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The sun., 1893-07-19
PURROY TALKS EARS AGAIN.
REsTATEs Hrs lDMEAsUREMENT OF
THE OOMPIROLLERs zURICLKs

This TIrnc u Was Because Mr. Myers Con-
s.dered Iris Objections 10 the site Of
the New MunicipnI BuiidisE Ill Timee-
Mayor GiIroy Preserves the Peace.
Comptroller Myers and County Clork Purroy
have not beon on exactly cordial footing
since last fall when Mr.. Purroy. then Fire
Com missioner. said something at . meeting
OF tho Board OF Estimate about the length Of
the Comptroller's ears.
The County Clerk attended meeting OF the
New Municipal Building Commission yester-
day. The site OF the building had been de-
cided on by the Commission while Mr.. Purroy
was In Europe. When the Board was called to
order yesterday Mr.. Purroy asked permission
to make a statement about the site. and the
privilege was granted.
He said that he thought It mistake to crowd
the new building into the City Hall Park be-
tween the Post ONCE and the old Court House.
and that all OF the City Hall Park should be
available.
Il believe" said he, that We should not 20
ahead too rapidly In this matter: that we
should wait and get authority from the Legis-
lature to remove the present Court House.
know from experience that the old Court
hesithfaI The city is going to spend million.
we build the new municipal building now and
before we arc called on to build a, new Court
House. believe the best architectural effoct
can be secured by building them together I
cannot refrain from making this statement,
my convictions regarding this matter are so
strong ! have no no desire to pose as an, an %, p,
ssss take this stsnd % 1901 'n'' 10 u'' 70 m''e 70
II think Mr. Purroy's remarks are very In
opportune." put In Comptroller Myers. IT he
desired to take such q stand In this matter
why did he not remain here and do itP Now
consider his remarks extremely Ill timed"
=, The County Clerk colored and retorted with:
Comptroller Myerss remarks are certainly
inppportune. ! vii! not call him Myers as he
VI called You Mister Purroy." said tho Comp
.tS'i you did not"
Your ears must have deceived you."
II m my ears . are excellent They may not be 30
"Comel Let us DISCUSS this matter without
temper" interjected Mayor Gilroy. who noticed
the rapidly reddening face OF tho Comptroller.
The County Clerk refrained from any further
structural raference to the Comptroller. and
explained that he had set forth his views re-
letter sent to the Mayor just before he sailed
Mayor Gilroy explained that all that WAS
suggested by Mr.. Purroy had been carefully
considered by the Commssio before the final
location had been made. and 1t was deter.
Court House at the present time. particularly
as II would be an extremely dif1cult matter to
provide accommodation elsewhere for the
courts and officers housed there.
plans for the new building. were read and
answers agreed on and ordered printed In
the Cty Record.
The sun., 1893-07-19
TRIED TO KILL MISS BRUMFLECx.
So She Testined Yesterday Morning Against
Julius Holman. -

So She Testinod Yesterday Morning Against
Julius Hoffman. -
Julius Hoffman the lovesick German dyer
who cut Louis Deboust Of 283 Wythe avenue
Williamsburgh. in a shocking manner on Nom
day night on the sidewalk in front OF Miss
Maggie BrumGeck's house at 81 South First
street. was captured early yesterday morning
In the tenement ITS Harrison avenue. VIII
liamsburgh. Whom he was arraigned in the
Lee Avenue Police Court he told Justice Goet-
ting that he did not intend to stab Deboust.
but that he was fighting Miss Brumneck's 8
brother, who. Hoffman said. struck him In the
face several times and discolored his eyes.
Miss Brumfeck testified that Hoffman had
been annoying her with his attentions for
He wanted me to marry him" Miss Brum-
Aeck. added. and because laughed at his
proposition ana refused TO become his wife he
letters IN which he said he would cut my throat
unless I became his wife. II got SO much
frightened that was afraid oleave the house.
While was sitting on my stoop on Monday
night Hoffman came along and muttered some.
thing about going to kin me. When l jumped
sued me. My brother Charles and Deboust.
who had been talking near by. ran toward me.
Hoffman turned on them and cut my brother
on the arm with weapon he had. tried to
sSia q %s ind DeSou't received th" thrust in lis
Policeman Jones showed Justice Goetting
dagger case which he had found in Hoffmans
pocket. Hoffman admitted that he cut De-
DGase as wss %i.n rs@snasd for examination to-day
Debousts condition was pronounced danger
Gus yesterday.
The sun., 1893-07-19
DIs1yFEc11oN BIZ ELECTRICITY.
An Experiment On the Croton Water to ID
Tried MT Sodom Dam.

