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New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
A CONTESTED ELECTION IN PITERSoN

The election for Aldermen in Paterson last Monday
resulted In making the Board tie. Thomas MCCOY
Democrat, reelected in the Second ward on the
face Of the returns by plurality of one over Wha
povle. Republican The Aldermen holding over, who
with the City Clerk constitute the canvassing board
declared Mr.. Mccoy elected. Yesterday ex-Asscm-
byman Dewitt c. Bolton, acting for Mr.. Boyle
obt aimed from Judge Dixon at jersey City an order for
a hearing at the Court House In Paterson on May
to determine whether tho election should be nullihed
and Mr. McCOy's seat declared vacant Mr.: BOltOn
submitted the certified papers in the which show
that in district OF the ward the election officers
finding two ballots for Boyle (Rcp) folded together
re eted them both as they should have done, whereas
the election officers in the other district finding two
them as one vote for Mccoy, which they had no right
to do If they had rejected thom both, the election
would have been a tie The Republicans claim that
this was the lawful result and that consequently the
seat should be vacated and new election ordered.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
ry1,p OFA FREE FRENCH SCHOOL.

pelmonico's large ballroom was crowded lass night
with an audience largely French who had come 70 see an
amateur theatrical and musical entertainment given to
the beneat Of proposed French free school in this city
Among those present H. L Hoguet Miss Henrietta
Hoguet General winsow, General Horace Porter MI
and Mrs. Rail-. Nj and Mrs. Montague, Mrs Eugene
Kelly, Mrs Navarro. Mrs +. X Coudert Miss lssih
MI and Mrs Maitland Mrs Richard Irving l'' Mrs
H. B. Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. Reyna Mr. and Mrs. H. D
Kingaey. Delmonico gave the use Of the ROOM OheAe
Ing lent two pianos for the evening" and Mr. Moaerau
upon whom fell the chief burden Of preparation ior the
entertainment directed the The programme opened
with a one-act comedy in English An old Master the
actors being Albert la Montague Auguste Monant C. f.
Boynton and the Misses Ietieiman and Alice Lawrence
Then NJ V. Dangon sang two baritone solos, Mdne
NJ Pedroso ie San Carlos following songs Meyer
beers Dinorsh" and from MignonH The second part
consisted OF lively operetts In French called Monsieur
Chouneur" the principal parts being taken by ]. E.
Psgnon, L. A. Doullet J. c. Rocqust Mdlle. 7. Noel
and Mde NJ. Moderau. assisted by chorus OF twenty
lsdieS gentlemen.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
OPENING OF THE RACING SEASON
LITTLE MINoH BEGINS BY GETTING TT., LEFT

