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PART II. PAGES 11 TO 14. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896. JAMISON ON THK 8TAND. THE CAPTAIN'S STORY OF THE ST. PAUIVS STRANDING. BOCNDINOS AND ODSERVATIONS TAKEN REFi.r.i: THE VESSEL, WENT AOROt'ND-OTHER MEM I1ERS OE THE CfABJW C iRROBORATE THE CAPTAIN'S STORT. Captaln 3. O. FalrchlM and Thomas II. I'.arrett. of th* iTtc-al board af I'nited State" Inspectors of Steam Vcaaela, ytstenlay bagaa la the Felera! Bulldtng an Inveatlffatlon ot tht- atraadlac ot the Amerlcan l.Ine cte-imahip St. Paul at Leong- Branch. Captaia J C Janilaon, commander of the St. I'aul, was th. flrat frltneaa Captaia Jamlaon te.tlfiel that he had c**n_UBanded ,.- tle ateamaiiip.a for aareral jreara and bad :?? ????? n.-it with a aerlous acident before. He described the laal trlp of the St. Paul, from the time she left I lamptoa, on January is, until she .tranded on the Naw-Jeraey coast nt 1:47 o'clo.-k on thi' raomlng of J?nuary *& He *.?i i she foiiowed tlie artnter course of the Amerlcan Llne. as iald down on the chart*. The laat ob.arvatlon of the ?un for laii tuJe waa taken on Januu.-y 23. and for longitudo al U : a ra. on January li After that the vaaael araa navlgated by Pole Star observatlon,, tho patent Iot and the speed of the machlnery. D*?p-s*a sound fOUjB were takaa by patent apparatua, whlch glves lha preier.ce of the water on a gauge. and shore ?oandlnaa by hand llne and laatl. whlch gavaactual ?epth jf Water and the character of the bottom. The St. Paul ar.J ti:.- Campanla, Captaia Jamlaon Bald, were la vlew of eacii oti.cr until 1:20 ?''^i KJk On tie alffht of January 24, when the t..>; s?:t!.-J down. Tb* vtsseis se;araie..i then, aml ait.-r that ho did i ? .-.far tba Campanla'. ataam whistie. The Pole 6:_r ot.servat.on taken at G:27 o'clock on tbal even? ing waa Baliafactory. At mldnlgbt on January 24 Captaln Jamtsoti figured that the St. 1'uul was about thlrty-live mlles east of Sandy Hook. At tbal tlme he was on the bridge and the crew wote at thelr poets. There were apeclal watchara at the bv,w ar.d a lookou: ln the "crow's nest." No effort waa roada to algnal for a pilot. At mldnujnt deap fc,._ ?oundlng wa. mad* and twer.ty-four fathoms of water reported. At that time the 9t. Paul was la the celghborhood of Fire Island, and about twenty aMnutea later the ves.el'a apeed was reduced from U 10 IV. knots an hour. her course balaa ue: araat j_, Bt Paul was Btoppad and aatiadtass ay band ItaM were taken at 12:4.". a. Bt on January ft, A soft bottom and twenty-two fathoms of water w.re re? ported. Captaln Jamlson. accordit.g to hia reckon ing expected to flnd a sar.dy bottom ar.d sixteen (ai . roa of water at this point, and he then became twaxa that he waa ahead of his course flfteen or gUteen mlies. and that Inataad of belng off tha ?hcre of LonK laland ha waa approachlna tha Hlgh tanda of NaTaalnk. The oouraa was cbangad thn-e Bi'i ate. later to BUit tha B8W I>0altJOB. and tho V8B ,e". sp*ed was s'.ill further cbecked A Btop araa made and Boui llnsa were taken at l:M a. m. and Mvei teaa fathoma were rtrporxad. Captain Jamlaon aa J he prepared to drop anchor when fourteen tothoma waa caUad, and the vessel waa sent ahead t' , . for a mlle aad a half. Thea ao-Hbar Btop ? , roada at l.iT a. m. and soundmgs were laken. |?ve :een fathoms wara ag-ln reported. and. as the Ude wa. at that tlme hlgh. .ixteen fathoms were rteorded in the lofbook. Tba captain. conc.udi:.g that he wa. six OT S8V?n , . from the Btaora of the Hlajblaada, daclded to go rther ln He proceeded to do so, and at 14. . paul .truc* Thea he diecovered that tha . *raa ofl the Iroa rler at Long Branch. elfhl - n 0m south of where he had bei.ev.-d her to b* reckoalng the tharur* of poalttoa at m.dt. . -a.it ? :',->n ?. '. Ewii nraceerilrur. at a rapid ? &&?$&*&:&, ir-a'fSlowe- by the chlef offlcer. enalneer and rrmaater of the St. Paul. who p,ve temirnony .... ..,,,. -. - indlncaand worklnga - machlnery of the vtniael prlor to bar atrand ? - Thelr atorlei ?ere rroJ rattra of the tctl ' T*T.?lo.edbTbehh*'."^t the day. and lt wlll not h- r%umad. probably. untU the return of othr.r bera of the .hlp'a crew, who are now makin* a trlp on the steam"!.'.;. Bt. Loula REAL ESTATE MEX ORGANIZE. FORMATION OF A N'F.W BOARD OF BROKERS ?EI^F.rTlON' . >F GOVKKNOR9. An en'.huslastl- rn"''i:.K af many rea! estate broker, and agents wm held raatarday aftaraooa at the Re.il Estate Bzchange aad Auctloa Rooms. I.lmirr.1. At this me.-tlng the eonatltutloa ai laws of a new reai eatate board of brohara of the clty of New-York were adoptad This boirl ls an outgrowth of a movement atarted two year? n_,. by a aaaaaalttaa r^awprtataf aoaae twenty-on? wall known reai estate men to f irarolata 8 plaa for the org-anizatlon of an lnd"pend.-nt board of hrokers. There has been. It ls aaaerted, nn Imperatlve dai nd tor .ome klnd of an organtiatkn that wli] b.lng raal aatata brokers tu^ther, ao that they e.in trade wlth one another with confldenco and under eondl tlon. that will protect those who offer property. Many thought that it would be popuiar and har* a certain stan1'n? lf it were affiliaiel wlth the Raal Eatate Exrhnnge. The dlrectors of tho Exehange, on onsultlng- wlth thelr counsel. found that the charter of th..- Ez ?h.nge prevented the organizatlon of a body insld* the inatltutlon wlthout Including all the memhern thereof. After tht- eloction of Dougl-is Roblnson a, pre^dent of the Exchange. tho aiibjael araa a__ln taken up. and lt? conslderatlcn resu'.ted yr-ster'lay ln the formatlon of a 1>oard lnd.-;.endent of the Ea. ehange, The Hoard af Dlrectore of the Reai Eatate Ei"hange, I.lmited. have, lt 1. sald. unanlmously ap proved of'the formatlon of thla new board. The cbject of the organiz-itlon commends lUKlf to all In tere.ted ln reai eatate. aa IU chlef purpoaa 1a to faellltate tranaactlona. ?uch a. tha buylntT. aelllat. l?a_lng, mortg-aging and in.urlng; ot property. The membership of the new Board will not be coi.llnel eacluslvely to those MaaUflad wirh the P.eal Estate Exchange. Whlle four membera of th Board of Governors are also dlrectora of tha Raal Eatate Exchange, Llmlted, one of the gov.