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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-21
TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.

Ladies Prepare For the Christmas Decora- ti ms of the Church.
 The normal class of Trinity M. E. church met Wednesday night at the residence of Mrs. c. H. Johnson, sa Whalley avenue, to string popcorn for decorating the church for the Christmas entertainment. About seventy-five yards of corn were strung. Miss Els was awarded the prize for having strung the most corn. Miss Hildreth rendered several selections on the piano and Miss Palmer gave several recita- tions, Among those present were the Misses Hildreth, Ravens, Hart, Bald win, Johnson, Ells, Cowles, Hummell, Watson, Crittenton, Morse, and the Misses Palmer; Messrs. Parker, Palm CT, Cowles, Davis, Monson, Warren, Lane, Johnson and Clarke.
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Law and order League.

The Law and Order league of An sonia protested against the granting of a license to William B. Fogartyso of An- sonia before the county commissioners yesterday morning. It Is alleged that Fosarty has violated the liquor law. The commissioners refused the license.
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SAFE BloWN OPEN.
purha,n Post Olacs Robbed.

F \. DufNadH IUBt ONAc0 kk0UD&0s
 Durham, Dec. 20.-The post office here was broken into at o'clock this morn ing, a hole bored in the safe, which was blown open, and $2O worth Of stamps, a quantity of due stamps and several books taken.
 The burglars were seen driving away In a team, and the police Of this and adjoining towns have been noti- :fed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-21
Two New Fire Boxes.

Two new fire boxes were located yes- terday. They were placed at the cor ner of Dwight and Elm streets and at the corner of Howard avenue and Spring street.
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Txphptd in Glastonbury.

Hartford, Dec. 2o.--In Glastonbury there is an epidemic of typhoid fever and the disease has become so alarm ing that the state board of health will investigate. Most of the cases are in the vicinity of Glaziers Mills.
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Pension Increaseil. |.

Marvin H. Amesbury was granted an
 Increase of pension yesterday. He was
 in the First Heavy Artillery. He is
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Nor 4, mr. MALICIOUS, COUSIN VI 4. D.
Reasons Tor Trying Him ana for Not TryinE
Hun for I.Ih ling I0maln Eh.

Daniel q. Rollins, A. Oakley Hall. and George
II. Adams appeared before Judge Cowing yes
to-day in tho General Sessions to argue u
motion for leave to reargue demurrer to the
Indictment Tor criminal libel pending against
W. l.. u. Stokes and William II. Martin found
on the complaint Of Edward 5. Stokes OF tho
Hoffman House.
Mr. Rollins said that the communication was
privileged having been sent only to Edward s.
stokes and Treasurer Cornish Of the Hoffman
House. in which ". l.. u. stokes was Il large
stakeholder The further publication OF the
letter was due to Edward 5. Stokes himself.
Tho Indictment was defective, because 1t did
not allege malice. Moreover the same issues
were included IN civil suit. anu the effort TO
urge the trial OF the indictment was undoubt-
edly made 10 benefit l. - stokes In Tue civil
suit.
denied the motion for leave to reat cue tho de-s
murrer. he would at least stay the trial Of the
Assistant District Attorney Wellman said
that the motive of the motion to reargue de-
lnurrer which had been decided against the
descendant nearly eight months before was
obvioun There was always some Dre-
ZEN zen y" desire ne tS tEy tho n indctsSt
In the civil suit counsel had contrlved
TO tie w the proceedings 50 that there was not
any possibility Of trial Tor NJ least two years
Az to malice. the libelous lettcr was sent to at
least sixty prominent business men in New
Edwards :. Stokes did business Moreover. ".
j. j.. stokes wrote most malicious letter to
Theodore ". Myers. repeating all of his libel
lous attacks upOn Edward ). Stokes. MIR.
Wellman was authorized by Edward =. Stokes
to say that. II tn" defendants would consent to
Il speedy trial of tho Indictment he would dis
continue the civil suit.
A. Oakey HAL. for William II. Martin. said
that tho civil suit could be tried at once. but
that Edward y. stokes had made no ATTEMPT
Whatever To- try 1t. II was u monstrosity to con-
template that the people of the state OF New
YORK should have their time and their courts
invoked for the purpose Of bolstering up the
character Of a man who had once been sem
fenced to he hanged and who walks around
the city OF New York with the common lock
step that every convict has when he leaves
PRISON."
Mr.. Wellmap reIoined that this last state
ment OF Mr. Hall was 81 piece with all OF
the malicious attacks that had been made OF
late through the instrumenthlity OF w. l. ID.
Stokes. upon Edward B. stokes. and 1t only
served 10 emphasize the demand that the trial
OF the indictment should be urged as rapidly
as possible. Edward y. stokes had the same
rights as any other citizen. and he should have
his day In court. Judge Cowing reserved his
decision.
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CARRIE EHLEysURG FOUND.
she Is In Houesdaie Helping Wash tn,
Dishes, aud RnJ1Ss II.

