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The evening world., 1894-08-11
SIMPLY RETURNED THE RIG.
Three Men Arraigned ms Horse
Thieves and Discharged.

Philip Disch, twenty-five years old, a
dealer in merchandise; James Carroll,
twenty-five years old, who said he Ia in
the theatrical business, and his brother
William, twenty years old, horse
sheer, living at 256 West Thirty-second
street, were discharged at the York
vile Police Court this morning on the
charge Of being horse-thieves. The COM
plainant against them was Daniel Nor
ris, a cabman, of 3l5 East Twenty-ffth
street. who charged the prisoners with
stealing his horse and cab from in front
of 10 West Twenty-sixth street last
night.
At $40 o'clock this morning Policeman
Angevine, Of the West Forty-seventh
street station, saw the cab coming down
Eighth avenue at Fifty-seventh street
The horse was covered with foam and
appeared to be Cred out. James Car
RON was seated on the box Of the cab
driving, while his brother and Disch
were inside fast asleep. Without arous-
ing the sleepers,- Angevine Jumped on
the box and made Carroll drive to the
station-house.
When questioned by Justice Taintor.
they said that a strange man met them
and asked them TO take the team TO
Fjfty-second street. As there was no d.
rect evidence to show that they had
taken the rig, Justice Taintor gave them
the benefit of the doubt and dismissed
the complaint.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
VERY POLITE BURGLAR.
ApOlogized to the Policeman When
Caught in n Window.

Albert Murphy. who mas resided until
very recently in the Crow Hill Peniten-
tiary. where he was sent Sept. 10. 1888,
under a sentence Of one year, for bur-
glary, was arraigned In the Gates Ave-
nue. Police Court, Brooklyn, this MORN
ing, on similar charge.
About 5.45 o'clock this morning some
early risers saw a man trying to enter
the rear windows of the Ridgewood
Clothing Company's store, at 1850 Myrtle
avenue. The store is one-story build.
street. The wife Of the proprietor, Mrs.
George Vending, of 5S7 Hart street,
saw the burglar. and sent her husband
to the Cedar street police station.
Policeman Fegversie was sent around
and met Murphy as he was climbing
through window. The burglar quietly
apologized, explaining that he thought
he was in the Sixteenth Precinct.
When searched at the station, a saw,
a chisel. a centre-bit and Jimmie and
some keys were found upon him. Also
a pawn ticket for a watch on which he
had received SIS. This morning he
pleaded not guilty to the charge, and
went to Jail in default of g, 900 ball.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
BOYS " SHOWING THE QUEER. u
Two Brooklyn Lads skilfullv
Swihdle a Cigar Dealer.
After Passing a Spurious Coin They
Again Dupe tho Victim.

The Brooklyn police are looking for
two boys about twelve years old, who
are believed to be passing counterfeit
money. Their arrest may lead to the
capture of gang Of counterfeiters who
have been getting rid Of bad coin in the
city for several months past.
" Yesterday afternoon the two boys
called at Morris Keeps cigar store. 76
F1atbush avenue, and after purchasing
a package Of cigarettes, rendered a
quarter in payment.
One OF the boys returned in about five
minutes and called Mr.. Keeps attention
to the two 10-cent pieces which they
said he had given them In change. Both
coins were lead. and Mr.. Keep at once
gave the boy two good coins for the bad
ones.
A little later he found that not only
were the two Decent pieces spurious,
but the 25-cent piece, given for the olga
rettes, was also bad. Mr.. Keep re-
ported the matter at Police Headquar-
The Coins are all fairly good imita-
tons.
Supt., Campbell telephoned to the
United States authorities in the Fed
eral Building to look out for the
young Hoyts."
The evening world., 1894-08-11
CORN MARKET VERY DULL.
Cereals a Little Lower, While Cot
ton Advances Three Points.