An Experiment On the Croton Water to BE
Tried Mt SOdom Dam.
Health Commissioner Cyrus Edison, who IL
superntending experiments with the Woolf
system OF disinfection by electricity at Brew
sters. called at the Health Department yestsr-
day. So far. he said. the experiments have
been conducted solely in the laboratory They
have given entire satisfaction. and he believes
ments are conducted on o larger scale. Tho
laboratory experiments showed that the sys-
tenn was Just as beneficial In purifying drink
plant has been constructed at the Sodom dam.
and experiments will probably be begun to-
certained by comparing samples OF water
taken from above and below the dam. -
in part OF mixing certain solution wi tn tho
sewage and developing ozone IN the mixture
porter did not learn how Croton water would
be treated on the large scale.
The sun., 1893-07-19
A NEW KosTER d BTIL,S.

Tho Manhattan Opera House to Be Given
Over to Variety and tho Ballet.
Roster & Bial and Oscar Hammerstein. tho
theatrical manager. have formed stock COM
pany. to be known as Roster. Bial d Co.. for
the production Of vaudeville.
They will open at the Manhattan Opera
House in Thirty-iourth street, near Broadway.
on Aug. 2S. two days after tho final variety
performance In Roster & Balls hall In West
Twenty-third street.
The stage OF the Manhattan will be enlarged
and the auditorium will be altered to suit the
habits OF tho comfort-loving admirer of vau-
deyille. Drinks will be sold in the boxes. which
will be reftted
Versailles" hsrretoiore produced, by Mr..
Hammerstein. Will be revised, and. inter-
mingled with tho spectacle Of twin king feet,
there will be all sorts Of variety performances
The stock Of the company, it is said. is $780,
600. Of which Roster Il Biai have at least half.
They will manage tho theatre, which will be
known as Roster & Biars- They are neeotiat-
ing for an extension Of the lease OF their pres
ent hall
The sun., 1893-07-19
NICK HAUGH1ON CATCHES IT
A Piece OF Mayor GNroy's Mind About .
Lease to the City.

A Piece of Mayor GIIroy's Mind About .
Lease to the City.
Mayor Giroy gave Nick Haughton piece Of
his mind at meeting Of the Board OF Esti-
mate yesterday.
The city had leased OF Haughton property on
the east side OF Third avenue at 130th street
and the Harlem River for approaches to the
temporary bridge which is to be erected over
tho river during tho construction OF the new
Harlem River bridge at that point. The lease
provided for the paymen to HauGhton OF $1O.-
900 year rental for five years. Haughton's
right to lease all this property was not ques-
toned until Orson P. Raynor. who Is q SUBJ
tenant and has n boat house and float which
no says bringg him In $4,000 a year. present.
ed a claim against the city for indemniflca-
ton for loss Of his business.
Mr.. Haughton was present at yesterdays
meeting. and the Mayor pounded the big table
% You s have not acted openly with US in this
matter. When we leased the ground for the
6FaGe ss.sd we as
Mr. HauGhton tried to explain that hs did
not 80 understand 1t. but the Mayor stopped
II believe nothing Of the kind. You careful
H s n hs
not propose to allow the city to become In
value OF the property. Imove that we resclud
the resolution accepting lease from Haugh-
ton"
The resolution was promptly rescinded de-
spite efforts Of Mr.. Haughton to explain that
he had acted in good faith
To Judge McGown. who was present as
counsel for Haughton. Mayor Gilroy said after
the hs seDs that he believed the to
The Board approved of the proposed Ogden
avenue approach to ,an The east end OF the new W
100000 to construct 1t.
The sun., 1893-07-19
SAW MONEY IN ,POSSUMs.
So He Halted the Fast Express to Find Out
II tho Passengers Would Buy ANY.

