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The sun., 1889-12-15
1HKEE SHOTS AT HIS WIFE.
Thinkine He Had Killed Her, PIcRuni Puts
Bullet Into HIS Brain.

Bullet IntO HIS Brain.
Nicol Picanni, young italian tailor OF s5
Baxter street. fell in love last summer with
Alvina Amsbile, who lived with her parents,
devout Catholics, on the third floor OF the tene-
ment Picanni lived with friends on the fourth
floor.
Alvena was not quite 16 then. and Piccanni
was 20. Thoy went down to tho City Hall on
Sept 16, and were married by Alderman Alex.
J. Dowd. When they told father and mother
old folks were angry and declared that they
would not recognize the civil ceremony. They
refused to let the. girl come home homo until
Plcanai pr promised mis- d TO have have the nuptiai Knot
Picanni lived with the Amabiles for few
weeks, but did not fulfill his promise. Then
he lost his job; The Amabiles and his young
not have the marriage sanctioned by the
church. He went up stairs and roomed with
his friends again. and Alvena resumed her in
terrupted work as an artificial flower maker In
Wooster street.
Pfcanni met her often and tried to persuade
her to come back. He was lying in wait in the
hallway OF the tenement when she came
new ,seli-coekinG French revolver. She saw
the shin ing barrel Of the weapon In his hand
Just as she was about to enter the door. and
she stepped back. He fired and missed her
She screamed, and turning, ran toward the
gutter. She fell over q snow bank. He fred
again. The bullet Rrazed her neck. Another
bullet glanced from her right temple and her
blood dyed the snow.
turned the revolver on himself. sending bull
let through his right ear into his brain. He
fell in the snow beside his bride. He is in
Chambers Street Hospital dying.
The Amabies kissed the feet Of the police
man who brought them the news that the girl
was not seriously hurt.
The sun., 1889-12-15
ROSS yNrnD1sM Ar sA1r LAKE
The Graud Jury Aeeuses the City sad
County omoIais OF Gross Corruption.

The Grand jerry Aeeuses the City and
County omoiaIs OF Gross Corruption.
SALrLAKE CRY, Utah, Dec. i4.-The Grand
Jury in the Third District Court this afternoon
made report. The report shows 1t has been
the practice OF the United States Marshal
to charge the penitentiary 20 to 40
cents per gallon for milk from cows
kept there and cared for by prison
labor and fed principally from food raised
upon the reservation or paid for BY the Gov
ernment These milk vouchers since 1882 have
amounted to about 5000, Tho Marshal also
has been selling to the penitenuary pota-
toes raised on the reservation by convict labor.
Other fruitful sources Of revenue for him
we're team hires for the deputies. hauling OF
prisoners to and from the penitentiary. The
Marshal also supports partly from public sup
plies. and table leavings, twelve milch COWS,
one hundred hogs and two extra horses.
In one year with ono team, for which the Gov
ernment provided the driver the Marshal earned
in hauling the sum OF $4,000. The Jury
says for $500 the Government could pro-
vide itself with horses, wagon, aud harness
to perform all this service, and for 500
additional could purchase two good cows, sufi-
pententiary, and It would seem as though 1t
were economy to do this. The jury also com;
plains that the Marshal has shown unusual
cohabitation.
The supplies now furnished the penitentiary
are 25 Der cent IN excess OF its needs and at
price 20 per cent too high. The Jury also In
vestigated the administration OF the county
affairs and makes a sensational report there.
years $4,000. and there are no bids
on the work and no proper youch-
ers. The county has sunk In canals
Sl22,0o0, and has no canals. save waste ditch,
and nothing 10 show for the money. The col.
iector's defalcatlons are severely commented
upon. The county hSs hso lost $4,000 6y
The report says that the county off off
ness firm for supplies. and show iayoritism
TO the Mormon prisoners The County Court
has also voted away valuable franchises for no
public consideration; The oitloers have been
tsrine into partnerships with spoilers, diyid-
ing with Them the 1nes imposed. The
draulic canal company s9697 for an
interested In the Jordan River and dam. which
the COMPANY. never owned. but which the
county bonded over to the city. the county not
receiving o cent OF the money. The report, In
closing. charges that the bulk Of this fund
found its way into the pockets OF the city and
county officials.
The sun., 1889-12-15
The Sxnphonx Society.