-rnors la not connected wlth any exr-rmnc<>. In f-ct. any peraon who is a raal estate L.-oker or agent. dolng busir.es. ln an office on fommisslon in h!n awn name, or aa a member of a flrm. ls ellglt-> far ad Bnaalon to this P.oard. Appllcatlon for memberahlp ? muat be macie ln wrltlni?, in tha priscrlbed lorrn, ?ik-neJ by the applleant and lndors?d by five meni bert.. The names of eliglble applleants, If approved by a four-flftha vote .,f the Commlttee or. Admla ?lori!>, shall ba poated for two week. la tbe li.-ar.i room When .ucii applleant. ha\e re.-.-lv.-.J a tWO thirds vote of th.- i.oar.i of Oovernora preaeni at any reirular meetlng, thay shull be admitted t.i membership and reglster upon i-aylng the Inltlati-.n fee of *_l ar.d the annual dues of 150 and BUbaorlMng to the rulea _ Th.- followlng were yesterday elected aa memhers of the Hoard of Oovernors for th,i comlng year. Bemi^i r. .lavr... Douclaa Boblnaon. Alfred B hfarlirg, J. Kdgar r.eay<raft. ''harle. F. Hoffman. In.:, .-: Houghton, P. S. Treacy, J. Claranci Davi.-a and ".\'iIliRm II. I'olsom. The offlcers of the Hoard Wlll be elected on Mon? day next __??-_. ?? WANTED FOR BMBEEELEMBNT IX DUBLIN. Davld P.reen. who aaya thar up to la.t Dactaaber he was superlntendent of the fru t m .rk<'t ln I >u- i n, Irelanl, waa taken before ^'ommis.ioner 8hl"lds faat ai day by Deputy i'nited Btatea Marahal Bara riard on a charge of barlna eaahaaaled t'7~>. the property of the i-orporatlon of the city of )>ubl:n. Commlssloner Shield. held Hr.-.-ti t^r cxarnination ?n February 20. IIALLENBACK MAY BE INBANB. Edward 8. Ha'.lenback. who wa. lndlded on Wednesday for assault ln the flrHt degre*- for shoot iag Wiiium T. Roblnson, of No. 314 West Flfty a:nth-st.. on Dacember 2(). at the latter'a home, was nrralB^ied before Judge McMahcn, in Part I. Oen? eral Se.BlonB, yesterday. When Haiienback waa 45alled to plead Emanuel M. Frlen.l aaked tho Court to poatpone the pleadina for a we.-k, aa Hallen back's nilnrl wub In such a cond;tion that coun.el did not know whether or not he waa insane. The lawyer though* he mlght aak th.U a commlafllon ln lunaey be appointed to examine HaJlenback'l rnental coadlLoii. Judge McMahon granted the motion. ELECTRICITY OX TIIE ItlilDGE. INTORMAL TRIAL OF THE TROI.LKY-CAR BUBSTITTJTE FOR TIIK STEAM ENOINE. The publlc teat of the new tr illey-ear aubatltute fir the- emdke nn.l clnder englne i:;>on the Brooklyn Brldge waa poatponed y< aterday becauae of the at um The evenln - efore, however, a f_irt'ior ln formal tri .1 of tt"- electrlc-car on tha Brooklyn Brldge waa made In the pi. e ol Bl tn <,'. tho i General Ble ?"!? C impany. The r.-ir waa flral attached to a twcnty-eisht-ton locotnotlve and round th. It b. 1'OWi-r, lhe i ?:? i,.r - i _ ..-.. ...- . : wlth the wire. Th. el. -ri . rhta were then thi wn Into circult, and ? : c >urae lt waa cl< ar '.' U If lhe llgh ? remalne I at. malntalned. 'i hia . trlal havlng ahown lhal th. llne wua ln : ??. lonubly ~.. ? '. ?:.-.?? -.. ii - md trip wua then made, bul In , ihfc Ina . ? ... .? Thla .... , Cpon return 1 ?up .?:' an en ? ? ? . npted Thla I iry ni ? nnei. ? i I om] u - were then ma le between lhe Mm. ol awltchlng l m and el l 'Ity, wlth reaulta In favoi ? t. i? - ever. may b. expected than thoae tl - I when ? th. notor man be mea more famlllar wlth lhe w nrk. .4 OIRL ACCUSED OF LARCEX7. MR.V R_T<.SEI_.. C__**TVELAN_>, WHOSB HU8R.V_.__I 11 A C-OUHN OF THT. PRK8IDENT, APPCAM AS A WTTN*_-)?. Iln. Mary (*1eve_and, wlfa o. i.:i*?<>:i Cleveland, a coualn of the Prealdent appeared '.n tha Y.rkville Court yeaterrr.;. mornlng i? a wltneaa in a laneny case. Mrs-. Oveland s .t tenanl ol Mark .1 Katz, ).. | . ?? ? graphar for H" i lly, Lau .. , . haa i houae it .'-' ..'.:. T ? at. Mr, Kata had ln hla ei y foi montha a aervant, Mary Brennan, twenty old. Sh. wa ....... lt Ml -\ ? - T: :i: Plriai:. Mra. V.eve.a day that i id uk.n t :;.-?:. ..-,?.? r apartments. Then he ; -.: Mar. .'"-;? < >n \Ve Inead iv ahe left the She left her trunk in . kedL in l'i r_ 11- - lt He : und aeveral of tne arf.clea mlesed He called In Dei Stevena and RinK, ? the East Twem ? - tloned the ilrl. Phe admli : ? f.._in.l in h r trunk. but denled the tnert ot M' ?? ''?'"?'? iand'a rlngi .... Maglatrate Slmmi eommltted Mary ln IW- hall t_> anawir. _ BOLD BEER WITHOUT .' LICEH8E. A PRISONF.I- WHO BAID IN COURT THAT COM MIMIONEB HARBURQEH TOI_B HIM T. . ??'".? I AHEAD " Frederl.k Mooher haa -i llquor Btora at No. 1.512 Flret-are. Hla llcenae explred on F bruary -,. but he oontlnued to do bualneaa On Wedneaday eren lng. at ahout s o'clock, Pollcemen B henlng an-l Bulllvan, of tha Eaal Slxty-aeventh al atatlon, flnd- . Ing Moaher*! place open. ent~r~! and ordered beer. ' Th.y were aerved Whlle they wera at the bar Moaher aold a plnl of baer toa c latomer and tookl i pay for the aame He waa then arreated. When arralgn. i In Yorkvllle i momlng Moaher told Maglatrate Blmmi thal ha i.ut In hla ai Icatlon for a reni wai of 1 than two ?? ? ka ag i and paid for li it the aame , I mo but thut th~r~ had be. d. aya In ma_.lne ? n th ? i.a;. rs. >.m ih.- ?x; ratioi I llcenae, he sal I. hi wenl b I .re l i< Ea ?- Roard I get hla new ..ne lt waa not ready, and Commlaaloner Harburger, he aald, i !d hlm he need doi ?! -?? hla but to go right ah..t 1 ani do bualneaa untll the llcenae wai ready. "Well :he Courl I Beaal ma muat paaa upi n your aal i lhe Maglatrate, ani he con i Moaher In 1100 ball to anawer. Tha flafendani 4,-reatly aurpriscd._ MV8T 8UB TO OET THE Fl\i:. OKFT-NC-ES F>n WHR7H NO PROVWIOH POR THE AI.TKIINATIVK OP IMPRIBONintNT 18 M4I.LT Justlcea Jacob. Hayea nn-1 Holbrook. In tha Oourl of special Baaalona jraaterday wera aoraawbat ~-ir prU-d at a polnt of law br ught oul ln tha ... ? Wll_lam Koerber, a deni ai atant ai No ".?? Bowery, cha.-g-.i wlth rl latlon "f tha Dental ? ?