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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
ALDERMEN AND RAILROAD AFFAIRS
A FORM OF NOTICE FOR SALES OF FRANCHISES
WHY ARE THE PAvEMENTs TORN uPf

A
WHY ARE THE PAvEMENTs TORN uPf
All the members of the Board of Aldermen
were present yesterday the meeting except NcelIes
ident Jaehne. President Mooney said that ne had re-
noustrance against the passage Of the Cable Railway
franchise over the Mayors veto. Mr. Van Rensselaer,
said that the had been handed to hin by
several prominent citizens President Mooney SAID that
all business relative railroad franchises was pracu-
cay dead unless completed prior to the passage OF the
Cantor bill. The remOnstrtnce was laid over ana or
dored he printed in The CITY Record - 49,.
Mt Ferrigan offered resolution that the committees
on Railroads instructed to consider and report FORM
of notice of the time place and terms OF sale AZ auction
of rail ay this city, and the conditions OF
such sale 1t was referred the Committee on Kali
roads. -,
The Controller requested 10 INFORM lhe bosIu
what com ensaon mad been received by the city Tor
the franchises railroads authorized by the Legislature
without the consent OF the cily authorities
resolution passed that the Corporation CouhSel
be requested inform the Board by what authority the
carragrway in twenty NTH St Is beiDg
torn mn in order 10 OF the construction OF cabe
railway by The Third Avenue Railroad Company, and
also why The CARR on Eighty-Slxtl-sL, IRON
Fifthave TO East River Is being displaced 0y lhe
EightysIxth Street and Madison Avenue Railroad COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
RARy CH0KED BY A FISH.

INDIANAPOLIS, March % (SpecidD.-ln Hunt
ing. Ind, a two-ysarold child. Frank Kiee. Wills
playing with some small Asa which had been
caught IN neighporing pond by parry
OF boys held one up before Its mouth. with sudden
nuter the Dish jumped into the little ones nonth snu
caIne fastened In his throat In attempting 10 pun
out the father OF the Guild the body OF the nsn
chill IN saIh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
THE REV. ROBERT b. oAMPFrELD.

The Rev. Robert B. Campfeld died at his
house in Camp-st, Newark. early Monday morning.
He was born in Newark In 1902 and a descendant
Matthew Csmpfeld of the original settlers OF tue
town. He was graduated from Princeton and the Au-
burn Theological Seminary. For years ne was pas
tor of church New Preston Conn., and WAS for thirty
years district secretary OF the American Sunday School
Union. He also a director OF the American aud
Foreign Christian Union aud member OF the NewJer-
sey Historical Society. In 1929 lie married MISS Henri
cite Seymour Perkins, OF Amherst Mass. who died IN
1850. He Aad five children three OF whom, daughters,
survive him. OF late years Mr. Campfeld lived in retire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24

Edward Tourney quarreIed yesterday With
Contractor John Allen at thirty
at and Madson-avo and pushed the contractor into
cellar that Mr. Aliens workmen were digging for
house. While the contractor was going 10 the police
court for warrant and officer. Tourney Jumped lntO
hls light wagon and drove away. Pursuit was gwen
and the fugitive was captured by mounted policeman
after he had abandoned the wagon and trying TO
escape q a Boulevard Line horse Ho was held for
trial In the Harlem Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
GENERAL wLBB OUT or DANGER.

General Alexander S.Webb, president of the
College OF the City OF New York. continues TO improve
and his ply scians cousler htm out OF Immediate
daugeI He is able sit several hOuIs day aud
little. For time durinz his illness uls
throat affected 80 that no could ouly speak In
whisper and with great exertOn lie is not permitted to
talk much yet aud only the members OF hs family are
all. a IN. an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
THE QUEEN OF SHEA IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 23.-The second week of
the Grau German opera the Columbia Theatre opened
much more auspiciously Goldmarks "Queen OF sheba
was produced spite OF OF an inuncton before
large audience. The cast, as 10 principals, WIN one
unimportant exception. was the same AS Al tue Metro
poll an Opera House In New. York. IL Is understood
that n movement 10 on foot TO tender the company
benefit on Saturday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
TIE KyroKERBOOkER BOWLING CLUB.