rrrvrrr MINCH BEGINS BY GETTING LEFT
BLESSING WINS THE GASToN HOTEL STAKES
Memphis, April 14.-Ihs was the opening day OF the
spring meeting of the Memphis Jockey Club The
day clear and bright the track iast' ana inc az
tendance good
First Race-Thrce-q quarters OF a mile Starters
Little Minch geo, Covngton); Little Minnie Q1o, Will
lIams) Perslmmons C01, DeI1ongl; John Grey lO2,
Carter Jennie Mcfarland no. sodcn) Cleaner q17
withers); Weeks Q12, Britton; Coincide (9o, over
tom.
Betting: Little Minch TO 5; Persimmons TO 1 ;
Cleaner 9 TO 1; the others from 10 10 40 TO 1.
Cleaner had the best of the sendof, Little Mnch
being left at the post After spirited contest, Per
simmons won by a length from Cleaner, second, who
was three lengths in front OF Jennie Mcfarland third
Time l :16 1-2.
Second race-Purse for all ages, ten pounds below
the scale; one mile. Starters Bankrupt 400, Gov
lngton); GlenhaI 900, Hollis; Lottie Wall Qo3,
warnke) Panama Q12, Tarral.
Betting: Pools-Bankrupt 500; the field S1o
Bankrupt and Glenhal raced together for three
quarters OF a mile, when Panama Joined the leaders
and after a driving finish won by full length from
Bankrupt, second, one length ahead of Lottie Wall,
third. Time-1 :43 Ia
Third race-Gaston Hotel Stakes, $3.50 added; for
two-year-olds; half mile Starters Minnie Palmer
(a7, Barnes Iris (97, DeLong) Kanta (97, watson) ;
Fred Fink 900, TsrraD Thad Rowe goo, Carter !;
Gentility (97 Overflow; Monita Hardy C97, Holls)
Blessing QO2 Williams Laura stone w, Ooshs ~
Minnie Palmer and Monita Hardy 10 i 10 and 20 to
i the others. - - a,
with Blessing slightly in the lead, which she main
tained to the finish, winning by head from Laura
Stone, second, two lengths in front Of Frel Fink
third. Time-0 so Ia
Third race, purse for three old fllies, seven
eighths of d mile. starters LEILA May QO7, Coving
tom Hypocrito 1o7, warnke) !; Golghtly 1o7, over
toni Diana 400 DeLong; Oxygen 200, Carter ;
Kermesse QO7, Barnes) Ten Penny Q07, Thayer.
Poos-Lela May IS tho field $40.
Hypocrte won handily by two lengths from Lela
May second, two lengths 10 front OF Diana, third
Tme 30 IL.
Filth race-Tennessee steeplechase for all ages !;
5000 added, over long course, about two miles
Starters: Ascol Q55, Hurdl; Ten Times l3s Cara
van) 4; Bob Miles OBS, HUSTON Killarney Q46 Mara
Betting: Ascoli TO 3 Ten Times IL 10 l Bob
Miles and Killarney to l.
Ascon led all the Jumps until coming into the
by lengths Ascoli second, two lengths in front
throwing his Jockey, who, however, did not sustain
serious injury
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
BLUE WING TO BE FIXED.
CAPTAIN BROwN's STABLE IN A BAD wAY-PATCH
ING Up sTUYVESANT.

CAPTAIN BllOWNS STABLE IN A BAD WAf-fAlCh
ING Up sTUYvEsANT.
Plttsburg, April Ii (special.-Captain Sam Brown
returned from the South to-day and reported his
stable in bad condition. lie said
Bluo Wing, who showed up well just before
leaving Mobile and made good trial for me- has de-
veloped two splints on the left foreleg. Dr. Alex
ander Pathill, ir., will fire him to-day at Latona-
This will throw him out OF training for two months
at least. Some people may not believe this, and
may back him heavily. thinking 1t a ruse Well, L
am giving this information for the protection OF
the public and time will show 1t is correct
81 am having repetition OF my luck OF last year.
stuyyesant is In a bad condition tendon on the
left fore leg where no struck himself some weeks
ago has given way, and he may never start again
He is now at Latonia, and Rogers Is trying to Tx hin
up ..ouo.oo
Bob Fisher and Rightaway are OF no consequence
for racing and intend to dispose OF them Tor stn9
purposes. ! paid $4,000 for Bob Fisher and would
gladly lot him go for 81 900 Rightaway IS the only
horse OF my string at Mobile Nearly all OF the
horses at Latona coughing. They caught cola
en- route. Torchlight has the worst cold OF me IN
valids and has not gaoped better than three mnutes
don't think have good three yearold In the staoie
Blue Garter II is true, IS fast, but very delicate
can't tell what my two-year-olds will do have
lively lot
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
CoLUMBIA FRESHMEN ON The WATER.


