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HOW IS THIS, MR. NICOLL? 3*7HY WAS A PERJURED WITNESS ALLOWED IO E9CAPE. TO-C OAI__VAN TRIAI. FOR MURDER OETTING MORE AND MORK girSPIdOUS. Among; the most astmundlng of the susplrlous rlr Jamirt.ncea .ttendbig the vroae^utton of Mlch.eJ J. G__>an for murder waa Aestetant Di*trict-At_rnoy Weilm-?'? alk.wlng Thrrni** Bonuctt, a wttneas, who erMMitly oommitted perjury. to esrape. Gallivan s-ho* and Mlled Jame* UimmUig* on l?*t rhrtatmas D.J, and Bannett, wbo la a h_?kn_n of No. 800 Bast seven ty-Orth-st., tetdlfled oti Tu_d_y that he s?w the kllllng. He dwWred that Gallivan was pro*trat* on the floor -nd Oo_nmrn?s and iidward Hurley were beatlag him. Bennett aald that he nhouted to OflBlBBB: u Why don't ?JTO- ahoott" Thls atory wbs faise aiid Mr. Wellm.ti know tt was. He knew that he rould prove hy seTfiral pcr-on* that Ilennett dld not hear of the shoottng ur.UI (bme ttmc alfter it o**urred. On Tnasday Mr. WelW_n ipave order* that Bennett t* de*a_.ed and he waa-nntll court adjourned. Then he yrmi allowwt to ?<?? >e?ter*ay mornlng Detecetvo Tra-ier waa servt for Bennett. but could OM flnd him. The detoctlve searched nll day, but reported late m Wie _JternooJi that ho oould not lay his hands on U? witness. Cd ivmr-e lienneKt di*appeared. His deteai Bon for an hour or two warned TUm that his fullt *? fenown, ao he quietly hid himself. II OOOOM BMflt ?_toDi?hlng ttfast Mr. WelUuau, whom Mr. Nieoll con afch*. his abk*aa-attuu-l. abould tlrat give the pcrjurer a htnt and then give Wm every chance ln Uie world to flee. T_- <;.l_ivan c_ae r>%* a*aln and again pre_ented a-p^cto whleh cst -i*p?r!on on flhe -tarertty of the l>__rlci-At_ri.ey-'s _eal to presecute Uie rfayer of Cummlogs wlth due rlgor and en'ergy. At tho trlal bofore Rcorder smyfch, tn General t-e? t-oni. yesterday, the dofence oalled Otvil Justlce Peter MltcheU and obbero to re-tify to G_-lIlv?nV good ch-roc t^, Dr. Thomae H. Allen, of No. __ We*t Forty--tth *., tokl ot Qo-toaa'a injurle-. Iu reply to a question by Mr. Wellnian. he said that a man who waa _____ on tho iwae wiUi . bale sUck by an assail ?nt who used all hW streegth would DOt only be stunned but kllled. To Becorder Smyth the witneas ?Md th?t a nu?i who was bru*ed from oar to aukle, aud had tliree ribs and hi- no-e broken, eonld hardly walk half a inUe without < ihlbiting paui. Gallivan was put on the witness Rtand. He eald that he waa fifty-tive years old, and kept a 11 very stable in West Forty flfth st. On ChrMmas morning Edward Hurley came to the stable and said : "Will you st__ me this morningl" Gallivan said: "I think you're staked etiough already." Hurley re? plled : " Do vou mean by that you won't give me auy moneyI" "He ewore at me," Gallivan continued, "and said he wonld linve the money." Hnrley seised hcid of GaBivan, and the witness put him out of tho ofllce. Ho found Hurley leantng _?ain*t tho door in the street. He aaked Hurley why hc hadn't gone. Hur? ley struok him. Then tho witne* took a caue from a man named Dunlap and struck Hurley with it several tlnuw. H.u-ley went away .weiiriug he would come back wlth tlie gang. At 3 o'clock there came a rap. Gallivan says he stepped out Into tlie carria_e-roo_i and was hit two or three times aud knocked down, He got up and was hit a?__ wtth a *Uck. It might have been the bale atlck. Hurley and Cummiufti were there. Hc tried to ran away. aod waa then taught again and knocktd against a carrlage. They kicked him there and beat him wlth somethlt'g heavy. He hrard some one flflfl : "D.nt klll that old man.'' Cinnming* said: '-We've got 1dm now." sjuddcnly ha reeolietted he had a piatol- Ha ralaed hlmaelf Blightly and llred once at eacb man. After a few minutes he got up and sat in a ati-r. Gallivan taid that he was taken to the Coroners ?OMe oa December '_?, and wa* Uien led to a photogra pher'a ?hop. His eye* were closcd frem the bralaad _nd he had to be led acros* tlie street Mr. Wellman ahowed the photograph taken on that dny. The prlaouer'a eyea were closed. but they were not battered or awuilen. "Dld.'t you croae yoia- eyea roluntarilyi* asked Mr. 'Wellman. (.'allivan said that he had not. The witness derlared that rtunmlngs had never wurked for him aod that he owed him no money. He coutra dlcted tbe atatemonu of Dunlap ooncerning the flght ln tha --orulng. He and Hurley had not afewk one anoUier and bad not nearly knocked Um mov? t>v?- "lu the o*t?r""on-'' aald Uie prlaoner, ln answer to qaesUon- by Mr. Well man "tbe flrat I kuew waa that two men came into the -tab>. and one e. them, 1 thluk tt wtn, Cuuimtag-. hit mo on the head wiUi a club. Hurley hit m. la the back of the head and neck witb his _*t. I don't know whether n_rley had a club." Gallivan waa exceedlti_:y nervous, and again and again anawored questisn* to which his lawyer, Mr. H?w-, objectcd. before Kecoid-r Smyth could rule on Uie ol]ecUon. TT.e lawyei iinully tareatened to with draw from tbe oa?e, bat hl* cllent continued to diaobey hts ordera. "I Bavor had a flght l-efor. ln the stabk," said the (ait-ess. - How about your treuble wlth Healy I" waa a*ked. MOh, Healy hit me witli a wreuch, aud I had him arrestoil. He wa* aciiuitted by a Jury. 1 ouoe had a yuairvl iu BurnVa saloon. I was called in there to decide a bet. Tha man w.'io lost hit mc wlth a club and knocked me down." '? Didu't yon have. a light Ifl Ninth-ave. wiUi a woman juat before the kiuing :' u Yos,'' was Uie atiswcr. '? tffeat wa* bflfl BOOOOt" '?ishe had *j OOOAJ flfl-OOO that I don't know what to call her. ?he WOfl kiiown a-s Hu.->-<ll, Boao, Allen-" ?? Wasn't slie kooara a.s JenhIfl BoflOflBf" asked Mr. Wt-llman. " She was," aimttted Gallivan. Thc priKouei- went back on Bcnnett, the man who cou.;uitied ptrjury. lle said he dldu'i aee iienm-lt at tho Ume ol tlie ihootluf; dldii't b*ai- him ?ay, *Wh> don't >ou abootl" l_d i,ev?. eiuployed him, and, tn tact, had never ki:own ?__, 'I ma_*'up my uiinU t<i aliDot," aald th- wltueaa, " w-l?n I .founii tbat my Ufo war in danger. Tho plstol wa* ln my right toat pocket." "\ou must baa. beao pretty oool to <_m mi well as U? hit Co__linn iu tbe eye and iiurley iu the cheek,'' i tuggwu-d :-ir. w'? iiaaa. The witness lnelsHjd tiiat h-- was much e.xcited at tl.3 Ume. He oould g.v- in> ie_uji for cariying a pUt.!. John Stewart was Uieu called in rebutul. Hc U a I coacluuan for bOnoa 1'ayton. Whose stable bl at No. 101 j _?<-t neventieUi -u Mtnrl tcstli?d that on (liri-tma Day He-uiett ?<u? Ui Kayton'a atablo ui-st of ti.e niorn- | ing and a-t_uo?n He was there when James Day cafiie fn :u?l said that a livery-aub- keeper on Uie Wiart Side had ?hot. somebody. HK name was <iali_- ; _bcr. or somctlJug of Uie kind. Ilennett exclajuiod : | - Why, I kuow him. His uamc ls (iallivau, and Le | I -n>.? 