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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
CLOSE OF THE BIG DRY. GOODS SALES

The extensive trade sales Of dry goods which
wmerdng, Morris & Mitchell have been carrying on
for the last week at their auction Nos. "a and
&C Whitest, to close yesterday, when the large
stock Of cassimeres, fannels and blankets, the produc
ton Of the mills represented by William L.. Strong
g. Co., was disposed of. There were about 1000
packages catalogued. but the strong demand Of the
trade made the selling Of larger number compare
lively easy. In one lot, H. b. Clanin d Co. bought
100 packages, while the call for fifty and twenty-five
package lots were frequent The buyers were about
the same as those who have been purchasing at the
preceding sales with the addition Of the representatives
of a number of shrt-manufacturing houses.
The prices were somewhat satisfactory than
those which prevailed at the previous sales OF the
production Of Faulkner, Page Co., although they
were below those Of the trade sales last year. Some OF
them we're follows: Western W, 10 "a, IA and
western ii Id: Western W. brown, - "a, 10 Ii,
1917 and II "a cents; standard scarets, No ..
13 rs cents; S. W. NJ. scarets, IA IA to 10 cents
cyclone scarlets 10 rs cents; Empire state scareis
Ia cents; scarlet indicated 10 II to % cents for
the lighter goods and SO IL to SO for the heavier
5. w. NJ twilled blues standard. III Ia. blue cOlnni
bia, IA rs cents, and blue traders "a cents Inc
blankets sold remarkably we'll In the cheaper
grades the ten-quarers goods brought from 80 cents
TO 81 So and the elevenquarters from 81 81 IL 20
SO As. In the finer grades the eleven quarters brought
from 81 30 to S. The prices Of the tweve-quarters
ranged from So 30 to So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
couRr CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Supreme Cturt-General Term-Before Van Brunt, P j.
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"a m ; 49, 49, Ss lHa 1885, 49, 81 1852
Superior rempar; I,s ,S oGorT,9
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SS: ss so'FT'f a. T'jsrpr ''H5s D%s's
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''q COMMON ss''ff DAILY JMotons
and No .. 49,. al
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Nos I75 li!2 735 l726 079 SOS, 1887, S16, 1882
369. 1880 1888 20eS 1902. 1874. a.
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short eauses-Sos 2coa 2o5l, 2eo!, 257t. 5lo 2s3s
255S 25s, o5O3 2.4l 1850. 2O93 23i0 2iO2, 26il,
2os City 2s,s so sIs EmSns
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City Court-Trial Tern'-Psrt 1V-Becre MeAu'" u D.
eourt Of Over and Terminer-Before Barrett j.. ana
Attorney Fellows and Assistant DisrctAt'ofe!
Court OF General Sessions-Part !Before tigersa
and Assistant DstrictAttorney Bedioid'-Nos' ~ III
elusive. -, >, ,.,o,o c,winv I
Court OF General Sessons-Part II-beiofe in,
and Assistant DlstrictAtorney Jerome-Nos. 10 o. III
elusive. n. rrr pstore Recorder
crrth and tssstant pstrict-Attorney Davis-No' l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
ANOTHER LAURA BRIDGEMAN.
LITTLE HELEN KELLER, THOUGH BLIND AND
DEAF, LEARNING To USE THE SPOKEN
LANGUAGE.

Boston, May is (special).-About two years ago an
account was published Of a remarkable ch'iu neich
Keller who came from Alabama and was piacea IN
the South Boston Blind Asylum. She Is bhnu' aeai
and dumb presenting the same Obstacles 10 'cach's
that Laura Brldgeman did This child showed T
markabe desire to learn and In the frst year sic a
gained a vocabulary Of 800 words. TWO years DO
fore that she knew absolutely nothing OF language
Her efforts TO learn showed that she had within her
tremendous intellectual force. that must either ma all
outlet or make a wreck Of the child. The child was
well formed, physically pretty and pleasing III hcr
manners to an unusual degree and she roused All
unusual interest among phianthropsts. Al the emu
Of the second year In school her vocabulary had IN
creased to 1900 words. Now comes sun morc
remarkable development. About four weeks ago the
child placed in the care OF Miss Fuller OF the
Horace Mann School, and since then she mas acquired
the power to express herself In spoken words which
perfectly Ineligible to every one Inc wohder
fil progress made by the cl1ld witnh TWO
years after she had first been placed In the sou'h
Boston Asylum Is illustrated by her ability 10 wrloe
After the words became familiar to her she began ID
use them in her writing, as shown IN ths n'te to,
position, which she wrote during her visit 10 b1son
"This morning teacher and sat by ue wIhuoM
and a little boy walking on the sidewaiH ~
was raining very hard and he had very large
umbrella to keep III the rain drops ] 40 NOT Know
how old he was, think he may have been SIX years
old. Perhaps his name Joe. do not KNOW
where he was going. because he was strahst n.'.o
boy. But perhaps his mother sent MN 70 st9re 20
buy something for dinner. lie had bag IN one manu-
I suppose he was going to take it to his mother"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE IN HONDURAS