>??? by practltilng dentlatry wlthout a llcenae. He waa ( fcund gullty. Under tlie law the m'niraum Aao It | . : it there la r.o provlalon mad. tor the li BMOl of the eoatrlcted person lf un.. ? ? o p ? ? Koerber'a counae., Thomas T. Charry, attentl n of tha Juatlcea to thal aectlon of tha law, an" told them hla oii.nt waa n a to pay $ tine mpoaed Juatl< - Jac ib thi n Informi I Ai rt-Attorney Berllngei thal In ord. ? l ihe !:n. tha clty woul i have ictlon In a clv l court for the recovery of Iha amount Immedlately afterward Mr. O-Rellly, a lawyer, n ide uae of the polnt, ar. : t :, hli ellent awaj He waa John Malonay, a grocer, of Whlte r.rt.' ? ave Wllllamabrl Ige, an I ha wai tlned t- ton as alleged, adulterated vlni | i Wn.;. laruach, a grocer at No. 413 ??-? Elaventh-at . waa ca led to trla on a chara ael Ina kerosem oll wlth >ut a llcenai :^ , gullty, and hla . meel a Iva I the ? *ent as had the other two J ial Ja fiom hlm. howe4 r. u I ihowed thal act waa .. mli ?? mean ir. and under th-. Juatlcea of Bpeelal Beaal ..- hav. power to Bne or ImDrlaon. or both, In caaea of mledemeanoi Koerber was releaa. I and Baruach waa sent to the c.ty Prtaon for B?a daya. MAYOR BTROXO o\ COXSOLIDATIOH. THK (MtEATER NEW-TORK COMMIMION BHOULD Hi: i:xi.Aii'ii:n Mayor Strons aald yeaterday he waa ln favir of a Oreater New-York. but ha thoughl that the con? aolldatlon of New-York wlth Brooklyn oughl br >ugM ahout in a way car. fulj to c mi irva tha In teresta of h->th dtlea "in my oplnlon." ha aald, ??a commlaaton ahould ba appotntad l i frama i ai..- charter Tor tha groater clty, and thli aion. wh.-n lt complataa ltn work, aho Hd rep< rt It h-t-k to the Leglalatur- and lei thal bodj | i 'riie Mayor said that he had M obJOCtlOB 10 the prooent Oreater Now-York Commle. on, but he thought the Mayor of New-Tork and Brooklyn ahould have the rlghl to nama two addltional m-in bon ..i the Commlaalon. He waa opponed, he aald, lo tl ' plan oi oaubllahliig a Metropolltan Pollce De partment for the entire dlatrlci of tha groater dty ln advance of conaolldatlon. He ad led. ?Matt" .Ib. .. ranged thal tho local tlea . ho. Id nol b. permltted to aaddl. tho . it> w cSntrocU thut would burden tha'groater clt) with ii'i.;- : '" ;'m_? aettle un all contracti lh< - ????.? ?" ""? I Ecently annexed terrltory ol thla clty Conti i ? ;.-''?;_.ie up thara right uo lo tha tlme the annex iir?.i v.-:. ii ?.. i-ffert. ai.^l now "'.' ?" aaddl.d on the cli>. an-l lawaulU aie llkely to grow oul of | them." _ MFX BVOOED IX PARK ItO\Y. Peraons wh. ehanced to paa.i out of the Park How doora ...' ne Poatofflce the otber aventag about 8 o'clock wera frlghtened "n aeelng ? ~maii man, elther droak or Inaane, approa h;nt' them on the run wlth arms extended. When be came far an unfortunata paaaar-by tha latter would rtnd fa tncloaad In a ;.a.r of arms an.i tlghtly ?? I Wlth H'tie pi*eaonca of mlnd left, tha peraon hugged would tear hini.-tlf from hla graap an.l darl acroai th- airoot puraued bj lh .... man. Bev erai men nnderwenl auch Indlgnltlaa, each In turn flylng from tha peralatenl bugger. A large crowd ftnally iuirounded hlm and rlawad tha fun from a safe dlatanca. Buddenly a portty Oorman came out of the an . and buniedly walkod toward tha Brldge The ___.ii m?n burst ui> m lu.. alght, and ? ??: ire he could Sonarman lcl-?.ly Tho, ...j the Oerman bi m ghi lown lh ffied nandic uf hla umbrella wlth cruahlng force ..... rhu latter "K an Inartlculate yell ol paln and atarted ln 1 , it of ib- portly m-in, bul I crowd ol .. ',' ; ,1m Vw iv wlih ' "'? !!''"' " '"? ' drTrtW?_.-* whJ. s: ... ai theoyater bar down SprriC'- -?t. ^ , p<ill. Uf>. M?lStlA^ ,rtheym.ghth.4 '"..::;, I . theh rTdaofthi hug-far. flQBt 0H -1V ELEVATED 8TATIOX. Iohll Cor-40, 1 cook, of No. 1*1 l'ro-i..,.--t.. ,, in, waa Mel 1 Ln UA* bal for trlal m th. cZrVa rea? Coati for a faloalooa aa.-aui. upon CnareaT. Gro,an. aT:,k,.-.'h.,iv,r on the Frank .i r. .,? tha BUtb Avi-nut- Elevated road. :".:..,:":.:-.',, __-_. -_??.???*? '.?---v';^i_''';U,':iv,f;:;.,i.i'v':.."Xv.;'i the Uekat-boaiand ?*2?"\" lhf. ,tgUon. Orogan train tba* was ju?t ^ ?'-; '"? ? ,d ra;ir0ad . wU hlm ha "*_?7ftC|iS?y?W -'- I ,'rket before boardtnf ? ^^?^sUVrV. when n- I-" tompted to put t!he man *o vnsia . th,.tl,k. _--5SK3K-3_v_a_- ss\ CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN tataator John If. Thurston dlaed in the West*rn T'nion Huilding with Judge KHon at |uat about tlie hour thal tbe bond blda were belng opened Wednee dny. They ara ted ln atveral law caaea. Ruasell Bagaeatered tbe Weatern L'nlon Buildlng to take lan i ? a*i H - ire; a paper ahlch annonneed th.- reaull of th* boau aubi riptlon ln Waahlngton. Aa bla eye llghted upon f-'-rh h' ivy bld. be chuck'ed. Mi Thuraton aald that the flnan eler se. me hlghly I over th. Thla I. ilned bj '??'," : ' ' lJ M ? Sage has h.. I one or two tllta wlth .1 Pl. nt J ' .. popular l ?n w - ?-' iae ?' ' ? ut - ... - - ? . ? ?'' '? ll ii ? ild .it Mr S ig. Ild not go inl ?'? ?'? "' ite. that be hi tt> bj mp ithy i ' ** ,s _.a i thai ll di. : .1 gei tbe entlre I - i Another cai latc tor tl..- nomlnatlon for (?"'' ernor, when Mi M .rton retlrea from th* olflce, w.is at the Flfth Ai nu* Hotel yesterday. He I* nln B. Od ?!'.. Jr. Chalrman of tb. Republican Btate Ei cutlvc Commlttee. Ur 0 ?a il] i. maln la tbe '' the .-:??.- meeta, He ri is. aa >m| ? race for tne nomlnatlon for Q vernor, Sei ' r Lexow, -x-s.r.at.,1 Warner Mlller, Congressman Barana l-l. Payne, ani other* Mr. 01*11 .m not talkln. aboul ;t,e race for o rernor ye.tei lay. He sald th.t 1:1 Washlngton a-aen hforton'fl nam# waa tlrst memlonad as a candldate 'or th?- Pre.ldency. peop.- .augbe-l hiiJ took tt for a jko. He added that this war "al! changed" now. anl thal everj ne had a kln I a 01 I 10 ... f ?r bla can llJac: ' ?'??? .;.rnor had ma ? many \..ir: . 1. end.4 whi> n Waah natlon a? Vtca-Preaident and ibvy would h*lp liim all tbey could Mr Odell nii*.; thai tnere aaa no langer of ? Republ in Houi : .-*"?_ s free sllver biii. no matter arhai th* Benate The '.- ? ? i'.it.i.! B Lamonl B. cr< ury of W .. arlll be tl..- Democratic nominee for O .vernor upon tl Democrat tlcket ln th. nea! ra ? for the 1 ( e> uttvi f the Empli ?? ?-' to a loud busz. Tlie embryo bo 1.1 irefully nrrsed at the Hoffman Hou - by ? olltlrlai ??1."