from the Senot0 Ehferprtse-Goseh
The regular passenger train was goine west
from Griffin, and was about forty minut late
The engineer was trying to make up lost time.
when he was Mortified to see about two hun:
a curve before he got to Whitewater Creek, a
man on the track waving his coat across the
very much excited; The engineer, thinking
Of course that the bridge, had been burned or
fallen in. applied his air brakes. reversed his
engine. and shouted to his fireman to jump.
They both landed safely and the train came
to a halt 80 suddenly that it nearly unseated
all the passengers.
For God . sake. what's tho matter" asked
the almost breathoss conductor OF the follow
who had stopped the train.
sam. for that was his name. answered:
II les wanted to know OF you wanted ter buy
The engineer tainted. the fireman flew back
to the engine. and the conductor looked al!
about him for . rock or u fence rail to kill
Sam with, and finally felt in his hip pocket for
his pistol. fully intending to kill him on the
not ind anything to hit him with. He saw
he told Sam he would take the opossums.
The conductor intended to take all Sans
opossums and leave Sam without paying for
them. SO the conductor ask ad Sam where
self: the fireman and about two-thirds. Of the
passengers had gotten up to the engine by
now and eagerly looked for Sam to bring in
about dozen big fat opossums. but Sam sim
ply said to the conductor:
Wall. hain't got UNI here. but these here
! will keteh you three or four and bring um
Four strong men lifted the limp, and almost
lifeless form OF the conductor to the train.
The sun., 1893-07-19

The interview with the Inspector was over at
the Court House He was still not handeufYed.
sn% hp Ssi
There was the usual crowd at the entrance Of
through to the Court House door. Once up
sey isp % dGPa a
ne sstsinea oh%s hove N HSm%si . defend the Doc,
Court House When the Judge came. in tho
clerk called the Doctor by all his hah-dozen
You are Indicted for the crime Of murder in
the first E hea by
How do you plead to that ndic'mentS asked
ha1s st Sssn this nod
ss ss to enpts o tsvn us to Sfk
Howe How e. is enrased IL westcRester ~t, County. unit
would ssk thet the pleading be delayed until
"All rieht." said the Judge. I'VE will let It
60 oyer and ,i,t.d IL the mean time the prisoner
south entrance. thus avoiding tho crowd In
a few minutes he was In his new quarters in
hs h ssaP dP little
your % mouth shut hut and and keep q stifr Upper iipHH
in Detroit to talk to nobody and that when
they were ready to bring her on he would meet
her half way to ward OH questioncrs.
DR.. w. J. OSullivan. tho medical expert and
lawyer. who was Of counsel for DR.. buchanan
wife. expected to defend Meyer. He says that
DR.. w. 7. Scheele. who was witness in the
Buchanan trial and who knows the present
defendants brother a Lieutenant in the Ger
man army. sent word to Meyer in Detroit not
to engage counsel until he reached New York:
Brooke & Brooke. Of which DR.. O'sullivan is a
member. DR.. O'Sullivan called at Police Head
quarters on Monday night, but was not per-
mitted to see the prisoner. He was much put
out yesterday when he learned that Howe u
DR.. O'Sullivan said he did not know what he
would do in the matter. Joe Moss says Howe
4 Hummel were retained by Meyers Detroit
lawyer.
The sun., 1893-07-19

But there are many actors and managers who
remember Mr.. Poole as writer OF songs and
theatrical sketches and who regard him as
the originator Of plays and sketches OF the
tyre that made Harriean and Hart IA
nous Mr.. Poole was the author Of Fin
neRan's Wake" song which twenty-five
years ago was sung. whistled. and played as
much as After the Ball" IL to-day. This
song reoounted circumstances in the life OF
one Tim Finnegau Of Walker street, who ITO
rise In the world carried n hod" and the
success OF the ballad led the author tn write
dramatic sketches dealing with society Of the
class that Finnegan adorned. It IL said that
HarriRan founded his earlier "MuiliRan"
plays on these sketches, and IL is certain that
q vast number OF entertainers now before
the public received their Inspiration
direct from what was, Q dozen years ago.
the fountalnhead OF local farcicai fun.
the Theatre Comiaue. There are now
so many plays and sketches OF this sort before
the public that Harrigan ts liable to find him
self stranded high and dry among the dramatic
wrecks OF time unless he discovers some new
field for the exercise OF his unquestioned
talents; His theatre. will reopen In August
with Dams Tribulations." a piece which has
already been seen here a great many times.
His admirers and we'll wishers hope that the
new play which he has In readiness to suc-
coed II will bring him better fortune than he
has enjoyed during the past year. Harrlgan is
altogether too brainy man to take place at
his time OF life among the has beens" OF the
profession,
The sun., 1893-07-19
Martino's Love Quickly Cooled.

