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The evening world., 1894-01-02
CLANCY APPOINTS DEPUTIES.
Old officials Allowed to Retain
Their Places.
Comptroller Fitch Signs IN Order
for Stationery.

Sheriff Clancy this morning reappointed
the present Deputy Sheriffs, their terms
having expired WITH that OF Sheriff Cor
They are:
Joel O. stevens, David Barry, Peter
McGuiness, Victor Hamburger, John NJ.
Tracy. James Carraher. Thomas MUIR
ply, Frank j. Wagering, Harry p. Null
vaney and Daniel Il. Finn.
. Joel o. Stevens. David Barry. Peter
McGuiness. Victor Hamburger. John NJ.
Tracy. James Carraher. Thomas Murphy,
Frank J. Wagering. Harry +. Mulvaney
and Daniel +. Finn.
The salary for Deputy is $3.50 a year.
There arc twelve assistant deputies, who
are also likely TO be continued.
w. Il. Stillings. counsel to the Sheriff.
at 5000 a year, will also remain.
The only new appointments Sheriff
clancy made were those OF Simon Wolf
In place OF Deputy John NJ: Fox. made
Alderman Butler in place Of James
Young.
h first oficial paper that Comp
troller Fitch signed was an order for
desk at 10 o'clock this morning, and the
first hour Of the day was taken up In
receiving visitors who called to congrat-
ulate him. among them, ex-Comptroller
OF westchester; r. NJ. Motley, j.. d.
Leary and D.. n. Morrison.
Mr.. Fitch reiterated his statement OF
yesterday, that he would make nc
changes in his Office for the present. He
would only make appointments to I'll
vacancies. II any should occur through
death or absence, but no removals would
be made.
J. II. v. Arnold. the new Surrogate,
sat in the trial term of the Surrogate's
Court to-day. There may be one or two
changes In the positions OF a confiden.
tial nature In the new Surrogates. but he
will make no appointments until he has
consulted his colleague, Surrogate Fitz'
gerald.
Leis j. Conlan. the new City Court
Justice. will take his seat on the bench
this afternoon. This borning he attended
the funeral OF former City Court Jus.
tice Hawes. 1t has not been decided
to which part OF the court he will be
assigned,
The evening world., 1894-01-02
TWO BOYS "HELD up"
The Highwaymcn Got Only IL
Cents and Were Arrested.

Patrick Mckevitt, aged seventeen
years, of 3ls Fast Twenty-fourth street,
and John Mullen. nineteen years old. of
3O4 East Twenty-fourth street. were held
for trial in the Yorkville Police Court
his morning on a charge OF robbing two
young men.
At $50 O'Clock last night Charles Cap
ley, fifteen years old. of 335 East Twenty
NTH street. rushed into the station house
and told Capt. Gallagher that he had
been held up" by two young footpads
on Tw~enty-fourth street. They, secured
no booty. as Copley was busted" as he
expressed II.
Policeman Coleman was sent out to
investigate. He had Eon but a short
distance when he met another excited
young fellow, named Frank Fremont,
fourteen years old. of 81 East Thirty
first street. who said he had also beer
held up In Twenty fourth street, and
robbed OF 10 cents, all the money he
possessed.
In the hallway OF Sls the policeman
found Mckevitt, Mullin and another fel
low quarrclling over a whiskey bottle
Coleman rushed In after them. and thu
third man made his escap by scaling g
fence In the yard.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
UNKNOWN WOMAN FOUND DEAD,
Her Body Discovered In nm Out
house This Morning.

homeless and unknown M about
nifty years old, was found dead In an
clubhouse ealy this morning in the rear
yard of 81 Market street.
Her cold right hand grasped an I'M
corked pop-bottle containing a couple OF
t~ablespoonfuls OF reddish liquid that
smelled like whiskey.
Thc dead woman was discovered by
a friend Of a Mrs. Mccormick, who
lives on the second floor OF the tene-
ment. The police of the Madison street
station took the body away.
The face OF the dead woman IL purple
as IL death had come through %stranguln-
ton. The police say this change SO soon
after death Is due to whiskey. An au-
topsy will he held,
Mrs. Mccormick said this morning:
~ am a lone woman. except my parrot,
God bless It.. | don't know the woman.
but I eXDcct that she's the same that ]
me %neiEhbors and the police nave dubbed
out OF the Railways In this vicinity
plenty OF nights this winter
II" body was sent to the Morgue. The
dead woman had q light complexion.
brown hair and blue eyes. She was
shabbily dressed.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
GUARDING OAKLAND'S MAYOR.
Card Dropped by n Woman Thought
to Indicate n Plot.

