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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

The business portion OF GOWN. la. was burned on
Wednesday. Loss. 100000
Nicho,'s Opera House in Nav Canaan Conn was
partially destroyed by IRE YESTERDAY
Harris sawmill aud adjoining buildings III iA'o""
were burned last night l..ss. $4,000
conscience contribution of $500, from Jew or
was received at the Treasury department. s"'te''"''
The wagon works OF the Eossow hrn,hrts Msnuisv'
turing Company in Chicago were bu'hsa yes'e'uay'
Loss, SCI. 900
The Row j. e g. Wells OF lithgow pntchsss county
was yesterday Amounted chaplain OF Sing slug prison.
vice 4. W. Edgerton rss'shen
John A. Gleason a West Troy lawyer; Was yesterday
appointed ofica appraiser OF tho Lana boara Al SAL
airy OF tI0o IS per month and expenses
f. r. Baker OF Chicago has sold to = syndicate. Of
which an Eastorn captsiAt 10 the head. the entire
stock of the RefrEerating Company. the con.
siderAtion being fiNl""'
Engine G+c h,onau. TO tho Lshigh Valley RaiIrcad
na Engineer Wllam Harry an! seriously inJurins the
fireman and brakeman
John Enriuhf known as Corkey jack ana who as
residrd FAR nearly malt century at Kingston Point ".
with MS wife MAS tounh dead IN he'd yesterday
morning lie Is said have been over 100 years old.
Mrs Paul Fannie Adams has confessed In LATHE Rock
that she murdered her husband on Nov ~ by sheeng
him Bhs wanted to get him out OF the way 80 that
Shs could marry 0sorEs wtiiams tbs man ne .sr,
nishsd the revolver aud Wth whsm ehs hse pssp
sriminsuy intimate.
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A Dressmakcrs Errnnd Girls Mistake Gets
Miss Meade Into Trouble.

A Dressmaker'S Errnnd Girls Mistake Gets
Miss Meade Into Trouble.
Miss F. Faulkner. a dressmaker at 234 West
Thirty-ninth street. sent her errand girl
Mamie Leroy. with skirt valued at $35 to the
owner OF the skirt at 227 West Fifty eighth
street, on Oct 20. Tho girl found stable at
that address. and tried 1877. but without sue
cess Then she went to the house OF DIR. Will
liam NJ. Reynolds. where young woman
came to the door and took the skirt. saying
owner Of the Skirt came to MISS Fsskne er and
wanted to know why the garment hadn't been
sent to, her. The dressmaker explained that
there had been n mistake in the address.
Then she sent Mamie Leroy to the Reynolds
house The girl did not see the woman who
had taken the skirt.
,, On q recent visit che identified Miss Amy
there for some months. having come highly
Bayonne and others. She denied any knowl-
edge Of the skirt. 4 summons for her was OBJ
tanned at Jefferson Market Court, and yester-
day sho appeared there. accompanied by DR..
and Mrs. Reynolds. Miss Meade is q pretty
yEIunS Woman and Seemed greatly troubled
MED having taken the skirt. or knowing any
thing about it.
d.. Reynolds told Justice White that he was
satisfied OF Miss Msade's innocence. There
was girl. he said. in his employ on Oct. 30
when the skirt was taken. who might have
was discharged about two weeks ago. An ef-
fort will be made to trace her. Justice While
postponed the case until Saturday. and Miss
Meade left court with DR.. and Mrs Reynolds.
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BROOKLYN,
appointed yesterday BY