THEIR CREW ALONE WILL REPRESENT THE
COLLEGE AT NEW-LONDoN THIS YEAR
s,nce tho varsty crew OF Columbia College has stopped
training her with Harvard being declared OIL
for this year. the of the college ITSELF as well as
OF Coumba many friends has been turned TO the present
freshman crew. which will the only representative OF
Columbia upon the Thames at New-London this The
candidates for the have just begun regular training
on the water having worked in Woods gymnasium up TO
this time From until the crew goes TO New-Lohuoh
the Young men may be each afternoon rowing up and
down the river At present they being coached by
G. K Beekman 80 S. NJ, but w. b. Peet, the regular
college coach, will take the boys in hand There
are fifteen candidates eight from the School OF Arts ana
seven from School Of Mines They average spouV o
same IA former crews and will probably be much
ike the one that beat Harvard freshmen at Newton
don last year The schools in barges at present
the Arts men going river early in the afternoon ana
the Miners" later. The men who are training are as
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
CLEAR MAJORITY OF $4,000.
THE VOTES ARE THERE. BUT CAN THE VOTES BE
CAST AND COUNTED.

THE VOTES ARE THERE, BUT CAN THE VOTES bh
CAST AND COUNTED.
NEw-oRLgAss, April 6-Is Ex-Governor Henry clay
warmoth to be permitted once moro to raily 'no
Louisiana Republicans The figures for the hones.
Republican majortles the general public VIII al ieu'
accept as speaking for themselves. Leaving on TWO
or three later divisions IN wise affecting results 'no
census Of 1880 deals with the fftyeight Louisiana
parishes In thlrty-sx OF the ffty-elght parishes
the blacks appear as largely In excess OF tne
In the remaining twenty-five, the whites are IN 'no
lead. The Governments statistical figures must
pass muster as approximately correct. The ratio
Of increase from 1870 1850 again may DO larry
applied in like manner, affordng the approxma'"
figures for 1888. The following tables wpi De ao-
cepted therefore, reasonably fair in their sho"hss
CENSUS. 1880.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
TIE ZIG HOTEL AoAIY LUNCHES FonwARp

Although the moving Of the Brighton Beach Hotel
was suhortavey announced TO be postponed until Mon.
day. preparations were made at an early hour yesterday
for continuance Of the work During the last on
Friday evening q large beam OF the fat cars
under the building strained and almost broken in
two by tho huge weight upon It. The greater part of
the Of yesterday was spent in tightening the
ropes and arranging all the other psaphernala used in
the work Shortly after 10 O'Clock the locomotives
which had up this been used in the moving steamed
up and took their accustomed places About 900 DOR
sons were present and Justify cheered the engines re-
ceyed the signal to start In less than two minutes the
mammoth structure moved back forty feet more
without the slightest accident or hitch The work will
90 ON tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
TT MAKES EVEN DEMOCRATS BLUSH

The recent defeat OF the Republicans at the charter
election in Railway is likely to prove
a blessing in disguise, as there has been
unusual activity shown by them since,
and preparations in progress to perfect such
an organization. chiefly through the medium Of the
Young Republican Club, Will prevent in the future
any such surprise' the Democrats treated them to
on Tuesday. A meeting has been called for Friday
night. The victory which the Democrats gained
by such reprehensible methods has proved boom.
erang so far the better element of the city is
cerncd There has been the greatest Indignation shown
and expressed by prominent citizens without regard 10
party al the wholesale bribery employed TO benefit
democratic ticket. Even the more respectable off,
cals elected seem TO feel the disgrace and refrain
from referring rejoicing openly over their triumph
There IS considerable talk OF having official lnvest
cation which II adopted viii prove of great interest
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
BALL GAMES IN MANY CITIES.
THE BosToN JEWELS WIN AT BALTIMoRE-A
BRIDAL PRESENT TO KILROY.

