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VoV.Li... .If* 16,464.
NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1S91.-T WELVE PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE CAR WAS OVERTURNED.
?ASSENUERS ON* THKIR HEADS. BUT IN
9 IN.IIKF.D.
orrAl_AN LABORKW WHO WBRE WALKING BY
jBX PUCE NM IU KlLLED-l'ECUUAR EX
ruNvnoN 08 thk ftCGUN sr.
Br the ovfrturnirijt of a car through a defcctive
.'. ()|1 _._<. New-York aml Harlrm Kailroud
'*lw last disht, upwaii of forty prraous were
_o.irht within olooa toiirh of death in one of its
llj birieoii" forms. Hfl_l the paasengers who
vriW in the rear coach of tho train which Wt
__ (ir.in.l t-t.itr.--l Statiwn for Tuckahoc soon after
f*o'c'ock yesterday aftcrnoon eacu|?d almost
*_** from under a hcap of smaahed wood and
Z_ _\ an instance of phenomenal jrood luck
w_erinjt on the miraeuloiis. l/uhappily. two
_tm have l>con sacrificed as the result of the
BiBohance.
William Fleming and a fellow-workniau supposod
bclieorjrc Luhr, both employed in tlie New-York
fentral yar- ftt Mott Haven. wrre truck dead >>y
_]_# fallinc car. and picked up all manglcd from
herr ***J *mm *H'on n,ir'p<l several feet away.
_W*ttworkaaan naincd I~haa_MB Me_aap-BBOaped
?ith or.ly a acalp wound.
?,e (fory ol ihe a.eidcnt is simple in the
rtjvroe Tba tniin is known as tl.e Tuckahoc local.
i_ kaves tl.e Go-fld Central station al 5:10a
for the Iral ^'?lr, ?' it* journey it l.as an nnhroken
__, Eetwt.n F.i^hty-sixtli-a-t. and Tuckahoc,
_jtr?ver, ll atopa al -11 Btftttefl . This train is
jw-jjs well lill.d, and carries to these suburban
__to all tl.e way from 188 to -'00 of hi.si.ie_,
____ frotu Kew-Yaak. 'U.e train f**9M*9Jf con
eisted of four cars drawn hy enginB No. 178,
driv? hy Kdward Davi_ one of the oldest en
pntera on the road. T. A. Yoorhis, another old
tnd popular r-crvunt of the company, w:us the
jotdnctor ?f ihe train. Georgc Wl__B8 had
eharge of the brakca.
The train wa. due to reaeh Mott Haven ata
mmt at o.H-luindred-and -thirty -righth-st., at
5:21. About flfty yar.ls north of thc station is
Jlott Haven Blidge, under which all the llarlem
Brer an.l Xew-York Central trains 8888 through
tkatis known as F_Og*8 Hollow. It was Ix-twc. n
88 point an.l the awitch tower just hcyond One
hadred-and-fiftieth-st. that the accident" oc
uned. Thc train rcached the Mr.lt Havcu Ma
fceaon time, and then, after a niinutc's delay, went
_ it* journey t?. lieboae. The tnflkfl of thc
Sew-York Central and New-York and llarlem rail
r?__s ruu paralicl for the whole of the
tttanee np to One-htindred-and-fifticth-sf.
About flfty yards flOflflk of that BtNC. the down
traek of the New-York Central road 8-08888 the
oorth tra'k Of tlie New-York and llarlem road
Th. e ..'inc and first three enrs of the train, goin .
attbernte of ab ml twenty nifefl an liour, crosscd
ihe _B_HB_.tton of the two Fracks in safety.
Tben there was a jar, a terrilic jet-k, which
oajeed every car in thc tfain lo oscillate, and then
a erash whi.-h t?.id that the eeupling of the third
and fourth car bad 8BBBBl_e I. The encine and liret
three cars gli-ird smoothly along the track. The
fourth car. 1hu_ detached from its companions,
rocked unateadily for a tev yards, and then
jiapel or rolled off the track.
The right hind wheel of the car had caught
io the trog of the swltch at the intersection of
the Uacks au(T jumped the rails. Theu
Irom the car arose a wild screaming as the
pateengereinside it realizcl their peril.
il thf monient th:.t. the car Wt th_i t?~ai* <
Afcn_to_ w .r, ;K a palnter in the New-York Cen
tnlyird at Mott Haven, thc man supposed to he
(ieorge l.uhr, McKenna, and a fourth workman
fiaa-d Felix Mc.Cahe, were wsilking along thc
pvel ppaoc lietween the tracks on their way
kame from work. They were within laflB than
twrnty feet of the <-;>r. iioOhba, who led the
my, was the first to see the hnge ma .* as it left
the rails and came p]i.n_ting along the path, the
mheeh cutting deop fnrrowa Ifl tl"' jrro.tnd. He
ihrieked out to his companionn nnd jumped for?
ward just in time to clear the car aa it gave a
final lur'h and erashed over on to the track.
McKenna was right bchind him, the end of thc
tar ju_t eutting hisscalp. But apainst Flemimr and
Ihe man bchind him, thc end of the car strnck
Blth such forc* that it lifted them hodily from
the ground, and hurlcd them ijoluo distancc awsy.
Flecung's head waa found to lie cru.shed in, and
his hands and feet were both terrildy cut. HL^
fellow-victim had alao bcen tcrribly mangled.
Ilad tlie car falien on, instead of away from them,
_BB_y Mae an'l lcature in their bodics would
have hren smashed.
The cries of the people boxed np in thc car and
thrown headforemost in a eaatfofl-d hcap against
itiside sent a chill ta thc liearts of all who hcard
them. _ 8?OWCB of wood and ulass a,|d
.__ pieces of iron rained ou thflflB, but the
frame ot the car wa. intact. Thcrc was a rush
?f werkmen to the doors of the car, which were
apened. Thea] when the r>assen_;en> began to re
taia th.-ir senscs, and their footinc,
ti*j found that they had space enough
ta walk upriirht to the door. One
"J ooe, some with bleedii.;,' heads, hands.
Wpf were t;ikcn (...f, and wkflfl all wcrc niustcrcl
* 9*t lound that there was not anytiiii.g up
K^hing a acrious hurt in th. whole number.
nilliams the bnikeman was thrown to thc
Pound aa the C*I turned oser, bnt BTOfl hc
~*iteied nothing warae ti.an a aevarc aoalp around.
_**t tbe paaaenejen wera Iwo womcn wboae
!**? wen (Jightly cut by falling ulass. Dr.
?"?J- DaJy. who livea cloae l.y, was on ihe ground,
?Jaaeaij.i aii of thc |nu__>ugcr8 (leclinc! inc.ii
?^??utat.ec, and ?<-ttin_; into the three l?'i
?? cars of thc traj^i flnkhed their journey
*2 Oaii^-. of workmen were quickly at woik
Jja. av. <\ th.- olwtruction, and within two
_7}t*t car had U-eu ahifted from thc truck.
Jlir ,Ji^'?" '''?'" reauined. Ambulancea from
aJ'/f*vail<1 v'"ihattan hoapitak dasl.ed np at a
2J*bot onlv one w;_* nee.lcd. ln tl.is McKenna
2,"|*en to tl.e llarlem Ilospiial, while Williams
*Mi hk bonar.
Just why the rear wheel >.f the r-;ir eanarht ic
|Zl*|".,,? i not positiv._y known. I;i all
EJWuty.. howi ..-r. the uccident was due to
j!j* ?fect j,, th_ flan-c ol the wheel. This
J2, ,D- bowever, will oot be dcci .vely sctticd
u we ofticiitl irivestiirr.lion has luvii madc.
BA&Wl COXFES8BS IHE MVRDEB.
Tt*hn\A, tt. .!., 1*.. S.-Loola Hariot, (ha -lay.-i- of
"? C__-i^, - _V)U_t_t v._;f) fi no,s j? tlie (.....ity Jail.
*a ut _>t C((|lf,._^.rt t) j,aVj?j_ foinn.ifteri tl.e criinc.
