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RELIEF THAT THEY ARE ENGAGED.
AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MRS. DiMMoO ~
Is TO RE MARRIED TO EN-pRESlphNI
HARRISON EXPECTED

ri, orsistapcv with which the rumors concerning
the engag enent of eX-President Harrison are oH'"
lated and the silence maintained by Do'h MIN am
Mrs Mary Scott Dimmock. whom it is reported ne
4, - r,orr, have led many to believe that the re-
~. &c true All efforts TO induce Mrs. Dmmock TO
make some statement to have General harrison
either deny or affirm the rumor have been without
result. ,,. 90.
over a wear ago dispatch from Indianapolis an
nounced the engagement of Mrs. DimmocK ana 'He
~, president When General Harrison was SHOWN
tho disDatch he al pronounced II TO DE untrue.
Last summer General Harrison spent great part VI
the summer at Valley Forge. in the Aa,rohuachs'
With him were Mrs. Mckee. the Mckee chiureh Gnu
Mrs Dinlmock. At that time Genera! Harrison
devotion 10 Mrs Dmmock noticed and com
nented uuon He is reported 10 have waXed EN-
thusiastic more than once in speaking OF her ana
ore of the reasons he advanced Tor MS euiHira'io
was that she a woman of rare good sense anu
id no. talk when he wanted to think This led TO
further rlI,1ars about an engagement. again zen
oval Harrison denied the reports. and said that ne
honed that they would not be repeated. pom TINS
OCCASION when the report has spread 20 lar 'hd' I"
has generally come to be looked upon az true zen
eral Harrison will say nothing, and Mrs. piminock
Is equally silent. This tends TO confirm the behet
that If there was nothing In the report General Her
rison would quickly deny it az he has done before
Russell Harrison son OF ex-President Harrison
with his wife is at the Imperial Hotel When seen
Yesterday by Tribune reporter ana asked ABOUT
the report he replied quietly: Il know nothing
about it, am not in a position to deny or affirm
| can tell YOU nothing o,, ,,,o
an uas iinted Yesterday that General Harrison
would spend the holidays in New:York with his son
and Mrs Dimmock. and that while he was mere me ne
os.icia' announcement OF the engagement wouId De
made When Russell Harrison was asked about inns
he said that ne was not aware OF his father lnteh-
ions hnt that the President might come to New
York for the holidays. . IT,, ,,,o.,,. .. har
boma No 40 East Thirty-eigh th-st, ana refuses 10
see newspaper men, In the course OF Genera mar mar
Tisons previous visit to the city she went out VIII
him n great deal and he was AT her home otten.
So nce thai lime the friendship has been kept up by
a regular correspondence - Mice,
Mrs Dimmock before her marriage was ., Mss Sns,
"a She has one sister, who Is married 10 Lieu.
! iooiu, Parker who was Genera. Harrsons naval
secretary The two sisters were wei known III
WaebinGton in President Harrison's Adnnlstratlon
rha, we're the daughters of a sister or Mrs mar
rjso1 and Mrs Dimmock was named AFTER , MIS-
IIorrlson Her name before her marriage was Mary
So, lord hut she generally known as
.Sfemie'' Lord She Is still under forty years DID,
and Is beautiful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14

HOW A NIGHT vATCHMAN IN HOTEL TRIED TO
GET AROUND HIS EMPLOYERS.

