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New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
NOT SUPPORTED BY HIS OWN PARTY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS (Speclall.-Mr. Wads-
worth, tho only Republican Representative from Ken
tncky threw Democrats into some confusion today
by Offering and moving the reference to the judiciary
Committee OF the following preamble and resolution
Whereas By the Fourteenth Section OF the Act OF Con
gress Of February ~ 1878 (now Section 35ll Revised
Statutes gold dollar 0f the United States OF 23s
standard nneness is made the unit OF value and
Whcreas, The President, on his accession 10 office
fou ID each and all OF the full legal tender gold. SILVER
aud paper dollars of the United States equal In value TO
2 grains Of standard gold all transactions within
the United States; therefore
Eesoiped That 1t became the duty OF the President TO
use ali lawful means In his power to maintain this
equality in value OF such dollars and that In the opinion
OF This House he hitherto faithfully ana properly
deavored to discharge that duty
Mr. Springer who In the chair. thought the reso
luton ought go the Coinage Committee under the
rule, but Mr. wadsworth pointed out that 1t did not
aect the matter OF coinage at all and involved only the
question as to whether not the President has faith
fully executed the law. General Weaver OF Iowa.
who has been received into full communion by the
Democratic party in tina House, moved the reference OF
the resolution 10 the Coinage Committee and IL was
carried on a vote by teers120 TO 3d. the Democrats
evidently believing that the spect or snothorng the
matter would be better IN that committee than IN the
Committee Judiciary. They do not seem WILING 70
confront the question Has President Cleveland faith
fully executed the laws relating TO currency aud the
Co;uacol
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
wAsnIXGToN NOTES.

WASHINGTON Monday Jan. Is. 1856.
ArPoISTMESTs.-ThOnas Lanigan, Of Arkansas has
Ell uappoued Oh ef OF Division in the Second Auditor
office on the Treasury Department. wee CharleH
Lnyel The Secretary of the Treasury has made among
others, the following appointments IN the Lighlhousc
service: Isaac W. lArrtOn To hc second asslstahl
Scen"r at iiaifway IHk Me-; william Williams to be
second asss keeper at Cape Elizabeth Me Ellsworth
Young to bs assistant keeper at sandy HOOK, N 81
Charles l. PharO be second assistant Keeper AT Bar
nerat ~ j.; Henry Wilson TO be assistant keeper al
Sandy Hook Lightship.
WORK or REvENUE CUTrERs.-The Treasury Depart
meut js Informed that the cuter ColinS rem
ered valunble assistance several vessels IN ulbeHS
OF Frying Pan Snoals during the recent epxs btsdeo
recovering the lightship which had driften from her
,noorngs I'm that section. The vdlue OF inc properly
saved IA about SlOO 900 The revenue cutter Galatm
ossste yen vessels oil the coast OF Aass-
acnsrts the time. saving property vnlnso
nj about $4,000 Captain Hooper. Commanding tnr
revenue strainer Rash, rcperis his Hrflya NJ fort
Townsend January :, four days from san Francisco en-
route to Alaskan waters In search Oi the crew OF the
whaler Amethyst
LANCASTER NATIONAL BANK.-The Controher OF the
Currency las received from the examiner IN charge oi
tie Lancaster National Bank OF Clinton. Mss, state
meat show condition at the close 0t business on
December 80 The amount due TO dep0sllors was
So67 O35 and the CONTINGENT liability for notes ana ls
rediscuuntrd was upward OF $4,000 There IL In
nddl ion a contingent liability OF an amount unkn""i
arising FROM the abstraction OF cerlncates OF urp9Hlt
from the cefticate deposit book one of which IL mas
been ascertined Hlled IN for $1,000 ON account
of the duubtfi valle OF many OF the assets ana t'
oppcAton. iSng from the peculatJitS OF tue prs
idrnt il Is Impossible say what tue creditors OF the
bank Will ultimately receive
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
STANLEY. r1sDkL AND THE coYeo.

Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley has sent to THE
TRIBUNE from London detailed and explicit contradie
ton OF O multitude OF statements and criticisms con
tained Ia recently published report Mr. w. r. ns-
del late United States Commercial Agent 10 the Congo
Mr. Stanley concludes rs follows:
rather suspect that Mr.. Tsdel, besides being too
friendly the Portuguese really wished TO create
and to himself en-epdenee before the pub
lie He certainly has been very rash IN assuming that
such grossly incorrect report as this to the United
States could pass muster with any one who
would tako the trouble To glance at It, do not suppose
10 discriminate between what Ia false and true else IL is
Impossible that he would have pronounced 1t to be In
teresng and Instructive Yet, pardon me. tho Presi
dent is quite right The report Is both interesting and
instructve IL Is sintsyesng for its sublime audueity
for s cOpiOus abuse Of men and IDEAS through
which such anomaly s~Frce Commercial state III
Africa WAS founded IL IL Instructive To- all those VINO
may read my crtique upon @ report which Mr. 1isdel
paraded before the public AZ rreproachsbe Tor ls
and accuracy and also for tho magnificent
n.surauce of "A man who dares TO speak OF region
800 900 square miles In extent, from having penetrated
To lust about onetenth OF its breadth Yes, the Prost
dent is quito right. could write great deal more.
could send you letters from the Congo describing the
ridiculous poso OF tho Commercial Agent during MS too
brief stay AZ Stanley Pool Of tho viah salutcs OF aril-
cry fired In his honor Of the big words lie nse OF the
he gave body there that he would
lie my ruiu aud that ho would make bis sensation on
his return OF hts disncluation tO leave Berhn until
the United ststos Minister politely hintsd that was
time for him to depart his commercial mission from
the Congo of his hurried departure from Stanley Pool
after only days there and OF many other inter.
esng and Instructive things but IT, nse the words OF
Mr lisdel, " am conscious OF having done my duty
to the American public and to you.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
Aud White resigns (1.
NOTES.

NoTES
(p Bringing about what Is known as the Knights
game Of Buy Lopez, d solid opening. and one which is
supposed 10 retain tho advantage OF the first nove
longer than any other
ID, PtoQR3 was formerly considered Blacks best
play at this point but Kt TO appears TO have now
superseded 1t IN popular favor. ,
Id TO- Kt To Is 4, followed, should White play IL.
PtoQB3b by IL, to q A, 10 by NO means Da1 hno oi
play. - ..--. h..
tlons and the indications at present point strongly
u With all due Difference to Mr. stcinitz, we must
confess that We look upon this move as an error Inc
reply to q ID Is sefovidont, after which L TO z kt
drives tho 1t to spot who.e ne is comparatively out OF
play IS Kt TO 1t g. whore be lie IA close pro rlmty
tho Black King was, In our opinion, much to DO pre-
IN Should Queen interpOse, White wins a pawn at
least, by -, q to QB6. ,,,
and Offensive operations Black threatens II, to
QB4. with tho object OF breaking through on tho
Queens side. :.
n 8 Black might have replied with TO ,.
% The attack seems formidable, but Black Is equal
TO the emergency.
G1 White, in his turn. has now 10 beat retreat.
~ Why not TO h D, thus avoiding tue loss OF tmc
occasioncd by this retreati ,,
un) An excellent and by no means an obyious move
t) At last tho opportunity Tor whicn DE- LukettOrt
has waiting arrived ana ne now l0tces
his game considerably by the ndvanee OF this Pawn
(oj Pto seems to us the more natural move put
Mr. Steinz Is probably combining his forces ON tho
weak q L OF his adversary. 49,
) An astounding blunder for player OF MT steinitZs
calbre to commit.
0D II @ takes Q then X takes R-mate!
(r1 Mr.. Stoinitz could probably nave prolonged tne
evitabe he, with the oourte7y ebaracterslo OF the
great ohcssplayor, preferred graceful resignation
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
FERRY FRANCHISES IND SrE4N-PIpEs.
TWO MATTERS B2FDrE TIE SINKING rUND CON-
MISSION.

TWO MATTERS BgFJER TIE SINKING FCND COM
MISSION.
The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday de-
bai,d th" question of disposmg for i've years from
May OF the franchises operating the ferries the
East River foot Of Fulton. Wall. CaIharine and
south STA now operated by the Union Ferry Company
Controller Ioew reported Tor the committee to whom
the matter referred ut the last meeting thatthe
franchises must 10 sold all together to the highest bidder
vt public auction together with the use Of the wharf
property used connection with the ferries, ths upset
price is Ia l2 per OF The receipts OF the
ferries The lease will contain clause 10 the effect that
each ferry shall have attached To the engine nre
apparatus force pump without less than 400 1eet OF
or the quality aud dimensions used By the FIRE De
partment of This city, which shall be- used for putting out
when required bJ the Chief Engineer OF MS As
sstas of the lire Department; ana Tor thls service
the ferry company shall receive go an hour The rates
of frrrage t viii I've stipulated shall not exceed mat
now charged by the Union Company.
The NeY-lOTk steam Company offered tho use OF us
mains aad pipes the city free OF cost 10 convey steam
or through IN case OF ire. The company agrees
o uut I'm place the district all necessary
mnns with provision for service aterals. to enable
ply for all possible demand for nre other purposes
under pressure IN any or all or the buildings, more
efficiently than Is to be done by either OF the
plans submitted tho committee OF the Sinking Fnna
Comm-iDn particularly that known as the plan or tue
New-YOrk Clty Water Company. without requiring from
the city any compensation whatever In other words
this proposes 20 do FOR nothing what tho Other
company 4. endravOrng do for rental OF 10000
per dnuum, equivalent 10 an advance OF capital o sueh
company city or NcwISrk at per cent interest
equal 10 the sum OF S5,OOU.OOOp The matter was re
ferr,d to q committee consisting OF the Controller,
Recorder aud City Chamberlain.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
rRoTTIyo IN oBSrRAL PARK.