Seven new policemen were appointed yesterday BY
Commissioner Hayden.
Policeman Clarence y. Beecher Of the Central once
squad who has served twenty and eleven months
OH the force. has rendered his resignation.
Tho Rev. J. j. Bnrkhart. recent graduate from the
New Brunswick Tn al Seminary has been called
to the vacant passionate of tho Greenwood Heights
Dutch Reformed Church.
Yesterday the purchase Of 900 shares Of Brooklyn
City Railroad stock by A. A. Low WAS announced. IL
Is said that Mr.. Low Is member OF the syndicate
which trying TO get control Of the entire rail-
road system.
Edward Arth. aged 49, of R3 Canton street. has been
arrested tor breaking into John Strups store 1877
Myrtle avenue OH sunday night aud stealing cutlery
and silyerware valued nt $50 a part Of which was
found in his possession The prisoner had only been
out of Auburn prison 4 few weeks
1t is expected that tho Rev. Samuel Eliot OF Den
will accept tho call recently eNi"ndrH MN 10 re.
pastor of the Unitarian 'hurh Of "a" "a, 'H ~
Perrepont street. The Rev. Mr. toi sou :" iI'si..
dent Eliot OF Harvard College. an Ia, u'r"
tho leading Unitarian church IN Denver hT thr Pss
four years. lie will occupy The pup III lnr -
the saviour the FIRST two SiniaN- !" 'Ah'"'
circular entitled tho "SHcram"nt'l up ana pre-
pnred by A. yanlcIW rrLru ma been h"hE 70 al tho
slant pastors lh- civ ~ H'hrAs nc pIesens
forin OF serving The mi, hh1 raeH 'neho TOUT
ohiertions 10 the rustrwatF method Inc custom -
er. ~ a ru.sih'iiE 81 us spreading disease;
II is moon vr,cut AMI HNhwarf; u not sanctioned
hvfhs mod, or suthnrl,N ~ christ Mr. Nnnderwerksu
con ends that III" 'ANt'lfh Nh"u'' P"''u0 - uspy
cups As there are CoHlHhh'"h'H'
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CHICAGO. Dec. l. -Consdernbe Roadway was
made to-day by the committee OF Western
railroad officials having in charge the forma-
ton Of IN association to take the place OF tho
Western Traffic. 1t was decided there should
be no lodging decree Of the arbitrator in
case they order division Of traffic from road
getting more than its share to one getting less
than its share.
Under this new agreement. as decided by
the committee. such orders shall be obeyed
INN ediately or cash equivalent given tho
line not doing its share OF business. II nossi-
BILE. there shall not even be n delay OF an hour.
After the hearing the arbitrators shall make
an immediate decision. and that decision shall
be Immediately effective. The territory is
divided into four groups. rs follows:
ALL lines via Kansas City. Atchison. Leav.
snworth. and St Joseph
2-All lines via Omaha and Sioux City.
3-All lines via st. Paul and Minneapolis.
All lines to Utah and Colorado
The division Of live stock traffic was again
bers Of the, committee are in no hurry about
framing the agreement. If they conclude
their lahors by Jan. ! they will do all they
originally intended.
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Had to Reln.tnte the Telegraph Operator.

SAVANNAH. Dec. This morning supsrin-
tendent Wadley Of tho Central Railroad dis-
charged Operator Dozior. the head OF tho
Macon branch Of the Railway Telegraphers'
Association. because OF his active connection
with tho work OF the organization. Arrange
ments were made for the operators to strike
Dozier had been reinstated. and the threat
ened trouble was sverted. The engineers,
iremen. and telegraphers will take no steps
until the chiefs OF their organizations arrive
next Wednesday,. The annual contracts OF the
engineers and flremen expired at noon 70 day
Ramsey. Arthur. and Sargent have agreed
that the three organizations will be united on
the ground that the organizations must be
acknowledged by the Central
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Miss Sara Nicely was married at o'clock
last night at the home Of her father. Mr.. VIII
liam Nicely. "A West Ninety fifth street. to tho
Rev. Hugh Robert McClelland. Ph. D.. pastor
Of tho Lake View Presbyterian Church. near
Paterson. Tho ceremony was performed In
the drawing room by the Rev. DIR. T. W. Ander-
son OF the West Thirty fourth Street Presbyte.
rian Church. There was no best man. Miss
Margaret Nicely. sister OF the bride. was the
maid OF honor, The bride, wore a, gown of
mne veal WI t
blossoms. A small reception followed the
ceremony. to which relatives and q few init
mate friends were asked Tho bridegroom.
who Is a cousin Of Con. McCleland Of Penn
sylvania. whose death occurred last spring.
will. after the wedd ling trip. take his bride to
his new home in Lake View.
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Receives Many American visitors, IneiuAing
Some from Upper Syvelldoaa.