Chicago, May Is (SpeciaD.-Thc Secretary Of state
has granted license to the Honduras Company OF
Chicago for the breeding and Improvement OF 40
nestle animals, cultivation of agricultural products.
etc. capital stock, $5 OOO, 900; ncOrporators, W.
F. S. Trowbridge, r. II. Perry and Z. W. Perry.
short time ago f. W. Perry, acting in the interest OF
Western and Southern capitalists, purchased over
1000 900 acres Of land in Honduras, near the coast.
The sale made condition that the land should
be improved and used for the rearing OF stock. The
land consists of savannas and is said to be admir-
ably adapted for the purpose intended The inter
ested parties stockraisers and their efforts In
Honduras will be largely directed to the raising OF
mues which find ready sale In Central America.
Mr. Perry secured from the Government OF Honduras
some time ago large grant along the Patuca RIVER
i'm behalf Of the American Honduras Company. rms
grant is occupied by Americans, who devote d.
their time the raising Of tropical fruits, prncl-
naiy bananas II Is thought that in short time
steamship line will be established between ,. New
communication possible at stated intervals and pro-
viding for the export of productions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
NAY THE CITY BORROW ITS OWN MONEY!
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO DECIDE THIS
KNOTTY QUESTION.

A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO DECIDE THIS
KNoTTY QUESTION.
The discussion between City Chamberlain Grain
and Controller Myers to the proper policy TO De
pursued in the management Of the citys finances,
which broke out so suddenly at Wednesdays meeting
Of the Sinking Fund Commissioners, was resumed
Yesterday. The Chamberlain took issue with the
Controller upon the point that the manner OF invest
ing the city's funds proper subject for the
Board TO discuss and proceeded cloqueny to enlarge
upon his views given in yesterdays Tribune lie
was sure that it was bad policy for the Commissioners
10 be borrowing money from corporations and private
banks and persons at rate OF interest varying ron
8 to 4 per cent, while they lending the same
10 other banks and persons at the lower rate OF IL
per cent. Mr.. Grain ended by Offering resolution
setting forth the fact that there is about
100000 belonging to the Sinking Fund in the
various city depostaries subject at time to in
vestment and drawing but IL cent interest, and
that the city is in need of money at present and Is
borrowing large at the rate of 3 TO cent
interest, therefore committee Of three should be ap
pointed TO consider and report to what extent the
funds Of the sinking Fund subject to investment
be properly lent to the city upon revenue bonds
Controller Myers said he had objection to the
resolution There secrets to be afraid of.
The revenue bonds authorized by law. and the
Controller empowered to issue them when the
city needed money. The city's misfortune IS the
Controller said that it starts on the first Of the year
penny in until eight months have passed We are
sccruInc liabilities. The money market has of late
been peculiar Mr.. Storrs deputy Collector tells
nie that In his experience of over thirty years he
never has seen 1t in its present condition. The
savings banks, which have all along befriended us.
have money now.' As Illustration Of the
sudden demands made upon the treasury Mr.. Myers
read telegram from Albany requesting the immediate
forwarding of the school tax
The discussion ended by changing the number Of
the committee from three to four. and by the unani-
nous adoption of Mr.. Crain's resolution. Mayor
Grant. Recorder smyth. Controller Myers and Cham
berain Grain appointed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
SPEED OF THE TORPEDO BOAT GUSHING