..; ...11 plpefl f..:- .Mr Cl* ? i - frlend They declaro that M . Lamonl woi ? ' for midabli cai di.late that hia part; pr. - ni ii* .... N - . t . is he a rvarn ' 11I.0 .1 ... r,tn. r f.. thoill ll ? - " and 1.. moerai e polltician 1 ? ? ? ? !. . ind othera Inti nd ' " race m ghi keep an eye .... hlm : rol tablj Benator Wataon C r-'.i .ire. of Waahlngton v.,< ln the clt) yeaterday Mi Bqulre haa a ro m at the Flfth Avenue Ii..:": adj Intng that ??' ex-Qov irli P isti r. of < >..!.? Mr Bq ilre I. In No 1 Mr Foater'..n 1. No 13 When aom* ferred t.i th< .uperatltlon connect. 1 wlth the num? ber iti Mr Foater'. preaence, h. remarked: Whal havi 1 t.. f-ar wlth my falthl 1 Bq ? ..; Bq : b a h? n thi* aeaaion of C. - wlll . . Weal and undertake the la h o! geti - hlmaalf M t.i have a li ihi on i.i- handi He ha m inj a irm .: *. and all recognli a it h< ln the Benat, ; but ihere ar. Biaie a hn ??>??? rt th. eat, proi t . 1 1, .J II M. Oraw, tli" pr< nt Oovernm Mr l . :. -? 1 ri 111 ihe Benat* .?>;. r* In l* j-iar that O. ernor Mc( Iraa - '? rm runa 1 ?i .I-..-?. ? 1. ; looki -1 upon 11 t:.. a li m r 1' - ? altny and popular wlth the majortty of bla _ Falnl and dlstaat is the e-ho of th* Mar!*rs->n boom, whlch haa been falrly atarted In Nebraaka s,-: itor Thurston, who aucceeded Mr Mi Benat. 1 isked how i< - 1 '?'??'' . boom w 11 llk. ;>? to 1 ?. ???;??? 1 waj . , .'- ?.- dld not 1 He aald peaklng of N. Natlon il Conventlon at 81 Lculi "It I to Mr. Mandei la al When the 1 Itai ? ' . \1 ..-? ?? :' ' ' ' ? 1 . 1 ? ms* fltitter ? it they ai ii..r M I ? It the | no fallh ln th. ... ? - _ T . . ?. ? .-;? b am I 1 - .;' ? atntek ...wn. H Di . Uttler, if llllaol I r th* 1 : I. Llk* all 1 il manag. Mr. 1 "A ' ' ' ? ' I ' ? home bul h ? .. Ir. I ? for the 1 ed ai .... vi r. Mr. Lli for McKlnle) i.t a n rllj ol . , I-., te? wo I >e for 1 Two m tn 1 ' ? ' ! ,v "?? ' r' ",i: one of t1 - moal excltlm ..... 1 evei They .1- Johi W. Bookw ill. r and , .,,,;.. r*o*ter Mi I'ookwalter araa th, Itemo nomln. - for Gov. r when Mi Foal f th llcan partj Phe llghl Wai .. bltt. 1 one, aJi Va iti r araa elect. i Mr Bookwalter retlred from polltl 1 '?? ... thal hoiir an l ha peralai to alloa hla name 1 ? i... u.i l by hl. partj Mi 1 ? '-'? rem 1 1 ? ' ? Tr. .1.- ll v Mr I :....k w-i.' ? irai >rj t" .1 long ti p ani ? id He haa been arou. 1 th. world aeveral ?:.. - .1 i I. ?? irav. Iler, a ? II. cloi ol intlqultl ind a u rlt. r ?: ? -: .mi i q eai ona He haa th* ' ? .-, ol .)..: anese bwoi l hea Is In th* ? ountry, and alao hai manj valuabie .pecimen. from Kgypt, Turkey and all eorner. of the world l' la i, boa t t-...? he ? ? .?.'? ? 1 .i c m 1 u vl.lted every nook and crannj of the world hlma. 11 In - tarch ot thi The coll. 1 tl now in .1 muaeum in Clneinnatl, ALLIBON CLAIMB IXIII l\ VB V0TE8. BENATOR OBAR BATI HARRiaON'B BTATE r?W"5B A I'.'.ItT T. . IOWA. A frlend of Benator Allljon, in this city, yeaterday reeeJved Ihe folloa in .tatem. ni rr.ni Benator near. .f Iowa: "Ther* 1- every reaaon for the frtenda of > son to belleve nnd *xpecl lhal tin- Harrlaon petiple wlll now largely turri ta Alllaon. 11 r. haa 1.n ,??:> unbroken frtendahlp betweei Ind 111 ind Iowa ever Blnc ? tfffl Al lhal 1 m- ? nti m In Chl igo loa 1 led the break to Harrlaon, and made oartaJn ii.i nomlnatlon. In IM, al Ihe Mlnneapoll* Conven? tlon, twoaty-on* of th* twenty-ats Jowa vote. arent for Harrtaon'* laaeaataatlan, lt ia h,rd 10 aaa hew tlr* MoXtauey Mople, in f*..-* of thla iowa reeord of frtendahlp tO Harrlaon. can be .liilmina the flarrl ? n atrength n w, for wnlle Iowa .i..- votlng !??? il , .' 1 .ir :. itlon, In 1 "hl i- ? In I.I a ara. ? ig . ii hlm: al Mlnneaj ... In 1892. arhlle th* votlns :"' 'I 11 ?' : ..?.'?' >enoml ? ? f th. rty-l .ur < ?hlo vote. were ,,.,i_ :. M Ktnlej ai 1 agalnsi Harrtson. One ??....! I 4\.- 1 opr 11 ii.I be ? hal li: u ?:? 1 .\:.. ren rtmlaw .11 'M .??v-.' 1 ?? ' ,i.| ln !?-- ai I 1892. Hey md ane.e f.i tt. p 1 ? :?,.?.: ma, It may b. tld thal Alllaon, m ,. ? . ,\ . : 1 hl. d. v-..ti I. to the 1 trlotlc ideaa ri mlnutlng .....v in ti.i^ country, ?? well 1- . ?? : 1 .i. ... 1. .lf ..f Weati rn ! le-., 1, ? 111 be very atrong among tha ititi.tin^ Republican* of Indiana." TWO ALLEOED CROOK8 BELD. Jamea Rellly, allas "Sheeny" Harris; Jan.es Fogerty, aiia, "Barnay" rjoagharty, aad John Brown, allaa Charlea Hradv. allaa Oraaay, wera arreated Tueaday nlgbt by Central OIBce deteetlvea on auaplclon ..f belng ImpUcated in the thefl of a watch from M Lartdeadorfa jawelry stor-', at N 1 Bl Blzth-ave., on Saturday nlght. Th<- man are <x COnvlCtB, and their iii.ti.re-. ar.- In the Roguee' <l.i lery. ln th* Centn Btreel Courl y> iterday "Bheany" Harrla was dlacbarged aad tba other two wera .? mat. :?-.! for further Inveatlgatlon, Mrs. Bertba Cohen, who was ia the lewelry atore at tha tinv of th.- robbery Idaatlfled Fogrrly ua th.- man who entered the aton and examined the n ttch, valued al B89, w.tn arhlch he ran <>ut of tbe Ifrs. Cohen thoughl that itruwn wa, tha ii. t:. nrho aprung <? padlock on ih.- door to preveal Fogerty belng pursued. Brs ly and Qougherty have erved terma in prlaon for burilary ani other 1. imes. "Sheeny" H.-wrls ls Ihe .-ru.ik who stols H,-"1 wortk ..f sllver plate fr-m th.? home of Mrs. Bchuyler H.imllton. at No. 3'. Weat Thirty-eifhth-.t.. aeveral yaara agro. nro CAPTAINb leave THE RACE. Captains ETbert < >. Smith. of th- K.is: Tw.-nty-a. - ond-.-.t. station, and I'atn.k 11. i'l.-k.-tt, of the Tenderloin, withdrew yeaterday thetr appileatJoai for iippointmeiit to Uispectorshipa. and they wlll not compate la tho aaaaUaadon of candldatea whlch will be held th!a mornlng ar Pollce Headquartera. lt Ih rumor. d that Captain Thompaon alao has re? tlred from tha race. The .th.r candldatea ara Actlng Inapectora conright, Hronk. anl McCullagh and captain Donald Orant. pf the Madison-st. ata t'oii anl ."aprain Alliir.. ..f th.- Ste.im!.,, it .-|i. . ?!. No reaaon 1. given lor the wlthdrawala mentiotied. FAITII IN LONG ISLAXD. AT'STIN* COHBIN 18 EXTENDIXG HIS IN TEREBTfl THERE. HtB BUCCEaSrUIi CAREEB AS A KINANCIER AND RAILROAO MAN -WHAT MI". HOPM Tl AtMtln f'oii.in, w bta boart'a dea r~s raKroa.l Intereati which ia the Pi tap roi), h.is come to laland " The blal . [m illy of bla I. :??. ol limely Mr. Corbln wa alxty-two ! eara ag< flrm 8 ? ' ' ?'