Albert Martino. hercs-lookinR Frenchmap.
who lives at 127 West Twenty ninth street.
and who used to he'll errmann. the magician.
was charged at Jefferson Market yesterday
with annoying Anna Reilly OF ITO West
Twenty ninth street
Miss Reilly said that Martino had unfortu-
nately fallen deeply In love with her.
He tells me that he will die II he loses sight
OF me-" she said. and tho. result Is don 7
have a moments peace night or day. Ho told
ma last night that there would be q murder
somewhere before long. and that he would cit
In the electrical chair for It"
Martino tremblsd during this recital and
I viii leave the lady alone. will leave the
lady alone"
He Was allowed TO go on promising not to
molest Miss Reilly again.
The sun., 1893-07-19
THE COULD MEMORIAL oHUnoH.
Ground Broken for n Yesterday as Hcr-
bury-To Cost Deoo.ooO


RoHDouT. July 1a-dround for the new me.
mortal church Of the Gould family to be
erected In the native village OF jay Gould. Rox-
bury. Delaware County. was broken to-day By
Darling Brothers & Burgess. contractors OF this
city Tho edi6ce will be sixty By eighty feet
with tower The ceiling will be OF auartered
oak. and there will be two memorial windows.
The foundation OF the church will be OF blue.
stone. The material used In building the walls
will be what is called St Lawrence marble.
Tho style OF the church will be colonial and
Romanesque. and It will be com pleted By Fob
ruary. There are to be. four heroic- size ideal
by French artists. :
These portraits will occupy resps sctively the
panels will be occupied by life-sized figures
e. q angels. typifying the eight virtues: Faith.
Justice. and Humility. The seating capacity
OF the church will he 1.50o There will be
chapel With a ,feating capacity OF 8c0 The
grand organ will be OF tho hnest make. One Of
the memorial windows represents St Paul at
Athens preaching on Mars Hill The central
panel is eight feet wide and twenty Eve feet
high. and the side lights are The same width
and eighteen feet high. The total cost Of the
memorial will be about $20O.00Q
The sun., 1893-07-19
benjamin Dey's Silver Star Found.
From hs Aaan,a cbasiiufion.

A relic OF the war was found recently by Mr..
George W. worley. on his farm southwest Of
war. II e q bright silver star, as large as a
% pany G. 18TH Regiment. N W In nth The HS CEN
tTe. eneircing "company ." is 2 crescent.
The star hHs atca PIN showing
Worloy discover red 1t while plouGhing., 1t Is
not in the least corroded and wears bright
min Dey? Is he dead or living ! Where in
New York do his people liye? II they would
addressed care Of the Marietta Journal will
reach him.
The sun., 1893-07-19
Oscar wiide's New Play.

Oscar Wilde's new play. "A Woman OF No
Importance" will not have its New York pro-
duction until next December. It will be put
on at the Fifth Avenue Theatre by Rose
CoRhlan and her brother Charles. The Amer
lean rights were purchased by Charles
Frohman. before It's production in London
and the Coghlans rent the play from him.
They, will alternate it on the circuits with
Diplomacy" Mise Coghlan will play tho role
created by Mrs. Bernard-Beere. and Charles
Coghlan will assume the part played BY Mr..
Tree In the London production.
The sun., 1893-07-19
HAD HAD YELLOW JACK ABOARD.