When the joss house was itst added 10 the
institutions OF Chinatown strangers were not
allowed within its sacred portals. Only rarely
Gid white man get the opportunity to see the
great joss and tho sacred dragon. and then
only whom he had an acquaintance with some
Chnaman OF influence. But things have
changed. Tho love OF gain has weakened the
spirit OF exclusiveness. and the Caucasian In
ildels are now not only allowed to see the holy
OF HOLES. but they are even invited to do 10.
perhaps the revenues Of the Joss have fallen
of. or the expense OF housing him and supply
ing him with Incense has increased. At all
events. visitors OF all colors and nationaities
can now enter tho joss house-provided they
are willing to pay for the privilege.
Tho guardians OF tho temple-thers are usu-
ally three-w welcome tho visitor efYusively
They talk very little English. but they can hint
at the wisdom OF investing in Joss sticks uh-
mistakably in very few words. These sticks
look like tho ordinary wooden cigar lighters
that are found In some cigar stores. only they
are black and burn with II pungert odor. IL
the visitor wisely acqlnesces In the customs
of tho Joss house. and signifies his desire to
burn some joss sticks ono OF the Cinnamon
will take three of them. light them. and stick
them Ia the white sand In front 81 thS Joss t1
He is a pretty good representative OF the style
OF Chiuaman ono sees painted on cheap fanS
and screens. with long. thin mustachios and
rather severe face. The attendants do not APP
pear. especially ,revsrential. and do not even
bend the knee when they plant the joss sticks
before the god Neither do they say any pray
ers. Tho cost OF these joss sticks Is a quarter.
although more will be accepted:
After paying the guardians the visitor is at
liberty to inspect tho temple at his leisure:
ne can handle the little cups and saMcers and
all the other loose ornaments. The great
golden dragon is in glass case, whence pro.
fano hands cannot reach him. He wns made
by IA very clever Chinese wood carver several
years ngo. and cost great deal OF money.
being heavily plated with real gold. Tho or
binary visitor will see nothing In the, dragon
except a fantastic monster. but to the initi-
ated. who understand the meaning OF the M
body. no represents n large part OF the history
OF the Chinese empire.
Within the past year the joss has heen
visited by hundreds OF Americans OF both
sexes. Pretty. women who may he seen on
Fifth avenue almost any day are among those
time the Summing parties q swells who have
thus TAR been content with seeing Police
Headquarters. Cherry Hill. and the night life
OF the Bowery may include the Joss house in
their list Numerous individual swells have
inspected 1t already.
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He Has . Name Well Calculated to Excite
American Interest,

NORWICH. Nov. 26.-Mauy people OF eastern
Connecticut arc greatly interested in a small.
young pack peddler who trudRes about the
country with an enormous back load singing
checrfully and making money. He is not over
II or IA wears old. has n rudy. honest face.
and weighs seventy-nlne pounds. His pack
is heavier than he. weighing about ninety
pounds. Greater and more tedious than tho
pack. however. is his name. which is Samuel
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Most OF his acquain-
tances along tho road call him Sammis. and
some Alphabet" for short. Sammie though.
nronounces it glibly. and as he rattles 1t of
1t sounds like an armful Of shingles blowing
or q roof
Young acknowledgements is a bright,
active. busnoss-like lad. but not enCer to talk
about himself. 1t is pretty we'll known. how
over. that no Is an orphan. that no crossed the
big sea alone. intending to MAKO his fortune
in he New Worl d. that he hailed from place
In Russia that is composed OF the rest Of the
alphabet that was not used up in naming him.
bought his big pack and dauntlessly came
iuto eastern Connecticut to take the field
in competition with al! the smart Yankee
peddlcrs here. He has been in this land only
IL brief tiiic. but he sells goods with rush.
Almost every ons ueals with him, because he
Is SO young and little and smart. and most OF
his profits 60 into tho savings bank. Just as
is going to nut it into brand: new. Glittering.
red tin peddlcr's cart and a handsome horse
10 pull 1t. and set UP in business" he adds.
On n black tin scroll on tho side OF the cart. or
running all around tho cart, II 1t needs tho
space. will be marshaled theinscription:
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ROBERT OLSEN HANGED.
He Said "I.et Her Co." and tho Hanxnsa
Dropped tho Weight.

DORCHESTER. N. B.. Dec. L." ~ Olsen
was executed this morning. Buck" took
his stand by the dangling moose. shook hands
with the hangmsn. and then tho black CAP
was adjusted. At first it did not appear to 20
on easily. whereupon the doomed man
laughed. When tho cap was finally adjusted
and the moose placed around his neck he
shouted: "Good-by. everybody" Whom all
was ready Buck" shouted: Let her go"
The signal was given and tho heavy weight
fell and "Ruck's" body was jerked into the
air.. In seven minutes his pulse ceased to
beat.
He was hanged for the murder OF Policeman
Steadman at Moncton in August, The Marshal
had gone to notorious house to arrest Buck
and a man who gave his name as Jim" for
burglary at Chatham. The house was sur.
rounded. and. in attempting to capture Buck
Steadman was shot. Jim. after getting a sen-
tence Of twenty five years for his crime. told
the Warden In the penitentiary that It was he
and not Buck who committed tho murder: but
this was not believed and the Department OF
Justice refused to stay tho sentence. Neither
would tell whore he belonged. but Jim APP
pears to be we'll educated and is q fine speaker.
Police Inspector Hanscom OF Boston ar
rived here last night and saw Buck. He de-
clares Buck to have been the notorious Buck
Wheton OF Chicago.
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NEW JERSEY.

