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New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
MRS cUMMINGS'S TRIBUTE.
MAGNIFICENT FLORAL EMBLEMs TO BE PLAcED
on THE GRAVES OF HER RELATIVES IN MACCH
C.rIINK-AsA PACKER WAS HER FATHER.

MAGNIFICENT FLORAL EMBLEMs TO BE PLACED
on THE GRAVES OF HER RELATIVES IN MAUCH
CrT-NK-AsA PACKER WAS HER FATHER.
Mallon the Fulton-st. florist. has completed for
Mrs Charles H. Cummings. of Mauch Chunk PENN
a surviving child of Asa Packer an elaborate order
for the decoration on Christmas morning OF the
graves of her father and mother and two brothers.
Harry and Robert Packer. who are buried near the
are three main pieces. one is cross made of white
and yellow immorteies. 1t stands about eight feet
high and the shaft OF the cross is about twelve
inches on each Of its four sides On the front Is the
word Brothers in purple immorte!les. A vast
amount Of labor has been expended on It's creation
This piece will he placed the graves OF the
brothers The pieces for the graves OF the father
and mother are grave pillows about three
feet across by eight in length. and are also made
OF immOrelles There two Of these.
A few days before Christmas these three pieces.
with a number of smaller for decorating the
church where the Packers used TO worship. will be
shipped Mauch Chunk In a private car, and on
Christmas Eve will be placed in position In the
graveyard.
Asa Packer the builder Of the Lehgh Valley
founder of the Lehigh University. The sons, Harry
and Robert later in their presidents Of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Mrs Cummings Is the only living child OF Asa
Packer said Mr.. Mallon TO Tribune reporter last
night. She US an order similar to the one we
are filling some ten, or twelve years ago. and
every year since. No. receive any such
order from any else. There is vast amount
Mrs. Cummings would prefer If she were consulted,
that nothing be said about It at all and she would
be distressed Il any extended notice made of
a custom which Is prompted solely by the goodness
and gratitude OF her heart
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
THE BANK GETS ITS MONEY BACK.

check for $50 the amount by which Harry j.
Jantons account with the Southern National Bank
was recently found TO be short. has been sent to
the bank in payment OF the shortage. The bank is
now satisfied and has no ground for demanding
more Of the young man. Janton has numerous
friends all of whom are inclined TO make apologies
for his actions, and 10 protest that he is at heart
thoroughly honest and in due time would have made
everything right himself The young note teller is
not extravagant and has never spent his money un-
wisely He was often called upon by his fellow
clerks for the loan of small sums which never
returned. and II is said that If he could have COL
ected the money due him he would not have had
the difficulty.
Janton is IA hard working young man and his strict
attention TO duty together with the strain imposed
upon him by the demands of the bank for the return
OF the money has undermined his health tempo
rar!ly Janton's mother has unbounded confidence
In the young mans honesty and accuses the bank
officials of breach of confidence in giving publicity
to the matter after her son had promised TO make
good the shortage
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
REVIVAL OF TIE HUSKrNG BEE
From The Hartford Courant

one OF the most gratifying things in this much
shouted, long-drawn-out end OF the century Is me
revival OF the husking bee The barn party mas
struggled hard 10 get the better OF II. 'Baln
party'-incongruous name-brings TO mind Door
nicely polished for dancing TO the music Of the cry
orchestra with no trace of hay straw, and the
horses resting in roomy stalls. Barn party" be-
longs to the city village. and marks a weak al
tempt 10 bring together the old and the new. III
"huskng bee" there Is the odor OF the breath OF
cattle. the light OF the jack o lantern the warmth
or the summer sun slowed away in the mOws, me
dancing Of bright yes the laughter OF red-cheekei
girls, the gurgle Of the cider jug and withal me
itching from the rye boards that make the dust on
the rough board floor "Husking bees" belong 10
the country cross roads and beyond. We know
there Is revival OF them. because almost every
one or our exchanges mentions them IN IFS CORE
spondence but. unfortunately. not enough attention
mas been given TO them in print TO make a boom.
The nearest to II was when Il written OF a bee
over IN East Hartford that /, was decided 10 call
all the ears red ears and The girls liked it,"
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
THE NOON SERVICE IN ST. PATLS
THE REV DR. RAINsroRD AGAIN breaches TO
BUSINESS MEN.