UBy Associated Press)
OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. 1.-The author
tiles here and In San Francisco are
investigating an alleged plot to kill
Mayor Pardee, OF this city. The police
have in their possession a threatening
note. A few days ago a middle-aged
woman, while leaving a ~ferry-boat,
dropped a small card bearing the Follow
Ing:
OAKLAND. Dec. 2s. 1885,. Jos. have everything
ready when the time arrives Have dynamite a.
the Pardee's once next week. Everything Will
work. Pieuse burn this note. Your son Nick.
The card was picked up by a work
man and given to the police, who so far
have been unable to get a trace OF the
mysterious The police have as
signed a policeman in citizens dress as
a Dodyguard for the Mayor, n his
residence is also guarded nightly. The
San Francisco police have also estab-
lishod a regular watch at the entrance
of the Mayors office In that city.
Mayor Pardee made himself unpopu'
lar with the poorer classes when he re-
Gently vetoed an ordinance passed by the
city Council to restore to the people
OF Oakland the privilege of riding free
on Southern Pacific trains In the city
limits.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
MAY POSTPONE Conventions.
Gov. Flower Extends the Time
for the Special Election.
Republicans May Name q iyg from
the Fourteenth District.

There may be p change in .ie Repub-
lican programme for the conventions to
nominate candidate ties IN the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Congressional Districts, to
MI the places in Congress left vacant by
Fitch and Fellows. The primaries In the
various Assembly Districts comprising
the Congressional Districts to elect dele
gates I othe Convention will be held be-
tween 3 and 9 7. NJ. to-day. and
the conventions are called for 10 o'clock
this evening.
The conventions may not be held to-
night, as Gov. Flower has extended the
time for the special elections from Jan.
90 to Jan. 30. which viii give both par
ties more time for work. IT is probable
that both conventions VIII be postponed;
There WIS great Indignation expressed
because the Governor fixed the FIRST, date
for the election on Jan. %. which al
lowed only twenty days for arranging
1t has not been definitely settled
whether 'Tammany, Hall will issue a
call for primaries or have the delegates
T if,ec, mat,e sy w ihe D asaiSed T ,oIn1sht'
The Republicans talk OF nominating
Lemuel Ely Quigg. a newspaper writer.
in the Fourteenth District: He Is not
" Diamond Back" Twenty-hrst Assem-
bly, District. because he bolted the nomi-
nation Of otto Irving Wise for Assem-
Dlyfnan last November. Iney OBJECT TO
the nomination Of n boiter. Quigg IL
the only one spoken OF. however.
Col. william l.. Brown, also a news
paper man. was slated for the Tam
many nomination in the Fourteenth Dis
trict this morning. But the day may
bring about n change.
In the Fifteenth District Henry G.
Robinson appears to have the inside
track for the Republican nomination.
Mr.. Robinson was defeated at the last
election for Comptroller by Ashbcl =,
Fitch, whom he now wants to succeed
In Congress. The other Republican can
didates are Henry Grasse and j. Van
Nechten Olcott, a lawyer.
lsidor Straus seems to be the choice
Of the Democrats In the Fifteenth Dis
trlc.. MIR. Straus Is what Is called an
administration Democrat. and In nomi-
Mating him Mr.. Croker would conciliate
opposing f,ctional interests. 1t is con-
sidersd good politics on his part.
Both districts are overwhelminglyDemo-
era tic. Col. Fellows carried the Four
teenth in 1892 by over 5000 votes. Mr..
Fitch carried the Fifteenth District In 1892
By 1890 majority.
The Fourteenth District Republican
Convention III he held at 1913 Broadway,
and the Fifteenth District Convention at
li7 East Ninety-;hird street.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
JUMPED OFF AN 81 TRAIN.
Crazy John Scully Landed In the
Street and Ran Like n Deer.

