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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
THE COURT

SUIT OVER TIE CUSTODY OF BOY
Iouis F. Hoffman. who Is. nine years OLD. was
brought before Judge Bench OF the supreme Court yes
,cr,ay on a writ OF habcas corpus secured by the
boy's mother and father. who now live In 'hcaSo'
six years AGO they IN poor circumstances ana ict
their boy I'm tho II his grandfather frcuer1oR
T,alcrt Of No 351 East Fly frst-st. Mr.. norman
WIS successful in Chicago and returned 70 New orR
Few DAYS ago to reclaim his child. The grandiatFr r.
however had becom" attached 10 the boy ana riuSf'
20 give him up He said that he had maze an aE1Nc
ment with the parents 30 educate and Keep inc poy'
n,.,r % the refusal Of Mr. Trabert 10 give up the
control Of Young Louis. Mr.. Hoffman took ms case
into court Judge Beach decided yesterday that inc
u,tody u the child belonged 10 the father ~ there
was no written agreement 10 snow ula' hc rc'"un''
his right more than temporarily
When the decision Of the Judge was made known
IN the boy he cried bitterly and declared uia Io
,rshci 20 remain with his grandfather who hah itrI
~ eo,dT 10 him The doors OF The court were ~
and the parents endnvorod 70 reconcile Ie oIttu u
~ s,tc They Succeeded In this only parnally'
They viii return with him 10 Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
TIE NEW SOCIETY FAILS MISEhAbLf'
SCORED BY THE MAYOR FOR ITS ACTION IN RE
GARD TO ROSTER & EIAL'S
Convention.


Among the proprietors Of concert halls against
whom the Society for the Enforcement OF Criminal
Iav, flied charges before Mayor Grant recently was
,ba firm Of Roster & Bal whose place In West twenty
third was represented as The scene OF Violations OF
the law relating to such places. Tic case against
Roster a. Rial came up with the others fortnight ago
INIT was adjourned until yesterday at the request Of
Richard &. Nevcombe. the DEFENDANTS counsel.
Ex-Judrc Leicester Holme, the Mayors secretary
acted for the Mayor his request, as in the former
bear,nes Mr. Newcombe announced that the part OF
the compaint relating to violations of the excise laws
boa becn dismissed by tho Excise Board. secretary
un,ma then said that he was ready 20 hear any
testimony which might be offered tending to show that
Kostor a. Rial conduct disreputablc place, but the
s.riutcpdent of the society making the accusation
answered that he was not prepared to prove this
81 will hear any testimony as to the character Oh
tho nroprctors continued the Mayors secretary Inc
supernepdent declined 20 attack the character OF c
proprictors - ..,.o,,
"Ors pursued Mr. Holme. al Will hear testimony
regarding the kind OF people who frequent the place
"1ne people who go there are very rcspec'aoic'
replied the superintendent. ~
"Now.n Secretary Holmc said, 81 VIII near ahythus
10 show that the license issued by the Mayor mas De
violated in that the music playeG there vi 'u'""'
night is not OF sacred character" ,, .,.. ,,.
ton of the complaint which called In question uIo
nature of the entertainment at Roster g pa ,
sunday July o. In c0niraventlon OF ny i.cc"'0
issued by the Mayor. This ended the proceru'.SSo -
MovoT Grant expressed his indignation az lne 81
ctdy's methods in this case ana lhiorheN i've nyn
sentative that II appeared that the sOclet! W. and
ing 10 uso the MAYORS Office Tor us own PHiect ~
that the public welfare WIS noV aiioHe VI"
it-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
THE KENTUCKY LEAGUES GROWTH.
HALF HUNDRED CLUBS PERMANENTLY ORGAN
lied AND READY FOR THE FALL
CAMPAIGN.