0.4. I wiu v^e hl> wlfe, and If she doesn't | give lt to me, I will go _g__M him." Mr. Kaytoo V-title?l tlia hennett had -aid tbe same i Ohln. U' him, uml .lames l?ay corrobot-ated SMwart. Roundaman Walling dcclar?d that Gallivan walked b:1*kly to the -tatton. and did not seeiu to bc much htut. Tlie trtal will go on t<?-day. FEE8ESTING FALSE IXVOICE8. MM-B OKAB-OfO AOA1V5T CUTAJAR-ANOTHKR MI.RCHANT AKRi:.?Tf:i). OoveK-omcnt ofhcials hav. brought furt!-ef charge against Uilluim ( utajur, the Custom Hocsc bK.kor. of No. .."> Bcavcr i-t., who was arrcstod Inst fatuiday charged wtth presenUng a faise tnvolrc fur a flbtpment of chec*. frem Italy. The steamei ruldn. which wtived here on November 24 from i.enoa, Ituly, brouglit iiiuetocii shliunents oi merrhandine to cubtoni tr? of Mr. Cut;.j;.r. lle flflOOOBtOl B-OOiflOl for tl.em Bt the t'ustoin llous-.-, bnt it aaa cli-'oveied that he liad declaied ?..-vcral of the shlpmenls u> Tui^h less tluin they really did. One lot of twelve ca*cs of ebesttiui5 really welgiMd _,_?? pounds, abile ln Ibe tovalce pie-^nted by -ii? broker, Uie weight was given ?i !.:;_'_ pounds. Tcii rases of flgs wolghed XfitM pounds, akalnst 90] pound*, the iimuunt given ln tho Invoicc A lot ?f -TO cu-es Of efeoa-aatfl welghed 10,06- pounda, af-?st Il.Oi-, tlie tlguics named ln Mie n.voice. Another shipment of chesUiuts. acventy tlvc ba.nl-, aaa k^volcod at o.(Ul pounds, while tho actual .'clght wus Ki,;>(i(i. /Uldltii.i.al conipl-iiits apiltict Cutajar were flted Wlth Oomrals-ioner hhlelds yeslciday b. Thonat D. Hy.U, t'nlted btates wclgaer. Tho duty on tko clieaniuu U 11 - i-MM B pound: 80 the etieese, d cents, anl on the flf*, _ 1 ?'_ ccuts. Gommls-iou. r Kliioids nlsod CuUiJur's bail to 05.000, w-MMi was furnL hod. Abram J. Ho_, counscl for the brokor, said that hts cllent hud done only what o?iiei Lnkere wero accu-Vym.-d to ?to. The Fulda hud arrlved from i in eleven dnys, wl-lle tbo tnp u-iailiv took -itee-n d?y6. When thc guods ievh_ thls port. tno cansular tnvoicos Mflffl -Ull on tho way. Uny l.-ing s?it on the mail Maaaaar. cutaja: profoool poa tooooo Oivotoe., in which be merely gueased at the weight* ?LY*0 CKEAM UAI>I >r.Bhed into Sostrlls U Qnleklv Ab ^r_edVci^_ tho H-ad. He_a th. r-jrea and Carea Ue-tor,,. fi.to and bmell. q.dckly -__-vca Cold ln He_d aud Head _U~. -oc. at Drugg;*u. ?LY BUOft,. 50 Wai:_u bL. ?. T, Ihe quickeat oatmeai -.* tha beat. H.-O Cooki in three m.nutet. of the ahlpmenta. In some cases, theoo welghts were pla__ at too low a lipure. The luual conrne, Mr. Roae said, waa lor th* Uovernment to ask for the add I tion a) duty. L. Wandolll, a grorer at No. 1*1 South Flfthnve., waa alao arreated on thc eomplalnt of Mr. Ilvitu Ho Importod 1.000 ._._?* of ohectnuta on tl.o Fuldu. whirh weiK-ied 42,7U0 pounds, but bo fixed U.e awnunt at '-'C.O-l'i pounds ln ?;ls lnvoice. Hc wa? also held for rxamlniitloa by *x>mm_* .oner Shlelda. WORKIXG FOR LITTLE OXES. OPENINO A WARD IN A HOSPITAL 1MR S10K BABIE1*. Thc sceiie yesterday aftcrnoon ln the tfew York Po G-radua-te Hospital, ln Ea_4 TwenU?_h-st? was attrnc tlve as well as Intereatlng. The oocaslon wa* the opcnlng ol the "Sunbeam Ward" of the bables' wards ln the hospital. The vi_tor_ examincd carefully all the ward* Vt. the hospital before aa well as after llic oerernony ot openlng, aiid were plcased and gratlfh . at what they _aw. In Uie bablea' warda tbo little walfe who are 6ent Irom aii part* of Uie city obtain proptrr medlcal and surglcal care. Tlie general hot. piUls declln.| to rcceive these ltt_8 children and many Bves are aacrifloed because poor womon in tenemeut housos are unable frcqueuUy to give their Infnnt* suitable nonrtahment and medical ti_._n.cnt during illncs. Tbe ***** wer*e kept open all la** suninier a_.d during J.Uy and Angust bablea were boa.dod at the Sumualt Cobvale-cent Home. Ticket* ol admlssion were di__butod among the auurmcr corps of physi.**t ot thc Board of llcahh and of the Childrcn's Aid 6o olety, wiach h;_s lnvolred a largo outlay on the purt ol the hospital. Cases ot oonUigious diaeasca alonc aro refused. The warda, too, are u.cd for ilie higher eduoatiou of phyeicians in this purUeuIar bra::. b. Durl n_ Uie la-t year between 400 and 500 phy sii lai.s from aii part*. of the I'nited States nnd Canada havo tuken cuurses at Uio Now-York l'o_t Uraduaie Medlcal School and have been Uieieby enabled to wat< h aU Uie pha_? of Uifantlle disease and lcani the 909*t) methods of UeaUnent. She wards are thus liclping to trent __ck infante in many spurscly settled raglaaa of the -South and We*t. This oxtract ls given Irom j. prlntcd utatBmenl of Ui? work wliicii is bemg done for tbe children: -Tbe work of the bables' warda by no means ends wlth U.e bables. We endeavor to vl .t tbe fainlly of each child, hoping to ascertaln whether the cati .* of lt* trouble were not preventable, and what ean be d._? to show the mothcr how to avoid them in futur9. . . . Two hundred dollurs yenrly will support a bed. We allow a? average of a little ..v.-r IhfOS w.-cU* stay to each chlld. ao Uiat for ?_.0l> at least Btztaea little oncs may be glven the chance of restorntlon to atrength and actlvlty, as well as nll the comforts nnd ullevi-Uous ol suflexing that the Jiospihil affords. Dur? ing Uie last jeur ten beda were supportcd, but some of thes. thi-ougli unuvoldublc circumstanrc ?, will n<>t la renewed during the pre_nt year, so we nre m** auxiou* to secore further help ln U.ls dlrection. WUl uot aome oUicr cl.rle of Kmg's Duughter.* follow thc example of Uie " Hopeful Ten'1 .' WUl not some school, soelety or church, aa well as generous _-VM_Ja_ _B__ ua in thls most ncccswiiy wny 1 We feel that ?_00 could bardly bc used to betlcr advanUige. ai.d In thanking, most ln-artily. tbosc wiio have given 1*9* aid lu tho past, we would express our eurnest hopc that they will continuc it lu the futun-.'' Dr. D. b. 6t. John ROBB. tho presldent of the Hospital, made Uie opcnlng Bf88a8, and lntroduced these oUwr _pcakers, who made b.-lof addi-esscs: Aa Re*_ Dr. R. S. MacArthur, the Rev. Dr. Robert Cllver. Dr. W. C. P. Uhodcs, of Urooklyn, an.l l>r. CfcaftB, Iba. v. <-*. HaU ls ciu.i-uiau of u.e _wibaaja OaaaiaM tee, and these are the 08-0** of tl.e otl.or nu-.i.be.-s: Miss Fay Adraln, Mi>* .lohn -n, IflBB lannle Arnold, Miss Kttk Jqalan. ?laa ilariwar, Mlaa Meta Ktaibady. .Miss u Baaaa?aa, Mi-h Kafeaa, Mi^-s nmtie Bafart, Mis* Kathaiine Lcal.e, Mi*h A.ny Bn_|ls_ Miss Ircno Laughoine, Miss Floi-ence Brown, M. . l_.-.*i<- Loonns. Mu.s J. L. Beekioan. Mlaa F.ully Ly-n. Mi-* BTOWnlc Bu.ler, M16S Bdith Matthcw.. Miss (ndy, Waa Hattle Matthews, Mlw> KaUiarine Clnystie, Mi-s l'oi.