She IL In Houesdaie Helping Wash the
Dishes. aud RnJoSs II.
In obedience to the writ OF habeas corpus
granted by Justice Lawrence at the instance
OF Rose Ehlenburg requiring her mother-!n-
law. Bertha Ehlenburg. 10 produce Roses IT,
year old daughter. Carrie. In court and give q
reason why the custody OF the child should not
be given TO Rose. old Mrs EhlenburG appeared
yesterday before the Justice. without counsel
and without the child.
She was requested to inform the Judge
whore the child was. She at first declined,
but through the assistance OF an Interpreter.
she was informed that she would have to. she
then stated that last summer she allowed tho
child to go on an excursion OF the fresh air
fund Of the Presbyterian Missionary Society,
and had not seen her since. and did not know
where she Was Finally, when pressed TO tell
II she did not know something about the
child. she said that she believed that tho child
was somewhere In Pennsylvania She pro-
duced this letter. which tho child wrote
several months ago from Honesdale:
DEAR GR,SDHAMEAi am having nice TINA Idon't
have TO do work but dry dishes ! am staying
with the Rev. Mr.. swift lie thinks he will get ME
nice pace TO stay through the fall aud winter viii
1t was asserted by the ehilds mother that
the grandmother was receiving money from
the people who had the child but she denied
this. Judge avrsncr dismissed the writ as
the ehlld's Whereabouts was know.
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Rhode ISLlND,s LnGIsLI7URn.
Gov. Brown Recommends on-PnrtIsnn
Returning Hoard tor Elections.

Gov Brown Recommends n Non-pnrtl-nn
Returning hoard tor Elections.
PROVIDENCE. Jan. 30. The General Assembly
met this morning at the time to which Gov
Brown prorogucd it last june. Tho senate
was called to order 10y the Governor and tho
oath OF office was administered to Senator
Coggeshall Of Bristol. new member. Dr.
Vose was tho chaplain. Tho House was nou-
fled that tho Senate was ready Tor business.
and the Governors message was read.
A resolution from the House to Join il in
grand committee to count tho votes cast las.
April wns ignored. The Governor announced
the standing Committees and the Senate adj
Iourned to | l o'clock tomorrow
Tho House was called to order first ut 1850
o'clock in accordance with the adjournment u
week ago. A resolution was adopted last Au-
gust adJourning the House two DAYS at time
from Aug. IL to ! o'clock to-day. An at
tempt was made by the Republicans to have
the records OF last Juno read, but it was Lu-
TOW brown referred to tho deadlock between
the two branches 81 tho Legislature as fol-
| recommend adoption Of a proposition 10
submit to the people an amendment Ui the
Constitution which Will substitute tor tho
Grand Committee n n"n-rattsan returning
Board empowered to count the votes Tor state
officers and Representatives IN Congress 10
tween the date 81 election and The Inaugural
ton and submit its findings to the Secretary
OF Stnlo or other responsible state officers.
This change should ho extended So as to re-
nl the in"onEruous duty oi counting the votes
Tor members OF the General Assembly, and
possibly to city and town elections. With tho
foregoing amendment there should also lie
submitted a proposition To extend tho term Of
office II State officials to not les tlan Two
years. believe the submission Of this qucs-
public interest could not IRii to result in an cI-
preston vi popular approval
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BAD FOR CUBd's REVEHUES.
Foreign Sewing Machines shipped from
New York Domestic.

