Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Probable That the New York Arch
diocese viii Be Divided.
The SCHUYLER COPPER MINES
Mrs Astor to Retire From lealer-
ship OF Society.
PROSPECT FOREArIDT


Special Core sfr.us nee Of TIL. T.ver,.g star.
NEW YORK. March l. 1880.
1t is said a.. czcA!ient authority that when
Immediate after Es.stcr Archbishop Cor
rigaa makes his visit - Rome he VII
take with bin statistical reformation to
demoHstrat" Il" the proper ecclesiastical
authorities the necessity for a division %
the aTchdi0c'se IF Nv York. This state
ment is made thu Authority of two pas
TOYS recoGE.z d Throughout the archdiocese
as enjoying the fun confidence of The arch
bishop. a division of the New York arch
diocese would If ct 80 churches and more
than 1Gf chanci$. and would he of Sceat
significance to the catholic Church in
America. The dividing I:r- between the new
and the old diocese. il is stated. viii Ie
at a poin; north Of Workers. and VIII OK
tend To the Connection, live. South of fais
line the present limits Of the New York
archdiocese Will rot b,, changed. Part Of
the Albany diocese and tho CatsliH noun
tain region will be iaciuded ir the new
diocese. 1: is said the sc of the new do
cese will he located at Sew5urg.
oldest Copper FIine in This Country.
of the many million residents of Greater
New York few aware that the oldest
copper r:re in the United States is within
easy view of the windows Of the down
known for generations as the Schuyler
Copper Mining Company. 1t Is located N
the town Of North Arlington on the ridge
which separates the valley Of the Pdssaic
Ii-rr from the broad cxpanse of salt mead
"w; which extend to the bank of the Hack
ensnck al the upper arm of what is
kr.;wu ~ Newark bay. The fact that cop
per existed at this point first diScuv-
cred in 1850 by Avert Schuyler. who owned
large tract Of land the east bark Of
Lhe t'aSsaie river under a colonial grant.
Thu Indians i'll the neighburhpod possessed
in, irTaents made of copper produced by a
process unknown TO the early settle rs. II
is bkcly that the mines were first WORKED
in he year lf,s'. there are records in
existence of cargoes of copper ore being
Sl;1.ed 10 England, where ii was smeted
and mauufa cturCd into articles. many of
which found their way back to America
IN" implements used were Of the crudeSt
description and are now retained as relics
by The new owners of the property. 1t will !
lie surprising to the average New Yorker |
and 10 the residents of the country round |
about 10 learn that there is Il shaft. known |
as the Victoria on the property that IS |
an feet deep. and that drift half mile |
IN length. with numerous chambers and |
pockets and the wooden supports made of |
the trunks Of forest trees that Were used !
by The Cornishmen who worked the mines |
sound a. the first day they were placed |
in POSITION
No Advance in Diamonds.
In spite of MANY articles which have ap-
peared recently. stating that the price Of |
diamonds had risen since the beginning Of |
the BOer war the wholesale dealers of |
New York city are unanimous in saying |
there has been absolutely no advance in the |
price Of gems. II is admitted that diamonds |
are tribe higher at present than they |
were year ago; but the dealers claim that |
the loss falls upon them and not upon the |
retail buyer. The wholesalers claim that |
the prices of the stones sold over the coun- |
ter have remained practically the same as |
at the beginning of The war, and should |
hostihties cease tomorrow between the |
British and the Beers the value of 2. ms |
would neither advance nor decrease. The
slight advance which occurred shortly BE- |
fore the war IS assigned by many to nat |
ursti causes: others affirm that the diamond |
syndicate in Africa. which is controlled by |
Cecil Rhodes. fOresaw the war and adj
vanced the prices. trusting that the public
output. In view of rhe recent relief of |
Kimberley. events will probably demon
strate in the near future what truth there
may be In the latter conjecture.
Horton Law Must Go.
That the Horton law will be repealed is |
regarded certain. Senator Timothy
DRY Dollar Sullivan. the political oracle
OF thu boxing fraternity. has practically |
given up all hope. For publication he de-
clares the Lewis bill, which repeats the
Horton bill. will be showed under when II |
comes up in the senate. but in more serious |
talks he admits that the Jig Is up. and that |
after September l the boxing club pronlot-
ers and their satellites will have to move |
on or engage in some other business.
1t is said that Mrs. Aston. feeling the
weight Of advancing years. has decided to
abdicdte the social throne on which she has /
sat sor so many triumphant seasons sort
Of Victoria Of fashion-in favor of Mrs.
Edmund Bayl!es. whom she has had in
training for the place for long time Mrs
Aston and Mrs. Baylies are both of old |
knickerhocker blood Mrs Aston was a
siN.arT rfQF.rN Do
Rensselaer,. Her mother was a Living
stoH-
New Workers who visit Japan IL few weeks
from now will see a familiar sight-a band
Of about fifty American laborers and me-
charics ripping up the principal streets Of
Toxic and laying tracks for d surface road.
American steel rails will be laid through
twenty miles of streets. and as soon as they
can be completed in the shops at Provi- |
dence X l.. forty air-power cars, similar |
TO those now running in 18th and 18th
streets will be shipped to the Japanese cap
ital- The Toxic Tramway Company has
contracted for this much already. the
amount involved being $40OWO The con-
tract Is made with the International Air
Power Company. of which ]. H. Hoadley is |
president and Richard Croker and Joseph |
Letter are stockholders. According to
President Hoadley, the workmen are to sail |
FOR Japan March 10 The ears are TO be |
completed in eight months time. AT the |
companys shops in Providence 200 men |
have been set to work on the contract.
Delegates to National Convention.
New York county will send twelve dele |
gates, two from each congressional district |
to the republican national convention. The |
delegates likely 10 be named are LemueI Z. |
Quigg. Frederick Gibbs, I.ispcnard s .ewart |
John Reisenweiber. John Sabine Smith. |
Charles Stewart Smith. Edward I.aurer- |
bach. General Francis V. Greene Cornelius |
N Bliss. Charles Hess. William Ten Eyck
and George Sheldon or Frank H. Plat
Seth Low has been mentioned but he has |
said positively that he does not desire TO be |
a delegate. |
That the display Of American paintings
at the Paris exposition will rank with the |
best 5 assured by the large list Of beautt- |
full pictures selected for exhibition there by |
the fine arts department Of the United
States. The collection consists Of nearly
two hundred paintings in oil and water
coiors and includes the most exquisite crea-
tiors Of the greatest artists of this coun-
try. All Of the American artists of fame
are well represented in the collection
In accordance with the resolution adopted
h. 1atF H.