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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

examined as TO their ability TO serve In tas
capacity. All OF the candidates have had considerable
experience in the ranks OF the National Guard. There
is little doubt that they will also pass brilliant exam
nations.
A detachment from Troop a, 1st Dragons, COM
manded by Captain Charles T. Roe and Lieutenant
Oliver D. Brdgman left this city for Washington last
evening, where they will be the guests Of Cavalry
Troop Cf The National Guard Of the District Of Column
bla. The New Workers will join the Washington troop
practice march OF about 200 miles through tho
states Of Mary laI1 West Virginia and Virginia They
will visit the scenes OF many famous battles OF tho
Rebellion, and expect 10 get great pleasure we'll as
considerable instruction from the march The forcc
Will be commanded by Captain II. 8 Barbour, of Wash
ingtOn.
The plan proposed by certain Of the 9TH Regi-
ment. ~ % to camp next year at their own ex-
penss has net the approval of many members Of tho
Organization. 1t probable that Che pan will be
a
The ed Regiment viii go 10 Roa Hook next sat
ur1ay.
Much disappointment has been caused by the de-
cisiOn Of General Porter that permission cannot be
granted 10 form bicycle corps. The code provides
for such corps An attempt will DC made TO secure
an amendment 10 the present code at the meeting Of
the Legislature next winter.
The Naval Battalion will join the squadron OF Evo-
lutiOn of the Navy Fishers Island saturday,
and will spend week in learning the secrets VI
maDship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

ruption Now it IS very different distinguished
member of the present bench said 10 him not many
years ago that the best advocate was no longer the
man who prepared the best Grafton, but he who could
meet the cross examination Of the bench writer In
The Law Journal slys " When was called TO the
bar over twenty years ago 1t was the custom for the
bar 70 talk and the bench 10 listen We have changed
AL that and IL Is the custom for the bench to talk
and for the b1r to listen In these days counsel are not
even usually allowed when they arguing to state
their case, but IL is extracted from them by cross exam
nation with the result that what would be clear
consistent statement is often rendered cOh1uscs
While Important matters kept In the background
ana those which are quite uIimportant are dsigEeu
prominently forward. To use sporting language u Is
On even chance that at any moment one judge VIII 6e
talking 10 Is six T. one chance that two will be talk
that all thIcc judges are talking together"
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born al Monticello n. Y, about forty-five years
ago His father was Wing. He was seven
teen-yeaF-old boy in college when the war broke
cut lie enlisted IN cavalry feeHhehO' dilu
General Custer lie commissioned Tor gallant
Conduct When the war ended he returned AOhe
and entered politics. Through the influence Oh
his friend the late Senator Low, he was appointed
10 responsible office in the CrOton Aqueduct DE
partment, then in charge Of RepuDlcan Com
mission. lie at once identified himself with the
New York City organization. In 1850 ne was alI
pointed by General Arthur, who was the pieeIueul
OF the County Committee. 20 represent lHe ne"
AAllId District in the Executive committee
This Office hc las held ever since, overcoming
every revolt that has been attempted against MS
leadership. Before Mr.. RaymOnds day IL was uh-
usual for the district 10 be represented by one
person for more than one or TWO terms III sue
gate 10 the National Republican Conven-
uon and supported Arthur. He has been
q delegate 10 every Convention since 1851 ana
ne has been also member Of the State Commit
zee Tor years. BESIDES being member Of various
ciabs and societies, Mr Raymond Is also actively
identified with Reno Grand Army Post One OF
tne most remarkable experiences of his LIE was
Pissed through last winter when he had the pleas
uie Of reading his own obituary h9tice He was
SICK at the time, and the rumOr of his death
caused an enterprising paper 90 publish his obtu-
airy few days later Sir. Raymond was down
town as usual
The army Of delegates 10 the County Commit
Zee from the XXIlId are Henry Grasse, David
friedsam, Charles II. Ludwig, William Johnston,
T., John J. Sperry, Charles A. Grant, Henry c.
Robinson, Peter II Mcdonald Howard Spear,
6Sharles IL. Wheelock, Dewitt c. Ward William
HM Merritt Robert j. Wright John A. Vanderbilt,
mnnam G. keddy, Hiram Becannon, Percy d.
22oans, Donald Mclean, George b. Brown, ROlln
aracy stephen Kent, John Elard William Mill
aaeI, John Carr, Seward w. Hopkins, Moritz Sill
'efsfein- Frank E. Purdy, Samuel Wallace, Charles
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ative in the Republican Executive Committee
The total vote of the District in 1888 was p
sl4; Harrison, 4,9I1, and Cleveland, 1854
The contest in it last year was particularly in
teresting. The Republicans, combined with other
Anti-Tammany forces beat Purroy and left him
and his Wigwam forces in badly demOralized
condition The president of the Republican or
ganization in the Twenty-third Ward is Thomas
J. Rush William II. Ten Eyek is the executive
member
That Mr. Ten Eyck possesses the requirements
of leadership seems TO be generally admitted
throughout the Ward. and is shown by his re-
election year after year. Like his neighbor Mr.
Stearns, of the Twenty fourth Ward, and most OF
the other prominent politicians Of the Annexed
District, Mr.. Ten Eyck is in the real es-
tate business He was born in New
York in 1S47. attended the pub
lie schools, and went into business and politics
early in life His ardent Repubiicanisn, abundant
energy and good sense brought him 10 the front
and kept him there. For ten consecutive year,
he was president of the Republican organization
in the ward He helped TO organize the NORTH
Side Republican Club during the Blaine campaign
and is still the chairman Of that association
Executive Committee. lie now holds $500
office under Nj Heintz, COMMISSIONER of Pubic
Works in the Annexed District. His home Is a'
No. I72 AeXander-ave.
c. A. Bunner, jr., Thomas j. Rush, John FricS
James H. Wells, Stephen II. BassfOrd, j. ). Wilson
Theodore Hofslatter Henry Braun, John Johnston
Edward II. Healy, Casper Hartmeyer, ,Sumptel
L. Happy, Charles NJ; Hammond, Edgar ketchum
Peter Daily julius II Fox, Ernest Hall, Peter
Thornley,. Theodore Wcberg, Robert II Schaufel
berger d. B. Frishie and Frederick Fitzpatrick
are the other members OF the County Committed
from the XXIIId Ward.
j. THOMAS sTEARNS. XXIVTH WARD. READING
SECRETARY.
Mr.. Stearns. leader of the Twenty-fOurh Ward,
became widely known last fall as the Republican
candidate for Congress in The XlVth District,
against Mr.. Stahlnecker. 1t was hopeless con-
test so far as Mr. Stearns was concerned but he
acquitted himself creditably during the campaign
and added largely 10 his host of friends. Mr..
Stearns's parents on both sides were old West
chester County families His father, the late
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