There having been question raised about the
actual speed made by the new torpedo boat Cushing
from Newport to New-York few days ago. copy
Of he commanders report has been sent to the Navy
Yard. II says that the Gushing left Fort Adams at
] ;43 p. m. on May L arrived of Point judith at
o13; Watch Hill, 10: New London, 40 stratford
shoal. 6:I3; EatOn's Neck, Z; Sands Point, 40;
and Twenty -fourthst., 40 o'clock. She had both
wind and waves against her at the start and until
she reached New London, when IL became a little
camer Her average speed was 10 IA knots an hour
From New. York TO Washington the average speed was
Is knots But trial trip on the Potomac River.
MAY 5, with many Congressman on board. she ran
70 Mount Vernon in 40 minutes her speed part OF
the time being $50 reported) between twenty-sx ana
twenty seven miles an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
"JIM" BARKERS NARROW ESCAPE.
NEW TRIAL REFUsED-wHO WILL FILL HIS
SHOES FOR TAMMANY!

The jurors who convicted ex-Alderman Barker OF
assault in the third degree for beating James Herman
talked freely yesterday about their deliberations
Ten of them voted for a verdict of guilty OF assault
in the second degree which is a felony, punishable
by from two to FIVE years imprisonment. The
minority of the Jurors finally persuaded the Others
agree to conviction Of assault in the third degree
Mr.. Howe Barker's counsel, made motion yesterday
for new trial on the ground that the verdict was
against The weight Of evidence. lie also criti-
cised the speech OF Assistant Distr1ct-Auorney
Jerome as having introduced politics into the case
Judge Cowing said that the counsel on both SIDES
had INDUCED in many references to politics, but ne
mad warned the jury in his charge that they must not
pay any attention to those remarks. lie denied the
motion for new trial, and said that he would con-
slider carefully before Monday the question OF the
sentence which ought to be inflicted on Barker
The Tammany Hall people Of the XllIth Assem-
bly, District are earnestly discussing the merits OF
various politicians who have been mentioned In con-
nection with the Tammany leadership OF the disrict
to succeed exAlderman jim" Barker, whose con-
yicton Wednesday is expected to deprive the party
for some time of this useful member Of the Iammahy
Council. Among those prominently spoken OF IS
Secretary John C. Sheehan, OF the Aqneduct Coihinls
sion brother Of the Democratic leader OF the ASSEM-
hly Mr. Sheehan would be great improvement
upon Barker in every way, but he persists IN saynS
that he is not candidate and does nor w',I e,e
honor Among the aspirants are sad 10 be mans
S. Beattie the street Cleaning Commissioner anu AZ
derman Isaac H. Terrell, the present representative
of the district in the Common Council.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

An application was made to Judge Lawrence, in
the Supreme court. yesterday for writ of habeas
corpus ordering the production IN court Of John
socum, the ballplayer and wifemnrderer. who was
convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced
In the Court OF General Sessions 70 be executed by
electricity. The petition for the writ declared that
socum confined in cell in Sing Sing Prison In
which the light and air were very bad and he prayed
to have the Court order the warden to have him placed
in a more comfortable cell. Judge Lawrence denied
the writ.
Mary Wood some time presented a petition to
Surrogate Ransom praying for the removal of Alfred
L. Smonson as executor under the will Of Samuel
Wood When samuel Wood died his estate was said
10 be worth considerably 81 10000 and in her
petition Mary Wood declared that the estate had been
so badly managed that the money was nearly all
gone and she charged SimOnson with all kinds Of
unlawful acts such the msappropriation of funds
etc. The Surrogate yesterday handed down an opinion
in which he grants the motion for the removal OF
SmonsOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
CgAyGES IN THE STATE CAPITOL

Albany, n. V, May ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones
and State Engineer Eogart, the Advisory Commission
created by the Capitol Appropriation bill, have been
in consultation with Capitol Commissioner Perry ana
authorized him to proceed with the work as soon as
practicable The plans prepared by Mr.. Perry for the
remodelrinC of that section of the second floor directly
under the Assembly Chamber have been In the main
settled upon. The plans contemplate the fitting up
of the golden corridor into committee rooms for the
use of the Legislature and the connection OF the
eastern and western sections of the outer corridor by
carrying that corridor through the second division
Court Of Appeals room. The suite OF rooms now
occupied by the second division of the court viii be
remodelled and refurnished and made ready for the
occupancy Of the Court by the time the court 10
convenes in the early part Of next october.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
A JURY SN,VRED TO TRY PELL.