? laorianj, h<; *_!(!, larl on sevc.-al occaslona f.uiinl
T* *iUi ?.jin Him icaMaf __? a)>"ui ti.c nHwaa la
__><^ ^ *l* hla work, aud ?.n ilie duy ii]_ni wliicii BB
?lta- the mtuBer he bad gone la _ha hflflaa. afi'-r
J^** ?_ te-.un where ll ?n? found l:i tlie yard, in
**** to **iiand }lis ?;i|_es 0_ _ier, ,s he had rv_?lved
i?*,r'> l.a*r.aid'K O-j.lO) Mn.. Leonard refu-ed ln*
wl- B'ldtl.J- a.ti.?: ,,? )?-r p:.r? ji.t l.in. in mk li Bfl
;o?eriia_le,14_,p t!l)tt ^ __,,,?.],?_ |in __?_ bv .t.ili
at> V'' tf'0'l"a'1 wtt8 a haaiaaar. and thc sei/.inn: a
jjaaj a'. ,.,f). f_, >iiV:ijl -v ?,..,,,,?.<. j( r()llI](i an.l itmnd
j,_-_.*"'a"d ,!"'1 a_n away amt lafl ikt. ii" ??
m he*Jy that 4l"- l*onai8 *m atlB _H*a whaa hl
a - _2vl ^"^ tv> charge of h-*.-iiiH upon Mrs. LBBflBll
tratk of U_f m-1 *1"' sU,<'""'"1 "" '"""' ?1vefl U,e *xd'1
-?y ? ? ,
* U___ttP fWB* M r CXCOX-TIICTIOXAL.
*_?__*!__ J*"' - IfpiBBl) ItlMll waa recelv-d
H,'7 1!j* Sujmnie Judlclal ( ourl liud aat a>;ide
%w_T~ltt (/f ""5 low*. (ourts In the "as! of the (oin
?l -la 7 **w"*t **t I'ot./noska Mills Ojrporatlou
***??? sV ?'e "T,r't ot ild% fec'?lon ls *bat iht>
a?aj__?, j ** kw p*'**d bY Uo b**1 Letfl?"?ture hi
jj^~?muoiiai. -i7,e opinion |s -lined by Bl the
after m tir"vt Ju,i"' lohaea. Tlils hill was pasaed
Uve. IJl'' **? a"<1 lM? '?' oa HB p:irt of tlie opera
?"vem^n*t<''' Ho*??8. af >ali B -.'. e8 _B._BaB.88l tlie
bjww lu "I,><| 'a* tu.- aaettilofl <?f ib?e_ fur
h_o jT:1 WOrh d0"? by feavera.' wiiC.. the W1I weat
***M _, * *I*iem wa* a"' ?Pt?d Ly tl.? mllls which
4b, BJS*_,Work of ,he ?eavera, tuA dlflrrent pritea
?** for eacj. gm_6_ Tbit y,- we__Vora aaaertaft
mm. the OOflflfl ns the oM systeni. and protested flffltBflt
"? Then tJio Wefivers' Vnlon ninde n tcst case fll Um
I'otoniovka Mllls. a nunibM- of other case* iitv on Um
court dockets, but ull of them will now be thrown out.
BLOWX UP BY DYNAMITE.
FIVE LIVES GONE IN A TWINKLING.
AN I'.XrLOSION NEAIt HAVERSTRAW WUECKS
A DYNAMITE FACTOJIY-THP. SHOCK
FEI.T MILES AWAY.
' r.i r. i . .iMAi-ii io TttK ti.-i .r m:.i
llnver?tmw. Dec. S.?A tremetidous exploMon of
dynamite thls nfternoon In the Clinton Dynamite Cotn
pany's works, aNiut two mtlos south of thls place,
raused tlie death of flve men wlio were employcd tlirro.
At about _ :_0 p. m. the people ln Mic vlllagc were
-tartled by u lond exploslon, whleh sliook the groutid
and rnttled Ihe wlndows ln the houses. Thc sound
mme from thc dynamite works, from which a tliick
cloud t-hot up. A crowd of people at nnre hurrled to
ihe sx-fiie iind found that two of the buildtnps liad been
blown almost to plecea and another. the boller house,
w&s in fltinies. Two men were found on the bearli,
dead: one with the top of his headi broken ln. ihe
other bearing no m_rl;s of the explo lon.
lt wa*. ? wild scene of dlsaster and rhe alclit sl< Ucned
the oodoooaro, Ooo of ten baflflago ooaMoooi over
several acres, six were still oton_-_f. The explosinn
flaoaraol ln Um pelatlne packiag-hou.se, in whi.h wero
frtored 300 pounds of the explo-ive. Joseph iTITMamfl.
a wnrkuipman, and Pletro Casaria aiid (luiseppo r.ir
pon-i, ItaJlans, were ln the bullding pa.kinp tho
OaOfOCaBfl substnnec, and Jolin Wndsworth, a nrenian,
.loTin Dondiro. an Itallan boy, and John laflf-U bfl
William Mott, boys, were ln tho AUflO?OOflfl OOaat -00
lOOt away. IVrry I/msbery, - Peehskill fl-hermsin,
who h*id been flshing ln the rivcr fur bass, h.id ju^t
latidod at tlie Dynamite Works fo get a drln'.c tt water
and wns coming up the bearh. F.ltner Nash, ,tlie fore
nian, hnd flflflM out on the pier to cxamln? tlie stork
of aclds whirh wns storort there. BuhBMMIO 00_M bf
flVraty over th? pencefnl wntcrs, and only the Uistant
shriek of the locomotiv? dlsturbed thc quiet of UM
full afternoon.
Baa?Bflly ft fearful exploslon broko the (.tilliir-s of
tlie srene and at ortre the alr w.-is filled
with tlmbers and th? bodle* of men. The lxidy of
Wllliams flew from the pncklng-iiouse and
lati.led heavily on tha bOOflfl- A oleefl of
timber struck the hrad of Lonsbery, the Jislierninu,
,i~ ba turned t> run and crushed in his skull. Ho
fell In _iis- tracks, and never nioved npain. The fore
nmii stood rootod to the spot in horror; tho boy- ran
out of the north door of the boller liouse, and tlie
Crcnian, Wadsworth, dashed out of the south door.
A? he rushed for the. flflOM'h the powder house, which
eontained 7..00 pounds of gtant powder, was OOflB t<> bfl
on flre. The iie.vt liistant it went up in IflBMfl witli
a dcaionlng roar, and "Wndsworth vanlshed, all
that w:is found of him afterward belng his left arm,
wlii, h was identitled by tlie absencc of thc little llnper.
Tho boiler liouse and the two wrccked bulldlnps aU
fi-anie bOBflOQ. lmmediatly caught fire and werc cn
tirely leotrayoi.
Nash. thc furoman, nnd the three boys werc too
much lii.rnir-siricUen nt flrst t<> move. and, indced, for
several minutes they dld not dare to, as they feaoafl
that the boiter would lairst. Thl* addltlonul calaniity
wa* liappily averted, as the OOTflflOOaa liad torn the
iiuititle, the coveriug of thc boiler, whirh allowed tho
~team bo flflC-fB without doing any damage.
Th? foreman, who had narrowly es.aped being killed
by flyiiig timbers, and the boys, who were tlie only
otlier survivors ol the dtoaster, at last took BOaOOffl
to .-ippro&eh the wild scen*1, and Jolin Donders was at
OOflfl sent t? lnform Coroner Thomas J. Met^iwan, of
the accident. Mr. Motiowan, who liad heard the ex?
plosion- and surral.ed that hl* preaenee would be re
(niired, did not wait 1p be sent for, but at onee drove
down to tlie. works. re_ch_g thero twenty minutes after
tho exploslon took place.
i_ iu...___..- ti ?nnt to worr, wlth tne arslstanre of
the men who bad by thnt tJmo arrived on tlie scenr,
to (a.re for th? d-ad. The bodiea of \Vllllnma and th?
itsherman wero p_c?0 In on? of th? vacant buikilngs
aud a liunt waa be?in for the other vletlms. An flflflfl
wm found whirh th? foreman identitled as Wads
worth's. Other parts of bodiet wero found strewn
over th? grounds und on* the mountalnside.