The steamship Nasmyth. from Brasil, De-
tained Mt Quarantine.
The British steamship Nasmyth, which ar
rived at Quarantine yesterday from Santos
and other Brazilian ports. was detained for
fumigation because she had had yellow fever
aboard on the voyage. The disease broke out
on June 1S, two days after the ship left Santoa
Seaman Thomas Roberts died Just after the
Nasmyth dropped anchor In the harbor OF Rio.
Of his shipmates. Walter Scott was left In the
hospital at Rio. The ship left Rio on June Il
June 27. Seaman James Fisher. aged %. Of
Greenock, was taken down with the disease q
few days later. and died on July q his body
was buried at sea
The sun., 1893-07-19
Lena lIerville Married.

The gossips along Actors alley had n fresh
morsel OF news yesterday in the announce
ment OF the marriage Of Lena Merville. who.
with her husband. Al Levi. is said to be living
in Jersey City, where they were married last
week. Mr.. Levi was the business manager
last season of tho Jane" Company No.
2. OF which Miss Merville was lead
ing member. playing the title part
Miss Mervlle is Jewess, her right name being
Eleanor Elmore- She is O daughter Of NJ.
Eimore, the New York representative 81 the
Globe Theatre Ticket Company. and Marion
Emore, the wife OF Frank Losee is her sister
The sun., 1893-07-19
The Last Straw.

A girl in a Maine village, who made her home
with her aunt. was often disturbed by eviden-
ces OF the old iady's indifference to everything
but the welfare OF her own material posses
butter she trippsd. and fell heavily quite
distance. The maiden aunt rushed to the
called out sharply: Dye break the dish n
No" thundersd back the niece. ior once
thoroughly aroused: mol but | win" and
the cellar wall. The old lady was 40 shock ed
by this dPa matte exhibition OF malice that she
took TO her bod and Kept 1t for yssE
The sun., 1893-07-19
DOT 4 SURPRISE TO THE DOCTORS.
Her Recovery from Her Last RattIesnake
bite Almost Certain.

Bite Almost Certain.
The physicians at st. Vincent's Hospital are
unanimous In pronouncing Miss Dot sonwell
the snake charmer who was bitten by rattler
on Sunday. q most peculiar young woman.
In spite OF the fact that venemous snake bit
her In dangerous spot, and that the poison
had plenty OF time to get In its work. she con-
tinues TO improve. until now 1t is almost GER
tain that she will recover. Although her head
10 swollen. she suffers but little pain. and she
is anxious to be out again and among her dam
Rerous pets.
One Of the doctors told a SUN reporter yes
terday that It was one OF the most remarkable
why" he said "she shows none OF the
symptoms which Invariably follow blood poi
soning ny snake bite. I think she must be
proof against snake bites. and II she is. she Is
The sun., 1893-07-19
Flrst CoIurbisn Half Dollar to Return 70
the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. July 1a-sInce their issue last
year. not ono Of the Columbian half dollars had
found Its way back to the Treasury Depart
mont until yesterday. when one was received
in q package OF money sent for redemption By
an Atlanta bank. Columbian half dollara
hut the Treasury Department does not recos.
niZe any sentiment In connection with hard
cash. and therefore the Atlanta bank will re-,
ceive only 30 cents for its sample. Treasurer
Morgan secured the coin as Q souvenir.
The sun., 1893-07-19
FATAL FOOTBALL GAME.
Michael Ciyns OF Brooklyn Kicked by vii.
liam CondOn.

Michael Clyne OF Brooklyn Kicked by Will
liam Condor.
Michael Clyne, aged ~ years. died early yes
terday morning at his home. 0 Fourth street.
Brooklyn. Of injuries received on Sunday In o
game Of football at Ridgewood Park. In Queens
county. The Emmets and Fsugh- a. Ballaghs
Of South Brooklyn were the contestants. In
some rough and tumble work Clyne received
a severe kick in the abdomen. delivered: IT is
snd st1sat hsca%a 1a 2S; 9a
and was rom owed to his home In a coach. He
grew worse rapidly and had only brief period
of consciousnes before death occurred. Yes
terday IN orning Condor was arrested. Friends
Of the dead man say the kick was not Aoci-
dentally inflicted. as the prisoner alleges.
The sun., 1893-07-19
Fast Flyers at RidIrys'.