HOW A NIGHT vATCHMAN IN A HOTEL TRIED TO
GET AROUND HIS EMPLOYERS.
For downright ingenuity, the night Waterman at
large hotel In the Tenderlon district IL entitled to
al the medals that issued lie is canny Scot
with an inventive turn Of mind and he loves Scotch
vhiskey and good sleep. His duties as night
Waterman keep him tramplng over the house all
night 1t Is cold these nights. and the warm IRE IN
the engne-room has a peculiar fascination for this
employe Of the hotel The management have noted
this fondness for the engne-room, and they decided
that the night Waterman not doing his duty.
and determined to put watch upon him. They had
cali system placed In the hotel by which he had
TO touch button In certain PAGES over the hotel
at certain hours In the night
This a poser for the Scotchman. and he fig
ured long time on how circumvent the ma
chine. After much dckering he fixed up an auto
matte arrangement several OF the buttons so
that they would report at certain hours This never
worked very well, and he always kept damaging
the calls IN one way or another until tne lnas a
ment came to the conclusion that the system was
worse than useless, and had II taken out His JOY
was uncontinsd and once more the englne-roon
knew him az OF yore.
question. The Cd scotchman was well liked and
they did no: want to let him go. Several tunes
time he promised reform Finally the idea was
struck that pedomeer was the proper thing. Ac-
cordingly one was purchased. and the length OF
the step Of the night Waterman secured; and ne
httle machine given to him This would te. the
distance ne travelled during the night, ana an ac-
curate idea OF how busy he had been could De
gained. The old fellow took the machine gngerly
and for two nights he conscientiousy podded over
the house In following out his duties. But as ne
walked he also thought deeply, and finally he fell
upon brilliant idea. He chuckled to himself That
night, as usual. he went down to the engine-room
He took with him bottle of Scotch whskey and
pipe, and prepared for night OF II.
The next morning the old Waterman was missing.
A search Instituted.
The Old Waterman was finally found lying behind
one OF the boilers fast asleep with the bottle empty
and the pipe neglected. What struck the eye OF
fOrcfDy
! their gaze upon the engine. The Waterman had
taken his pedometer and attached it TO the piston
that worked In and out of the cylinder so that with
every beat 1t registered step The pedometer had
been travelling all night while the Waterman slept
| off his debauch. The manager woke him up. and
then unscrewed the pedometer from the Dison-rod.
1t registered PIP miles
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1 MISSION FUNERAL.

The funeral Of Tile Lorrison. or Blanche Ed
wards, a. she was known in the Tenderoln. who
committed suicide by taking carbolc acid on
Thursday morning last, was held last night In
Jerry McAuley's Water Street Mission. The Rev.
DR.. Horn. of the John Street Methodist Church,
conducted the services. assisted by T. II. Hadley,
the superintendent OF the mission The latter and
his wife assisted in paying the funeral expenses.
the major portion however, having been raised by
the dead girls companions In the Tenderloin.
The services were begun at o'clock with song.
The tv, rows OF seats next the coffin had been re-
served TOY the dead womans Tenderloin friends.
At the close Of the first verse of the song about
twenty OF them came in and took the seats. They
were over cine at the first sight Of the dead girl :
face ana Wept bitterly. Mrs. Hadley then told the
women present that any unfortunate woman would
alwayg find hearty welcome at her home. No. q
LeXlngtOn-aVe. Burial will be made to-day In the
Florence Mission plot in Maple Grove.
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prcFpTJOy FOR EDMUND RUSSELL

The salmagundi Club gave reception Tor Eamuhd
p,sseu last evening at its clubhouse, NO. IA west
ru.o,f,bst About one hundred members OF the
c,rb Including some well-known artists ana invited
guests were present to meet Mr. Russell. the iea-
4rrs NJ tho evenings entertainment was MI hus-
se,rs reading Of The White Cowl, by James Lane
Az, M Russell recited this little romance IN
mono,ogue with pleasing effect and during us rem
d-io, was att.red IN the conventional long "hite
cov,l and hood of the Trappist Monk
The stage had been beautifully decorated unuer
the s,,ner,slon of G. J.. Proctor, chairman OF inc
House Committee Directly behind the reader an
a1tsr had been constructed. 1t was covered with
rare tapestries and upon 1t had been placed some
OF the most antique ornaments USED LOT purposes
dscorstion I'm the Catholic Church the hghted
slyr candJesticRs chalices and other aitar Vesses
were arflstlcalv arranged and proved a nttihg ac
con,anirnenr ID Mr.. Kusselis We!-reiIuelett $50
~. Iusrrumental music on the Ni0Iiii anu p."iio
followed the musicians being l." Hausei anu 80
svneer was then served after which cigars wete
lighted and the remainder or the e'en'Ns 9P'' 40
social enjoyment - Thomas u Craig + X
NJ Dben Frank Russell Green, henry 4 EJ7,er
F,, i.i,eh ,t,rnbv william r Proctor. W c. FllteT
DE Scott Evans r. NJ. ShirtleIi brucSS 49,, az r. l.
scof, HARLEY William McCord, Robert MsAVis i,,t
Proctor r /, Durand and the onlceIa .. ~
Thomas Moran president; II. r. Snii'n, 49, III,
dent: J. A Thompson. secretary ana '"seP'' ~
I've
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4 WEDDING.