Th? ooroner gathei'ed the remains of the ltalians and
Wrtdsworlh and put them into n bag. He then took
tno body of ^VIlllanlS to the dead nian's horao tmd
i>oli the otlier bodies to the undei-takiiiK-sliop. The
inquest will be held to-morrow. No clfort was m.do
to save tho btinilng boiler-house.
Wad-wnrtli and WtHOOM v.ore married and 00
fatnilies in thls place. li^rgon had just married tmd
was also living ln this vlllage. C.i^nria VOfl OlflO ni.ir
ried, but his wldow is ln Italy. lt is not
known whether tlie Ttekskill fisherman was muriled
ir n<.t. Tliey wero all re-p-clablc, hard-working
mcn and their OOMOO end has spread a feeling of -;t<l
0000 and gloom over the entire town.
The owncr of thc dynamite works ls W. P. Foss. ?f
this place. He began the manufacture of djnauiite al
-nedckei's Landing, thc scene of the explosion, about
flve years ago. He wa* suce^ful and did a lOBJO
bailnCQO He said last night that the loss w_s alxui*
fl_0,CD0, but that lt wa? a- more nothing under the
circum-tanccK. IT? regretted tho ac-cident exioed
Ingly, and could give no pos.ible rea-on for the dis
_ter. Elmer Hflflk, tho foreman of the works, ahflfl
seen la?t night by a Trlbune reporter liad not IB-OY
?red fiom Uie effcets of thc scene, and eoaM Kivo no
explanation of the rau>? of the axcldcnt. Ho said
the mcn were stri.tly forbidden to smohe near thc
l.ulldings or to have lights of any klnd, <md bfl
ilin.ht lliat non? of th? throc men who MOflO in
th? packlng house at thc time of thc exploslon ha.l
dlsobeyed the order.
Mr Nash said that be. had Just turned to walk off
the pier when the deafeiiing roar came. Tlniliers
and otJier BOttlOOM of the pqcbltn house were sent
40t> feet into the alr. Pieces of timber flew pofll 1ns
hetid, on? Just niissing lalm as hfl dodged the llylng
IrapoOJBbo, He oav that a small ooaaltf" of dynumii?
that had bflflO stoied in the powder house hau raaobl
fire und knew tbat in a monient the 7,500 pounds of
powder would e\p)ode, but as the bullding was between
him aud siifciy, he had to sUind and await the ex
BfMOMI wM( a he knew was sure to follow. He s_w
Wnd-woivh ninning out of tho loiler-huusc toward tho
biirning bullding, and liad bpened his niouth to
U.U1I him back, when, wiih a l.urst of flanie and n
migliiv tii-i. the niagar.ine of giant powdt-r m* l"t
atTrt U.e unfi.i-tuiiate lireinaii dlMPPOOtOd as if he hnd
.unb Into Um g:-?>iifiu\ H was a ft-urfui M-eiie, th
/ ,-enui'i -aid, and made him OOOb at heuri, as
. v wa* taiocfced aifeleaa by a Umbtir. .
Tho *li(.ck eaiisi-d bv the, explosion waa f-lt tlii-ou.h
out a wi'it- e,t nt of bonrlto-y. ai Whlle P__n?,
dsbteen milea away, where two heavy reporU wei
l'w_fd und the ?arth tuenibl.tl, people beheved laare
ir.id beeo an earthq-oke. Wo-oon rao oal of Ihdr
bonaes, aml school-thlluicn wei-e (HghbOBOO by thfl
rattilng of wlndows.
_ the leaae of th'1 Clinton DynaniTfe (^iiiipany 0X
i.i,'.* oi. Aprti i ooxt, Br. woo wiu not floaet oow
t.illdin_s. Thc fanillles of Uie dead men are. 1i?_i1
.?nken The nelghoors are doing everything ln thclr
iw.ttei- to rellev? thc dUfaaoofl- a_OM0 and <hlldr.n,
ind tlici-e is talh of BBBOtJag a fund for the a__BOO.
(OL. T. F.GEX10X HOGGti SVIT IM BALTIMOUE.
lialtimore. Dec. _.-(^>lonel T. Egentou BBflB, for
meriy piesidcnt, now i-eceiver, of the Ommm -__?_
BoUoaOi Compan.T. has broiiKht sult in tlie Dtattfl
BUtes OOOB. to 0000000 *=?0.000 from Heise. BrOOfl -V
c? who built for Colonel HogK a iiiawslon at Cfldl
Manor. OflflU County. and who aotne time ago l.iou.ht
suit BOaUMt John <'? l*wi>. as K_misl.ee (?f 00_OB-1
Uogg. for about ?w;,0(K). clalmed to be still due thc
flrni.' Colonel llo.?. il appc.'ii--. I- "ot sali,!i<il with
the _oo-oaor la which th- aoaae aao \f\t. an.i -oneo
,he loi.iit-rMilt now flled. Colonel HflOJ is 9 OWOl
i-eaident of oregon.
rOM IHE _B____MlaT OF THE VLRG1XIA UBET.
Uoanoke, Va.. Dec. 2.-A nuis-meetiiig of clti/.r..
waa held t/Milght ond reaolutlons adopled stnnii.lv
urging 'he l.egislature to iittlfy tlie OOaOtaMBt of tlio
Itooo debt on the basia recontly agreed ui*in. fhOOO
wa* a large attendaoc?. Mayor Kvan* presldcd. The
rc-oluUoua were aOopted unaulmouily.
A
QOVEBXOR CAVPBCLl ILL.
Columbua, ohio, Dee. _.~Oovernor Oampbeli re?
turned from Chicago thls OMtBlBg quite III wlth a
pmt thruot and hlgii fever, and imm-diutely l>?o_ Ofl
his )x*l.
A x<HoOXEi 9VWE BY J O0mU9JOE.
l'lilladelphia, Dec. a.?The achoouer iiCorg? W.
IVnlii.ore. from Be-ton, in balia-t, and tlic 00000000
I>e-aoug, henco t*r __vaiui_li, c*uie into roillsion UM ,
_j?lit abrta-t of bblp John UgUt. TJm flchoouer oa_i_- I
The steamer's bows were stovo in and she returned to
this port. The Fenlmore' crew wero savert and
brought to this port on the Dessoup.
LOCAL ELECTIOXS IX XEW-LX'i I..WD.
ltESULTS IN MAS*.\aiUSKTrS, CONNITTICCT AND
RHODF. ISI.AND.
Moston, Dec. 2.?Mnyor H. E. Hlbbard was reelerted
without MfOflbaaa la Newton, and the city gnvem
ment is aflM_Ma_0Oa. The clty voted ? no llcense."
ln Fitehbnrf, Mayor samuel L. Oravee ?'itl_ens'
Temperanrei was re-elected by 300 majorlty over
l'uiiiaiu (fitltens'l. Tho CEtMMf lB?fflOOOOO porty
OOOOtO a majority of tho tiieuiliers of the clty p?vern
ment. The city voted '? no llcense'' thls year.
Northampton, Mnss., D<-c. 2.-Mnyor Latuhte (Re?
publican) is nppui-ently bcaten for rc-electlon by
John li. O'PoiiiicIl (Democratlc), by three votea. A
rflODO?t will bfl asked. The Democrats elect six out
of Htoa Al.lernien. Tlic vote for li.-euse wns: ??Yes,''
1,000; "no," *H5.
llolyoke. Jla---., Dec. 2.?The Paper City yesterday
aloflflBiJ. m. -O-Urafl [HuooucibI) Mojror, bal i>\ much
l-s-. than thfl BOtflOO] majorlty, d?splte thc full voto.
Hennis L. llurr (ll-publlran) was re-elected Clty Treas
urer. The llonrd of A-BOOBMfl will stnnd 4 Republi
eaOfl nnd .'i DflOOOOiatfli The vote for lh-eus? Is:
"Yflfl," 9M99', " no,-' 1400,
Ncw-Ilnven, Conn., Dec. 2.?As a result of yi OOO
day's election, next year's munlctpal l.oards will stand
as follows: ('otincllmeii?Democnits, 24; BflO-btt
raaa, i_. AMaooooa?t-ooooaraBo, 10; ?opahleoofl, t?.