--.m MoDonald, Ml>s Angellca I lnii.li, Mlaa Nornia MlBlW, Miss Clark, Ml-s Van Noril.-n, Mi.*-. AllCO C__tf*-0-. Miss Noyes, Miss Mudco OaritBO. Miss C. C. H. . .berteuff-i, Miss ROaaUM OiMn. Mrs. W. B. Par_oi. . Mi*s Maude D. Dcnny, Ml-s W. L. Ffetaooa, M18B F-8 ter, Miss lx-ila I'cll. MMa _____ Fo. ,er, Mr.. A. K. narea, Mrs. O. A. fflwiaaaii, ]i., Mho OolloU Pratt, Miss Nella Uulncs, Mi-s May Rus-vl, Mlaa M_-7 Halden, Mlsa Mabel ftclicruU. Mi-s BM HalloMay. Ml-s Marpnret bniden, MUs Maiy V. llaydcn, Mlaa Mary Snowden, Ml-s <-._re licrn.lon. M.*s ABM Stcwart, Miss JoBB llowland, Ml-s Mollic Tayloi-. Miss Hovt, Miss I.K.i.iio Wliitliurnr, Mis* livi.-ir.d, Mis William WbeatlBf, Mw. David JohMOll, Mls C'liarlo.te Wln-hrop, Mbva ii.-i.-.. Young. The cbjUr man of the Visiting Commlttee ls Mi>. A. L. I lilUips, and the ollier members aro Mr . P. H- Levier anu Mlsa llaxb_._#_ A FAREWELL DIXSEIl TO BB PATEXOTRE. COMFUMIMTS TO THE H8EW M_8_0-B TO Wami raroIOB AND MR. wiiitii.wv BBD, A Paris lclter of Noveniber lil to "Le ((.uiiit Aaa Etiits-Lnia" gives fuii paiUralara al Ubi .linner o_ Um '?Inlon Aniericiilne- to M. IWanolM. "'ihe m.-nib.-i of the American I'nion. n Freneh club devotcil Ut m* development of friendly nnd coinmer.'ial ralaBOM ba twoen J_inre and UM FniU.-d BtStoS," -ays tl.e "C<HB rii-i-V' (orrespondciit, " offered ii dinner at the C'on Unental Hotel to M. r.iknotre, thc new Mi.'iister of France U> the I'nited Stulcs. At tl.at banqiict. whlth wu* pre.*ided over by A. Bartholdi, tl.e prosldent of the Oriraniiattion Coiumittec, about sixiv per?on_ -c.-.-, prcsent, among then. Mr. Whitelaw Uei.l, tbe l niled States Minlsi*r to Fr.incc; Mr. Hoo.ier. tlie Mce. (.'on.ul of the rnited Statos, and Mess.s. Wnddlngton. BfalM*. Mellne, Slegfried, Li. htensteln. I-.nsscdat und UM Maejdar, of the "Oaaarlar 8ea Bata-Uiiie." wiicn dcsseit was served. M. A. BarthoM. roae and suid: ?? >]ioiwilbstaoe_i raoaal baiaavaBiaoit, i eouM not deprivo n.ysclf of Uie plca.ure of ?alutlng M. Pataootre aiid .,1 assuriiig him ol tlie hympaUiv of the nicmU-r of tho -Lijion Amei-ltulnc."' Thc new Freiuli Hln Uter to ihe I'ulted tiiates will bc there during tlie i.u porunt period of the CMoam Kxhibition. is it aaaaa mry to sny that . rely ou hi_ support, and thal ?* are sure that hc will oblnin at Washington tbe BBttOaaa whlcb he had evervwlici-e durinj,' hl* biilllant dlplo matlc naroers in C?aa, I'ersia, 8va8_a. Morocco and in (ireece? Wo liopo that tbe questlon of the tnri-t will attratt hit. aU .ition.' 'In tl.l- UMMt' a'lik-d M. Bartholdi. '?. assodute Air. Whitelaw Beld. who haa .Uwuys khown hlmbClf so doiotcd lu regard to u*; who fullila iu- fuii. Uons with such >!.. UiiUi'.n. and wha endcavora to inainuuii lha tnidlUons of aympathy aud friendsluu beUcca Uio _:icat Aiiicrl.an Kcpubli. aud Fi-nte.' " M. l'aiciiotie, aaunrarlag M. RarthoMi, thaakad tbe orga.-izers of tl.e b.-nniuct offered him. Hc ended his spoech by drlnking 10 the aucrc.s of thc gr. nt | American Republic, u* well us to Us rcnrei_a_tstt*8. i Mr. Wi-ltelaw Ueld. Thc Mlt.i-.tcr uf tl.e ti.lted State ! in I'lins Uicn. ln approi.rii.ic words. wlshed BOCVjaaa I" i M. Puteuotre ln a eountry where he ?__ Hnd i.i... >lf at home, us A.ncncan-. who llve ln 1'rni.ce ft-.-l nt home. The Mtnlater dnn.k thc health of the Fieiirl. lUpuhllc and Its pruHdeni. M. Uaniet. - Maaars. spuller, Maatilad ai.d Mellne roso in turn to delHcr flu.rt BPaaohaa. and M. Bartholdi cndcl lha baaqaal bv wiilng to M. I'atenotre: -Now. tlmt vou l.uve l**elved all tbe hlaaalagBi let us go and diiuk our toffce.'" _ _ OtVIT O.Yf TICKY.T AT TIIE XEW YORK CIJJB. A n.ember of the Now York Club, wbo 1* Uioroughly c*nver-_,t.t with the _nte of affalrs In thc org:n.i/.a tlon, said ye-terdny thut no othor ticket would bc placed lu nomination than Uio one which wns pt?ted on Monday t.iglit. The new OMMB .... thia we those of D. Ba..k_i, J. M. Hnghes, W. H. T. Hnghos, .lordiin 1.. Mott and L. M. bchwarz "Tlils ticket ls as strong ;tn ?.y that could have becn norciiiatcd,'1 aoid the reporter * informai.t, -and lt will be elected unan Imou-ly. Th.-n; ls no dlspo .tl..n to get up an opjx.sl tiun party. Thc ele<tloii of the new men will put nn end to all the nilsundet.ta:idiiij.'s ai.d 8108088088 whl .. have rxisted kn the club. The board will rcp re<-_it all elcments and what It de.idc* on will be f.upportcd bv the great lx>dy of flif membcr-." " liien the diiwto.-s who rcslgned will not Balft !<> be re-elected aa u viiidi.atio!. I* was a-ked. ? No, they are satUfiert with the men on tho repilnr ticket. I flannat say Just what rhai.gcs will )>e made In tbe club i.y la* imw adn-nlst.-tition. ison.c action may be taken c be propo .tion to red..its the .... IU.:. fc* fiom 880u i" 8800| a step tl.at ha* beeu freciy h>i\o.,it'd. faaaaaaaBfi i thu.k auoo la a big aaoafU -um 9> rharpr for adaila .-m to any (lub in New-Vo.-k. If a waj) visitB the clnbhooae onlr at tare la.teiv.I-, i?_._j lTrorlJiliily k>-j ni... 1. to tbar-t.- I.Lm, and If he Uvea O.'-re he Booa ?pe-:.l* more Inan bis Inlilatlon t*? ln Ihe re*laii.-.t.it and cife. lf tbe board bror* the reductb/ti the iraolut.un will prubably bo udop'.-.l by Uio uxembct.." THE COURTS. TO CON1BST __FR_D BEDLOW* WILL. lim TAMILY SAY THAT IT WW rROCL'RED UNDER INDUE IXFMJENCE. Alfred Bcdlow, a descendant of the old New-York famllv by that naine, dled on May 18 latt at the age of stxtyslx. When his wiU waa offered for probatc 11 wa- dlsc .vered that Mr. Bcdlow had bequeathed prae tlcally all hl* property to Mlss Sarah A. Htlllwell. wtth whom l?e had boarded for about two year. before his death. Tn hl* wtdow. Fanny M. Bedlow; hts daugh tcrs, Florence B. Townaend and Jnlla A. Frothlngham, and hT* OOO, Alfred Bedlow. Jr., the lesUtor be(|ticathed H eaeh. Tlie wldow and children flled objecdons to the will. and the contest w_? begur. befora Rnrrogate Ransom yesterday. They allege that Mr. Bedlow was meiiully Incompetent. and that tha will was prooured by tfefl unduo Influeni*} of Mias bUllwell and Charlea C. Keeler. Bfr. Bedlow had no businea*. and llved upon Uie lmome of property left OO bim by his relatlve*. He married In 1S56. and he and hts wlfe llved together until \u?~, when Mrt?. Bedlow declared that, in conscquenre of her husbsind's intemporate hablta. ho neglectcd to suppc-t her, and aho went tn llvo wlth ber daughter. Sl,e al-o began a snlt for separatlon in tbe Supremo Oourt, and allmony wa* awarded to her. bfit bflflflffl the sult went M a Judgment Mr. Bedlow dled. After th* separatlon Mr. Bedlow went to board wlth Mlss tttlllwell, -0 Wflflt Nlnety-wxind-t-i. Mr. Keeler, who ls a BaOfOfi ls tho unelo of Miss Stlllwell, and h*t aTrib boarded in the same houae. Mr. Bedlow took a great llklng to Ml*< Still well, and before bi* death he Uranaferred eouvlderablo property in thls clty to her. The wldow und cldidren have suits pendlng noV to aH nslde Uioso t-uisfers. Henry Bedlow, a brother of tha t_*a?r, was the flrat wkijieax called yestcrday. The wi_.