A quiet home wedding took place at the home OF
the bride Mount Vernon. Thursday evening
when Miss Ruth T. Brakeman married 10 Will
lam A. Bayley. The officiating clergyman was the
Rev Charles Stoddard Lane. The bride. whose
father died recently is the niece OF A Noel Blake
man. ex-Paymaster OF the Navy and recorder of the
New-York Commandery OF the Military order of
the LOYAL Legion and president Of the Board Of
Education OF Mount Vernon Only members OF the
family and relatives were present. The bride was
given away by her uncle, A. Noel Brakeman. The
bride wore a travelling dress and after wedding
supper the couple started on TWO weeks trip
through New-England
Among those pr sent al the wedding were the
brides mother, Nj and Mrs. C. r. Brakeman. Mrs.
William ~ Brakeman Mrs A. Noel Brakeman
Mrs /. y. Brakeman, the Misses Bessie and
Anna Brakeman. Mrs. Bayley, Mr.: and Mrs: Noel r
PARK Miss Julia II. Park Miss Helen ~ Park Dr.
William II. Park. Frederick Park. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry 9 Terbell and Mr.. and Mrs Edward Terbell
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OBITUARY..
LEVI WARREN HOUGHToN.

4 telegram from Bath Ne announces the deaf
OF Levi Warren Houghton. old shipping mer-
chant of that city, yesterday morning MI Hough-
ton was Well known In New-York among merchants
In the foreign and California trades lie was
born In Bath. Me. February 5, 1870 and came
from an old Massachusetts family which, II the
records be correct. traces is ancestry to knight
who came to England with william the Conqueror.
He grew up to manhood In the shipping Office OF
his father Levi Houghton who a native OF Bottom
Mass, had settled II Bath in lSH. ana alter
successful career merchant had Withdrawn
from trade and devoted himself to the Duhdlh9
and operation OF sailing ships. At several PERIODS
notably during the gold excitement In California
and the Crimean War. shios yielded excellent re-
turns and Levi Houghton became the owner OF
one OF the finest fleets of American vessels OF he
time in the general ocean trades
In 1857 the senior Houghton d.ed. and the four
sons. Levi Warren, John r.. Amory and Henry
L.. succeeded their father In business uhoer
the style Of Houghton Brothers. They were
all men OF good ability, strong physique ana
striking personality Warren being especially d,s
nguished in appearance ana Jonn bearh hpg ofte
mistaken for him For neor, forty years me e a9us Of
about ourteen Vessels by building usually one
ship though sometimes at Ionser vsre &
rugged ships each OF large size. and the mouse use
usually sold OF one Of the older vessels ABOUT t
ships have always been noted fOr beauty and e ~
durance and his too in town famous Tor i,s
production Of tonnage OF this class me PEI
kaps more lightly spared than others OF 1ne uIS
size their vessels have always been larse, sw 40
and safe carriers rating among the DesI on sn x
books OF the underwriters and being spIThut e The
anples OF the skill OF American shipwrlshts. ,iae
house engaged principally In the carIylns r Irnue
OF New-York New Orleans San Francesca Ta HIas
Antwerp Liverpool China and the has' pima
TWO OF their last ships the Arabia ana faI a.
built Ike all their predecessors IN 'n nr more md
consliered stanch and handsome vessels but nav
both been wrecked at sea within me iasc for
The Houghtons never built for others so.ra! d l
themselves The enterprise Of this fnm.Iy mas go y
much for nearly century TO keep the 10,
flag aaoat upon the principal hghwaya OF as
commerce and promote the prestige OF Amer 80
a maritime power Some OF Their vesse SCI. IL u
famous in their day and the memory o o, ns al
over wrecked al the mouth of the kenneDe' a.
most I'm sight OF home. after long absence a go
is perpetuated in the story Of THE Pearl OF o'i
Island" ,, u..,oo,a, 3, Rath
He was Democrat in politics bank difec'or ans il
nmrryed by three sons Henry James and Fran
p Houghion and two daughters; N aga Ern es
line g. wife of Dr. John II. Payne OF bos Non
His Wife Arzilla Record. and one dausH'e'' '
Clara Manson. passed away before MN
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COLONEL II. l.. HART.