DR.. Daniel L. Stearns, moved into that county
when fremont was a wilderness. He was born on
Election Day. ls4S. Since boyhood he has been
identified with real estate interests and is to-day
one of the leading members OF the New-AOrH
Real Estate Exchange. Early in life he took
an active interest in political affairs. lie has
held all positions in his party organization up TO
the secretaryship of the County Committee Ihis
post he has held for several years He has been
a delegate TO State and National Conventions; and
in sss was Presidential electOr. In his home
in the TWenty-f0urth Ward, the lleln0crauc strong
hold of the XXIVth Assembly District, ne
is popular, having in an Alderinanic contest run
LOO votes ahead of the regular ticket. IN 1879
and 1850 he was at Albany, clerk of the Legls-
lative Committee on Cities. lie has also been
auction agent Of the Controller, and IS now super
intendent Of Maintenance for the Annexed DIS
trfct under Commissioner Helntz. lie IS VICE
president Of the Suburban Republican CLUB, or
the Real Estate Auctioneers' ASSOCIATION, and he
belongs To various political and social OrganlzSa-
tions. He il an enthusiastic sportsman Ills
camp in the AdlrondaclIs is one Of the finest IN
all that region. When there Is nothing stIrfhs
IN politics Mr.. SteaTns goes 10 The mountains
The other members Of the County Committee
from the Twenty fourth Ward are Thomas =,
Keaher, A. Heber Bcdell, Charles Heyiman W;
Hervey Irwin, Caleb VI. Ililman, A. Van Nostrahd
and James VI. mcdonnell l.. ). NanZandt Is
president of the District organization.
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Mall, Thomas kilvert. John Strachan, Dapiel ).
ander p. Ketehum, David r. Porter. Richard l..
sweeney, Andrew B. Humphrey Thomas w Robert
son, William L. Ashmal, George Lucas, Robert
hunt, William G. Irving, Peter Steib, Pierre T.
Keller, Joseph Cottrell, John w Love. Charles
Rhode, Augustus Stueler, Thomas McGrann, Emil
lAoishlner, Richard j. Garland, Frederick H. Mall,
James Is, kisheimer, William H. Benjamin. Allan
a; IRVINE: John f. Barnett, Charles G. Van Reypen,
Charles Is. Hustled, Michael Meehnn, David VII
son, Sigmnnd Kahn, David w. Kenny, Harvey
Walters, William Ranham James NJ. Odell, George
II. Leibig, John Reilly and Ernest a. Noedham.
XXIvTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The XXIVth is usually referred 10 as the
Annexed District. 1t comprises the Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth Wards. each of which as
well as the town of Kingsbrdge has represent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