There was much more numerous au-
dience at the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening than there was reason TO expect and
1t is pleasant to record the fact that those SUBJ
seribers to the concerts OF the Symphony So
ciety that ventured forth were rewarded for
their hardlhood by an interesting and effective
performance. Two numbers on the programme
may be referred to as having been partc-
ularly striking-Goldmark' new overture,
performed at Fridays rehearsal for the
!, first time in America, and HandePs con-
certo "Grosso." in G minor. The overture
merits much more detailed reference than
can be given 1t after a single hearing. 1t is
conceived and written In the extreme modern
style Of emotional music, and would make a
deeper impression II its themes were cast in
larger moulds, but the composition has vi
tality that no one can mistake: one feels, lis
tening 10 1t. that the musician has something
to communicate, even though the menage is
tation Is characterlzed BY substance as We'll as
by brilliancy. by the same mastery Of or
Sy sbs ha
ssntiimentalisn aud excessive ssnsuousHess. j.
Changes Changes eontlnaally.,, Broad and Wis Vigorous iis
string passages are followed by dainty bits Of
dialogue. between the strings and the wood
next, and the auditors interest is not allowed
to flag fol a minute. The title Of Spring"
that Goidmark has bestowed upon his work Is
fairly applicable. The season he depicts. how
ever. is no calm and bright period OF germina-
tion. but. q spring OF feryid sunshine
and tropical luXuriance. The orchestra
played this number with fine enthusiasm and
Vigor. and the overture was applquded TO tho
way. was the Concerte Crosse, In which Messrs
Dannrsuther Joubert. and Schenk were the
sololsts. Fashioned somewhat In the style OF
the modern concerto as to the principal parts
but divided. suite-like. into larghetto. a
fugato a musette. an allegro. and finale the
Concerto Crosse was grateful as specimen of
clear andistrong writing. for the strings. This
too. was eXcellently rendered.
The other works on the bill were Beethoven's
Seventh symphony, two vocal numbers. and
Wsgner's " Walkueren Ritz" The symphony
rendered. the final allegro going, particularly
heroic treatment. The vocal pieces were
GluCks "DlvinitGs -du Styx" and Liszt's
" Drei ZiReuner," and the singer was Miss
LenoX Little. O meZzo soprano, who has Just
returned from Europe. Miss Little uses
her voice skilfully, she phrases well. and
her enunciation 10 aRreeably distinct. The
grateful influence diffused through these ex-
cellences Is counteracted by the TACT that her
tones are without charm or resonance, and
parenuy, as the platform she STOOD upon. The
tremendous invocation to the powers OF hades
was delivered withouJ the slightest feeling In
the Liszt Song. which is nothing but reeita-
tion interrupted by illustrative orchestral pas
saRes her elocutionary powers were OF assist
ance. and won her plaudits and recall Mr.
Walter DamroSch as usual, conducted.
The sun., 1889-12-15
This Old Hottie Had Poison I'm II

John Callahan. junk dealer. who has
pushed cart around the streets in the Seventh
ward for many years. was soon TO leave his
cart In Stanton street, near Columbia street,
on Friday. After running short distance he
fell on the sidewalk in front. Of 272 Stanton
A woman reported yesterday to Deputy Coro-
ner Weston at the, Coroner's Office that she
somethInR from q ginger ale bottle 1t was a
dark liquld. and looked like sarsaparilla. The
woman saw a red wrapper on the bottle
cart an uncorked bottle with a red label, on
which was printed the words " "Carbolio Acid
Callaban's wife said yesterday at her homo
852 Madison street, that Callahan was In the
habit OF drinking the remaining contents OF
them. Or. Weston N ode an autopsy Yesterday
and found that Callahan had died OF carboic
acid DOiaoninR
The sun., 1889-12-15