Very little speculative interest was
taken in corn to-day, either here or at
the West. and the market was very fiat
The first sales were at a decline OF about
he. and this was followed by moderate
fluctuations. the market closing quite
close to yesterdays ANAL figures. No
sensational developments followed the
announcement OF the Government crop
report.
The wheat market was about l-4c.
lower. September opening at SO l-Sc.,
selling on TO IS 7-Sc., but rallying towards
the close.
Oats aud provisions were dull and with
opened steady With sales about even
with Yesterdays final figures, September
selling a, 6Gi 4 Cos: october. 6,7o
December, Gse: January, 6.S9: March
1O2; May, 7l2. After the opening there
was an advance OF three points ON local
covering.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
THIS BUTCHER HAD NO MEAT.
The Police Found Meori's Ice
Chest Full Of Beer and Liquors
He Is Held for Trial for Violating
the Excise Law.

Detectives Lang AMI Campbell, OF the
East Ftfty-flrst street squad. In making
a raid Of a gamblers resort last night
In n butcher shop kept by Petro Meori,
twenty-four years DID, at 227 East Forty
fourth street. found the big Ice box full
OF bottled beer, wines and liquors.
Meori. under the guise OF keeping a
butcher shop. has since the first OF the
month been running gambling estab-
iishment In the basement OF the store,
and has, It Is charged. sold beer. wine
and liquors without u license.
At the time of the raid the police
found fifteen Italians engaged in playing
some kind of an Italian bowling game.
The officers drove them out, closed up
they place and then placed Meori under
arrest.
In the Yorkville Police Court to-day
Justice Taintor committed Meori for trial
for violating the Excise law.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
SHOT AT A POLICEMAN.
Martin Might Have Killed Mckee
but for Berbrich's Club.

Mrrtin Might Have Killed Mckee
but for Berbrich's Club.
Rossio Martini. a big italian. was
held for trial, In the Lee Avenue Court,
Brooklyn. this morning on a charge of
attempting to kill policeman.
But for the bravery of Joseph Ber-
brich, a mechanic, who lives at South
Third and Hewes streets, Policeman
Mckee, of the Bedford avenue station.
might have lost his life.
Mckee was going along South Third
street, near Hewes. when he saw a
number Of men scatter and run. One
OF the fellows was an Italian and he
flourisheo a revolver. AS the Italian ran
be fired five shots at. passersby' before
Policeman Mckee caught up to him.
he turned about and fired the last bullet
almost point blank at the policeman.
Machinist Berbrich rushed up to the
Italian when he saw what he intended
to do and struck the revolver with. a
club The trigger was pulled at the
same time and the bullet went through
the policeman's helmet.
Policeman Mckee finally got pair or
handouts on Martini, when another
Italian ran up and made q )unRe at the
policeman with n stiletto Eerbrich, 8
club came in play again and the knife
was knocked out of the Italians hand.
This ASA liant managed to escape.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Beer But few BATHS.
Middlessx Farmers Celebrating
Wash Day in Great Style.
Picnics and Games Galore for the
Boys and Girls.
Tonight There Will he q Dance to
Wind Up the Festivities.


SOUTH AMBOY. n. j.. Aug. n.-This
Is the day OF the year when Daddy Nep-
tune. with seaweed IN his hair, and the
Middlesex farmer. with clover bloom in
his whiskers. get together at the waters
edge to celebrate Salt Water Day. as
they havedone since Colonial times along
this part OF the Jersey coast.
1t used to be spontaneous festival
with all the simplicity OF country
basket picnic, but the mercenary syndi-
eating tendencies OF the times have
converted II into an event more or less
for profit, and the main attraction on
Old Swan Hill Is conducted under the
auspices OF the Crescent Club. OF South
Amboy.
Their are four picnics in full blast on
the town site. The scholars OF st.
Mary's Catholic School are having a
scramble in the wooded meadow behind
the schoolhouse, the Methodists are hav-
Ing one back in the woods near the
same spot. and a private enterprise Is
holding forth on the abandoned college
campus at Stevensdale
the rhsm smsn .v a q Pifh hs
the old stamping ground nearest the
sea. This has the biggest crowd and
the greatest diversity OF entertainment,
and Is patronized exclusively by the
farmers who have made the day an In
| stitution more faithfully observed than
Christmas or the Fourth of July. Fur
| ther. what settles all rival claims. 1t is
the only place where they have beer on
| the ground.
BY noon Swan Hill was crowded with
dusty collection of teams and farm
traps and their passengers were scat.
tered over the scene filling up on pie
and fake lemonade and pitching rings
| tune and the elusive shell game: knock.
Ing down imitation babies. .pelting the
darkey'B head with soft balls and hav.
Ing good time generally.
There Ia some bathing. so-called. for
the spot is not divinely selected for that
purpose. The waves Of Raritan Bay
reach the shore over mud flats that ex.
from dry land, and as the water ripple,
over this oozy ocean floor 1t assumes, by
| the time the last wave laps the sandeC
| crab upon the beach, the color and con
slstency OF mulligatawny soup. iher,
Is about as much surf as on the margin
OF goose-pond.
Nevertheless. the Jersey girls hav'
traditions of a dip In the sea. and the,
are going at It with all the pluck thu
situation demands. They dress and un
dress In their wagons. and In sheltered
| hooks. as there are no lighthouses, ant
the parade Of bathing costumes Is some
thing wonderful to behold. ..
The festivities will continue until mid
upon I,, an impTSv vt Platform 1T under n
down from New York 'at great ez
pense."
The evening world., 1894-08-11
E1.Convict johnson Spent the
Night in a Brooklyn House.
Hs Had a vallse Full Of Booty and
Was Ready to Depart.
Rut He Accidentally Sounded an
Alarm and Was Caught.

