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A Justifaple Inference.


"Gracious, Mr.. Dusenberry. What
was that noise in tie next room y
Mrs. Browns baby fell out OF
bed. suspect, It's a lucky thing if
it did"
"Why SOP
dts popular superstition, you
know, that if a baby tumbles out OF
bed 1t will never turn out fool"
"Mr. Dusenberry (atter painful
pause), do you know what | think p
What my DEAR"
"That it's a great pity you didn't
fall out of bed when you were a
baby"
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evil you have black walnut or
some other wood ?" inquired the dap
per dealer, briskly.
(Which is the cheapest" inquired
the inexperienced young benedict.
"Well, we have some very fine chest
nut sets that"
mo, thank you," interrupted the
smart young wife. "If we desired
secondhand furniture we could I'M
doubtedly do better at the auction
rooms. Folio.
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Have used Tongaline in neuralgia
and acute rheumatism, and am well
satisfied with its beneficial effects
have also found il very eflicacious in
in nervous diseases.
G. o. Butler, M. d., Cleveland, o.
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Madc only of tho finest and best aunl.
ity OF CLASH for withdrawing heat.
Ivory good thing is Counter
foitod, and consumers are eau
TONED against INVITATIONS o.
those Chinneys made of VERY
POOR GLASS. SEQ that the exact
label is on each chimney as above,
Tho Poarl Top is always clear anG
bright Glass.
Manufactured ONLY by
GEO. A. MACBETH & co.
Pittsburgh Lead Glass Works.
FOR SALE BY DEALERS.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
LOOKING roR ANOTHER mURrHA."

Ex-Alderman Sterling yesterday met with
another stumbling block In his way toward the oico Of
Port Warden with the empty honor OF which Governor
Hll sOlaced him after his ill-success In securing
Federal position. welresssd stranger called at his
house IN brooklyn and presenting card bearing the
Inscription 90. H. H1yrs, Executive Department.
Albany" Informed Sterling 10 the atrrs great amaze
ment, that there was opposition among leading Demo
Gratis Brook To his hat he had been
sent on confidential missOn ~ investigate his record
His pausibilIty and dexterty IN displaying acqualut
ance with affairs Ia both Albany aud Brooklyn deceived
tho woud-be Port Warden, notwithstanding his In
credible statements that Register Murthz had written
letter Governor Iill opposing sterling aud that
several OF the Assembl ynen were against HIM
After u conversation of sOme length, and cigars and
wbskey tho expense OF sterling, II was proposed To
go to the CITY Hall and sec some of The politicians
met and Hayes professsd 20 know sbevln saying that
he had met him at McIaughlin's house and IN Albany
when Cornell was Governor sheyln did hot recall him
and Hayes presented siy card the hs had
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
HAS THE CITY PROFITED I,
AN INQUIRY AS TO SURFACE RAILROADS.

THE SENATE ASKING WHAT THE COMPANIES HAVE
PAID TO THE CORPORATION.
rrrou TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE J
ALBANY, Jan. 20.-Every day or so rumor
crculaes among the members Of the Legislature that
there will be an OF the assertions that the
Board of Aldermen OF NewYork were bribed to grant
franchise to the Broadway Railway Company. "hen'
therefore, Senator Coggesha offered resolution to-day
prefaced by Introduction denunciatory
of the street railways OF NewYork. every one antici
pated that 1t would end by providing for committee 10
Investigate the Broadway Railway scandal. Instead
there request for the Controller and the corpora
tion Counsel of NewYork to state to the Legislature
what amount OF monoy tho city of New-YorF had re-
ceived in the last ten years the street railway com
panies OF that city. The preamble and resolution Is
given below
surface railroad corporations the last twenty years.
and corporations have agreed to pay by way OF
age and the surrender OF all pronts eA-
ceeding 10 per mt on the capital Invested; ana, ,
Whereas IL has been charged In the press tha sau cor
poratons IN arrears ON their oDlgatons anu tnae
there Is to the cities over and above all ns Deeh
paid In the last ten years sum exceeding S3O,ooVooVi
aud that have been expended by them ID de-
Tending the rights OF the people, In obtaining Iro,n
concessions, grants and franchises. therefore be
BeS0iped. That the Controller of New-fork is re-
statement showing In detail each year from 1879 10
1885, both inclusive the names OF each or the horse ra
road companies the amount paid upon the account OF
their obi gatiOns and the amount still owing ana unpaid
Also the Corporation Counsel within the same time
furnish a In detail covering the same PERIOD
showing against what companies action mas peer
the history and present CONDITION OF
such action the amount OF Judgment u any was paul.
and whether 1t paid not, and II the matter was
compromised how much was paid In settlement, ana II
not why payment was not enforced.
The resolution was accepted without dissent
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
ARISING THE WHI5KEY-vINEGAR LAW.