TORONTO, Dec. 14-Speaking of the chal-
lenge Of OConnor, the champion oarsman OF
America. Joseph Rogers O'Connor's backer,
said to-day: You see 1t is this way: OCon-
nor is very modest. Richard X. Fox knew he
was willing to row any nan in the world and he
issued challenge for him. No challenge has
been issued over O'Connor's signature but mt
the same time we accept IT," A despatch was
shown 10 Rogers from Boston saying that
worlds championship 'sculing contest there
neXt spring. He said; "0'Connor will enter.
rionship OF the world as any one, and we are
willing to row any one for IL He will not 20
abroad on the same terms. He will row all
comers on any neutral course In America We
want to row on fresh water No man can do
himself Justice on tho Thames. 1t Is filthy,
a bright, bracing climate like this cannot do
his best In q race there. Anywhere in America
no will be there"
The sun., 1889-12-15
Wanted, a Good Rondway for Driving.

"All we need now." said well-known
racing man yesterday, is a good drive to
Westchester. The Southern Boulevard would
do were 1t not for the elevated trains and
crossing Third Avenue. l have no doubt John
A. Morris will make way for New York horse
mon to drive out to his beautiful park. for the
abandonment OF Jerome will practically de-
tltul drives In the world. A very large mum Der
OF horsemen In New York went to Jerome prin-
shown by the large number OF men who drive
out there even yet. and, indeed, during winter
to take breakfast on Sunday mornings, and
ness A race track IL not everything. Tho
drive to and from, and the facilities OF the club
stance, which is the most popular race track in
England. owes great share Of It's success to
old Windsor Park"
The sun., 1889-12-15
Grief for the Birds.

NORWICH Dec. IA pathetic scene has
been witnessed in the village ofDanielsonville
for week or two ON account Of the death in
that place OF. Mrs. Lewis Worden. modest
philanthropist Of Connecticut. For forty years
Mrs. Worden had dwelt in Danielsonville. and
in that time, 1t is said. neysr saw a case OF
human or brute suffering without endeayoring
all dumb animals. For twenty or thirty years
che had fed wild birds under the window OF
her house regularly each day, and all kinds OF
birds gathered there dsily at all seasons There
were scores OF little fetthered almstakors. and
their noisy chirping Ittract0d the attention Of
passers hundred yards away. After gather
Ing the shower Of crumbs that were tossed to
them they percheI on the window stills OF the
ThanksgivinR breakdown OF songs. After Mrs.
Wordens deathth there was no one to feed them.
but they have gathered under the window
daily and exrressed their astonishment In the
most mourDul chattering. They are mostly
sparroWs atthis season.
The sun., 1889-12-15

A zine New structure Unitss Harvard and
Mulsaohusstts Halls.