From inc IWJ fWtU uHu LA
Trotting is q national sport, and as the Dess tss
and fastest trotters fad their way to
people OF the metropolis, with proper spesdihs & n
In Central ParE would daily have the priVele. =
cost OF looking upon the hgeest types OF o s
farms IN syft action. Those who arc lndln.r,nh
such scene can wander to their hearts content Win Win
fountains play. squirrels hop from branch 20 o,. I'M
and vistas OF green soofhe tho tired soul. pu DO
cline To the opinion that part OF tho pchsui1 o.S.
mnin will 10 mere crowded than that where the TO-
beats Of trotters are heard. II t Is thought tneM
way drive the west side OF the PARK ,Ss
occupy ground that could better be utilized or earf
purposes then let drive be laid out ON tio sisaTS
p,are iusr north OF .he Here there Is Pen
of spaco for thrce-q track the i,,nc al.
which could be used for lawn tennis. E"sy E"ySrr
missOn 10 the field could be obtained by tuhnss ire
the track II is not proposed to cut down @ ,raet
The suggestion Is that the boundary lines Oh he "a
shall bo marked by hedge or an ornamental rce No
that a plaza for carriages shall overlook tne cc tls
skeieton wagons or sulkes are TO be adnll Yen
track; nothing but light road rigs are 10 Oe rer.
md the police ure be instructed to preserve oeye
The entrance to be from the west SIDE so ~ tbs
the east aide OF the park. Mo snou" ~ c,pnot
circular drive north OF the reservoirs Dut an tho
have it, tnen let sraghtsway course 70 oa ,ratelil
west side of the Park. The length Is no. '
point, as 1t Is not the desire to time horses"nis
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
THE STATEN ISLAND BRIDGE.
PROTEST IN THE NGw-JERsEY HOUSE.


TO RENEW HE REQUEST MADE or c"NGREsS LAST
YEAR.
TRENTON, Jan. 1S tSpcciGD MIR. Parker, OF
Newark this evening introduced the following resolu
ton in tho House:
Eecored tie Senate concugrlng. that the petition sent
nj the last the Congress OF tue United states oi
America respectfully renewed that they Will not pass
any bill! authorizing the construction o: Railway draw
bridge, acros. staten Island Sound Such bridge OF
bridges would nJnre .he. nnviSatiou of th'
Sound and many niles OF New Jerscy water
front tnereon The Scw-Jcr'ey shore o: the Hudson
River aud Of Island Sound "a the natural terminus
OF railroads fron the West aforiirg ample room nhl
opportunity lor terminal yards dcpois wharyes, coal
and grain shipments ard direct comm nioation between
railroads aud ships Several steamer lines have moved
To docks shore Tor the purpose Immense suns
of money have been expended shores incu ling
large dcpo and docks for coal and iron on the sohn 10
e.ablish such bridge. n II become a success Is to
render the Sound and the New Jersey shores thereon use
less for their natural terminal purposes, with the Intent
10 transfer IN r terminal improvements 10 tho eastern
shore. OF staten Island That such transfer viii be the
result may be doubted bnt that to Solnd will be In
urel # not destroyed Of lar vessels is Ger
tain.
.'The natural and original boundary Of New-Jersey
Is thSH,dson River aud Sev-York BAY. Including the
colud with al the Tights of terminus thereon
and NAVIGATION therein. Her boundary thereon ana lo
the middle thereof was settled bT convention pStNerh
the states. confirmed by set o CONGRESS OF the Chle
states staten Island became tho properly Oi NnW loIk
on the ground that 10 was not the west snoTo o .he
Hudson, hut an island therein To convert u W btdge
into mainland and thus impair the navigation ui the
sound and IT, for terminal purposes - brrach OF
the CONDITION upon which that boundary was settled.
Mr. Parker supported the resolution ppintediy, bnt
Mr. Corbn who also opposes the bridge. wantd u r.
ferrcd To the Conmittoe Riparian Right, hd u went
there the vote the riparian question standing 80 TO
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
now STEPHEN A. WALKER WAS REELECTED.