Jobn koenis STAY who In ~ Of jealousy last july.
guilty OF murder in the hrst degree Trenton yestsr
day. ana WIZ DO SENTENCED to death on Monday.
The contract between Jersey City and @. A. Bouton
Co for the erection Of CITY Hall was not aligned
yesterdSy the document not being ready Corporation
change In the plans He Will present Il to-day.
Charles Ringe and Edward Pslhemus stopped at
on shooting trip. They beat Ara p.rnatti and shot
the plate glass and windowa They were arrested After
hard struggle
The Borough Council OF Cape May Point tried and i'm.
Ieaehsd Edwin Marklry. Collector and Treasurer, on
Wednesday night. ana elected q Eugene Corwin to the
!hs Council having declared Mailer out Of oh,s.;
3he Council appealed the Court Of Errors Marley
has mover given satisfactory bonds
terdsy pay the November sAAres OF the policemen.
SIems9. and other city empoyssn The embAfraHment
az 6ssEs have not yefbssa connrmsd me tax bilis
Ssmins Pinto tSs tressuTs. TIE SosTd Of tiSSnss VII
ssgetiSts temporary lean to tide svsr the aimsu'y.
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SIZE SMOKES At %.
The Splendid Vitality OF Distinguished
Artists Grandaunt.

SCRANTON. Nov. 26.-Mrs. Sarah Kiple. a
grandaunt Of Mr.. Edwin A. Abbey. the artist,
is 90 years OF age. She was never sick an
hour in her life until early in November. when
she caught a severe cold by going barefooted
out OF doors. at the house Of her daughter.
Mrs. John Shafer on Chestnut street. in tho
neighboring borough OF Dunmore. She had
to 60 to bed for a few days. much against her
wishes. for she declared that she wasn't bit
sick. and the day after the election she wanted
to know whether the Wings. as she still calls
the republicans. had again elected their can
didate for President. Mrs. Krle is, an old
told her that the Democrats had carried the
country, she laughed and cheered and clapped
her hands and GOT better right away.
The old lady has smoked pipe for seventy
odd years. She would have her clay pipe
while she was sick. and. sitting up in bed. she
pulled away at it AS though it tasted good.
She has always kept little good liquor In the
house. and she says she has been 10 tho habit
OF taking few swallows OF II daily for many
years. She is vol now. and she snys she OK
poets to live until she passes the one-hun-
dredth milestone Her digestion is us good as
ever. and she has no pains or aches.
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Wire Taper. Caught In the Act.

About A. o'clock Detectives Callahan. Nc
Crory. and DuGnn OF the Oak street station
arrested Frank Carleton. % years old. an cleo
trician OF A. West EGhty-fourth street. and
Thomas Jennings. a bartender OF 126 West
Twenty eighth street. wOuld-b s wire tappers.
The detectives also got m outfit consisting OF
two new telegraph Instruments, about 200
feet OF new wire. and ten batteries.
The outfit and tho men were found on tho
top floor OF 40 Park row. Their room was un-
der tho scutte leading to the roof. over which
stretched tho wires running to n pool room ut
~ Park row. The detectives had been watch
ing the operations OF the mon for over three
hours
For some reason nothing could be received
from Guttenburg. although tho wires had
been connected and tn" sounding key indi.
Gated that everything was In working order.
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Lawrence F. Smith. dealer in carriage ma
terials at 416 Broome street. made an assign.
mont yesterday to Clifford f. Smith. his father.
to whom he gave preference for S.. 200. due
on the purchase OF the business. and to Fran
cesca B. Muller for $500 for money lent
James M Goodenough. dealer In hay and
feed at 2o5 East 125th street, made an assign
Munster Il Levson. wholesale dealers In
jewery and optical goods at IL Maiden lane.
confessed judgments yesterday for 1924 In
favor Of Augusta Ratelson: S3,O43 for money
lent: Doris kowalski. $2.t87 for money lent.
lent and notes discounted. Deputy Sheriff
Mulvaney took possession OF the store.
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ACTOR WILD'S RESOURCES.
He Explains His Financial Anairs In Sup
Elementary Procee dinKs.

