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i THE LEAK IN THE SENATE.
f' MB. xnmvxDa vr.ixn to ttiroir uoir
I 3 IlIC bVX OUT TUB XKH8.
jrrase.enat ITlliU late Jejeaoe ay
f whisk rather Morrill' Heoort woe 14 ad.
i Pohlle Mr. Bobla Allowed Here hie
Keetnac-deka ah.rneaa'a Man Xrjaaled.
F" WAPixaTOJJ, April 1. The. Sonato hoa not
h - et found out how Father Morrill's document
V n the internal revenue appointments, which
? wa carefully guardod In secrot icatlon, sot
4 Into Tub Bun. It turns out that Mr. Riddle-
blTger was the man who started tho disousalon.
ever Uia article la tha secret aoatlon on Tues
, day. Ila made a brief apeacb. In which ha
harped that tba Senators waro using under
Handed means to dlaoloee tha prooeadloica of
xeoutlve sessions, and were setting- before
' the pubilo matter that were favorable to them
aolves. while ther eonooated transaction that
were not to tholr credit It any of tba proceed
ings wore to be siren to tba proas he thought
II should be. and the doora opened, that the
ubllo might know all that was coins on In
executive session. He said that It was porfectly
ciear that the publication of the Morrill report
was for a partisan purpose, at nothing, wae
i. ejatd about tho minority report elgnod by Boa
s ator Mcrh"rson.
y The other IDomocratlo fniembora of tha Ft
LJ Btinoe Committee united with tho Republicans
v In tho roport of Mr. Morrill, but Mr. McPher-
aon dissented to that portion of it which aa-
Q.od tha Administration of backing down in
the contest over the papers. Mr. McPheraon
held that there was nothins in the lettor of Mr.
Manning certifying to the good character and
honorable conduct of tha suspended official
that could be construed aa a surrender of the
' position originally taken by the Administration.
Mr. Edmunds read his tlmo-bonored lecture
to the Bennto about disclosing what occurred
behind the doors, and urged that there should
be an Investigation of tbo leak. He moved that
the Committee on Prlvllesea and Elections be
' directed to make an investigation into the
1 means by which a cony of Senator Morrill' re
port was made public.
v Mr. Hoar, the Chairman of that committee..
- decllued to undertake thelob.as It would be use
' less. 'lint sort ol thing had been tried before.
and had simply roeullud In making tbe Senate
ridiculous. . . ...
den, Logan, nlson membnr of tho committee.
took the snme grounds, and snld that the only
way the Bcuato cou'd pruvent the secrets being
published was to have no secrets, to conduct
all its proceedings In the presence of tho pubilo.
Mr. Hour suggosled Unit Urn Judiciary Com
mittee ought to mnkn the lnviatli;ntlon. Mr.
Edmunds, he thought, was tha vory man, as ho
appeared to bo most anxious to punish Iho of
fenders. Mr. IMmunds replied tbntthe Judiciary Com
, mlltoe was loaded down with work, othorwlse
, It would he willing to unilortnke tbe duty,
, Which, however, really belonged to the Com
mittee on 1'rivtleges nnd Elections. Ho scolded
a .rood deal morH about the disclosure of se
crets, and an Id tliero whs no question In his
i mind about the way tliuv got out. The news
paper men got their Information from Ron-
atora. and the acoiirncyof the reports published
i depended more or loss upon whether certain
Senators were proeent at the position.
Benntor Ingti Is said that he wished the 8n
atore who with fiirnislilng this inronnutlnn to
tbe press would be a little more accurate and
not misrepresent him. He sutd tliut some
s weeks ago he wbh published as having made a
motion which hud been made liy his colleague,
and It was one that he could not conscientious
ly approve.
Senator Mabone moved thnt tho Inveitlaa
( lion be Intrusted to n special committee com-
posed of Senators lUil lluberger and Van Wick.
i at which there wiun gloat dual of laughter.
I Jtr. Vooihvos (nought the Sennto was westing
a great deal of time. It whs clour to blm how
f the roport came to ho published. Somo Heiin-
' tor who had not the con intra to acknowledge
, his transgression had hfunl the vole to remote
the Injunction of secrvcy from th report of Mr.
, . Morrill and had loft the Simuto before the mo.
i lion torecoFililirwttn rntrrud. He tuirvented
) that the subject be dropped, nnd that the Sen
ate proonedat oncetotbeenseaon thaealondar.
Iaoxecutlve SHXHlonon Wndnnsday Mr. Hnw
X yr reported faornbly a nnmtier o nnmlnn-
" tlons of Wisconsin Fistinnstera nnd Mr. Mnxey
a uumlierof Ti'xas PontintistiTs who lire the
auccuesorsofofTunHlvH partisans. It wuiHtatxd
that InsomHOf theee ciiHes the I'ostmiviter
Qenernl had furnished some of th pnpirs re
lating to the eiispeneinn tfore the Adminis
tration bad decided upon Its policy In that re
aped, while In other cases tbe committee had
leurned from other sources that there were no
charges against the men who were removed,
i- They recommended the conflrinatloa of the
u men nominated, as they wero shown to be un
objectionable, and the suspended ofHcinle had
la each case expressed no dissatisfaction at
their suspension, but took. It aa a matter of
oo urea.
A large number of Postmasters were eon-
irmed. and there waa no delate until the case
f John C. Fish, nominated aa PoBtinast-r at
Man k a to, waa reached. Ha waa reported ad-
1 -rerselv by tha Committee ou Post Offices and
Post Roads, en tba ground that he was unfit to
hold that office. It waa also reported that dur
ing the Illness and after the death of Oen.
I fjrant. Fish published in the Mnnksto Hwtrw,
I of which he is the editor, artlclea of a shame-
! teas character. In which be maligned the dead
hero, and spoke of htm in tbe most contemptu
ous terms.
Senator Tnbor made a speech. In which be
nid that Flsb wee personally obnoxious to blm
nd Congressman Waketleld of that dlalrict.KDd
fee had been waiting for eeeral years to gat an
opportunity to punish Fish for tbe attacks made
pon him in his neuspsper. Ho asked his
fj fellow Senators, as a personal favor, to assist
j Dim in Inflicting that punishment. Fish ap-
j peared to have no friends on the Democratic
8 side to defend him, end nothing was said In his
9 favor, but he wne rejected unanimously with
' out a call of tbe yeas and miys.
Oeorge M. Hell, nominated as Postmaster at
Wabeter City. lown, was also rejected. He was
appointed to succeed C, W. Hunter, the editor
- of tbe Republican paper at Webster City, who
was suspended for offnsie partisanship, Ben-
ator Wilson made a written report upon the
case. In which It was shown that, although the
., Administration had removed Hunter for being
Republican partisan, it had appointed a man
la bis place whose partisanship waa his only
recommendation; and Mr. Wilson argued that
tba Senate ought to aaslst the President in
carrying out ble pledges to the Mugwumps by
rejecting an appointment which he had un-
etouMediy made In a fit of abstraction or In
Ignorance of tha character of tha man. Mr.
Wilson's report embodied conies of the docu
ments furnished by tbe Poet Office Department
to abow tba reason of Bell's appointment
' Among tbem were letters from llell himself. In
Which beset forth at length the service he bed
,, v rendered to the Democratic party, and pledged
- bluiself to redouble his efforts If the appoint-
meat waa give- him. He ssld that he had
, for years published a Democratic paper In a
community where three-fourths of tbe popula-
Won were Republicans, and bad hardly been
i able to mate a living out of It. Mow that a
Democratic Administration bad rotne Into
i t power, he thought he ouvht to be rewardod for
i. , hie loyalty In the past, and the financial assist-
'' , snee given blm that the salary of Postmaster
would afford, so that he ecu Id labor for the ad
vancement of Democrallo prlnclplea without
i hearing tha howling of tbe wolf at the door.
It waa also shown that since hla appointment
aa Postmaster last summer Bell had continued
" to aerve aa a member of eeveral Democratic
-. committees, had attended conventions aa a
?,-j delegate, had manipulated primary dec-
, itons, and during the campaign last fall had
-Jf- made eighteen speeches on the stump for the
N. " Pemoirallo ticket. In other words, he was the
-ft Democratic leader In hla Congress district,
and waa appointed for that reason. There wee
r ary little discussion over Mr. Belt's oaac. He
Wiis rejected without a dltlslon.
Then tba caae of the Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Dayton. Ohio, district was
' taken up. Chris Kneeht. the nominee, was ap
pointed to auceeed a aoldier, suspeuded, but
was favorably reported from tbe Committee ou
Finance with tho rest of tbe butch, concerning
which Herretary Manning reported that there
were no charges. Although Kneeht la an ac
tive Democrat. Senator Sherman favored bis
r confirmation and Senator Payne opposed It. It
jravs charged that, at tba last oleollon In Ohio.
J Knecbt went back en his party anil assisted tho
Republicans In the election of a member of the I
E IiCglelatiira who voted for 8barmiin's return to ,
I the Senate. Mr. Pavnc wauled blm rejected on
I thle account, and Mr. Sherman advocated hla ,
nnflrmatlon for the same reason. When the
rote was declared as against confirmation. Mr.
barman made a speech In wblob be said tliut
II the other Colleotore bad been conllrmed.
nd there waa no reason why thia otic should
ajot be. They all should stand or fall together,
a their rasea were Identical, He therefore '
moved to reconsider the votes by which a largo '
aumtier of Internal Revenue Collectors. In Pean
avlvanla, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois. Kentucky,
Wisconsin, and Iowa wero oonflrmed on Mon
day last. Pending debate unoa Mr. Bherokaa'a
nation tha Senate adjourned.