Jury to try George II. Pell was secured late
yesterday afternoon. seventy Jurors were examined
and thirty Of them were peremptorily challenged Dy
Assistant DistrctAttorney Davis or By Daniel u.
Rollins, who with Richard 5. Newcombe Is couhsei
for Pcll Recorder smyth excused all the jurors who
doubted their ability TO try the case fairly. Inc
Jurors selected George c. Bachelor, corsets
No. 345 Broadway; william Bishop, paper, No. 80
Park Row: Gumpert Sede, furnishing goods. NO. $40
Thrdave.; Peter NJ. Pirnie manager. No. AZ Warren
st. julius NJ Reser. mirrors, No. 225 East Ninety
thirdst. William Launder. binder, No. 116 East
Fourteenthst.; Josiah n. Wing, Librarian, No. '43
broadway; Walter NJ. Taussig, importer, No. "a
Chambers ST.. Emil A. Ramel, dry goods No. So Duane
ST.: Nathan +. strauss. pipes. No. 100 Grand 81. ,
William W. Chandler, manager of the parish property
of St. stephens Church. No. 151 West Fourteenths,
and William H. Hunt, express, No. 2,30S Eghth-ave
The Jurors are apparently Of more than ordinary
intelligence. Mr. Davis will begin this morning 70 ie
them the story Of the transactions connected with te
taking Of thirty one bonds from the Lenox Hill ank
which led TO the Joint indictment Of Pell, Charles f.
wallack and James A. Simmons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
A NEW LAW AGAINST BRIBERY.
GOVERNOR HILL SIGNS Mr. FAssETr's BILL TO
MEET EVILS PIACTTSED IN THE
sHEgIFFS OFFICE.

Albany, May Is (speciaD. between the Cor
ruptPractccs act, levced at candidates for ONCE
who give brides. the Registration act. aimed at 70
peaters. and the Ballot Reform BILL with severe pen
alties for Influencing voters, the lot OF the wrongdoer
on election day promises to be hard in future.
To-day Governor Hill signed kindred measure to
these acts namely senator Fassetts bill to punish
public officers who take bribes 1t will be remembered
that the Fassett Investigating Committee. after dis
closing vast amount OF corruption and brbetaking
In the Office Of the Sheriff Of New York and among MS
deputies at Ludlow Street Jail, learned that the penal
ties in punishment Of these offences were absurdly
light and in fact. did not exist in respect to certain
forms OF bribery. Senator Fssset accordingly ntro
duced the following pungent measure. which was TO-
day signed by Governor Hill:
To punish officials for receiving illegal fees
Section l. Section 4S Of the Penal Code Is hereby
amended to read follows: AZ. public omcer or
deputy clerk assistant others subordinate OF pubic
officer person appointed or employed by or IN ne
office Of public officer who shall in any manner act ior
in behalf OF such officer who asks or receives VI
consents agrees 10 receive emoltment gratuy OF "
ward promise OF emolument gatuity or reward or
any money property thing Of value or OF personal a
vantage except as may be authorized by law, ior
doing emitting TO do Official act or Tor performing
or emitting TO perform, or for having performed OF
omitted to perform. any act whatsoever directly or iho
rccty related to matter In respect to whch any o'y o
discretion by in Of law exercised py MIN oy
virtue Of HIS ONCE appointment or employment or MS
actual relation the matter shall be guilty OF felony'
punishable by Imprisonment for not more than zen years. OF
by n fine Of not than - 900, or both
Sec THIS act shall take eject the first day OF
September, 1890.
The Governor also signed an important amcndmens
to the Newspaper Libel law made In bill introduced
BY Senator Fassett. The Senator Is proprietor VI
"The Elmra Advertiser He amends the Penai Cooe
by adding the following provision:
To punish the persons make llbellous statements 70
editors reporters
Any person who wilfuly states delivers or uansmi"
by any means whatever to manager editor pubisher
or reporter OF any newspaper. magazine puonca.oh
periodical or serial publication therein any beous
statement concerning any person or corporation, and
thereby secures the actual publication Of the same'
guilty Of a msdemeanor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
THE COURTS.
CoNTEsTING JAMES PHELAN's WILL.