He Explain. His Financial Anairs In Sup
Elementary Procee dings.
Johnny Wild. who helps along tho hilarity
at Hsrrigan's Theatre. was examined in sup
Elementary proceedings before Justice Van
WICK OF the City Court yesterday to show why
he has not paid judgment for S46316 OBJ
tanned against him by Henry A. Thomas and
George Wylie for furnishing Autographs for
him while starring on his own account. Mr..
Wild said that he receives 1851 a week at
Harrigan's. He pays s35 week for his board.
and requires $40 for incidentals. Tho rest OF
his salary no sends to his wife. who lives at
there for $1,000. but gave q deed OF it for the
nominal consideration Of 81 to LAWYER Isaac
Fromme. and he believes. but does not know.
that Fromms decided the property to Wild's
wife.
He said the wardrobe he bought for tho
"Mulligan Guard Ball" cost him So. 900. He
believed that he had expended 5000 In COS
tunes since an order preventing him from
disposing- Of his property was served on him
on Nov. II. Tho examination was adjourned
to DAG g.
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JOT1INGS ABOUT TOWN.

Judge NcAdam has granted an absolute divorce to
Josephine Laier from Ferdinand Later.
The annual dinner OF the Columbia College Alumni
Association will take place the evening OF Dec. Is
at the Hotel do Logerot.
John Duane. Jr. tho clerk OF the Fourth District
Civil Court 10 lying ~ tho point OF death ~ his home
l67 Henry street. His maiady 10 consumption.
The seat OF l. z. BatemAn IN the New York Stock
Exchange was sold yesterday to James ~. Hutton.
Henry 4. Tituss seat was purchased by Charles J.
Heinsheimer
meeting Of the directors Of the South.
srn and Atlantic Telegraph Company. at 1e6 Broad.
way. William Butler Duncan was elected . director in
place Of the iato Charles NJ Fry.
suit was begun against tho city yesterday by the
Hartford Fire insurance Company to recover Bis.
1885. taxes paid from 1855 to 1890 on property
taxation.
prize OF 500 has been offered by Mr.. william q.
LOW ~ tnaen OF IolnmDA SoieRe TOR the best essay
IN tho National State. and Local Governments OF the
United states" Competition Is open TO all Undergrad
ustss and closes on May J. 1888
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IT WIS 4 LONG CHASE
Mrs. Peyrouse Catches Her Runaway Hus.
band Amer Fifteen Years

Uuuu Aster fHteeu 1carS.
Pierre Peyrouse and Angelina Meiss were
married in Paris twenty years ago Two sons
were born to them. When tho elder was about
8 years old Peyrouse left his wife and fed to
America with Justine Obrie Mrs. Peyrouee
had some money in her own right. and she do.
voted It to tracking tho fugitlves She came to
the United States accompanied by her two
sons and Marie Meiss. her niece. who came to
aid her.
They soon got on the track. but Peyrouse
and Madame Obrie learned that they were
discovered and fed again. Several times Mrs
Peyrouse and Miss Meiss found the fugitives
but they always managed to evade arrest
Finally they disappeared altogether. and Mrs.
Peyrouse lost sight OF them for several years.
Two months ago she heard they were in
Jersey City. and went there to look for them.
and Miss Meiss and the two sons who are now
young men; took rooms at ''3 Irving street,
near Central Avenue. Miss Meiss went to the
house where Peyrouse and Nine Obrie live
and asked for work. She said she was poor
denly. and was obliged to support herself and
children. She was employed to do weekly
washing.
When Miss Msiss had collected all the evt.
II. Newtrap. pnkerton detective. who Or.
rested the couple yesterday. They were ar.
raigned before Justice Aldridee who held
them IN S!oO each for examination on Satur.
day.
Peyrouse admitted that Mrs. Peyrouse WA
his wife, but he failed to recognize his two
Sons sons; . both o. whom were present He denied
t tnat mere nad eyer been any improrriety boz
merely associated together in the dyeinR busi.
ness. Mme. Obrie made no statement
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Eastern Merchants Say They Have neea
Swindled.

DENVER. Dec. 1.-The sensation Of the day q
the direct charge Of fraud and misrepresenta.
ton filed in the District court against tho dc.
funct firm Of A 2. Solomon & Co. Fourteen I'd.
ditional attachments were also filed. When
the failure was announced on Nov. q last
every, one in the city was assured that the firm
would pay 100 cents on the dollar. They
threw all the blame on tho Eastern creditors.
but the latter assert that the firm plotted to
rob them Of $175OO0.
Tho Eastern houses say that the firm. with
the cognizance Of A; z Salomon & Co. and the
First National Bank. misled the mercantile
agencies. and caused the Impression that tho
firm was prosperous and In position to ask
credit.
on these representations they gave the firm
credit for goods to the amount Of S175.OOO.
They assert that the local banks have repeat
edly formed com binations to deprive tho
Eastern houses OF their Just rights. They say
1t Is q clean plot to defraud them.