The members of the Board of Education are
settling down good humored review OF the situation
now that the annual election Is At first Mr.. Sim
mouss friends Who had been confident OF victory with
majority OF at least one, too much surprised at
the result to tell where the blow from Now that
they entered analysis Of the cause 1t has
been decided that tho detection from where 1t was
least expected The three new members OF the Board
Just appointed by Mayor Grace was taken for granted
would vote as to please the Mayor. All effort was
directed to votes from the other side.
{" Tho result" said Commissioner Perkins. :" was
brought about by Of Mayor Graces new appontees
voting for Mr. Walker. and that upset oil caleulatlOns
Another commissioner said that the member in ques
tion would make promise about voting. except to
vote Us deemed best for the school interests. The
Mayors plan." said this member. was we'll prepared
and he is not little yeIed anu told AT the outcome
He did not know about which Mr. Walker called the
autonmy OF the Board and no will have to learn the
meaning OF the word before he tries again. Had Mr
Walker been defeated attempt would also have been
made elect Henry schmitt clerk In the
place OF Mr.. Herman That In the plan and was
BIT of discouresy. Mr. Herman has been friend OF
Grace and he IN away recovering his health
which broken down by overwork."
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
How. A. Jacobs j. L. Myers 2. A. Rodswaidiw. II sonsrs
c. G, Wood and 8. q. Pratt.
CRUSHED By A HEAVY TRUCK.
SAY BALpwrYs SHOCKING DEATH on FULTON
FERRYBOAT.

FERRYBoAT
The night watch on the Fulton ferrybOat
Faragut sher trip toward the Brooklyn side
yesterday at a. m and there little light to keep
the tired men awake. Most Of the deckhands wero
grulnbng at the cold and sleepily wishing for bed
There was however, among them whose happy face
made noticeable contrast. Jay Baldwin, twenty years
DID, was the young fellow. About three months before
he had the city nd work to feed himsef his
wife and one little girl He had obtained good posi-
tion and already had put himself on the promotion list
as steady, trustworthy Fortune was decidedly
smiling upon him aud only two days before he had
written to wife, whom he had left in Connecticut to
come with her child to the home he was now
able to afford In Brooklyn. she was
TO be here in few days,
and IL made not bit of difference Baldwin that tho
night was cold and dreary. His wife did come to hlm
Yesterday but not to dill a happy home She found her
husband dead.
Baldwin was standing on tho front OF tho boat as 1t
lay for the moment In tho Now-York SLIP lie heard
the noise of the and heavy truck belonging
TO one of the Communpaw slaughter houses as they
rumeled through the driveway OF the boat the
women's cabin and the centre house III Was lie nrst
drove nm well to the forward part. AT the moment
Baldwin bethought himself OF the coat tnat no iel
end of the centre house This nc wanted. he
ing home for the night. lie turned saw the Iour hrEe
no thought could get into the closet before the nek
reached MIN. He sprdng 10 the door, but IL was i9eken
his horses 1t was too The huge projecting hno OF
the wheel caught the unfortunate man ID me siH oi MS
back and pinned him fast against the door OF tno
centre house Is legs were caught IN the spoSes OF o
wheel and shrieking with agony, he was tnrned eo,
letely around his head braten against the nOor anu
hls back bored with the hub, as with huge anger
The horses frightened the noise, could scarcely Do
stopped, but NJ last poor Baldwin was extricated IFS
lace and hands black with the blood forced from
his body He was placed stretcher. aud when the
boat reached the Brooklyn side he was taken 20 the
Homeopathic Hospital in Cumberland-st. fhe phys.
clans d their hest for but with effect strong
hypodermic injection OF morphine brought pack con-
seriousness for the He told his name spoke OF
mis- wife ana child, who coming 20 him, ana agaih
Iapsc,l into semi -insensibty. He died at y oclock
His body was taken the house OF his brotheri-aw
with whom he had been living, at No. 22l 81 James
place. No complaints raised against the driver, az
he was clearly not In fault
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
cigar ana Tobacco Auxiliary, Henry Rosenwad, :,
CHARGES AGAEYsr HE'D DEN AND BEArTIE