At ITO o'clock this morning Policeman
McMullen, Of the Eas. Thlrty-ffth street
station. had his attention attracted to a
wild-eyed. stockily built man, who was
coming along Forty-first street towards
Lexington avenue pursued by n bowling
mob OF men and boys. McMullen
graspei the fugitive by the coat collar
and stopped him.
Several Of he crowd volunteered the
information that the captured man had
jumped off q Third avenue Elevated
road train at Forty-first street az II was
slowing up for the Forty-second street
station. They said they were first at
tracted by the shouting of people on the
train. aud then saw the man plunge
down between the two tracks and a n
on his feet.
Without stopping, they said, the ma,
gave a shout and. apparently uninjurei.
turned into Forty-first street towards
Lexington avenue.
While the policeman was getting this
Information the jumper seemed to he
frightened and said: Get me away from
the crowd. They have been after me
with iron bars"
He was led 4, the station-house, where
he described himself as John j. Scully.
twenty-six years old. n employee OF
the Dock department., and living Mt 3il
East T%hirty-first street. He was then
brought to the Yorkville Police Cour,
and committed to the insane pavilion al
Bellevue Hospital for further examIna.
tSon.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
TR0LLEY'S LATEST VICTIM.
School Teacher Horribly Mangled
in Brooklyn.
Killed by n Grcenpoint Car While
Buggy Riding.

TIT latest victim OF Brooklyn's deadly
teacher. living at 90 Oak street, Brook
Ign. who was run down by a ~Greenpoint
car while buggy riding yesterday after
noon. and mangled so horribly that she
died almost Instantly.
Moses Gale, OF 80 Oak street, yester-
day afternoon started out to give Miss
Boyce and Miss May Mooney, of 142
Cuylcr street. a New Years treat, by
taking them for a drive. What promised
to he n most plcasureable afternoon was
ruthlessly and suddenly terminated by
the shocking accident which caused Miss
Boyce's death and added another victim
TO the seemingly interminable list or
Brooklyn's Juggernaut.
Hardly had the party started on their
drive. when, Mt the corner OF oak and
Franklin streets. the horse became
frightened ard SHE'D. dashing across the
street directly in the path OF q Green.
point trolley car, running at the usual
reckless speed.
In a instant the Gar was upon the
overturning 1t. All three occupants were
! thrown violently to the pavement.
Miss Boyce was thrown Directly onto
the track. and before she could he res.
c,Ied or rescue herself the car passed
over her. mRngling her body In a shock
ing manner.
Before a physician could he summoned
tho unfortunate young woman died. I'm
doubtedly his services would have been
were her injuries.
Miss Mooney and Mr.. Gale were seri.
ously injured. but fortunately escaped
with their lives. Miss Boyce was a yer,
death Is mourned by many friends.
No arrests have been made.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
HISTORICAL T
Some Time-Honored Fables That
Are No Longer Believed.

There was probably no such man as
Romulus. says the Chicago Tribune.
There never was such a person as Pope
joan, the so-callcd female Pontiff.
Wellington at Waterloo did not say:
TIP, guards. and at EN-
Alfred the Great did not visit the
Danish camp disguised as a minstrel.
The existence Of the Colossus of Rhodes
Is considered by some historians en-
tremclv doubtful.
There is no historic authority for the
statement that little George Washington
cut down the cherry tree.
Cromwell and Hampden did not at
tempt to sail 10 America Just before the
breaking. out Of the English revolution.
Philip III. or Spain was not roasted to
death by a roaring fire because court
assistance. He died a natural death.
Pocahontas did not save the life Of
John smith. 1t has been ascertained
that this worthy man was the most able
bodied prevaricator of his century.
Seneca was not a half-Chrlsiian
PHILOSOPHER. but a grasping money
lender and usurer who died worth over
Caesar did not say: "Et tn. Brute"
Eye Witnesses to the assassination de-
posed that died fighting, but silent.
Richard Ill, was not a h~unchback. but
a soldier OF fine form, some ~pre;ensions
to good looks, and great personal
strength and courage.
Gen, Cambronne did not say: THE
guard dies, but does not surrender
The words were the invention Of a Paris
journalist, and attributed to him.
Mary Stuart. OF Scotland, was not a
beauty. She had cross eyes. and 10 save
the trouble of having her hair dressed
cut 1t of close TO her head and wore a
wig. f
Sappho, the poetess, was not a wantom
beauty, nor did she throw herself from
the L~eucadian elm TO be cured OF ar
unworthy love. The latest Investigations
with a large family.
Queen Elizabeth was not the angelic
creature represented In the history and
poems OF her own times, Her hair was
red, her temper red hot. She sometimes
drank too much and at any pr~ovocatior
would carry on like a trooper.
The evening world., 1894-01-02