?? c ipadty f'.r bualni hua of <? .untenan* i i ACOOMPUSH. bo haa Just achleved another of by gettlng eontrol of two rlvtU on Long laland, tiie chlef of .. t Park and Coney laland Kall i.. known aa tha "Klng of lx>ng ory of Mr. Oorbtn'a earaer, and : ilaltlona, beeomc... inten ? born in Newport, X. EL, some No one aeemg hlm. n..tm* hla ad, and mlndful ot hla aaormoua li ? obaen-ina. bla ruddy ?. would put hlm down at mora It.... ' _ : 9 JJfa* yi ^ AT'STIN ruRRIN. than flfty yeara He waa admltted to The har, ? t lowa, and thi t>, through ai .ualng the in ? at of Eaateri eapttallata, he became tha ploneer ? ? . nta m farma up >n a I irga - . He waa the prtridpal orlglnator of i ia I r: ey In large amounta on Weat? ern farma. Mr c rbln I gan early to "reacfa ind ao I founded the Plral N itlonAl Bank venport, lowa aa an adjunct :.. his other In I reata Plndtng it neceaaary to hava hl* h~i hiuarters at . ? rv een ro of capltal, Mr, Cort>m came to thla cltj ln - . nd itart. l tha Corbln Banklng \.. t] Broa Iway, reroovlng I i.i So.' US Br idway, an I iwC .rbln Bull Ung, il S IM Broa Iway. HIS FIRST RAILROAD INTERE8T8 Mr < ? .-? '-r at. a rallroad i u begaa In -.-, -, ....... , ; rrom Bay . nreenpoint to M nhattan Beach, known iti ii B< . -i Rallroa l Tba open cara ? .,. the onee whlch bad been bullt for the ilr - rallwaj a' the ('entennlal Expoaltion In Phlladelphla The) wer* i novelty ..t.i took the pU ? ,- - ... ? .... r rtdlng They arera ? greal Improvemenl upon tha Blow . . ra Mi Corbln i" -i-ri.t tha , ? | ? . ... whlch ha i bean ..... Poppenl ? : by < Hlver .i of a r- ? Iver, an l ... , , . . : lltion aa to i lllng-atocb . _ |?, the Monta ik ai i i . arera il! tak. i In at that M torbln 1 ??? ama aaaor : -. rep ? -? v. road 81.00. D00. and thla n reeulted ln the purchauM tocl .i ln othor Improveiuenta ? - aoa raai ?>; pearad In ., | | ,- , . n montha aftar It .. di-. Idenda ... nd hi- be. n ' . m i Rallroa - Ui ?? ? : . nl . ... i'.' hoR-ue, ' ??'? '"?" ? tl : tw< nt) m tea ol ..... r exai .?? f Jai ...... ridge acroai Blackwell ? . . ii to ihat of tha ' ? ? EXTENDINO THE LINEi Wlthln a few > ? ira. bronchea of the Long laland , | i,.,.... ... ...'.'. from Poi I Jefferaon . ,,. , ,ils , . . ? ?;. -,.,.., Oarden Clty, ... te \..: \ Biream, rrom Btidgehampton .,, An and. oi thla lai l Docember, to . ; Large new ata : nd i vi- and Hrooklyn have be-n ? ,,. | .. i app ntm I oi a tlrat-claaa rai I ,-eii gradually li ? I. Inclu llnj th. ? dlvlalon im.l l - - iwim ii i.-ni I land I'ltj ind Jai il< -i Kxpreaa, cab ;. . . ,. |, . i have '.. . r j ,: ..ti a.- a IJ in t An I. .. .? r, ol the prowth i thla rallroad a. r ,-. . :. : i. ntall) of th- pop.tlon ol th. ln me ia- l tl il ln I" th. re were ...... mllea r. ad wlth t-arnli I , whlle for the ..... ir ? -, w? ... K ... 1,018. glvlng a ??? I . .. |p -?! there * l ol -1J8.VI Mr I'orbln. lt la undei tood ? ? [hla Nong i . - i ... -.,, ts h only" a parl of thi Held to whlch hla abiindani energles. Illa other Inter , ? |, ,,, | ;i,,. r lan r than th. publlc gener nllv . . II wlll Im re. alled thal wlthln a few ?ld< nl 't lh. Phlladrlnhlfi and Keadlna Rallroad Company. and the Phlladelphla Iteadlnj '?? .' .""I l-?>i t'oropany, and pn <l ? me New Rni i in I R illros I . omi any As prealdenl of lhe l.eadtw h? u . lafiilly In hla atand agalna the atrlken on the road Mr. Porbln la now de. piy Inten -?? f ln th. trai i.itlantlc . ,,,,., |p ii,.,. proj -. t. ?! I v hlm t" run from Fort Poi 1 llay al the extreme hli i.r i.. laland. rrrv OFFICIAL8 f-V TBE BALAXCB. EVIDKNCn i.ama.iim; l" THK BUH-ODINCM DE? PARTMENT BEPORE THE COMMtWIONER-l Whon th. Inveatlgatlon of the Departmeni of Rulldlngi waa reaumed yeat. rday by the '-. mml i alonera of Accounta, Jamea W. Rldgway appeared for Jacob Rothacnr.,1. th-- "-nw of the Hotal M?_ .tentlc. and aal.l the leallmony glven I.y Albert and Pi derl V /.ii'-ker al the f.rmer hearli.it had In jur. ,1 Mr Rothachlld, and was tha reault of ani i ,. /..i :ki t ? havlna b< en dlachargi d bj Mr. ,. ,. : ,, |I( n-ante-1 an opportunlt. to examlne the t ....? /- .'-k.'i-s on nexi I hur i iy, ?nd Mr. T< r.>. th. praatdlng I om mUalon.r, gr.inti.-d the reaueat Winti-VI l',,i:.,,.i. a bul -er, taatined iha he had ,,,, | $.?? t , [, | , toi ?> Mri.ti. of the BuLdlnga De? partment. to have aome vlplatl m of law ln the con ? ,? 0f ,, houae m Weal 8lxty-nr?t-at_ over ' ikeil i.'ii.r wltneaaea, who were bulldera, .n il I- - or plumbera. f - ^mUted havlna paid roonei ... "ir'.'"',,1.1 .'i!!", ,r nled lhal they hai been blackmalled by i -, ?' . 'r-. c c H iiii r the irchttect al N i Hl H'"i'l~a>. prodi_ced"a lettei a ilcfa ui '-"'.,-?';!.,''. .!'"n, ? v- lam -i Pryer, .... examlner ln the Hulldlnga De? partmeni under Buperintendent lira.ly. n iJ ;? '??? f.-irln? to a letter oi mtri-luctlon that m- revlo..j...> had aent. and wlndlng up wlth the threat. lf lt ahould ever hapi-sn acaii. that you need m\ h< -. lt wlll be neceaaary ror you to bnng a letter or Introductlon youreelf to bj* . . mmmt ?.,., The InveaUgatlon wlll ba eontlnuod next Tuaa *** _?-? RO BEDBE88 FOR 1IF.lt. 1'.,;..-man Pylo, of the Weat Thlrty--~venth-at. pollce statlon. anabjMd in Jeffaraon Markat Ooail yeaterday William J. Maddea. lhlrty-ol_-hl yaara ol.l of Ne. a Weat Nln-ty-f-urth-at.. whom he had arraoted on the compiatnt of LLat-a -trrtagton, twantv-ona veara ol.l. of No IH Woat Twcnty: .lu 11 t Bb. ;;harg',i' hlm wi.h Mllkfte ln j Blxth-ave aaloon Sh-- said thut Bha waintad him pumahed for dlaordarly condiict. and Magtatrata ',???, ?;,?,??., her that ahe waa "??*??"_?? an the i.rlsoner wa", ln that sh.- nal gona Into a "aloon wlth a atran?er. an 1 hai thuiiTald herae.f cpen to inault. He diacharged the pflaOBOr. TUF st. VALENTIXF8 KETTLBDBUM. The annual St. Valentlne'a KetHe.lrum, ln ald of tba Samiirltan Home for the Aged, wlll be held at Sh.