uenr, Delapo Boynton, who, with Samuel w
picbards represents Kingsbridgc IN the County
onl,nitfse VA born in Washington, d. c. In 1859.
lie was educated al Emerson InsSSt9hte, aid vac
VI - nractised his profession in New-YOrk ever
since Mr.. Boynton is OF Puritan stock lie Is
a thorough Republican from convicuoni sentie-
man Of good character ana SOCIAL P"si'i'n
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;, .hs marty. rs follows: Chauncey NJ Depew,
S G. Lyon, Dstrict-Attorney mitchell, zen
ssrAirseIS. loci W. Mason, r. NJ Galloway, Joseph
PPnoI Charles F. Butler. Charles Healey, Richard
4 o lewis GeneralHenry A. 6arnum, Colonel Elhott
= Shepard. James Owens, Edwin Elnsteln, james
TT.Icott Nathan littauer, John ii. Hall, Mortimer
G Addoms, D. NJ Hildreth, IT., Thomas n O1eI.
lain o. Mott, Joseph II Sterling, William ~
Murphy, Benjamin E Hal, Milliam n a eapc1a
Robert J. Slater, Seth NJ. Mulken anu VeH'i'A
samuel Thomas.
''''N' XXIID ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
boundaries: last Fifty-ninth-st., Lexington
ave. East Eighty-sixtll-st, Fifth-ave, East Nine
,v.srst-st. and the East River. Total vo'e IN
,sss el.0s2; Republican, 7,74s; Democratic
a 53s. Vote for Mayor in 1900 Scott ',l4o'
Grant. 9.632 Ex-Judge McQuade is the lam
rnanv leader. The president of the Republican
district organization is Alfred g. Mason; the JUS
tricf's representative in the Executive NoiulSN
= Deputy-C Collector John II. Gunner. .ho old
= 9se leader OF the XXIId was born In the s otu
s;ntb Ward inst about the time that his parry
came into existence. He spent three yedi9 sbco
re College of the City Of Ncw-AorK anu snor
Sntered the United States Postal Service, uI o,
Gsneral Patrick II. Jones, who was C'en Pc POIo
master here After while he resiGheq 70 60 IN
= ,.rsition with the Metropolitan Gas LlShI OoTr
go ard STAYED there about seven years ~
fssI Elihu Root introduced HIN, ss S1 ,bnS
man of political promise, 70 GenefaI Al ouiS NJ
ViccPreeident-elect ana SHORTY d;stTict The Ivy
tiu Iros organized and Mr. Gunner was chosen
CIup MaS IL IssS when Mr. Rollins was elected
gT44Ssate Mr. Gunner received place under e
him This he held during Mr. RO dbasoS term e. re o.
office In 1885 Mr. Gunner was co TnUSi hay
resent nre ni to that time headed delegaC1s 70
sdarmanic Assembly. Senate, Congress ana Stae
Conventions. 49, No,i6nal Convention
Al InS raS Sros an alternate While sitting as
nr dee @ei on ~ fourth day he IN conjunction
with John oren john A"g TTon f fbe New
Greacen and few otn Their for Blaine. as desired
hT UrF the districts they represented On Jghs
s Mr. Gunner was RPoPbf TsOH lie Soongs
anu =, Score of political and social and other Or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

II Is understood that Frederick ". Vanderbilt viii
anpeol from the decision requiring his yacht Conqueror
to nav lighthouse daes. The result Of the appeal VIII
be awaited with interest by all yachtsTnen II the ruHnS
Of the Treasury Department IS sustained it VIII maze
il almost impossible for yachts among them the
Minerva the Jessca the Clara, the Uvlra, ana inc
Miranda 10 cruise or race this side OF the Atlantic
I, v~oId if strictly enforced do away with one OF
the most interesting and important features Of yachths'
Inc contests between American and foreign built yachts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