Palatka Fla Dec. l3.-The death of Colonel r.
l.. Hart OF this city. who killed in streetcar
accident at Atlanta late Wednesday evening. closes
the life OF probably the best-known man in Florida
Born In Guilford, VI, May I. 1921 he first came
South In lsis and after prospecting along the At
lantic coast, made hi" first living mall-carrer
between Savannah and Darien Ga, for three years
beginning in lsiS In 1885 he to Florida and on
July opened a stage mail line between Palatka
and Tampa at q time when the last Indian var was
brewing. In 1860 Colonel Hart bought wharf prop
erty here and conceived the scheme of opening the
Ocklawaha River to navigation The war put end
to the scheme and Colonel Hart entered the Con-
federate service. Al the close Of the war the
project OF opening the Ockawaha resumed
and soon he had built a feet Of steamers. He
completed the work OF removing distractions from
the river In 1863 Colonel Hart Of the
first shippers OF Florida oranges to the Northern
market He twice married, his second wife
a Miss Thompson. OF Boston whom he married IN
1854, surviving him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14
MUSIC.
THE OPERA,

. he opera las; night the scene OF Ophel,a's
~ ,ror, Thomas's Hamlet was interpolated
ue" Gounod's philemon ct Bauc.s' and Mas
ors "Cavaleria Rusiicana." There prn-
s,es O. artistic propriety and conceptions of artis
e'p' 'r,,v which one who reads the bare announce
." night think had been grossly violated by
NJ ~ nrocramme: hut II Is safe to say that
20 rho attended the representa- ion had time
,..s,e on such considerations once the spell OF
- calves performance had fallen upon him
~ .hat there could be but one thought. and
-, =. regret that anything should have been per-
I'D IN any way 10 interfere with the tender
Us the loveliness. the exquisite pathos OF her i'm
"'s.,,suon OF Shakespeares dstraught maiden.
-, there ought TO be no exception. not in
..or OF her subsequent embodiment OF Santuzza.
s,ch has heretofore seemed to the judicious TO
" ,be acme OF her achievement in the line of
- inpersonation. And # not this which after
~ invited only a comparison of the radiancy OF
a. at, orbs in the blue of the artistic heaven then
.~r.,v no, the frenetc yells of those who think
~ show appreciation OF great accomplishment
=, solne their best to efrace the effect which IL
.se upon those who desired TO remain under the
s,-m ], is such a performance this, by this
.,,arous woman that shames euogy effectively
" 4, d!sarms criticism How can the slightest
surres,ion Of is graciousness be conserved in
,ss words? 1t Is ali melody. Comment on II
,sh, 10 be tones. not verbal phrases, for then
,na.hins Ike the same burden OF affecting emo
-, might inspire both publisher and nearer.
uN.t boots i 10 call attention TO the fact that in
ralve's mouth even the idle singsong with which
.,o composer tricked out the scene takes on ac-
MS mos, varied. most truthful. most pregnant
~, feeling which enrich and ennoble The COM
,,ssr's measures far beyond wha; even he con-
I,r.l 10 be possible? How can that bring TO
nose who did not hear them even faint appre-
h,s,on OF what this woman did? Can any one
~, ~ the plastic beauty of her poses and gestures.
r,rv one instinct with life. the life Of poetcal
crsa,.on which sprang straight from the heart OF
universal humanity and create anything other than
stage ideao How shall the fact be told when
ar, and nature are welded in angelic union? II is
hs,,er not 10 try. but 10 be content with an ex-
.,sio, NJ sincerest gratitude and admiration such
- his rit'sul record may e translated into.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14
THE WEATHER REPORT.
DANGEROUS STORMS ALONG THE Goa

