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Iu.-sEcoND STEP IN THE CONSPIRACY.


The Hon. Joseph G. Cannon paved the way
for Il. On April Is he reported a resolution
from the Committee on Rules putting bill to
define and regulate the jurisdiction OF the
courts of the United States before the House
for Immediate consideration. 1t was rushed
through in four hours. despite the protests Of
Mr. Carlisle. Mr.. Mills. Mr.. Breckinridge. and
other Democratic leaders. Mr.. Rogers, Dom
ocrat from Arkansas. championed tho bill. and
Dir. Oates Of Alabama led the fight against
It. Rogers apparently had no concep-
ton OF the full scope OF the measure.
Both wero members OF tho Committee
on tho Judiciary, from which tho bill was
reported. 1t seems plain that this bill was in
tended to clear the way for the Lodge bill
There are three Democratic Justices in the
Supreme Court. All OF the supreme Court
Judges hold circuit court. The Cannon pill
relieved them Of this Jurlsiiction. 1t provided
that the President should APPOINT seventeen
now Circuit Judges. There were ten regular
Circuit Judges already on the bench. Two
Jackson OF Tennessee, are Democrats. With
the seventeen new Circuit Judges, the aggre-
gate would be twenty-five Kepublicans and
only two Democrats. This bill passed tho
House by vote Of 13l to -. One hundred
and eighty-three members-mOre than half OF
counted thirty OF thom to make u quorum.
Seven Democrats voted for the bill. and the
thirteen votes east against IT wer" all east ny
Democrats. Silver-haired Breckinridgo ana
scores OF Democrats wore evidently SUSPICIOUS
Q! the bill. 1t was put through on tho Jump
mittee had time oven 10 read II carefully bo-
fore II was passed.
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crat and by Mr.. Coleman Of Louisiana, a Re-
publican. Then tho Northern Democrats
again poured into tho breach. Among them
we're den. Tracey OF Albany. Mr., Cultivate
OF Ohio, and Judge Chipman OF Michigan. Tho
Judge is u constitutional lawyer and n hard
and was warmly applaudod. The Republican
batteries wero manned by. Julius Caesar l,ur.
Tennessee. Mr.. Finley Of Kentucky, Mr. Wad-
dill 81 Virginia. aud Mr. HOPKINS OF Illinois;
made his maiden speech and Kept his side OF
the House in good humor Houk IL rOarer.
leathcr-lunEed and brass mounted ono OF tho
best speeches ol the day was made by Judge
Turner If Georgia. The Committee on Appro-
priations, us usual took up much OF the day.
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Vermont might nppoInt Bonrd OF Canvnssers

Vermont might nppolnt a Bonrd OF Canvnssers
for tho great state OF New York. A Judge in
Arkansas might appoint Returning Boards for
Tho Returning Board makes out n certificate
Tor the Congressman declared to be elected In
ench district and forwards 1t to he Clerk OF the
House. He Is compelled to put the name OF the
member certified by the Returning Board on
the roll OF the House under penal " OF NOT more
than $4,000 line, or not more than five years
imprisonment In State prison, or both. he Is
also disqualified from holding any oillco under
the United States II no falls to do this.
All the special deputy marshUls ut the polls
arc controlled and virtually appointed BY the
Chief Supervisor Tho marshals themselves
are appointees OF tho President All tho super:
Visors on occasion, may assume the powers OF
the deputy marshals and act with thom. They
can make arrests and can call tho byStanders
or posse CUH,itJius to assist them in making
arrests or otherwise. Federal blyonets arc to
be used IL necessary on thcir order'
This Is a concise summary of the provisions
Of the bill ltis machinery to hold on 10 rover
instead Of returning It to the peop'e, every, two
years All the important officers tho Judges,
theChief Supervisors, and the Returning Boards
hold for life. Mono IL elected by tho neoplo,
and all are appointed by Republicau officials:
Under this law 1t was well sad that gang OF
rascals might hold tho House Of Representa-
tives fifty years, though the people were
against them and tho President and the sem
ate antagonistic to them. Holding tho courts
they could not be convicted. Holding the
House, they could not be impeached.
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Iy.-ruIRp STEP IN THE CONSPIRACY

