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BUSINESS NOTICES. NEW ENGLANDERS MEET have afforded accommodations for leetures and entertainments, offers an explanation in part, at least, for tho lessened demsud of the oudienco room for such purposes as It was originally Intended." WHY HE LEAVES IN THE SHADOW taMp fails (Sriijlt upon his mere ttbilitiea for success in the competitive examination. Having no potent vouchers to give oxtrinsio value to his eondidaey, his papers were lost in the shuffle and, presto, behold they appeared before a notary public in conjunction with the luminous signatures of the District Attorney, the Controller, the County Clerk nud tho Coroner, ail of whom wore simultaneously victimized by a curious coincidence and by a lumber shover who cannot write his name. The Civil Service Commission should not permit its righteous wrath to carry it so far beyond the bounds of prudenco as to sow broadcast accusations of fraud, lest it should reap a whirlwind of indignation from the virtuous quartet of functionaries who also fell into the anare. Mistakes will happen in the best regulated of political families, and of all errors the greatest is the one that comes to light.

Franklin Asbury Hawkins, of Islip, L. will bo hanged on January 27, in accordance with the verdict of the Criminal Court of Suffolk County rendered yesterday. Long Island juries are prone toward gentimontalism in murder trials and this will bo the first execution during a period of thirty years, although homicide is quito on ordinary matter in Suffolk County. The condemned young man had not the usual benefit of a tearful sweetheart to upset the masculine equanimity of the jury box, for Miss Hattie Shreck, of Northport, relinquished all claim upon him as soon as ho confessed his guilt. She was betrothed to him without the approval of hor lover's parent, and this misunderstanding led to tho assassination of Mrs.

Hawkins. The course taken by Miss Shreck during bo agonizing an experience has beon creditable.although her infatuation would have boon extreme had she shown tho least sympathy for a matrioide. Colonel Baird says he intends to contest the Mayoralty election. The lawyers whom the Republicans hired to see that there was a case say thoy do not know what Colonel Baird means or on what he bases his statements. If Mr.

Baird has a caso his talk is foolish and weak becouse ho should reserve his evidenco and go into court if he has no case his talk is worse than weak it is wicked. so moved. The ostoomed Sun, which announces iu "job typo" that it is "in tho front line" of the "United Democracy," can hardly have known anything of tho Tribune's interview with Mr. Blaine yet it backs him to day with some of his own arguments. Mr.

Berry and Plymouth Church. Rev. C. A. Berry, in an interview at his home in Wolverhampton, with a correspondent of tho ATew York Herald, says that he has not yet determined what action he will take regarding the call to the pastorate of Plymouth Church.

He says he has been asked to consider tho matter not as between one church and another, but as between English Congregationalism and Congregationalism in America, and ho is assured, moreover, that his own congregation look upon tho crisis" that has arrived as a "divine call to take up for itself a higher and broador work." According to Mr. Berry not only religious and ecclesiastical, but political influences also, have been at work in the effort to induce him to remain, it boing thought that his services aro needed in tho struggle between religion and irreligion in England, which is daily becoming more momentous. Continuing Mr. Berry savs I am of the opinion that thoro Is need of a broad evaiiKollcal interpretation ol tho Gospel which shall ho eredlblo by a rnan'8 wbolo nature. That la tho ono thtug needed to mako religion victorious iu tho coming struggle, and it has been pointed out to me that for this work I havo ahown myself flctod by sympathy and training.

Of course, I know that ttieso same conditions obtain in Aniorica, but my friends emphatically claim that my own laud should havo my services end thoso of all hor sons in this mattor. I need ay nothing now to an American papor of tho ecclesiastical and political questions which are coming up for settlement iu England. Il is natural to the leaders of Liberalism, local or national, to wish to retain every man whoso convictions and onthusiama Ho so heartily with them aa mine are known to. I must necessarily tako their representations into account from all aldos. It is at onco to bo perceived that this invitation cannot be quickly or lightly dealt with, and ono ot the most ploastne features of thoso trying days to rao is that everywhere Plymouth Church is rocognizod as ono of tho foremost platforms of tho world, and Its past influence of good is confessed by raot in all elassos in that community, and thoro aro many who wrote to mo their own osperiencos.

The reverend gentleman was unablo to tell when he would decide tho question, but promised to communicate with Plymouth as soon ns li3 svas able to ny anything definite. jumping on little jobs and looking the other way, when big ones come along. John A. Quintard can do a plain and easy duty or he can wallow with the gang. The people are profoundly interested in watching which he will do.

Tho Eagle would prefer to believe that ho will do his duty and not wallow with the gang. They can pull him dowh. He alone can raise himself up but if they do pull him down, down he will stay among the dead men. His record is honest. His instincts are honest.

His convictions aro. If he has the courago of thoso convictions, he will hardly writo himself a weak third to William M. Tweed and Hubert 0. Thompson, of whom gangs and unbalanced bids wore the gravetliggers and of whom nothing has proved to bo the disinfectant. Blaine Accepts tho President's Challenge.

The stoutest opponents of Mr. Blaino should feel kindiy toward him to day. Those clever Mugwump contemporaries, tho New York Times and Evening Post, have said many harsh things about tho Maine statesman, but they must now feel conscious of a warm and grateful impulse toward him. Tho public will look for a genial paragraph this afternoon and a gracious coluuinto morrov morning. For Mr.