| A Zine New structure Unites uaFvara and
Mulsaohusstts HALLS.
CAMBRrDaB Dec. 1t.-Harvard College
boasts OF an $4,000 entrance connecting two
OF the odek recitation buildings Of the uni
versity-Haivard and Massachusetts, Halls. 1t
stands on Je North avenue side Of the grounds.
and Is sfking II not really handsome addl-
ton to tn college property. There isno doubt
| that the gateway cost $4,000 or within a Few
dollarsbf that amount. but It requires con-
noisssJr to see its real value. The style Is
know as tho :. Flemish Band" and is similar
| 10 thG seen in Harvard Hall. 1t was intended
! to hfmonizs with that old building.
Ne gateway comprises eight large square
| brbk posts and two larger ones on either side
| o(the driveway. These posts are capped with
| lkht sandstone. and are connected with sec
bons Of ironwork. OF course the driveway is
lin the centre and entrances for pedestrians
flank each side. Each of these passaReWays is
closed by heavy iron gate. those IN the drive
way being double. The style is reproduction
OF that prevalent in 1886. the year in which the
college was founded. This idea is carried out
the small entrances. Over the carriagewaY is
an Iron arch bearing on fs Fon5 SPonsa 2e SSS &
ures fe With tRe date 1888 in Similar but smaller
In front OF the entrance. which is. so con-
are two large sandstone slabs. chiselled in old
fashioned letters and with old-fash1oned SPELL
ing. One reads as follows:
oIsrSs SSs sSSeSss sSSS AsrssSc Ss cSaSs 81 SRss
When rue $oft i Fni.asS nhi sS ksrt oOurv
,5SS1R ,SSRrSsI sSs1 ne Hs'tsis eoisdSs g : sd osd.i.d
aMay iess Il III Is Q 6rasfed SGGS That Nswstowns
,as 3: c9;a ss SSs S.Ss.
Agreed % SpOn Former! p Bee br AZ cambridge Shall
The other slab bears this Inscription:
A''' o0a naa 'f% Had Svidsd HoS our = House; @ N
Places d snd
ths clyi e SoysrHmsns y q
And e * ss't 1sFs.A 5ssS'e ~Gi
pr.adna e Essy. Hn III FSss'sii Minister.
TO The Ckvreh When ,ovr Present Ministers
Now s4hM knriand's an q fiHst FRI DFst Fsti.s
On the face OF the large left-hand post is the
Of the On. GR o1
y@srd @ University, and on the back that Of
III Under each OF the inscriptions outside there
is 2 stone bench: while inside there are two
Mr.. Samuel johnson. who, gave the college
such UNIQUE gift. is q graduate Of the GLASS
learned that more was needed in order to
carry out his idea the sum was increased to
Slb,UUu. Ino arCnltoOtS were M0Berb, mchlms
Mead 4 White OF New York.
1t is reported that the college authorities
will enclose the entire yard with an iron fence
similar In style TO the ironwork OF the gate. but
II such change is contemplated 1t will proba-
bly, come In the dim future 1t would cost
It Is doubtful If the faculty would consent to
such an outlay right away.
The Pi Eta Society propose to build club
house that will put the Hasty Pudding Club In
the shade. Next Thursday evening the Rrsdu-
ate members OF that society will produceS
and the proceeds Will 60 toward the new
building.
The sun., 1889-12-15
STUDENTS INDULGE IN sLuee1NG.
Blood Flows Mt tho Exhibition or the Mas.
Saehusetts Institute or Technology.

BLOOD Flows Mt tho Exhibition or the Mas.
Saehusetts Institute or Technology.
BOSTON, Dec. 14.-At the winter meeting oI
the Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology to.
day the students indulRed in some sluRRinP
with soft gloves, and blood flowed freely. There
were hundreds OF Back Bay girls present. and
they applauded the exhibition with as much
vim as did the young men. The feather
weights were the first to appear, and
there was o. lively set-to between ]. L.
Batohellor. 90. and @. c. Brown,
'93. Brown forced the fighting and landed
several hard riGht-handers on tho left side oi
Batohellor's Jaw. The latter countered with
his left several times, and before the first
round was half through Browns face was
bright scarlet and the blood dropped all over
him. He bled more profusely than professional
sluggers In finish skin-glove fight In the
second round Batchellor sent in several more
straight right t-handers on Browns damaged
tail sprinting. T6e third round was was al repetio Ii
tion of the second. and Batchellor won the
The piddls;yeight contest .on was more sclsn-
titlc. 3 w. Atkinson; 100. and 8. W. Weis, 92,
Jack HIcHqiifIeis TACTICS, and scored "a a
eSan 70 do up hs but Feuae
thS advantage: In the third Weis led % success Na
blood. but he took some red-hot counters on
the stomach and head. A fourth round was
erdered and was fought with good deal Of
The heavy weights did not show up, and F.
II. Harvey. '9l. won. by default The other
games resulted as follows:
Fence Vault-J. q. DeBuller. 80. feet 7&
inches.
Running High KIck-C. D. Hayward. '93. 9
feet inch.
funning High Jump-L c. Mason. 80, s feet
inches tthe Institute record.
Putting the Shot,. @. DeBuller. So and
95-l00 feet.
Standing High Jump-R. W. Conant. feet o
inches.
Tug -of-war-Won by the '91 team over go
by 3 inches.
FencinG-First prize to r. II. Beattie, 49,
hy score OF ~ points, '0l had 8, '92 had q,
and '93 had points.
The sun., 1889-12-15
Ferryboata in Colllslon Last Night.