Foreign Sewing Machines shipped from
New York Domestic.
W II. T. Hughes. manager OF the Ward line
OF steamships. was sum IN oned before Collector
Kilbreth yesterday and requested to explain
the methods Of his company in transshippin z
foreign goods arriving at this port to Havan Al
Collector kilbreth and Lawgivsr Phelps had
heard that sewing machines arriving from
Germany marked Singer" and destined for
Havana were shipped by the Ward line to
Havana as domestic sewing machines. and
were so sworn to in the shippers mani.
lest By this procedure the consigneus IN
Havana received the machines freq ~
duty. rs the reciprocity treaty bet we,n
the United states and Cuba provides tnlt
domestic sowing machines are free To emit"
Cuba while foreign makes are subject 10 hlEr
duty. The Collector was disturbed over tie
affair. not that the United States Government
suffers. except by this infringement Of the
treaty, but that the Spanish Government y
Cuba is defrauded With Mr.. PHELPS hs asked
MIR. Hughes for an explanation.
Mr. Hughes had brought with him clerk.
who testified that he had signed tho oath m
the shippers mani lest that The machines ws's
Of domestic manufacture. He had done 90 ~
direction OF another clerk. Mr.. Hughes eI'
planned to the Collector that this second CLERK
WAS absent for the day but he promised %
produce him before the Collector to-day
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4 Commission. consisting OF william II.
Willis. IN. Samuel Il. Elliott. and Samuel w.
Mllbank. and a SherlfI's jury. decided yester-
day afternoon that Mrs. Mary 4. Ammidown is
insane and incapable OF taking care Of herself
or her property. She is now confined in the
Mclean Hospital at Someryile. Mass. She
was first observed TO act strangely while in
Brussels last September, She gave away all
her clothes. believed that her life was threat
eped and refused TO eat food. as she feared
that attempts were made to poison her. Her
brother. Albert II. AmmihOWn. went 10 Eu-
rope and lrOu sht her To- this country and had
her sent u SumcrVille. Since then her CON
dit!un has become worse. she oWnsa lease
hold interest IN I! e property at - West Forty
second street. which Is valued at $50 900.
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polls. After they had reached Grayesend the
carriages drove In different directions: The
one in which the witness was stopped sud-
denly. He looked out and saw Judge Newton
standing at the horses heads ..
But we are watchers, and have Injunction
orders signed by Justice Barnard" MI Grout
said as he stepped from the carriage and
handed Newton the order. saying he served it
III don't give damn for all the Courts and
judges in New York state. Judge Newton
said as he stepped back and refused to take
the paper 49, -.
following Newton by threatening to Grub him.
Trout then described what he saw at the Town
Hall Before he said, an armed mob came up
and in the presence Of the police ordered him
to leave the town. Mr.. GrOut saw several men
Knocked down. and Herbert :. Worthey.
member Of the party. was badly injured.
The witness was crOss-eNamined at great
length by the defence in the effort to show
that his actions against John MCkane were
prompted in great part by his partsanship Tor
Justice GayuOr aud his interest in securing
his election. as vol as tho fact that he was a
present Interested as counsel in the present
trial.
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4 MISER MERDERRD.
The Money He K-pt In HIS House seemed
by the N IN who Killed Irrn.

The Money He K-pt In HIS IInn,- ssrcrr.d
by the A'n who Killed II.ri
ST. JOINS n. T., Jan. 30. William unCar.
thy. aged 30 years and miser was nv -! rcd
here last night lie lived alone in a IN 5r-, .
shanty. in which. it is said. hs kept -
sum of money. The house was closed al
day yesterday and. there being ~ tl&ns oi
life about the place. the ne!ghhIrs s"p-
IOssl that Mccarthy was away from g. ~"
About 10 O'Clock last night. huwr."f o.
people nest door saw man leave tu"UIt
AMI run away Their curiosity was HIaIrei
aud they searched the house
They found McCaTthy's body wi n 'hH s'"I
sul!t Oxen. Tho fatal blow had teen str
with a Tiece Of gas pine. The victim .. o.
crime had been dead for some loHIa. Poe
house had been rausacktG a'd all ID" mr'"'
taken. II - surmlsei that tao muir lr.rr o. ..
tered the house during the d4T and 'pr'"E -
tim. lie then waited for favorable time 10
make his escape under cover OF u'tTSGeSs.
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the "HoUsL or LORDS" JoURSED
Judge MAr;Ine Had u Pat Bodily Dat OF the
General Sessions