DANGEROUS STORMS ALONG THE COAST.
Washington Dec I3.The storm the North Carolina
coast has increased energy and dangerous
gales prevail f,r north South New England. The
Of disturbance is apparently Hatteras
and wind reached velocity sxty-eight miles per
that vicinity to-day. The barometer has fallen
rapidly from Texas northward the Dakotas Mime
and has risen in Montana and
OF the Mississippi II is colder in the South Atlantic
States and North Rocky Mountain stations II
the Mississippi Rocky Mountains
and in the lake regions Fair weather has prevailed
cept along the South New England and Middle Atlantic
coasts whore local reported The will
be and fair throughout the central valleys and
States Dangerous gales likely continue
New England and Middle Atlantic and
safe for any vessel to leave port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

Next Monday will be the 125th anniversary OF
-, birth q Beethoven and 1t will be variously eele-
b~a.f1 by musical societies in the city The Fhl'-
harmonic Society began the performance of duty
vhich Is as beautiful Il is pious. YESTERDAY al
,aoon a: the public rehearsal for the second con-
,.r NJ ne season which Will take place this even
,,r 4 modest wreath enriched with the name Which
"a the irenable name In music. hung against tne
wal back of the platform. and the programme con-
sisted wholly OF BeethOven's music Inc moran
memorial might have been somewhat more sener-
ans for flowers speak a pretty language always
ana good music is not hurt by their minis rations)
hit the greater eoQuence on such an occasion must
lie IN the music and in respect both OF seecuoh
and performance the society nobly honored the
names OF the master The scheme consisted OF
the overture 10 Egmont the pianoforte concerto IN
FIAT the minu"i and fugue finale from the string
ouartet on 80 No s. the concert scene and air.
Al Perfdo" and the A-maJor symphony NO. Z"
Thai there was an intelligent purpose Dack OF ihe
eon,pnafion of such i programme is obvious IL
presented Beethoven as a composer or eraha'c
music In the overture and vocal scenes as WRITER
FOR the p.anoforte a composer Of chamber music
a.l q svmphonist In each respect the seiecuoh
Was admirable especially in the excerpt from the
o,ar-4t which had 10 be adapted 10 the larger
r-,.lar nation which Il received from the muscular
string band of ths society, and the symphony
There was no occasion for a memenio morl' Out
,,-ro one FOR an expression Of joyous gratitude
arl fol this no better venice Oo"'N " ~
the A-major symphony. the "apotheosis OF 'he
dance" az Wagner called "
The slncerest tribute was to be found however
In The evidences Of care and devotion "hlch MI,
ca ard his men as well the assisting artists
had bestowed upon the preparation Of the concert
The public rehearsals generally a poor indeN
Of me merits of the succeeding concert nut yes'er
1av here was little call for consideration on THIS
ga, The overture was played with superb
s,~e,eth the quartet gave reading instinct with
,.f.alTv and The symphony with spIehdid sweep
~ siaS emoton The solo artists were Nine Bloom a.
Geid-Zeisler and Nine. de Nere-Sapio, ana ooth Oh
and loveliness OF their mission, Nine bloonlnelu-
zesler PLAYED the concerto with greater repQ0se,
So nd aDpreciatiOn Of its poettcal contents IMAM
80 showed IN any Of the works which she performed
a, her own concert, and gave II Amos an a.iul "a
yecessary--a slight acceleration of the tempo OF me
.-wC,,isI.s second subject of the first movement.
NJ. de Vere-Sapio threw her whole soul into the
scene and gave out the first cantiena with lovely
nafhOs.
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in charge II at. Andrews Church Meri1en. In
February. 1880 he went to Massa chusetts where ne
became rector OF Christ Church. Springfield In
June 1851 ne returned Connecticut ana was
called 10 the rectorshp OF St Paufs Church. New
Haven Seven years later ne elected presi-
dent OF Geneva (now Hobart College. but declined
;he honor He was lecturer on Pastoral Theology
in the Berkeley Divinity School, Middetown. Conn.,
for years .,, &c. -. -,
DR. Llttietohn in 1860. came 10 this state. ana
was made rector OF tine Church Of the Holy TRINITY
Rrookiyn entering upon his duties at Easter OF the
same wear He was the second rector or the chuich;
succeeding the Rev. DR.. William II; LHwis, ana
being succeeded in turn. in March. lss by the late
He became doctor OF divinity before his rec,
torshp Holy Trinity and in 1865 ne was s e N,cs
Bishop OF Central New-York but declined the oIIcs.
a wear later ne resigned the rectorship or HON
Trinity Church to become Bishop OF Long Island,
and was consecrated In that church on Jaiua ~ y
y 1859 by Bishop Horatio Potter assisted y!
bishops Johns Odenheimer Coke, GARRISON ran,
dali Kerfoot Nicely and Morris: lie was appo.'e,,,
bv the Presiding Bishop III 1874 10 axe chaise III
the American Episcopal churches IN E9lHps a..
consecrated the Church Of st. PAU W ithulI e.
Malls Rome and opened the American Cnureh n, ~
Paris bishop Iitiejohn, by special invitaI,Hh 9v
of Cambridge England, and in recognition o, ms ,e
seholarship culture and valuable contributors 70
theology the university conferred upon MN "'e
Electorate OF Laws. in 1850 ,,,,.o. IN
Among his best-known works are DlscourEs'es "a "a
TndividualIsm" christian Dogma hssehtial III M
"The Christian Ministry at the close OF t"e >'"e
teenth Century.
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1ouN ALDEN GOLDSMITH.