The ferryboat New York Of the Courtiandt
street Inc was leaving her slip at Jersey City
at 10A o'clock last night when the Brooklyn
Annex boat No. 2 was entering her slip. The
slip5 are adjoining. There was strong wind
blowing. and it upset the calculations of the
Arnex pilot. and carried his boat doEn against
we're going ut good speed, and In loss time
han 1t takes to tell It half the cabin Of the An
There were about fifty passengers on the
ferryboat and half as many on the Annex. and
whom the boats struck there was panic. One
New York was uninjurOd BY the collision and
she contiAued her trip The Annex got into
her slip all right. and the woman who tainted
tie while. She refused to give her name.
The sun., 1889-12-15
Charges of Polltleal Corruption,

BISMARCK, Oak, Dec. 1.-THE first move
toward an Investigation Of the late Senatorial
fight was started to-day In the Senate. Senator
Lamoine. former friend and attorney of
Ordway turned loose upon the Ex-Governor
and charged him with bribery and corruption
In everything he did during his service as or
late effort to be elected United States Senator.
A committee Of I've was appointed to investi-
gate the charges. Ordway will return to the
Another defeated Senatorial candidate, NJ. N.
Johnson. charges that friend OF OrdWay's
offered him t25 900 In cash and q consulship
The sun., 1889-12-15
DIR. suFRNsET,s DKFhNCE.
His Views on the Doctrine of sirnilln the
same that Thev Were Years Ago.

IEis Views on the Doctrine OF Sirailia the
Same that Thev Were Years AEo.
Dr. ERbert Guernsey, whom the Hom@o-
pathio Medical Society Of the county OF New
York seeks to have removed from tho Presi-
dency Of the Medical Board OF Wards leland
hospital. on the ground that he is not repre-
sentative homeopathic has received from the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction 9
formal communication relative to the matter
He will submit reply early this week
1T will be in substance" he said last night,
that the position now hold is the same that
took In my sAlutatory editorial in the Ne,o
York Medical Times in 1873 which Is that
the doctrine OF slmile Is not a universal
law, though most important one. That
was before the Wards Island Hospital existed.
The Medical Board has always worked mar
moniously together, and now OF the twenty
four members the society which seeks my re-
movRl signifies its willingness to retain elRh-
Teen. II those eighteen, who seem TO enjoy
the confidence OF those engaged In this move;
ment had doubted my faith I, at any time time had had
ton on the part Of the soOiety as as
hospital they are not responsible for It's con-
duct shall state in my reply that this action
IL son nS5G S he 1nd aSd g sS
shall present statements from Drs. BaRg and
Root and the .Drs Hill, In reference to their
the present Board violated its pledges or de-
parted from the line marked out when 1t as
sumoa the care OF the hospital
Dr. James NJ Sohley, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Public instruction OF the society,
denied that the society was making personal
attack upon DR.. Guernsey. IL was q move
physicians from q homeopathic institution.
He also said that Or. Guernsey had peel
he Is editor, to prevent the endow-
ment OF the new Homeopathic medical
college and hospital buildings, which are to be
dedicated IN January, and had cooperated with
the old school last winter to carry bill
through the Legislature, which was opposed by
the homeopathic physicians OF the county and
the State.
The society will hold o special meeting early
this week for further action.
The sun., 1889-12-15
An the Matehes wide Opeu.