A Beaes Heeler Flae-t.
Thomae O'Reilly, tho aon of Dr. James
O'R-lilr et 329 Wot Twcnty-Mcond street, was charge
ky William A. furiUtum. couaMl tor Iha tlati Mrdlcal
eclMy, tk araeililnf m4leln wltbeut a sipleina
Pr. 4Jtlttr wat eatt 1 up. a to attend aa lufaat nameit !
Orsnt. atUroD-Tl-iibliwintouk bK yia. Thsrhlta
' aire. an4 tli Coroner at tb Iniiueet tafrared lb
CHelllje. Vuna O'K.llljr was flue J aao.
,, lie 0mm Ntcwawe Uaisariar.
The Iitos Club baa abandoned tbe plan of
f f ouiii its reelauraut and wlu raom by eoulraet with
La efaward. Tbty will htraarter be man-fed by Ibr
II a-e Commute ua dab acoanaL and wiU ae anaer the
SniuieUlaia 'direction ut sealarUd etaaant. Tke lakle
(Thai dinner bee keen rtvea rb. Tba aasual naetus
el His slab u sa Hoaaaj asal.
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' MAlUfMD MOM XlLLtXm A WOMAK.
,rtvo Tkeoaawt reeirAo Wllaeee the Xxpla.
Ilea afjeat IfflUaaa Cfrleae.
I,EtmaTON,,Mo., April 3.-Joff Wilson (ool
orod) waa hanged hero to-day for the murder
of Jennie Sanford. hla mJatraaa. on July ft,
1881, When tha prooeesion passed from the
jail to the gallowa be waa oheorlul and ami led
recotf nlUon as be went along. He talked tor
seventeen mlnotaa on tho acaffold. When tba
drop fell hla feet touohed tho ground, but ha
waa hurriedly drawn up an.d the rope abort
aned. Hla neok waa broken. Ufa waa pro
nounced ex.tln.ct In twalra mlnntea, Five thour
aand peraona witnessed tba execution.
Jeff Wilson discovered that Jennie Sanford
hnd been Intimate with white men. Jeff waa
unaware of thla fact until a few days before, be
killed her, ahe bavins aucceeded In bllndlcg
him to tho truth tor several month. When
Wilson discovered It bo brooded over tho mat
ter until be decided to kill ber.
He wont to the home of Nelson Davis, where
Jennie bad room. and. passing into her room
while ahe was asleep, be awakened her and
commanded her to set tip. a ne wonted her to
go up town. Bhe refused, telling blm aha
wished to have no further deallnca with him.
A few more words were exchanged, the wenan
by thla time being In a silting posture In bed,
and again refusing to go up town. Wilson,
with a vile Imprecation, then drew a pistol and
nred at bar. tho bullet taking effect In her
stomach,
Wilson stood against the door by which ho
had entered, outtlng off flight In thnt direction,
but the woman, dangerous aa waa her wound,
leaped from the bed. and. pulling a door on tbo
opposite side of tbe room from its fastenings,
gained tbe porch, across whloh aha ran.
Wilson Brad again, tbo second shot takias
effect between the sixth and seventh rlba, near
tha book. Tbo woman, with notified bands,
shrieked for mercy, when Wilson fired tha
third time. Inflicting a wound In the Hand,
whloh waa appeallngly held nut to blm. Gain
ing tbe end of the porch with threo wounds,
two of which were fatal, Wilson's victim leaped
over a paling fence and dropped dead.
irnBcKED os nBtciiiniMr roisr.
A. Doleb Brlgaelln Ocea Aabare la m Feg
After m Teavpeeiaoas Teiyaae.
FAitii River, April The Dutch brtgnn
ttne Fredellet, Capt. Da Jonke. from Rio
Grande, Brazil, to Boston, la a wreak on tho
rocks near Reaconnet Point Bhe went ashore
at 9 on Wednesday night in a fog. The Fredel
ist left Rio Orando seventy-seven daye ago
wltb a cargo of dry hides, consigned to a Boa
ton house, and had a rough passage, encoun
tering gates and head winds and being buffeted
about by wind and ware. Tha Captain says
the seas woro hi caking over her about half the
time, and eorythlns movable on deck was
washed awny. For tbo last Ave days be neer
got a glimpse of the eun or stars, and wassail
ing by dead reckoning.
On Wednesday ulght he encountered a thick
fog and n Rtlft hree7n, and wren he passed
Urenton's Rent lightship he thought be woe on
the south aide of Nantucket, and laid a north
east ooiiree. with a freo wind, to round the
elbow of tho Cape, The fog closed In so thick
that he did not seo the light on Seacnnnet
Point and the brlgnntino stood In under malti
sntl foretnpsnll. and Jib. running before tho
wind.nlien the sound of the breakers on tbe
old breakwater was heard. It whs ton lato to
put about, and tbn brlganttna struck on tho
rocks about three-quarters of a mile Inside of
the light, Theie Is no bell nor fog horn at the
Point to warn mariners off that dangerous
coaxt, nnd consequently wrecks are frequent,
three vetsola having len dhd upon tbe
rocks In the fog at that place recently.
When the riititeliet struck she was canght
firmly by the jugged rock of the ruined break
water. The crew, conlMlng of Cnpt D Jonke
nml live men, tonic to the boate. and landed In
Flailing C 'Ve. They were within a few hun
dred vitrris of habitations. Imc, not knowing
where they were, they remained upon tho
Point without shelter during the night. When
the wicob ant discovered In the morning, tbo
men wero tiiken to Col. Si-son's bouse.
The Frednllst was 150 tons measurement,
nntl was built In 1HIS4. Her cargo Is valued at
about MO 000. Tho cargo may be savod. but
the vossol will be a total wreck.
oca Fii.ii vnTica sme.
lleclnaluc Ike Inquiry ,1hent Ike Mliatea ef
elia City of alealeo.
United States Commissioner Shields yes
terday began the Interrogatories sent by tbe
United States Court In Florida in reference to
the mission of the steamship City of Mexico,
seized by the war vessel Galenn and bold at
Key West aa a filibuster. CoL O. K. P. Howard
appeared for the Government, Lawyer W. W.
Maofarland waa counsel for tbe owners of the
vessel, and Lawyer ADram H. Wakeman repre
sented tbe Honduraa Government, to over
throw which the steamship expedition Is eald
to have been fitted out Detective Jamas Mac
haa, who dlsooverod tbo warlike nature of tho
vessel's voyage, was also present No ono else
wae allowed to attend tha referunoo exoepttbo
witnesses.
The only witnesses examined were Frank J.
Lord, one of the owners of the vessel, and
K.imuel n. Marks of 16 Urondwuy. They were
questioned as to the chartering of the vessal,
and the sort of cargo she curried. She waa
laden with corn. A. V. Btrausn and Edward J.
Austin sre to be examined to-dny.
Oen. Deignrdo, the leader oi the expedition,
and hie Lieutenant, Col. Manuel Morel, are the
only persons captured en tho City of Mexico
n ho were held to ball In Key West. Delgardo
la a nntlve of Honduras. .Morel Is a tull-blooded
West India negro, more than six lectin height
He was employed by Gen. Aguillera In
1876 In a flllhusterlng expedition against
Cuba. He and others sailed in tbe steamer
Montezuma from a Central American port, and
took pnsseealon of the ship after she got out
side of port Morel threw the Captain, a
Spaniard, overboard, and he was drowned.
The Spaniard frigate Isabella Cattnllca chased
the Monteznna. and she was scuttled, those on
hoard escaping In open boate. Morel and
Prado, a son of Gen. Prado of Peru, went in
tbe came boot and found repoao on an island
in the South Atlantic.
KM ft UK Ti CUT CLUB.
EWetlem t Meert-frcteurlno fur Ike, Ai.
bmhI Rcgeilleu
At tha annual meeting of tho Empire Yacht
Club of the city of New York juvt held the fol
lowing gentlemen were elected to serve during
the ensuing year: John B. Macduff. Commo
dore: Daniel O'Brien, Vlee-Corn Biodore ; Lewis
MoGowen, Rear Commodore: Richard Cullen,
President ; James Mulligan. Treasurer ; Charles
Raub.'Becretary; Oharlea F, Friend. Assistant
Secretary; A. J. Brush. Measurer; Hiram
Retcbum. Judge Advocate; Robert J. Lang,
Chaplain; W. W. Yungee, Fleet Burgeon ; John
O'Brien, Bsrgeant-at-Arms; John Blue, Stew
ard. Trustees: John B. Maeduff, Richard Got
ten. A. J. BrtiKh. Daniel O'Brien, Patrick Myhan.
Patrick J. O'Brien. Jobn A. McMunus. William
Klnsev. Oenrge Brush, Robert Lang, John Fen
nell. Regatta Committee; Patrick Myhan.
John O'Brien, John Fonnell. Jobn A,MeManua.