BRIDAL PRESENT TO KILRoY.
baltimore April 14.-Comeoan Kelly again amused the
audience with his humorous side play, but his aggre
cation put up the game played far and defeated
the home team interesting contest Clarkson and
Kiroy ptted against each other and the former
seemed to be in the better condition, though both did
excellent work. The weather cold and windy, but
about 5000 people were attendance. Kilroy was
presented with handsome silver service by the Bat
more team rs bridal present. The presentation was
made when came 10 the bat and the recipient tried
10 thank his fcow-payers but unable say word
The score was as follows:
Raltnn Ras%Ore g 9 9 Z 9 S&s
Basehits-BaltimOre. 4; Boston. 7. Errors Baltimore
4 Boston, .. Pitchers-Kiroy and Clarkson Umpire
MI Blogg.
Kansas City, April I4-The rival Kansas clubs played
their second game to-day before large crowd Of wildly
excited spectators The Association men again won
but only after a hard battle of eleven innings The
score as follows:
< < G N%ssisan Wss,s4S 3 I ! Q Q 3 ] Q 16lGS
Basehits-K. O. American, 10; X. C. Western, g.
Errors-K c. American, 16; K O. Western 10
pitchers-Toole and McCaty Umpire-Mr. Mcouado.
st Louis April 14-The St. Louis club defeated
the Detroit nine with usual today Badwins
curves we're battca all over the field Dcylln did
snlcndid work for ST. Louis The as follows
s.; s., ,IEs Louis % @ o q s Oe1S 90
PBasehits-St Louis. 13; Detroit. 7. Errors-st Louis
7; Detroit O. Pitehers-Deylin and BALDWIN Umpire
Mr.. McCarrey.
psiladepha April 14-rhe Athletics played another
brilliant fielding game to-day, and again defeated their
League rivals The score as follows:
ra1sdelDAia ,sIsa11D % Q g 9 9 3 SS-ss
Basehits-phsdelphia 8; Athletic, G. Errors-Phila-
delnhia 9: Athletic o. PltchersGleasOn and Seward
Umpires-Messrs Daniels and Doescher
Pittsburg, April 14.LThe Toronto champions were
beaten by the home club to-day as follows
T.sS,S F..sssSrs ..S 9 3 9 3 3 : d-ss III
Basehits-Pittsburg II; Toronto s. Errors-Pitts-
bure b Toronto, T. DECENTRALIZATION and Sheppard
umldre-Mr. Valentine
Cincinnati. April 14The Buffalo club played strong
game to-day beaten after pluoky fight as follows
SaHs,nnAt. s5s.Ia g 9 9 9 Q o.
| Basehits-Cineinnaa, IL Bunalo. Z. Errors-cin-
oinnau 8; Buffalo. Q. Pitcbers-Hsrt ana Walsh Um-
| pire-Mr Keenan,.
| Washington. April lathe Princeton College nina
was beaten by this score today:
| Washington ! 4-ls
| Observation-Disclosures. II; Princeton. IL. Errors
| Washington, .; Princeton, %. PlteLers-oDay and
King. Umpire-Mr. Shock
i wv stAsr tBssseall Ssws, see asA poes9
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
BAyD OF sKILFUL BURGLARS AT YORK


Insuector Byrnes and his men have been worried
for fortnight by a number Of safe burgiares In inc
CITY, II is plain that several professional thieves
who recently were released from prison have not
forgotten their old tricks Complaints apout inc
ropberes have been made at Police headquarters
every day. and they indicate that the stealing has been
done by moro than one band Of burglars. The pohco
officials have tried to keep the robberes from the
knowledge Of the public and they have succesded III
most cases but few of the sufferers are talking OF
appealing to Mayor Hewitt for better police protection
and a letter from the Mayor may yet show now h'tlo
security against thieves exists in some parts OF tho
city. ExF1re Commissioner Vincent c. Kings plaster
mills at No. 512 West-st, were visited at night oy
burglars who broke into the Office and tried to break
a safe which they not able, however, TO open
Mr. King has said that the safe empty. similar
attack was made tho safe OF Garrett E Grcen,
af No 5oI West-st A few nights ago successful
raid was made on Benjamin T. SaXtOns butter ana
egg store at No 100 West Houston-st. The thieves
dIslodged the sill of barred window In the rear IN
order to get into the store Then they chselled ths
handle off the combination lock Of Marvin safe and
drove the lock out Of place with punch. me sa1e
was opened in such scientific way that lts door Wss
scarcely injured Cash amounting TO about t3oo
was carried away. A safe in the American Lannury
at No Sc East Fourth-st was robbed OF SlOo In the
same way, and probably by the same set OF thieves
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
SHIPPING NEWS.
| yopr OF NEW.YORK SATURDAY, APRIL "a 1888