The presentment which tho civil Service
Reform Association ia preparing against Collector He'd
den and Surveyor Beltte will aege several breaches ot
the Civil Service law One OF the charges deals With
Mr. Hedlen's appointment OF his bro,her-n-aW.
Charles 5 Knapp, assistant auditor Before ms ap-
polnlment to this $500 siuecure Knapp had been
500 CLERK; apd there those the Custom House
who consider him dear at that nZure. lie was pro.
NOTED, without any examination, over the he4ds o'
those In line fUr promotion Tic case Is c0nsldefed
clear violation OF the law, which, II proven. Is punish
able by removal. Both Collector aud surveyor are
charged with similar violations IN the promotions OF
Michael H. Whalen from inspector To he captain OF tne
night watch aud Of John III. Becker aud Andrew J.
Kelso TO be leutenants Of the watch. These OF
flee. formerly existed, but Secretary shermdh q OIL
i,hed them as useless ON December Secretary Maui
mi ed them claiming that they did come under tho
competitive law as they offices aud not III tho
schedule.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
DEFECT IN THE SUCCESSION BILL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is SpecidD.-General
Warner OF Ohio, OF the Democrats by whose votes
the Presidential Succession bill was rcshed through the
House last Friday without amendment, has offered
lsll already 10 amend It, In conversation to day he
said "Ths bill passed detective in one particu
lar Under its provisions, should the President and
President elect die between the time their election
is declared and March a. the succession for the
four ensuing years would fall to Cabinet
Minister OF the Old outgoing Administration.
Now the people would not stand that IL is not only
wrong but IL invites crime for there might be men VINO
would commit murder to retain poHtcai party IN
nower aud under Hoar act have said. II wonld
only be necessary 10 make way with President anu
Vice President elect TO accomplish that MY Dill pro
Presldsnteleot and tho vceProsdent elect that the
Ianse of RepreseH afyes ahali elect President Cen
era Warner said that the House Committee ON the Eec-
ton Of President and Vice President concedes ne i
portance OF supplying this omission Ia tne oar oi anu
hss promised 10 give t early attention.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19

stat,,cs and Of these only those Of Illinois and Mssse
chusets have attained any returns Of value Ihs WORK
OF these bureaus might be- extended TO nciqe o.sGt
the wsest plan to investigate special problems when
come up from time to tme such as the condhion OF
single class of workmen, the cause OF certain owls
ike strkea Confined to such unambitious WORK Inese
bureaus may do good. Undertaking wider lnvosugaton lou
which their legal powers and nancia resources so
made 1uate they will be sure to fall
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19

THE PIPE WENT our AFTER SECOND RE9CESr
The trading was so light in the Produce Ex-
change yesterday that II would have been duh aas
sleepy dav for the members had It been for or
two incidents that occurred TO give them diversion
About O'Clock stranger evidently one VINO "'ad lnss
come hover, ye know" had the presumption to sIru'
into the visitors gallery with lighted pipe In his
mouth and "quznng" glass secured in one OF his eyes
There were many others in the gallery, Including seV
eral ladies. 1t the hour when the grain PIT Is
crowded and the boys" catching sight OF the in'
sent up a shout IN chorus:
"Put-out-that-pipe
The smoker looked astonished, and then the secohs
shout went up grain pit, which had It's eject
As the pipe out OF the door accompanied Dy sa'
stranger, another chorus shout went up:
"One-two-three-boom" -.
followed by tremendous laughter aud applause IT ON e
gaIla
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
WHY BEp p4ID HIS ASSESSMENT

Duncan X. Norvell is the indefatigable secre.
tary Of the Grauy Fund Of the Produce Exchange ana
sometimes must consderate aud enent TO those VINO
are dilatory about paying their assessments lie haa
his breath almost taken away yesterday by denquep
who voluntarily offered to pas his assessment espeeaV
whom he exhibited great roll OF bills.
"Why, Blank, have you been robbng BANK sa'
Norvell.
"No-o-o I've sold my horse" -.
"You have got more for him than ne was wott
"Well I did Let's smile. I've got house WIN
MORTGAGE 10, too. think shall sell II ana tnen iD
have lots more money. and will blow the boys on
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19

upon the Secretary OF state to transmit 20 the hoase use
copies of all correspondence between MS once au , .T
Snvornments Of Belgium Denmark, Germany, Portugal
Sweden and Norway relating to the claims OF said Gov
ernme ia TO be accorded the reductions ana
exemnfons of tonnage dues accorded to vesses enter
ing ports of the United States from CERTAIN ports he
i'm Section IL OF the Shipping Act BY MI McAuoo, oi
for tine relief survivors OF the explo
ing steamer Jeanette. By Mr. Negley OF pennsyrrs =
MA constituting ten hours days work for al conoue
or. ana drivers on the railways Ia the district on
Columbia; and by Mr.. Tooe, OF Montana, for the adms
sion OF Montana as a Stnte .,.u
There were $50 bills introduced under the call