SYRACUSE, Jan. 20 tSpecidD.-The annual
meeting OF tho NewYork State Cider and Cider Vinegar
Makers Association opened here to-day ana VIII con
tnue till tomorrow evening. large exhibit OF apple
products was made and large number OF
OF cider vinegar jelly and eyaporated fruits were pres
ent The officers OF the association are o. D. Mor' Vi
Clarendon, president; c. l. Rogers OF Ne"-iolA 'eo
pre,ident; Charles IT. Burton. OF Albany
secrotarv and A. Elmer OF Palatne Bridge, treasurer
This evening there were reports and discussions on tue
progress OF the whiskey law. MT. Rogers OF
New-Y ork said that the statutes required uuy m Ui
ninety cents on the manufacture OF all whisaey lous
1879 an exception made OF whskey TO De uscu ~.
vinegar purposes This exception II IL sald IL De.ns
selling vinegar purposes, thus evading the law
committee to apply for the repeal OF the act was
nointed Among the delegates from New YORK are mr.
Rogers ]. O. Ward. X. f. Roschert and W. W. harlla
There are $50 members OF the ass0catiOh
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
WAGUINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. WedLe sday Jan. 90 1856.
RECEIVER ArroISTLD.-The Controller of tho Cur
repcy To-day appointed john W Corcoran he receiver
OF the Lancaster National Bank OF Clinton MISS
CIVIL srnyIcE-The House Committee Reform In
the CIVIL Ser lee to-day unanimously instructed Repre-
sentative Pulitzer to repori adversely IN hroiuced
by Rcprcnsave 5oney OF Ohlo' iOf thc fcpea oi tho
civil Service law.
PnoToGRArH POsTAGE.-Tbe Postmaster General has
directed that photographs under the designation Of
printed matter and are Therefore TO be- ialtd ~ thrd
class mat tier instead Of being In tho fourthcts aud
rated merchandise ~ has heretofore been me case
Under this rning photograph can now DC sent througn m
stead Of one ceut an ounce.
ARMY AND NAVY Nkws-The leave OF absence OF Major
Warren Webster surgeon. United States Army. been
leave of first Lieutcnant Thomas j. clay has been
further extended ak months on account OF sicknrss.
Tue United States steamship Dispatch will sail from
N-w-YorE in ~ few days for Key West and the West
Indies.
AGRICULTURAL Accountable House Committee on
Agriculture to-day agreed to report favorahy bill
authorizing the transfer OF portion or the
propated for the laboratory division OF tho Agriculture
department 10 the seed division VI tne department;
Agriculture Inc employees III the SEED division were
paid OF the appropriation for the laboratory dyib-
by direction or General Carmen who at the Time was
acting COMMISSIONER Ia the absence OF ConDssionor
COna. Controller Durham dlsallOwed lhr accounts on
ground that the transfer OF the appropriation was
Illegal
DAKorA-Judge Moody who elected United
States Senator by tho Huron. Dikota, Legi'ature. to
favor OF the admission OF Southern Dakota rs state
and the creation Of Territory out of the northern
norton. His remarks In line with those OF Senator
Harrison aud other Republicans on the question. He
stated already there existed practically two govern
meuts in Dakota The sections had different wants and
had state penitentiary university and asylum OF
It's On Friday Mr. Boynton OF Dakota and others
will address the committee In favor OF the adissUn but
against division.
CUSTOMS Observation-Disclosures Secretary Fairchili
has notified the Collector OF Customs a New York that
department acquesces IN The decison OF the court ~
the case MapesUn against W. III. RObcrtson, which
effect chat certain costumes ad other theatrical
properties imported 10y him entitled To free
TOOLS implements or nsiruments also that the De
the decision of tho court the
of the New-iIaven Clock Company. which WAS Ia
effect that certain glass shades used 10 cover clocks and
tho wooden 1T inds which they placed when
boush and sold together properly CLASSIFIED 1s paris
clocks aud duabc such al the rate or 10 per cent
All val
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
DECIDING AGAIysr rnE JocKhT CLUE.
JUDGE PRATT's oPI>ION OF Pooi-sELLING AT
SiIFFP~IIgAD BAY.