John J. Clifford. Tbe club will charter one of
the Iron Steamboat Company's boats to carry
the club members and their guesta at the re-
fstta of this season, which will be sailed in
une over the regular elub course around
Sand's Point buoy and return. The new elub
nnuse at tbe foot of 102d street East River, has
itiHtheein completed. It la a very comfortable
itilldlng, Tho elub Is In an excellent financial
condition.
avffvaa it bad iikks am old onk,
X Jfew Oklaeae raaaelrir Ike rtaardy Aft,
femrel Marbvr'e Faaatlr
Louis Hlrech, a barber at a Stuyyeaant
street, led a pala little boy Into the office of
Sanitary Superintendent Day at tho Health
Department yesterday, and said that bo bad
five mora suob children and a wife at home, all
of whom bad been made veryslok by the tames
that rose through the cracks in tbo Boor of bis
apartment from a new Chinese laundry which
had been established under blm on tha day
beforo. Ho said that bo waa arouaad by a
sense of suffocation at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning to find hla children moanlnt and' the
room filled wltb an anendurablc clench. The
stench waaaoomblnatlonof the pdoraof opium
smoking, dirty e otbes. eoao suds, and Chinese
food. Ha opened tbe windows and rnahed down
to tho itreet.whsre ha told hla story to a polios
man. The policeman banged oa tha laundry
door wltb his elub until be brought tbo sleepy
Chinamen' out The whiff which tha police
man got whan they opened tba door drove blm
acroaa tho sidewalk, but the Chinamen entiled
apologetically, and said "Menosrosllee." An
Inspwotor waa cent to Investigate tho laundry.
Maa Who Uallev le Sllyar Calxa-re.
In tbo cat f part of noxt week a meeting of
tieuacre sad niarekaeM wae- are eppeatc to the further
eon tree Uea t tba aarreacy aad la (aver et lbs an
nulled eolneae of allver. win k Del In OMakarinx HalL
Auionxibniany eseakcra who will adJriiu lk nwat
Ina are Jobn Tbunipiiin. rreetdent of tbe Obaea Natleual
Bank Oexiar A. Ilaeklaa Edwards rierf ewenl, Jaatra
W, Murpbr. yredarltk W. foote, Jmu a, UeJaats, and
Uesie Ucllabea. a
Jfear Teas eT Meaa ahete Ik Beat !.
The sanitary police seized four tons of bob
veal at tea Maria Wtsi XujIm aaAr reaiaiav,
J.
xhm tWKXjrtm MKotmart Moaxmxat.
A macced) aa4 Ma mI to Balletteg Ikat Jtceka
ireag aad U Sliremg.
Tho new armory of tho Twelfth Rcfflmont,
N. O., B. K. T.. fronttngSSS feet on Sixty-second
street SOO feet on Ninth avenue, and l7Steat
on Blxty-flrst street, promisee to be. when com
pleted, ono of tho most perfect edifices In the
country In adaptation to tho purposes for
whloh it la designed, and. withal, ono of the
handsomest buildings In tbe ally. Its brick
walls are a feet t Inches thick. Independent of
the segmental buttresses of brick, which pro
Mot 16 Inches, and are 8 feet wide, at uniform
i distances of 35 tce from contra to centre.
Their average height on Ninth avenue which
I le on a rising grade le 49 feet and tho corner
Vwxa on that avenue arc esohto bo 63 feet
high abovo tha Uvel.of the curb. The hall and
LAW lit TUB ruiJCB CUVBTa,
Wfcere tke Tfeamdaraan Baae Don's JJla
peiie with Blea r with the afanlalrala.
Tho averago civil court lawyer becomes
completely bewildered when he gets Into a
police oourt He has not the ellghtest Idea of
tbe way In which pollc" court business Is man
aged, and resents as unwarranted Impudence
all Interference by tbe court officers. Accus
tomed to take orders only from the presiding
magistrate and tbe freedom of our civil courts,
be cannot understand why an ordinary police
man should hae the power to restrlot his
movements. Tbe roundsman of a pollen court
Is In charge during the J iistlcn's absence, and
collisions frequently occur between that olBcor
and the Inwyt-rs.
Recently one of tbe latter, a prominent civil
lawyer, came Into a nnlloe court with a party
of friends. lie waa interested In a case where
a brew rs wagon had run over nnd killed a
boy. The oourt room was very crowded, there
wero some hard cases In the prisoners' box
who needed watolilntf, and the court offlners
were very btiey. Tbe roundsman bad given
orders to allow none but lawyers or reporters
Inside the railing
The Inwrerconlldentiyaivancen to tne gats
1 wltb four gentlemen following blm, and tried
l to open It ......
1 Are you a lawyer, sir. and are theae gentle
men lawrern?" asked the officer at the gate.
"1 am a lawyer." replied the other, haughtily,
"and these are my friends."
"They can't come Inelde unless thsy nre law
yers," said the ofllcsr.
"Well, they will come In," retorted the law
yer, angrily; "I want you to understand that I
nm an nfflrarnf thla oourt and don't utke any
orders Ironi you."
"Oh, come, that will do," Interrupted the
roundsman, all theofflcerthat you amount to
won't do mtieb ruling In this court Those men
will not come in, and If you are not very care
ful you won't either. I am runulug this court
just at preeant myself."
The lawyer retired angry. Later, when be
complained to the Justice of the Indignities to
which be had been subjected be received only
very cold comfort
"If we were to allow all tbo friends of law
yers Inside the railing." said the Justice,
there would not be room foroiirlvea."
Several months ago Justice Gorman threat
ened to lock up a lawyer for contempt. It waa
In the Yorkvllle Police Court -The lawyer
wanted a warrant, which was refused him. He
wanted to argue the matter, but the Justice re
fused to listen. There was a large crowd wait
ing to be heard, and tbe roundsman motioned
him to leave tbe etand. He took no notice of
tbn roundsman, who tben caught him by the
arm end forced him down. He blazed forth
Indignantly, but was speedily silenced by tbe
UuetW threat to lock him up.
In tba matter of obtaining warrants or sum
1 roonses and In conducting an examination the
! majority of civil lawrnrs make egregious
leases of themselves. The magistrate baa no
; option In a cose of felony or theft but to bold
I tba prlsnosr for trial. Yet these lawyers will
, go Into long arguments as In the higher courts
where the decision would be final.
1 In contradistinction to these lawyers tha
, police court shyster, without any trade In stock
but unscrupulousness, impudence, and a
shrewd judgment of the msgltrate's wblms,
knows iust what to do. He makes no blunders,
never argues against tba magistrate's decision,
unless for tho purpose of Impressing hie client
with his real, and la always on the ban of
terms with the elerka and oourt officers, most
of whom throw oases In bis way In return for
tips. Ha baa only a snperfli'ial knowledge of
the law, and owes bis success In great part to
roguish smartness. Yet he growe rich while
the average civil lawyer, with twice his knowl
edge of law, barely makes a living.
Dry Beeha raw tba Wave Tarela.
i Wabuinotom. April 1 The House Committee
on Naval AS.Ire lo-daj, by a vols of seven to three, lu
elracttil Representative Moadoo to report favorably a
bill asthorUIng tba Secretary at tha Nsvy 10 contract
Cor tha eaaatrueUnn of Ibree limber dry docks ateueh
Hire uaer rarde as a Bcerd of out era to be named by
blm eiiall deelrnaia. Bach of said dooke ehallnntbe
leea ibaa SOU feet loiia. and tbali not coel mora than
S .! eeok. The inn of fl.ouo.ouu le epproirlud
toward th? ennitruotlon ec thodocke Tn bill alee ap
nronrliteefiuu, 00 to be expended Dy Ike Seireiarr of
the Nary for a timber deok or deck tu be pl.rrd at each
aeatlens nr navy yards on ibe (lulf aa tbo Board et OnV
cera by alia le be uaoied eliail dealsiiate.
QenfVeoolee ereue leeaeellsry,
MaU, Maes., April X Edward Aylesbury,
srd n years, of Kvarett who vu arreated en Wednes
day, haa continent that ba eat tha Area whleb eaueed Iba
partial drmallttan of Iba Belmonl eeboet hauee iaet earn
loer end rodnneereil tke liven at Soil pnpila. Ua alee
oenfeeeed that be elarltd tha Are wblan deatreyac iba
houeee of decree H. Hell and CepL Atwood, whose
laaUUae barely eeaee4 wltb their Uvea
. 1
which II haa been designed. A lltUa oast of the
cebtrs of Sixty-second street tinder the main
tower, is the grand entrance of tbe armory. It
Is recessed back to a depth of elehtfctt be
hind tho front linn of the wall, and Is flanked
on each side by three portholes, from which
Assailants conld bo subjected to a destructive
fire of musketry. Still furtbsr protection
ie afforded by a projecting "bay" above,
three feet outside the wall front Toe flank
ing' portholes are enoh two foot high by
six Inches width In front flaring to three feel
at tbe back. All this la In massive granite, tho
material that constitutes nil the foundatlona
of the wal s. from the solid rock upon whloh
they rest up to a height of seven feet nbovo
ground, and tho whole of the first story of tha
administration building. The window trim
mlngs and various points of architectural or
namentation arpnl'o of granite. The exterior
dlmenslona of the doorway arch ato 80 feet In
width, by 15 foot In height On each side It Is
supported by a hug fantitflj; S6jfof war1'
carved out of granite, and. behind those, upon
abort end.maaslve Norman columns.
Tho main tower. 10 feet bleb, li surmount-
narrow windows all protected by massive '
grille-work In Iron.
To give anything Ilka a dear idea of tho con.
etruotlon of thia Ane atruoture it will bo neoee
sary to consider It In two separate parts, tho
drill room, and tba administration building.