Louisville KY Aug. 5-We have in the state
about y-one Republican League Clubs, Of which
twenty have been resusctated during the last three
months All of these clubs belong to the League.
There is no good reason why all Republicans should
not belong to the League. During the present year
about eleven Clubs have been added TO the
League role. The state League Executive Committee
will hold its next annual meeting within the next
thirty days in Louisville Aside from the action Of
the recent state Convention held in this city las,
month which articles Of incorporation granted by
the state League adopted, steps have been
taken with reference to this years campaign.
The newly elected officers, however, will take ac-
two steps TO do all they for the Republican cause
There is dissatisfaction worth noticing among our
clubs. The Republicans generally are inclined TO
support the present Congress in its action with
reference to the several bills mentioned There
seems 10 lie some llttc opposition on the part Of
very few to the Federal Election bill. but the ap.
parent lack Of information concerning that bill renders
the opposition Of no consequence. There is no APP
parent dissatisfaction between our League and tho
regular party committee in fact, the leading men,
bcrs Of our party are also the leading members of
clubs. All active Republicans who members OF
clubs take a part in the Republican primaries, and
we hope before long to enlist members nearly all
active Republicans in the state.
1t is respectfully suggested that the Republican
League Executive Committee make preparations for
and the responsibility of the publication of
great National organ, extra large in size, containing
we'll edited departments suitable t. The several classes
and trades, printed ordinary and light paper, ana
sold at so cents per anEum II may seem AT hr's
glance that this cannot lie success financially bls
i can. and be mad TO pay r9a,9Iaele pr9ht inis
volume Of valuable information and at times whcn
the people would pay more attention. and II there
should be a shortage The National League shouru w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
SHE SAYS HER CHILD rs CRUELTY TREATED.

A letter from Mrs. Mary Smatz, Of No. All West
Thrtenth-st received at the Mayors office yester
day in which Mrs. Snatz complains that her daughter
Lizzie age fourteen Is unlawully detained IN the New
YORK Juvenile Asylum, where the girl Is subjected shc
SAYS cruel treatmeLb TIC mother asserts chat she
psccd In the asylum Tor year ony at the end
u she sought In vain 10 remove her child
An daughter succdcd In getting her sister out Of
the Institution, hut she rcarrcstd by man who
falsely represented himself agent Of the Society for
Prevention OF Cruelty 70 Chdren. and she was carried
back the asylum. Mrs. Smaltz asserts also that she
has received notice from the superintendent that she
cannot visit Lizzie The asylum. She learns that the
girl has been severely and cruelty beaten by ae Keepers
Mayor Grant has ordered Investigation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22

George Van Horne. of CoopeTstown. both Of
orno nil has selected Clinton Ieckwith, tic
welI.kn contractor for public works. mem
her Of the Democratic State Committee from TINS
district. and a resident Of this county, as !,e
district. If that is the case Beckwith will GER
tainIy be nominated. for the Governor IS all
powerful. The leading Republican ca2dldate at
Srna TH Frank Arnod Of Unadilla Osegc County
Il is not yet known whether Mr.. Arnold would
accept the nomination. An Otscgo county can
didate is desired. that being county with Demo
cratic leanings: and Mr. Arnold could, 1t is
believed carry the county by large majority;
No date has yet been set for the Congressional
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
ILLINOIS CLUBS AT WORK.