while Patrolmen Heffernan and Ben.
nett, Of the Fifth avenue station,
brooklyn, were standing on the corner
OF Seventh avenue and Sixth street, at
o'clock this morning, they were star
tied by the ringing of a burglar alarm
from the direction of Fourth street, two
blocks away. The policemen traced the
ringing to the house 1872 Fourth street,
owned and occupied by John Leeming,
who is away in the country with his
family.
In the rear Of the house they found a
hole In the party wall, through which
they quickly entered the house.
After searching the lower floors they
crcuching behind a door In one of the
bedrooms. He said that he had been in
the house since $50 o'clock last night
a full kit OF burglars tools, including
q fine jimmy, dark lantern, small
sledge and a brace and bit, were found
beside him.
II was found that he had ransacked
every room in the house. Beds were
stripped, bureau drawers forced open
and the contents strewn about the floors,
and everything turned upside down gen.
orally.
In the dlning-room on the lower floor
the policemen found large bag full Of
handsome portleres, siverware and
clothing, which he had ready to take
away when the alarm went off.
At the station house the burglar
described hirsself as william Johnson.
thirty-two years, old, without home.
desperate character. His picture Is No.
] 1913 In the Rogues' Gallery. He has just
been released from Sing Sing, where he
+. Glssel, to serve a sentence Of two
years for burglary.
When arraigned before Justice Tighe,
In the Butter Street Police Court this
morning Johnson, alias Gissell, pleaded
guilty to the charge of burglary, and was
held for the Grand Jury.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Wall street Notes.

For tho hrst week OF August the Wabash road
earned s277. CO., an increase OF $4,000; Texas
Pacific, 500 $685. an increase OF 81, sos; Canadian
Pacific. $3.50. 600, q decrease OF $50, 900; Toledo
Ann Arbor & North Michigan, i2l $50, an in-
crease Of 81. 1877: Missouri Psene, 1895 900. an in
crease OF &c., 900. and Chesapeake Ohio. SILL
90, an increase OF slS,0+l Tho Atchson earn
ings for the fourth week o. July we're 'sS2sSs. a
decrease Of S25sSSs.
For tho fourth week OF July siNty-fve roads
earned ST. 2gy 5U4 a decrease OF $50. lS3, for the
months one hundred aud twCnty.eight roads
earned $50 $50. 3S2, u decrease Of T.9Ssst;, and
for seven months one hundred and tNent! four
roads earned s24O. ms, decrease Of 'f5se $50
For the SIX months ended June 20. the Nickel
Plate road reports gross earnings OF s., SSS0I5. a
decrease OF 1906. 1853; expenses 2,2l5, 2sG. de-
cress@ OF 1894. o27. and net Ss22.I7s decrease OF
1859. 22s
For the yosr ended June 10 the Illinois Cen
trAl road reports gross earnings OF $50 ss7tst an
Increase oi SS62. RIA. eNpensrs ZIG "ts.Ns' an In
crease q 3s5..s and net 81, ?s.os, an increase
Of tIs. 7s2.
The import OF specie at TIE port q York
for 10 week we're $3.50 500, Of Nhich 1858 ssi we're
gold and $50 go silver. For u corresponding
week o. 1898 thu Imports were Sls =9e,JV enor,
NOUS GssssSmsGtE Of gold having heea forwarded
u ias G.de after Ihs pEpic Of last ye2r.
The Imports exclusive OF specie at tie port Q;
New YORK for the week were SO lli.So OF which
4 eO3 is3 were dry goods sad So I<M general
merchandise For the corresponding week o. 1883
lie Imports we're ts:iTj6i Of Nhiea G.lis go
Nors dry goods sai sc,is' I52 general merch'n'
.lsg.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
Explosion Followed an Attempt te
kin Bcdbugs with Benzine.