JUDGE rgATT's oPI>IoN OF PooI-sELLING Al
SHfHP~IIEAD BAY.
When the Coney Island Jockey Club last June
threw open It's gates to the public 1t Informed by
the uoce that tho officers would bo held to strict ac
con liability for all violations Of the pool selling law On
tnl, account the rst day pools sold and book
making WAS only done In an undernand way. The seem
ing OF the ponce 10 stop the betting threat
ered To work the club many persons stay
ing away on that account. Tho club is composed or
,pnrtiuR men who desire to pose ~ wbreak
mr. to A nnliCs COurt IA law-vlDatorS Ihty
leading lawyers und plan was WORKED out D}
hen, ms of poOl-sclliDg without making themselves
umrnablr to the laws ains gambling. The new pah
yns called the " General Racing Fund OF the COney
Island Jockey Clhb" IL to be opened 10 cOntribu
lions aud awaris person could contribute 70 or
more Tho dividends were TO be made on much tho
same basis ~ French mutuaa After all the details
had been arranged friendly suit was brought IN tho
Supreme Court against the club by james
a. X Lawrence AMI John II. Bradford.
asking for Injunction restraining the club from open
noyed that the Injunction would bs denied and armed
with such decision the club would he safe from any
further Interference by the police. Whlle ihe SUIT was
going Oh the club placed railing around the Dettng
ring and claimed they had no control over
that pirt OF the ground thus shifting the betting
rrsposb lilies other shoulders and the betting went
on nuch usual Abont n mOnth ago Justic" Pratt,
in tho Kngs County Supreme Court granted the nlhsc
ton In decision he said that the scheme was simply
an evasion of the poDlselng law. The club was sur
prsPd hut dismaYod. still believing IN the pan
Yesterday the Injunction was put on record Now tne
officers propose appeal from Judge PruIts decision 10
the General Term II necessary they say they VIII carry
the cgse to the Court OF Appeals.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
HILL STANDS by STERLING.

RENEWING THE NOMINATION FOR PORT WARDEN
THE SENATE AND THE APPOINTMENTS.
lPRoM REGULAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.I
ALBANY, JAM 20. George ii. Sterling. liquor
dealer OF Brooklyn. will be much pleased tonight when
he reads evening ewspaper and learns from them
that Governor Hill has been faithful to him. When the
Governor appointed Sterling Port Warden In place OF
William II. Leaycraft in November, Mr. Leayoraft had
the audacity to recognize the Governors commits
SION Indeed, Mr.. Lesycrafts lawyers sad that the
Governors appointment not worth any more than
so much blank paper
Mr. Hill rewards Sterling by nominating him for
Port Warden regularly In Mr. Leaycrafs place There
Is no danger OF the Republican senators confirming the
appointment. The Cleveland Democrats In tho Senate
will rejoice tot Sterlings nomination re-
jrcted. The appointment was direct CRIT
icsm OF the President by Governor Hill.
The Governor also made other nominations OF persons
appointed office while the Legislature was In recess
thus Joshua VI. Ndrlan was nominated for Commssary
General j. franklin Earnes as trustee 0i the Asylum
for tue Chronic Insane. at BinghaDton; Dr. W. r. MIL
bank, state Commissioners OF Health Helen B Case
of Rochester, for trustee Of the CustOla Asylum AZ
Newark John f. Little. for trustee OF the Bath soldiers
Home and sherman :. kneyals and Townsend d. COCK.
of New York. for Forestry Commissioners All these
nominations upon motion Of Senator Pits, the Republl-
eau leader were referred To the appropriate committees
There question O SterlDgs rejection Probably the
other nominations Will be at once confirmed.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
DEMOCRATS CHANGING @ THEIR FRONT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (SpecidD The Demo
cratic end OF the House Committee on Naval Affairs
showed evidsnee of "structural weakness" when the
this morning. A week ago several or them
brand and at three Of them virtually defended the
removal OF the historical inscriptions from the captured
cannon and reconstructed dry dock. well ms the dis
charge Of ex Union soldiers aud sailors employed In the
Norfolk Navy Yard. To-day they had nothing tosayeI-
cep TO vote to amend the resolution t. have the
Secretary of the Navy report whether honorable III
scripiions have been obliteraoi and honoraby dis
charged soldiers and sailors OF the United states have at
aDy time di.ID ssed from thG Norfolk Navy 1hrd
aud TO submit House copies OF all correspondence
dsiSsas OrdeaS 10 tde 10y the secretary
the Navy his immediate predecessor al the NOrok
Navy Yard or ia tue district IN Shch the SAID
yard ia situated the committee then by party vote IN
structed the chairman TO report ihe resolution To
the House. 1his violation OF courtesy
and custom. both Of which prescribe that a
shall be- by him reported back To the House The Demo
Gratis seemed to be afraid 10 allow Mr BOutee, tue au
thor OF the resolution. To report H.
IL appears thai thr sudden change OF front by the
Democratic members OF the commit 20 was caused 10y
the receipt from secretary whitney OF gentle but firm
iniimat0n that they had com ited bunder IN opp"S
Ing and that the Administration cOuld not
Afford II II desired to evade ne inquiry which the
majority Of the Naval Committee showed disposition
to sue Just what the Naval Committee proposes 10
ACCOMPLISH inquiry addressed TO the Secretary OF
Navy about the lighthouse service. Whcn Is uhucr
OF the Secretary OF the treasury IL n rather
difficult to understand unless there be correspondence
n aiing TO Commander Evans, OF the Navy. VINO was
relieved from duty Superintendent OF the 9Th Light
District by the JOINT action OF Secretary fOiger
ami Secretary Chandler several years ago.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 tSpeciaD.-ln the
executive Of the Senate to-day Mr. Maynard was
confirmed Second Controller Of the Treasury anc ex-
Coroner Anthony Eckhof as Fifth Auditor First AS
sstant Stevenson not wihstanding
the energy he shows In taking of the heads OF
Republican postmasters, was confirmed without
opposition. John g. Williams OF Indiana. did not got
through AS easily. but was nevertheless confirmed
as Third Auditor OF the Treasury. IL was this gall
Ian, colonel who last summer struck Mrs Cougar OF
the Wnman's Christian Temperance Union, on the head
with his cane IN ihn streets Of LAT yettr Ind A. a
Democratic friend OF te whskcy dealers he prrsocuteG
this temperance advocate, even TO personal Violence
But not the opposition OF the Union and OF
some Republicans, lie confirmed. Thrre was also
large number Of postmasters also confirmed.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
NOT ASHAMED TO TAKE PASSES.

