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The evening world., 1889-01-08
BRIDGEPORTS SNAKE CHARMER.
He Lives in n Cave Filled with Reptiles
Taught by an Indian Maiden.
ESPECIAL TO TIE y woRLD.l

ESPECIAL TO TIE EVENING woRLD.l
BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, Jan. Samuel
Greenrod, taxidermist, succeeded in fright
ening a member of the Scientific Society yes
terday.
On Saturday evening he presented himself
to the curator of the Society. introducing
himself as Prof. Greenrod. who had been en-
gagged by the Society to prepare some stuffed
birds. Greenrod at once began to draw
snakes out of his pockets and breast of his
coat and throw the reptiles on a table.
The curator was alarmed, but Greenrod
called the snakes by name, and each obeyed
its
Yesterday a member of the Society visited
Greenrod's laboratory. 1t is situated in the
nothern part of Stratford, in "a cave. In one
apartment are snakes of various species and
great variety. Greenrod entered this ROOM,
where the snakes were crawling over the
rough stone wall, and picked the serpents up
in his bare hands. II made no difference
how much the serpents spit fire or flashed
their eyes. Greenrod toyed with them, and
seemed unconcerned with several wriggling
in his trousers pockets. His spectator was
dismayed.
Prof. Greenrod is preparing a lot of birds
for the Society, and will possibly mount sope
snakes for the same institution.
He is an Englishman, and passed three
years of his life living among the Indians,
and is familiar with their customs. He fell
in love with an Indian maiden and from her
learned the art of snake charming.
Greenrod drives about town with an OK
harnessed like a horse before q cart.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Along Island Centenarinn.

The Oldest resident Of Hampstead, Nathaniel
Smith, attained his one hundredth year yester-
day. The old gentleman lives with'his great-great-
grandniece, Mrs. George Noon, to whom he
gave many years ago several thousand dollars,
the savings Of forty years in the livery stable
business, in consideration of his having a home
il the centenarian's only living relative, his own
family having, all died, years ago., Uncle
Nathaniel, as he is called, voted the Democratic
ticket straight at the last election, and after he
cast his ballot he threw his hat into the air and
cheered for Grover Cleveland. The defeat OF
Mr.. Cleveland was, a great disappointment to
him, He is in fairly, good health and seems
likely to survive several years.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
A CITY MARSHAL
GUSTAvE SIMON RESISTS A LEVY ON HIS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Marshal Goode, from Justice MoneiPs
Court, Went to Simon's House This
Morning to Enforce n Civil Judgment
simon shot Him Twice in the Back and
Face, and He Is Dangerously Hurt.


There was bloody work at the house
of Lace Merchant Gustave Simon, at
ia East Fifty-si1th street, this
morning when City Marshal Michael Goode,
of the Seventh District Court, tried to en-
force a levy.
eMarshall Goode brought a civil judgment
order signed by Justice Mcneil in q suit
against Simon.
He was admitted by the servant,
but was met in the hallway by
Simon, who ordered him out. He
showed his warrant and said he and his men
must be allowed to take possession.
He proceeded further along the hallway
followed by the excited man, who. after
more angry words, drew a revolver and fired
twice at Goode.
The Marshal was hit in the face, and then
as he turned n bullet entered his back.
He fell on his face bleeding profusely and
calling for help.
cinct lentered and arrested Mr.. Simon,
dining room with his family. He did not
resist and was taken to the station house.
Goode was carried to his home, l45 East
Forty-seventh street, and was attended by
his family physician. He is reported to be
in a dangerous condition.
Later, Mr.. Simon was taken to the York
vile Police Cour and held to await the re-
suit of his victims injuries.
Goode is forty-eight years of age and 8
married man. He is a great favorite with his
follow Officers of Justice Monell's Court.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
A VALISE FULL OF JEWELS.
JOHN BURNS SAID TWO STRANGE MEN
GAVE 1T TO HIM.