AhHlNbO
Steamer Baltic (Br Burtsn, Liverpool Aprn< Queens.
e Bruce .%s
G n SdsS and to Wright
Sons. Arrived at the Bar at 6So pm ,,
rs sis.%:. %s:. safia and ssT
Plat; cs. g. wa Charleston
steam scnr LOs Back Mount Jseksonvis days. with
steamer BenetaCtSr riboa Wilmington days with md''
and TO WIN CLYDE Point VI. with mdse and
asoS 0a Yo ssp o. days, mdse
ORDER vessel sgncA EGys & s.2. CO 45 aay. with nds.
t. Srde order vessel 70 S'f Fnnch. Edys Co.
BARK Biachsr CGefi Loop Leudsn '6 days. with md'e
BARK Sss G.nsTS sf Honry 70 Della
ware a 9ay N,.h Psrnambuco 10 days Delaware
Break water sugar TO Emenhorst CO. vesSe 10 swan
sUNsEr-At Sandy Hook wind light NV cloudy. At
City.Isand. wind light NV; cloudy.
Arrived yesterday
mdse and 4z4 passengers Phelps Bros & Co. Arrived Al
the Bar as midnight ur.prn
steamer Gei,er DAM Moer. Copenhagen and stettin-
% steamer California Ger. winkler Hamourg-PhelDs bro,
steamer Comoiin tBr, Jacques, Marsees via Barcelona
Steamer oilnda port. Mabhada oportoHagemsyer &
steamer savona CGer Kuchoutha: RoJanero via Bat
Steamer Ayrshrs CBr jenkins. windward Islanes-A
Steamer Edith Golden (Br Bennett MOnteso BayG
steamer. Cyprus tsr. Guild tau-Prinoe-simpsOn.
Spence & Young
steamer Badonero Ysosias (sDan Garcia. havana-J NJ
Ceballos & Co.
steamer Saratoga Curtis. Havana-Jas Ward & Co
Steamer Nueces, Bolger. Galveston via Key West-CH
Mallory& Co.
steamer Hudson Freeman. New:orleans-s seaman:
steamer Eureka Quick. New OreansJonn 4 Van Sickle
Steamer City OF Augusta. Catharne savannan-neery
Yonge.
Steamer Seneca. Walker. West Point, va-old Domin
IS Co
steamer auyandotse Kelley. Norfolk and Newport News
Old Dominion Sc 90.
Steamer Richmond Jenney Newport News and Richmond
old Dominion Sc 90
steamer OotorzrA Reynolds Batmorc-B Downer.
Steamer Eleanora Bennett PortiAnd-Horatlo Hall
Steamer n DImock. Berry. Boston-H Dimock-
ship oloamng Densmore, Batavia Java for otdors-Cat
ter Hawlsy s. Co.
ship Favora Ger. stellmann. Ncrdenhamn-TheO Ringer
4 Co.
Bark John tsr Hosssok East London Sc Al for orders.
John Norton a sons.
BARK GaleOIa tbr Mcmillan Port SPAN Geo Chris.oll.
BARK Hudson. Curtis, Nuevas-k Buck & Co
BARK Nora Higgins tBr). Lawrence HavanA-J whitney
Co.
Bsft Caiisps CBr NIeksrsos 81 John. NB-snsw Bar.
Gesa
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
POVERTY DROVE HIM TO CRIKE.

