The Penn's Grove record., 1888-12-01
NEW YORK LETTER.

Clarke, the business manager OF the
Tribune, died suddenly early this MORN
Ing at his residence in Brooklyn. He
had been suffering from nervous pros.
tration for some time, brought on by
overwork. lie started on O vacation,
but when he reached st. Louis felt SO
i'll that he returned. He was born in
Portland, Me-, ffty-ive years ago. Mr..
Clarke was formerly a stock broker,
but In 1857 succeeded his brother, Mr..
5tephn Clarke, as financial editor Of the
Tribune. He held that position until
1871, when he went into the counting
room and took charge of the advertising
department, which position he held for
seventeen years. He was a trustee and
stakeholder of the Tribune.
There is little change In the Haytien
situation. The agents for the American
steamship Hayticn Republic, which was
captured as a prize by the Haytien gun
boat Dessalines while running the block
ade at st. Marc. have received an OFF,
cial statement from j. d. Metzgar,
agent of the steamship at Port-au-
Prince, together with a correct drawing
showing the various positions Of the two
ships at the time the American steamer
entered port. Nj. Lord, one of the
agents, is confidence that his firm will
not be a loser in the seizure in the end.
A number Of merchants and ship-owners
in this city, doing business with Hay
tien ports, have addressed a petition to
the State Department requesting Secre-
tary Bayard not to recognize the block
ade maintained by Gen. Legitime is
Cape Haytien, Port de PAX. Gonaives
and st. Marc, as they had large business
interests In those ports. They base their
application upon the ground the Gen.
Legitime was net duly elected President
of the Island of Hayti. Consul General
Basset, Of Hayti, said to-day that the
outlook for peace in Hayti was very
good.
The gold shipments are causing some
disturbance in the money market, over
81, 000, 900 having been taken for ship
ment this week, a sum sufficiently large
to excite attention, but not large en-.
0ugh in itself to cause apprehension.
We can afford to lose considerably more
gold without feeling the loss much, If
the expectations continue, the conse-
QuenceS may be harmIul.
That was q terrible punishment met
ed out to-day to James E. Bedel, the
real estate clerk Of Shipman, Barlow,
Larccque s. ChOate, who robbed his
employers of 1854. 600 by mean of for
gerry and perjury. Twenty-Five years
and four months must be passed in
State Prison before he can come forth
q free man. The probabilities are that
lie will spend his life in Sing Sing.
The social season is now in full
swing, and weddings, balls and recep-
lions follow each other in quick success
sion. Mrs. W. S. Livingston, Jr., gave
a large reception to-day at her home,
No. SO East Fifty-first street. in honor
of the debut of her cousin, Miss Ethel
Eflngham johnson. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Eastman johnson. The hos
tess wore a handsome Dlrectoire gown,
with green and white coat and embroid-
cred front, an emerald necklace and
diamond stars in her hair. The debu-
tante wore a gown Of white tulle, with
corsage of white and silver and bouquet
of deep red roses. The rooms were
tastefully decorated With roses and
smilax.
Olaf Sunde, cashier of The Daily
Ners, is the latest addition to the ranks
of defaulters. Wednesday morning he
locked the two safes, put the key in his
pocket, walked out Of the office-and has
not been seen since. Both safes were
opened by an expert. One safe was
empty and the other contained but a
few dollars in silver. Col. W. l..
Brown, ono of the proprietors of the
Daily Netcs, said to-day: "Sunde has
been here for about 10 years. For some
time l have known that he was living
beyond his means. and have suspected
that he was taking money, as he han
died all the cash. He explained his
ability to live as extensively as he did
by saying that he received remittances
from friends in Europe. AS yet we
have no means Of telling how much his
populations amount to. l have no
doubt. however. that they reach $4,000.
and very likely much more, as l am
convinced from things I have noticed
that they have extended over several
years."
Relatives of Mrs. Catharine NJ. Nc
Coskry, widow of Robert McCoskry,
who was one of the founders of the
Chemical Bank, have brought suit to
annul portions of her will She left an
estate valued at $500. 900.