OVER SEVEN HUNDRED ORGANIZED AND MOST
OF THEM BELONG 10 THE STATE LEAGUE.
President W. W. Tracy. of the Illinois state League.
writes in response 10 President Thurstons letter OF
inquiry the strength Of the League In that state
There about 700 clubs In our state. About $40
are books. There is particular reason why
AL should not belong to the League except in the case
of large permanent clubs I'm Chicago which have been
organized for several years of them do not con
slider that IL would assist the League In any way by
Joining; we expect, however, that all these Will be In
our ranks by '02, twothirds of them have already
Joined organization. About sixty new clubs were
mittce nor Of our League has yet been called
The permanent headquarters Of the League nave been
open AZ the Leland Hotel IN aclve operation, since
last May We are perfectlng the ORGANIZATION and
ensting men for The work which has be. dropped
by others In various counties throughout the state on
account of apathy, business cares, etc. We nope
to have short campaign in this state. and VIII begin
the work OF organizing meetings ana the general cam
pagn about the middle Of september We have heard
of no dissatisfaction except those complaints when
one naturally hears from disappointed oice-seekcrs
There IL undoubtedly, however, great apatny among
Republicans a; the present tine In Illinois tlis now,
ever. may wear OF after the campaign IS opened ana
may be on account Of the desire OF business men 70
put on tho excitement OF poit cal activity rs long as
possible We suggest thar tho Conglcssmen repre-
scEtng this state better answer the nin'h ques
ton they arc In "a position TO hear fom Their con
stituents There Is complete harmony among tho
League and the regular party committees as far as
can learn we work In entire harmony with the state
General COMMITTEE think since the or G,H
taking active part In all primaries much more 80 than
before and there seems T. be growing interest among
lions In This connection. | would suggest TO the
officers Of the National lcagne that they should i'm:
press upon the various state LeagueS the necessity Of
activity among the young mon at primary cections,
this siouM be especially looked alter in our cities.
where the primary election Is TOO often neglected, With
he idea that the work Gun be done on election dav.
Republicans who are interested in seeing officials Of
matter properly they will that il Is much moro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
TO TAKE CHARGE or ERIcSsovs BoDY.
A LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE NEW CRUISER
BALTIMORE.


The new cruiser Baltimore, which will start on her
maiden transatlantic trip To sweden saturday ID
the bearer of the body Of Captain john Ericsson 10
the country which gave the great inventor birth was
hauled ont of her berth at the Navy Yard At IL a. H.
yesterday aud then she steamed down tine Bay TO her
anchorage near Bedlows Island. she Will finish ILL
ing her coal bunkcrs to-day and will then be holy
stoned and scrubbed thoroughly be ready 10 starr
her funeral mission Ia morrow. She will probably
remain In European waters for several months.
Tho following the officers Of the Banmorc'
Captain Winfield scott Schley. commanding, Lentcn'
Commander Urel sebree. executive officer; LIEU
tenant Edward W. sturdy, navigator Chief Englnecr
e. f. DE Vain. Medical Inspector John II. Clark
Paymastcr william W. woolhull; Chaplain, the Rev.
Joseph r. Mcintyre Lieutenants sidney II. May lons
OF the officers OF the Poars Arctic Expedition u
1879 Henry McCrea, Robert NJ. Doyle, James n sea"
and Herbert o. Dunn Passed Assistant Engineers
Charles p. Howell and William Rowboham; ASSISTANT
Engineer George Il. salisbury Passed Assistant sur
geon oliver Diehl: Assistant Surgeon, EdwaN he
stitt; Captain Henry II Coston, of the Marine o~io'
Ensign, b. W. Wells Naval Cadets. Julius irOchaLAA
George l.. FORMER, John Is. Patton, william d. hao
Dougall Lawrence II. Moses, John r. Edie Candc De
Price and Philip Williams; Carpenter, J. 5. Wa'Veu'
meyer; Gunner, Z. Hanlcy.
Lieutenant { commander George A. Bicknen. who Is
assigned to the temporary command OF the Mop'o'
Nantucket, was hurrying along the work Of charins
her decks and also painting the upper works OF .E
vessel yesterday. She will be towed down to mo-
anchorage above the Baltimore and Ellis lsIHa.
The dents In her turrct from the solid shot OF Wv
Confederatcs at Port Royal cannot BE- well covered
with paint and there will b. an opportunity 70 nspt
not he in condition to go down the Bay tonorfyS.
Rear Admiral Gherari will use the Dolphin AZ "a "a
temporary flagship, aud Will go down the bay ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
IRON STEAMBOATS, AND TIE CEREMONIES.

