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Attack IN DRUID PARK.
A Yeuns Teachers Exciting Experience
While on her Way to School.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.-Miss Sophia Hunger
ford is q teacher in one OF the public schools Of
Woodberry. a manufacturing village on the
Northern Central Railroad about three miles
from this city. She is pretty. and q favorite
with her pupils. Her home Is in this city on
Gilmour street. Except when the weather Is
bad she walks all tho way from her home to
the school. generally taking a short cut
through Druid Hill Park. She has been often
warned that her trudge through the lonely
portions Of the park might some day prove
dangerous. Her reply was always the, same.
that she was not afraid. especially as she car
risd q little revolver in her dress pocket.
This morning she started out as usual. carry;
the rear gate OF the Park, which opens into
Woodberry, she was startled by hearing hur;
ried footsteps behind her. Before she could
turn, q well-dressed young maj OF powerful
physique struck her a terrific blow on the neck,
which felled her to the ground. She fell on
her lace IN the snow. Wnlch reSiVeG ner some.
and levelled 1t at her assailant. When, he saw
the weapon he jupaPedh a nG9 y w hep and and tried I ai, to
S E5ss 3 y ir thnt h her fos sns h i im AZ Sssh Ssf io t { EEs,P Il
from her. Then to silence her screams he put
his hand over her mouth; and she almost bit
Of! qn ss 81 h eoo f hSsrisd I 10 is In1G aim." e saSs the
young woman. al i drew the revolver, but
turning on my back as lay there fired; At
. again. ne b ase1 6ofSle e leapfdil ire 20 t H. ' tSird sa shat he
from me. Then III | ran as las, / could, scream;
that my cries would attract attention, as we
were now CLOSE to the gate"
Whom Miss Hungerford reached her school
could not tell whether her assailant intended
to commit an assault or simply rob her OF her
purse. Several men were arrested this after
noon on suspicion. but we're alterward dis
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SAVED BIZ A REVENUE CUTTER.
Dangerous Times for Light Vessels Alsns
the Coast Of Maine.

the Coast Of Maine.
RoCKLAND, Me, Feb. 14.-The ice which
has closed up the harbors in this section since
Feb. 1 started to-day. and Its departure was
the cause ofmuch excitement here. Itstarted
about noon. going out with the wind. An i'm
mense field Of Ice from IL to 10 inches
thick. started in q sheet and swung out In a
body, taking all Of the fleet Of vessels in winter
quarters here that lay in its way. The schoon-
ers A. ]. Bentley and Helen Montague were
dragged to q dangerous position near the
breakwater, and the schooner Addie Z. Snow
was taken out over the middle ground two
miles to sea before she could be got clear. The
revenue cutter Woodbury., Capt. A. A. Fenger,
was fortunately In the harbor and steamed to
the rescue She broke the A. j. Bentley and
the Helen Montague clear first, and then res
cued the schooner Ann, Eliza, which had met
the outgoing Ice as she was entering the
By this time the schooner Addie Sno& was
two miles to sea. In the centre Of many acres Of
solid blue ice, which frequent rains and cold
water Ice. Hard and persistent work, however.
finally freed the imprisoned vessel.
Yesterday. morning the Woodbury. made q
boat nying the signal OF distress two miles out.
contained four men Of the crew Of the chooner
Oracle Young. Capt. Whitman. The men said
that their vessel lay In a very dangerous posi-
tion., TN cutter found her Just inside Fisher
change Of wind meant total wreck.
Since Dec. 16the Woodbury. has helped eighty
one vessels, sewing many from total loss.
Snow, Capt. Enooh I; Rowe. which sailed from
New York, on the 18th plt. coal laden. for this
port. and has not been heard from since.
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Oscar ". Wood of New York was yesterday appointed
q Post Once Inspector
The Elkwood Social Club Of Yorkvile win hold its an:
Dual bal! next Tuesday evening AZ LenOx HAIL corner Of
seventy-secotd street and Third avenue.
A. . meeting yesterday Of creditors Of N; 4 7. salo-
cept ~ cents on the dollar and the nrm agreed 10 pay IL.
A full jury was got yesterday, and the trial OF John
Carroll Cardonna. colored, for numbering two lrishmsn.
will be begun In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer 70 Gay,
Richard Hyde and Louis C. Behman. tho Brooklyn
The annual rental is $4,000.
The proprielors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel have 50.
tailor, from subletttng Laws store In the hotel building
for anything but u irst. class tsIOrs shOp.
The Aldermen are discussed 10 help ne BROTHERHOOD OF
Steamboat Pilots, who have pettiOnri tor the making
Of the electric lights ON the river front The pilots say
the lights confuse them In navigating the river.
William ]. Negus and william g Is Carpenter William
J. Negus A Col dealers In hardware at ~ warren
stree, made an assignment yesterd4H 70 trsdsrlck .:
s1a Sns y s s,bn preferences foFs-''''o' Liabilities from
4 course Of public lectures under tho na.picss O. the
of tho University q Rochester talked on who Reads
an American BOOK so
The Interstate Commerce Commission will invest.
grants, and hear the ease Of James Z, slavery 4 Co
ssainsi the trunk lines, beginning Feb. ~ AZ room - In
tile Post Office.
Judge Cowing has affirmed the conviction OF Plumbers
John Ellis aud Thomas White who were lined $50 each
inthe Special Secession. i"I siU,Asang .he law When 70.
approved by the Hoard OF Health.
The BOARD OF Aldermen las approved the bill disap-
GcrseHnis Mex n,yr aiop'rI the "rdInsmcs Srins I
carriages ~ places M alEus-iuent
such evidence as there Ia goes 10 show that Henry
Saf il n irout Of w West r6irty-sinth Tree threw re him n
e out, Sad q 81. IN ssrss IN men sho siar BEEN r sIs.t adr 49,. = ~
! Nsxs Es1elsdkx CeroAsE Lsyx
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woRxMkNs WAGES IN CONNECTICUT.
some Interesting Facts for abe Problem
Students.