The regular Tuesday meeting of the knicK-
orDooker Bowling Club OF tho devices by when soo
ETY. amuses itself In Lent, held YESTERDAY ~ ~,
Tennis Building In west Forty-nrstse A"S $1,000
no vlers aud the onosksrs were Mrs. bry AN n o'o,e
Mira FREDERICK j. DePeystsr, Mas Mekim ihs ,iad
Hoe Miss Catherine Van Rensselaer,. Airkans",u 80
den, j. l. Montgomery Matthew Wilkes ns ss,oss md
r. CROSBY. Mr. Clarkson, Miss sassaa katasfios~ SA~
Mia Julia Lyman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
GENERAL BUTLER TALKED roo MUoH

BosToN March 80 Special. Judge Holmes
In the Supreme to-day disposed OF the motion OF
Mira Maria Taylor Norcross for almony and allowance
for counsel fees, pending her application for divorce
from her alleged husband Alvin O. NorcrosA Mrs. Nor
GROSS was represented by General Butler who urged
that the parties we're married they had lived to-
gstLer eighteen years and vita "Had counsel
ase.ped here said Judge Holmes, az should have a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
MISCELLANEOUS nAILRoAD INTELLIGENCE.

a.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-The impression
prevails here financial circles that despite the denials
of the Pennsylvania Railroad officials the next dividend
Of that company will be pait IN stock The last dyl
dend OF the company absorbed all surplus earnings
within $500 OOO and the freight cutting since then
has been ssrous It's earnngs have not been what
expected No better state affairs is expected the
Baltimore and ONO known to have begun vigorous
cutting grain to Baltimore, which Commissioner
m. annual election for directors OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad WIS held to-iay. The proxies received repre-
ssntrd 10000 share held In England. aud 2iO,OOO
shares held this country. The board CHOSEN were
George Il. Roberts. Wstir Morris Alexander VI. Fox,
ex4nd-r Bddl-, n. Parker Shortrdge. d. b. Cummins.
Henry ID. Welsh, John Price Wethrrlil William H. ~
kins. William Thaw, IL. H. Houston, A. j. Cassatt and G.
4. Griscoul.
HARRISBURG. Penn, March GA charter has been
granted TO the Philadelphia, Newton Square and Chester
Railroad Company. with a capital stock OF S2jOOOOO
The president is James b. Washington, OF Allegheny
CITY, and OF the directors from Ptsburg
The lne will be twenty-five miles long
LOCK HAVEN, Penn, March 23-Tatow Jackson was
appointed last night receiver Of the Rochester and Pitts
burg Railroad Comp,ny's property in Pennsylvania.
to-day.
GALVESTON, Tex. March 23-The annual meeting of
the Of the Gulf Colorado ana Santa 70 Rail-
way which was adjourned two weeks ago, continued
to-day The reports OF various officers submitted
and the following directors were elected Geerge seAly
Walter :. Davis, Il. ;. willis. j. H. HutchlnGs' j. l.
Wallis Leon Blum, aud ii. KempneT, all OF Galveston
CHATHAM y. v, March % (Spsciab.-rhe property of
the Lebanon Springs Railroad, running from this place
to Bennington w. has been transferred to the New
York Rutland ami Montreal Railroad Company. 1t is
sad that now line running from New Lebanon State
Line, Mass will be constructed, thus making a through
line from Montreal to New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
MRS MARY A kITTSON.

Mrs. Mary A. Kittson, who died at the Wind
Hotel last Friday born in Boston in 1887 Her
maiden COchrane. Her youth was spent Esst.
In $685. after removing to St. Paul. Mimi, she mar
ried Commodore " W. Kitson. The last three four
years OF her life spent In NewGoIk. where her
children at school she taken i'll about week
ago. ami died suddenly OF congestion OF the brain. The
family the city by special Monday night for ST.
Paul. where the funeral Will take place Tomorrow.
Two and 1--WE aughters survive her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
GEORGE W. KELSEY.

George w. Kelsey, president of the Dime
Savings Bank, OF Williamsburg, died Sunday at hs
home No. 100 South Fthst.. Brooklyn, at the Of
seventy-eiglt He was born ct DIX Hills. L. l., and re-
moved to Brooklyn In 1854 lie engaged IN tho real
fl ancia business ami for the last twelve had
been president OF the Dime Savings Bank He was
prominent in the sea Cliff Camp-neetng Association and
for turty years member OF tho south Second Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. He left wife and two
children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
JOHN JARRETT BLoDGETT.