IV.-THIRD STEP IN THE CONSPIRACY
AS soon as this bill was out Of tho way the
Republicans wont to work on the Federal Flee
ton bill. About Il dozen had been INTRODUCED
They called caucus after caucus to take all OF
these bills into consideration. and concoct and
formulate ono for tho benefit OF the party.
John /. Davenports advice was sought and
given. His def hand is seen In the bill. The
object OF the Judiciary bill was seen tho In
slant the Lodge bill was reported to tho House.
There ara nine circuits in tho United States.
There arc to be three Circuit Judges In each
circuit. The Chiot Supervisors are appointed
by tho Circuit Courts. and hold for life. As
twenty-five Of the twenty -seven Circuit Judges
will bs Republicans, tho Republican party will
have tho solid bench in SO ven OF the circuits
Rni two-thirds majority In the other two.
A Chief SuDervisor's district may contain q
dozen Congressional districts. He presents 10
aJudRo Of his own choosing list oil supervl-
hpr5 OF elections. Tho Judge Is compeled 10
APPOINT the supervisors from this list; These
9unerNsors Of election are completely under
,aem to duty, ana can remove them at any
time and substitute others. Two OF them NJ
sacu election precinct arc TO be Repnblicans.
nnd tho other u Ir hibitlonist or q Womqn's
'ufIrAgst or anything .but an avowed Nonubli;
can ThemaJority "i tho Board exercises us Iuli
power The RuperNlsOrs count the ballots ana
canvass the vote. Tho supervisor directs ono
OF moro Of them to forward tho returns to him
Meantime. II Judge selected by the Chief
Supervisor appOut- n returning Board Tor
hold. for He. Tho hGi Supervisor Of Election
,rhl@ie2. the returns Tor rrr-gntation TO ms
h"pGlujca"-. and tho thini may hc Demo
ga. 4 rcGnla'hor = frHthLhead' r any
Tnrdutae uarnus tho Chairman OF no board
ass lhe southern circuit. !, judge sitting in
louisiana, aeI"ctrd by the Chici supervisor
4ake th9 Nor YORK cLrgNlL "a JlAg9 Sitting ~
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u-r1Rsr STEP IN TIE CONSPIRACY.


Congress met on Dec. 2. Thomas B. Reed
was elected Speaker. No rules were adopted.
He governed tho House under general parlia-
mentary law. He assumed to count q quorum
when none voted. He would not entertain mo-
lions to adjourn when he deemed them
datory. thus questioning the motives
OF members who offered them. He also
refused to entertain appeals from the decision
OF the Chair. and actually declined to allow
telers when his count was questioned. 1t was
under this alleged general parliamentary law
that Judge Jackson. Democratic member
from West Virginia. was unseated and Re-
publican put in his place. The Democrats
raised such row and tho press Of the country
commented SO adversely upon this action that
the ltepu bllcans went into caucus and got up a
set of rules. These rules were castiron. They
gave the Speaker the power to count quorum
The work Of unseating Democratic men,
bers then began In earnest. Judge Jackson
OF West Virginia was the first victim. His cer-
majority. John O. Pendleton Of the same State
was the next to CO. His certificate showed
that he had nineteen majority. The next one
son Gate OF Arkansas, His certificate gave him
1913 plurality and 1sl65 majority. The next
victim was sturdy Barnes Compton OF Mary
land He came into the House with lSl Blurali;;
Virginia. His majority was 26l. After him
Lewis w. Turpin Of Alabama was thrown out.
viii b. Edward Darlington VenaGle OF Peters
burg, Va. who has 642 plurality.
1t will thus be seen that before the Federal
Election bill was reported to the House the Re-
pubicans had Increased their majority from
eight to twenty. They termed tho good work
OF turning out Democrats " STRENGTHENING the
icf1re they ycntured to bring the Lodge bill
before the House.
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A FORCE BILL CONSPIRACY.
now POWER rs TO BE RETAINED
INSTEAD OF RETURNED TO
THE PEOPLE.