At the request Of many citizens who desire 10 W..
the ceremonies In the harb"r on the embarhaOA
Of Captain ErlcssOn's body tomorrow, the Iron ~
boat Company has arranged Ia put two Of Its see'I
in service, to give a limited number Of passcnsc''
good view of the scene IN the harhor and % ACCOMPANY
tho United States steamship baltimore 70 sea- ~
boat will leave West Twenty thrdst., North River
10 p. m, and the other boat will leave Pier NO -
North River, at O'Clock. the arrival oi ,rS
body at Pier A and the embarhaton on the Navsi -
Nina The procession TO the baltimore can DC s0 I'm
advantage and when the vessel goes "a sea uA Inok
steamboats, will accompany her vt least TO oanuy H
and possibly " the uShtship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22

crups IN ALI, PARTS OF THE STATE ELDCrING
DELEGATgs-CLARKsoN, DoLLIvER, THURS
TON, FAssETT, LODGE AND OTHERS III
sPEAK-DIscUSsING CANDIDATES
FOR THE PREsIDENCY-MEET-
ING OF THE NATIONAL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22

Here are seven Republican districts that,
that United States Senatorshp is at stake, can
DC counted with certainty 10 send Republican
Assemblyman 70 Albany the approaching winter
The Republicans had sevcnty-two Asscmblymcn
and the Democrats nfty-siX Asscmblymcn in the
Inst Assembly The Republicans may lose
of their present Assembly districts, Rockland
which is Democratic county: but any OTHER
losses, IL would seem. will he more than made
good by the seven Republican districts that
will be rcgained
The county of HerkiIner forms part of the
XXIVth Congress District. which also includes
within its limits the counties of Schohare and
Otsego. II represented in the present Con-
gress by David WILDER, Republican, who has re
Democratic opponent Mr. Pndor is now again
said to he seeking the Democratic nomination.
There are also several other Democratic cand-
Vile. and A. W. Shepard Of Little Falls. both
Of this county; A. b. Cox, OF Cherry Valley, and
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-28
Others Got the Diamonds.

1t is not always, perhaps not often,
that an important discovery particularly
benefits the discoverer. The opening of
the diamond fields of South Africa, from
which a thousand million dollars worth
of diamonds have been taken, was due
to the pertinacity of man named
O'Reilly, who was a trader among the
natives and first conceived the idea that
the country was rich in diamonds and
gold OReilly himself did not go to the
diggings and did not profit by them. On
the contrary, the rush to the diamond
fields ruined his trade with the natives
and South African correspondent says
that he is now working for his living.
There is probably moral in this story,
if we could only get at it.-Philadelphia
Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-28
HISTORY OF PENS.
The Biblical Iron Pen Not Identical with
the Modern Article.

The Iron pen" is mentioned in the
Bible by job; the Biblical pen is, how
ever, supposed to have been a chisel of
bronze used for cutting hieroglyphics
on stone or other hard substances. Who
invented the first flexible iron pens,
fashioned after the style with which we
are SO familiar, is not certainly known.
Prior to the advent of steel or iron pens,
quilts or reeds were used for writing on
skins or parchment for centuries.
The English word pen Is from the
Latin penna, feather; because quilts
were used for pens.
The firstinstance of an iron pen being
used on paper or parchment is recorded
ashaving occurred in 1885. This first at
tempt was rude imitation of quill
and its use very limited. Crude and i'm
perfect AS this embryo pen was, others
ia tioned after the same model a
clumss iron quill, were the best any
one could afford up to about the begin
ming of the present century. In 1908
Wise made the steel barrel pen, which,
besides being very clumsy was also ex-
pensive-consequent it was never used
to any great extent. In 1920 Joseph
elliot, an ingenious English manufact-
urer, who had, up to the date given,
been engaged in the manufacture of a
barrel pen. made a lucky hit whereby he
could manufacture the steel pen in al
most exactly the same style in which il
is used to-day. These he made in
birmingham. England. and sold at what
seems TO Us of the present day an enor-
nous figure, $50 per gross. Improve
ment and competition soou reduced the
price. In 1880, ten years later, they sold
for s. per gross, and in 1860 for IL cents.
At the present time steel pen, better
than the elliot of 1890, can be bought
for less than cents per gross,-St
Louis Republic.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-28
LIFE IN THE TROPICS.