Judge Mar;Ine Had ~ Pat Bodily Dat OF the
General Sessions,
number OF well-dressed. wel-fed men Of
all ages sit around the General Sessions court
room on every court day listening intently TO
the proceedings. They do not appear to have
any business anywhere else. for they never
stir out Of the court room. At recess. for fear
OF losing good seats they buy sandwiches and
fruit from peddlers. They discuss every case
on trial, and sometimes have the most heated
arguments as 10 what the verdict should be.
Ordinarily, however. they are well behaved
when the Judge is ON the lench. They have
been called Tor years the House OF LORDS
because VI their gravity and dignity. Nester-
day however, during the trial OF q burglary
case % young girl who was a witness made a
reply that they considered funny. and a litter
ran through the House OF Lords" Judge
MARITIME said severely TO the court officers:
Clear the room VI all who are not witnesses
Ia this case"
The court officers promptly hustled the
House OF Lords" out into the cold corridor
where they were crowded BY the other elected
spectators.
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4 $4,000 on HLAzE.
An Explosion In DnvI-'- Works In Brook
IYn-Tmrte Mrn Injured.

Davis's oil works, covering the entire block
on tho Gowanus Canal. between Eighth and
Ninth streets, in BROOKLYN. were wrapped in
flames Just before noon yesterday as the result
Of an explosion Of a tank oi grease with the
capacity OF nifty barrels in the refining room.
There were four men in tho room and three
OF them were burned and were injured by the
scraps Of flying iron. IheYare William ynch
OF !uO bond ttIrst. Frank Cook ~ 2D inni
street. and Laurence Nuylnsky OF lah Tween
Ilcth street. They We're taken to the Seaey
Hospital aud will all recover.
The Efforts Of tho iiTemcn were mainly d.
rected TO protecting adjoining property Chief
Engineer Thomas T.. NsyinS had the satisiar-
ton Of combining tho cOntlagTation 10 the oil
works.
Unless another second-alarm fire should oc-
cur to-day, II will UTpi ubiy Ice Mr., Neyinss
last appearance as Fire hirf, A. he will retire
from Office to-day. Iue loss on tho fire was
about $4,000 mainly on machinery.
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MAYOR sCHIEREN CANS.


The present MAYORS OF New York and trook-
Bn met for tho first timo Yesterday afternoon
in the New York city Hall Mayor Schieren
Brooklyn's Executive. called on Mayor Gilroy
10 consult with him about tine improvement to
tho Brooklyn terminal OF the bridge. Both
gentlemen are eX-otiicio members OF the Board
of Bridge Trustees. and. as Mayor schisren
said: Both are interested in seeing that the
cIpenditure which is necessary to be made
fOI tins imIrON sIEent IS not wasted.
thought said the Brooklyn Mayor,
that We could come to n better understands
ing On these matters in q personal conference
than iy lorna! correspondents on the sub
Ject. No agreement was arrived at. In fact,
none was sou ht 1t was merely a general
talk on the subject Of the terminal improve
mCnt."
Mayor schioren was with Mayor Gilroy for
more than hall an hour and did not devote all
OF his time To talk ON bridge matters Mayor
nilToy, explained 10 him the system OF audit in
inns rity and many other matters relating to
municipal executive administration. The
MAJ or from over the bridge loft the city Hall
very much pleased with his bro her OF Man
haitian aud with his reception w him.
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MISS MALONE WANTED AT HOME
Her Foster Mother Makes Earnest Ap-
peal IOr Her Heturn.

Her Foster Mother Makes an Earnest APP
peal IOr Her Return.
Abbie Malone is a foster daughter OF Capt
Malone and his wife OF CentTeport. l. |. Sew
eral weeks ago she quietly left her home. leav-
ing no clue to her whereabouts Mrs. Malone
has sent out the following appeal which she
hopes will reach the eyes OF the young woman:
And now n Abbie would only see Just how abe has
doue she would come home a. soon as possible. aud
she Wl rnd good and pleasant home Just she had
before she went away Her ouly reason forl leaving
was thai tried mother to give her good advice
Tegari to m" company she should keep. and think
che ~ thans for Il the future II she viii Ony
come beck Ecr home will 10 made peasant az pos
Eu,e and no more will he rAIi about the past ouy
hrs PLsTT MALOsE.
Miss Malone is 1S years old. She was a gem
eTal fayorite in the neighboThood. Mrs.
Malone has been made sick bY the girls pro-
lOnged absence. while Capt. Malone has quit
work and is deyoting his time TO a search for
har
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Nevertheless che Play ActIue Proved BencH-
eInl 10 the Church FINANCIALLY.