oom0 1mtoreeSsnB Daets dor LABOR Ffoblem
Students.
HARTFORD, Feb. IA. - The Connecticut
Bureau OF Labor Statistics issues to-day its
second statement OF the incomes and expenses
OF workmen OF the State. Tho report ia based
on returns from fifty families In all sorts OF
trades and In all parts Of the State. In these
families are 246 persons and 70 wage earners.
The average monthly earnings OF the fathers is
$42.47; OF 9 mothers. 1888; Of 16 sons. s2l.42;
z daughters, $3.50. The average income Of
these fifty families was 1858 In November,
1887, and the average per person, $11.56. The
daily family income was t1.89. or 38k cents per
person. The bureau gives. the cost OF gro
ceries, meat. fish, and other necessaries, and
all expenses for these fifty families. and goes
zach family above actual expenses. In these
families the average expense above the fathers
wages was $1l.63 per month.
There Is naturally great question OF the 40
curaoy of the results figured from these nifty
reports, Tt test them Commissions Hotch-
kiss has made comparison with the Massschu-
sets reports for 1875. 1883, and Engols Prus-
sian reports. The Connecticut bureau stalls
tics show an average monthly income Of $50. "a.
W yepost sni IL ay sss.Ss. 0V 81 The aity Gon ane SicSt
families only Ave owned houses. and three OF
these were mortgaged.. Twenty-Five. oil, the
ffty fathers represented themselves In debt.
daily wages paid were Is. 80 for men. $l.65 for
BOYS, and 81 for girls. The lowest wages were
SI.IB, 65 cents. and 80 cents respectively.
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myself. ! rsAohsd the strsst, Ny opss Wac IN
sses CAV aws n torn n. ;sSss'S Ss;.a ssa rl Sssa 81
ths tesns d tie accldsnt. and a 10 strystifs
had essp made secure and travel allowed 70 30
t 3 SSyn 3. ~ SiSswslas sna sss !GS s:nss dSS;
them moving, but many returned sgsin and
s essthn s e sSS . spot md siSwiy passed Syt e Is nns
teems AFTER school hours. were thoushnds o.
t99 h GnoSEen, x s9s s the pumber OF whom this part
NeMsboya found 4 ready sale in the crowd
AFTER. Fiji Ev SHasssn sHs, .n VIII aso nss Fl sa q page ssS,
Of iaots was eagerly bought. But even the
q the occaaton could not prevent
tbep rpm laughing w1hen, the evening edition
Il contained q reckless picture Which showed
sosr solns dow, hHi on III. left hand track,
iron structure. the like Of which does not exist
In BROOKLYN. Tho whole picture was utterly
Ridiculous and puerile In the eyes OF those who
looked upon the terrible wreck Of solid plate
and plAnkinR.
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mn. oouDsnrs nsrhY TO coMSrocx.