Hut the Brooklyn Police Prefer 10 Believe
Burns stole IL from Grimth'- Factory
Shrcwd Detective NoonRn's Hard Chase
and Clever Capture Of u Burglar In the
City of Churches.
job Burns, the man arrested i'll Brooklyn
by Detective Edward Noonan Inst night,
with a kit of burglars tools and q valise full
of small pieces of jewelry in his possession,
was taken before Justice Walsh this morning
and remanded for further examination.
The jewelry in the valise was identified
to-day by Henry Grifiths as having been
taken from his jewelry factory in Nutria
alley, near Adams street, which was burglar
lied last night.
Burns denied all knowledge of the con-
tents of the valise, aud said il was given him
by two strange men to carry to New York.
The fellow is short, thick set, about thirty
maker, residing at 1913 West Thirty eighth
street. He has a firm, ~resolute face, aud Is
evidently fearless.
Detective Noonan saw him about 10. 80
o'clock last night while standing on Adams
street, near High street. Burns then came
walking rapidly towards the Bridge entrance,
carrying the valise.
Something aroused Noonan's suspicious.
and, stepping up to the man, he placed his
hand on his shoulder and asked him what he
had in the valise.
"Door-fasteners," replied Burns.
- | will have to ask you to go to the sta
ton house. " said Noonan, and IA right"
responded the man,
They started down High street to Fulton
and were nearing the corner of Main when
Burns jumped to one side, and raising the
valise struck Noonan over the back of the
neck. lie then ran down Main street, to
York, to Front, with Noonan close behind
him.
At the corner of Dock street Eoonan
called upon hin to stop, but Burns paid no
attention to the command and the detective
drew his revolver and fired three shots at
him..
The bullets did not strike him. but he be-
came winded and Noonan caught up with
him. Burns had, meantime, drawn his re-
volver, but before he could use it it was
wrenched away from him.
Noonan then slipped the nippers on his
man and succeeded i'll taking him to the Full
ton street station,
About the same time that Burns was
arrested Detectives Roche and Ryan. of the
First Precinct, noticed two young men act
ing suspiciously on Pearl near Nassau
street.
They took them to the First Precinct Sta.
ton House, where they gave their names as
Rudolph Schultz, of $40 Elghtieth street, and
Paul Lindau, alias Seibert, of 1918 First ave-
nue., New York.
In Lindau's pockets were found a loaded
revolver and two jimmies. Seibert had &
~five-dollar counterfeit bill in his possession.
Rumor says they were accomplices Of
Burns.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
BoULANGER CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
A Brilliant Success and Grand Triumph In
the General Election for Him

TBY CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssocIATIos.l
PARIS. Jan. SIN the course of an inter-
view yesterday Gen. Boulanger said his ex-
perience in election contests had taught him
to feel the pulse of the masses as well as any
one, and that never during his triumphs in
the Department of the Nord was he us sure
of success as at the present time.
His opponents had given the election in
the Department of the Seine an exaggerated
importance which would powerfully in
fuence the provinces in his favor If he was
elected.
He proposed to work with all his forces to
obtain u brilliant success here which would
be sure to lead to a triumph in the general
elections,
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Funeral Of Maun,s Victim.

The funeral OF Carrie Jones, who was muir
dered by her uncle, William Mann, In a fit of
jealousy. at 342 East Fifty-fourth street, ON
600 Third avenue, this morning. The service
was very simple and the attendance small. The
body OF Mann, the murderer and suicide, is still
at an undertaken and viii DO buried privately.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Mortality Of Long IsIaud.

The monthly bulletin Of the State Board Of
Health shows the mortality record of the Long
Island District for November to be: Deaths in
Brooklyn, LEGS; in Gravesend, 10; New
Utrecht, l2; Long Island City, A; Newtown,
20; Oyster Bay, s; Hampstead, 81; North
Hampstead. II; Huntington, 10; Southold. q;
Rag Harbor, .; The deaths under . years in
Brooklyn numbered 457 in Grayesend, l; New
Oyster Bay, /; Hampstead, a; North Hemp
stead, o. Huntington, 2; Southold, 2; Sag Har-
Dor. 2.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Against yore-Buying in Pennsylvania.

HARRIsBURG. Jan. s.-ltepresentatiye John
II. Fow, of Philadelphia, proposes to in
troduce II measure in the Pennsylvania
Legislature looking to the reformation
of the State election laws. The bill
will be fashioned after the Australian law.
Flow SAYS: 1--WE propose to see whether this
State must continue to be Inundated and dis
graced by the men who buy votes and openly
boast of it. We want. too, to put a check ON the
prominent rich citizens, the Pharisees, AS
Judge Gresham calls them, who, while pretend
ing to be- manly citizens and devout Christians,
raise thousands of dollars for purposes which
they are well aware are dirty, low and danger
pus.H
The evening world., 1889-01-08
The Power Of Ink.

"A small drop of ink, falling. like dew, upon
2 taought, proclalms that which makes thou
The inspiration OF his pen might give the dusky
nuld such a tar-reaching power, and we with we
might, through a like medium, bring into such
extended notice the matchless virtues Of DIR.
tiny. sugar-coated g~ranules which contain, in a
concentrated FORM. the active principles OF
vegetable extracts that Dame Nature designed
especially IN, promote n healthy action Of the
hvar. stomaeh and bOWslA 80
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Auother church 70 Move Uptown.