HE y n To LIZ Ns'L
When Ferris was searched ut the West
Sixty-eighth street station after his ar
rest on Sunday morning for entering
~Degenblrdt's saloon, 3i9 West Fifty
ninth street. a dainty silver-mounted
memorandum book was found In his
pocket. 1t was one stolen from Jew
ellcr Lambert One of the first entries
In 1t was the name, Miss Mary Nugent,
H5 West Forty-flfth street.
The detectives went at once to that
address and found Miss Nugent, II very
pretty girl. who had been receiving the
attentions OF Ferris for some weeks.
She was astounded to learn uf his
Arrest on the charge Of burglary and
promptly produced several presnts which
Ferris had given to her recently. They
consisted of silver articles which were
afterwards identified by Clerk Joseph
Lissuuer as belonging to Jeweller Lam"
bert.
Miss Nugent then gave the officers
Ferris's address. at 322 West Flfty-ninth
street. where he rented u room for $3.50 a
week.
There the detectives found n trunkful
OF valuables worth $500. 1t was all
packed up and ready to he taken away.
Ferris told the police yesterday that on
the day OF his arrest lie had intended to
leave town.
The little memorandum book also dis
closed the address of Edward Hogan
and other entries show that Ferris was
a methodical thief. One OF the entries
o.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
BROADWAY HOLE.
Two Horses Killed and the Cab
Driver Badly Hurt.
Citizens, Policemen and Firemen
4 10 ;ihe Rescue.
Exciting Enriy Morning Scene In
Front Of the. Barrett House.

A man and two cab horses fell Into an
excavation before the Barrett House.
Forty-third street and Broadway, early
this morning. The man was badly hurt.
one OF the hors,s died While the rescuerJ
were at work and the other had TO be
killed. Citizens. policemen n fremen
worked for hours trying to get the horses
out alive.
The driver OF the cab was Henry
Reitjen, thir;y-one years old, of 5S West
Forty eighth street. He Is in the employ
OF Peter Britce. a livery stable Keeper.
At 3 o'clock he was driving the cab up
Broadway on the east side OF the street.
A man and a woman were in the cab.
Right In front OF the Barrett House, on
the same side. an excavation Is being
made by the Standard Gas Company. 1t
is six feet deep and thirty INCHES wide.
The cab was near. the, ditch before
horses heads towards the west side OF
the street. Just as he did SO q cable car
on the uptown track came ushlng along
Tho. bell changed and the horses Itisnt,
ened. reared. plunged, and In an instant
were in the excavation. .,
Reitien was thrown from his seat And
fell head'ons after the n9rs Se could MD
not move. His legs were straight up IN
the air above the surface OF the. street.
The cab was overturned. but the mar
and woman got out In safety n disap-
peared.
Patrolman Madden was o. the corner
Of Forty-sccond street when the nccident
happened. He and two citizens rushed
to- the scene. The three grabbed the legs
Of the driver. II was FIVE minutes before
the man was released. Then he was un'
conscious. 49,.
An ambulance from Roosevelt Hospi.
tai was summoned. hut by some mistake
went to Thirty-third street md, Broad
way. There was n long wait. Then an
other ambulance was called this r time
ReitIen was taken. lie i3 badly hurt
about the head and side. 1t is thought
too. that he has internal Injuries; ,
In the mean time some excited citL.en
had turned In an alarm OF fire. Before
the firemen came a derric.; had been
brought from the Broadway car stap.e'
A rope was after much difficulty gu
about the horses. Their STRUGGLES were
frightful. A great crowd had gathered &c
watch the work of hauling them out, a,
the entire affair collapsed and became
useless. Then the fremen. having ar
rived, rigged a derrick with two ladder:
from Truck I. Before the, had then
I'M Il was oun that one OF the horses
IL took half an hour 10 get the rope
around the apparent live horse. Thelt
the hoisting began. The horse was hal
the ladder broke and the horse fell back
Two OF Its legs were broken by the fall
At this .Britce. the owner OF the horses
rave permission to kill the animal. 81
Policeman Madden shot him.
Britcn told a ~bystander that the excavd
tion was not properly lighted but wheI
seen later by a reporter he refused t.
say anything.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
DIDN'T BORROW THE HORSE.
Chicago MANS Scheme to Avoid
Lending HIS Rig.