Thfl t?wn government ls Dcniocratic, as heretofore,
DflOOOflOOtO electinp their ent're tleket?^clectnicn,
Town Clerk, nnd inliior oftlrials-by niujoritie- averag
ing 2.-00.
ProrMenee, R. I., Dec 2 fBporlal). -William K.
1'ottcr (iH-inocrati wus elccled Mayor of thls clty to
d:.y. lle-pollod 7,412 voles, to 0,76. eOflt f <r Smlth
il.'i-publii-ani. .'ind -* l!> for all ollu-r cnndldatflfl. Thls
-Im-s POtter !'.?:. mujotitv. <?n the iinolhri.il returns
IbM. to BO <?!<?? timi for Seiinior. The tlptireh are :
fl/oodi (Repabllcan), 7,lr0: liaini . In-in ?i_l I, 0,8.73;
Turner (ProhlblUonUB, :U0; Mattertne. 50. The
ofldaJ connt poMlbl* may o!e<t Wfloda, who bwha
onlv twentv three vote-. The defeat of Mnyor smlth
|l BflflnbO- to f-.-ir BB the part "f s.ime BepobUcflBJ
that he would sici) nn a. t Khillg the exl-tuig g..s.
i-lcciri- Ufhtiag, fltroet-ra ra rj and rotopbon. i oubmU?
B twentv BVfl year inonopoly. ln tlu- Thlrd irid reutli
wanls, thfl heavy Iiemocr.iJie wardl of the cit\. i (
I'otti-r people m.ide. ii-ciii.-niioiis exertloBa ;?n<i F?t out
thclr full vote: while ln tbe BepabHcati warda great
difticuilv waa en?otuiter>_l in g'-itltu: Bepub-kan. to
Uie polls. The City founcil is stmngly Kepubllcan, so
that Mavor I'otter will have little power.
In thc thlrd tihil to elect a Mnyor tn Pnwturlcet,
('nrroll iivmorniti larks four votes of a majoiity on
tho unotticlal cooat.
FOR A fUXCLE MABITIME PROTIXCE.
NOVA ?roTi\, ni wMWBOMMWH ic ANn WMXMOM
rinVAKD I.SI.AND DttCVS^Ni! UNI'.N.
Ottnwa, Dec. # 2 (fipecial).?The, three Atlantle
provltires. KoOfl Scotin, New-lirunswick und Prin.-o
Bdward i-iand, nm uouo-lerlng the a__ooafl_l| <>f
comblnlnp tlieir lolOfOOtfl and formlng one proviwe.
The I't-i miers nf thfl IhlOfl provinces und their CBbt-Ol
MlBlstero havo bai b eoafocaoMfl oa Um cabjeet. <>f
the Doininlon Mlotfltflffl, 0. H. Tupi?er. Minlster of
Mnrlne, says: -ln niy upiiiiou it ls a OjaflfltfOO wlth
which our representatlves iu the lo.ul assrmblies
should now di-al vigorouslj-. The savinp of money
to be eff.i-t.d ts not a small f.-ntiiie ta this eoaooMo
tion: but the efOoeOOOB. of piovlnclal llnes and the
wolding of M-ntimeiit down by thfl ?en woiil,, 1n Itseif
priKliu-e benefl.lal OOflOdflO." OOOflfO Foster,'-Mlnl-ter
of Ftaaaoo, aoaa : " 1 am ln favor of such a utilon,
prorMflfl lt COfl be MTOaaat, as 1 think it can. on a
lair and equltable lia?U; and I believe that 0 distiuct
and eae-t-arabto advantnge aaaM aaotaa Umm?mm
from both a Pi-ovincial and n Homlnlon point
of view. An apprrriahle economy in exjienses
of Hdmlnistrotlon should easily be obtulued,
and a wlder sixipe would be glven for the de
velopment of local legisbtlvc and adminlstmtive tal
ent, wliich would result in better government.-' Mr
.Oohja Thompson, Mlnister of Ju-tic-, waa ahraya ln
favor of the ui.ion of the Marttlnie Provlncos, and
when, no_M aao, Itc waa a ProvHiflal Mini'ter, he
was greatly biteresfcd in the subject, and dld his be*t
to forward tho unlon. H? said receiitly, at tho end
of a spoech on the subject: '*Tho object ls worth a
far greater sacrllicc than tiny that 1 can thlnk of aa
llkely to bc asked of any of the provlncos conrerncd.''
The prcent movement ls slmply the puttlng of new
llfo Into b propO-ttkM whleh wus mnde In IHrtf., when
Dr., now Slr t'Jiarles, Tupper was I'remler of Novi?
Boonfl : bm whi.h wus teniporarlly overahodowod by
Ihe greater qOOflttOO of lonfedenitlon. Ab.nit pBOO,
000 a year would bo saved by the coiisolldation of the
Uiree Governmeotfl.
///; WAS UtSUBED FOR .poo.ooo.
A. T.. PLOOD, A WEAVTKt ri'NNsYI.VANlAN,
TIIP.OWN FROM HL^ HOISE AM) KILU-.D.
riitshurp, Dflfl. 2.?A Warren, F0BO- dl-pntch eays:
" A. R. Blood, a wealthy oil man. about thlrty years
old. was thrown from his flOOBA Inst eveniup an-1 in
stmitlv lillled. His life was ln-iiiecl for $300,000.
He leavi-s a wtffl .*rirl two chil'ln-n.''
His wealth i- .-timiit'-d at :?7.r,o/KW). Me wns thfl
largest oll operator ln Um BOrthern replon aml WM
the owner of the hUfOOt OOrhoo black works in the
country.
THE .s-.t.Y WMMMCUKO EEPMM99 wOMMMET.
St. Lotils, Dec. 2.?Tho Adams Kxpress (omp.iiiv. it
ls K?idt will losc about $75,000 by tho robbcry of the
San Francisco iiight exptess car near (ilendile on
Mouday night. The l?old " hold uir is rapidly develop
lOg into a criniliuol 0000000000 of tlic lirst order. Th?
Kafe, nf the ?xpress company wa.s completely rifled, und
aithoiiith rflflbMioy ?oaoo-noflBBBal Daaooal ptooefl the
MMfl Ifl tlu- iielphborhood of $20,000, lt is now Un iwn
that Um boIo eoatalaofl bm more th&n that ooooaati
Mr. Damsel refiisea to deny or contli-m the story that
the total lo*s roaches ?7.',,000, but adinlts that lt ex
ceeded thfl amount hfl llfll (-'av? out as the BOflOBOBf'o
lo~,. Wiih the lmoty now hnown to have been
Meaici bf Um laaaaro raoehtag up toorart noo^MMX
the uiisatisfwtory fact is al^o developing that tlu
daiing band of *ix men seetn to havo gotten away,
?^ rofltac-ay'o aarh i.y the aotoflttfao, tiie Adoou K.\
Mfl people and the nillro:id oflicials failed to dis
eoVer any t-OM of them. Tlie only positiv? develop
nient i- thol Um rab-otf was M-Hbbi Blanned and
exeeuted, and tiiat the robbers had evldentlv arrat.ped
some plan of BO-BPO, bj which thev siieedily and Bflflflly
fled fiom tlie OOOBO of their grt-at liaul.
i.v.iRCfl/sr.s |f_r_0 UM tLLMOAL AMMMMUXQ.
( hi'iigo, Dec. 2.-A question of clvll rights wns de?
cided by E_le_ JaoUflfl WOOtaauo thls iiior.-iiiip. aai,
whlle thfl city won u victory, technically. Ifl r.-allty II
000 siiffeied a deefded dajent. The declslon grow> out
of the anioti of tli- DOttOA ut thc Anarchi-t deui"ii-ti;i
tion on Niiveinbi-r 11, when tliey BOOOPC-Bfl the Ic-idcrs
uf the d- nioii-tiation to flUOOU f|r MM0*000 rt:ip. A
few flOjro 0-tir a flOO-Oat Oao BMOfl on Ottoto'o mJooo
on WOflt 1-ola-t., when- Anarchlsts have flOflfl iu the
luiblt of asseinbllrip, and ur:v^te<l OflOOOal aflOOOOM who
wero dctiouiKing tl-it action of the foUflfl.