The former ooouples all tbo eastern and of tho
edifice, and is Interiorly 178 by 200 feet It haa
two entrances, tbo main one from tho great
door In the administration building, and tha I
other, which will only be used as an exit on
Nintb avenue. Its floor Is of heavy yellow pine. '
laid upon timbers that are based upon a bed of
asphalt lnld on tbe ground, so thnt Its solidity I
Is porfsct From the floor to tho top of tho
steel truse arches supporting tbe roof tho
height Is 50 feet 6 Inches. Rising above that to a
oentral height of 14 feet Is the "lantern." a con
strnctlon of Iron and glass 130x52 font, extend
ing north and south la the ooutre of tbe roof.
Its sides, nine feet high, can be opened all
around when required to ibcrease ventilation.
Almost entirely around the room will extend a
platform wide enough to occupy the space be
tween the wull and tnu fronts of the ponderous
arched roof girders at their bnsea. nnd suf
ficiently high to enahlo persons nittliig on It to
overlook nil evolutions on the drill floor, ns
their oyes will lie about seven feet above the
floor. On the western, northern, nnd part of
the eastern allies wilt be a hanging gallery
twelve feat wide at a height of thirteen feet
from ihn floor. For tbn nrnaent. tllilmlmitlon
will be supplied by ga but the electrlo light Is
a iinsiihllltv, at lont of the near future. Racks
for holding 1.1)00 rifles will be ranged along the
wot aide.
According to the pinna of the architect. Mr.
J. E. Waro. whloh are twins faithfully tarried
out. this Is to be not simply a drill room, but a
fortrees. All around Its mn"slve well rlees
soven feet above tho roof, and this parspet wall
Is pierced at frequent Intervals with portholes
large enough for the mtizle of a howitzer or a
Galilnggun. This parapet will not only cover
and protei-t defenders dietrihuted on the wide
platform behind It. hut shield the great light
and ventllntlnn "Intitnrn" In the roof, einca an
attacking party w uld hae to remain at a
great distance away to get a range over
It thnt would touch the glais Bides of
the lantern. The platform nlfords a shel
tered communication on tbo roof between
the circular corner towers on Ninth avenue.
These towers are GI) foci high. Their upper
floors, on a level with that behind tho parapet,
are 9 foot In diameter, and thoan beneath 30
fet up reached by Iron stairways from tho
floor below, are 7 feel In diameter. Their walls
are so pieced with portholes as to command
perfectlythe etirroundlng streets, and to rnko
tbe walls of the building. Tim npper floors are
so arrenged thnt Gutting guns can be operated
from them. Over the Ninth avenuo entrance le
a projecting "bey," from whloh an assault
might be repelled, and the door in tbnt en
trance will be a conHtriietlon agalust whloh
battering rams will avail nothing.
That part of the nrtnory known as tbe nd
mlnistrntlnn halloing is. architecturally, much
the most handsome, and, like the drill room,
seems to be perfectly ndapted to tbe enda for
adby a wronght-lron flagpole, with ornamental
ancbora on the outelxle. and has four stories.
Tliero are aleo toff more towers on this front
a square one. set diagonally and overhnnglng
at tha northeast angle of thia building, and
that which rises st the northwest corner, tha
former 80 feet and the latter CO feet high. Be
tween these la continued the parapet platform
and wall, with portholes like tlioae In the wall
surmounting the drill room. The twenty-two
windows In this front will be protected by
grill work of grant strength. Tho door
opens upon a vestibule twenty-four feat
wide, with red brick flooring, llubt brick
walla, and open timber ceiling, attpported
ongranltc corbels. Running east and west In
the centre of the building is the main hell
opening nt the eastern end Into tbe big drill
room. Oppoaile the door will be the main
stulrwav, which Is expected to be one of tbe
eapeolnlly handsome filatures of the Interior,
Enotmonsly large oak posts, with great brack
ets of oak, in the French Gothic style, will sup
port the work above, nnd the rises ind treads
of the steps will nil be shown. There will be
three of those htg posts for the first flight of
stairs, and four above. Above tbe thlid floor
the structure will be of Iron.
The great size of the builiilngstves ample ac
commodation far all the rooms requited for
regimental purposes, even on the met elabor
ately liberal scale. On the first floor, to the left
of the entrance, are two squad drill rooms,
large anil airy apartments, and the armorer's
rnotn. Totlinr'ght are the rooms of the Col
onel. Adjutant, held, nnd staff, end a chamber
S333 feet for tho Board of Officers. Another
room as larre ns till-latter one, on the oppo
site side or the i inin hall Is for company offi
cers' meetings. Ot: tlilsslde. also, are the libra-
r. rending room, siiruenn's room, non-commis-slnned
staff room, and toilet apartments.
On tliBHni'ond floor are ten company rooms,
each 'ilx.lo feet, and the tower room of much
larger dimension for general uses. Each
company room will coutnln one hundred lock
ers, closets for company books, a grand flrn
pluca ot brick and stone, eight lent wide,
wrought Iron ehaniMinrHof military deslun,
and other apnropriateaiidliandanme furniture.
Most nf the thirl floor vil'l be loft for one
room, 90x78 feat, suitable for a gymnasium,
but them is also nmnle apace for accommoda
tion nf the quartermaster and the band and
drunip corps.
In the townr. which rises still two stories
higher, will be rooms for storuge. drum corps
I practice. Ac
In the basement, under the armorer's room.
I will ho the magazine. L iwn there will also be
i closets, Hhorrsr baths, engineer's room, coal
Btnrnue cellurs. boilers, and a kitchen com
pletely fitted nut with ranees and nil sorts of
I conking uienslls, and capable nf feeding 1,000
men at a time In case of necessity.
1 There will also bo, under tbe north sldoof
the drill room, a rifle range 200 foet long, with
oignt tarirets.
I All parts of both buildings will be supplied
with steam bent.
The Interiors of tha bulldints will harmonize
well with their etronc nnd ufToctivn exterior.
Nolhlnirof n tawdry or simply pretty appear
ance will be permitted to Uolaln the uniformity
of the simplicity and inii8Hliuie-.s that It le In
tendo! shall everywhere meet the eye. The
Interior trim mines of the doors and windows
nnd tha wainscoting nf the halls are all of
briok. Between them the wall Is of rough oast
plaster. All Is rugged, massive. Impressive,
BUW iOAJJO.V'fl IH IKHESIING UUfB.
A. Ilellrrin Iko Anel.ni Wkntlns Town tkat
Oil May ba airuek Tkora by Ilurlng.
Ni:w London, March 30 For some tlmo
past tbe local pnpers have contained occasional
references to surface Indications of oil In the
northern part of this town, but tbe public has
scarcely treated the discovery seriously until
recently, when the presence of oil has become
so manifest that even the Incredulous have be
come sufficiently Interested to CO Into their
pockets for the moans necessary to sink n well
and try their luck. The oil has appeared oa
the surface of a III tie stream that runs from
Waterford through tho upper part of the town
to the rlter. on the bniiks nf the stream, whore
It has accumulated in considerable quantity,
nnd In the adjoining fields, which at present
aro saturated with It, specimens of the crude
oil have boon experimented with to determine
its value as n lubricator and Illuminator, and
for both ussg It bus been found excellent. The
territory where tbe oil was llr-t noticed resem
bles, say oil men, the country where it first ap
peared In Pennsylvania.
Within a few days the quantity apparent has
considerably incruused. and alr-ady arrange
ments sre making to begin boring an expen
sive experiment in the opinion of many, but
there are nlHo many who believe that oil will be
found In paying quantities. A sort of bastard
frranlte underlies all the territory where the oil
as been noticed, and this will cost high to
drill, probably tl a foot, hut that Is not enough
to terrify a people accuetomud to put their
money In whale shins by the thousands nnd
trust to the chance of finding It aim In In blue
water. It would seem like poetic justlco for the
sceptre of oil, wnlah departed this port more
than a quarter of a century slnoe, to come back
to it aguin out ot tbo aarth.
TlilBKB CHAKUKIt AH SI J h OX HI,
C77 Cubic Turde .fit wklck Hnslnner Ckarch
Sun la Nal I'nlil Fur "Tel.
Fifth Division Enlnoor E. Sherman OoulU
testified yesterday beforu the engineers' com
mittee engaged In Investigating the charges of
Engineer Craten against Chief Engineer
Church. He produced maps and calculations
relative to the amount of timber work charged
as masonry on bis division. He computed that
In 10,370 cunlo yards of mnsnnry there were
277.11 cubic yards ef timber cbargiid as ma
sonry at $5 per yard, amounting to $1,385.55.
This he said was the part of tbe work lu which
the most llml.nr was used.
Engineer Church explained that this timber
hsd not yet bean paid for as masonry; that It
waa left la because Its removal would endanger
the mason work, and thnt payment was with
held, awaiting the decision ot the Commission
as to whether hie decision to pay for it as ma
sonry was proper,
Tha investigation is not yet concluded.
To JPanalaa I'rlsaeers r War.