Minnie Leuschfeldt, forty years old, OF
% Graham avenue. Brooklyn, is dying In
OIL atherlne's Hospital from the effects
OF burns received last night. For the
past two months Mrs. Leuschfe!dt has
oeen troubled a great deal with bedbugs'
yesterday neighbor told her to use
oe.zlnc. and plenty OF It.
hcGoidingly, when Mrs. Leuschfeldt
SSSS ready 10 retire last night she poured
oehELhc all around the b=d. She used a
work
fore tho t AS Mas .he rGSul. ana ne
WOMAN Woman was friRhtfully burned. She was
sseaImHovyed to the hospital. where 1t was
Sa,u this morning that the chences were
"olIe Too good for her recovery.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
WHERE is Mr.. ScHUCHERDT?
His Relatives Much Distressed At
His Prolonged Absence.

The relatives and friends Of Herman
schucherdt. a wine and liquor dealer at
Ns-ln Lincoln avenue. Mount Vernon,
are much distressed at his mysterious
DISAPPEARANCE. His stepdaughter, Katie
Alvarez, of 923 Park avenue. called at
Pol!ce Headquarters to-day and had a
genera. alarm sent out.
Mr.. Schucherdt Is sixty-two years OF
age. and left home July %. He was n
Eell-to-!o man and was accustomed to
carrying considerable money and jew
cry with him.
The fact that he took two suits OF
cOtaes al the time he left home offsets
any theory Of fou. play. He is described
as feet 7 Inches, medium build. dark
eompiexion, brown hair and gray eyes,
,ll. beard streaked with gray. and when
last seen wore gray suit.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
MIL8uRh TRAPPED HIS Wife.
Found Her and Another Woman
with Thomas .McDermott..
All Three Awakened and Taken to
the Station House.

Alfred A. Mlburn, a policeman of tho
Seventh Precinct, Jersey City, appeared
as complainant In Justice TJouglass's
police court, in Jersey City. to-day against
his wife, Thomas McDermo,t and Mrs.
Mary MontGnye. of Jl3 Lafayette tIace.
Milburn resides at 30 Bright street.
while McDermott lives on johnson AVE.
rue.
a few days ago Milburn started on q
ten days vacation and went to Sea Glrt
he returned home late last night, and
going to his house., opened the door with
his latchkey. He first went Into the
sitting room. and then on entering HIS
chamber was surprised to find his wife.
and asleep.
Milburn had suspected his wife ana
McDermott for some time past, and
came home last night to see II his sus-
piGions had been well founded.
When Milburn saw the sleeping trio
into the street to secure witnesses. He
round Special Policeman George nj.
smith sr,i and took him into the house.
A an1 Ns smith had seen the two women
the patrol wagon of the First Precinct
was summoned. Policeman German and
=, me other officers came UP in the wagon,
which arrived at the house at 1 o'clock.
Inc situation was explained to the po-
| lice and the three sleepers were arrested
locked up. "''s-
Mrs. Milburn, Mira. Montonye and No
Dermott each appeared to be under tbe
,nhuence Of liquor. and when arraigned
drank too much, but denied any impro-
priety. Justice Douglass said their own
| evidence was enough to convict them,
ana they were held to await the action
OF the Grand Jury. being unable to fur
/
| Policeman Milburn now says he has
| suit for divorce. -
The evening world., 1894-08-11
STRAPPED DOWN IN A CELL.
German Has Delirium Tremens and
Cant Appear in Court.

