; swift NO5. S22j. Eoa doc, go, Maynard
OO4 So. ana Alamo 90. go.
Tnlrd race, miie and u half Bersan Q0s, 20 J,
Drake Carter Q1l Sl2 Spraguo al, sI2), and Huron
tSD.
Fourth race one mile Thomasia QO6, So2) ard the
field. including Pasha (p2 Huron an, B--sie QO5)
Charlie Russell q O3). ana Gold Ban 400. S25.
Fifth race. steepechase; Disturbance QiO), Silver
Dean Q35), Wooster Q30). Modoc O30), and Mystic
$50. No pools sold.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
NEUS FkOM THE SUBURBS.


The annexation Of the town of New-Ilots to
HrooSyn u into effect Auaust viii add the Twenty
the It will he the largest ward covering
abon' square miles TIE population is estimated at 23O
and Is rapidly growing The town formerly part OF
the town ~ Flatbus and set OF by tsc IN -'2 had
been the let's OF Fatbush todstngush IRON
the older OF the and that made It's octl
9naon he act Of annexation wipes out OF existence
There three villages ia the town. Ia Now ORR cypress
His and BrOwsvlle The frat named is mnch the argcst
and contains aDOnt 10000 people Ii founJe II so DY
John r. lkin entcrDTisng NanGre VINO thOu INT tc
level land slopnQ Jamaica Bay and hc waterfront
that body water IT Ideal site great CITY We
fired with ambition To rival this city, winch was
scarcely tenth OF its present size y rs ago ana nie
his imagin ry city East New-lork. he panic oi ls5I
spoiled all his plans mach OF the farm land he had ought
reverted 10 its former The village at aimed ttc size
before steam railroad cOnneC tel with rooky and then
IL began gradually Rapid transit by the elevated
road last year gave geat impetus To Ou ng ana II war IN
by the Introduction of large number OF
manufactures carried the village and the
jort Of the inhabitants thrifty Germans VINO own their
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15

Earned rnns-MetrOpOIifan 7, B1tlmore U FTSt Un
crrnrs-Netropoan l. ia more q. First base on balls
Mctfopoan B. BaltimOrei Left on buses -Mciropoan ~
Baltimore struck OutMetrOpoan 4. Baltimore A. I0lal
base hits metropolitan IS, Baltimore q. Double plavs,
Nome L.. Forster = fafIci l.
sormer l. Hoover MuldODn |. Home runsN0ne lniee
ba ,e hits-Orr Two base hitsEooman l. Hobcrt l. via
pItches-Cnsl slman |. Passed balls-NOne. Umpire-Mr.
ferguson. Time Of game l:50.
The Fire Department and Rutledge clubs played Mt
Metropolitan Park and the former won with ridiculous
ease by the of o3 to 3 The fire laddes are play
ing In such fine form that they ought to arrange games
with stronger mines than they have been playing.
The Brown University and Columbia College CLUBS
will play at the Polo Grounds to-day. Admirers OF
amateur playing will probably witness an interesting
ma
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
long ISLAND.

WooDsBuRG. Three children cf John Kramer
poi isOned Thursday by eating from corn
with which quanity Oi Ron Rats been mIxcd
Although they not yet OF DANGER the has Lo es
OF their recovery.
GLEN COvR-The valuable property known the Iay.
together with the entire steamboat property
and grounds o; the late William " Weeks have
been purchased by General James b. PcaIsa for WRIGHT
Duryea OF the Glen lfActIring com
pany. The pr pcrty Will be improved and a hotel
be erected fo the accommodation Of yactsmen
transient visitors.
COLLEGE PoNT-The body OF woman In advanced
Of decOmpOsitO tsh d EOach's
yest,rlav Under the the right was found
pawn ticket for a dTcss issued Mar By Norris of
III hathamst, New.Yo 1he Kline was ON the
ftck eft
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
SING SING RID OF A NOTORIOUS CONVICT

Among the fifty cOnvlcts who were drafted from
Sing Sing 10 Auburn yeerdaywas stephen Royc notorious
convict who had been OF prison less than month whon
back Aprl II oranOthcr term Boyle was
FOR Fifteen for burglary in lS4 In Nav Is 10
lie morning watching the hudson RIVER trans pass
beneath him. locomotive came along, and hc cdped down
upon IL cleared arch and placing at the
head rc ened shoot him If he sackened his
leipef of and escaped lie captured sfier TWO years
and discharged from the March 9 1856 hav
served his ON April II lie brought back under
TWO and six months sentence for Attempted grand
larceny He back the of George Hender
Warden Drush is glad TO be rid OF him-
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
SALVATION DELEGATES TO THE CONGRESS-