-rry-* on S.itur.lay afternoon. F- l.ru.iry 1... Thi.. la alwaya one of th<- moat attractive charlty uftalrs of the year. and the prooeeds form in extremely Im Dortan) Itaa la tba raoalpta of tba homo. The total Incoma In IW amo.iiit.-d to I9,?" 71, Includtng cash on hand January l. UM, : ?.?- U Tha gtfta and aub ?triptiona Kmount~.l to H40-, 'he admleatoni faaato Ii."-) and the lacoma fmrn endowment, $_.o,.r?i?. The, Kettledrum laal yaar yialdad MJ77M Theae sumi were aufll lent to auptiort the thlrty-elpht Inmates. Th- h.iiii- was founded ln 1-S7. U la at No. 414 Weat Twenty-aecond-at. A XEW HOME FOR C0X8CMPTIVE8. THROUGH THE GIFTS OF WEAT/THY NEW YORKER3 A RESIDENCE IN COLORADO 13 NOW POSSIBLE FUR PATIENT8 OF LIMITEO MEANS. Denver, Feb. 6 (Speclal).-The D-nver Home for COMUBiptlvaa, whlch has been In prograaa of build? lng alnce the beglnnlng of the year, was dedlcatad to-day. The servlcea were conducted by tha Kpis copallan clergy of Colora.lo, an 1 .Jovernor Mclntyre ;.:iv.;r-I an addreaa, Among those arbo have con trit,tit'.:-l tj the establiiihment of the home are Mra. W. D Bloane, Mrs. u. T. Auchmuty, Mr?. laaac i: IL Wllllam C. Bchenaarhorn and Morria K. Jeeup, all cf New-York Clty. Tne cimblned sum glven more 1 ? in R Tha m ?? l of a.i Inatltutlon In Colorado where con ?umptlvei w.th rrt-nns more or less limited COUld llve at a reai .nabli expanaa. and where th?y eoald tured at leaat of tbe home comforta they left b thlnd, haa be. a greatly felt and is at last sup plled. Thera la llttle queatlon that Colorado air wlll ben. . naumptlv* lf the dtsease has not obtalned too atrong a foothold. Kut many have falled to And rellef almply because they were una? bie to ac ure a proper h The .'.;:..' la at Highlanda, a suburb of Denver just ??? the north of lt II ls a more desirabr. loeallty than the clty ltaelf, for it stand. on a plateau and la free from the .ity'.s last and the amtlieia' Binoke and racaivaa flrst the fresh alr from the mountalns twenty mlles dlstant. Tba plateau overlook. the c:ty and affarda aaa rlawa of Deavat and of the plalna beyoad, whfla la the rear are the long range. of the snow-paakad Bocklea, Plke's Peak lncluded. The Inatltutlon oc. uples an entlre clty block, and ilned by s long coven d The mateiial usad Is Ught lamon brtck. wlth whlte trtmmlng*. The style of archlteeture is the Noi I ' ,rte> ln r ii ? tntral buildlng ls calle I Gra - House, and :- ? named after .ira- Church, in New-York by Mis. Auchmuty, who has made herself tor lts it.Ii Uiii buildlng ai i moat of the rooma where the Inmatea ara to spend th-ir . time, [rj fi ? il lt stretches the long rmlng a flne prom iln ballway opena into the m lalc , iom, at the left, ahlcb la Intended to be thi gen .". arailii are done ln furniture, in addltlon i > tn ? ... i : mn .dloua ? . rurklah : ir.dtxper.8li ? ' ?" . i ti ... l.brary In tn rear. whlch has .. .... . .? .i.-.i cushi ?!" : aeats and a . ., :ng i : ' : ;? a. ?? ln ad Iltlon to tne i .,. i there are tables for earaa gnt ol the ..... iseata 100 ; n ma Its la ol oaken bean -. .... I ll haa a large hearth ; ...... ai -tlng-roomjv the I ? ? ite as ln the rooma be ' ''- of the rooB ,_l,te*',i_ ? , t, rnber, i ' th* I ? >" Lmpa?! , r Bl -tc i mm .1.'.:. ?na. ln the baaement o* the bull ilng ar.- bllli ird-rooma an i bowllng a leya. ilng Ora H *_*, ?? ? .. r. are bmlly H tuae and Bt. i, rew a fl ii The flr.t-named haa been bulli oy Mr, -? ne and I. for a nnen o ily. thlrty of a/iiom .'? u . i in ie n ira - lutlfuliy , i rhe houae has a general parlor Bt. v. ...H.-- li ' ? men, md la aa ttne ln lts ?. Houae. The name of the All th* buildlng* are md through ne klndneaa ol - to driitk artesian rom a w.:; aunk on tbe i .r<tn nstliutlon la not to be a apltaL nor even a. [1 arlll hav no doctora n >r r.uraes. I. .i,,., u.. i.. : -: the, wlll have to iwprovlled by tbe it. In each raon ? e the b. i an electrle ?i -h can mmmon tb* matr n when st.- ia I* tn an emergency. Only thoae who have a . .. .. ... -. . - some prolongation ?r ure atrtl "??? . Imitted fhe coal la m ? t r< uonable: only . ,e of each Inmatela charged , ?.'.-?? ' ' ' * p; a week Some day a ' .wmi nl Ifl hoped rthy po r The home was opened . ? .ii. and alrea ly there la a long ' . anta for ea .-..-.-tirrlng. ,i.v INTERNATIONAL BEALTB E1BIBIT. IT WII.!. BB HELD AT INNHHRI'.-K. AND THIS ..: MKY -vii.i. ltK B_BI*BUBBBNTBD. An tnternational expoaltion for cxhlblts in phyal eal aduravtton, Hygleae and sjs.rt. a. well as :n all ,trv trade* - l lad latrlee. wlll be held la rhe charmlng /aJplae town of Inaabruck, Auatrla. from M.iy to October, uni-r the patronage of Hla Im .. pla] gnd Royal Hlghness, Archduks Ferdlttaad charles, arlth tha slayor, Dr. Frederlek Mora, a. preal lent Tb* comm tl led for the I'n'.t-d Btate. conals-a of Auguat it.-im..nt. Frederte R. .... .i ,(-?, T Davl. ?. Lyman l. Oag*. Cbaun ?y.M I'.-p-'w Theodora A Havemeyer. Thomaa L. . par ival Kuhae. Hermann Oelrlcha, Oeneral Horace l'.?rt.,r anl Chartea Btewart Bmlth, w.th \ ;t de Ouervule aa Oeneral Oia-nnlasloaar. The tion wi'.l opaa on May i. anl oonUnua until I | i?ll ly the l..th. ;- .. ? ;, group ln thla e-MWtlon every. thing relatlng to or calculated to evelop physl<-al ra?n1 ? ^Vhl^bU.oTI. " ,.,,?,. t ,n is ... i.Kpected. Phl* exhiwtion is ai ?nto twelve griups. The marmgement ie in . ,;- ., ..n-r- .1 commlttee al Innshruck. as . , . *-* .tlve . tmmlttee. wltl sp< il cpm .*.r si. i rb? New-York oflA,f WcSon. W -sa^-aB r#_,.h the commlttee i d later than Marcb I. The commlttee haaa ?hi to adjudlcata aa. to ,..,," n and Bpaca for eahlbtta. and need not ?\\'- rel -alfl. lt ls rsre that an , een made of mch s BToup of iud ,' . ,,, ? aafelj iiald thai the Amertcan ttraetlve. TI.re tlon o i ? m. g for the Amertcan ixhlt.lt ls ,-,,.it,;mP.:it.,l, ? '?r th- aame ara< already ln t.-.e . u ,-.' ti ? general commlttee. A more cbarm .:?.???.,.. aI,,.." countri than tba Uttla town fl,}, . ru 14 could noi aave been selected for the *X| ' Itlon. _^__ TEATUREB OF THE coTToX MARKET. A P1I.I. t'-XV UKSII.TS IN LOWKB PRICKB-PE BtAND BOR kPOT OC1TTOII MOBI A.-rivr.. ?ihe ,torm proatrated telegraph wlraa generally yeaterday and the abaanca of bualneaa from the ?,,.