*s was at one tlmc Mayor of Newport and llvcs there now. He dld not think thnt hU brother wa* sound montaily. Alfred and the other children had Uihcrited rotiwMerable poof Ofltfi t ut at tiho Ume of his death he dld not have much as he had spent his money reekle?dy. The w:dow tesGiied tluit OOflfl slnoe she hud bec-i HfO-OOOl from her husband her daughtere and their hur-bands liad wipported her. The only money wliich she had received from her husband stnee 18-7 wa* 01,552, paid to her as dower iu wme property which was sold. A leUcr which the wltnca* liad wrltten to lier husband saylug that ?ho waa sorry at havlng bo brlng thc dlvorce sult, and asWng him to return, was shown to hcr. Thc teurs rolicd down her cheeks Ifl slie read lt and acknowledged that she had writteu lt. Julla A. Fi-othing-hiim, one of the 0000-0000, declared Uiat when she heard of her father'* llhies* she wr.Mo co hiiii. Not receivlng any reply, she went to tho house where he had boarded to lu.juire abou: lilm. lle wjis deud then and slie -?? Kn.-elcr and nshed Keeler why 8.110 had received no reply to her letter to her feOfcor. ..... "Do you really w|-h |o l-BOWf" BOBBfl Keoler, ac eoiding to Mr,-. 1-Yoihhigham's tcs-1iraony. Bfee replled that slie dld w?nt t<i know and Keeler lold her Uiat he had advlscd her futher BOi to -00*00 thc letter. The case will be coniinued to day. THK HOUSE BUUDS BEFORE IHE COURT. _J_fU_f-_r_ ON THE CONSTITUTIONAUTy OF TIIK OOUNTtD QL'OllUM. Wushington. Dec. 2.-Thc hearlnc of thc three cases lnvolving tho ron-titutlonarity of the MeKlnley T-rlB Act wus closcd in the t'nlted btates Supremo (ourt to-day wtth 0 bricf argument by Stephen U. Clark. of New York. who was unablo to coni'lude his 000001-0 aaatorOoo. t? BO-BltOff1 Odncnal Taft then opened for tho fjorflra ment the flflflfl l.rougiit here by the I'nlted .States on appeal booo u iotloloa <.f the circutt Ooatt af a_ Dattfld stutes for the Nuithern District of New>York, tn fnvor of Uullin, JOOOflflt A fo. Thls case laO-tOOO the vulidity of Uie Dfnglev Worstml -Ot Tlie point of most public lntcrest in connection wiUi the act is thnt thc (lucstlon of "no quorum'' is rulsed, 1000-?I Iteed Imving. ln order to make i? o.uorutn, rounted a BUmbflO- of DflflOOOOOOO who were In U.eir se_t_ but 00 fnilned fi-om voting. The Solidtor t.eiMOOVTo posltiou ls thut thc House hud tlie power to make the rule under which tho -II was pnssod, and Uiat the ijuestlon of ihe W??"in Of UM rule bi OOM wiih which tlie court has nothing to do. the icmedy being ln the llou.se It self und nlliflOflbfllT in thc people who fllflflt Uic rcpre aoatattvaoi Edwin II. t-nrtlh, of New York, nrgued for the i:n Imrt'-i-, niuliitaiiiiug thai OO ? yoa and nav vote It was BOOOflflflff Ui show Ihfl mnn's BflflOflMB by _1* acUon and by some Cuiistltutlotml reuulr.ment. uml that there wns no vmi-atit for the Clcrk iOO?CtOI ?_u Ptflflflfl? .lu-tice Brevvcr -uiil thc point si.-cnu-d to bo that it was hccfs-jiry that a uinn -liould bfl la-unl und BOI scen, nnd n-ke.l how lt would bfl if 0 B-Bfl aOflWflroi by tclephoii.) to a roll cnll. ( oul.l lie be countcd in ;i iiuoi'um. Mr. .smlth ooo Boabtfol oa ifcat point. bat llniii.lit bfl miirlit bO, perhaps, If thc llouso put tfefl ooaBfl ou t: c Joeiaol, Atiiuiiey GeaerjU _liller elbflfli the case wttfe fl brtfli niguiiient for the Government. Tho Bopreoflfl Ooort _too troo?t-tof the fo_oarloo bU-lnOM : No. 115-Matthew T. GH-bora, fippellant. ngt. tbe CbflrtM *Aik l.ite liisuruino . .imimHV fld llnrtford, ( nun. Militiiilted. No. 110 ?< 'luit-lcs (?. Cfeever, plaintilf tn error, ngt. J. W. lloiiii-r et al. SnbinUi.-.l. Adjoun.ed until lo-flolOrrow at 1_ o'clock. The day cj.il wiii be u- follows: Bo*. -J7, 118, no, io, i_o, 101, 100, ltO, 1--1 nnd 1_5. A SlIT OVIB AN OPERA. j.iin w. _OrrUofly haa brooo-st o ?uit iu thfl Bo premo Court a^a!n-.t M. JI. Baymond, tlic. BflflflOOOOJP of tlie mu>ir of thc opera "OoVflbt?," and Hfltf W C. BoOflfeet aud Cbadflfl l_ynaud, the auUiors of tlu Ubretto, for .fJ-lHid, for a hallBOfll bOOflcfe ai OOOtOOOt MotrhBM* fl?1BflO that In the _.1I of 1000 the defendnnts flgfOflO to give him OAVKX! for putiing the opera on the stage at the Standard Theatre for thc sea=un of l - - 1880. When thc time came 00 pa'v tfefl money Mor i-i-H-y says Uiat lt was nut foithcomlng a:id so hc bixniglit UiU suit. Tlie dofendants deny that the con t.ari wus ever coniplettd. Misi Bfl?flhOO flOflOM Um ?lie g;ive Morrissey lf 1,000, aXfeot-Bg tlmt Ifefl OOO liaei would bfl BlOBflO, and when lt was not she de? manded the return of thc BBOBO*. Morri.-??<?>? MlflBad to -:vi: lt back and she bmuKht a suit. Tlu| eooo came up ye*tetday before Ju-ti'-e Pattcr son lu (he BojfrOflM Court, ( iiiiinli'i-. I.ecUioii wa* MflOTVOd upon a mollon fo; dlstnl.s-al of t!:e complaint. THKV HOR! PAY VO- 11EU INJIUY. Mrs. Margnret o'Nelll was reccnily iiijurcl whtic on ? -tn-et car ln a colllslon between the car and a tnick. She su?d both tfefl i-allroiid compaiiv and the owncr of tlie tnick, and .rcovcred Judirment for $l,_4u on the trisl of the ra-e bfld-Cfl t'liief Ju-oicp IflflOaleb and a Jmy. Hoth dcfenCanti- BOOOOlO? lier counscl. a. W.-i-liboiifnt smltii, brou^'lit lier c:i>.- on f.^r argiiinent before the Ooort of Apaealo, wh?b baa handed ooarn i deriNlon aftliming Uic Judgment and dlie.ii.'ig tfefl ta fendants to pay the amount. OABM ABOC-D IN' TIIK OOCBT OF APPEA1..S. Albany, Dec. _??ln thc (.'-ourt of AppcuU to-day the fnlluwing ru^e> wero argued : Fredciii.. C I.indo and unolhcr. rc-pondents, agt. Hugh J. Hi-ant. a^ Sheriff, etc, appc-ll.ini. Anna W. Brown. IQPfOlldfl-i, agt. Austin Coihln, recelver. etc., BBOflUBOl. \V. P. Tltus, rc-.pondent, agt. J. E. Hflfl-M et al.. apptllants. c. Matittioa, rcspondenl. agt. thc Phocnlx ln-ur booo Company, api^-nint. Williiim K. Ubriakle, appellant. act. Uie .'entml Vermoot Bollroai 0?floiy, looo-uoout. The followlng cases were arni.-d before the BetOOd D:v. 'ou : A. C BtehOMO?, re-pondent. agt. J. F. Diefcndorf. ajijiellai.t. p. 0. Anthoiiv, appelUnt. agt. L. WUo et al., re ?aooOoofo, .1. C, BCOOflBOn, as receiver. ct<.. appellant, agt. Hugh J. Oroot, Bberlff, etc, roapondeat. E 11. A>n- . ii. il.-tit, a.-t. tli- Vlllage of llain mondsport, uppellaai The day I alendnrs for Ifl morrow are as follow- : Flr<t Dh BOB WOO. 10?, 101, 170, 100, 171. 1 -7. l!.(. and I0S. ftoeood l>lvislon-Nos. 180, _7d. Mrj. 5i<_, 5_'.'