John Jarrett BlOdgett, of the New York and
Boston firm of E. r. Nudge. sawyer & Co.. died Mon
day from pneumonia at tue house Of his fsther-n-aw,
William r. BlodgeLt, or this city. tie accom-
plshed Ingust. speaking German, French Italian aud
Spanish with huency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
WOMEN APPOINTED NOTARIEs PUEBLO.

ALBANY, March 23.-GOvenor Hill has
solved one branch at least Of the womens rights ques
ton. He to-day appointed Mary Seymour and Mary
Wilson, of New-YOrk; Mary p. Morgan, or Brooklyn
Mrs Carrie Dinsmore. OF Orleans County, and Ida NJ
Blake OF Putnam County. nOtares public for their re-
specve counties. This action is regarded great
victory for the women have been urging their
claims and excites considerable interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
VALUABLE CATTLE sLA UGHTERED.

LOUISVILLE March 23.-By the pleuro-pneu-
monia law recently passed by the Kentucky Legislature
100 head OF diseased" cattle killed last week At
and around Cynthiana Ky. OF these fifteen only were
Actually diseased These buried six feet under
ground Their value 81 900, though the State will
nav only 81 800 the various owners. IL Is now De-
isyed that there Is peuropneumOnia in the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
WARAER STILL INVISIBLE

w. S. Warner is still invisible TO those seek
ing him In this city He Is In poor health aud Is said
be is st travelling No further property OF his has
been traced. There rumors OF settlement In the
but pro positous have yet been made In that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
COLONEL b. w. HOYF,

MANCHESTER, n. H., March 23.-Colonel
b. W. Hoyt of Epping secretary and treasurer of tho
New-Hampshire Club aud Special Commissioner OF the
Boston and Maine Railway died Sunday from apo
pexy at the age Of forty two years. Ga March 10 ho
married Miss Annie NJ Clamp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
TELEPHONE COMPANIES COMMON CARRIERS.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-The Supreme
Court to-day decided the last Of the telephone
The decision given BY Chief Justice NiblacK The
Court hollis at length that the Telephone Company
common carrier. aud such subject ali regula-
tOus which the law imposes upon common carriers IL
cannot therefore, refuse service any person who de-
mauds it and fulhs the legal requirement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
PLANS OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. March % (Speciab Robert
Kerr general freight and passenger agent OF the Caua
dian Pacific Railroad while in ST. Paul the way from
Winnipeg Montreal, said that the company Ia now
operating s line Winnipeg far AS Conmote at
the foot OF the mountains but arrangements have been
made TO continue tho operations TO Donald. 1,O22 miles
wes of winnipeg between tho first OF the Rockies
and the SrIkirks About May l trains Will he run
through to Port Moody rather Coal Har0 r. which II
is p!opo. 10 call Van COuyer This point VIII be the
Pacific Coast terminus OF the line Regarding the ocean
connections of the Canadian Pacific RI could aJ lit
lie The first transoceanic line will he that to China
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
rHE DowAGER DuCHEss or NoRFoLK.

LONDON, March 23.-Ihe d0wager Duchess
OF Norfolk ia dead. Augusta NJ. VI. Q. Fitzaan. How
ard was the widow OF the fourteenth Duke Of Norfolk
who died IN 1860. She 65 years Old. ami was
red I'm her eighteenth year She Of ViscOunt
Lyons, the British Envoy at Washington from 1858 10
1865, and now at Paris. She leaves Two sons and six
dauglLeral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
THE coal CONFERENCE.