Coxswain James German, OF the re-
ceivlng ship Minnesota, who stabbed
Margaret Fitzgerald, OF 800 Grand street.
New Haven, Conn, in stateroom on
the steamer c, II. Northam last Monday
evening was unable to appear In Tombs
Court this morning.
German was also stabbed in the fracas
tack of delirium tremens. He Is con-
fined in the hospital CELL and is so vio-
lent that he IL strapped down. 49,
The examination set down I1r Inis
day next. Mrs. Fitzgerald is still in the
hospital
The evening world., 1894-08-11
schmIdt,n Rody Claimed.

.A' man who died on the Albany boat Drew
ss'"' she reached this city yesterday morning
va positively Identified at the Morgue this
S5,n'hg SO Conrad Schmidt, O tailor, aged forty
in'es years, ct II McIIlbben street. brooklyn, r.
iI,u' we Identification WAS made by his wife and
iaoys sen sen Mrs. Schmidt will have the body re-
-'''I 10 her home to-day
The evening world., 1894-08-11
PARK RIDGES FIRST MAYOR.
He Entertained Citizens when SER
enaded Last Might.

PARK RIDGE. N. j.. Aug. 1.-The
citizens here celebrated last night tho
election OF James II. Weld as the FIRST
Mayor OF Park Ridge by a torchlight
parade. About five hundred were In line
and. headed by band and drum corps,
marched to the residence of Mayor
Weld and rendered him a serenade.
The Mayor made brief speech and In
vited the serenaders into his house.
where he entertained them.
The procession then reformed ana
marched to the houses of Or. Eugene
Jeahl and Robert s. Sibbold, who are 10
serve as the new Councilman and AS
enaded. The houses of the principal citi.
zens were illuminated, y - T
The evening world., 1894-08-11
ru.ca Threatened to shoot.

Louis Fusea, an Italian OF S03 East one nun
dred and Ninth street, was held LOT tisi IN LsssA
Market Court to-day. charged with -teHpea ~
,or,o,. assault, Al an election OF walking dele
",s. for the pIsserers at Military Hall last nisht
Fusca thrsatsued TO shoot John STACK OF SSs hAss
seventh street. because the latter seeu'sa
him Of repeatink
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Brother Shot Brother.


THoMPsoNvILLE Conn, Aug. ii.-Franl
Cowdy. thirty-four years of age. a farmer. LIVING
on the main road between scitieo and this place
was shot and severely wounded BY his brother
Harold Gowdy. twenty-five years old. late Thurs
day night The wounded man now lies between
life and death. while the assassin Is in thu
Thomr sonvile lookup. The brothers quarellet
over a wagon, which Frank found with a vince
off when he wanted to use It,
The evening world., 1894-08-11
COLORADO'S NEW CAMP.


lBy Associated PressJ
MOSCA, Col, Aug. 1l.-Late devel-
opments at the new gold camp. fifteen
miles east OF here, tend rather to in
crease than to allay the excitement of
the past three days. Over two hundred
claims have been staked out. A town
site has been selected, and enterprlsing
merchants are rushing up store build
ings and preparing for business. Town
lots are claiming attention second only
to mining claims.
The towns OF Mosca and Garrison are
nearly depopulated Of their able-bodied
men. and many are coming from
towns further away. Old prospectors
simply immense, and that there Is more
gold In Blanca than silver in Creole.
On and after next Monday daily stage
will be run from Mosca to take people
to and from the new camp.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
TOSSED BY AN ENGINE.
Bert Hare struck by a Pennsyl.
vania Express Train.

Especial 70 The Evening WORLDLY
NEWARK. y. j., Aug. n.-Bert Hare.
twenty-five years old. and a resident
Of Arlington. was struck by u Philadel-
phia express train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad this noon and injured so badly
that he viii probably die.
He was tossed high into the air. and
when he came down landed on his head,
which was badly crushed. His arm
was also broken. He was taken to the
bngniful
The evening world., 1894-08-11
NOT HOYT'S MOULD.
The NorwaIk Package belonged 10
other Counterfeiters.