. :._!, .?i-_7 BOd ."''_^. ?-? A I.OM. MTKiATlON B-VBrSBfl TWO WO.MI.N. The sult of Mr*. Clara P. GfllOMOa agaiu*t Mrs. Ilelen A. FiL-iK'h. l'l-ihaui St. UflflBOO BMflflU and Abci Cionk. in tlio L'nlt<d sute* Clrciilt Court ha* IflOlly bata aM !'d. MOM * d'-i ni HOOfBlMa. BM OOBtOMOMaM Irtt * im nf furnitnii- iu I-Oaob'a HooO, oaiah ??. Im_arQ to i-.ik Ko.v, when flM bOflflflOd t-'av Bfl BM MflflOOMB Bl "' lt. Mr*. French nciit th.; artl. 1>* to * *?nage "ir. \-ii.:. ui.-- wei. flflaorosrad bj Iro. Mrs. omomo d'1 Ulned a veidlct f'.r 08,000, lle \alm- ?t :ii- fuinl-iiii-. Ifl OM -..?'? wlnih OM t.riiusih' a.atn?t Mr- Kninli. Thu d.-feiid.iit had ju?t r.-fflved 1810,800 for th" bflOal |ir<>| ,--ty. I,.it Ohfl rehis-d to pjv the jndcincnt li Wa* allei<^il that HAVILAND CHINA AT FIRST NAND8. DORFI-INGEI-'S CUT GLASS. FRWk li _VILA\I>. Nu. 218 Fifth Ave., Cor. l><H1? St. A CME BLACKING is cheapcr A at 20 cents a bottle than any other Dressing at 5 cents. A LITTLE G0E8 A LONG WAYS ._*_.,)_} shoea once blaokened with it c*. be kert flean br washin* them with water People in morlenite circumsiaiwes hnd it profUle to bny it at 20c. a bmtl *, 8888818 what ther spend for Blacking they $ave in shoe leather. .__ .1: It is the cheapert blacking considennR its nualit*. and'yel we want o aell it cheai .r i. it ean be done. V. e will pay $10,000 Reward for a reeine that will enable 81 to make Woij-V- AcME Rlackinu at such a pnre that a retailercan prnfltably aell it at 10c. a bottle. Thia offeria open until Jan. lst, lsJA WOLFF & BANDOLFH.FhiladBlphia. Old Jurniture painted with PIK-RON ithis U the name of the paint., looks like atained and varni.shed new furmture. One coat will do it. A child ean apply it. lou ean changc a pine to a walnut, or a cherry to mahogany; there is no limit to youi fancies. All retailere ?ell it. _ _ha ti*in_.rr_l all her property to Ivar son-ln-law, Mr. Ul_s.ll. Supplcmfntary proceedhig. wcra begun aad a lot of avldenco wa* taken. Klnally, the oa*- ha* b'-w aaMBBt lt la reported that Mra. Coleman 88888888 W.OOO, or 40 per ccnl of her clalm. VERDlCT AGAINST TJIE RAILROAD COMPANY. A Jury ln Judge \\_eeler*8 part of the I'nited srtates Clrcult Conrt yesterday awarded Edward H. Cun iiingham $7,600 ln his sult for damii..-s BdjalMt the Now-York Ontral Road, a? leasoe of Uie Went Shorc Line. William Travers Jeromo appeared for the com pk.lntint and A .ibel Oreen and Austen O. Fox tor tho road. In Octobcr, 1890, Cunnlngham wa* taklng a oar b-id of la.r __? to Boston. Ile w_ on top of a car when ho wa* throwr, to tho ground, being bndly mluivd. Tho Jury was out an hour aad a haU. i_o rallroad company will appeal tho MM COl'RT ('AU'.NUAI.s I-"OK TO-DAY. fi:r:::^o:^.c^^i!:'r_.^t-o_1:TSiot,? "__&_? '(^t'-P^ia-^Term-Part I-Adjouraed until U<-8upr-nic1Co..rt-Specl?l Tcrn.-r?rt U-Adjourncd for %u*r-!ne Coart-Circult-ParU I. II. III and IV Adjo'irn-d for th?- tt-rn.. ..,,,,, ?. r?th^rin? s... rior (..urt-spe-ial 1** ?a8aii Freed-ian, J.-M UWsujv rlor Court-nqulty t** Bt** McAdan., J.-Noa. al?_{Siat Conrt-Trlal Term-Paru 1, II and ill Adn;rn..afCI'l^'^.l Tena-Before Bookataver. *~ *%_?. lnaaa-BNttJSS______S_TC*l/^_aoa^?-_C^ CoTuhon Pl'_ia-TrlBl T-_ui-F_r-S I, II aml IU An J0Uc..? vonr^:."Tr^.-notor "*?rfr^f__t Ctt. Court-Trl.il T.rm-Puru I. II. 111 ana iv *?? J ^:_:u..tL i.ir''ia-Att.rney Za._B-_.ea 1 to 10. la, clu.' .. ot CMoBtal aa*1-8_l*H _____3, f**_T__ J.. and A .l?t~.it UUtrlct-Attorn.y ****** M88. 1 to 10. _k1u?1vo. m_m_ THREE CIlOSi: DE.tr 11 BY HAXGIXG. ONE WAS WOTD IN OnmUt PARK-ANOTHER STlUNGLfcTD ____?__' IN BBB CHAIU. Mra. Bettv Beer. wlfe of an aue:it nt No. 51 Weat rn-lin-drdan^hitythiin-t, .nniml tel ,uirld- n her kitchen ye-t.rdav mornlng- she wa* t Ity elgl, r__ old. and had baaa aaJtofte. from *****_* ?d L_H__ for many month*. II W8* l.cr . ustom to get up 99*9 ... .rnlng nnd p**** ????*?_? ,nr _T __**** BOd bcrvlf. nnd Baa* ___*?__? ***_*_ " 7* ___\ hU WlfB .nlled him. As ___* failad flj ** him H the usual l,,.r yc stei-lay mornlng. ha (iress.d him M|| Hi *_a_ into tl.o kitchen. Ha H* her _ttlng in __ armchair, Wllh l.-r *** bowed us lf she waa asKx.-p ,,ut ,?. .??, iiaeomatf tlut Mm araa 8aai, and ?** riMhM m-agM ***** wBk 9 rtathaatea, aaa aad ,1 .hkh . a. fii-tcned to thc ti.insom of tl.e klttl.cn ' J_C0h K.-nsler, a (iertnan, Cfty-ouo yeara oM, W* ?u empluycl ln the stable of J. ?. l-"--y; ?J J*; 118 Baal Twenty-sccond-si.. and llv?l wltli his fnn.llv over tba atable, -ommltted *ak_i s-.n.e 8aaa .... nias .Sfnlght in tha oxeaam_OB al nvnty i.od - . and i-ourti, ave, whera a new building tor aha ' aJlad CbBriti-8 la t. be ereckMl. Hc hangc.l himself to a been and*. tbe -Mdwalfc IM aw_|? of hto body .?,,.. tha ropa, and Ma body was found ye*terd-iy momiBg iving (ae* dowawvi on some Mraala of eaaaant m- deefrooteiiej was s,.id to ha*o aaaa caeaed by _r___-Baaa. Tbe bod. of an unknnwn man. deeently d_-*aea, wk f.-m..i bandna beei tha iimb of a uw ln ccntnil i-uri- i ir ? W" ' Seventtotliat. eatrame, ><-..ti.n. \ l.u-i.il -man .ut tbe rorp-e down. BBd .1 WM s . E_s___a?siewfe ? _____e___awe^T_S_&._ ? . ?; .V,_ Sareaaed to - M1.B RobIo Kil. . ar. of li!.'l. N.'? V'"li" Tbe inltials ?F. W. ' w..ie itamptd 00 h*la ui.'l'-r.?iotlnng. _-? - pjn.vo cr-.t/ifs taAixn the cinr. Thc Aqucduct Comml-ioiiei* ar> =.ettlm_ some of the . laiin oi fonii.-r aaatftojoa who hara a_ada daaaaoda lor hoah pay under the ctmit ot __ppaala deeUAoB la tlw F.n.niitt aaaa. Thl* allowcd t->e di*(-harged men t_| _,ay cuverlug tbe Ume between susponsion and uctual <ll_.nU*al. Veftol-AJ tl.e C ..nm.-.on resolvc-d to nu lodmaBt* amouottng to 83.040 09 ?bu?aedb> susSended Inapectora ol ma.ry and axen.cn. T..e ;.T,'_:,.' o .-lainu of lU-pcndod Aqueduet luapectoi SSSSiSb t. about ?^^in?^J^aB^S?_S ax-lBBBOCtor of ui.isoniy during 1HP3-n.?, >.>tei-nay flledlaTcJa_0 for *l,'i<i'- 87 bach salary under tho BOlM deci-lon._, IOOK orr foh 8_fl___-_UVfl clochs of IXJST. Corre*ponden<e between Comni.-sioner Brenmui, of ,',,? mhhm OaaalH DaaavttMiit. aad Oaaaaah i.inov of tbo Dafartaaaai al PablU Wocks, rafardlag lha aaa ot amlar tor sprinkiing lha atraola hadora thc ivaavtoi aaathltm p~^ aaaa thom, h?.s leaaJtad la ihe i .fusal ol Mr. (iilroy to allow water to be tnken {rqa_ tha hrdnaata bc tbo paipoaa aaaaad. Mr. nr-.n ,?.,. ____m dbadad bi* lahordlnalea raatorday to i'.,,... li..- u. -I walw tor atraaUjrtaHtop. Owing !o th,- oonUonanca nt .hc wa.ter en.erg_.oy Uie ..,,,...,.?. oeplng ...... lni.es will n... (...in work be ore iio iu that thg 4a*l whkh thev will sm- af ahnli .nate as ItU* .iiii.o>a;i<e n* ot *Ible. ? ?-? t0 VBOTBBt AGA1XST I1QUM l./''/.