Thirty ninth street and Park avenue. Rev. Isaac
NJ. Halderman, pastor, have been empowered to
sell the property, with a view of locating further
uptown. the neighborhood Of Seyenty-second
site. The church has occupied It's present site
for sixteen years, being formerly located on
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Marshal Hawkins Sustained.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. S.-Judge Howe. in the
Superior Court, delivered a long opinion
on the damage suits which Il lot of hot tempered
Republicans brought against United States Mar
shal Edward Hawkins lust after election, because
his deputies had put them under arrest on cleo
ton day. The story has been CIRCULATED that early
an arrangement was under discussions, pro-
yiding for the withdrawal of the suits on con-
dition that the screwt be not applied to the
letter-writer. The Judge, holds that Marshal
Hawkins is not liable IN this case for amy wrong
full act by his special deputies.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

The Tammany Hal General Committee of the
Tenth Assembly District has organized with
julius Hamburger for Chairman; Thomas II.
Flanagan, First Vice. Chairman; Ferdinand
SScherer, Second; William X. Fay and Louis
Treasurer; Charles Laiss, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Charles Steckler is Chairman of the Committee
on Organization and member OF the Committee
of TWenty-four.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

The grand diuing-rOom OF the Holman House
never saw II gayer or more brilliant party than
that which sat down last evening at the annual
banquet of the Cercle Francois de lHarmonie.
President l.. Lafou sat in the seat of honor
under the tricolor and the stars and stripes,
and when the most perfect of menus had been
suitably discussed, made an eloquent address.
He spoke mainly, of the growing bond between
cllded j. Thoroh, President of the Socittc Fran
calsc de BirnfaiSance; Judge Cowing, the
Ncomtc dAhaZac, A.. Dausseing, Rudolph
Arouson, IL. Tisson aud NJ. Auber.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

II can drink all day and not get drunk, was
what James Moran said TO Justice O,Reilly at
Essex Market this morning.
That's nothing 10 be proud OF, said the
Justice,
II differ with you, > answered the man.
He was fined $40.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-A receiver for the ~. Louis
and Chicago Railroad waS appointed yestcr-
day. The main trouble is between two fac
tions Of men, who both assert priority OF claim
ON the first mortgage. The first bonds issued
were to the amount Of $500, 600. Afterwards
between s., 600, 900 aud 81, 600, o OF sec
ond consolidated bonds were issued, and just
here is where the cOunter-clAlms come III.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

Principal p. e. DemArest, Of the Fifth Ward
School, in Long Island City, was arrested yes
terday ON complaint of Mrs. Lantier. Some
time ago the complain ants son was chastised
by Mr.. Demarest, when Mrs; Lantier, called at
the school and hurled a class-book at tho teach
er's head. For this she was fined sl0 by Justice
kayanagh. She now makes q counter charge
against the teacher.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Accidental, but Probably Fatal.

[sPECIAL 10 THE EvENINd WoRLD.I
TRENTON. Jan. Sat a late hour last night
Thomas Proctor was accidentally shot in the
head by Thomas Feenan, u saloon-keeper Fee
nan was fixing u revolver. when the weapon was
accidentally discharged. Proctor will probably
die. Feenan has surrendered himself to the au-
iLnriIlnA
The evening world., 1889-01-08

IBY CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssocIATIoN.l
LONDON, Jan. s,-Reports from the Island Of
Lewis, Scotland, show that distress among the
crofter population is as acute as ever this VIM
ter. Potatoes and other crops are already ex-
hausted, and in many districts the people are on
the brink of starvation.
These reports will probably lead the Govern
ment to persist in the plan of affordipg the
~crofters aid to emigrate to Manitoba.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
SARAH S0CHS'S LETTERS.
She LonRed for Them, but They Never
Cnmc.

Any letters for me ?" has for the last six
months been the question on the lips OF
Sarah Sochs, n brunette, aged twenty-four
years, of sos Henry street.
She would address herself TO the letter.
carriers of Station b, on Grand street. and
her constant vigilance has annoyed them
greatly.
Whom do you expect n letter from ?" she
was asked when she first came around, and
she answered, From my lover"
Her brother caused her arrest for insanity
and she was %arraigned at Essex Market
this morning. The brother said that she be-
lioved every one who looked at her to be in
love with her and to be sending her letters.
She was held for medical examination.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

ESPECIAL 10 THE WORLD

CHICAGO, Jan s.-The substance of the agree
meut settling the 20 - troubles is that the road
will raise the blacklisting and prescription of
those concerned in the strike and chcerfully give
employment to those who have not been guilty
OF violence or other improper conduct. The
road also promises to protect its interests by
promotions. The message to this effect was tele-
Boston.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
About $3.50, 900 That the Public
Would Like to Know About.
Interesting Figures for the Elec-
trio Sugar Victims.
$500 Shares Sold for Somewhere Near
100000.
What Became Of Most Of the President and
T%reasurer's Stock.