The supreme Courts Of adjoining states recently
considered laws relating II separate schools Tor
white and colored children several white Gu
zens of Grundy, Comfy, Missouri, objected to
the presence Of four cOlorcd children at the
school which the children Of the plalDuns at
tended The colored children belonged " one family
and were the only cOlored children Of SCHOOL axe III the
district The Missouri law provides for the estab-
fishing Of separate schools for colored children when
tber are fifteen such children IL the district When
the number Of colored children Is less than fifteen tey
may attend school IN some other district Inc near
est school for cOlOred children was three and nan
miles from the home Of the cOlOred family over whom
the LITIGATION arose. The Missouri supreme Court de-
c,ded as other courts have that the laws providing
for separate schools were constitutional They SAID
that te colored children did not suffer any hardshps
which were not inevitable from the separation OF one
class of pupils from another Two cOlOred Children OF
the civ of Independence Kansas were more fortunate
in evolnc the aid Of the courts Their father lived
near the second Ward public school and the Children
Urls of eight and ten years, were obliged To 60 con-
siderable distance 70 the Fourth Ward school, in which
rooms had been apart for colOred children. Tie
oIred residents OF the city generally favored the
tnntug of separate schools Tor their children, but the
father Of these little girls WlSised them % 90 u the
rrurest school The supreme Court decided That cities
~ the size of Independence had not received from tie
legislature the right to establish separate schools for
hite and oOlOred children. In the absence Of such
sntborty he court holds the school authorities could
not designate separate schools for the coored children.
and the children, might attend the school OF the ward
in which they lived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

-o,izo+iors spcb rs the Free Masons, Odd Fellows,
ROYAL Arcanum, knights OF fytihaS; '1 d., rsS
Club, the Central Turn-Nereln, etc MI; Guiinei
i a. stalwart in appearance as he Is IN poHtlcs;
ne representatlves of the district II the Uen-
oral Comfy Committee, beside Mr.. Gunner, are
Lawrence J. Dunn, Henry I. Johnston, HailllV II
n Coils J d. Sisbee. Joseph /. Moen. ben yalllu
nnnenheimer John ]. Groves, Alon2o l.. Masoll'
JastTow Alexander Albert Nelson, Charles BrlcK-
W. TUei KimmeIstiel Z. ] Palmer NJ D., John Dono-
bne Thomas Lusk, Charles f. Valentine. Geor2e
n Prindle Bernard Sheridan, Adam M9chemer'
Michael sherry Christian Kammercr. JOhn N
FnT5e G. ". Corson. James Bull. Alfred Wolde-
mar. B. Won Kraft, Edward w. hllPatnGK joseph
Hoffman, solomon Qppenhelmer' w IL O3 3C
" j. O. Dair Adolph Pfeiffer, John A bIe"'
Robert s. Briggs. David NewmarlJ, Edward Thorpe
a W Kline. John c. Graham, Il. X. Eoniiace'
Moses De Costa. S. H 5 Wilson. Anthony MoSsoi'
Gustav j. Brunjes, John d. Schlaener ana DenJa-
min f Melrose.
XXIIID ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
This is the largest district. in point Of popula-
ton in the county It's total registration IL 1883
was 1926; its total vote, 24,62s. Harrison
vote was 1859; Clevelands, 14,043. In last
wears fight. Grant beat Scott by only about 1000
votes The XXIlId extends from Ninety -irst 70
Observation-Disclosures sts its boundaries
being the Harlem River, Seventh-ave.. west One
Observation-Disclosures. Fifth-ave. and East Ninety
frst-st Randalrs Island and Wards Island both
belong To il, each Of them forming one OF the
cghry-One election districts lntO when the AA1lld
is divided The nominal Tammany leader IS Police
Justice Welde: the real ruler, however is Com
missioner Gilroy The president OF the RepQbhc9n
district organization IS eNAppralSer Donald
Mclean. Tie district representative in the County
Executive Committee is Deputy-Colector Frank
Raymond.
members OF the committee. This is not due alone
10 his large physique. lie is one Of the clevenst
politicians in the organization. and his reputation
Tor bright, witty, and sometimes exceedingly cut.
ting remarks Is well established: lie comes Of
old American stock. Some people say that there
is Indian blood in hts veins. But, as has been
pointed out by his friend, Mr. sumner If this is
true, Mr. Raymond must be caSsed among the
good Indians, for he is never willingly of the
Government reservation. At all events. he was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