Tho Justico to-day O-pressod tho opinlon that tlic
OBOooohlloo aaro oalaarfaL H? Ummo_o lin.-i UM l.-.ni
rrs s"l(M> fliah und Uie others $10 flflfh Theflfl Bnea
were ot oooe Mupeoded, pr-a___ljr lo i^.-rt oa ii?
poi.l to the l.'.gh'-r court-. n l- anderatood, however,
tluit tliu ilcfeiiilaut^ will BPOOOi OOrOOOOOMM.
__-??
i RAILROAD WRETK XEAB AIMAMT,
Albtiny. IX-c. 2.- The MOOflCOOl flKflflOOfl 00 tli-? KOW
Vorb C-iitnil road, due in Kji-t Albany nt 5:."iO a. m.,
flB-hOf lato a HflM bMfl_otlve at Tcller's tro-.-lin,'. J"sl
m,iitli of thfl turnplke bitdgo al F_?st Offflflahaoh, UOBfl
mondag, ??_ rBBBlai Ol UM rate. of forty iim- ...il- -
00 hiiir. The OOOCh OOO ? l thfl poalflOt con-tcriiatloii
am ao tho oMoooaoMO) aaaj ol aaoa laorpol bmoa the
MM, ;:ml all of WhflOOi OOtaap to say. OflflOffOi ii.J.iiy.
niCfllflTI Reed, of thc expre.- tniin, BBO thrown Into
the eool hobo "f Ihfl mmjUm, oooflttiag >c\ere laJorMi
ahaat tho haai aai boiy. Th? baaaMO-******, loha
M, ; i.iiiiiil., was hurled a^-iiti-t it pll-- of tliinK- ai.-i wn^
- iverell brolaofl- Tho poMOoaor looaflootlvfl aao baili
,i. the t.-iiii.-i- af th- li-ht I'.n.iiMiiiM- trm
ciii-h'd. and the exprea. und bofgatfB cor* were -h-.t
,,.,,! a wrechlug trolo aoo oool lo Um oeoaa, taa
,,_, - were cicured, aml tho iia?sengt-r? wt-re brou.ht
to Albuny.
a
A COXriCTED VDHOB DISAPPEAiS.
Camden. N. J., Dec. 2.-Jame* M. FiUgerald, edltor
and oahflphM of '-Tho New-Jersey Ktaiidard," of thi
(Ity. was tried and convlcted ll.is mornlng of lurceny n
1 ollOfl lii/,.-ill bflfl ilNuppean-d. 111- ball OOO
boflfl torMtoi und ii bflOB h wairant IflflBOi lor his arre-t.
THE JAMMETOWM AGBUCSll.
Fort M-OOaaj DOfl. -'The JamtsUian went aground
thls iiioiniiig near the Kip Rap?, ln utle/i-ptlng u.
beat up Ifl Norfolk. The AthuiU arrlved from Yorh
towa at noou and atonped U? ?-_lbt her*
TO BE QUEEN OF THE FLEET.
LALNCH OF TIIE ARMORED CRLTSF.R NEW
YORK.
EORTT THOU5AXD FLOI'LE WATCU HER SUDE
INTO TIIE IIBIillllBII 81 Mlll BY MISS
HLLEN C. P.\r,K, OF NEW-YORK C1TY
Tirn BBOC-Bn .sinp Ifl tile navy.
Fhiladelphia, Dec. 2.?"I chriateu thec New
York ? were thc words audibly uttered by thc
handsoinc maiden of ninetecn years, Miss Il.-len C.
Fage, ** B,>e brokc 1he in.l_|ien.-ible bottlc of
champagne under thc onc-foot draught mark of
Um H,i:,..-ton w.r vcssel that WflB launched at
th.- shipyards of William Cratnp A. BbM at 2:40
p. m. to-day. Mim l'apc is a blondc of thp pcr
fect tyjic, with haudsome featurc. of BMillBlfl
b.iil.l, and modetit in manner. She wore a dres*
of peacock-blue silk irimmed with black jet, a
black hat to correspond, triinmej with violet
tinted feiithcrs and jet, n_<\ she earricd in her
1. ind a large bou.|.iet of vlolcts. For a half-hour
she st.iod Bl the BOBV of the vcssel that was to
lie launched waiting for thc l>i^ ship to move,
under the gSBB of 40,000 pairs of c.yea?for 8]--c
tafors were on hoajaalopa, in windows, on pl.t
forms. on ihe hulls of other vc-m-Is of war, on
stcamboata in thc river-evrrywherc. Miss Fage
was conductcd to tl.e platform by her father, J.
Seavcr Fage, ficcrehiry of the Union League Club
of New-York, and was there introduccd to Yi.-e
1'p______ LflVi P. Morton, Secrctary Tracy, -Mrs.
IlarrLson, thc wife of thc Frcsidcnt, Cabi
mt ofliccra and Senator?, and Henry
W. Cramp, the mn atof of ccremonics, who
prcsentcd her with the bottlc of chanipagne and
instriictcd h.r :is to what she w_ to do. The
b.ittle was encloscd in a cluse net of gold \. ire
lioiu thc BBOk of which four while ribbons wcrc
blown on thc wind. <>n one of tliesc was "17 S.
S. N.-w-York,-1 on B&Cthei "Miss Ilelcn 0. Fage,'1
on thc third "William Cramp ,__ Sona," aud on
tlie fourth "Deccmber 'J, 1881.'
MI__? PAOB.
The story of the launeh could l>c told in these
few brief words: ^'he clemcutu were kind, and
gave as perfect a day as ought to l>c expected in
I_?cembcr; thc preparations for the aeconi
modation of thc grcatcst crowd that ever
ahscn.bled in the Q-uakcr City on su-h
an occasion wcrc all that could bc made; the
i.rr.inL-cnients for a Mie.cssf.il lauuch of the biggest
w;ir ship yet built in tiiis eountry were as com
pleta as could bc; tl.e vesscl went to her cleinent
as gracefully as a duck ever slid into the water.
and she was namcl by ns lovablc and handsornc
a young woman as the "I.and of thc Frcc'' could
produce.
HUNDREDS COME J1Y 8MB] \L gSUXH.
There was a big crowd came over from New
York on a special irain in two sections, over thc
Fennsylvania Railroad, and there was as big a
crowd on n special train from Washington. The
former was a vestibulo train, made up of live
Pullman parlor cars and in charge of Gondvetof
A. R. Ferscy. Thc giu-sts wcrc u.ct i.t the Fcnn
sylvania Railroad Station in Jerscy City, by II. W.
Raymoud, privatc se.re'ury to Secrctary Traey, and
bfl labored IBOOfflafljUj for thc comfort of every
individ.n ., not forgetting, of courbc, thc demands
of thc inncr n.au.
The lollowing are some of those who were on thc
New-York special: .1. Scavcr Fage, Miss Hrlcn
('. Fage, H. W. Raymond, Frank Tra.y, Lieutenant
W. S. Cowlcs, aidc to the Se.retary of thc Navy
aptain 'lenry Frlicn, Chief Engincer.s W. W
un.ui, Oorge W. Stivcr, A. \Y. Morley an.
Iward Faxnier. Licutcnant-Commandcr L. E
henery. UaflllllBfltB .J. D. J. Kclly and A. V
;i-/ra, Naval Construclor . Tl.on.as E. Webb
MBed Assistant Enginccr Johfl I'. Kafcl and
wifc. an.l Fas__ Afl?Bafll Enginecrs. F. 0. ****
and Henrv E. Rhoade. of the N..v. : F. W.