\ .:>'. Ol two dllfcreut (xia-ions about forty property ownerf Iffdafld in pe:->n ***** Ihe Ex.4*c Uoard, prot^tlng ngnlnst ll.onses lor Nos. 4110 and 4Jti Cm li.ii.l.ii- ave. Thev wcio baiked up by two nionater polltliair. ii|iaaanlla| prapartf warth aaaaral tollBoa doUar*. Not a -i.ii^lo p.-r-oii but the applicai.U ?p iwin-d iu favor ol tl.e 8000068. ?0*Wlth___?d_l | Un . la?t week itajpaoa arara grnnk-d. A aaaattai oi lha wmI End Piotactlv* Laafaa will ha add to take bcUoo thl- evening >t H o'rtock at ... Andiww. Methodist F...i-...!mi (h.ucii. We*t Nowanty-ateth-at, betwaan Amate-dam aod Columbua ares. DF. LASCB1 IKOLL IOIB* 81 188HT18T. ii. puty AaaiBtaal BtoHlalAttorney Uj.i.1 Waiah i.?* i-utit in* leatgaatlaa .o MatrM Atlanwy HltoU to vom- t*9at aa Jn..i_;y 1 Mr w .? i. taaad ** i>< ara* taatag bi* iiri\iiu- ...?. u ... ahlch ?-.? woitu aaaa '.o hu. tha.. hi* nlaiy al 18,100, m ... d.- i'l.-d t'j mv.- up hi* ofhee. Ra Bm b--b n aaara* of th* larfii>d baad. and i.?* ?._.>? l ii.,-ala in.1 ?...- "' hahaaa BBtyaa a..d aaftadlHoa, <.f ii.i I'iv.ooo ot ba.i taaaaUBd u.i- yaai i.e ha.. (oUaatol 8_a,ooo: ni- imu- ?rau'-'i IwaaB Baaaala laatoi ..un. al Ikei.. i.i.i haa BBa. ?. d for Um pc.'i.i. m tv..iu.-iiv? ?>rit? oi sataadllBM BOd li?b>?* . .ruu?, and lo?t only i?u of tl..- ._-?? 11^ ha* ba*B l?dti*trl..u_ and ha* won iimny tii-nd- ... his obllgliij ?p nt Mr w.-'.ii ?!ii ba *... i.led to Ja ?? IVaahbuni, of Ka. 3j Na*?;i..*t., ? .n.n.t.r ... t.,-- lagBBinra Club of llarb-m. tUtKXBEtfi os ,lii. M.Ul.JIc. The Whib- .st:ir *b-ai...-. Uajl .... vMch lalM f.i Uvarfool hl 9 s8fl a. n. v-t.i.i.y. edrrted 1,008-htor ;ig-'. |80 ncq _ i ibi'- ind 900 utkioa paaaaaajer*. Ifoaa than 700 of Ci'- paaaePfiBri WOW Sc iii.lli.rtvl.in-, wli. laara 81*88 to thali ">d hotaaa to apaod tu<; wtoto*. aii nlght b.fo.-e tho ttcam.-r aoltod thoy t.iutw trooping lu from tlie v-rto.u .IcpoU. They iion- nt.wilv fi-.m th.i Noribu-i-.*t, bnt all part* of ihe eountry, from tho At laiiUc to lha Pa-lliL, lroin Xanitoba t>> Floildii, were . prcarnted I'oiii.lni- " liino. rnee Abroiid. ? "li.noc'nc. Ali,?rf" .- iu.1,1. u>? largeat miI.. ol anv i?.io. ii_.... ihat bai baaa i??.i"d lor >?..?. n i? umel tUUl iull ol lun. IN DAilKEST NEW-YORK. A TALE OF DESPEBATE "CABBIES." Til- VICTVKL QUE ACCOUNT OF HOW ACTItF?-_ IX)__ UNTOLD WF.Al/TIl. Probably every nghtly coniUtuted mlnd has ln II somewhere a love. more or less domlnunt or latent, for fairy toles. Pmbably, nlso, Uie practice of scttlng forth a falry tale for the giattflcation of otheri. as the actor, In 'Ctr.dercllo1 do, must foster thls love .0 that lt would be but a ,tep for an actor ln *uch a play to flnd hlmsalf flRurlng ln a rcal falry talc. A stoiy wns publlahed yestcrday of the udventure of Mlss Fnnny Wa.d, who pluys the part of Clt.derella ln Uie flMMtOl !e of the sume name, now rnnnlng at the Acnd.-my of Muslc; her mother. Mra. John BM 100000: nnd Miss Nina FarrlngUin, who appt_- as the Duke of Chappics and the Insect Queen. The slmple _-?. *? ^ ?? tliey could be knrned, w.-re tfeM Ihe three women, after the play and after a supper, took u cnb ln I nlon Kojiure to rMo to No. 109 West Nlnety-eeot.d st. There were two men on the box. PfkOO the flOfe reached a po"'t Ui UM Kivcrslde Drlve, not far from Nlnety-secoud st.. thc two ni. n got down and robbnl the aaOBOO of OMOaW aud Jewt-L. threaUnln. U.ein with a rcvolver. Uny then drov? uway. The amount itolen waa estimated at all tho way from *200 to *10,'_O0. The Tribuue's BOtlBIOtO was O-OO. lf women can be robbed ln thls uuuin.r in tli. hlgh ways of the dty of New-York lt 1* a heinou* Uilng aud retlects no credit ou the police system of the clty. But the detalls ol ihls case becm pecullar. especially as they were rclated vesterday, by the n_u .ilou_ly ex nggornted accouut of the attalr tlint placjd th. loas fll flH,_00. ln fact, tho slo,-y would have been quite qiMpbOM and harnioiiloiii. lf only thc words ? yesterday mornlng" had bcen atricUon out u,id tlie words "Ui tlie retgn of the good Haro_ii-ai-I?ishldn inscrtcd. For young women who have yet the niost of their fame to wlu on tlie stage to nde four mlle- on a cliiUy ulght ln a cab at B-, when they might rtde tn u wartn car at 1 centa, ls a vapiry of which pcoplo who are famlliai wlth tlie habiu of actreaaes any tiiat U~y mlght ba OOfOOki hut everybody admlt- that It is unusiiaJ for such people to curry 9U>A)00 all over town wlth them. 1?OOO are diamonds of Alaska and _ones of ihe Bfe-M and gold of Atticboro' and silver of (tcrmany 0?4 are p.,pular ou the olflfe, aud tt ls >>_d that their effe.:t tWOOt? feet olf Ifl e.\tiemdy br-iiuJit and altogcther ?ob?Oflflbooy, TraveJJcrs have vlslted thc Rlveislde Drlve tn Uie nelghborhood of Ninetj second-st., aud those who have returned to tell what they saw declare that the place ls desolate and fearful boyond descrlption. im the ono side tho land fails away preclpltously to the snore of ? great, dark river. on ihe otl.er the country ls n waste, but across lt -gfeflO, supposed to be thoMi of the city, may sotnclimes be aeen. Tlils spot, was aall chost-n for a robblng of defence less women. The women saw the river, and the ac count already referred to says that they supposed lt tn be the same Mklflfe was fornierly aeen by Hendrtb Hudson and bears his name. Here they were de-pottad of a ruby nccklacc worth 88,000, a riug worth 03,000 and a pln worth #1,000, with other Jewela worth a piluce's raiuom, and, wlth a retlnetnent of crualty, all Mlss WaidS hnlrplns were taken. Then they were abandontd to the rlgors of the country, one of them lyiug lii->eu*lble ln the gutter. Ueaders of an author as recent as Flelding will remember liow Joseph Andrewa was thus east into Uie ditch bestdo the road. Out when they were abl. to walk, tlie rhronlcle says, ono of them thought of golng toward the light-,. ___? was a liardy plan, for traveller. wlio have done tlu-. ln OflflOli place- hiivu sometlmcs been kired ?it? the very dcus of robbers. hut they held their way through tiie terror* of dark ligures before them and iumbliu. vvtieeh behiiid Ull they ?aw at lu_t a dream of joy iu Uie form of a policemau. Th. gcuius di-played in this accouut ia teen to be the greutcr when it Ifl knowu what slight mcans the writcr hud of knowuig auytliing at all of what took pi-ee, for, though ho says that he talkcd wlth tha women of the Academy, the manat'er of the houao de clare* that he dld not, and that uobody waa al lowed to do so. MfltOpTlf. laflflOCtOf Byrue- w?i aud itUI i- K?OOi uN.ut ttr The story has Wi it the very hand cf Schchcrernde. i.lflcials at PflBflO Headqu.irtcrs yesterday evldently thought thut the story of robbery was told for adver Bfltag parfooofl OOd* thut if Uie women lost a_y Jewerry or money they wlshcd to conccal the real circum itaaeflfl under which tho thlng-, disappeared. "ls it likely thut women wlio keep such late hours carry about with them |OO__0 OOflfe nearly *1?,000?'' was tlic roply which one of thc ofllclttla gave to a Tribune reporter who a-^hed for lnformotlon. aTk? ?