They live on Drexel boulevard and are
~neighbors. One of them. the tall man,
owns a horse and buggy, while the short
man doesn't. The other day the latter
felt as though a drive would do him good,
and he went over to the tall mans place
to borrow the rig, says the Chicago Trib-
une.
you are perfectly welcome to It,"
nd the owner. II believe In being
neighborly and accommodating. and you
can just go to the barn and take the
outfit whenever you want It. But I
think I ought to tell you, to prevent ac-
cldents, that the horse has fits. Some
times when he's trotting along he'll rear
up and fall back In the buggy and carry
on awful. He killed his last owner that
"Well If that's the case, perhaps !
can get another horse. r
If you don't take mine. l like to be
~neighborly, and the horse needs exercise.
He has the blind staggers, you know, and
sometimes he'll jump OF a bridge or run
Couple OF old ladies a year ago by disput-
ing the right of way with a freight train.
But he's a good horse, and l know you'll
enjoy rs xS agiyi FL s sO to a livery stable and
Don't do anything Of the kind: Times
are hard, and you are perfectly welcome to
my horse: Only when you're driving him
you'd better remember that II he sees
a telegraph pole he Is sure to become un.
manageable. It's singular, but that horse
can't bear the signt of a telegraph pole.
He Just lies back In the harness and
kicks the buggy to pieces and then throws
himself down and rolls over on the ruins,
He killed my uncle last ~Spring-what
You won't take him? Now, that's toe
bad. You're Just as welcome as the
flowers In May and
But the short man was over the fence
| and out.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
THE OWNING ROD.
Understanding Experiments Tried
with II In England.

On Tuesday morning some very in
teresting and successful experiments
were made at Severity Fields by Mr..
John Stears. engineer. of Coltman street,
Hull. who was invited to Severity by
Col. II. G. Smith for the purpose OF as
pertaining whether a supply of water
existed on the farms. says the Bridling-
ton Free Press.
The want OF water has been much felt
during the dry Summer we have Just
eNperienCed. and 1t had to be fetched
from the Bridlington Water Works. Mr..
dowel with what Is called odic force, or
animal magnetism, and has been sue
cessfu. In finding water In many parts
BY the kind invitation OF Col. Smith
several ladies' and gentlemen were pres
ent. including Col. V. G. Lloyd Greamc,
Col. and Mrs, Armytagc; the Rev. II.
and Mrs. Fisher. Mr.. Halliday, of Nation,
was very unfavorabie, hut It did not at
all interfere with the operations.
At about 10 o'clock the party met, and
Mr.. Stears selected n hawthorn twig
from the hedge, Of this years growth.
or rather two twigs joined at the base.
making the form Of n V. Taking hold
Of the ends of the twigS, having the
| base outward. Mr.. Stears walked along
the ~stack-yard. and had only proceeded
a few yards when the twig began to rise
indicating water.
IN tnls way '"o S'Itd'iS "tIe iouiIN
which Joined. and following its course
through an adjoining plantation the
stream was traced through several fields
and to the cliffs, whore indications Of al
outlet were found on the beach. No difi
Guilty was experienced In following thu
stream. for the twig kept busily moving
In the upward motion as long as h'
kept on the track OF water, but as sopr
as he got of It, II even by an inch, thu
rod ceased to move.
T Those who We're present were highly
pleased with the proceedings and thanked
Col. smith for the invitation to witnCs,
II. Mr.. Stears anticipates that waite
will be found between SO and 100 feet oi
the surface. The greatest depth to which
the power OF Mr.. Stears has yet eX,
tended has been l2S feet.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
THE WRECK ED ADAGE.
The Bonrder who Did Not Relieve
That seeing WINS Believing,