Devrc, wiie and daii-ht-r. Mr_ V. Rh'mclan.lcr
Jontw and duujiter, Coninian.ler John M.-'iowan,
commandcr of the sehool-ship Si. Mar.Cs, an.l
wifc: (ieii<_al ?'. II. S. CUisand \.if e, __Dfl8 I.ouL*c
Ynn Intten, F.dwaid Yan In_en, llfiLflM Yaii Ingen,
Miss V:i.v licll. M.ss l.c..ni.'d.' l'-ary, t.cncrul P. P.
Karle. Artluir Fratu-i . Lnri* Frnm-i.s. Mis. JaOflb W
Miller, Johfl B. dos l'assos, Warren Mitchcll, Mrts.
Waiter Waf.ous, Mr. Livingston, Tuomas (onde,
Mrs. Swits Conde, Mrs. Robert C. W-ick, Mr. an.l
Mrs Ri.-hard M. I.iimbccr, Mr. and Mrs. J. If. Vflfl
Nostrand, Mrs. W. N. Cromwell, cx-J.'dge W. H
Unoi.x, Mr.- W. H. I_couard, John V. Rlaek,
Lieutenant Trcat, Cnitcd States Army: l' ? KflfJ
English. Miss Mary E. BoiT, ex-( '?i__ul .Jeiicral
Edwifl A. Menitf, Cnitcd Siatcs Marshal J. W.
.larobus. i'olicc Ir_|a.ctor WnitB-BBi Colonel Ceorge
M Claik, William RrooklicM, A-flhrOBB Snow,
president of the Board of Trade I C M. Raymoivl.
prcsident of tbe Ca-bou Iron C.rapany, which Ls
furnisliing the steel for the cruiscr Firatc; Frank
I> Robiflfloa. Conin-Ucr Mycrs, Jordan I,. Mott.
, 1I(taiu Charles E. Nort.m. GeoBfB Soinney, Lieu
.e.iai.l Car.lcn, of thc Revenue Marinc: F. II.
...rdner. Lieutcnants J. U. St-.yton and Aaron
Yanderbilt, (ieorge S. liuyler and licorge L Fease.
TIU', Hln 8? T1M. I'lU'.SII.I.NT PttBB-T.
On the Washington tffllfl thcrc wcrc, among
?t!.crs, Mrs. Ilarri*--n. wife of the Fresi<!.-nt, witt
a party Bl BW-IW yOO>g womcn ; Sccrctaries Tra.y,
Kusk aad N'oblc, Soli.itor llcjiburn, af tl.e I-Bfll
ury Department-. S< nat-.is 7,\iiiun ll. Ca.ey, John
il. Allen, Aiit'.iony HifffaM and C. P. Maii.icrsoii.
Chief Clerk Scvoi.i.m __. Brown, of tl..- Btate Da.
mrltnent: M. (K Sackendorff, W. F. Wligh. <lcrk
,,f thc Scnate Naval ? ommittee; (ienernl An..>n
i;. lieCook, Senator Fulmer, wife aml dii'ighter:
Uencral W. Smi'l,? Ch_fl888B8Ba Wn_-h . of Fenn
svlvaniii: CaaBP-BBBBBfl T. J. <'ampl?e!l, Blfll Ad
miral Fien-c ClBBJlJl. Beol Admiral (Frauklin,
. oinmodore licoigi' iVwcy, Licutcnants R. M 0,
Brown, i:-e ic, !..._.ni, BBaapbiO. Illihaaii, ai.d
. olwell, of tlw Navy; Fay.miMcr BBBBB aud wifc,
William II. Wrbb, Elijali Hulford and Senator F.
11. Sto.-kbridire.
It is aafc to nay th?t evcr>l)ody who came to thc
launeh is intrrrstcd in the devclopmenti of the new
Navv, which has liccn .- Bttflfl B8 ?888 thc build?
ing of the " A. B. C. and D.," the Atl.inri, QobBBBJ
chicago and l)olp!.i;., araa begfla by Baeraia.
(handlcr in 1183. ThfKew.Yofk inlltc ninel.-enth
veaafl U> l>e launched for tlie- "new Navy," llftccn
of wliich are now iu comini-?lou, aincc Mr. Cluin.l
ler began the Hmi ouc. She ia ulso thc largcst
veaaeL b,150 tona dispJacciucnt, yet put ulluat for
the new Navy, and it is holieved ahe could suceesa
fully 8888 with any crulser of any naval power in
thc world. She also rcprescnta iu lier
constructiou the Republican policy of protection
to American industrie* in every aense. Thc mctal
is tfio product of American soil, and ita formation
into thc ship has bcen done by American work
nien in American workshops. Nor ia there any
thing foreign about her design, for ahe ia thc
product of the braina of the oftlcere of thc Navy
and of the Cramps combincd. And tliere were
many prcsent to-day who regrctted that the con
lincment of Chicf Naval Constructor T. D. Wil
son in thc Chelsea (Mass.) Hospital under siir?i
cal treatment prevented him from Iieing prcsent.
TIIE BCian ___?_)_? THK LAt'N.'IlIN'1;.
Tha tinic set for the launeh was _ o'ciock, but
it waa forty minutes after that before thc ,-r.v
came "Thcrc she {roes!" The t_5#8 invitcd
guests and the 87,808 spectators were on time,
but thc ship wa* not, and as it wa* not high
ti.ie till I :S8 thcrc was no special hurry to get
the ship off. Thc arrangements for thc launeh
were pcrfcef, however, in every detail. The work
of preparation had lieen tliat of weeks. There
was the driving of piles for tl.e launehing ways,
whi'-h extended one hundred feet or more from the
6tern; the upper sidc as well as the lower side
of tho bilgeways, or cradle. which carried thc
great hull far out into the Ddawnie River, was
rulibcd over two or thrce times with 8 composi
ti.m of tallow and Castih soap, and as a further
lubrication a hath. of lish-oil was put on top ol
the composition; chains and ropc lashings had
been pa*_><! under the bilgeways of thc great
vessel to check her from running away down
thc river after she had lpft the ways and |0_N
to her watcr-bed; t'very altornate kecl-bloek liad
beefl removed; batteruig-rams had lieen placcd
along ort either sidc of the ship opposite thc great
Wfldfea whi.-li were to ease the wcight from the
sliding ways; gre:it rainbows of llags had boen
Btrong the full lengtli of the ship, and buuting
was displayed everywherc rbout thc great worka:
the profcssional aud the amateur photographers
weie everywherc prcsent, v/iiercvcr they could
get a foot hold, an.l steamen* and tugs that hnd
lieern baptized by thc 0088?8 waves were wait?
ing in the Dclaware River, waiting impaticntly
to salute the new bridc.
BOOO throughout the shipyard's hounds were
licard the in-crminglcd soumLs of hiiminers and of
rains. Miss Fage stood paticntly waiting for the
word "she tnoves,"' holding in her rlght hand
the gUded and ribbon-bedecked bottlc of wine, and
in her left hand a hugc, handsornc boflfjflCt ol t.-a
r.*cs that had just becn handed to her by Mrs.
Harrison. Thcrc was no sign of nervousnest,, in
fact she stood as lirm on the platform as did tlo
ship on thojways, her checks a little rcddencl
by thc keen air, making her look ouly a little
more pretty. Fiually thc last acts of the work
men were performed, for the ship now rcsted on
her bed of greasc. Tl.e crosscut saw was drawn
trigOIOflaly back and forth over the sole-piece, or
plank attached at one end to thc laiinching-ways
and at the other end to the bilgeways, Oflttfflg
deeper at each sti'okc, and when it madc the
lluaL cut thc vessel waa no longcr fast to thc
shore?
??Ai.d ser : Shc istlr* I
Khe atarts,?bIh- mo\ (.-?.,--_he .wmi to feel
Thc Ovri;i of llfe along her 088-,
And, ByaialBI with her foot the ground,
Wlth ono oMiltlng Joyous liound
blie 1 >\?ps Into tto ocean'a armi."
NA.MlJD BY A y.VER MAIl.KX Of NEW-YORK.