*?ry m*j -MtOfl-D-O," he added. "Tiav women say thut thoy were in a i-e-iiiuia.it in loiineeulh-st. ou Monday night and -I..H..1 lo home liun an iioui- before midiiight. TOflfl j hlii-d a cabmati to take them home, preferrtng to take la ioni;, slow ride at that Hour ln_ wul of gouig homu q_ic_1v. Tlie next thing they know they are in a do Bfl-Ofld flfaO?BO thc cntunan ?nd anoUier man rob thein at ilie point of a revolver and leave tlicm ln u half-futnt Ing con.lltioii to timt tlieir way home. Tfefl women go iK.me .pnctly, uttcrLnn no cries for help _id OOO-tOf no awsi.itauco fivtn anybialy ln Ifefltr pilght. l_ter tfefl] b U their itory to Ui- police, iiiid bafore the BO?Ofl cau do iinythlng thc .-Uny la Mjjit to the newspapers. 'I'he an.xiety to have tne public told that _ctre??-?. havo bCL-ii i.bli.it of JevveU worth llmu unii- of <t?.IUir-, is eviilciicc to the pollco thut a free adverti-e-iiient was waiit-.l and lt Bli-ouse- a B?ifltebm that no robbery' was i oiniiiitt.-d. It ls -u-pii i-ius al?o that tho alleard de? talls of tfefl story are such as caunot be corroOoraUd by tfea poUce." Boperioteadent Mnrray -aid the story wa- under in vestlpttloti, and he liad no reports on the subject yester? day. OXflflOO tlu- Mportfl in tfefl newspapere. iilaaector Byraea -nd l "l have nothing to any about the allegcd robbery at preaeat. There ls au Investiga timi lu progress, and It will be Ume for me to tnlk wfeao oooofltalni la loaod out." When asked if there had been any corroborntion of the story told by thc BetcflflflflO the Inspector replled: "No." __-? HILL AXD THE JUDICIARY. \ DI'.MOCUATIC vikw OF JUDGE O'BIUEN'S mis sion Tu -TB__CO-B, From Tlie New-York Sun, Dec. 2. The as-ignuient by Uie QOOflO?00 of Judge Morgan J. O'lirU-n, oi iliia cliy. lo hold an e_traordiiiury bpoclal Term of Ue- OupreOM Court ln >yi-a. uso Mndfl _TOOt-l to llirnaifl public uiterost ln the election toiuroversy now going on ln Onoiidaga County. lf, a.> la Migyst.-.l lu some tlflPOlflfeflfl frem Syra cuse, Mr. JuBtlee 0 i.rlcu h_s beeu oool there -imply to dtsposo of 00 uuiisiiul prtflO of ordlnary htigatioti In that city, bla appolntmeut to hold un addiilonal spc dal Term hOO uo political slgnifieance. lf, on BBfl other Irhnd, tbfl extruordlnary Bffl-b-l Term has beou called wlth refeieiue t<? ITOO?mot the ultlmate suc (flM of tlie Uepiiblii aus ni tfefl flMoBoo cum-* whieli havo come before Mr. Jusiice Kennedy, tfefl matter is far more eettOOO. We tiavc not been able to follow the OM.IIfl of tfefl oiiiiiidagii ejectiou lontioversy with aoBkteai particu laiity to e.xpress n coufldent opinlon In regard to iu mcrits. Indi-ed. W0 doubt B?iIbM any falr Judgment can be formed upon eaofe newspupcj- accouuU us havo been tel-graphed from Syraeuso io New-Vorh. Muuy Uilng-, bowever, ln tlie Uinguage of Jutffo Kennedy, aa reported even ln tte Repabtlcoa newapopera, bave im pressed us uoflavoiiibly, liidii-atinf, if tlie publWhed statements are correct, an attitude of mlnd on ltis part that ls hardly fl?COrOPfl or Judklal. hut whatover Judge Kennedy may have done. the unprecedented course of sending a .liulge of oae poliUcal party ui a di-<t?int poriiou of Uie Sta.e to OSflrobM bla ofltcial powers tn opiN>sltloii to a ,ludg? helonglnit to the adverse party ran only bw ju>utied when tlie condut-t of tfefl kMfll maglsirate ta v. clearly and ln dlsptitnbly iu tfefl wm ig _, to anotiiit to h flagnint dlaregbrd of public rlfbt. Cnlew, the ooonfl bofeoa or proposed to \?i tulien by Mr. Justlce Keimiedv tunis out to be wholly iinliiwful aud ooaarfoatfli Ifl anv MOOOOOfetfl view of the case, it wtlt prove to be a scriotis flrtor, Indeed, ou Uie purt of tlie BxeeallVfl to exorctae Um poaar ra order ao aztaaofOlnao Mna oi eoari lo I*. held in imondarra Co_.tr ln order to over come, for th?j time bcinv. tbfl effect of Mi daftalon*, Oa tho olher hand. If, aa ls eooBOonUjf flflifltOeO b) tfefl DeoaoeraM ol OnondBta, lt i>? tfee fad tfeal Judire K.'iiiie.lv l- proeecdlng i-- a puliriral pa.u-i-u rathw ihaii U-. fl '.-? p natbbi Judi.-ial ofltcor, ln plob .i.*t. g.nd uot oolj oi ihe Mflooaloo of tbfl hoor, bat .-t hi own rulings tn i.revtoti* easea, ihe Oorernot miv property t.ik* -bc_ meaiis m ai- Bfleai orj t.. Inaare ilie duo flOfl?oMratleo oi )ost?a la tfeot parl ol tfee tiflia Wb**\ i.i-n-.di uix wm. uaoeoaor u vva- not tli.iuglil tmpropor .>-.? onbecooilng to a?od a Itepu Supteme Conn lustlce Irom Brffaki _ Iry rrtmlnol <a??a of (Bi-eat pablk l-SBDrtanofl in thia .i.v. and ^veu to bald bb oxtiaorOlBorjr .?? ol tfeo Coarl oi Tn.-, and Perar! ier ? Bro blrn. iu otaor t.> Bvoid all poeefl ',? qaeatlnn of partl?an hlp. ao vii-li ilin1 the (K.vei-niii- OOOld l.ave Imied It i o i '??ut w,iii Id- lenae of ofltcbU <lut\ to aaalgn i -i-ie Iteptiblican Jiidga ont-Me Bm vtii Jodlelal nlitrlet .,, ||oM Un -? ?':-lordmai-y Bpeclol T-iin ; but u? The GOLD MEDAL, FARIS, 167a W. BAKER k CO.'S BreaMast Cocoa from B hlch tho ?i^h of OU ha* l^cn rcnioved, /* atmohitrhj OflMO nnd It it toluble. No Chemicalf are utt-il ia lt* pn-p*r-tlou. H ha* ii,n< fAioi thrfi tii-ttt Vtt ? ..f Cocoa mlvril N.i-ft Htai'.h, Arrowrool or 8u?ar, and I* IhiTt-fore far inote uoo I uomlcal, confin^ lr*? thnn one (f.-ifiiii./.. It Uilt !l< H;ii-,ii iur ' lihlng, HreuK'hi-iiiii-, 0?00 ui ,_.ted, aud admlrably udaptcd for tuvalld M well a* '' ' prrine. |rj haullb. V?l.l t.r flrucfri afirywhar*. W BA__EK&CO.,Doroh?.?r,M_4u_ &____-* r* /&/___&__%_. * OIVlS EAJOYS Both tbe mefhoda and r_.i1r* when Svnip of f\m Is taken | lt ls plenaanf aml refrr.bi.-n n. the taa tt, and aeta _ent!v, yet promptly. ao tl,.- Kiimj^' Llver and ItoweLa, rleftnsi nj. the ?vnte.? effectually, ! (Uspela e.dds. heartuol.c* i .?' fevers a- I ( : .*, j^,' itual eona-pation. Syrup of Fl_r-; in the only -___. edy of ita Idnd ever pffodaoad, plea_iu_. to the ta. _ and acceptable to tl.e st-.niacli. Prompt it, if, ___}. \ tion, and truly hcncficial in it* efTecf*, nrep?.*_ . only from the more healtl.v and a?r*>eab!f. ..jK. Btince. its many exoellent <|.ialities eom_M_4 lt t?> all, an.l hnve made if the most p pniar renaed known. Synip of Fl_i is for sale in :.0c and $1 bo .^ by all leading drtnr.gl.sts. Any rellai. . rlr.igfc who mny not have lt on li.-ind vi 111 procore it promptly for any ore arbo *H bl_ to try jt. _{, not aeoept any an hat Itute. CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO., HAS FUA.NCleiCO. ( AU, I.OL'ISTir.LE. KY. NEW.TORK. . V, Now York Trlbune ?