THE REV. DR.. RAINSFORD AGAIN breaches TO
BUSINESS MEN
Scores Of business men In the lower part Of the
city deserted their Offices AT noon yesterday ana
gathered within old st. Paurs Chapel 10 attend
vices held on Fridays in this venerable church.
The Rev. Dr. William s. Rainsford occupied the
pulpit. and continued the subject introduced by him
last week. The Easlness of Misunderstanding
Christ and the Need of Understanding Him
He said in part ITO understand Christ to-day IN
wolves proceeding different from that required
10 understand Him l,s00 years ago when ne was
this earth. All need to do Is 10 come 20 Him.
TO follow Him and 10 seek to translate HIM the
men of the present age. Ike Tolsto. are too apt
TO pick up the Bible, and. selecting one single
word phrase from the great mass Of Chrsts
teaching, turn upside down the whole order OF ne
with man is that he is not willing TO see the whole
truth.
Christ came to break down the conventional be-
liefs of men in ali classes of life Business honor
to-day nothing nor less than the c0nYen-
tonal standard OF horesty : judged by the busl-
ness The railroad man has his stan lard tht doc
tor has his. and the priest. too has hs, ana ths
standards of all alike subject 10 the strangu-
laton OF these conventional conceptions OF truth,
in many cases handed down from father 70 son.
The question We business men ask ourselves IS,
standard dictated by the still small voice OF con.
science. II IL Is not. We must leave our wa,
Street standard and conform 10 the standard 81
Christ Our standard of life only rises. bit by NJ.
have been accustomed TO regulate our lives. our
only course Is TO throw them aside and come 20
the true standard. Then business becomes truly
sancthed and religion Itself becomes new hope
at old ST. Pauls next Friday, when Or. Ransioru
VIII speak upon the same subject
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
IN FAVOR OF JESSE JOHNSON.
MAYOR ELECT wuRsTER AND TAX COLLECTOR
APPLETON CALLED on THE GOVERNOR
AND TALKED POLITICS.

MAYOR ELECT VURSTER AND TAX COl-iECIoff
APPLETON CALLED on THE GOVERNOR
AND TALKED POLITICS.
Mayor-eect Wurster and r. Ross Appleton City
Tax Collector had a good many pleasant things to
say Yesterday about visit they paid on Thurs
day to Governor Morton at Ellerse. They went
to Albany on Thursday morning 20 see the GOV
.rnor about Brooklyn legislation They learned that
Mr. Morton at his country home at Rhine-
cliff Ashley W. Cole the Governors private secre-
tary telephoned him Of the desire of the Brook
lyn men, and In reply received an earnest invitation
for them TO stop at Elerslie. where his carriage
would be waiting at the station for them This
they did spending several hours with the Gov
ernor and then Mr.. Wurster stated explicitly the
main object of his visit which was TO urge the
Governor to appoint Jesse Johnson. the weknown
Brooklyn lawyer. to the vacancy on the bench OF
the Court of Appeals Mr.. Wurster assured the
Governor that the appointment would be pleasing
10 all Kings County Republicans, and dwelt al
length upon the Brooklyn candidates htness ior
the high office. Mr.. Appleton was seen by ur1o-
reporter yesterday. ..
II called the Governors attention said ne, to
the importance OF referring all ma tiers that re-ed
10 our city affairs to the Mayor | dweU upon
the fact that the city and county now had thoi,,
oughly Republican adminstra ton. and that In ai
the Mayor was the representative, he ought to be
consulted The Governor quite agreed to this
home-rule principle. ,,o
There was no talk of faction" added Mr. Apple
ton I'VE spoke only Republicans, having IN
view the best interests of our whole party.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
SERGEANT JAMES BARTLEY DEAD
HIS WIFE SAYS THAT GRIEF OVER THE DEATH OF
COMRADE WAS ONE CAUSE OF
HIS Fatal. ILLNESS