And just as slie moved, the little white hand of
Miss Pagc wrua lowered and the bottle was broken
across the stcm?that may some day plungo into
tnc sidc of some encmy's ship and send it to the
realm of King (N'eptune?and her voice rang
into the atmosphere, "I cliristen thec thc 8.'ew
Vork.n On Ihe new vessel ?ped, faster aud faster,
and twenty-eight seconds later she was
aiioat, on a perl.-.tly even l.eel, and
-eeniing to aay to thc world: "I defy thec
from now ou,-' thc baud playing "Thc
Mar Spangled Banncr,' and linisliing with " My
Coantry, 'tis of Tbee." Tho vessei's sternway
was ehecked by an anehor that was let go off tbe
atarboard how, and _oon she was aaoaaod tast t.>
thc wharf where hci^cngincs are to lie put iu, aad
where shc is to lie uiade rcady for activc servi.?-.
whlcb must l>e, by tlie terms of the contraet, aa
so.m as January 1, Is'J.'J. While the tugs and
Bteaunboata arera ihrieking "w-loome" with their
w hisiles thc gucsts on thc platform pusl.cd forward
to OBflgratufitfl Miss Fage and her fathcr, an.l
Secretary, Tracy, and Mr. Cramp.
When tlie New-York left the ways, there re
niaine'l on the rlght hand thc partially aompleted
hulls of ihe coaiiiicrec-dcstroyci- "Cruuer No. IS,
or "Firato" as ahe Ia oommonly spok.-n of, and
thc 8,800-iofl buttlc-sl.ii>s Inliana and MaB-i.
chusetta. , .
When the ccremonics and eongratulatious wcrc
over tlie 2*500 gucsts arera eofldneted to the
inouid-loit, where tabks were htdaa with every
thing 'o satisfa.-torily break the long (Ba. an.l
cverylo :y part-.ok of thc abundance. Thc follow?
lng WI8 tl.o nienu :
OyaU-m ; Broiled and l-'i-l _t.
OyaBaa c'r?o,uit(,?n.
Chiekpn CBBflaaBB a. C?_Wa s_u__
Buued Taftajr. MUBB Boef.
l'oit-.iiery -..'.:.
Crcams. Cakea.
CflB-taMsas.
UcBas.
After thc IflflOheon the gOBBtB bo.iided their
ic-j.-. ii\e trains and rcturned honic in thc sime
iiiMirioiis niainicr that th.- Feinisylvauia Railroad
carried them to Fluladelpi.ia.
A full det.eriptH.il of tl.e 1-viathan \esscl Iauneheo
to-day was pabliahed in lha Trlbune ??.. Suwiay last,
DUtoaflBB la. ls aliout ht-r are here given that will
i-c read witli interest. Ihe contraet lor the coii
struction of thc vc_scl was awar.l <1 on Augusl
.'8, 181*I?, upon plans and BfeclAoationa drav.n by
the Navy I .'paitment, with BOBM niodilieatioim
made by the buildc,-s These nioditieatiutis, how
?ver, included only a rearrangement of the boilers
H that additional longitudinal and transvinaa
iiulkheads could lvei litted in the engine
..nd hoiler spiiees, th-reby ail'ording greater
protection to ihe maehinery, and making
thc boilers less vulnuable to attiek from
rams and torjicdocs. The kcel was lai I on __>p
tcmlier '.iO] 18U0. Thc reiiuiremcnts of thc con?
traet WCre that "such vessels must l?e eon.sfruetcd
nf stcd, of domcatic aaaniifaniiiift. aad t<> be pro
rided and litted with machineiy, eugines and
boilera, also of domeatic manufBetnre, oom__.te in
ili thoir parta." Tbeae conditiona bave ix-.-n cmt.
ried out to the letter, so th it she iaav bc call .1
? a Anicinau bttill reaaei in every sense. Tl.e
list dclivery ol matciial tor the V___ Wflfl nu.de
to the Craui|is on Septeinlier . 1888, or only
twenty -eight days before thc kcel was laid, und
oonaiated of cisrhteen platea i'-.r the inimr kcel an.l
girl...ard stralce. Sin.-e then there has l.'en
slight dela.\s in the dclivery of thc mata/ial;
aeverthekaa sl.c la banobled only fourtecu months
after thc tlrst kcel plate was laid.
IfUH MAKI'. TWr'.N'I." KVO-8 A V II.ilT..
The contraet also provides ihat shc must not
make less than au average s[ieed of twenty knots,
inaiiitaincl for four eoiiscciitive hours successfully.
Keepiag Lb rlaw tl.e great power reqnired lo
drive B TeflBBl "f her si/e ;it the high Bfltld of
twenty knots. thc Hureau of Sfcani Engintvriiig, iu
desi._r.in_: tln: propelttflg ina.-hiucry, tlioiigi.t it
advisal.lc to divide up this power in four narts.
For this reason two engines of about 1,004 BOBBO*
power ea.ii will l%.' pla.-ed on BBOk twin-M-i.-w
shaft. Th'-sc Bflg-Oea m;iy. bf means of un I
worfced cuiplinp, be rcadil.v dlaeoflflBOled lr..m
each other, whi.-h BBB Maa thc ship when cruis
iii- al low spet'd to ba driven by the alter i. i -.1
engineB only. HeflOB tl.err will 1 . no diflonlty
in . .aiiiomiziiig in fucl at tiflata ol ordinary crub
ing. Thcrc will bc four piojieTling euginea, of
the vortteoJ. Inverted, direet-aetlng, tripTc-expan
sion ty_ie. the i-ollcc.tive horse-power of wnleb
will lie 18.800 wfaflfl the maiu engines are mak?
ing 188 revolutions a niinute. F?i every -iiiirter
..I b kiiot j.bove thc gaarafltflod apead of tweuty
knota whi.-h l!.<- vcsael may make a prrmiuiii of
$60,000 will lie allowcd to the builder*, and far
each .|.iarter of a knol she abflO fail of rcaching
the giiaranteed s|ierd a p .lalty.cf ?.ri0,noo will
la- dodnetod from the eontrai t price of $-',98.5,000.
Tha Navy IJcparfment is conlident that it haa
attalf d iu ihe- _OW>Yark an uniisual cu'Jibination
of great .ilfcnsivc and d.feusJve power, with e\
Itaoiiliiiaiy i.ial cn.iurKnce and a hlgh __? of
apeed. Her dimcnaions BM: lenirll. m tlie load
walcr-Iine, 888 f?vi ?; 1-3 iiula-s; breadth of lieam,
I! feet; 'mean draught '.'I feet IJ?_ luchea.
Her ina.ii laltcry will coi_?_?t of aix*w-iiich an.l
twche 4 inch hreceh-loadinjr riflea; and her BeciHid
ar>" battery will bc of eight (i-po^uder and four
l-po.indcr rapid-llrintf guua and four GatUng
m*Mm>
THE SrATj^BOAR.) MEETS.
REITBLICAN COVUHEL NOT PERMITTED TO
SEE PUHLIC PAPER5.
KESTRAINED BY Jl'DOE LAXDON FROM CONSIB
ERINO THF, STKl EEN OOt.'NTY CASE-ONLY
THF. RETt'RNS OF COXORES8MEV CAN
VASSED-A FAIR CFFER FROM THB
REPLBLICAN LAWVERS TO TAKE
THF. DISPt tt;d KIJ-XTIOXS
TO TUE COURT OK
ArrK.u.s..
_, [ar Txia-KAi-u to the T_ia_-_.f
Albany, Dec. -.'.-A year from the present day
tlie State Board of Canvasaers of New-York m?y
Jic meeting to fliTflflfl tlie vote for Prcsident of
tlie United States. Supposc the Pwsid-ntial
election turtts upon thc vote of New-York, and
there nre ouly a few hundred votea difference
betareflOl the two candidatcs for President, aa
bopfOOOi in 1SH1. And auppose, further, that the
precedentti which the Democ_ratio Boards of Super?
visors have been so busily makiut; the pa?t threo
wooha, at Davtd R. Hill - instigation, of disre
Karding the vote* east for the Republican ean
tlid.itrs for members of tlie Iegisl.it ure, have been
rooaaaO- a lniiidre.l Md by other B.ards of Super
visms in dealinir with the vote for President.