Nome Rule wiped out-OmcIaIs with Life
T.nures Backed by Bayonets to Stiae
the votes OF tho People-The Govern-
,sent to be CentralIEed-The Republican
Party Desperate-How tho Conspiracy
was Planned ana How it was CARRIED
Out-A Picturesque Description OF tho
Scenes in the House OF Representatives.
1.-THE CONSPIRACY OUTLINED.
WAsu1SaToN. d. c., July 8. $780, Wednesday,
Fab. 10. 1885, was a memorable day In Con-
gross. The United States Senate marched
over to the House OF Representatives, and the
two bodies counted the electoral vote Benja-
min Harrison was declared elected President
OF the United States. An hour atterward the
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge made q speech upon
the Smalls.Elliott contested election case. In
that speech he assumed that the elections In
the South were unfair, and announced the de-
termination of tho Republican party to
secure fair elections there. 1le said that he
was perfectly willing that there should be,
II necessary to secure an honest and peaceful
election, file OF United States soldiers at
cverY polling place in his district. lie added
that tho spirit which made force needtul was
moro un-American than tho force itself. The
North meant to have the constitution ana the
laws enforced In letter and In spirit, and law
was powerless. unless on the last appeal the
force OF the Government was behind 1t.
An hour atterwnrd Mr. Crisp OF Georgia re-
ferred to these remarks Of Mr.. Lodge He
asked il tho Republican party claimed tho
right to put troops at the polls upon the pre-
tense that they we're wanted to secure q fair
election.
"we do. we do" came from dozen Republic
can throats.
The Georgian then read from the journal Of
tho English House Of Commons OF moro than
q hundred years ago. denouncing such pro-
posed action at the polls In England as VIOLA
ton OF tho law and an outrage upon the rights
OF man. He added that the great men who had
represented Massachusetts in Congress In the
past would have blushed with shame to have
heard ono Of her Representatives on this floor
advocate such an outrage.
At the opening OF the political campaign In
Massachusetts last year Mr.. Lodge made q
speech In which he announced openly his in
tention Of introducing Federal Election bill
1t was to be based on the assumption that
there were gigantic frauds in the South. He
hold that under tho Constitution the Federal
Government could supervise the election can
yass the votes. and make the returns TO the
House. He reiterated his intention in second
speech, delivered not long afterward.
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,rirDrD ABoJ-T TIE TOWN.

Tax Collector swan sailed for Europe Yesterday, I"
be gone two months, and TO return win ms fahlI'
who have been in Italy for the winter. Miss Ma
Talmarc. DR.. Tamagc's daughter. !, with thcm.
Valentine Flcioki. age thirty two. Wa, i"und sun"
catc6 in hi, room al los Ellery II. Yesterday morn
ing lie was the floor, with an "Ncrtnrh'n lamp
and a partly consumed chair near him. lie wa, 40
dic.cd to drink and morphine.
Deaths last week. $50. births. 2ji marriages. III
six youthful pickpockct>. from nnc 70 -c'enic'n
years old were arraiencd before Police Justice N'lh
Yesterday. They led oy Robert Murphy, axe -cN
entccn of No. 800 Iiud,Onavc.. Who taught them :"
steal and then divided the profits with them MURPHY
was held for trial. and the others were allowed u ~
with their parents.
Four Of the pupils in The hdcrhi Academy were
before Police Justice Kcnna Yesterday for snp"
bang in Lafayctte-aye. They were discharged with
a rcprmand.
James Lynch. twenty two years old, a nephew OF
Civil Justice John Peterson, says that While at"hn
ing the Novelty Theatre on saturday night lie Wa
set upon by Special Officer hamcr and struck IN IN
face with "a club, thrown downstairs and made IN
conscious The officer, who denies the charge, Wa
arrested yesterday ard held for trial by Justice "oct
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NEWARK.

The superior Council Of the Golden star Fraternity,
whose jurisdiction embraces New Jersey and 'ontec
ticut held its annual session at JacobyS lI on tues
day night and elected officers
Agnes Bcrfl, a German, attempted 10 commit II"
eide Yesterday Springfield ave, 10y cutting her
throat with a knife She va, sent to a hospital. In
her possession was certificate Of a proposed pa
sage from New York T. Bremen.
The ,ixticth wedding anniversary of Nr. and Mrs
Henry Wilde was celebrated on Monday night AT the
hoI~c of Mrs - l.. Quincy, No. II NlcklIhc- p. the
aged couple appeared in excellent health anc i'ccivcd
the congratulations Of many visiting i1cu son'
of whom were present AT the wedding.
An Investigation Of the electric light wire through
ont the city nv the superintendent Of street Li-ht
M, show, that the Insulation Of nearly al the wires
= i,nerfc,t and l.- IN many place, the wire
a dangerous cond ton matter viii be- 81 Oh q
70 Il meeting OF Tie Comm council Public Lighting
Committee.
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TP ~ BCNY NiETFN.
~ rxlnnlrrov or MODERN ART.