-s of .J.ide. 0*B_*_l "Ile tioMi a ht*h place in thi- .........ur ity. and hi- eeaaaa on u? bendi haa not lald him open to crlUcUm." We _-, confldent that lie will do nnthln;, anywhera u.t atg not be honorabli. to him both oa a public offlcer aa. as a man. A\FAMILY IiURXED IO UEAIII. FATQFR, MOTHF.R AND <*>\S n-lRI-II - \N OVl* TURNKD STOVK IHF CAQ8_h Detr-.lt, Dec, 2.-TI.0 most apnalllng <ata<tr?p_ tbat has vlslted Detroit alnoe tlie burnine: of the ?ni_o Scftool a co.iple of yeara ago took p_> e abont 2 o" olact thls momlng. Flre brokc out ln tho g. _ery sto. 4 (Jeorge J. Rel . No. 888 Orleans-at.. and. romrnaal catlng to tlie dvrelling-house overhe__l, *motlier_. U dcatli Charles Rels. aged twenty-two, and his br__ .*. Joale and Eddle, ajfd eleven and aeven v ._*_. Tta two latter children were found In their bed. and tha older boy was dlecovered by the flremen lylng opac the floor before a window, aa If he had reallaed tba danger and had attempted to make his earapa bv that e*re_-i. The father and mother were fonnd. lnck_ U each other'-i a_hs, at tiie foot of Ihe stalrs l_adtaa m Into tbe yard. They were bnrned to a rrl*p. Wbr they took the rear stairs may never be known, lor _ they had gone down by the front way thev would an (kmbtedly have be.1 saved. Two other chlldr. n, >a. axed flfteen, and Tony, ag*4 twelve, and a bired |_, who?e name could not be awertalned, escaped br ]_*? lng ont of fhe wtndows Into the arm* of the poli . u4 flremen. There waa no meana of ttndlng out Juat h_r the flre atorted. When itr . aeen lt waa l**'.ing froa tha front wlodows upstalr*. but an examlnatim nt tto grooery store ahowed tliat an overturned ftova d.d im damagc. - ? ? ?MR. BBOKAW'X GIFT TO PBlXCEVXf. Princeton, Dec. 2 (Spc_al).?The senlor etato beM a meetlng at noon to-day ln <?ld Chuj_I. to P*s* upfl the rules for Clnss Day election. A coramittee ?aa posed of C. R. Spooner, J. Q. Wllsou aud J. M. Huston submltted the rules, which were unanlmooir. approved. Last nlght a meetlng of tbe 1 fiag_ coa mlttee on the Brohaw Memorial Fleld w.i- beM In Uh faculty room. The meetlng was called to organlae a thorough cunvass of tlie college bef .re the ( hristmaa vacatlon, and t>) leorn fr>>m Presldent Pa.ton of t_* generous action which has boen taken by _lr. Hr?k* . Ur. Patton snld that Mr. Brokaw appre lated Uio ttrf which had been taken by the college in the dire-ttoa of a memorial to the heroUm of his son, aud tbat ba would stand bchind the projeet to rh" ex'ent of ll*. 000. *29,OO0A or lf necessarj-, 82 .OuO. Mr. Brolaw'i glft coiiteniph.tes an eiten.*lon of U? T>'^n' _____ adopted by Uie eommlttee, ao that Prtnceton wlU ha** the bei?t c.mipped recreailon gr.und ln the *****_ The fleld will be tilungular In sliape, and wtll be pl -ttd Into four football or ba.*eball ground-. IhaN wtll b? provislon lor a number of tei.nl-> oottrta aml a t.aniboiDa bathbona*, confalning a large awlmmlnf-pool ^.d (_? most approved apparatu*, will be ereeted. m>-? ARMY ANV XAVY JXTEU.IGEXCE. W_*liin_ton, Dec. 2,-Leave of ab-'n.e for dl months on surgeon's certlflcate of rti^iMlity 1* ___it_ 1.1 .t Lieutoniint. Charles P. Elllott, *k Cavalry. Pj. Lleutenant R<*ert A. Browii ls a^lwied to thc *U Cavalry, Troop K. The followlng tran-fc* of r*4 meintnl ofll. ers are ordered : Flr-t Ll.-uf.-Jiai.t Kdwin C. Bullock, from the 4th Cavalry to the 7th Cavalry Tro.)f Ki; First Liciitenant Itobert A. Brown, from the 7ti Cavalry to tho 4*h Cavalry (Troop H). Leave uf **? senco for four month* ls grant'-d (iipuiii Albert H. My.r, llth Infnntry. Leave of abscuce for one montb s granted Cnptaln Abner Halne-, Jr., 2d I.ifartrv. F.n->lgn (.uy W. Brown haa becn ord-ri-d 'o the ia ?eiving ship Rkinpond; .\_wL-tant ISurgeon L*wtl Morrii to thc League Ieland yard, reUevlng As-i^.uit SurpMH J. Blackwood, dctaclied and ordered lo the Mianw no.noli. Lieutcnant Harry Klmmell haa beao ?'\"** from Uie Cmist -hirvey steamer Blake and granted ?_? monthd' leave of abaence. ? SCKEB COXXECTIOXS FOU THE IXJWTM-UAM -AIU Postm**ler Van Cott ha* made arraiigen.ci.u witH tbe Aftent* ot the Cuiiurd U_M by whii h tbe fln.il *** ment of mails for Austrului, New-Zealand. etc . atW lng from Great BriUin by the ateamer* of that U^ will hereafter be separatcd on the pl.'r h) ****** clcrks detalled for Uiat purpose. and will be \T***I* dlrectly to the traiu convcying auch mail* i" "?" Fra.icl -"i. Although these mails .11 pre-e-' 'ii-ke coa nection with the tlrst Uirough tra.n adOBT U.c.r recelpU there is always a pos*tblilty of fallure to aaaMMM wttJ nu.i. train in an emergeney, owlng la lha tim* ?B aumed In Uie tnansfer to and from the Po-i.-hc. TB* ii.-w airangement vill make .nii 80088*ttoo mvariW certnin. These little Improvements ln the -n',;'"_*? DO great ch_..ige_ slngly. but uihe.i lOfOthar, tuey *? of va*t ber.cflt to the public. n_|M OF MAJOR E. C ?OTIIaaT. Ncwburg, N. Y.. Dec. 2.-Major F>lw?rd C BivnWB, formetiy Guurtcrmn_ter at We*t Point. ba* *?????? l.ai.ilyt..- stroke und be- In a irlUeal OSa*_aa *?"? home he.x>. lie ls Ihe author of a Mtoan "' w*j* Point and other works. Me w:i* gradu.it.-d from taa MIMnry Acudtmy In 1888, wa* \.o.inded ln the _??? A (liutiihii .0, in the Mexlc.n W.-u. and i.?k P*r* tl.e seiiinole War. D?_B8 thl CHrU W.-.i ha * ? iloncd ;.t We*l P.-lnt, und iv-ieiicd the h_**el ": ?'" f..r fa.ill.ful aaivl. ( OMMVDOBB 1 tmetBCWm W/S I VI ' l,rJB' \-?p.;t. K. 1., i" . -.??!'..' trtal 1 ' 8oh? t K. ** ev against Ooafltoodota Mwla 1 - - r _, opriauaaoant. ???? *?** l",Ui '"JJ, lt I* alleged iftat ? ? "_ biv N?\y, tor fi'--' Mipreme ( oart. u i> _.iv(.^- *~?- - lng raaatw?d hi* ? ? the m.>. aai ir*-J an.l ptooad la Ibe Urig b) Commodor, Lo -'?'' kt!\ cm ,-.|... aca ..t i -t-initc Carbrej bad with ? m_7\ llO er Ke.U. (......:... 80 L00|. -< '"**' ..?? pl.,.litllF* . Mlll.w'l Ile A,,-.'.. *l -.' -' ~ '""_. ?vl, ii al all, aad -etu.*l v> o- -ui-i- |iJC s...i.l-nlv !,- v> t. u.me ..?. fel '7,n'{n_*?rWF to| the p.*i,-cdin*. .?f lha roar. wbi.-i. adfaaaaaai hTVIDIl AAD BOtCIBB 1* tmiUBBUBU. rhltodalih-a . I ueaiuel Mlok, ***___+ ..ld. aroartator al a i--.t...n _ut at M ? ???'*'' ???.. bo. Ma wlto Bhoto ? o-atoah ** -??"'j"*- *^ *** *?**' S^-E-S MI d'-ud. ihe W0BB8M ??< It-ioovod 1" "?< ,x' ' roato liaaoataL -i. be. -.nt.... i* .???* preeartoM. r.laad *m .? ll **** "f**? I.t_-u.-u.t- .b'-i. n*> i. aaM io **** uc" *" ..ui .- uf tbo troublo. oumi of 1HK *M*PA U i ,? i Ar.*-. IV ***___ .pMho ladlaaa had UUad DaaMh aad ?****__ g |? IU Chlrt. _!....? Moun.i.n* *** **9~ Um hooUng ?*? done by a m-.'i 8oaaH ' ?>? m? l:'" ^_ ^ , UU prolKible tliat .... Iru'n ha- M}" ';[ [ {*j?* ,.?., _xp?<aa' -I the N-? \_b \-'?;',7 -, ??**-_ Mi.p...... a .nll _?*? UiaatoaHaa "i ll", uu,r Niiieif-utli Conturv.