Fire was discovered at 1925 A. N. yester-
day in the first floor OF the fve-story building
81 North Moore street, occupied by N. Johnson
& Sons. dealers in pickles. sauces, and catsups.
When the hremen arrived flames were burst
ing into the street and smoke was pouring out
Of the upper stories. 1t looked as II the entire
sent out o second alarm. When the firemen
entered the building they found the elevator
car standing at the second story; On every
there were no guard rails. Chief Lally re-
ported this doubly violation Of law to the Fire
Commissioners. The firm Is liable to $50 fine
for each floor. The. fire did 5000 damage to
stock and 81 900 to building.
The sun., 1889-12-15
A Banker Disappears.

BALTIMORE Dec. 14.-John H. Rauch, Jr.,
who has for some time past conducted saw
inRs bank in this city, is reported to have dis
appeared. The depositors in the bank were
composed mainly of poor persona, and the
average amounts were from So to 500. This
evening was the regular time for the establish
ment. to be open for. business. and q large
crowd was in attendance, but the place
was closed. Tho alarm was given that Rauch
had skipped and the crowd became excited
and dem onstrative. but found no one on whom
banking business. conducted a feed store but
failed several days ago. and this place ia ad-
tonight that Rauch had q regulation that any
child who was patron OF the bank was liable
to small fine II deposit was not made
weakly
The sun., 1889-12-15
rHEN1r-FIrE YEARS AFTER THE WAR.
A Grand Army Post Condemn Members
Who Attended JeT Davis's Funeral

Grand Army Post Condemn Members
Who Attended JeT Davis's Funeral
WEsTcHEsTER, Pa, Dec. 14.-At the reg
ular weekly meeting OF the Gen. George A..
Mccall Post No. 81. Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. held last night. the following resolutions
relative to Grand Army men appearing at the
funeral OF Jefferson Davis were passed:
Resolped, That view with alarm the extraordinary
manifestation OF spirit OF that ripe in
portion of country lately arrayed in hostility to the
Government as demonstrated in tho funeral obsorv.
ances of the chief rebel and arch traitor Jefferson
Davis who Of his own choice unpardoned
traitor to beat and maEnanimous Government
on the face Of the earth There being nothing In his
career or person call for these fuSome euogtes
cept IL s but too plainly evident that they
were due alone to his treaSop.
Resolued That we utterly repudate the little squad
of own Grand Army of the Republic who dBgra iced
themselves and order by attending the obSoQ Ques
OF Jefferson Davis inAsmuch they could not fail
that 1t would be made an occasion for display
of reasonable sentiment Tho fact that thoy In
position which now appears to be in tho enemyB
try called for them to sustain themselves outpost
Of Grand Army rather than to be led captive by
the enemy.
Resolved That our Grand Army of the Republic breth.
who refused to participate In these obseQuies
thereby proved their worth loyal American citizens
and soldiers
The sun., 1889-12-15
Mothers Strangely Equipped.



The author Of king Solomons Mines" "
and Allan Quatermain has had much laid
to his charge-from plagiarism to downright
lying, but as time goes on It becomes every day
more apparent that the only South African
romancist has considerable modicum OF
truth at the bottom OF his seemingly most
bizarre conceptions.
Take. for Instance. the Mapai. O small tribe
Of bush people living between the Kaverezi and
Yankotoi who among q mum beriof other ouri-
Gus habits. slit the skin over both shoulders In
the form Of loop, and which. by being upheld.
permits second cuticle to grow beneath a
the Young ladies' Of this Interesting people' the
loops, when the girls develop into womanhood,
forming four natural" resting places for q
child either at the breast or back. the straps
of flesh on the shoulders being for the hands or
arms and the others for each baby leg.