The birth Of a child even II it lives but a moment,
often has an important effect on the disposition Of prop
e1y In recent case III Kentucky widOwer claimed
ertesy Or the right to life estate In the lands Of his
wife He would only have the estate If u child had
Leen born Of the marriage Thirty vc years before the
case arose child had been born which the attending
pl,vslcian declared alive for moment, though IL
died after drawing a few breaths. The Kentucky
Court Of appeals deceded that the lie Of the child had
beon sufficiently proved % give the father the estate by
cnresy ~ the scotch law the child must be heard
10 cry and no s gter evidence Of lie Is allowed In
France and Germany the piratiOn Of the child affords
proof of hfe but the Kentucky court holds that
evidence OF life is decisive but the ply sciau may give
his opinion founded observation and mere gasplng
AFTER breath may be sufficient.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

The trolley system Is 80 soon 10 be an important
means Of transit In the Brooklyn and Annexed Dis
trct streets that It be notd tAt the Use Of troll
leys= has already caused litigation i. Cincinnati. The
supreme Court o. Ohio recently rendered long opinion
in the contest beteen the street railway company which
used the trolley system and the telephone company
The currents Oh the trolley wires interfere with the
telephones, making the wires IN some places almost
useless The telephone company began a suit 70 re
strain the operation OF the trolley The supreme
Court holds however that the street COmpsLny has
higher right the streets than the telepOne com
pany The fact that the telephone company was the
nr 10 occupy the streets did not change the situation
Tie telephone company must, the court held, resdJust
is system so Us D. meet the conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

English lawyers have at last awakened 10 the knovl
edge that the method Of hearing arguments IN some
of the appellate courts Of that country peculiar An
appellate court In this country usually listens in dig
nihed silence while the lawyers present their cases. but
In England there IS running conversation bctveen
the judges aud lawyers which Is sometimes amusing
but not usually helpful in arriving at an understanding
Of the case at issue. The lawyers are nov asking
whether the present system should not be changed
The discussion started by speech Of Attorney
General Webster al the Mansion House banquet where
he said that be had noticed IN reading the speeches Of
the Attorney Generals the past that they per-
mttsd TO proceed with their arguments WITHOUT inter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

There seems TO be strong feeling now ID all parts
CT the country that If there is ever another chauenge
received for the Americas Cup the Herreshos are tie
neople 70 build the American champion Not only
the wonderful feetness Of the GlOriana, but the
SPLENDID workmanship which was put into her. Is
likely TO remove the centre OF yacht building from
Boston to Bristol The craze for Boston-Imt yacht
which has prevailed for the last few years, has cduse
New YORK yachtsmen to overlook the excellent WOrB
thai j. done by NewYork yacht builders There are sew
eraI firms in New-York which cannot be exceEed II
thOronghness Of construction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

The baby club Of the town, the Insurance Club,
which was organized couple Of months is break
ing all previous records In the way Of taking IN mem
bers Although yet it exists only on paper and has
no home Of It's own, It has taken in more than 400
members and bids fair u have all but reached It's limit
Of 500 when the clubhouse at No. o. CedaI-st' Is
opened on the 15t Of next month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

Manhattan Club men vow with warmth in keeping
with the weather that tie marble clubhouse Of theirs
* the coolest club oasis in the desert Of Gotham The
attendance shows considerable falling OIL despite the
GOODNESS OF the house as about Ea the clubs member
ship has tied fIOm the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

whatever the Manhattan Club folks may think about
the table dhoe, their less pretentous brethren oil te
democratic Club have conceived great liking tO' IL
and have now started a table d'hOte breakfast III
addition TO the table dhOte dinner which became the
race there some months ago. Democratic C4uD
mn, can now secure fine table dhOte breakfast AZ
bi, club for 90 cents between tie hours OF and 10
Aour one hundred applications for NONRESIDENT mem
bersup ia the club are now Oh the DOaF hOtN ~
in r. tai that some seventy-fve applications were
acIed on less tnan a month ago. There Will be no
1tip0 nj rh. governors Of the club until september
- IL 3. nrD,ab,. that by that time there VIII Ue a
I,uf ~ A. .,,t 30 or 800 names W for membership