ALBANY Jan. 20 CSpeiaD. There Is usually
a good deal Of shyness among members OF the Legis-
lature about exhibiting railway passes Hence there
general astOuishment to-day when directly AFTER
the adjournment OF the Assembly, the Clerk OF
that body Charles A. Chckerng. was seen stand
lug at his desk giving railway passes OF the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company TO the Assembly
mem Mr.. ChlCkeriug had large package OF these
masses and wouli call the OF member as he
found a pass. The Assemblymen were so eager 10 get
the passrs that they almost rdmpled over several re-
uorers who busy writing at their desks below tha
Of Clerk Chckerng. Some Of the Assemblynen refused
To 20 forward aud ret their passes. One SAID: 81
never saw such u dIsgraceful spectacle in my life"
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
THROUGH NEW-YORK STATE.
DISAPPEARANCE OF AN ALLEGED FoRGER

DISAPPEARANCE OF AN ALLEGED FokdEh'
NEwBURG, Jan. 20 tSpeciaD. mysterious
disappearance OF william b. Beakes the owner Vi 'uo
Cornwall Driving Park who has been missing '"o
weeks 10 now explained He has gono west IL iS saiu
q, escane trial OH charge Of forgery g. H. Gerow has
two notes from Beakes for $500 bearing the sig
nature of j. L. Howe aud the other for $780, sgneo oy
Mr. Hawkins; and Henry Van Cleft, OF Vnisgate, mas
one for S75 from Beakes signed by James H. Mcuii' a
of which are said to be forgeries mortgage ior
900 on his property oreclosed and there Is saa
70 he more paper OF his In existence similar TO tna
spoken Of Gilbert H. Gerow Henry vsp Ge,' ;hia sc s
I'm the orange County Supreme Court IN when an AZ.
against the property OF Beanes hV order
ulIeged to be an abscOpding debtor was lssueu py
of the court His brother, VINO Is member of tue Nem
York Milk Exchange. says that he VIII Ne Dncz Ill '"'
or three days and that the notes will all be pald
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
INVESTIGATION OF CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (SDeciab.-The sub
committee OF the Senate Committee on Finance. APP
pointed investigate frauds and uDdervauatons In the
New-YOrk and other Custom Houses, will proba-
bly, 90 to New-York next week ami begin It's
work there. II will pursue special lines
o. inquiry investigating such cases ony III which fraud
ana cOllusion have been charged. The first inquiry
will probably he made In regard To certain charges
affecting number OF importers Of china and glassware
The statement; for instance made that the examluers
pa sed 30 OF consignment without opening "A
single one while the law requires that at least
Que In sha be opened. Another case Is
that OF an Importer who charges that ho
has been injured In his business BY rival In trade who
In capacity OF merchant appraiser In couso WIN
the Government appraiser advanced his invoices tnuch
their real value. Some pressure !. br0nt 10
be on the to visit Boston In order To give IL
All opportunity compare the differences said To exist
In valuation of invoices OF the class OF goods
bought ia the market and at the same time but
brought u the one Boston and In the other TO
Ne
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEErING-FoRTY-FIyE DELE
GATES PRESENT