^ the New-York Cotton Exchange waa re ?, ..', | ,? ,i total voluma of tradlng shrunken ti 83 800 balea The reaull was. aa iisu.il under auch .. s a lutieaa market anl a i-drgtag prlce. Thi- tinai pri.es ahowedanet toaaof about 6 point.. tho new crop montha th- stcadlest. There was , ,.?. (hoii selllng by aome roembcra of the Ger man platoon, though lt la noteworthy that one comer of the Tautonlc quadtilateral has fallen into tb* bull camp wlthla the laat few days, aad there iU,. B|gaa 0f dtototaaratlon about tha whola struct '?,.. ??[ belleve." s.u l tha member of the eomMaa tlon wh . hag recently qult bla bear aaaocdatea, yes? terday. "that the ? wlll on * better deri.xnd for cotton from the .plnnera and fxport.r. from r..>w on, becauae of th* aucoaaaful bond ?aie. Thlng. arcra In .uch an uncertaln conditlon heratofora that merchanta could not get the money on cr.-iit they wanted. But that is all changed now. The bond aala mean* raatoratlon of cr.-lit and coniidence. whi.-h la the basls ..f builnaas Tha local dally Ila 'tu.u.ona, based on tetnp.rary causes. wi'.l not alter th's new and perrnatient con iltlon." i , prera ilgna all around tha aky yesterday tlint tha raaewed demand for spot cotton ex{?-. :ed by this convert to the bull slde araa matartallalBg. Exporten bought ln thla market 1,280 baUa. New Orleana aold M00 balea; Memphln, _.0??; Mobile. 60."; Oalv. iton, 171; Auguata, 3il; Norfolk, ^S. Havannah. IM, anl .'harlesion. 7>i. llxports from the port. were :"...aaj balea, or o,.*ai balea mora ihan were re . .|v< i al all tha porta. Thi araekly comparlaona nt Llverpool and In this country beiM? t.i-.iay, aud ?ome itdcllghta may be eaal oa tba cottoa siiuati-m that will make interestlng readlng. The port receipta yeaterday were '.v"*) bale.s, agalnst U,<100 la,st year. New-Orleans .-xpects to morrow "...rnO to 1,008 bales, agalast j,i!77j last year. The bulla say thesu receipta wlll be found to-mor r..w to hav.: come frorn tba cunted stocks ln the lnt.-ri.ir. Tha Intertor towna reporting were mlxed an to their ahOWlng. Augusta got biii balea, agalnst M last year; Memphla, MI balea. ai/alnat Wl; St. l^iiils, 3i. balea, agalnst M; 4'inclnnati, 111 balea, agalnal 1.151. and Ilotiston. 3.M1 balea. agalnst 2.$>~ HoUBton expects to-Jay 2.0W) bales. agalnat 2,t>o0 last y.-ar. Llverpool waa about on a par with the Amerlcan market* aa far as any actlvlty manlfcted ltaelf. Future. there closed a shade lower for early montha an.l unchanged on the new crop. 3pot aales were 1,000 bales. . ?,. The Weath.r Bureau reported the atorm ati.i pr.-vallli.g ln the cotton belt, and thts fact atMdtad the new crop month.- In this market Peart Rlver ln Mlaalaalppl, ls four nallee wlde. and tha kwlaadB of that Hta,.-. where farmerw are usually ?i0?f..l?* at this Baaaoa, are aeasof water There wlll be mora >a:ns. droutha and froaie befor* tha next ' ^aba-niV ad^lccs'say thgtM*A****.^JISSl r,N ,,e tilf. cotton Growers" Asaociation are aci^veiy lnauguiati-il at Memgbl. to ^^J^?^* [^mZ^S^lt^^^ ba forgottaa that ??ies ot terri-rawr- 11U were e-xtremely emall. aBV l 'l^.,? rS_th Carollna papera report that aalea Of tZ!A\^?S2fi? that?8iate are below th. H'Hc.Ilb^vTecelp"^n^0?hlpm?r.te are rtmnlng about o? ea-aected R*celpt? for this week have been ?LOfle bales 'agalnst 39.000 last year and shlpment. to' Europa _7.o5> bales, aga-nat 9,000 last year. TWO OLD IIOUSES GO UNDER. R. _fe H. ADAMS ASSIGN. WITH HEAVT LIABILJTIES. MANY MIL__8 INVOLVKD IN THB MISFORT-*I<*-_-? rAILURE OF LOflS SCHIF.LE. A PIONEER rOI.-J._T MANfFACTtrRER. R. A H Adams, manufa'-turers of cotton gooda, at No. 1*> Oreone-st.. falled yeaterday, and Robett Adams, the only partner ln the flrm, made an an? s:gnm..nt to Charlea E. Shade. an lnsuranee agent, at No. H Cedar-st., wlthout preferenee. The flrm !s the larf.f-.it mantif icturer of misqulto nettlng ln the l'nlted States, nnd also minufacturea dress and mllllnery llatnga crlnoltne, buekrams and tarlatan. Tlie nilll." are at F'aterson. X. J., Sh.Iton, Conn.. and N irth Scituate. R. I. The mllla at Paterson ara known as the Harmony. E-sex and Induatry Mllla; at Shelton they are the Derby Cotton MIIK and at Xorth Scituate the Mosewanalcut Manufaeturing Com|>any Mr. Adams ls presldent of the last r.amed company, whlch he organlzed In 1SXS The houae ]? a very ot.l one, having been eatab llahed !n lSLTi hy the fatber of Robert Adams. After the fnrinder of tha house dled. twenty-flve year8 ago. the buslnesa waa carrl-d on by hla two eons, Robert and Henry Adama. under the atyle of R. A H. Adama. The I othera dia-olved partnerahlp ln lr79, nnd Henry Adama contlnued the bualneaa un? der the sa flrm atyle wlth Peter Horne as a partner. They b.,\.m.r ernb___rrassed ln August. tttf, mado an aaslgnment, wlth liablllties of $1.-00,000, and eompromlsed at 53 centa on the dollar ln pay ments extendlng over aeveral years. In January, MK, Robert and Henry Adams agaln became part nera, oontlnulng together until the death of Henry ln June, MM, Btace whlch tlme Robert Adams haa carrled on th~ business alone under the old flrm s;y.e. Mr. Adams has bOTOtOfora valued his aeveral mils at about H.-t-.tM, those in Paterson havlng cost. lt ls aald. $750,.X)0. and he la reported to have carrled about H.MMM insurano. Card>zo & Nathan, the attortieys who drew up tho aaalgnmont, i-aid th~y represente.l Mr. Shade, the aaalgnaa They could giv - no id_a of tba assets or llabilitlea at present. Men had been sent to tho var;oii3 States in which Mr. A.lam..'s mills are situ ati-d to take poaaaaalon of the property on behalf of tne aaalgnaa At tba offlee of K. & H. Adams m qulrers were referred to Mr. Shade for Informatlon regardlng the gaelgnment, but ,t was intimated tliat tha wnu.e trouble was brought aooiit by inaiiillty to get loans or diaoounts, and that dull bu_un<-S8 had .-lothiii^ to do Wlth it. as the house had btea dolng a very large bualneaa Alr. Hhaut- said thai as yrt he did r.ot know any of th. details of tlu. assignmeiit, aa it bad b.e_v m i le very Bitddonly. He suppose.l it waa cauaod by li ablllty to raiae mor.t-y to ii.t-t.-t obilgatk ..* i.-com Ing .ni.-. .