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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
THREE ATTEMPTS 70 BURN 4 FLAT no USE
THIS TIME THE STAIRS WERE SATURATED WITH

THIS TIME THE STAIRS WERE SATURATED WITH
REFRESHMENTS 1T THE woRE OF cHIIDRENi
Mysterious fires were discovered in the CELLAR of
me nathouse No. $50 Lenox-aye on two successive
days Ia February. Neither fire did much harm, but
the occupants of the house believed that somebody
was trying to burn up the building. About 10 a. M
yesterday there was smell Of burning kerosene in
tho house. and Charles DugaD who lives on the third
hoors found the staircarpet there on fire. The car.
pct had been saturated with kerosene before tho
blaze was started Ex-Chief Gooderson Of the Fire
Department. who also lives In the house ran I'D
stairs and exthnguished the fire after Mr. Dugan gave
the alarm. He found on the stairs the bottle which
had contained the kerosene. It was a small bottle,
holding only two fluid ounces Evidently the person
who set fire TO the carpet either did not expect to
mako big fire not well versed In the IN
cendiary art 0ooderson and the police were inclined
TO think that some malicious child the mscreant
The recent fires in the cellar Of the house were Of
kind TO support that theory. Only slight damage
was caused By tho fire yesterday.
Eight families live In the house, which is five
stories high Agent Ketcham. OF West oue-hundred-
andtwenty- ffthst. said that there had been no
trouble with the tenants all of whom pectable
Persons living In the house said that some child
afflicted with incendary mana probably had started
the hres as they had occurred In the daytime. De-
tectives and the Fire Marshal were making sn IN
vesdgaton yesterday afternoon.
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VISITING THE NEW srEAMER.

The new lnmaa Line steamer, the city Of Paris,
which Is lying ut Pier No. ~, was thrown open
to the public al 80 D. yesterday. Thousands
of people visited her. She almost exact counter
part of her sistsr ship. the City Of NewYork. except
that the several partitions in tho dining saloon have,
In the newer vessel, two wtndow.like openings cut
ip them, giving tho room more airy appearance
and greatly improving the ventilation. In the older
vessel these partitions solid Tho smokng-room
Of the City Of Paris has also lighter appearance
than that in the City Of NewYcrk owing to lighter
wood having been used In the fittings.
This kitchens arc in separate steel compartment
below the dining-saloon, and everything Is brought
up and carried down by hydraulic lifts. Hydraulic
Ifts also connect with the and he engine
rooms so that stores and ashes arc brought up
nolseleasly. This last is especially groat I'M
provernent on the usual rafting and Gin that ao-
company the hcist,pg Of ashcs on board steamer
To-norfow tho public win be admitted again at 80
D. m, and the officers expect busy day in showing
and directing the many visitors about this floating
city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
eEEERAL MlLLEY RURrEp.

General T.. f. Mllen, the Irish patriot, soldier and
newspaper man, who died on Wednesday evening was
buried yesterday morning, at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Several Of his brother patriots wero present ut his
homo No. 437 West Fifty-seventhst, and before the
body was removed filed past the coffin. over tho lid
OF which placed tho swords Of the dead soldier
This committee which represented the Press Club hid
charge OF the funeral arrangements: Augustine E.
Costello william s. Mclaughlin, p. s. Cassidy and
Stanley McKenna.
Among the others present were: Thomas clarhc
LIBBY, Bryan G. McSwyny, Joseph !. C. Clarke, I. b.
Connery, o'Donovan Rosa, James Luhy, DR.. Denis
Downing Mulcahey, Major Rudolph Fitzpatrick Patrick
Cellins John @. Rogers, James Clancy, George T.
WiIlianls General Denis r. Burke r. s. Gilmore,
Charles Underwood o'ConneI1 Captain r. Barry,
Thers were also present depubations of MexicanS,
c,rs,ans and Central and South Americans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13