COMRADE WAS ONE CAUSE OF
HIS FATAL ILLNESS
James BARLEY. sergeant OF police Of the Eleventh
Precinct Brooklyn. died yesterday morning at his
home. No 81 Fourth Place. from pneumonia and
pleurisy. Sergeant BARLEY was thirty-nine years
Old and became a member OF the police force on
January g. 1886. He assigned to the Eleventh
Precinct where he remained He was made rounds
man on February q, 1891 and sergeant on May H.
1894.
Sergeant BARLEY a popular faithful and
able officer, n student. a sturdy Republican, and
an intimate friend OF Congressman Hurley 1t had
been supposed that Sergeant BARLEY would get the
first vacant capta.ncy in the Department.
The funeral will take place at ST. Mary's Star
OF the Sea Roman Catholic Church on Monday
morning.
The funeral OF Parolman James F. De Cantillon
also OF the Eleventh Precinct and close friend
Of Sergeant BARLEY. was held at that church on
December .. Sergeant BARLEY overcome with
grief and was I'll at the time. The day was raw
and cold, bur he went to Holy Cross Cemetery
where the burial took place. He went home feel
ing ILL., and at the station house the morning
he was suddenly attacked with pleur!sy. He was
attended by several physicians. but pneumonia de-
veloped and he soon died his wife says. from grief
and illness resulting from exposure at De Canti!-
Ions funeral.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
4 PREHISTORIC SroyB ROID

From The San Francisco Call.
Herman c. Cooke and G. A. Fauble who are eS
ploring the San Miguel Mountain. near this city,
ana VINO We're reported some days ago 10 have
iounu an ancient roadway and tunnel 10 god
mine are In this city. They say Il easily ne
seen that dirt road the crest of the hogbacS
rising from Sweetwatcr River we'll up the noun
tain side first travelled extensively Later
travel was diverted part OF the distance 10 the
ievei shelf and this new road IL the that creates
wonder and astonlshmcnt
- The grade Is 80 perfect that Cooke and Fauhle pc
Neve II was established by the best OF surveying IN.
struments and solid rock has been cut out so aeep
that powder or some other explosive must have peem
used The nils on the lower side have been mace o
true lines and distance OF lOO0 or moro teei ol
Kind OF work shows educated workmanship.
Traces or wagon tracks can be seen on the suris''
OF the roadway
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
LIZZIE FRIGHTENED HER PEOPLE.

LIZZIE Myers, seventeen years old, who lives with
her parents at No. 40 Nostrand-ave. Brooklyn.
after being upraided by her brother for meeting
her sweetheart her parents objected TO- seized
nretance of swallowing some of thc liquid fell to
he floor pretending TO be suffering intense agony.
The household was at once in great state OF
evcjteInent and two policemen called In. \
cal was sen, to the Eastern District Hospital ana
when Surgeon Mahr arrived he gave her Il nypo-
dermic Injection and few minutes later l.Zze was
A terribly sick girl. The surgeon then saw that the
girl had not swallowed any poison. but had simply
frightened her parents by pretending to have done
SO Lizzies sister. Ella. eight years Old told the
story of the meeting between Lizzie and her
sweetheart while the family were at the supper
table and caused oil the excitement.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
MODELS OF FENDERs EXHIBITED