Nevertheless the PLAY ActiuG Proved Bench
ciai TO the Church Financially.
HAcKENsACK Jan. 30 Considerable nRita-
ton has been observed to-day among mem
bers Of the First Reformed Church over diff
ference Of opinion as TO the propriety Of hold
ing a secular entertain m ent for the benefit Of
the church in the church building. and tho
feeling in the matter is intensified by an incl
dent OF the holiday season. Early last fall a
"huoking bee" was given in the Opera House
by members OF the First Reformed Church.
with Mrs. C. p. Demarest and Urganlst Jacob
u. Williams as principal managers. Many Of
the characters appeared in costume. and al
though the performance was q financial sue
cess the play acting INDUCED in met with the
disapproval Of Pastor Nandorwart and some Of
the more strict parishiOners.
When negotiations were begun for the sum
day schools thristmas exercises the dominic
gave tho managers to understand that there
must be no such monkey business 9s they
satton in the SUNDAY school and led Mr.. {. Il.
Dclnarcst, who looked upon the remarks as u
reflection upon his wife. to sock AN eXIlaua-
ton. This ia said to have drttcd into IN in
tervicw full Of secular animation. terminating
domini" that he was ready TO yScate the mi.
During the asst week Haceensack has been
billed Tor an NJ DcarnnCe OF tho lNnck IHtti
the Nisona sisters and Delio Thompson in the
First Reformed hurch this evening. for the
benefit OF the church. ltappcars tia. arrange
mcnts for this entertainment were made with
out the consent Of Dominic NandoTwArt who
was so much incenseI that he d9cllqed to
pit on sunday. \ number of tho older meme
here Of the church sided with the pastor. com
that they would not cOuntenauce 1t in any
way
tuni,ics for enjoying entertainments o, this
class are few. rather smiled atthe litt!c proach-
er as an eccentric, and natroniZed the concert
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srauOa.r Rover KIN. Himself

Stationer Henry Rover nied yesterday after
noon in 81. Johns Episcopal Hospital in
Brooklyn. He carried on business at l.O77
Bedford avenue. BROOKLYN, and lived with his
wife aud two children over the store. At
o'clock yesterday morning he left his bedroom
and went to the front pATlOT to dress himself
In few minutes his wife who was in the
front room. found her husband lying on the
floor uneonscious. with bullet hole in the
right eide OF his head and revolver BY his
side. No cause for suicide could be Aseer-
tanned Mira Rover SAYS her husband was IN
good nn4nelAl circumstances and had no bust
mesa or domestic troubles
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THE PIsSAIC TO BE CLOSED.
Not by Ice, hut Owing TO the Requirements
OF Two Corporations.

Not by Ice, hut Owing TO the Requirements
OF Two Corporations.
The rassaic River is to be closed to naviga-
ton during the first twenty days in February.
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Newark Flank Road Company. by virtue OF
IN act psssed April &. 1892 permitting bridge
owners to close Il river in New Jersey pending
necessary repairs to bridges. Tho Pennsyl-
yania desires to repair the draw OF the Market
street bridge. and tho Plank Road Company
VIII put new gear under tile draws Of the Pas
safer for its electric line OF cars between New
ark and Jersey City.
.psIh - mpfrSgN ZesAAhs long as possible,
In the hope that nstuT6Would suspend navi-
CATION, but now all hope Of freeZe-up has
been abandoned.
The persons who will be incon venienced are
the steamboat owners at Newark and those
who receive lumber. brick, and heavy freight
by water
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BlBYLoS. l. l.. Jan. 3O.-Ths first charter
election since the incorporation Of this village
was held to-day Two tickets. representing
the Citizens party and the Low Tax party.
were in nomination. The Citizens party
elected all its candidates, as follows: Village
President, br. " m. ". hewlett Trustees MII-
bur q. AbD0tt, Frederick >. Ounce, aud Henry
Oakley; Village Treasurer, George T.. smith;
Collector eN -Sherin stephen j. " ilsUn. Ihe
average majority Was about 80.
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Charles MAZDA 20 years old, baker OF %
Prince street. weAt into the eaft kept 10y Mar
tin DulbeTger at a6 stanton street early yes
tsTday morning and asked:
How much money have you got In the
drRwerY'
What's that to your" the proprietor re-
piled
Mazda pulled out loaded revolver and
pointed il at DulbeTEers head.
! mean to have what you've got there .
Mazda said
Dulnergers wife aud brother were in the
store and they chased mo Tollbr out 4
policeman HrrrSte LIu. and he was corr-
mited ut the Essex Market Police ,uurt for
trial