~ INlliIlINfN CT N''lltE Ak.
4 noteworthy exhibition ~ I'll" work of American
,r,i- Vail bee .crn 300 the room, Of the Harlem club
conc hundred ard twenty t.fi -t and lcnox ave. ON
Friday and saturday a. tll. Nceh. H.. Art Com
mitice consisting 81 j. Wall wilson Herbert y King
bury and lcandcr II. Grail ,--.-i'd hy Newman l..
Nouir,,. Las taken great pains and expended much
time n securing play that viii not only he crditA
c 10 the club. but ~i De- thoroughly representative
# American art and artist. All Of the picture, IN
the exhibition. with two exceptions. viii Dee loaned by
,hc artist. whose ianc- appear n the catalogue. and
many 81 thc canvass, have not heretofore been cA
hhlicd
Among the Well known artists exhibiting are j. car
roll Bc,hWith. Robert 1. Blum. reorsc II. Boc"ri.
j. g. Brown. Tr,ricri,A -. church. William \ Colin.
H. Cleveland COKE. William VI. Chase. WYATT Eaton.
g. Harry E,ipn. T.. *. lltl. t. swain clifford t"oISe
lime. If. Bolton Jonc- Francis Z. Jnnc-. VIII II.
Low i. Trln,i~ Murphy. ilanH d. Ml"t. H. ".
Ranger. I. Is. VI. REIN. Theodore Eobin-"n. W. W. J..
Rice John - Sargent. t. ii. 1~acifman. Dwight VI.
rr, on. Iorafio Walker. i. Alden W'ir carleton VIZ
.r. l. II. WANT. llrnr, Oliver Waller ana lINil-
r. VILE. Dn Friday and saturday afternoons ih'
,ili,rDnus VIII De open for Wom'h' ana OH r'''s
evening men viii Doe received
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DISSATISFIED WITH TIE CONSOLlDArION.

The proposed consolidation of Zion and ST. Timothy
Protestant Episcopal churches ha, given rise to
considerable Dissatisfaction among the heirs Of the
foundcr of the former church. Zion Church." said
representative of the heirs yesterday. to IA Tribune
reportcr was built upon ground given by the heirs
Of Susan Ogden upon condition that a church should
be erected upon it, and with the understanding that 1t
should always be kept for church purposes. The
proposed consolidation with 81. Timothy VIII result
in the selling Of the property for other than church
purposes. tn, Is cOilslueTeo by inc Pio'c"I I"'
rcScntativcs OF susan ogden improper uac OF
the Gift received by the church. and defeating the
object and desire of their ancestor to have the land
maintained for church purposes In all, there were
ION lof, AT Madison ave and Thirty eighth Il. The
church was looked upon, in a manner, "a, Il memorial.
This change is discOuragnc to people who NAV WISH
to leave property for similar purposes
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-, p,uasenb,a with mdse to outerbridgc Co A
Steamer civ Of augusta Fisher savannah days. with
mdse and passengers 10 i Wsike.. i,, ,,as.,our
SUNSET wind at sandy Hook. light, NV; cloudy Al
city Island. wind light, sw; cloudy.
Arrived Yesterday
steamer Newporr Shaekford Aspnwall days ndss
ami passengers Pacific Mall 50 Co. Arrived the Bar At
cys n Sas -. 81; Gap pSps Zen Fee
TsIan rs with Indse aud passengersto Clyde Co
A sreS%e a. @ n Stream r6on Wilmington. with ma.s and
passengers to VIM clyde d co.
CLEARED.
s,eam.r axe Nepgon tBr) Hermann .lyerpool-Jamea
Steamer Henrietta tBr). Berg, New'as sandsrson
H,e,mer state OF Indiana Cr. Richie aissgow Austin
steamer Raetia gGer Kuhleweln Hamburg RI corts
sesmer oaiand Dtch) Smit. Amsterdam IA Bolongne-
fHI i,,,or Ia Faaire Cele Minness. An'~ Smith
i s a,,s IT, progreso pil.bury Lisbon Beo9l
Steamer BOLIVIA tBrj. Baxter Mefi'errAJ"a pof's-Hea
deg,oa no' 81, Ion ,sor Boo RIO Janero via ore
~ Minshs S,laiS.a Leighton and c~ra,is
va" ,,r San Marcos, Burrows. Galveston Vi. Ne, Vest
~ N,o' E.s,.s.., Miller N,s orleans II >eaman.
steamer Ricamond Jcnuey. West Point Va-V pominiss
s,e,mer ,l.cnnorn LOWS. Baltimore II e Fo..r
steaper Marina D. M,caic. Van MIX i"l'ie'Phia-S"S
e' ,s nf sterling Portland Or 's'i s' CO.
lars undue Tor INi'. lf' ''t'''""N T ~
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Brothers ftI'f
Big RS, 0uu. fHi I'uffaft
THE MOVEMENTS OF sTEAiERS.
FOREIGN PORTS
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from >rv i0-s. a..
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Sew York - ~
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stI.de. sew YORK W.
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THE riDr rrRNs TOWARD rrEoPE