The Railroad Committee OF the Brooklyn Board OF
Aldermen last night had a meeting in the City Hall
at which there was exhibition OF tenders for
trolley cars. A number Of inventors were present
and showed various kinds OF models they thought
were improvements the present tenders which
Judge Neu recently said were so Ineffective that
the trolley companies could not be compelled under
the existing ordinance to equip their cars with them
one OF the tenders shown last night was made 10
ne operated by electricity. the front OF the fender
falling 10 the street level when the motorman shut
on the current Another was 10 be attached to the
iront or The truck OF the car. and another had
hinged front extending downward from the dash
board which yielded when struck by a body and let
III down into q netting hammock
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
READY FOR THE CEREM ONY
THE CORNERSTONE OF THE INSTITUTES
NEW HOME TO BE LAID TO-DAY.
sPEEcHEs TO BE MADE BY DR.. sToRRs. ST CLAIR
MKr1,vAY AND PRESIDENT LOW. OF
COIIMBIA-AN IMPRESSIVE PRO
GRAMME PREPARED.


GRAMME PREPARED.
r-b. .x.rcjses at the laying of the cornerstone or
the museum building of the Brooklyn institute OF
Arts and Sciences which Will take place al o cloch
,h,s afternoon on Prospect Heights will doubtless
take rank with the most Impressive ceremonies u
,ho lind ever held in the city The effort made to
sacure the best speakers that Brooklyn can furnish
has been successful. as is shown by the names OF
,b. Rev DR. Storrs. President Seth Low and ST.
clair McKelway on the programme. Invitations
have been sent to President CleVelano. Go.erioad Ga
Morton and ali the highest officials in the STATE ana ana
CItv besides hundreds of persons prominent Ill eu"
cational circles throughout the Natioh. .,..rs
The opening address will be given by A AUGUSTUS
1Ieaey president OF the Boarn OF m eSsred bv he
Tev Charles r. Baker rector or the Cnurch ol iliD i
Messiah An ode written especially loI Inc
Of the second Unitarian Church. and PROFESSOR
Franklin w. Hooper director OF the lhstiru'e;, VIII VIII
epeak upon the purposes or ,he o nronoTncng
the laid while Mayor-eeci W sr
Commissioner squier, President Heaey ad fSe
architects and T. j. Carlin the builder. VIII stahd
EThree addresses will then be delivered the main
g Storrs, another by St. Clair McKelway; repre-
eenting the Board of Regents OF New-York state.
College After the singing Of America by the con
Sregation. the Rev. sylvester Malone rector of the
Church OF SITS. Peter and Paul. VIII pronounce 'he
closing prayer and benedction - 49,, ,,
where the exercises are to De he!d lnrS a M,.' oe
5oined together in such a way that the smaller one
yil cover the platform around the cornerstone. on
which the speakers and invited guests Will nave
seats, and other persons TO tne nuDeI sd 9d @ m
will he accommodated and the seats are so arraneed
that all can easily and hear all that takes place
\ ali other precautions Will be taken to provide
against the severity Of the weather
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
JUDGE GAYNOR ANGRY.
HE USES STRONG LANGUAGE TO WIZ
NESS IN THE NOsTRAND CASE.