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AGREED oN-PESNSYLYANIA
JOINS THE OTHER ROADS.
The private conference between the pTesi-
dents OF anthracite coal companies held at the
house OF j. Pierpont Morgan Monday night was not
adjourned until about a. IN. The result was satisfae-
tory because the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
the first time agreed with the other companies
IN restricting production according 1el percentages
The discussion long. aud times animated. The
division OF the traffic was agreed upon, but Tor
some reason tho agreement itself was not signed.
Officers of leading coal companies agreed In tho opinion
that the questions to percentages would be easily
answered at the adjourned meeting on next Monday,
which would be held In the daytime at the office OF the
Pennsylvania Coal Company in the Washington Build
ing
The agreement reached by the presidents that the
prod uction year should not exceed 335OOOOO
TONS and for April 100000 tons The questions of
further alotments aud the percentages OF an agreed
production were postponed 10 the next meeting. An
advance OF 25 cents ton ordered Immediately,
with tacit understanding that new advance would BIO
Aade soon after the end OF the month. The first AL
vance was made by all the companies yesterday The
division OF business whom similar agreement was
made a year was az follows
Philadelphia Reading including Jersey Central 80 G5
yvanis Rairoad ................
Delaware and
Pennsy anna IN
The representative OF the Penn,y vania Railroad
attended conference accepted this percentage
the condition that the directors OF the company
should support MIN The allotment was not changed,
although the Pennsylvania Railroad did not become
member the com binatiOn.
No doubt was expressed by presidents who attended
the meeting ~ to tho ultimate result OF the confeIeDce
IL SAID by several tuat there quarrel abodt
the percentages, but that delay was sought
for the mere purpose OF setting the
subordinate relations of some OF the companies.
The suggestion that the Of the companies
parallel t. that OF last year was said one,
because the Pennsylvania Railroad mad never before
been party agreement including arbitrary d.
vision Of business.
The president OF q leading coal company said "There
10 no doubt that the agreement Will be signed A
strouger proposed at any mesting that
have attended. II 10 barely possible that some Obsacle
may be discovered but certainly yet stumbled
oycri Tho pretty sharp but the result
WAS Larmo NOUS action"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
rxp1osoN OF NATURAL GAS.

prrTspuRG March 23-An explosion Of natural gas In
Prankstownava East End. this morning. almost
wrecked two frame houses and dangerously burned
william Krokenstein, German barber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
KILLING A SEAL IN THE HUDSON.

KINGSTON, March % (Specidh.-A fne-hair
seal WAS SHOT in the Hudson River to-day opposite Bar
rytown. The animal weighed sIXty-fye pounds and
measured four feet in length.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
Death on the RaiI.

MIDDLErowN. y. Y, Feb. 13.-The
night express, which left Oswego last
night at S:45 on the Ontario IL Western
railway, ran into a washOut about
mile west q Liberty, Sullivan county,
at o'clock this morning. The
engine, express car, baggage car
and day coach were thrown
from the track George St john, the en-
gineer, and the fireman, a. l.. Lewis, were
killed and three passengers seriously hurt.
4 small culvert had become clogged, and
the Unusual floods had caused it to over
flow, washing away the track bed for six
feet. The train approached at speed of
twenty miles an hour. The engine
jumped the depression and ran
down the bank thirty feet landing
on its side. Engineer ST. John
and Fireman Lewis were crushed under the
boiler. The baggage car ran at right
angle into a stream Of water. In the day
coach were fifteen passengers, who made
their escape through the windows.
The sleeping coach West Point
stopped in gully made by
contained six passengers. including the
president of the road, T. p. Fowler, Gen
eral Manager j. Z. Childs and other offi-
GERS of the road. who had been
on tour of inspection. The
injured passengers are: Mrs Hannah Nc
IntOsh, an aged lady, badly cut on shOul-
ders, legs and arms; V. a. Basett,
OswegO. severely bruised; Rev. j. s. john
ston of Madison university, Hamilton, y.
Y, spine Injured and hurt internally.
Brakeman II. Knapp, Baggage Master
Robbins and Express Messenger Cadet
were all slightly hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14