All of the interesting details of the electric
sugar-refining swindle have not been ex-
planned.
What has become Of the vast sum of money
gathered from the Company's victims is an
unknown factor.
The following tables, made up from figures
given out by Treasurer Robertson from time
to time, show that between $780, 900 and
$500, 900 has not been accounted for at all.
DISPoSITION OF sHAREs.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Enrlish Harry Goes to the IsIand.

Henry Kelley, alias English Harry" of 10
Albany street, was sentenced to Blackwells
Island for three months at the Tombs this morn
ing fot threatening to kill his nineteen-year-old
wife, Agnes, TO whom he was married only i've
weeks ago.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
NEW JERSEYS LEGISLATURE.
McDermOtt Understood to Have Yielded the
Speakership TO Hudspeth.
ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD.

ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD.
TRENTON. N. j., Jan. SIT is understood
that the trouble with Frank McDermott over
tire Speakersllip of the Assembly is settled,
and that he will acquiesce In Hudspeth's
nomination.
Senator Werts, of Morris, will be President
of the Senate.
There is a bitter feeling over the fact that
ex. Assemblymau Chapman, of Hudson, has
the Senate.
Senator Cramer, of Ocean, will receive the
honorary nomination for President from the
Republicans. There will probably be no
United States Senatorial caucus this week,
mother Albeit nor MCPHERSON being here.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
PATRICK COTTER is MISSING.
He Vanished Strangely from James slip on
New Years Eve.

TNEoRMATTISoN wanted by Jpli. c9ttsr, of :, 81 z Non.
S SHi1S! Ia isPS :. l tso b S5ST f,n syST :s' medium ~ Old 5s stI1n.J st Ss,t
jumper two gray flannel drawers, Kentucky jeans pants,
s ssitsr sHf B Ts'sfI s'S stsfsa T Isisna s sns jersey So papers
RR lSSt s. f =, X; i oa b SSsn 81 81 t isss. Island Railroad dock at
At twenty minutes to o on New Years Eve
Patrick Cotter bade his wife goodnight and
wished her a happy New Year.
He then passed out into the beautiful,
bahmy night, SO unusual for that time of the
year.
This remains as the last time his wife has
seen him.
He went down to the James street slip.
where he was to assist in unloading q float of
the Long island Railroad.
He sat smoking on the stringpiece of the
dock with Patrick Connerty, the foreman.
until 10. SO o'clock, when the tug towing the
well. Paddy. here it comes" said Con-
nerty, and went ont to the end of the wharf
10 catch the line.
Cotter was to handle the lines at his end of
the dock.
Whats the matter there? Hurry up
called the man in the bow of the tug.
But Cotter had vanished as completely as If
he had never existed.
This is the last known of him.
Grappliug-irons were dragged over the bot
tom OF the river about and under the wharf,
but If the darkling waters had engulfed a vic
tim they refused to give him up.
Cotter had been employed as float captain
at james slip for two months. II. c.. Coouer,
the superintendent, speaks highly of him.
He was not q drinking man and was in his
usual health ut the time he disappeared.
He had worked on the docks Of the city for
over twenty years, having been night watch,
man for Charles H.. Marshall a. Co. for nine
years at pier % East River.
Mrs. Cotter is Frustrated with grief. She
has but the faintest hope hat her husband
still lives.
She has haunted the docks and Morgut
| ever since that fateful night.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
"The Only ReIiabIen sporliua N%ewspaper

"The Only Reliable" Sporting Newspaper.
The EVENING WORLD Extra toas Tie only pa
per IN his toton yesterday that printed he i'm
portaat sporting netos that StlliUan and Kilrain
toere TO meet July 8. The Euening Sun. ,ciu
characteristic carelessRess, Incorrectly GAGE The
dat as July 7, tohich is Sunday. If you sOdnt
prompt and reliable sporting ne,Os, and all other
kinds u neUs are n. g., TIL EVENING WORLD
ts the paper TO bun.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
A Battle in Burmah-I55 Killed.

TBY CABLE TO TIE PRESS NEWS AssocIATIoS.l
RASGooN, Jan. s.-The British troops have
had All engagement with the Burmese rebels at
Lw okow. The latter were defeated with q loss
Of 100 killed. The British lost only five killed.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Her Maiden Name Wa. Kroner.