WALTERS GETS TWO sCOID1NGs. THE "h'' vi
uAsEAs CORPUS is DISMISSED AND MS
NosTRANp GOES BACK TO
THE sANITARIUM.
Elbert Nostrand. the infrm patent medicine man.
sfacturer. living at No 163 Lefferts Place. Brook
iyn who was produced In Judge Gaynors court
on Tuesday on a writ OF habeas corpus. sueo OUT
BY John II. Walters. Rockaway Beacn ho'e'
keeper who alleged that Nostrand was ,lesahS
detained in Combes santarium at WooonaNen'
was brought before Judge Gaynor at o CLOCK yes
ferday to have his disposed Of. Walters was
represented by George A. Mott, and the iamly Vi
Mr.. Nostrand by Robert Rache
A good deal OF wranglng was INDUCED In De
tween Judge Gaynor and Mr.. Mott. who wanted
an adjournment OF the case for two weeks II"
order to have Nostrand thoroughly examined
Tho Court perempory refused TO grant any
such request.
"But the counsel have agreed. with your per-
mission. Your Honor. to two weeks aa1ou'"-
"You can't have it," shouted Judge Gaynor
John II. Walters. the petitioner. was asked oy
the Judge what business he had meddling win
family matter with WHICH he had no concern ssn 20 nv
place nearly every day for the last ten years.
You are meddler, shouted the Court It's
disgrace to you and TO the communy Ma ,nst 'he ne
a dragged u before the public gaze this has been
This matter would not have become pu9ne oui n ioI
interference,
could do IL. would add 500 costs for you TO pay.
During the hearing Drs. Benton and Bliss exam
liners in lunacy proceedings testified that Nostran1
while violently insane, was afflicted with senle
dementa. Judge Gaynor took Nostrand INTO ~, ms ;
private Office adjoining the courtroom and taiken
with him. When he returned to the bencn ne was
angrer than He gave Walters another scoIn,
ing and told him that all he wanted TO get Nostrand
out of the custody of his family for was 10 nave
him set on his front stoop at ROckaway Beacn
"What do you do with the WRIT" said Mr.. Mott,
smiling at the irritated Judge.
81 dismiss It," said he. Nostrand was taken Dach
10 sanifarium.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
A SECOND MORTGAGE GIVEN.

EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE
PROPERTY OF THE DRYDoCK TRUST.
The Erie Basin drydock property, having been alb
sorbed by the New-York Drydock and Repair Com
pany a mortgage to secure the purchase price Of
$500 600 has given for that amount to the Brook
Iyn Trust Company. This gives security on 800
$1,000 gold bonds, bearing per cent interest from
July 1885, until July l. 1915. the interest to be paid
half yearly The papers recorded last Thurs
day in the Registers office of Kings County. The
lien Is a second lien the property. the first one
being held by the Philadelphia Trust Company for
$4,000.
The bonds are TO be used for the payment of the
property and for repairs and improvements. 1t is
said that plan for enlarging the Erie dock is under
serious consideration. and that transatlantic
steamship company has made overtures to the dock
company to enlarge the Erie Basin dock. 1t had
been intended 10 repair and rebuild the smaller of
the Anglo-American docks, but that plan was apah-
Goned.
Surveys and plans are about completed in the Erie
BASIN for the oca there Of the East River sec
fonal docks and IL is believed that they will be re-
moved there early in the spring, so that all docks
OF any size in the Harbor will be in one locality,
tendent Of the sectional docks. as general manager
This will enable the Dock Company TO dispose Of IFS
valuable river frontage of 4s9 feet TO the city OF
New-York.
AS told in Yesterdays Tribune the repair yards
are feeling keenly the advance in price made by the
trust, and antitrust floating drydock VIII be
built near the Erie Bssin.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
IT MAY BE put Up IN BROOKLYN.

Park Commissioner squier, of Brooklyn. was
asked yesterday what he thought Of the possibility
of an acceptance by the Park Department of the
Herter monument fountain better known the
Ueine fountain, the offer Of which to the Park Com
missioners Of New-York City has been withdrawn;
He said. PERSONALLY | do not where II could
lie placed In Prospect Park There Is no suitable
site for it that is not already occupied by work OF
art But ii could be placed in Of the smaller
parks-Tompkins Park for instance. think tina:
would be a suitable place"
Many OF the Germans Of Brooklyn hope that the
fountain will be put up In Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
TO AID IN RESTORING AN OLD CHURCH

The New-England Society will hold meeting on
Monday evening In the Art Building at No. IA
Montagle-st. to consider the proposed contribution
toward the restoration OF the Church Of the Pill
rrlms in Plymouth. Mass. The old church society
at Plymouth Will soon erect new building TO re-
Lace the destroyed three years ago and the
New England Society Is considering the plan Of
raising "A fund which Will be given to the venerable
church a helm La the work.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION FOR APPENDI-