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEEIING-FoRTY-FIYE DELE
GATES PRESENT.
WASHINGTON Jan. 20.-The sixteenth an
nua meeting OF the National Board OF Trade was begun
to-day. Frederick Fraley. OF Philadelphia pres1eu'
The roll disclosed the presence OF forty-hys delegates
The sixteenth annual report OF the Executive Coune
was read by the secretary II says among other things
" The question OF reciprocal trade between the United
state. and neighboring countries referred TO tho
council but as the conditions surrounding the suoe'
had changed since last winter. no attehpt was "o u
present specific recommendations TO the Board out s
continuance ths programme was provided tot' i"e'
are certain questions on which the Board has passed 80
frequently. and with an approach 10 uhanini'
that 1t may be said to have created aplattcrm for Hse
so far as these are concerned Among them may nell
tiJn:
The establishment of a department OF Commerce as
branch OF the Executive Government. -, =.
The enactment of u National bankrupt law. sneh ~
passed the senate last winter ana received Tue su9P
OF majority OF tho House OF Representatives. a,
The establishment by tho United states Government VI
a postal telegraph and telephone .. ,.,nors
where conflicting Jurisdiction now exists. and the aaop
tiou Of National and uniform potago system
travellers in the OF their rights under the No
sttuton and under :he decision OF the supreme .ou'
National Bosri Of Raiiroad co%
commerce of the country. LIZA,
The suspension OF tho coinage OF the standard s"''
dollar. -,
AT the conclusion of the reading OF the report tho
election OF officers for the ensuing resulted IN 'ao
unanimous election OF Mr. Fraley, of Phiiadepha 10
president
The two subjects, "The Ocean Postal Service pro
posed by the Philadelphia Board or Trade, and " AMER
can Shipping Interests" proposed by the New-fns
vt Trade anu transportation, were taken up s
discussed at length Tue following resolutions we''
then adopted by "a vote OF 80 TO 10: ,,..
Resoiued That tho National Board OF Trade reeog y
the necessity OF adopting the same methods psu'o .on
our competitors to establish quick and frequent gun
muncatons with foreign markets ana place our ,, sa
owners upon equal footing with those OF othcr eo
tries ,co.arn.
BesoIred That 1t expedent for the National cover.
ment to tho full expenditure authorized W usrI
for the carriage Of the mail TO foreign ports IN ,r-
can vessels, and Congress Is urged To approprS,
ther "a sum not greater than thirty cents per to, ~
register for every 900 miles OF actual veysso 40.
| snbvention to American vessels OF over i'ooo ''
| tuay engaged In foreign commerce. ,,,,,r. fa,
committee was arpented to present 10 ,hs
| the establishment OF a National banKrnpv 10"
| House Judiciary Colamittees
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
BILLS PROPOSED IN THE TWO HOUSES.

ALBANY, Jan. 20 (SpecidD John |. Platt.
editor OF The Poughkecpe Edgle, who Is now In Albany
ns An As,emblyman from Duchess County. to-day In
troduced a bill giving the right OF admtance
To the state courts awyrCs aud the authority 10 prac
tcn law there lie sand that lie thought II just that
women should have the right to livelihood at any
Occupation for which they had ths ability.
Assembyman Palmer presented "A bill today authorz
ing Isaac v Baker the superintendent OF Prisons 10 use
either the public account syste OF labor or the
piece price" system. or both n lie desired u 10 So
Srnaor Cog,eshsll introduced bill TO day forbdding
the employment In manufacturers OF children under
fourteen years OF age -.
The Committee on Cities reported fav0rably to-day
Senator Crswods bil providing for the extension or
the BROOKLYN Bird Chathanst The extension
ia 10 be an omen iron structure, order that the win
dows In me Saais Zeituug building shall not be dark
encd.