TFTTVTNI T U TIE FTEFFF VOEFHD'
NEwBURG, N. y, Jan. s.-The maiden name
of Mrs. Carrie Jones, shot by William Mann in
New York on Sunday, was Kroner. The sisters
are Mary and Lizzie Kroner. Carrie was ems
ployed in this city a few years ago as q tailoress.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

An EVENING WORLD young man arrived aJ
the Office of the Electric Sugar Refining
Company, 60 Wall street, before Treasurer
Robertson did this morning, and he wanted
to know q lot about affairs and figures of the
big fraud.
When Mr.. Robertson did arrive he sat
down with the reporter and they made a cal
c~ulation. upon Mr.. Robertson own figures,
showing that during its career 3 .290 shares of
Electric Refining Company stock had been
sold since his connection with the Company.
OF these 2, 700 shares were disposed OF III
England at prices ranging from 500 to 5000,
which, at an average of 1900 per share Ca very
fair average), would net $50, 600.
Five hundred and ninety of the shares
we're sold in this city at from $50 TO $500 per
share, which at an average of $500 per share
would net Sis, 0O0-a total of 1928, 900.
All along Mr.. Robertson has stated that in
round numbers the company had only re-
ceived $3.50, 600, of which only $3.50, 600 is nc
counted for.
The question is, then, WHAT HAS BE.
CONE OF THE OTHER S74s 900?
MR.. RoBERTsoN's EXPLANATION.
Here is his explanation, nearly verbatim:
when the Company was organized the
Friends were given 5000 shares of stock and
the promoters 4. 900 shares.
After Friends death. Mrs. Friend. feeling
that her husband had not dealt fairly by the
Company, he having spent n good deal that
did not belong to Inn for drink during the
last three or four months of his life, turned
over to the company $50 shares of the stock.
leaving her with $3.50 shares, which she still
has.
This leaves 4. $50 shares TO be'accounted
for, of which Mr.. Cotterill now has 423
shares. / have 47G. and 56l shares Wood
worth made away with"
HAT BECAME OF THE REST?
Was the rest of 8. 29O shares disposed Of
for the benefit of the Company 7" asked the
reporter.
They must have BEEN"
AT what prices 7"
"Well, 300 shares were sold in ENGLAND
at from 800 to 5000 n share, the rest in this
country at from $50 TO $500 a share.
THE low figures were only Tor n short
time after Friends death.
Understand. though, | am not making
any statement. have no statement TO make
yet. / have not had time to go over the
books and fix n statement, and will not until
Mr.. Cotterill returns"
The evening world., 1889-01-08
BIueLbaIling Not in MIR. Barrett's Line

ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
PITrsBURG, Jan. Lawrence Barrett is
grieved at reports from New York that he had
blackballed applicants for membership in the
Players Club. He says he never blackballed
The evening world., 1889-01-08
A Sop to Gen. Cochrane.

As a compensation for the loss Of the Presi-
deucy of the Board of Aldermen, Gen. John
Cochrane will be reelected Chairman OF the
Tammany Hall General committee next FRIDAY.
The evening world., 1889-01-08
Austrian Minister Transferred.

nY CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssocIATIoH.l
YIRSSA, Jan. s.-The Austrian Minister a.
Rio Janeiro has been transferred TO Berne.
The evening world., 1889-01-08

Hut the Brooklyn Police Prefer 10 Believe
Burns stole IL from Grimth,s Factory
Shrcwd Detective Noonan's Hard Chase
and Clever Capture OF u Burglar In the
city of Churches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-24
THE TROUBLES OF ALBANY REPUBLICANS.

Albany. y. V, Aug. % (specaD. Albany Repub-
licars making progress in their endesvors to bring
the two Republican committees together This even
ing the Haskell Committee unanimously decided 10
meet the other committee and TO select William Barnes,
jr. temporary chairman who IS TO preside until
all contests are decided and president elected They
further agreed that the decision Of Mr. Barnes in all
cases should be final. and that the president for the
new committee should be man not now member OF
either committee. II also voted that a cqmmis-
sion, consisting Of two persons TO be named by tho
Woodward Committee and two persons by the Haskell
Committee who together shall select 9Th chair
man, be appointed TO revise the constitution pre-
pare a one, which plan shall include provisions
As follows viz For uniform method OF selecting all
delegates 10 the County Committee: for calling Of
Assembly district conventions only by authority Of
representatives OF each district respectively for
recognizing the authority Of the committee Of the
cities of Albany and C0hoes, and Of town committees
shah be submitted by said commission shall be at once
adopted as governing the future.