WASRinoTON, April 3, The House Committee
on Invalid retielone toiler Inetructed Mr, Morrill to re
port favorably a bill to pen elan prleonere or war who are
now eafferlag from any dleai llliy which can reasonably
be preeamed to be the reeult nf expoeare and hardabtpa
aiidurrd while in roimnrtueiit aa prlennere and not tbo
reenltof their awn mteceiiduet or vUlnae habtte. at tho
rslee now provided by law fur elmllar dieeolllttea. Tho
bill aleo pruvidea that all pernone In Iho intlllarr or naval
eervlce who were erteo-ra of war for more than elxty
days ehall ba entitled to SJ per day for w day tbey
ware held la aeudneraeat.
Ceavtcteel af Rabble U. 0Jf all A Oa.
Mrs. Hannah Oresbnm and Mrs, Mary Foster
wero triad la tba Court of Ipeolal Se.eione yeeterday oa
Sahara of bsvlugatelen an umbrella andakult Jacket
from tba atore of H O'Neil k Co. Employees et the
ator deeerlbed lha aetlene of the women when they
took tha roods and when they wire arrested. Nre.
OrLahain li wae eald. ordered enoda eeet to araleead
draeein order la auraot the attention of iheaal-awn-man
while lira, roatvr suite tba xoode Tbe defence
claimed thai iho coede were accidentally lekeu by
niletaka Many wifneeeea teettfled that tbe prinoiirro
were Jtry roepoetable ponpbk The prlannere In their
own behalf deuled the rhsrxe. Ther were conrioied
and flaed H each. Mary roeier wee able to pay bar Sue.
JTallea Traoelare.
Sergeant W. T. Devoe from tbe Broadway
quad temporarily te Daloa Market, and Sergeant
Slranec from Union Market to the Broadway eqaad
ftoundeman Stoddard from Leonard street to Twenty,
second eireet, Policemen Elmer Brown from the atraui.
boat equad to Charles etraet, Cowau from the eteamboat
aqued to Oak airees, Orltieaden from Carmanevlile to
tke steamboat equad. Casey from Obarle street tn Car.
manevllle Pe.aineier from tha Uraud Central Depot
teui(iarl)y te Caaltal uma.
tSat-MRD BT TUB SBAUBOCK.
At Added latka rHi.-"aalarr reed-Mere
Jktoaay far tke riekemaeae
Mr. Salllo J. Drew ot Rockland Lake, Nevf
lork. sent to The Sun yesterday 133. which
represented a subscription which ab bad
raised among sr neighbors to swell the big
fund that la to bo spent by the Irish Parlia
mentary Association to help Parnell and hi
followers gain homo rule for Ireland. Mrs.
Drew writes thnt she was inspired to getup tbo
subscription when sho read In The Bum that
tho poot Qooghogan had received from the
mall rescued from tbe stoamer Oregon ft big
bunoh of genuine Irish slmmrook, Bhe wenr
tight to Work to do something to help the good
old land whore tha shamrock grows. These
were the neighbors who followed up her per
sonal subscription ot 10 with Individual con
tributions: . Mrs. Heine J. Drew, ttoi Mrs Catherine Prlmmta. 3
Joun .Sevlll.rJ: Mlae Mary Helaiiey.W Mr. T II. Wood
coot, Ctl Jamea crlnimine, fit Mrs. Mary Poller fit
Oenraa Pelter, SI t Lenra W, Coata, SI I Hleelrk, SO
centet Timothy McUlanertr. til Jeeenh Slovene, so
reniei John haeiia, 33 comet Cbae ribblr BO centet
Win. D AUklneon. boeenui Mr. MlunI Uallager, bo
cental " Mountain Sprlte."2S cents.
The Bun fund for Parnell is now:
Prevlnnily acltttnwledred ,.... 97.028 20
Mrs. Sellle J, Drew aud oihere a, oo
Total ST.tstl 10
Tits Sun fund for the poor fishermen ot the
west coast of Ireland was also Increased yes
terday. Editor Michael Deo of the Detroit
hrtning JWioi swelled Detroit's splendid con
tribution to 13.390.87 by forwarding a draft
for lti. In the note accompanying It ha snld
that S1U0 of tbe money came from Jamee Mo
loney, a former Dotrolter. now in Lcadvlllo,
Col., who, ae aoon as be read about the suffer
ing of tbe fisherman, set about raising raonoy
with the aid of the Lcadvllle Ulironicl. Editor
Doe enld thnt Mr. Moloney Is going to send
another 1100 right oft
The Sun fund for the fishermen stands:
Prolnuelj acknowledged $7,4M 63
Detroit Xrrnlno JVom iiu on
M.F 6 00
Total.,,.', 17,313 03
out or tub rir.L4aa ox a bail.
Joel Oreen Hrpnrla Painfully froen Inqur
tannuck and la Waraed to Step Away
NonwiOT, Conn., April 2. Ono hundred
men and coys ot Poquetannuck, an old-fashioned
village three miles south of this city on
the Tbamea River, donned masks a night or
two ago and rode Joel Oreen, an obnoxious
neighbor, out of tbe place on a rati. Tha popu
lar complaints against Greene were that he was
drunken and shlftloss. and that he made love
to a Poquetannuck man's wife, who returned
Joel's love.
Tho moaqueradors went stealthily to tha
dark outskirts of tbe hamlet, nnd marched
thence In regular prooeesion through the prin
cipal streets to Mr. Grant'a dwelling. In which
Oreen dwelt. Grant was not at home, and the
band hunted through the house from cellar to
ntllo before they found tlm man they wanted
under a bed. Ho was pulled nut, taken to the
street, nnd placed astride of a rail, which was
borne by two stalwart farmers. Two other
farmers walked along by his side to keep htm
from tumbling off tho rail, which bad aery
shsrpedge. Not a word was spoken oltherby
Qroen, who clutched his seat with both hands
tn prevent it slitting his backbone us he was
rattled over the rough ground, or by the com
pany, viho promptly nbnyod the short orders of
the commander: Attention, company; tor
ward, march 1"
A mile down tho Southern road In a thick
snow squall the company briskly marched, and
the rider mid his clmrgcr were dumped on a
lonelr nridgn nvrn trout stream.
"Now "said the leader tn Mr. Gren. before
dismissing his troopv "you will keep out nf
Poquetaiiutick hereafter: hihI if you ever come
back you will gut tar and fnnthera next."
The company then vias disbanded. Greonls
a painter and about 55 jears old.
BDVAItD 17. OOFF JKltESTBD.
Ckurgcd wttk Commllllna; Farcery while In
Ittielnree In Slenlraal.
The caso of Edwnrd Hczcltlah GofT, Presi
dent of an electric light company In this city,
who Is alleged to have find from Canada lu
1878. came before United States Commissioner
Oaborn in proceedings begun by the English
Consul-Oenaral for his extradition. Goff heard
that ho was to be arrested and surrendered
himself. His counsel asked for a hearing be
fore anv warrant should Issue, and, this being
denied, ho moved subsequent to his being held
thnt he might be admitted to ball pending the
examination. The Commissioner reserved bis
decision.
The charge Is that Goff. whHe Managing Di
rector ot the Canada Agricultural Insurance
Company of Montreal, caused an entry to be
made In tbe enmunny'sbook of a resolution,
purporting to have been adopted by the di
rectors, which empowered hlnr to-draw drafts
against It to his acceptance far moseys which
he claimed to bate expended for It. Ho told
the Secretary thnt the resolution had bea
adopted, and gave the Secretary a copy In
pencil, from which be made the record. Copies
nf the record were placed with two banks, and
GofT drew for 1-32.715. The directors. It ia said
denounced tho resolution ns a forgery. GofT
was held for trial in a police court, but for
feited his ball bond. The case goes on hore
next week.
XEIItLT KIILKU HIS JTIFB.
Tar nnd Kentkera XValllna fur n Itrutat Xlue
baed and n llcelaitleg Wlilew,
FoiiTiiAND, Mo , April 2 For somo tlmo
past Capt. William H. Bartol has been remiss
In bis duty to his family, spending much oflhla
time In tbe company of a handsome widow,
Mrs, Wallace, whose husband was drowned last
summer. On Monday six citizens of Long
Island reported to Suporlntendebt of the Poor
Bakor that Mrs Bartol was starving. Supplies
worn ut once aunt toiler. On Wednesday liar
tol went home, told hla wito that he was going
to apply for a divorce, demanded thnt she give
him a deed for tbe house, and. becoming Infu
riated at ber reprnachuu, assaulted ber. Indict
ing terrible Injuries.
The woman Is reported to bo dying. Threats
of lynching are common. It Is expected that
both llartol nnd Mrs. Wnllsce will be tarred and
feuthered. Officers have left for Long Island,
where llartol Is said to have gone, and will en
deavor to arrest him,
Bartol was arrested to-day.
BUOT BT A QAUHLBIt.
Two Hte Feaptr Tkrlr Rrvelytra at Each
Otker end Una la rieially Wnuailert.
Dubakoo, Col., April 3. A, L. Cruel: of this
place le a gambler nnd has a bad reputation.
A feud of long standing has existed between
blm and Marshal Heck, and Creek hns fre
quently bnssted that Heck could not take blm
alive. Yesterday afternoon a warrnnt for
Creek's arrest was placed In Marshal Ueck'e
hand', and the two men mot In front nf the
Post Office. When twenty foet away tho Mar
shal, with drawn revolver, ordered Creek to
hold up hie bauds.
Tbe answer was a shot from Creek, the ball
passing through Heck's body. The two mon
then emptied their weapons at each other,
etandlng almost in their tracks. When the
ahooilngvtas over the officer fell, having re
ceived three shots In hla body. He Is mortally
wounded. Creek was ahnt In the side and foot,
but neither wound Is dungerous.