Postmaster David Blair, OF BroadAlbin, Fulton
County, was removed from oice yesterday charges
preferred BY Anthony Comstock, OF New-York, and
Archibald Roberts appointed IN HIS place. Post
master Roberts was recommended by Congressman
Sanford, OF Amsterdam. Some time ago Mr.. Com
stock received information that Hew-York groom
goods" men were operating through the pOstonice Of
which Mr.. Blair had charge Mr.. ComStock as an
inspector Of the Postotice Department called upon
Mr.. Blair TO report the facts Of the Instead
OF his doing this' Dir Comstock said, found lstar
that the business Of the swndlers had increased
moro than the average daily receipt Of letters for the
population of the town. Tho postmaster and hts son
naied the replies 20 the gwind1ers in NewYork Tho
gang operating under thirty mine different
asked when went TO Washington 20 have the whole
Blair family removed. Tho swindlers used the Gus
tomary circular, and sent thcm broadcast over tho
country The great danger TO these swindlers IS In
handling the replies to the circulars, and they always
endoavor TO secure some one In The POstonco Depart
mcnt TO work with them.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
REMOVAL OF TIE REy. Dr. HuIBuRp!

Tho Rev. Dr.. Merritt Huiburd has been uansferrsa
from tho New-York East Conference Of the Mcthodfse
Episcopal Church to the Phnadelphs Conferences
and has been stationed at the Spring Carton Street
Church in the city Of Philadelphia Dr. Hubbard
has held pastorates Of three years each In this
city, ono at the Washington Square Church In Wess
Fourthst tho other at Trinity Church In East ono
hundred and eghteenth-st HIS paseorstss here havo
been extremely successful DR.. Hulb,ird has been
prominently connected with the work Of tho Evan
gelIcal Alliance and has been connected with othes
interdenominational and undenominatond work HIS
has been much In demand for lectures and PLATFORM
addresses. Tho New-York University conferred The
degree al Doctor OF Divinity upon Mr.. Hnlburd some
three years ago. Dr.. Hubbard begins his ministry
In Philadelphia 10 morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
VARIOUS NEW JERSEY TOWNS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Was made yesterday TO
Judge Van Syckel, IN the Union County Court by
landowners of Linden Township, whose property had
been appraised by commissioners acting the Balt-
mora and Nov-York Railroad, asking the court TO set
aside the awards made by the commission being
low. Judge Van Syckel said he would let jury de-
eide tire merits OF the controversy AZ tho May term Of
the Circuit Court
ELIZABETHPoRT.-Mrs. Mary McNiery, while part
Iy insane, attacked on Thursday night Mira. Mary
Petit and her daughter who 1.-Two in the same house,
and tried to kill them with q mallet. Tho women
barely escaped with their HIVES. Some months ago,
while IAboring under similar attack Mrs. McNisry
nearly killed a woman by beating her over the head
with q chair She was arrested.
NET-BRUNswICK.-The New. Brunswick Musical
Association Thursday evening gave q Lenten per-
Torrance at tho Second Reformed Church Of GsuPs
Passion music followed by part Of the Messiah
Tho attendance was large. The chorus was composed
OF $50 voices under the le0dershp of Charles T.
Howell the musical director Of the association The
sololsts were Mrs. II. vroom, soprano; Miss Susan
s. Warren coutralto; Perry Averill, Of New-York
baritone: J. E Elmendorf tenor; Charles 4. Powell
son, bass. Tho steam launch Mamie A, while
bong launched at Runyons dock yesteniay, had 3
hole burst IN her side and sank
KEARNEY.-when the employees in spinning mill
No. Q OF the Clark Thread Company received their
pay yesterday afternoon, they wore told that, In
consequence of the strike Of the spnnes, there would
be no more work In the mill for the present This
order affects about $50 hands, including the strikers
The company assert that work cannot be resumed until
those opposed to them return to work There was
no excitement when the announcement was made, as
It was expected.
IRvINGToN.-The statmont that sazman, the farm
hand who recently committed atrooious assault on
Mrs Muttcr the wife Of his employer, has been
arrested, Is denied.
WEST oRANGE.--A special meeting of tho voters OF
the West Orange School District held last evening"
and It was decided bond the district for $l2Soo ana
with s5 900 now hand erect new BRICK sohooi Ia
the rear of the present So Marks School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
THE pRrmIRY rRouBLg rAKEx 10 scouBr.

