Evening star., 1886-07-12
Myra Clark Gaines Estate.


ANOTHER WILL OFFERED FOX PROBATE IN
BRooKLYN.
The late Myra Clark Gaines, who was promi-
nent for many years claimant to a large
tract of the ground on which the city of New
Orleans is built appears to have bequeathed a
legacy of litigation TO her heirs. presurnptive
heirs, ny making five wills. William III. Will
der. lawyer. of New Orleans. filed in the sure.
gate office. brooklyn, last saturday, will
purporting to be that OF Myra Clark Gaines 1t
i u nuct-SOiled document, written on fOOlScap
with purple ink, and signed by a cross, which is
followed by a note stating that Mrs. Gaines was
too weak to write her name. To Mrs. Virginia
II. Davis the testator gives property at the
Parish of St Landry, about 800 acres; to her
daughtcrin-law, Hattie L. Hall " hitney widow
of William Wallace Whitney, and TO her SON.
in-law, James y. Christmas. husband OF Rhoda
hltney. Christmas, deceased, 100000 each;
To their children, who Mrs. Gane:, declares were
born in wedlock, she bequeathe- her estate, real
and persOnal.and makes various bequestS, rang.
ing from SlO,OpO to 5000 to other relatives.
William I'll. " ilder and James y. Christmas, of
W 't,hInston, are appointed executors, without
bonds. The surrogate received affidavit
from Marie L. Eyeus stating that she under
stands that MesSrs. Wilder and Christmas,
claiming To- be Mrs. Gaines executors, are
about to have will dated January D, 1 $50, adj
mitted To probate i'll Kings county. She claims
tnat She has in her possession a will drawn Jam
uary >, 1855, ami one drawn in Washington in
1881. both of which have been offered In pro-
bate IN New Orleans The last overthrOwn
''bv Il shameless combination OF fraud and con-
Spracy.
coiored visited Edward Lewis, also colored,
yesterday morning at the service place OF the
iorner, the house of DR.. Roberts. near 9Th and
q streets southeast. While in the kitchen they
qutrreied about u girl, and Carter cut Lewis
across the throat with Il knife or razor, intict-
ing an ugly but not dangerous wound which
was dressed by DR.. Roberts. Lewis lett and
went 10 mouse in UDiontown, where lie WAS
arrested by Officer W. L. Anderson and locked
up at the eighth precinct station, charged with
assault ana battery with intent to kill This
morning in the Police Court the case was con-
unued.
DELIVERIES AND COLLECTIoNs.-A new
schedule for deliveries and collections by car
rlelS Was put lniO effect at the City Post Office
to-day. II is as follows: Deliveries, s and 1Ua
IN, II III. and 2:3O p. III. in place OF deliveries
formerly Made 1T 5 and 10 a. H., II m, 2 and
O Clock p. IN; a. and 2:3O p. IN. in place of
deliveries made at > a.. IL and i O clock
p. III. The collections will be made AT 5 a. m.
4 ana p. III. and on each delivery trip by the
carriers.
BRAVE ACT OF A WAsHINGToNIAN AT AT
LANTlC CITI--W hile about twenty PhIladel-
phla iruit venders and bootblacks were bathing
at Atlantic City saturday afternoon in il
heavy SURF, one OF them, John Giannetti an
Italian, gave cry OF distress lie was being
swept out by the current, and five or six OF his
companions started for his rescue, but all save
one soon struggled back TO the shore. \ special
To the Philadelphia Press says: "Strollins
along the board walk was W. ). McGrath from
crowd, and was soon at the edge of the pier
W 18th ii glance toward the struggling bows he
Ietptu lnlo the water, anu, With Il lew power
luI strokes, was al the side of the nearest, and,
clutching him by the neck, soon landed him ON
the beach, and was striking for Giannetti, who
had been steadily drifting away. The swift
current was too much tor him, however, and
with u last look at the disappearing boy he
turned toward the pier. exhausted and appeal
ing FOR Eelp. William Jones and j. r.
doughty. %! tainden here joined the crowd of
OF eye-wItnc>ses and braveiy responded to Nc
Grith > signals OF distress, reaching him in
time to save his life. Meanwliile the guards,
Capt Clark and Frank Durinbaugh, il the
statements made along the beach be true, had
al least failed i'll making good use of valuable
time. After the reSuscitaIiOn OF Nc
Grdtn IL collection was taken up along the
beach by Harry Sylvester. netting the Wash
lngtonldn S.Ooo as It reward Tor his bravery"