above high water mark and still rising. At
Bordentown, n. j., the ice is gorged in the
Delaware river, and there are indications
OF freshet as destructive as that of 1857.
At Harrisburg, Pa, the ice in the
Susquehanna river broke this morn
ing doing considerable damage. 1t
gorged nine miles below and the water be-
gan to back up. rising three feet in an hour
and carrying ice over both the Reading and
pennsylvania railroad tracks 10
depth of several feet, render
ing traffic entirely out of the
question. All Of the works in the southern
section of the city were flooded and
work suspended. The poor people
living in the lowland districts were
compelled to occupy the second stories
of their houses. This is the second
time this winter that they have been driven
to such straits, and in consequence the
greatest suffering now prevails. An ice
gorge has formed in Lycoming creek at
Williamsport, Penn, and many buildings
are flooded. A number of bridges have
been washed away.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
RidicuIed by Churchill.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Lord Randolph
Churchill, in a speech tonight, remarked
that perhaps the government would find
time to perform the sober duty OF preServ-
ing order in London. Everybody was
aware, he said, that disorder prevailed in
Ireland. but until lately no one had thought
that riot was possible in London. He
ridiculed Mr.. Childers as home secretary
and denounced that gentleman for having
assumed the presidency of the committee
appointed to inquire into the causes OF the
recent outbreak. alleging that the object Of
the home secretary in putting himself at
the head OF the committee was to take care
that the blame of riots was not landed at
the home Office. Lord Randolph said he
believed that Mr.. Gladstone's parliamentary
s.triekeryn would disgust and alarm the
country. Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. Parne Ii
had combined their forces to over
throw the Conservative ministry. Her
bert Gladstone, he declared, was
a willing tool of Mr.. Parnell. The
speaker said il the Conservatives returned
to power their government would be the
only one in Ireland. Mr.. John Morley's
Ignorance regarding Ireland was only
euualled by his arrogance Lord Randolph
prophesied that Dir. Morley would have a
short career as Irish secretary and an
nounced that he intended to visit Belfast
TO exchange views on the Irish question
with leading men of that city, The COM
mittee of inquiry appointed by Mr.. ChilderS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
THE SUPERB KATE CHASE.
Reminiscence OF N Former Queen of
Washington Society.
New York Cor. Chicago News

New York Cor. Chicago News.
have heard il said that to appear per-
pectly well-dressed in the presence of an
enemy is worth all the consultations Of re-
ligion. 1t may be so, and l am sure il Is as
hard to attain as any spiritual or moral per-
fection. 1 dare say am hypercritical, but
no costume pleases me when it Obscures in
any way the individuality of the wearer
/ saw Mrs. Onne Wilson (who was Miss
Astorl and her sister, Mrs. Coleman Dray-
ton, at a ball the other night. The dia-
monds OH them literally Eiade rivers of
light. They completely outshone the
wearers. Both Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Drayton are pleasing looking women, and
with less ornamentation would look
distinguished; but they are reduced
to commonplaceneSs by their torrents
of Jewels. 1 think never saw but one wo-
man who had vast numbers of clothes and
Jewels and vet rose superior to them all
and that was Mrs. Kate Chase-Sprague. 1t
was some years ago that she was in her
prime. and ! was not more than 10 when /
saw her, but you know cut my wisdom
teeth, such as they are, early. She had a
grand air of being quite elevated above any
extraneous elegance that might be lavished
upon her People would say: "How mag
hIS. OpidSuC AOOAo tO-hel. DOl
not a gown. not chain. not an ornament
she wore ever attracted attention except in
sOmuch as il shared her beauty. She had
magnificent diamonds, but nobody ever
heard of them and scarcely anybody ever
noticed them. Her gowns were gorgeous
/ know of once when she got twenty-five
| in bunch from Paris-but she eelipSed those
I gowns completely. Once. just before she left
/ for Europe we were in Washington
taking our luncheon at ladies' restaurant
\ on Pennsylvania avenue. A little one
/ horse Jaeger stopped at the door, and out
popped three ugly. gawky. half-grown
| girls. After them stepped tall, graceful
woman-I knew Mrs. Sprague in moment
| She walked in with her children and or
dered luncheon. The day was warm, and
everybody had on light. fluffy things. She
wore. however. a trained gown of some
thin black stuff. and looked like a steel en-
craving in gallery of cbromOs- The youth,
the roundness, the dimples were gone; but
something of ''the light OF other days" re-
manned. / asked after her the other day,
and heard she had organized a gay salon il
Paris, and was much sought after and wa:
| frightfully in debt-this last her norma
condition. / don't mean TO defend her OF
eulogize her. dare say she was very or
dinary woman intellectually. but she hat
more the air OF a great lady than any
woman ever saw. She could make al
the Astors look like fishwomen alongside o.
her.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
Significant of War.

VIENNA, Feb. 13.-Herr Hausuer, a
Galician deputy in the reichstag, last even
ing made violent attack upon Prince Bis
marck's policy of expulsion of the Poles
from Prussia. The speech was loudly ap-
plauded. This excited Herr Menger. a
German deputy. who arose and remarked
upon the significance of the fact that Herr
Hausuer, who was accepted as the spokes-
man of his party, which was conspicuous
for pretending TO advocate an Austro-Hun-
garian alliance, should receive applause
from that same party for publicly abusing
the German chancellor. Herr Menger de-
clared he could not but regard the occur
en- ce as the Inauguration of a war against
Germany.