The legal proceedings growing ous OF sne reecns
urinary election in Ivth Assembly Disofes received
partial airing In the Essex Market Court yesseraag.
when Justice oRey issued warrants for tbs arrest 81
John Mullen Patrick J. o'Bren, Matthew NJ oDonnei,
Ja,oes Mulcahy and George Rout They are charged ~
James B. Dunno and several members Of hs san sausd
OF retaners with violations Of several PROVISIONS OF tae
primary election law passed In 1887 The csse Is ez'
citing great interest among politicians throughout tne
ty because it IL tbs rst prosecution ATTEMPTED undcr
present primary election law, which u 'ho 'n' eas
that has ever been force in thts city.
The warrants were given 10 ROundsman o'b1en' o.
the Essex Market Court squad but up 70 Ate houf
none Of them had been served and arrests had been
made John Collins the recognized Republican iesder
OF the district vouehed the fact that the accused parties
would DO at Market Court this morning ready to
give bail TO any required amount He also said; II am
glad this matter has up, for 10 WIZ give US an
opportunity show up the Dunno crowd IN their true
colors and there VIII be prosecutions for periay
Tho whole trouble arises from my Eight with johnny
o'Brien, whom assisted In oussing from As Republican
State Committee He and . few outsiders ara using
Dunno In m effort u make trouble for me. We mean
eight these outrageous charges to tns bitter END
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
Jersey CITY

The City Board OF Canvassers met yesterday after
noon, but did not make official announcement OF
tho result OF the election The majority for tina
charter is aero.
As Alexander Ramsey, of the firm OF Campbell
& Ramsey, builders, at No. SO Paciho-aye., was
driving down Grand-st yesterday afternoon, no was
struck on the head and partly stunned Mr.. Ramsey
jumped out Of tho wagon, and was immediately at
tanked by three mon, who knocked him down and
beat him In brutal manner Tho r1fnans
captured by a policeman, with the aid OF several
cIuzens The prisoners said they from Brooklyn
and gave their names as Charles Faulkner, Of No.
% Garrson-st.; William o'Hosrn, Of No. 1o1 Wash
lngton-st., and Edward Delaney, Of No. % Main-st
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wopsrrns o1AssrFrEp As HooLs.

Boston, April IL especiaD.-A Washington dispatoS
IN The Journas to-day announced that the Treasury
suthortt M say that the action OF Appraiser Leach
in Philadelphia In classifying worsteds' as woods
tbs result Of the independent judgment OF tho Ap'
praisor and that tho Department. hsd gwen nv ~ ~
stv,,ctans This action will have the effect 60
bring the subject before tho Treasury for decision.
Today Mr.. Radcliffe, secretary Of the Home MarSe'
Club received o dIspatch from Appraiser stearns
that The change IN classification was under consGens
ton BY the quarterly conference Of appraisers whc
g now tn session Ia NewYor Late IN t aecidsS t
worsted coatngs and suitings should be ciassnea -
wocEian goods
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n1rs OF LEGAL NEWS.