I'nder such circumstanccs potttkol agitation would
lx> so inte.n*?, tliere would lie such a cor_ciousne_
among hundreds of thousan^s of voters that they
li.ul bOOB robbed of their political ri.lifs, that
rvery patriot could not l>ut fear that civil war
would break out. There is a feeling among aU
tlie leading poltticians of Albany, of both political
parties, that most dangcrous precedent* have al
ready been cstablished ln theac election case*.
and a liope that the State (,'ourfa may
yet sweep them away. Whether tha
members of tlie State Board of lanvaasens ap
preciate the gravity of tlieir dutirs the presenl
year, as relatcd bfl tlie Prcsident ial contest of next
year, will t>e determincd by tlieir own conduct in
a few more day*. Tliey can contirm by tlieir
action the bad precedent made by thc Boards of
Supervisors, or they can destroy Uiero.
The mptnlwm of the State lioard of C'anva__erfl
are Frank Rioe, Sceretary of State: Charles f.
I'abor. Attorney-Oneral; John Bognrt, State En
.inocr: Elliot Danforth, State Trea-iircr; nnd
Kihv.ud We-nple, State Controller. They met
this forenoon in tho State Capital to begin their
work of canvassing -BO vote for State offlcet-,
for Congrostncn, and for State Scnators. The
OM_-_MJ waa held in the room of tlie Sccrctary
of State at ffc_ nortlieastern corner of the (,'apifol.
It is a Mg room, and thereforc waa well adapted
for the use to which it was put> since there was
ii larffl body Of sp.-ctators present. Tlie State
Boovd of CBBTflflflfiq Wl nt n big table at on_
corner of tlie room, and tbe cliairs of thc specta
torfl tilled tke reniainder of tlie iloor space. Seatcd
in ehnins near the niembers of the Board
wore the cotitiscl of the two great poltieal parties
Of tli" State. Every one knew that the wbite
haired hut hright-looking man of middle age wa
George WtOQ, Bf New.York. the ehief Republican
coiinsel. Seated by Mr. Bliss werc tlie other Re?
publican counsel-Williain A. Sutlierland. of
Kochester, rec-ntly thc Republican can.lldate fo*
Att?rney-(ieneral; Matthew Hale. of Albany; John
E Parkhurst, of Bath: William Nottingham. of
Syracuse: (Jrenviile M. IngalsbyJ of Sandy Hill:
Robert P. Wilkinson; of l'oughkeensie: J. Rider
t'*dy, of Hudson, and Eugene Burlingame? of Al
bany.' Most of these men represented somo
Rr-publican Scnator-eloct wliose certitkate of eleo
tion had been put ln peril by the Hhf-I acta of
Uemocratic Boaids of SuperfbOflBO. Cliief among
the Uemocratic eouusel was Daniel 0, <Jriflln,
of Watertown. the chairman of the EiMeiitive
Comiuitfee of the Democratio State Committee, al
thotigh ho did not make any direet appearanee,
remaining in the hack/rround, whieh was, per?
haps' dijilomatle, in him, Oflftag to liis being the
pfltOO?Ol representativc of Roswcll P. Flower, the
fiovernor-elect. Here are Mr. liriflin's subordi
nates: William J. Rache, of Troy; .Iiimcs M.
Whitman, ?.f Whiiehall, aud ex-Judge Gilbert, of
OtflflgO t-'oiinty.
Before the State Board of Canvaasers could get
to work, the RepublicVi lawvers imposed upon il
a t'resh order froui tbfl OOBItO. Mr. Burjingamfl
gave to eaeh member of tlic lioard a mandamui
signcd by Jiiil-f I.iiinlon, -of tlie Supremc (ourt%
I'orbidding them to consider tlic resolution paaoed
by the Dctuocratic Board of Supervisors of Stru
U'ii County alleging that Franklin D. Sherwood,
Bepobllflao, who received l.tiuO plurality t?r
Senator in the XWIIt^ District, i_ incli.ible
to bfl a nicnilier of the State Seuate. Mr. Slicr
wooil, wlio liad aeconiixinied hii counscl, Mr.
Parkhurst, to Albany and was prca-_t, smile I as tha
order was picscntcd to the various PBflOObOflB of
thc State Board. Elliot Doaf-ffth, Stalc Treasurer,
ut OBOfl iiisIuhI off with thc order _o QovOflflMf Hill
und doiil)tlc__ thc wite-pulltng E\ccutive had a
few moiuents of paincd flXflBOOflfoa as he looked
at it. 'J'hcn Mr. Danforth returned to tlic room
of tlie Secivtary of State witli the ordci, and
doabfcUao fltated what, Ilill thought ubout it.
_care_-_y ol State Uieo ne.\t formally callcxl tho
Board tu order, but liad hardly done so when
thfl white luad of Mr. Bliss camo up lehind the
chair of State J reasurci- l\pnfffth Mr. Uliss OTOi
aiiavc and politc in BOOBBOr, but hfl was deti-r
mineil; and hfl was not itwed b-COMOOO ho sti^.d
iu tlu- pttOOBOO of tlie State Buird Of (anvassers.
"Of OOOBM," i.e s.iid, "this Hoard ifttends to
oxeeute its duti.-s atrictly accordin^ to law, but
it is a matter of public notoriety that it 'wiU
liave before it variotis paperx contc?tiiig thc seata
of Beaatoio-eleet upon which it will oa <i li.-st.
I OBfCOt here, representin:/ several Republican Soa
atoi_-e!o<-t who have be<-ii inforuird that papero
liave been tiled hcro luastile to ti.-ir in
terest-. We are uot ac-qi.aiiited with Un
i oiit.Mits of thC-f POpOH and, thereforc, ia justico
to our cliente, should be iicriuittetl to ir_|)ect
tli.-iu. 1 would oiiggest for the conveniencc of
liic niemlieis of this Board that some lutuic date
bc set for thc exumiiiution of the eieuliou i.-turiM
of the Senate distrit-ts, and tiiat uieanwiuie wa
Ix1 permitte*!! to have ucwss to thow papers. lf
the Board would obilfO uic, l should likfl to look
u?jw at thc paiA'rs IM here by Mi.-hael F, Col
iins, Uemocrat, contesting the seat of John li.
Dflftqr, Republican, in the XVith Diufrict. My
client had 670 plurality, and is naturally curiou*
to know tlic groiuid upon which hi_f right to hia
ccrtitlcate is contestcd. lu ie-|*-ct bo thc Sen.ite
distriets liapotini wl.ich t!i<- courts have insued
writfl addrcsscd to th_ State Board of Cauvasscia,
of course, you will not acf
MWc will regard thc order* of the writs," said
Mr. Rice in a cold mannct.
"Then," said Mr. Bliss, "I should like to look
at the ptatOOt of Miehacl F. Culliiw again_t your
-i-.in. a certili.atc of clcctiou us Senutor to
John H. Deiby."
I'here waa much snrpriso when Secrctar>- of
State Ri.-c said, laoldBg at Mr. Blifl* ia
a lorbid.liD - manucr: "1 M? uot in favor ?f 8iv
ing out these pupers in tho Seuate cuses until tho
distri-ts are BB0-_bJ in their order."
? But," said MV. Bliss. "1 wish to examine tlu_a
papers, which, surely. are publin documeutfl, in
the iutcreflt of my clu.?nt* Mr. Derby. I do not
tliink it would be fair or just to precipiut I upoa
tue unknown documents at the very monieut when
you take up thit Scnate iliatrict returns. If Mr.
Derby's lutereata need any defence, I wioh to know
iwhere they are assaUed."
"I can see no ohjeetion,'' said Attorney-General
Iaiair, " to |>ostponing the conslderation of the eon
te_t in this Senate district until the next nuvttnff
of thc ISour.l, uhich will probably Ih> to-morrow."
" Yes," said Mr. o_Oh_0, " as Mr. Collina'fl couti
sel, I oliould like to kuow if tliia Dcrl.y case wiU
come up here to-morrow."
Mr. Bli__ waa persistent. lle waa not to ba
Jivcrted frvn. his demand for _Uo_c j^mmm hy

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