Frederic r. Coudert. counsel for George
z. Pfeiffer and Edward L. Knoedler. who arc
accused by Anthony Comstock Of selling indo.
cent pictures, yesterday submitted q brief In
the case to Police Justice Kilebetb, before
whom an examination was held. In his brief
Mr.. coudert says that there is no substantial
dispute as to the facts In the case nor as to the
high character and responsibility Of the house
with which the defendants are connected. nor
as to the innocence Of the defendants 30 far as
guilty intent is concerned.
1t may well be, Mr.. Coudert continues, that
honest-minded and intelligent persons will
differ as to the moral quality OF u painting or
engraving; 1t may also happen that such per-
sons would be materially Influenced in forming
their judgment by tho circumstances under
which a given picture was exhibited or sold.
nude. pictures are not necessarily Immoral.
The fundamental difficulty here Is the. absence
" %ro = n12 Al s tSeso dir IL L rule arc o. s iiHni aaS
aggravated by the fact that the question of In
decency, as connected with works of art. de-
person who examines. as it will not intro
G l on happen that lI,,i 2 %Prarientt l. and dill ii reg
e tSlse anas az impu Miiy a WRieE are IN n a wS SppS al slt
TO- 2 clear and vel. poised mind.
Here Mr.. ,Coudert, strongly, intimated, that
to the former class. and that his testimony on
such y subject is valueless. Mr.. Coudert
further says:
There is enough real immortality in our
midst to keen the Society for the Prevention of
Vice occupied every hour Of the day and every
day OF the year. The best way to subserve its
interests is to ~confne its efforts to the punish
ment Of intentional and fragrant crime. The
worst way to. further its. beneflcent objects Is
to attack and TO discredit tho honorable and
conscientious citizen whose motives no man
can fairly impugn."N
In conclusion, Mr.. Coudert submits that no
case has boon made out against the defendants
and that they should be discharged. Justice
Rilbreth will render his decision this week.
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An Opium s-urrler Pose. a. q. omeer.

OaDENsBURaH, N. Y, Feb. Ar-Erwin' A.
Gardner. who was arrested at Redwood a week
ago to-day on a charge of smuggling opium,
and released on $4,000 bail to appear for trial
in tho United States Court at Utica next month.
was arrested again to-day by United States
Marshal George L. Van Kcnner. at Philadel-
phia, this State. and brought here to answer as
to his eopnection with the opium seized In his
Gardner has claimed all along that he was in
the employ Of the Governmens as 2 special
sial Agent. Aver, whose headquarters are, at
telegraphed to Nj. Aver this morning giving
the sist Of these statements. to which Nj: Aver
t has sent a reply very e III dtrectinnyy denying
ssl,a,ing GsreneT to b ,r an '% hss aiso rs u.Itsd
adespatch from the United States District At
toEnsy. conveying tS hip 81 the eb suP Ps.;ac Of 2
which states that Gardner 10, and was while In
the Government service, one OF the leaders In q
company Of opium smuggiers operating OK
tonsiVely on the Pacific COAST.
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An Insane Mother Attack. her Children.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Irene Parko, wife
Of q house painter living In South Washington about 80
O'Clock this morning attempted to kill her two children
Louise and Daisy axed respectively ~ and 7 years
MI. Parke when he returned home last night noticed
that his wife acted strangely, and, afraid to go to sleep
remained awake until after ! O'Clock this morning. lie
fell asleep and was awakened by u noise, and running 10
the ChildrcE's room met her when che raised a haltlrI
lie threw her 10 the tonr bui she sh0n gained lrr Irtt
and grabbed hi by tue throat. A uIe GGi HrAh tlFMs
children, and she reached for the lighted LAMP toihrHwr,
but he was watching her too closely. He succeeded III
getting her 70 walk out and got her 10 tho police staten
Bhe lhon said she bad intended to kill the whole family!
across her head, which were made by ths Ratchet, and
the mother attempted to cut the throat OF the other with
an old case knife, but II was not sharp enough.
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LYNCHED IN ILLINOIS,
A Negro who Assaulted = wenan stru.s
Up to = Tree.