THREE sTHANrE- CAREY MANY PASSENGERS
sirKtNG FOREIGN III Eis.
The sailing Yesterday Of the White star liner Ten
tn,.r with llr-c number Of we'll hr. wn pa--cneet'
and also the ravc and Wc~ternlaud with long passenger
lists. booked a. If trau- atlantic steamship lines l"'
Joined hands T. force the season. The presence 81
many people ON the pier to cheer the travellers or
i.i-nfcned the impre-- on ON tho I"1i"nic WEI"
yr and Mr., Fernando Nzna-l. the well known voHn-
ue..ul. who we're married on Tuesday Tracy Ach al
mas. .utinn ON board ,i" steamer. and their state
roo,,, were flied with prc-cnts and flower. ''i'r
~, .enror. were Dr. and MI. W seward Webb and
fuily Mr. and Ni;. Bradley Martin, Mis- Corncia
v,.,.n. l. ". Il,dcn. Lloyd Wynuc Roberts, General
and Mr.. Field Ralph T. singleton Mr. and MIS- - D.
Wheeler. Charlie Wyndham, Mr.. and Mrs. DoyY O"F'e
and T. ". lalt"n.
,,,on. tho.e Who went 70 sec the pas
.on..r. oil were Mr. and Mrs. John Alexandra the
$50, Webb. T.. Dyer 81. broohhol-t and W. Ouilh-'
Mr.. Gcor-. Kidd Nr. and Mrs H. ID. llolIns. H. e.
,tani.f,. Herr Fischer. h. Eseron Webb MISS
I,f,-.,. Nr. O.-ool Robcris Nodgwi'1, "cofTe
Nur1l- Richard NoGu~ J.. H. H1MNW' ',H"' H.,
,1uh Mi. Cameron tud MIS- Flora IaN,.. ~.
Ilnt., wore "a travelling dies q shcphciN p'"'"
g., th, Tr,Nc werr Captain II. Murrcll 'olonci
smith. William Ninot. Mr. ana Ni'' "li7" ''"'' '''
and Dr.. and Mr.. clinton Cushing -, ,,,,.,, ,r,,o
pr tii Nc,tctuland the Rev. lpr 'lhN,i - my
oliver T. Crane Mr.. amt Mr., j. h'hJaWni l'i'l', .si
v,r Inphin, lulr, HcuicauN. Belgian consul N'lo'd'
10 the n,cd ~ia",, and t"l"n"i J.. an parsel
mi IL the last trip IF captain 'Nair, H. I"i =
a. commander ~ reutonc. lie VIII tax, llS'- "a
no Wlitn star ncN liner tie Majestic, WHICH sNi'
from Liverpool on April =.
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, NrN HOME FOR THE noHOHEN TURTLE CLUE