and Black Ants of India.
l am not sure if the Indian ants are
identical with those which are the sub
jects of Sir John Ldbbock's interesting
experiments. When man arrives in
Calcutta his acquaintance with the
small red ants soon begins. l shall
never forget the jump that friend gave
when he first saw train of red ants on
She floor. He was a stout Englishman
newly arrived from home, and with an
innate horror of insect life. He thought
the train of ants was a snake. They
were merely marauding party out on
an expedition to plumber the sugar
basin on the breakfast table. Some
active ant scout had discovered that one
end of the table-cloth touched the
ground, and so afforded passage to the
sugar on the breakfast table. Instantly
the expedition had been organized, and
there was continuous stream of ants
from the hole in the wall where they
dwelt, along the floor, up the table
cloth, on to the sugar basin. With a
sideboard in which any thing sweet is
kept it is usual to put brass saucers full
of water under the feet, so as TO keep
the ants out. The water must be con
stantly changed, for if it gets covered
with dust, or any debris that will carry
the weight of an ant, the little creatures
soon find it out and cross the moat. II
is always eXpedlent to have the feet OF
your bed planted in brass saucers, full OF
water, so as to prevent the ants getting up
into the bed. ] was acquainted with a
ady who suffered severely from neglect.
ing this precaution. The doctor had
given her some ointment to rub on her
arm for rheumatic pain, and she APP
piled it when she went to bed. During
the night she suffered considerable pain,
which she attributed to the working of
the ointment. When daylight came
great was her horror to find that she
was being eaten alive by swarm of
red ants, which had been attracted by
some sweet ingredient in the ointment,
and had bitten through her skin into
her flesh, SO that she carried the scars of
the wounds to her grave, No doubt the
rheumatic pain was cured, but the rem
edy was good deal worse than the dis
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-28

ease. The large red ants. similar "a
those described in the Queens scotch
journal as attacking royal Princess.
are usually met with out shooting. As
you are passing under tree in your
howdah the elephant puts up his trunk
at.the bidding of the Mahout to break
of some projecting branch, and in an
instant you find yourself covered with
shower Of red ants who have been
picnicking on that particular branch.
The rapidity with which they will at
tack you on your face and hands, get
down the back Of your neck, and up
your legs, is more easily imagined than
described, and you will have very UNI
pleasant quarter Of an hour until you
can get rid of them all.
had not many encounters with the
large black ants, which affect rather
drier climate than Calcutta. But in :
house where there Is colony Of large
black ants established no place is safe
from their ravages, and their bite ID
quite as savage and painful as that Of
the large red ants. The white ants prob
ably 'take the cake" according to mod
ern phraseology, as tho greatest nui-
sances Of their kind. A white ant has
several forms, but perhaps his most dan
gerous form is that in which he is more
like white maggot than an ordinary
ant. In this maggot form the white
ants work under cover Of tunnelfnr
Of soft mud, which they manufacture for
themselves, possibly with the intention
OF concealing their mischief. But the
tunnel fortunately betrays them, and no
time should be lost in breaking open
the tunnel and destroying the working
party that will be found inside. If an
unwary traveller, arriving late ct
night, leaves his portmanteau ON
the floor Of his room in the
vicinity Of white ants, he will probably
discover In the morning that the enemy
have found their way in and made havoc
OF his garments. They will carry their
tunnel up the leg of table or sideboard
to get at the contents of a drawer.
Nothing Is sacred to them. In the pub
lie offices of Government the white ant
is ready to make himself record keeper.
He gets into bundle of papers and eats
them. If a reference is needed to some old
paper, the clerk who goes to the bundle
finds that it has been resolved into q
mass of muddy pulp. l knew case
where they ate some bank notes in
native merchants chest, but luckily for
him the fragments were identifiable.
More than once they have invaded a Gov
eminent treasury, and have destroyed
many precious sheets of the stamps
manufactured by Messrs. De la Rue &
Co., which were in the store of the dis
trict collector. As the collector is held
personally responsible for the value OF
the stamps, his dismay at finding the
white ants in his stamp chests, or al
mirahs, can be easily conceived &C. T.
auckland, in Longman's Magazine.