Chicago, April 14-willard C. Eldridge, the ex-
Goor walker at |" Tho Boston store,' was sentenced
this morning by Judge Carnett TO one year in the
neptent,sry Eidridge last week pleaded guilty to the
charge Of having stolen several hundred dollars
worth of goods from the store. He gave as his ex-
cnse that extreme poverty forced him 10 the theft.
Hc worked for several years for $40 per week. and
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
PoST,fA AsrER SEuLEPS DFF.1c,r1ov

PostOfce Inspector L. c. Morris has completed his
examination OF the accounts Of Postmaster Semler OF
City Island, and reports that there Is deficiency Of
si 212 0s. Mr. Morris yesterday submitted HIS renor
Chief Inspector Dorsey OF this city Chief Dorsey
says that steps VIII be taken once to apprehend Sender
and that II he is arrested he will be prosecuted The
missing postmasters bondsmen W. r Lambert and
James Hyatt have been told 10 make good the amount
Of the de1ciency. seTler is believed TO be In Canada
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
AyyIVgRsARY o THE ART srUDgyrC Ir1GUE

Last evening the Art Students League OF New.York
celebrated the tenth anniversary Incorporation and
the thirteenth OF Its ganirston by costume party at its
new in East 'enty thirdst opposite the College
of the City OF NewYa The evening made interest
Ing by music and by nbleaus personally arranged and
conducted by w. NJ. Cse An extremely interesting col
lection Of members and students work. arranged By Her
Bradley, chairman Of the committee was shown
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
Woman m n Martyr.

History records the suennss Of counties martyr, and
70 dsv 10 midst thsusasds OF other Atys who
have claims upon our
ho Are from ailments pecn aft 'hen sex,
our wivss and sisters perm y. whose ves ar an
unremittipg round OF suf.srug thee 70 IeneI
cry Yes there Dr. PisIces fayorls P,eserpton MI
rrinovs Thai sewB" feeling, WI Danish that
win restore every 10 its normal sopdt
tion 40 sii sufferers female conpaints-and their
is ieeiop- ths Prescrption ~ snos II
1,i - EsrS - nsrs eAas sss xsighs ssaa zen
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
Colored nnaiorIty for the state- -.

The figures, like facts in general may not be fairly
gainsad. They include neither Chinese nor Indians.
largely colored as white There has been something
OF an emigration, too, in which the blacks have not
participated There are reasons for believing the ratio
Of voters as In favor OF the blacks The figures must
stand as approximately correct. The blacks are 10
be eopned an d In fairness as In the majority by not far
and above the entire body Of white males over
tweny-one.'
These colored voters are honestly Republican almost
to a man. The contrary has been openly secuted In
fact by the Democratic press in the late exciting can
vass for nomination OF candidate for Governor Thcy
have been counted Democratic truly in certain Demo
has been bald faced fraud No intelligent fair minded
Gratis In the state, put the showing at It's worst on the
Republican side. The most ultra and unreasonable
white Republicans colored Democrats. Tho figures
will still hold good for Republican majorlties
There must not be ovellooked very considerable
nom the total of 122.5s2 otherwise as males over
twenty one,' to be rated voters There are proba-
State. This leaves but 1882 whites. a. against
14o957 blacks The cOored maiortlc are thus raised
to the aggregate Of 1878.
All Of this in its showings, Is based upon the Demo-
cratic assumption OF there being practically no Repub-
can whites Louisiana Republican leaders are fully
Rs s s Rc adS K s have
reralned from voting It does not follow necessarily
deDces are that they viii largely rally In support
Of the candidacy OF exGevernor Warmoth.
diaw to at least some considerable eAtent, nom
the opposite ranks. Grant him the least however
to which he Is OF right entitled Limit him strictly TO
the legitimate Republlcan vote. Count the extent
OF Republican whites again, as barely sufficient to of.
set the Democratic blacks The tables of voters
as given, must DO accepted as approximately correct
There must certainly be- shown in Louisiana TO-DAY
upon full vote, not far from $4,000 Republican
majority.
Governor McEnery is pledged to free ballot and
a fair counts Who shafl say the Repubicans Should
not elect warmothl II not, why notl