J,hn Alden Goldsmith breeder, trainer ana urVeT
~ rafting horses and owner Of the historic NaIhut
Grove Stock Farm at WashngtonN!He ora"e'
County " Y. died at the Presbyterian HOSp'"i
I 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon ms VIC an
several other relatives were at his bedside
He had been in poor health for some time anu hau
hoen twice unsuccessfully operated upon the h'u-
,s heinc the seat OF the disease. His fatner was
Alden Goldsmith who owned Goldsmith Maid, VOL
unteer and other famous trottng horses. Johh Al
den Goldsmith was born on the home iarm
tbirtv-six years ago. When boy he went
IA California with Monroe Salisbury, and there
developed and brought back 10 the East the
trotter Director, for famous winning cam
naign For six or seven years he was associated
with William Corbett The San Mateo STOCK + arm
hr,uYht TO the fore Guy Wilkes. giving him rec
ord of 2.l54 and Sable Wilkes, who made record
of 2:ls His elder brother James II. ooIds I'm, VIZ
consent on the death OF their father seven years
ago died three years ago, and then John Alden
q ,ldsmith returned from California and went 10
occupy the family estate in direct succession.
the deed having come down without a break
time lie had some famous horses on the
farm, among Others Sable Glen, Elmiro, Ven
TIA Wilkes Betty. Thalma; Eh; Esmathalda'
thalda, Robin The stallion n c. r. ana M oIOe
md driver one of his achievements which turf
men will probably remember was that OF taking
Frederic p. Olcotts Alar, after the animal had
"a ssed drought many vcissitudes Of training, and
bringing her 10 winning form and record OF I'll.
This he did last year, and IT marked about the last
active duty he performed. His recovery from the
June > last he married a; the Murray Hill
Hotel to Miss Bertha A. Moore, the daughter Of j.
owen Moore, Of New-York. or the Goldsmith fam
ily sister survives She is Mrs. Thomas Brewster,
OF WaShingtOnVe.