WHITE PLANS. The srirf IU.f -
County has found ~. iNdilfflrnt ff ..N.s
against Mr.. llaeht and beer alu-li.f hf|"
u- bond, from hr. Ichnffl Lyon. fi D. h."V
The will Of Alexander Van Var. 5000 'i II. ' oil.
Wart. ~ the 'aptir~ Of Major ANa' Ben fNr If'H
uiionarv War. leave $1,000 {" hi. dtu-.i"f. .il.
T.. Cole: $1,000 - Fannie Van War;. - '"' 20
Hannah pc-~ingcr, $1,000 to Rachel Van Maft. 200
10 Alexander Van WMt. and S:,,5uo t' fNnI"ln
Van Waf The will was executed August -. l--'-
YONkERS. The Young Men, Chri -ihn A..'-i1
ton has arranged ~trc, 81 parlOr tabs ~ follow
March =. Washington Irving and ~ Nofh- l} tho
Rev. {. r.. Allison March 20, fIc Writing, of Will
lam Shakespeare" ~ Dr. \. Y. william, Jackson
and April Is. ~ Eamulc Among the English Poets,
by John kcndrick Bangs. The handsome lpu.c
Of Mr. Blatzlcim, in I,ucna Vista ave. was baiy
damaged by fire yesterday evening. owing To a dc
icctivc fuc.
ARNONK.-Thc Nofth Castle Cooperative Creamery
Company j. the uarlc OF a newly organized >oc'ly
here. IL membership /, made mp Of farmers IN me
ncighbOrlOOd. who have subscribed $1,000 IN go
shares and have had erected building ard ma
chincry carry hi-nc.~. The director, are -Ha'
Il. Trip, \. \. PIP, John /. luchhout ami james
Hopkins.
SING >ING.-Thc Sing sing Yacht club held II,
annual meeting on Tuesday evening. when the folio"
ng officers were elected: Commodore. Ralph
lirandrcth. vice conn odorr. william W. Wa hburnc
commodore. lc l'Inn l.. smith secretary. Robert
l. Dennis. treasure lhilp ~anoihg
rEEK~kfLL.-rhr annual charter election IN 'c"k-
kill resulted ion the -U,fr-- of fNr entire kcpuUl. Iu
ticket follows: Tor trustees ni-t'l't 40. I WAY
Jordan. District W. .. p'vi' o.. N'tio,,. tf'a-
.,r =. S. i,l,u. rafr. committee. litn. NJ. Dam.
sslcri Lclt AID Jane, IL. Ilaielt
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4 STCBBORN CHURCH TREASCRFR.
ST. STEPHENS AND HOLY TRINITY DELAYED
IL THEIR CONSOLIDATION.

ST. STEPHENS AND HOLY TRINITY DELAYED
IL THEIR CONSOLIDATION.
Two Protestant Episcopal churches which were
about to consolidate arc having great deal Of trouble
in doing and the difficulties have become 50 great
that those interested have taken the question into
court to be decided. At the meeting AT which It.
stephens Church. in Fort sixth st.. agreed to con
solldatc with Holy Trinity Church. in Harlem there
were present eight yc,trymcn, five II whom voted
for the consolidation and :hrec against it. Among
those who opposed to the proposed consolidation
was James Blackhu {, the treasurer Of the church
When he found tina; g.. Gas defeated at the meeting
Mr.. Blacklurst took tho law into hi, own hands and
refused 10 give up the corporate seal Of the church, OF
which he was the custodian. In consequence Of
this the petition to the supreme Court for an order
authorizing the consolidation Of the two corporations
could not be legally made because The corporation seal
could not be attached to II. Mr. Blhchhurt per
sistenly refused to give up the seal, although the
rector of It. stephens and Bishop Potter hb1 sane
toned the consolidation. lie declared that he Wa
prevented by law from giving up the seal, because
as long ~ he was the treasurer OF the corporation
he was the legal custodian Of the seal
80 amount Of persuasion or argument conld lncucc
NJ I;IacLhur.t change III, mind ana nnhlly the
mn for trial before Civil Justice Murray yesterday
Charles Bandy and T.. J.. Mooney lc,illcd on D'hdll
of those i'm favor Of the consolidation ana William Il.
Hamilton testified IN favor of Mr. lila'kinr-t Justice
Murray the close OF the case TOOK >.. papers anu
reserved hi, decision ID Will undoubtedly be some
time before the consolidation agreement can be carried
ont i'm any case, for the prObabc, are that which
ever side is beaten it Will appeal 10 higher court