Tke eekaaaer Jaka aa. Wkllllar.
Boston, April 3. A new schooner for tho
Gloucester flenerlca launched at Bath tba other day
wae chrtetened tho John O. Wbfltler. Tbo pnet ao
knoviledned the compliment by sending tolbaowuera
tba following llneei
to i cere asu scHOosaa,
Luck lo the craft lhc beare thle uemo of ralnel
tlnnd fortune follow with the icniien epoou
Thertazed hat and tarn penratunnt
And wlicree er her keel eliail tut the iTlne
Cxi. hake, and mackerel quarrel fur her line.
Shinped with ber crew, whsteter wind may blew
Or tides delay, my v. Uh wltb her shall ua,
Vlehinif by proxy. Would lhl It luishteliow
At need her course, In lack of eun and eiar.
Wheraleeberce threaten and lha ebarp reefe arai
Lift the blind foxa on anlicoeti'e lea
Aad Atalou'e rocket make pnpuleue tho eea
Round araad Menan with caver Buny ewarma.
Break tba long (aline and cbarm away tbe einrma.
Oil Kaou, d wo., aa, levta. loa U. VYuiuise.
Ilvar rinds at Bleux Palle.
Bioirz Falls. Dak., April 1 The develop
menta in the ellvar discovery Inelda tha ally limits are
Increasing- In Importance. A party In proepectlug Just
below and about half a mile aaal of the falls, where tba
aurfaoerock bad been hlaeted fur banding purpoeee,
dt'ouvrrvd a muoli softer rock, reaeuibltnit iba diver
bcerins rock at 1'alieade Taking eeveral eieolinciie to a
eiinipelent aevayer, they wre found to bear fnm SI3 tu
tlftof eilverto the Inn Tide le better yel tnau any
leeted st fallas'le, and about twenty cleline bate been
staked e& t nollcee oneted Thu traot covered le crneied
directly through the centre by the Omaha Hallroad, aud
lleejmtuluw ibafallelu the a g Sioux lllver.
Juairrd la wltb a aiaac Araaad bla Wack.
WiXCHEfrrgB, Mass., April 2,-Esrly this
norntig Irs L (lore, sgrd TO yeare. a respected till
sen, walked out on tba Woburn branch railroad bridge,
lied aheavy eton la kle neck, and Jainned Into tba
waiena h-r hie bndy wae found at daybgbi. He left a
mile elving dlrrcllone where eearab eheu d be made for
be biUy. Ua leavea a widow and eeveral unmarried
ebUdrtn.
a bood ixrraTMBsr,
The JVoHar tkat aeaalar lawiert ctrotke
leeun Mean Brenr Geol latere.
Tron tlu CVrWanit ttadtr.
A friend of Senator Siwyor tolls ma of An
tncldontof his generosity to hla brother a rear
or two ago. and the neat way la whloh he gave
him a present, making It appear a debt. Ben
ator Sawyer hardly knows what ho Is worth,
save that hjs pllo runs pretty high up In tha
millions. Ills rather was a hard-working man,
kept a blacksmith shop, and nt tho samo tlmo
did n number ot other thlnce. making acora
fortablo little Income,. Philotus Sawyer waa
born tn Vormont, but when ha was still a habr
his father motod to Essex county. N. Y. .When
he wae 17 years old Phlletus bought his
time of his fatbor until ho was 2,1, pav
ing him WOO for It. Hla older brothor loaned
blm the money for this, and ho struck out
for himself. Ho engaged In various kinds
of work, among which was lumbering, and
when ho was 81 years old no paid baoV his
hundred dollars and had amassed a llttlo over
two thonsand dollars mora. He then concluded
to go West. In the mean tlmo ns had been
married and bad a child or two. On hla way to
Wisconsin be sttipped at bla brothers, and
upon his asking him how much money he had,
he answered tbnt bo had two thousand dollars
In a belt around his waist and under his shirt,
and he hsd been pnylng out a good deal, but
he thought ho had still about two biindrod dol
lars In his pockets. "Count It," said his
brother. Sawyer counted It. and figured up
iust one hundred and nlnaty-nlne dollars.
Ills brother gave Itltn n dullnr. tolling blm
that that would makeup his (2,200, and that
be would know Just how much hs Blurted away
with. Sawyer took It, and the next day went
on to Wisconsin. He bought a farm tbnro, and
In time cot Into tbe lumber business, became
wealthy, and now has been for years In the
United States Hon ato. In tbo mean tltna hie
elder brother stayed In Now York nnd tended to
his farm. He stlil lives thoro. and bos a farm
worth about $10,000. He la ono of tho rotpoct
ed citizens nf his county, and his noto Is as
good as gold auy tluy. Sawvor comos out to
visit him every yonr or two. and thinks a great
deal of him. Two years ago he asked blm bow
be was situntod llnnuclaliy, and, after much
pressing, found that, though thoro was no
mortgage on Ills farm, he owed two notes
amounting, with Intuiost, to about 11.100, and
that he was troubled by the fact that he could
notgetenougb aboad every year to pay mora
than the Interest on them.
Senator Sawyer said nothing, but tho noxt
morning, on the pretext of wanting to see
somn old friends, lie slipped away Irotn his
brother's house and bought tbo notns. Thnt
night ho asked his brother. In tbn course ot
their evening chat, whether ho bail any othor
debts whatever. His brother replied that he
was owing about $100 In tlobts hore and there.
Senator Snwyor hereupon took out the two
nolo, amounting to $1,100, nnd plucing S100
on thu top of them, ho haiideJ the pllo to his
brother, telling 111 in thnt would mnku him oveu
with the world, and he then continued:
"Youneod not fool l up Lwnrd about taking
this, because It Is m Tdy the pnrmotit nf a
debt. When I went West you gave mil i dollar,
nevcraxnnctlng to gtt it back. I considered
thnt dollar aa a loan, as an Investment, ns a
part of my capital. An fiu ns I cnti ostlmnte
now. each one of the t2,20O which 1 carried
nwny with mo has swelled Into S1.200 and in
giving you this $1 2nd I am only giving you
yoitrHhaio of tho profits "
"I asked (senator Siwyer,"enld thlecontle
man, "what his brother said when ho did this,
and ha replied: "Ho did not know what to mnk
of It at Mist, but he filially took tho money nnd
tln notes, envlng no wished he had invested
$1,000 instead ot $1.' "
I'Ronsa the terkoii ov xoiir&iwEu
Practising-on Hhtpa Union Fifteen Kuule, with
fjoinplnlo. Bmcceee.
Frum Lt Tempi.
On tho 2d of Match, In beautiful weather,
the ship Admiral Duparre, undertha com run nil
of Capt. Barrsraol the Freiicn navy, was nt the
Hvcres Islands, and made propitiation tn pass
at full speed undor the lira of the M.uloiinry
torpedo hnat58and 59. these being kept ill
position by three cables. While the ironclad
was proceeding at th rate of from lltoH'J
knots tho bouts launched six torpedoes at dif
ferent angles homo directed nt n mast, the
others at the how, the stern, or the funnels
and not only did all hit with extraordinary
preclHlOD, but all exploded.
This trial over, the lio.it 58 mndo rendy, nnd
went some distnnco in order to launch a tor
pedo right ahead against the Irono'iid, tho lat
ter and the small torpedo bout pioemidlng to
ward each other. The Amirnl Dupern1. ste'im
Ingatthe rate of 14 'J knots, tbe torpedo boat
at tha rata of nine knots, the two venAols so
proiched onch other at a speed of about
thirty-nine kl nmetres nn hour. At 150 metres
from tho Ironclad the loiuudo was luunched.
It struck the Ainlral IJuperre on the
port side. 11 metres behind the spur, nnd
axploled as was evident on examination next
day. the 3d of March, 'ibe torpedo bo its of the
first class 6.) aud 01 each discharged similar
torpedoes. Tho liontCJ fired while proceeding
at the rate of 12 knots, tba Ainlral DuperrtS
moving at the rata of 14 knots in the opposite
dliectlon. The torpedo bit lightly, but its no
tion was such that It must ho Inferred that the
exnlnilin took tihice. Undorthesn enndltions.
which are nearly identical, tile torpedo boat C4
took Its turn In firing. But thia time the pro
jectile pnssod somo meties from the Ironclad.
Prom the Ainlral Utinurrd lt was observed
that in these shots the trajectory of the sub
mai lne machine underwent no deviation on
approaching the Ironclad. Tbe wuve of water
loimod In Irontot a great ship going at full
speed has then no oftVct nn the direction given
to the torpedo on its discharge. Conseiinently
It may ho held as established that thu hnglish
nxncrlmant nt Bantry Bay Is valueless whutber
oulngtn the facts not being well undei stool or
to the English torpadneb lining b idly equinped
or unskilfully vvoik-od. Contrary to n hat has
been stated on tbo other sldo or the Channel, a
largo vessel cannot rely on the displacement n
the water eauned by Its advance changing the
direijiiou of tilt, tornndo.