The copper mould for manufacturing
counterfeit twenty-five cent pieces found
yesterday near the railroad station at
South Norwalk, Conn, was received at
the New York Office of the United States
Secret Service this morning. 1t was
wrapped up in newspaper and ad-
dressed: Mrs, l.. Nork Dauberry."
Local Agent Forsyth. of tha ecret Ser
vice, said to-day that the mould had no
connection at all with the Hoyt-Massey-
Hill counterfeiting gang.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Newark Runaway Found.

Edward Homer, twelve years old. Of 40 Parksr
street. Newark, who ran away from his home
yesterday, was found at Atlantic and Georgia
avenues, Brooklyn, this morning ar. returned TO
his parents. Eddie ran away with itinerant
to 20 out West.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
REV. Mr.. DIXONS FISH STORY.
A God-FearinE Minister Says His
Party Caught 1000 Pounds.

II you ever handled q rod and line. or
II your brother ever did. you will enjoy
the Ash story written for the Sunday
World by Rev. Thomas Dixon. jr. You
may smile and shake your head, but
this yarn.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Paid His Rent Regularly.
(From Tid-Blts.)

(From Tid-Blts.)
How do you know. then, that the
young poet has an income apart from
his profession?" asked the landlady's
daughter.
because" was the confident reply,
"he pays his rent regularly"
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Essex County Grange Meeting.

Especial TO The Evening World)
NEWARK. n. L.. Aug. 1.-THE Essex County
Grange has arranged TO hold its annual picnic
on Aug. Is. This will DO the great event OF the
among the. farmers in this part OF the
State W. y. BenHinger, OF Pennsylvania, Will
make the address OF the day.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
JULIANo MAY RECOVER.
But He Will He Mute ms Resule
. of the Shooting.

IspecIh1 70 TIC Evening WORLDLY
NEWARK. N. j., Aug. I.-Pasquais
JuIiano, who, as told in yesterdays
Evening World" twas shot in the mouth
by ffteen-year-oid Mary Russo on Thurs
day night. will never be able to speak
again. The bullet cut away the vocal
organs leaving the man a mute.
Juliano Is much better than he was
yesterday. and vii. probably recover.
Mary Russo Is confined In a cell at the
Second Precinct with her little sister,
who asked the Captain to be allowed TO
stay with her.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
TO LANCE, HIS PATRONS.
Insurance Collector Balbach's M
ness Necessitates Vaccinatfon.

NEWARK. N. J.. Aug. n.-Joseph Bal
bach and an elghteen-months-ol child
OF his were sent to the SMALLPOX Hos
pital this morning. Mrs. Balbach In
tho only member of the family who
is well. ...
Last night. under Health Oflcer Lehl-
morn street, from Niagara to Magazine
street, where the Balbach family lived.
was vaccinated. Every person from
whom Balbach collected Insurance
money will be visited and vaccinated.
The quarantine on the houses ut So, 90
and IS River street has been raised.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
MAY REDUCE BRIDGE FARES.
Trustees to Consider tho PropOni-
ton on Monday.

ZION On HpHtssss
At HE meeting OF the Brooklyn Bridge
Trustees or Monday, E. v. SINNERS
resolution to reduce the fare on the cars
to two cents will be considered. The
matter was laid over at the last meet
Ing.
resolution will be adopted. The recent
reduction of the fares to two and a half
cents for round-trip tickets. has done
people who cross the structure daily,
that still further reduction. II Is be-
iieved by Mr.. Skinner. ought to be
made.
The evening world., 1894-08-11

~" T. West steward on the brig Woodbury.,
SIS a. Woosruns storeA foot Of JorAlsmon
earl Brooklyn. while going aboard the boat
Asxn.a a morning fell eysrboard and vas
The evening world., 1894-08-11

NEWARK. " j.. AuE. IA case Of eighteen
dozen solid silver spoons Was received to-day
By Detective Brock. Of the Pennsylvania road.
Where from he does not know Police Capt. DAILY
believes the shipment was due to an oyeEolrdeasa
conscience