Arguments will be made to-day before Surrogate
Ransom in the Phelan will case which reopcned
after the will had been admitted to probate to allow
the admission of testimony which has been taken IN
France regarding the habits Of Charles j. Phelan. who
Is contesting the will Of his father, James PEclan.
The will has been in the courts for year or Sc.
Under its provisions the contestant receives life
interest from about s4Oo 900, which goes to his chill
drcn az his death in case lie leaves any issue. The
testimony taken was that OF his eldest sister the
Countess dc Narbonne Lara, who testes to his having
delrium tremens. she also tells OF peculiar actions
OF his in Gelfngen switzerland, where he hted out
fire company. ordered monument costing 1000
francs for the old wife of the unkeeper hiring special
trains to bring bands Of musicians TO the town for
the entertainment OF the peasants. and spent the
nights in driving around the village. He was for a
time inmate of the Mas0n de Sante for treatment
for alcoholism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
4 STEAMER CRASHES INTO 4 FERRYB0AT.
THE PASSENGERS on THE LATTER BECOME
pANIc-sTRICKEN-HER DAMAGE $500

PANIC-STRICKES-HER DAMAGE oZ,ooo
Five hundred people, who had hastily swallowed
their breakfasts and their way to this city from
BROOKLYN Yesterday at a. m. on the ferryboat Pacific,
had scare that they will remember some time Wien
the ferryboat left her pier at South Ferry the river
was clear and the passengers were rubbing their eyes
over their newspapers. Past Governors Island a
thick fogbank envcloped the Pacific, and In the midst
of the cloud the passengers startled by terrific
crash The ferryboat keeled over for an instant Willie
fearful grinding and crashing OF tmbers we're heard
in the paddlewheel the starboard side.
panic took place among the passengers and some
frantically pulled life preservers from under the seats
Several girls tainted. The State Line steamer state
Of Georgia. which her outward trip. had pokcd
her nose into the ferryboat. The Pacific had come to
standstl because Leander Losee the pilot could not
see more than ten feet ahead. When the Georgia
doomed Losee tried to start ahead but II was TOO
late The big steamer cut into the ferry boat almost
TO the hull. damaging the Pacific to the extent OF
about $4,000
dent. A tug tOwed the Pacific to her pier Losec
saws that he blew his whistle continually, but did not
hear a note Of warning from the Georgia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
A HOSPITALS APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
THE PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTION WISHES TO
EXTEND ITS FACILITIES.

THE PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTION WISHES TO
EXTEND ITS FACILITIES.
made an appeal TO the public for subscriptions to
practically destroyed by the fire on December 10, and
to provide needed additional buildings. The COM
mittee charged with raising funds have secured sub
scrptions to the amount Of 100000. Of which "a
kind friend has subscribed $3.50 900. upon condition
thh subscriptions for an equal amount are raised.
They estimate that the new work will cost $75o000
to 100000. Contributions are to be sent to Teau er
Robert L. Bcllnap. No. 1l5 Broadway, or to any
member Of the committee.
The fire last December came at time when the
service demanded of the hospital by the public hal so
largely increased to make additional buildings i'm
peratively necessary While the hospital has received
from its foundation its largest support from Its friends,
the work performed Is for the public. Nearly onc-half
OF the patients Of last year brought to the hos
Iital by the ambulances summoned by the police.
To the public, therefore, the feel they have
right to appeal in their time Of pressing need The
work has quadrupled in the last nine years. rising
from 600 patients in 1880 to 2,400 in 1880. Besides
ample toilet rooms and bath rooms linen closets. dry
ing rooms paDtres separate dining rooms for patients
and nurses, ETC., the new buildings Will provide In
the surgical department. an ACCIDENT wau, recepuoh
for patients, q padded cell, surgeons parlOr,
eight surgeons private rooms, one engineers SUIT OF
five rooms, with outside entrance Twelve large rooms
ground moor for patients clothing, nurses oress.
ing rooms, storage of mattresses ana linen, ano
dormtores for male employees; In med1cal depart
ment emergency and reception ward, one doctors
parlor, eight doctors private rooms, eseVeh rse
nurses dressing rooms storage OF mattresses ana nhen
and dormitories for male employees.