\ir. a la.-na d.d a very extenalve bueiaees. vi.l. a required a .arge amount of ready money to k~',. th- mllla going. He was Intoreeied in half & d.zen mill.., s.me of thern owned by himaelf aoa othera run by utock companlea, controiled by him. .\lr. Bhade could not te.l what tht- liuDliltiea amounted to In the trade they were .-..t.mated to ba about 1600,000. Asked :f the trade estin.at~s wero correct, Mr. Bhade said he did not think the l.a bllltlea would reacb u.at ngur_, but he dld no* cara i . venture ar, tratimate. The value of the as?^t* will also be dlOcult to detennlne. as tba groatar part la ln mdi property, which ..*s: a large sum, WOUld not brlng anywhert. lia real va.utj at a foreed aale. , _.. , I_4 u ?s ri. n!~!e, dolng bu.-lness as I_~wis Bchteio _a Co.. manufacturer ot corsets, at Noa 507 and 60> Hioadway, and also under tbe atyle of tba Amer .,.:. Coraot U'orka, at Xew.llaven, ronn., made an aaalgnment . u-rdav to Henry RoaenbUtt, without ; :? f. rence. Mr. Bchlele is ?r.- of th.- ptoneera in this llne ol bualnaaa, havlng begun ln l.i. aa an lm porter of eoreeta Ha dlacontlnuad lmportinj- lt. 1871 aad wont mto manufaeturing wi;h wU-pnaa Uutman as a par:t. -r. They dlaaolved on May I, i-7i and Mr s.-hie..- contlnued th.- buslnesa aloaa. He'waa generally reputod to h.- w.irth %2>ns**) la tee and real eetata Myera "< AnaWo, hls at - said that Mr. Behlele was one of tha oldeat coraet manufacturera in thn l'nlted BUtao, had been In bualneaa forty year.-. ar.d had n~v~r before ?i 11 to aak any extenaion from hbj credltora ror aome time bualneaa hu l been runnlng behind, oa >enaea wera out of all proportlon t-, tbe sal.s. and .t ,.st Mr Bchlola fOt 10 such a polnt that ho could go no further. Credltora are frlemlly dlaposed. aa they have been tware of his BttuaUon for some tim-. Myera & Anabl- e-ttlmatf the business aabllities at $..V...JiJu. ex.-iuslve of mortg_..,ea on r.-al estate. They thinlc the a-uets wlll reallze enough to pay the credltora ln ful! The asseta cooalat of ,-tock. accounts aud : SALE OF CHUBCB PROPERTY. CHR1STIAN SCIENTISTS MAKE A PURCHASE FROM a _t__rTHOD*_rr _~ -enrnr. The Xew-York Chur-h Kxtenslon and Mlsalonary florlety of the Methodist rhurch haa aold to tho Church of Chrtst (bdontUt), of Now-Toab Clty. the property on the north alde of Forty-elarhth--!-., aoa f... t weat of Blatb-ave., MzIM.lt; togeth-T wlth th? church bulldlng thereon and the mu, flxturea, etc fur a conalderatton of r-'-.OOO and the assump tion of a mortgago for |27.'??) held by tho UV.-leyan The property w-as conveyed to the Church Kx tenalon and Mlsalonary Soclety b>; tbe rector^eta, of All Souls" ch:irt-h, memorlal of tba Kev. Henry Anthon, U. D., on January __.. UM I.ITTLE ADOLl'H BOBBM GOES FREE. ND EVIDENCE THAT TOCNG HAPPEL'S DEATH WAS CA1SED BV "*IOLRN4_*__. Adolph Poehm, elght yeara old, of No. 1,859 Sec ond-are., wbo waa coamtftted by Magistrate Mott in the Har'.tTti Court on We lnesd.iy on a charge Of caustng the doath of Keary Happel. aeven yearo uld, of No. 1>1 S.vond-ave., by klcklng him ln tho ab.io-tiien on Wedneaday of laat week was agatri arraignel ln court yeaterday morning. hav.ng spent ihe ti irh' at the beadauartera of the Sc-iety for tha Preventlon of Cruelty to Chlldren. Coronera Phvalclan We_?_on made an autopay on Happf 1 a l,,iv it the hospltal Wedneaday. and found that deith had b...-n cauaod by p-ritomtis. fol.owlng ti ,- dlcttla, and that the fautllty was no: ln any way the reault of Molence. Dr* Wataoa'a certiti cate ambodytaf tbe r~suit ot tha autopay. was pre aented to the Maglatrate. who thereupon d._rch__raed the boy prlson.r. BBFVBBB TO GlVF IP THE DIAV0XD8. THE PAWNPROKER AUJDOH BEPORE MATOl. 8TRONO THAT HK DOH KOT KNOW MRS. WCRTS AH THE OWNER. Charges made by Mra. Florence H. Wurts, of No. 101 Woat ?imi*-a-b-r?--??t. agalnat Ludua IJryer. Chei pawnbroker. of Na. eU Mxtb-ava, were he&rd by Mayor Strong yeaterday. They declare tha. la juiy, 1SM. )lia. Wurta sent fJeonre Dodd, a friend, to paw-n a pair of dlamond earr'.ngs at Orymtg Hhop The earrings were worth MM, and Urver ?idvance-l a l..aj-. of M0 Karly in January, 1S9-, Mra. Wurta sent Henry Merzog, another frlend. to re .l.-.-iu tbe earrtnga but the pawnbroker refuaed to del v-r them up, aajflng tlat they hid heen pawned by another man, wh,> had glven the ownera nama as Mrs. Townaend. . , , Heraoc toob l polioeman to the ?hop. and later M,s Wurts w.-nt to claim her property. but tho pawnbroker stlll rt-fused to dellver up ^,?nJ^ monis. Mra. Wurts began a 8U11 la vte Buprema Court for the re.-overy of the gema. and MM U, atUI penlmg. MM alao made the *_____??-__ ?pV -a lon of havlng ^^ers llcenae revokflDo-, ,r .l.M-latvd that he .1.1 not kaOWMtW. WjU^Jj the owner of the dlftmon-ls, and he had lnslatea n'.in her? M-niohing proot of ownerahlp. Hla coun ^"tfw-uli bf w?e.l?to have the pollceanan oall_4 aa a wltneas._ _ TRE OLD TYTELFTHST. CCROOL. Poundem' Day waa oboerved yeaterday at tha old Twelfth-at. achool. On the platform wero Dr. Huater. of the Normal College; the Rev. Dr Oeorge F. Alexander. Lawson X. FMHer. Colonel Hrewerton and membera of the Hoard of Truateea The numbera on the programme were glven by UlSe E T Chlaholm. Mlas Maude Morgan Mra. ift Thomaa Bur.y and Mlss Ada Bleecker Wlnne. Aa orlglnal poem was read by Mrs Kleanor Dunn. The exerclsea were cloaed with tha alnglng of "Auld Lang Byne." 8TEPBEX B. FREXCB'S FUXERAL. The funeral of ex-Poilce Commlaaloner Btephaa B. French. who eommltted aulcldo by ebootlng oa Monday, took ptace at hla home at 4 o'clock yeater? day afternoon. The funeral waa prlvate. Servtcn waa conduoted by the Rev. Gouverneur Morrla WUhtaa. aaalatant mltU-ter of St. Andrew'a Church, who ls an lntlmate frlend of the famlly. The only persona preaent at the aervlcea wero the widow. the two aona, Leater and Stephen B. Jr? who la a student ln the Law Schoil of Yale Unl verslty; the daughter, who llvea ln Peeksklll: Hore.og W. Campbell and William R. Hunt. Mr. French'n two bualneaa partnera; Dlstr.*t-Attorney John R. I'V.iows and Oeneral Mlchael Kerwln. BurUl wlll bo at S__g Harbor, I_ong laland, tm day. i