- ENOBb~ VIM AbsSohtco - vvO1hh SyE0nk
Up to - Tree.
PNCKNEYvILLE. ILL.,, Feb. 1A.-There was
vigorous rapping on the big wooden door of the
jail at 2 O'Clock this morning. Sheriff Penwar-
den and the jsiler who live on the upper floor
saw below them six masked men who carried
twos hotguns and four revolvers. The Sheriff
in his night dress and nightcap began to ha-
rangue the men. who declared thatethey had
come from St. Johns to lynch Alonzo Holly. a
negro. who assaulted q white woman two
months ago. The longer the Sheriff talked the
more impatient the vigilantes became. Finally
one Of the men pointed tho barrel of his shot
gun at the window.
The white figure Of the Sheriff disappeared
in IN instant, and the next instant the keys to
all the cells in the jail were turned over to the
out another word the masked men fell upon
Holly, who was crouched in one corner Of his
time he was being bound, and begged his e1e-
cutioners to spare his life. A rope was quickly
frightened around the mans mock and a rush
Holly now pleaded for two minutes. to pray.
and this being refused. he asked a fellow pris-
deayored to halt, and was jerked forward upon
his face. and was thus dragged about hfty feet
IL s s %bop,e ei free' fe wae from ne ebs ss ssou hadasea 10 q
As soon as the lynchers dispersed. the Sheriff
and Jailer started out to give the alarm. When
the negro, hanging almost across the sidewalk.
He was dead. When daylight came the Cor
oner cut the body down with d corn knife. The
yigilnntes are not known.
From the time they entered tho jail until the
negro was jerked up to the ice-coyered limb
not a word was spoken to the bringing victim.
The day after tho crime Holly was brought
here and placed in jail. That night. a mob
came from IT, johns to lynch him. but the
left there until he became so troublesome that
the officials refused to keen. him longer. and
last Saturday he was brought hack here.
be hanged than stay in the Bellevi!le Jail. 1t
was thought that the excitement had subsidized,
and therefore no trouble was anticipated.
Holly's crime was particularly brutal. He cut
the clothing from his victim with O RAZOR and
then held the blade to her throat.
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The following officers were elected at the
town and county elections held yesterday on
Staten Island:
Tow Of Castleton-Supervisor, Robert Moore
Ind, $50 majority; Justice Of the Peace. w.
"iSSrne Of 'i's neutrality-suspicious. Eat5ssaofi a 81 Ma5keS d itsep; :,
Bechtel (Dem.); Town Clerk, George Macklins
lDem.l;. Collector, Bernard McAlyon dem. j:
tice Of the Peace. Michael McGuire (Dem.l.
Town Of Southleld .-Superyisor. Nathaniel
Marsh; Collector. Michael Finley (Dsm.); As
SCISSOR. William Parkinson (Dem.l; Justice OF
the Peace. Michael Kane (Dem.); Town Clerk,
John Whitley, Sr.
Town OF Observation-Disclosures. E. P. Doyle;
Town Clerk, Frank Foggin usep.); Justice Of
the Peace; T J. Butler
Rep.); Collector, John Androvette (Rep.l.
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Vessels Broken Up In the Ice and Sailor
Coming Ashore on Ice Cakes.

BALTIMORE, Md. Feb. 14.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Virginia, which ar
rived to-day from Norfolk, were four sailors
who were shipwrecked on Friday of Maryland
Point in the Chesapeake Bay. With several
others they shipped from this city on the j. W.
Stevenson. Capt. c. W. Evans, and a sloop
whose name is unknown. to buy oysters for the
Washington markets. When off Maryland
Point the vessels became clogged in ice.
Finally the continual pounding shattered the
vessels so that their crews discovered 1t was
impossible TO keep them atioat., There was
nothing left to them but to make their way
ashore on the broken ice.
The nino men were. soon immersed in the
water, and partly by swimming and partly by
olinging to the floating cakes they dragged
themselves up on the beach. wet. half
pie living near, and no shelterfrom thu. intense
cold. For eight hours, they remained on the
shore with no fire and Tho th%srm9meter down
Mosely hove In sight and saved them.
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The preliminary investigation Of the cur
rents in the approaches to Sandy Hook by Lieut. J. B.
Pillsbury of the navy shows that of the entrance to
Vineyard. Block Island. and Long Island Sounds there il
q tidal current setting on shore with the dood and OF
shore with the ebb, the direction changing from ono to
four hours after high and low waters at Newport R. l.
Close to the openings the velocity Of this tidal current
Is greatest and 1t 10 stronger at the time of spring tides
than at that Of neaps Both its direction and velocity
are inteIfered with. probably, By 2 counter current which
days after tho highest declination OF the moon, In tho
track of the Europe antste bound to Sandy Hook
rent more than further inshore. The greatest velocity
OF OUR snt observed in This steamer track was about one
knot an hour. Inshoro near the openings the greatest
velocity was one and four tenths knots, and the least
was twotenths of q knot Between Fire Island and
Barnegat only a feeble current was found, generally but
two or three tenths of n knot. At the time OF spring tides
u iucresses " about ono-half knot
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SUICIDE OF A DRUMMER's WIFE.
she Thought He wal Going ON the Road
Asaiu. aud Life was Tee Lonely.