verdict Of g. 900 rendered In the Superior Court
vcs,erday in favor Of Frederick LingSweiler In suit
brought by him against his brother Charles Tho evil
dence showed the plaintiff had transferred 70 hs ae'
ndant his interest In the house and lot No 81 Forsyth
a. with the agreement that Il should be held FOR him
until certain family troubles had passed by and should
attervard be returned to him. Tho defendant failed to
carry out this agreement The case was tried before
Judge Dugro and Jury and the verdict was for Inc ru
amount demanded
James oBnen when ne Sheriff. levied under a
Judgment against A. Broto upon property claimed
by Francis W. Brodie who recovered judgment against
the Sheriff for s1o922 for the alleged unla"inl levy
The udgnent was paid by Mr. o'Bren who then assigned
his claim against Zachariah K. Simmons, the surviving
surety on the bend 70 indemnify him for Liabilities IN
making the levy TO Joseph J. oDOnohus and James Nc
Govern The fourth trial Of their suit on this chain against
simmons was tried before Justice Barrett and jury In
the Supreme Court yesterday. verdict OF seoos, In
Guiding interest from June 1876 rendered for tho
niaintldA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
MCKEE RANKIN GIVES HIS TESTIMONY.

Mckee Rankin, tho actor, was examined again yes-
terday afternoon before Rofereo McKenna TO the
interest Of Fred O. MAeder In the play Tho Runaway
Wife" Dr. W. X. Simpson obtained udment on
March 0, 1883, against Mr.. haeder for s456 "a for
professional services aud Mr. Ranhin was under eI-
animation as third party, having property Of tho
Judgment debtor. Mr Rankin testified that Dr. Maedor
never had any proprietary interest In the play. Tho
srrang cement between hem was that in confederation
Of Mr. Maeders services IN constructing tho play, he
SIR Rankin should pay Mr.. Maeder $50 week whom
there were any profits, until $4,000 had been paid.
Mr. Rankin could not say, without reference 10 his
books how much he had paid Mr. Mseder but asserted
that there was nothing due him now. Tno noaHbB
yas adjourned to May 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
rrrrrra np ANorHnR aOH0OIrSHIP.

Lieutenant Commander James NJ. Forsyth, OF the
Navy made visit of inspection to the nautical school
ship St Marys yesterday He has been ordered to the
command Of the United ststos sailing Saratoga
which Is now at Portsmouth, N. H., and IS being put
in trim for the purpose Of nautical sohooiship Al
Philadelphia ths Government having lent her TO the
State Of Pennsylvania, as It has the 81 Mays 70
Nsw.york sbs has been training and practics ship
sor too years and her rg q being changed to cor
respond with that Of q merchant ship. Comm andeI
Folsyth expects to have tho vessel ready 70 reeve
snny.nt,crs nv June T. and win adopt the Saratoga
5ch desirable improvements ana facilities as have been
introduced or the ST Mary's to further tho work OF
tnstructing tho apprentices
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pKposr IN STEEL IMpoRrAra0s..

Special Treasury Agent Neville has bsen at wor6 M
weeks upon question Of steel importation, which hss
not only involved considerable oss Of revenus TO sas
Government, but also great INJURY 10 Amesacan
manufacturers Of ne steel wire for crinaiine corsss
hats. etc. half dozen Importers hage been bringing
into the country largo quantities. OF this nnd Oh s'
nv the hundreds of tons every year. and have been
nayang only about IL cents instead Of cents
pound This payment OF less duty was dns TO . con-
structson of the law. which Is very ctmpicaeed and
the result has been to cause from 100000 10 100000
worth of machinery TO be Idle n this coMry ana 70
enforced tdleness OF hundreds OF wtfAers II
SeyiiIes report was being made out Isst nght 10 %
mlbmitted 30 Secretary Window.
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KHrrr1ER ON 1p1RNrss rs pRleoss:

In regard 10 meeting OF the Prison Association Do
held At Sseinway Hall on Monday, John @. whinisf
writes TO William NJ y. Round from Dsnvers Aass;
'I am glad that public meeting 10 10 b hold
your city to protest I'm the name Of Christianity ana
humanity against the enforced dlsness In prsons peril
Gus alike TO body mind which only result IN Ming
your prisons with manacs Ny ympathes ere win the
laborng class all tAcr Just demands and would favor
every legitimate which promises 70 benefit thsm
But tho suppression Of labor In tbs prisons Is 700
,n FOR them To be purchased By the Transformation Of
prisons into mad-housea trust further reelection sna
the knowledge dreadful consequences OF tho es tort
rre of broodng idleness wiz long induce tasn e
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TEE WEArHEn REPORT
aovrsyMxSr INDICATIONS FOR - Houna

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS FOR - HounA
yvAsurSorox April i2--S p rn.-Fer New-Ensaaa Ease
erp York New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware
xs,,cna and virginia rain cooler nortnsriy winds
For tho carolnas and Georgia light rain, preceded By ff
weather IN South Carolina and Georgia coeler
For Florida Alabama, Mississippi Louisiaa KAstsn
Texas and Arkansas. fairs cooler
BY fair cooler.
For west virginia. Western Pennsylvania, Western New
York and Ohio rain; ccoier.
Fur Indiana Michigan and nlinois raa fofswsa
Saturday by fair; cooler
For Upper Michigan and wisconsin tr; stationary ssnps
ature
For Minnesota Dakota Iowa and Neorask fAir prsosdse
BY rain In eastern Iowa warmar.
For M..suri. Kansas and Colorado. alE stationary IN.
perature, except cooler In Missouri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
TROUBLE AMONG HAT FrNIsHERs

About ten days ago E V. Conneu d Co., Of Orange
Valley, hat makers, informed their hnishers that a
reduction Of twelve cents dozen on all grades would
DO made to enable them TO compete with outside
manufacturers. The men refused TO accept and wore
discharged on Thursday. A. Dickman & Co., ]. j.
Perine, Brennan d Carr, and Cummings, Matthews
& Co., other manufactures, havo all demanded SIM
liar reduction The Hat Finishers' Association YVES
In consultation all day yesterday and arrived at no
positive conclusion, but the sentiment Of the men
was strongly In favoring Of locking out all the shops
in the Orange District, some twenv-sight In nImber.
These shops give employment 10 about 500 hnishers
There Is no trouble In the making or trimming de-
partment but the stoppage OF the finishing necessarily
stops the other departmental
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A REPORT ON THE AILARD CASE
spEorAI. AGENT SIMMONS SAYS THE GOVERN


NEWT HAs BEEN DEFRAuDED.
washington, April 12.-spocial Agent Simmons
b.s made q report 10 the Treasury Department. IN
r.eand 10 TIA recent seizures from Anazd q Co., OF
Eew-York He says that Alphonse l. Biossier'
former employee of the company, Is tho informer IN
fhe casa He was discharged in February last HIS
sfsfement fs In effect that Aliard d CO. have been
enrsced ssnco March, 1885, In smuggling ana otner
wise defraudfng tho Government AN investigator
resulted in the seizure April Of van-ioaa OF
goods consisting OF tapestries, portiercs spanish en-
Sroder,es. church service robes, and asot OF furn
ture in which the articles named had been concealed
ra,s furniture had been released houshoh effects
ana WAS passed free. On the same day sho Treasury
,rents vissca the homo of Paul Roulez, the local
tastys of ths arr in Hsboken and scEed two
tapestries worth about 90 ooo which had been SNUG
rIed i'm VITA furniture and passed as personal
eftess A largo amount Of other. goods was snug
Ried In with ths same furniture but has nce passed
into the hands Of customers. Subsequently another
seizure was made OF largo amount Of furniture at
the store Of Allssd Co., which had been brought
ever By Rernasd Thebanlt foreman In Anard a Sons
chair factory In Paris
Agent Simmons says hs has evidence that this
6rm concealed behind q looking glass painting Of
pfomsnent citizen OF Hew-York, worth shout $4,000,
snd that they also struggled I'm another painting
valued ct sesoc He says that the firm have for
their customers prsscipaIy the weaithcst people in
New.York, and The evidence adduced against them
Is that hey have mot only bean engaged IN defaudng
the Government put nat they have besn swim ling
ssys be s.ys sss anassyslsd sOme d their I'M
os sse nan ss but so s soS goods tsye not
says he wiz nskn supplemental report
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WHO ng no BI.IME FOE EXCESSIVE OH1RHBS
Controller Myers replied yesterday 10 Mayor Grants
lister of Thursday calling the attention OF the FINANCE
Department to the excessive rnees whicn nave oeor
moved sur stationery and Insisting on more careful
sorruv Of these bills IN future. Mr. Myers says thai
the Mayors opinions arc based upon misapprehen'
sion that the articles not furnished under con-
tract and that the prices Of the items 10 which auslon
has been made were fixed under tho authority OF the
board Of city Record and not by the Finance Do
ns~+n.nt The Controller thinks that thorough
liam win show that tho profits allowed 70 MAYER.
ioR Wissinger were NOT 100 Per cent a. asserted p,
only eo per cont and taa ~. p sneo an Of the
expcrts Of the Finance Department
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ALONG fnE SOUND.