It thus npne ire that the programme of Ad
miral Aube Is bnln carried out dally with the
precision which lt la Important to Introduce
into uxpeiimentB that are tn servo aa u biuis
for the formation of our uaval forces. When
the toi pedo lio its ctoxrod from tlm northern
seaports to Toulon it was ascertained that they
had excellent nuWi,' ibl ijunlities. line that it
was difficult to make them habitable lu bad
weather. The trials ot March 2 and 3 show
that a torpedo noli directed and properly dl--churgail
ut a dlHlaucu of 400 or 5u0 metres
against a vessel proceeding at fifteen knots
will cartnlnlv lilt it under ordinary conditions,
whether directed aguinst its bow or its side.
ACCURATE IS1FI.B bUOOIISV.
Cblekcns nnd Turkey Killed nl K.ng XCanac
&kfta at n. Mirer Ilollur,
From the Kings on Tcrman.
Col. CD. Westhiool; of KiiiRf-ton, a brother
of the lato Judge Win Ibrook, has writtnn a se
ries of chapters nn rifle practice. Ho gives
somn Incidents of ai curate shooting with his
rifle which the crack rill shots would find
hard to lieat at the present day. even nith the
Improved llrearnis. Having got pos-wwlim of
his loii.snught rifle (a Wens.nl. he had re
turned to his temporal y residuum at Guild
hall, Vt. On the next morning, after breuK
fast. looking over the wide square which
fronted the hotel to the hill beyono, eoinn fnwla
wero hhiiii at a convenient distance tho owner
ship of which was nsHUmed by thu fat landlord,
who wne Hitting in an easy iMialr, einokiiig his
plpo. In answer to a request fur a shot
at e straggler. Col. Westhrook h.ih given
permission to shoot all day at that dis
tance. Balancing the rille nn a chair,
the shot was made, when immediately iho
usual gyrationn nf nn animal from a mortal
wound were visible, and the result of the shot
was quickly announced by a spring of the fat
Inudloid from bis ch-ilr, with ihu nxpleinntlnn,
"Yon have shot ber! A measurement was
shortly made, from which the instance uus
found to bo 121'i yuuls. It was pinipuiiiced a
" chance shot." A village merchant proponed
to put up a chicken ut lull lards for rlvpunce a
shot, while a do"!or said lie would put up at 40
rods the largest turkey In the cniiiity at nine
pence a shot. Theee propositions were nil ao
canti'd. nnd In due cnursn of lime thu parties
appeared wlilt their birds. The (list chicken,
at 1(10 yards, was missed, whit il mU- mis fol
lowed by a peal of laughter from tho crowd
and abistaiulerolieie I tobet.i box of cigars
that the next shut also would be a failure,
which prop isltlon waa accepted by the Kings
ton man. The svenud shot seemed the chicken,
as did also succeeding ones consrciitlvrly until
six chickens had linen scored, 'I he rauichunt
tben pluadrd that he had lust enough.
Upon a cull for the turkev, tho Lmcinr made
bis appearance with a thirty-two pounder, with
which lie proceeded to the requisite distance,
and, with true Yankee Ingenuity, tied It with
Its body behind a fence post, on the top of
which Its fan-like tall spread. No fence post
nf limber, however, grown In that country,
was proof against the bullet of a Wesson rifle,
nor was any large enough to bide the body of
that turkey, 'lha Doctor brought him hack,
after the first shot, a vorjmi ilfliitl, upon which
the whole party subsequently dined. One day
Col. Westbronk fired at a flock of duaka In tha
Connecticut lllver from a distance of about 100
yards, "selecting a group of three, which were
In line. Two nf the ducks remained
dead lo tba water, while the third was
observed to fall from the flack at a
considerable distanoo." Afterward an old
gonilenian. who had been a noted shot In his
dav, challenged him to shoot at a dollar, put. up
at 100 vaids, at 10 oe nts a shot. 'He accepted
tbe challenge, without any doubt as to the re
sult, but was victimized by a target fastened to
the edge of a lath, laid horizontally with aback
ground or snow which rendered it Invisible.
Afterward, however, he turned tho tables on a
wager, the old gentleman putting up a dollar
bill at sixty rods pasted on the middle of anlue
Inch bull's eye. As the target was on the Ice ef
the Connecticut and a eTule of wind blowing, the
old gentlomnn supposed Mis venture wne reason
ably safe. Two snots out of Ave won the prize,
tt,Jvih".?.M m,"dld not. wn " more,'1
Mr'j!B,broo,".n.roratln,e'as in the State
of vlsoonsln. He killed thirty or forty wld
ducks wltb bis rife, and at another time shot a
Puttridije froni m tree mere thai, a hundred
TflEPAN-lMJnuc INQUIRY.
ViDTAH CUXUIISIUMn JTKLV3 O.V TOM
mis uss .vrjim,
"""! C"M a.. a lmrrvry -Member
er r., Ownlaa Bt.ck i, ekl
Vomimaa-.Kxell.4tr cllln. Mr. I.n,aa.
at B. U.r and a. ..nrkea.u. !,
WASinNOTo., April 2.-Ind!an Commit,
sloner Atkins was placed upon the witness
stand when the Tolophone Investigating Com
mlttao mot to-day. In nsponse to tho""uialr
man's Invitation to tell what he knew ot tho
Pun-Electric Company. Mr. Atkltis sal J that ha I
received an Invltntinn from Dr. lingers n tho
early part of 1883 to look at his son's niitonta.
Ha replied that ho was pressed with Con.
gresslonal duties, but would call upon hi to,
after tbe adjournment, which he did. lie then
repeated Honator HarrIVs statement touching
the selection of tbo associates and the division,
of Interests Into tenths. He said that when la
New York. It had been suggested thnt Mi A. 3,
Howltt would be a good man to got In, mid ho j
wont to seo him with Harry Itngors, Mr.
Howltt, however, declined on account nf numb. '
business ot his own nnd bad health. Of the
Government suit against tho Boll Com: anv, lis
knew nothing in the world beyond what ha
had seen In tho raipors.
In answer to Mr. Itanner tho witness said
that he paid nothing for the stook, and would
have paid nothing for it. Although ho uas not '
a member of Congress when he entered the or
ganization, he saw no Impropriety in n mem
ber's entering BUch an enterprise.
Mr. Itnnney Inquired It ho regarded It as
proper for a member of Congress to accept a
gift. Tho witness, with some heat, denied that
his Interest wnsaglft. II o had airmail to pny
whatever assessment were necessary lo de
velop an unknown quantity.
Mr I'den Have leu erutfl j our ohVhvl ommeotioa
to ruriher llle llltereaie nt the rail Electric O nn itmy r
Mr. VtMliebiitieun the fuueof Ooil Altnltthlv'etnrth
rt i plug eiieigvlliailj lite ti&cft of the cliairl, and no
man can Inutt me lu the facd find eay It. t woul I cut my
hand oil at lliu vi rial lirfiire 1 would du eui h a thin,:.
it Uiue vnu raid an tiuiiff to Mr. Uarlait't 1-iin.o tha
lieirmnliiir nr the i nicecdltio nt ti e department t A
Alter Niirviury bainara ilnnl drclsien I eHb,t to ee
Mr. (,nrlaid mid eek.d lb in lite opinion, I el oidl men.
rtou nl inmt-ctloti with the I'an.Kluotrlc to errutury
Lamm, tin I Mr, Garland rvjilltd thai It would t e n vi ry
nroi ir tldnv tnrtn. 1 ttlrrtujnn Ilifnrmel Mr laimr.
Thnt vra nil Hit cotitcreuttoii t ver bad with Mr. Uu
lahd Hbout tlio mailer.
The witness sutd that ha know nothlrg of the
bringing nf the Uovcrnment suit, nnd when
Mr. Hi lard asked If hit would have joined tu no
application of tho kind, he replied that he
would not, for tho simple reason thnt he was
cnnneclod with tha Interior Unpnrtinniitiinil
wasn (lovorument ofllcer. Ho had hover seen
or hiiird of the "sttopl 'mental ii-iroum-nt"
Ijeforo too Investigation, and did not lininivu It
liml been ngreed to bv tho Pnn-Eieetrle.
Mr. Atkins snld ho felt urontly ouiniued by
the new simper publications to tho effect that
)',' hiil bia n Ch tlrmnii of thn Approtul ttlntia
ConiniltteH when thn lompani hnd been or.: in
led. While hi enkinu of this subject he b 'caino
very emtiest in his manner. Ha took tin a letter
published In the New irk World on 1 nb. 0. lu
which ha (Mr. Atklnslciillud Dr. Itngnrs'H at
tention to a suggestion made tn nn mlitminl
article In a Wai.liin.3ton weekly paper tint, if
there be nnitlilng 111 tlio doctrine or the trans
mutation of souls pel linns the soul of the an
cient philosopher fhiiles luul descended to Dr.
It'gers. The cotiiKietlon In which that litter
had h""ii published, thn witness said, and tho
oilltoiiul article in tho same paper nnlVb 10
weioealeiilnted to convey tho Idsa that lie had
Illumined away hie itifluunco asChnlrman ol
the Appropriation Connnl'tee. "The in in nlira
sent th l' despatch v. as olthor a fool or it liar."
exilnimed the witness.
As to the editorial aillclo, ho snld: "I pro
nounce that sir. with all rospoet to tho coni
mlttv, to he an Infamous alander and u bise
lb, nnd I put thsl brand upon thu trow ol
Joseph Pulityer. who snld ho was ruspnnsibla
for tins, and he Ml ill wear It. I have h "Mi held
up beforo this country for using my olllehil In
fluence vl en the recoul shows thut I was net a
moml orof Cmgriss. nnd had no Influence to '
birunlti. If this Is decent journalism then I
hno no Idea of what decency le,"
This concluded Mr. Aulas' examination.