Charles Kent the actor, who appeared as Svensai
IN Pamer's company during their engagement at the
Park Theatre in Brooklyn, last month. was success
fully operated on for appendicitis at the Brooklyn
Hospital this week. He was taken III three weeks
ago with a complaint which had troubled MN ior
about three years He was removed from MS nome,
i'm Ross-st on Sunday night to the hospital, ana tne
oneration was performed by DR.. Fowler in a highly
stlccessful manner. Mr. Kent Is attended by MS
wife and expects to leave the hospital In week or
ten days
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
DIRECTING TO A VALUATION.

Judge Bartlett. OF the Supreme Court In Brook
iyn yesterday morning heard argument on the APP
plicat,on Of the Edison Electric Light Company 10
review the assessment placed on its personal
property by the Board OF Assessors for 1895. Ed
ward NJ Shepard and Frank II Field represented
the company and Assistant Corporation Counsel
Yonge appeared for the Board. The point 10 which
especial attention was called by counsel was: Had
The Board power - assess FOR taxation any patent
rights granted by the United States Government
Judge Bartlett reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14

Charles Preusser died at his home. at No lS De-
graw-st. Brooklyn. Thursday. He born In
Germany seventy years ago. and in 1886 10 this
country. He musician and at different times
played In number OF leading orchestras. For four
years he had been prevented by Illness from engag
Ing actively In musical affairs.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
TIMOTHY l.. WOODRUFF GIVES A DlNNh

Timothy L. Woodruff gave dinner last night az
bi homo No 20 Eighth-ave In honor Of the com
m,teemen who had the management OF AFFAIRS on
Brooklyn Day at the Atlanta Exposition on NO, NO
vemher 23 There were covers for sixteen, among
those present being Mayor Schieren, Mayor-elect
Wurster. William Berr St Clair Mckeway ana ana
William Van Anden. The dnng-r room was pct
ure Of dazzling beauty. On the table was centre
niece consisting Of a train of miniature cars mace
kv The confectOner. These represented the null-
man train which carried the party South, There
we're flags of Georgia and New-York and Union
caterer. .,.. ,.,or,,aI
charac.er and Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff entertained
the company in highly successful manner untii
late in the evening.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14

James McGough. OF No. 1874 Throop-dve.. brooklyn,
who was arrested complaint of Sgrsmund Bleyer.
who charged him with maliciousy putting his foot
through the ceiling OF his (Beyers) apartments,
was arraigned yesterday before Justice (ioeting in
The Lee Avenue Police Court and remanded. Mrs.
McGough. who is In a delicate condition. In
court when her husband arraigned. with her
three small children. and tearfuliy said that she
had been turned out into the street by Bleyer and
had place TO go 10. Justice Goettng referred
her 10 the Charities Commissioners McGough de-
clared that his foot had gone through the ceiling
accidentally. lie sent to ia in default of 500
bail.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-14
uNRoMANT1c ENDING OF A LOVE AFFAIR

Francis Fitzgerald. twenty-five years DID,
raigned before Justice Goetting in the Lee Avenue
Police Court Yesterday. complaint Of Minnie
Murphy of No a F1oyd-st., who charged him with
threatening to kin her. The complainant is ten
years Fiizgeralds senior. and conducts little
candy and stationery store at the Floyd-st ad-
dress Fitzgerald met Miss Murphy months
ago and at once became infatuated with her and
finally asked her TO marry him. This she says she
refused to consent 10. and II was then he threat
ened TO kill her declaring that she would never be
the wife OF any else. Fearing that he would
carry his threats. she caused his arrest.
Fitzgerald told the magistrate that the love ne
had for the woman had LEFT him. and he
wanted nothing more TO do with her. He
placed under bonds TO keep the peace.