The boarder was grumpy the other
evening at supper and he was late. and
the vietuals were cold, says the Detroit
Free Press.
You said you would he in early" re-
marked the landlady, but never be
lieve you are coming until | see YOU.
You know, seeing is believing"
We'll. / don't know" he said. tar,ly
No, really, don't your" smiled the
landlady .sarcasticslly, as she passed him
a slug OF half warm steak that bounced
up from the table when he struck II
with his knife.
mo, I don't"
And why not. pray"
wagon drive up here to-day loaded with
nice tender steak and young chickens
and other delicacies, and l don't believe
end the ~landlady got up and went ou,
into the kitchen.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
ENDED HIS ARGUMENT.
BOStoniRn Dignity Yielded Before
COrporenI Punishmcnt.

This is the third time you have soiled
your waistcoat and torn your trousers,
Osgoodson said his mother, putting
him across her knee. says the Chicago
you"
Il protest against such treatment"
responded the Juvenile BostonIan with as
much dignity as he could command un-
der the circumstances THE abnor-
mall
Whack,
development OF the orSan Of
Whack,
'Destructiveness does not arise. as
YOU can ascertain by
Whack!
Consulting the authorities, from a de-
liherate purpose to-"
Whack!
DO evil, hut solely from
WhaCk! Whack!
"Hereditv, Ouch! Murder Great
Scott! Stop. darn it, stop! That's
enough"
The evening world., 1894-01-02
LUCKY KATE MCCONNELL.
Mrs. Domm Declined to Prosecute
Her for Theft.

Kate Mcconnell, of 81 Amity street.
Brooklyn. was arraigned in the Butler
Street Police Court, Brooklyn. this
morning on the charge OF stealing a ST.
diamond ring from Mrs. Florence
Domm, OF 574 Bergen street.
Kate Mcconnell went to Mrs. Domm's
house as n servant ON Saturday morn
ing. She had only been in the house
twenty minutes when she disappeared
with the ring. Detective Dennis Gal
lagher, OF the Tenth Precinct. had the
woman In custody within an hour. Sht
had the ring In her possession.
Mrs. Domm refused to prosecute and
the prisoner was discharged.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
JACOBS SAID HE STOLE IT.
He Challenged the Omcer to Find
tho Owner of His Bundle.

Policeman Howard. OF the Eldridge
street station, at 4 o'clock this morning
met Frederick Jacobs, seventeen years
old. no home. walking along Eldridge
street with a bundle of wearing apparel
under his arm.
Where did you get that asked the
officer.
Il stole it, said Jacobs. Now II you
are n smart cop find out where !
stole It,"
He was placed under arrest. and in the
Essex Market Police curt was held for
examination.
The evening world., 1894-01-02
BY A GIRL.
Miss Nugept Put Detectives on
the Track of Ferris and Hogan.
The Dude" Burglar Had Made Her
Presents OF Stolen Goods.
More Plumber Found IN Possession
Of Hogan's Sister.

Philip Ferris. alias George Ellis, the
dude burglar" and Edward Hogan. the
alleged fence were again remanded In
the YorkvH,e Police Court until Thursday
to allow Detectives Beck and Wawne Ia
complete their Investigations.
The detectives to-day told the story OF
how the jewelry stolen from Lambert
Brothers on Dec. 4 last was traced Ia
Ferris and Hogan.