H. O. riHixne nt New Oileann then took the
stand. He said ho was a director of the Na
tional Improved Telephone Company and
netud as President during the absence ol Presi
dent Van D-ntliiiysen. H rel ited iheoircum
siances 'ending up to t!iobcginnlm;nf tho Gov-ernni-ut
suit In which he had p irtlelp ttnd.
Tile original application to tho DHPariineiit ol
Jubilee hnd been withdrawn, hit said, upon the
advice of counsel, who s ild that tlio National
Improved Company had a right to proceed tm
make out a prima laclooaso before any District
Atrornoy.
Mr. Oates Inqnlied if witness knew about tha
agreement betwoen the two companies.
He replied that ho believed that tha supple
mental agreement pro diced h Col. Yutiuj naa
tbeoiili ngrHeiniiut. He fully uudeistomi tho
companies were to join forces to llgl.tthls light.
Mr. lt.mney began to press the witness for
telegrams and oilier correspondence, putslng
between himself and Van Ueiithnjsen since
tho investigation had begun. The witness be
came very much irritated, and expressed hlm
solf in rather contemptuous language. He de
clared that wbnt ho bad written to Van Bun
thujsonlie regarded as private, and tlio com
mittee bad nothing to do with It.
Mr. lilun rwiuesied that Van Betitliinson be
siilipcnnuod to produce; the ngreonieut, and
then the oummittea adjourned until Monday.
Tke folia ejurn In Okl,
Miss Llzzto Brown lives In Liberty Town
ehln Ohio, and fnr eevn year was a h, Iplfve (nrjlj tic
Her I o1 wae drawn out of idishe; ene PtinVrrd tmerrly,
and her frlen 18 ftared that ehu would aien oee tile ma
of htr tabid. The Itev. J H MeOoriuick nf Mnunt Ver
hou. olun lismdnrMi ellroMu'e oaev, and llminitit it a
go si one i n which to try the i flicajo of tliof ilih otira.
hheetdt tliut eiie fult thst iho nitKht be li. do 1 hi an
ewer to nriijtr, and to on Si-Jit 24 aad del G ii number
nf email met and prajul that the InvuH! inlhtbe
cun-t vtlee bron in a him, men! Ju-l in 1 1 1 pnblie
nnd tn hir-nl ny i'aeior .Mt.1 oualok, lelle Uiu iveullol
their rsyere.
' riie lut uainetl du," eh. eaye, "J eensilil fIt a
frellli ef deep I encu unit ipiirt ciilllo nvi r in.' and t
bear i s iecc u.ar In enin iti praiemoITi rv.1 fur in.
vtt-lf In rd ui,d 1 elimi ,1 I mHtret, but I wti to uea
the i-trwtiulli Unit uhk i;vii me, and I eliou I I t ua
talent At test time- I "s rrduord to a uiere skslvnin,
culil uei eit un or ennui it one I nave up sit ih hi me
ati,l In una to ifrs luiilly i nprnve By the nrnt nf N t ein-bi-r
1 uiiild w-lk by tho nl I nf a cane I tilt uli ihn lima
n If ruinf ti u I. tvm b.uiinu ma up. Allil.lllll I HA.
CiiliM.louir irradusl mil rnmnenr yt I wne lit -viitie to
ell un more llisn o . hsir t,i tlirea-quarrers nr an iniuraa
nm iliim LtMinr ouimhlH nl trry Ittne rxnrii'iu aaiil tlia
I Is. I i,f l-uiiuety ivlitu I iv m iiuprowisl tl, u I niiuc;
tni-t a I II Ih i rninim. an up sn I ire ui nmk. an 1 1
ell ml I in iiiiel.e fuill m,i lo want uhs'-iki,. I winch T
did III tile III one nm k I i nbl tn -It up all l.t.en
I Jul lie- wici, iv nf rrit-lele mid rred and "OV. neillier nf
wlia ti I IihiI ilom f.ir nrr fair yesr I inn l m-i Inns
nf i.irriutii li n riiliu all iho litn. aut I Ju-t i ruei nil in
Itn, li i a nf inv ifretn I'liwlil n. siiiiubi llu ie abl.
ami i. fsltlifnl in il i nd He hue promii-,i."
Ak'nut innt pereonel i l.ilirrty towualilpfay that Vila,
flrnuii k, urr In ii illiiinf ks tlia i a inlrao.-, but orriubt
libihlrisne esv thet etc cniiia hsv ret up laid ipiinwf
etrnulli lie's' ano If ehe hud niily Ibouirhl alia could, ae
Bile iluee nuer.
KalaerfJo, lo Trleon tben Uemeln In dtnnda
Cnrcvoo. April 2. Hpnedyiustloe was meted
oul lu Ciialie' Hlevetie lliij iiiuriilntf Meveue ie nn old
insti, wlm rnr liunyjear uiis blsiMkeeper anil caeliles
fnr the Wlhnlnifton anil Vtrillillloti Coal Oinni any la
thlfccity, rlfuen inmillie uvn he aliacomlel, an I iitvea
tliruii m eiinwed tlini ho bud viiibeizled il,i4. un
Tiuulivlunt the rnuiiiiity nicded a letter riom him
dilcl In I'sa id i eai tinf ttnt he wne penniless mi 1 alone.
an I rullier lliini ivimilii iiitotui r j eer in I'uiisil i h tie.
airs 1 1 irviiirn plea I jruilli.sml receive hie taitiielniiiiit.
tie lilininiued hie liilent.nli o vturllu a eniefir Ih
till I il Millre ft id lllr ciitlll'Attv eeilt livn iletvLlituR n
llrimit lo meet linn On '1 vdneeln) ihev arrst t lilta.
Ou TliUreUv he mis Itriiiulll In tiller IJ un I ill llt'le J liv
tie llrnist Jurr Tula III irnliiir lie pfrali-il kilill) he.
fori Jinlku I i Pine an I wiw ei icuoe 1 PHhrci. i vjrs' im.
prle Mini in at Jnilel, an 1 Idle utwriuiou be .1 ue laden 10
Ihapeiiltellller
leperurnt 'firo lrltlrel Olrl In Ornlei,
Onorov, Conn., April 2. The nrottleat irlrl a
In tills eiae'iore Village wae Mi.Hj.ine Milirr. hn IIVoO
Willi tier fntlur, Ci t Hull fie il Mirer, luoue of till' ItuiBI
linipiis hiUrotoii, and Hboelned witii a Mr. Muttiewaon,
of I'rmMeiire oin day but eark. UUe Jai e wan caljr
ie t cure nid, and p vrwe ii, t knnun tbutejielala mI.
nnrir i'iiiiI ef ar fh hnd ilrsertcd it r home bin hal
kit, i a Hailiaeru u milv a rvw muiitlie, lait It 1- In unad
lliul eho hsd li, d i.llti o.lm uiiireeliaudriii u allll hmi.
The ul I una Urr lovr tla tl i, vrw .nnilou haCK lo No.
a; h, ili-la j lliu .ul ,m ui Weatrrly K. I , ut ivlih-b,
lis ii Uiei were married T lo baits (lilier, lirii'iuui n I,
wae urdetiit aid ataofsl In jallaffer hier.iu n frn n ,Ve
at, it lirtrctlveeare iniikliiat un tlieeloprre MHnrr
waa Idnltied 'ty her father, who ia proetrHt erltlt tries'
ou accouut i bit diuf uteri lavxplfeabie , u;ee.
Klin Uueva br aa'llekliowe Veesel.
Ban Frxcisoo. April 2 The schooner J. H.
Complon waa wracked Ml I'.i m lleyee I inllee north f
Uerr,ytirJay. Her ers'v were loeu Tha eui pmliloa
wae ibat lb. veetel had eirrn a hidden nek. An ea
ainliiatliii), however, ehoivti I Unit the eihi oner bad been
eirurkanilUbtpa aa I cm n'mut In two, avHemiy by a
aUumcr ef aoma oilier craft irninf nl a h till rate ef
ei evU, The db,toier haa cine,"! murh exiilitnneui in
marine clretee ae il Is b ir-i Ilia iitlkiiiiwaf '! whleb
auiik tlu. erlii envr hie '.ri"'n le the linttnnvwlth all oa
boaiil. The wrcbK ovi urn J Ufore daylif lit.
lie Hramod lo fnj'ir Kllllaa I.eil.
Vib'cn.rn, April 2. Samuel Arohor, sen
tenreil te t e lienred on Julve, cortreel In Jalljreier
dav Ittet the testimony cf John Lym It erelnt hbu wea
enrrrit fiien beirluitiiur teonl, and attr ia, e the nila
fortin .e en 1 uriintiiat eennueof the Archer fauill to
ble umlv Hurtle Arcuer, wiioui, saui saiJ, eecuied te
anjny illllut jeoala
'I bo freight Weir la Ike Xorthweel.
CiiioAtvi, April 8. The Northwestorn Ball.
road aiel lha upen cut In firlthl raise. Inaugurated by
tha JJliwaoKoe ejid M r..'llrnal to It. raul act Minn
apibMiiiia T.iernala nro uoir all maktiutaiucena
rata fnr lire eoioad ai, I I'nrd olaeeei. and S ciutafas
lourtb aud Aflb clil., i 'uceio ta Mb raua