INSTRUMENTATION d. Bishop. and wife, on
their return from Washington, expect 70 sal mr.
Europe. A powder magazine IN INC ou.sHsVs "
pioded yesterday. The structure stood ~ an m open
lot, and some unknown person SCI hre 70 tne 10
grass The report was errinc, thonBh OUT iVV pVuos
Of powder was destroyed.
SOUTH HoRwALK-st Johns College, Of Fori-
ham, n. X, has purchased Keyser Island Inc iarge
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cTATEN TSLAND.

Madrigal and elee Club has been formed on me
north shore OF staten Island through the IsDUm ~
Frank Cross The club Is under tho lsaasLsnlH VI
Charles e. Bush for many years mempor oi .ig 0o =,
delssohn Cleo Club Of New Inc etaD s ,ro ~
shaut tbtrtv members At the lsst meeting inc Iohow
in onScers arc elected President MIS- James NC
Nance treas ,irer and secretary, walter Lambert.
ToMPKINsVILLE-G George Seeh hnatts le which h.
intends presenting Archbishop c9ErgsR q S Ss%
ioth s hosnits should Archbishop Corrigan accept
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4 PENSION FOR DEATH BIZ npowrry,

Washfnsson. April Iss-Assistant Secretary pusssy
oass Of Nancy Brcoks mother Of Isaae % nyoohs La.
private Company II, seth Ohio Volunteer Tns
tssamony IN me ease shows that whiic t,e soaas.~
batAng In Wheeling Greek, near West Virginia Juy 8.
1855, 10 was drowned The application was ~
tscssd On ths ond thas his death had no oirset eo
neoton with ais military duty. Assistant secret.,,
B'ssey says; He was violating no ORDER neuectips
70 duty and traseseesing no rus Or regulation Of the
sssve BY sucA conduct but was acting In Accordance
via Ne orde@ OF his superior Officers, requsr1ng him q
ks8 htmscif in SeanIy condition Unless IT appeaz
Nd 10 nst his desth By drowning by reason Of ~
negligence OK ceckicE conduct, he would In nv
oqi4cn. unqneetaonahiy BE- 70 line Of duty
There being no eptdeDce Of this character te feyus,
deescn, rejecting the claim, Is reversed and he pen
aha auGpred
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urrpon. rv,nep ,pH RATES IN MroMGL

Lansing, Mich. April f2.-Bcginning MAY J tns
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies VIZ
charge uniform rates for messages the western
lowering It's rates IN some Instances ana tis Fos'ai
raising lie tanf TO many othcr points 70 ooresp0nu
with the Western Unions prices. This aoneh
as the two bills which seek 70 lower the rates are
sEuctheted 10 committee,