Notwithstanding the warm weather the big sstab-
lShment Of 4. Ridley sons Grand street has been
crowded the pasfsw days with shoppers ready
to avail themselves OF tho many midsummer bargains
provided by that enter rprisinR house, which has
Gently bought the bankrupt o. ock Of Mann Bros and
Simon Hroa OF this CITY aud made large cash puF-
chase OF the stock OF H. sonerSie OF Brooklyn. com.
prsing mems and boys lotbing and ountinE Ladies'
and masses suits hotsIy. pndsIwsaT lAse. silks and
and the shopper who ehnnot here md what he aLs
wants must indeed be hard 70 sgit-Ads.
The sun., 1893-07-19
Mr. sturssos Makes Night or II.

James Sturgeon went last evening into Nc
Donald's saloon. on tho northwest corner OF
Thirty-second street and Sixth avenue. and
ordered drink. AZ he seemed to have had
Sturgeon raised a row and was arrested. II
took two policemen 10 get him to the station.
He said thkt he lived a, ~ West 12Sth street
also sid that he had lots Of money when he
startsd out to spend the evening pleasantly,
1nd only q few cents. He was locked I'D
The sun., 1893-07-19
giGHrun

So Rhaetia from New York for Hamburg on SONNY.
Head
S. bohemia from stestin for New York. pssssd Lsvp
Island.
Crcassia from New York for Glasgow. passed rssy
Island.
s. Gellsrt from Hamburg for New York. passed Iale
IS Pontiac, from New York for Avonmouth. passsA
Lundy Isle ~
Ss Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia for Antwerp, q
the Lizard
The sun., 1893-07-19
PENNsYLYASIA ODD FELLoWa

LAYING OF the Corner Stone OF Their DNHou
Dollar Temple.
PHILADELPHIA. July 18-The corner stone OF
the Odd Fellows Temple, which will cost
$1,000. 900. was laid at o'clock this afternoon
with impressive ceremonies. Several thou
sand representativesof the order escorted the
members of the Grand Lodge Of Pennsylva-
The Grand Lodge Officers laid tho corner
stone after a list OF the articles and records to
be deposited therein bad been read by Grand
Secretary James b. Nicholson. The Grafton
was delivered by Sovereign Grand Sire Colin
4. Campbell. The exercises were Witnessed
by 10000 persols.
The sun., 1893-07-19
Arrived-TuxspAY. July Ia

ss Dresden, supmer, Bremen.
IS Kaiser Wilhelm H.. 9tormer. gouthampton.
ss MoraviA, winckler. Hamburg.
So Easmyth. Eaton. Rio Janciro.
es Lord Charlemont, Magill SO. Niohaela
Is Jason, LeRoe. Moutsgo Bay.
SIS Rio Grande Barstow. Brunswtok.
ss city OF St. Augustine. Gaskill, Jacksonville
IS Knleksrbocker. Halsey. Now Orleans
IS Brixham. Durie, Gtbara-
IS Kansas City, Fisher. Savannah.
IS Comal. Risk, Galveston
ss 9uyAndotte, walker. Norfolk.
Ss Pawnee. Tribon. Wilmington. n O.
s. Cottage City. Bennett, Portland. No
IS II. ". Whitney, Hnllett Boston.
Ship Margarethe, Poppe. Bremen
IRor later arrivals see First PaFeI
The sun., 1893-07-19
Capt. Coleman saved One or HI. M en-.

Lawrence Cleary and Martin Kearney OF 289
East Thirty-sixth street had an examination
In the Yorkville Police Court yesterday ON tho
charge of turning in false nre alarms at Twen-
ty-fourth street and Avenue A and Thirty fifth
street and Third avenue. There was no evil
dence against Kearney who was discharged.
whlle Cieary was held In $500 Gau for the Spe-
cial Sessions.
Both men are members of Capt. Coleman's
com pany In the Sixty ninth Regiment. and hs
appeared in court TO testify to the good char
0oteI OF both. ~
The sun., 1893-07-19
B,,tsa by a Dog snpposed 10 be Mad.

Seven -yeAr-old John Mulvaney OF OF Hun
terdon street Newark, was bitten by New
foupdland dog last evening In front Of his
and hnally killed by Policeman Mckennn. after
o dozen shots had been hred. 1t ID thought
the dog wac mad. The boys wounds were
cauterlzsd.