Yesterday was day of great hustle and
fervor at the headquarters Of the salvation Army
NO 73 Beezman-st Tue great International Congress
of the Savatonsts is to meet In London on May S ana
delegates all parts OF the United States ana Canada
have gathering here for tue last week TO sail IN
body this morning OH the Assyrian Monarch 1ester.
day series OF farewell meetings was held III tho revival
hall with The aid OF an old banjo and cracked organ
The baggage OF the delegates was strapped up; the
ssoners captains and warriors polished np their
uniforms and about O'Clock the procession started Tor
the Monarch Line pier. There viii be seventy-four
American representatives in the London convention;
among them Commissioner and Mrs. Smith, OF the
United states branch, Commissioner and Mrs Coomos.
OF tie Canada Army and Major and Mrs Wells. OF Cali
fornia Canada furnishes batch OF red Indian war
rors and Francisco represented by CnlLaman.
"Chang," a near relative perhaps OF Barnums giant.
Some negro converts from the South are also In the
party. - ,,oo
The London Congress will be in session from May %
till June General Booth Will preside and tho princi-
pal officers othe army Great Britain Francs. Switzcr-
lard, Sweden Australia. New-ZcalaDd. lndia Ceyl0n
and south Africa will be present Two thousand officers
aud 10000 warriors expected and meetings VIII be
held day and night The Colonial Exhibition is men
Toned as one OF the attractions for visitors and great
Penecostal Baptism of fire is confidently set down for
one of the later sessions The Assyrian Monarch Will
sail this morning between and o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
THE ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS PooL-sELLING

George A. Engcman, A. II. Battersby and
James McGowan, Of tue Brighton Beach Association,
were before the Grand Jury in Brooklyn yesterday and
were questioned about pool-selling at Cohey Island
They were asked whether any notice from the Dis
ctAttorney's Office given to them to stop the
selling OF pools Engeman aud his associates are ready
to give bonds, II indicted
Dstrict-Attorney Fleming OF Queens County, yesfer-
day appeared before Hendrickson at jamaica In
the matter OF the complaint against the ROckaway
stecplechase Association for permitting pooEsenS on
Cedarhurst. There were present j. ID
Cheeyer, president OF the association, and his biother
Charles Cheever Mr. Auerbach, counsel for the assocl
ton. and q number OF the betting men VINO s"id
pools and made books at the races. Sherlh
Mitchell and number OF the deputy sherlfs or Queens
County were present as witnesses. Ihe proceedings
were or pdre aud all the witnesses except Charles
Cheever were examined privately. Mr.. Cheever testi-
fed that he member and trustee or the Steepie-
chase Association He stated that the matter or pool
selling had been discussed By the Executive Committee
and had been "cded that tho association should not
engage in the be ng business although tho association
claimed that 1t the right to do under the proyl-
OF its charter 1t understood that the testimony
taken before Justice Hendrickson Will be presented To
Grand Jury.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
HOME NE WS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

FIN Arenue Hotel - Lieutenant General
Vedder and J. g Fassett Abemarie Hofel-senator
Dwight ~ sahin Of ,iinne.ota Rear Admiral Edwarsa
Of Philadelphia -. Giisep Housc-Ex Congrcssman y. o.
s'anard. Mayor D. r. Francis ana Major g q M Dr'"S-
buckingham Hotcl-Jndge Amnsa J. Parker, of Albany
Rreroort HonseT Harrison Garrett OF Bstmorc
... Windsor Voei-Jonathan ScOville. OF BlnaIo
Clarendon Hoie-Colonei jose ~ AguIrro. OF Honduras
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
MIR WOERIsHOFFER,s WILL FOUND.

Tho will of Charles f. Woeri shOfer found
Yesterday morning among some old papers at MS
office III Exchange place. II was sent unopened to
his wife and the contents Of 1t are not yet known
ontsjde of the family circle. +. c. Renncr of the
firm of Woerlshoffer 4 Co., SAID that he document
was found III a box IN an old safe III the Office de
had sent il at once to the family 80
Mrs Anna Woerlshoier. the widow. who, WIN
her infant children. Antolnette and Emma aroia,
Is the only surviving member OF Mr. Woensho1er
family. Yesterday petitoned the Surrogate to issue
CITATIONS for the probate of the will. The docu-
ment Is dated May Is, 1874 Simon Sterne; VINO
drew it, is SAID to be one of the witnesses ahd ~ o.
codicl as far as she knows. Probate Clerk Beckett
made the citations returnable on May "a.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
WEsTCUEsTER COUNTY.

PRYKskI-The Teachers Institute ended It's session
The following officers elected Pre- c,dcnt,
Charles r. Nichols OF Mount Vernon president Miss
Emiy s. Parsons OF New. Rochelle secretary John Mar,
Of Mount KscO
WHITE PLASs-Newbcrrv Merritt, who concerned In
burglary Portchcsor. only recently arrested.
sennced in the Court OF Thursday TO two
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15

ve stolen by thief NAMED cddrs.ss who tSrc Sr1css sartst" ae
cotdn n al" and fond the bonds In hs
ten Years aqS The bonds yee pacel N ths h"Spns sn
from The va claims the bonds helped 20 aVr named ~
hriskc but his suit get possession them WA contested
long and bitterly The jersey City authorities sia saa1
M lhe honda bnt Mr. 2abrskes suit recently suecee lenl
and his Ave bonds were delivered 70 him. Mt HerroI
will hand over the remaining bonds to an oeia oi 'escy
City Monday.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
MADE 1T UP ~ COURT,

Frank NJ. Peters. Young broker with an Office
~ New ST. where he acts agent for large Chicago
grain house arreated thursday night BY Court Of
Icer Joseph the IT James Hotel complaint
his wife Mary l. Peters who charged him with abandon
mont Peters. II appeared had become infatuated with
pretty ballet girl attached TO lces troupe and
Mrs Pe er learned that he intended to ny TO Europe with
htr Tho outgoing steamers carefully watched and
Peters did not with the dancer In the
ket Court yesterday The made