she Thought He was GoInr ON the Road
Asnia. aud Life was Tee Lonely.
Mrs. Dora Goldberg, a handsome young
Russian Jewess. whose husband is a travelling
salesman for Godhelp& Son, shirt makers, Of
554 broadway, killed herself last night by swal-
lowing two ounces OF carbolic acid. She lived
In the tenement at COS East Eleventh street.
Her husband was nway from home a great
deal, and she had frequently entrented him. to
more of his company. Her l~onesomeness made
her melancholy.
Her husband told her recently that he would
in tho future work only in the city. He came
home last night with a package OF samples,
and, she. .supposing that he was going on the
road again, went to her bedroom and drank
the poison. Her husband. who was drinking
beer with a party Of friends in the front room.
went back to give her q glass and found her
was called in and found her dead. She leaves
q 2n-year-old boy.
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james Calligan OF 112 Ludlow street has
kept a news stand in front OF % Park row for
nine years. For almost twenty years he has
sold papers along Park row. On Monday last
he received a notice from the Bureau Of En-
On Tuesday moor he went away to sell a few
papers which had been left over, leaving his
little boy in charge OF the stand. When he
on IL truck OF tho bureau. and when he asked
to be allowed to keep the cover he was told to
keep his mouth shut. The complaint was
brought by parties at 70 Beekman street. Cal
ligan says. and he cannot imagine the reason.
No one has complained OF him before. Calligan
has q wife and family dependent on the income
derived from the selling Of papers.
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TIL. Pr,e.t,. Crusade Axa,n.t II. Pr.ph.t.

DR.. McGlynn's left flank movement which
captured the Executive Committee of the
Anti-Poverty Society has been met by a right
flank movement on tho part of Henry Georges
adherents. Louis F. Post, one of the George
men. made application to Judge Patterson In
Supreme Court, Chambers. yesterday, on be-
half Of himself and others, for articles Of incor-
p~oration of the Anti-Poverty Society. Judge
Patterson has not approved the Incorporation.
A curious feature Of the split is that both
parsons, Pentecost and Huntington. take sides
against McGlynn, and that tho politicians. Mo-
Mackin and Bealin, are against George.
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GOULD AND SAGE MAI BE INDICTED.
Col. Fellows will susmit the Faets to the
Grand Jury.

District Attorney Fellows said yesterday
that he should lay the facts in the complaint
against Jay Gould and Russell Sage for the
larceny OF $4,000, 900 before the Grand Jury
some day this week. probably on Friday. He
should make no recommendations. nor would
no advise the Grand Jury what course they
should pursue. unless the Grand Jury should
request him to do 30. In that event he would
40 before the Grand Jury and give them what
ever assistance was In his power.
The yarn that Col. Fellows had said that he
had bsen Approached" by persons interested
In tho case grew up in this way: He remarked
In somebody's hearing that the case was ex-
citing much interest. and that people had .ap-
preached him In tho streets and stopped him
on the corners to ask him questions about II.
Some Of these people said that Gould and Sage
ought to be indicted. and tried, Others that they
ought to be railroaded to State prison by tho
shortest route.
answered all such remarks" Col. Fellows
said yesterday, by saying. that Gould and
Sage would DO treated precisely as other men
are treated who are complained Of for larceny"
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Terrible Fight with burglars.

BRIDGEPORT. ILL.,, Feb. 14.-R. 8. Porter. n
wealthy farmer, and his wife had u terrible encounter
with burglars on sunday night near Lawrencevills,
Early In the evening Ar. Porter responded TO 3 knock
At the door, when q man entered and placed a revolver
at his head. lie threw, his assailant to the floor, and
held Mrs Porter " bay with . revolver. she went at
this one with a poker, while her husband struggled with
the first Two more OF tho gang SAINT into the assist
anca or their confederates and n terrible tRht ensued.
some Of the ~ncighDors became alarmed by this tine;
Mr.. Porter are badly, and perhaps fataily injured He
injured internally, besides being badly burned from
seizing the wrong end OF the poker. The sherin with
o posse v making a vigorous search for the ganx.