Blaine's comments on the President's Message, reported by telo graph to this morning's Tribune, not only help to put tho next canvass just where these contemporaries say they would liko to have it, but contribute to tho lifting of national politics abevo tho level of petty personalities and secondary though important executive details. That is to say, Mr. Blaine has performed a valuable public service in doing more than any other Republican could do to furnish parties with respectable issue for 1888. Nothing is to be gained by making light of him as a leader. Every intelligent person knows very well, whether ho likes Mr.

Blaine or not, whether ho believes him to bo a proper or improper man to bo President, that he is the strongest Republican alive to day. If affairs take their natural and popular course he will be nominated by his party just as surely as Mr. Cleveland will bo selected by tho Democrats. It is conceivable that politicians might contrive to brius about different result. It is more easily conceivable that Mr.

Blaine may conclude that his election is altogether improbable and may refuse to run. But putting any kiterferonco of this kind aside, letting opinion havo its full influence, iu tho discussions of tho newspapers, in tho talk of (ho streets, in the action of juriniary meetiugs and local, Stato and national conventions, that Mr. Blaine will be namod next yearis only less certain than that he was namod in 1884. This should be kept in mind by anybody who speakB or writes or thinks about the campaign of 1888. It is entirely idle for able journalists solemnly to assure the public that Mr.

Blaine is really a very feeble person and that his party abounds in far stronger men. Essays of this sort can only provoke laughter and jibes from those who remember that Mr. Blaine camo within a few hundred votes of success last time and who gathor from tho drift of things that no other Republican can come so near it as ho next timo. A wiser course is to measure what Mr. Blaine says, not only in regard to its intrinsic weight, but as it defines tho policy and marks the position of his party.

The Tribune vindicates its claim to national organship by seeing clearly that the challenge of tho President's Messago must be promptly accepted and by energetically securing an acceptance from tho party's recognized champion. Mr. Blaine and in what is now said it will save words and conform to truth to understand that his name stands for that of the Republican party is not only willing but eager to fight the coming battle on the revenue field. Tho alertness with which he comes to the front shows that he is afraid that the tariff issue may slip from his grasp. Rightly read, the Message contemplates no ruin of domestic industries.

It would tenderly consider even those which have been over protected at the cost of tho mass of consumers. It would take care not to disturb unnecessarily those which have GIFTS FOR GENTLEMEN. ELEGANT SHAVING SETS, CIGARETTE OASES, POCKET KNIVES, MATCH HOXKS, BRUSHES AND COMBS; ALL OF STERLING SILVER. CIGA RETTE HOLDERS OF GOLD AS WELL AS SILVER. FINE LEATHER WALLETS, RICHLY MOUNTED IN SILVER.

FINE STATIONERY. OPEN EVENINGS FROM DECEMBER 10 DURDJfQ HOLIDAYS. JAMES H. HART, FULTON STREET, CORNER JOHNSON. AMUSETIEXTS.

A OADEMY OP MUSIC. ONE NIGHT ONLY. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 8:15, HOl'MANN CONCERTS, UuOrtiie i rs. nal direction of Mil. ABBEY, of Abb.

Sctioetfel Gran. I JOSKP UOl MANN, by Mme. HELEN fi li ASTRE1TKR, Surnor DE ANNA, Miss NET lit; CARPENTER, Signor FERRARI. Grand orchestra of GO musicians, under the direction of ADOLPH NEUKN DOR PRICES. SI and ADMISSION.

jc. SALE OF SKATS BEIifNS DECEMBER 7, AT CHANDLER'S ML'StU STORE. Webor Grand 1'iiia'j used. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHKSTRA.

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. SEVENTY FIVE ARTISTS. WILLIAM GERICKK. Conductor, WILL GIVE A SERIES OF THREE GRAND CONCERTS, ON THE EVENINGS OF DECEMBER 11', FEBRUARY 'J. MARCH IS.

SOLOIST FOR FIRST CONCERT, Miss GERTRUDE ED.MANDS, of Boston. SUSSC'RlPTffiN TrCKCTS. RESERVED SEATS IMR THE SERIES. KI AND ii.UO RESERVED SEATS, SINGLE CONCERTS, 73 DENTS AND S1.50. Ticket office, K.

H. CHANDLER; 17j Montague St. BURDITT NORTH, Sliuiprj. ROOKLYN THEATER. O.

MlNr.lt l.esso sua Manager. Brooklyn's Foremost, Fireproof The itor. 50c. A GOOD RESERVED SEAT. 60c.

ENGAGEMENT OF MRS. LANGTRY Presenting 1it Latost Success AS IN A LOOKING GLASS. 80c. A GOOD RESERVED SEAT. 50c.

Next week A DARK SECRET Nest week. F. F. PROCTOR'S CRITERION TAEATER MATINEES. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY ADMISSION 15c.

RESERVED SEATS 5C. CROWDED THEATER TO SEE H. R. JACOBS' OWN COMPANY IN THE WAGES OF SIN. Seats by Telephonu llli Beiifora TTinMTTHBATER." ADMISSION 10c ONLY 20c.

PARQUETTE SEATS, 25: RESERVED SEATS 35c. and "lc. THIS EEK 3 BIG SHOWS. 3 LILLIE HALL'S BURLKSOI'E COMPANY, WILLIAM M. DEVENES ALLIED ATTRACTIONS.

HANSON A HAYMANS ROYAL JAPANESE TROUPE. CI OLONEL SINN'S I'ARK. THEATER. 5'o. A GOOD RESERVED SEAT 50c.

WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES, ROBERT li. MANTELL, I In his popnlar and successful emotional drama, MONBARS. Next Week ANN 1 PIXLEY. IN DEACON'S DAUGHTER aud M'LISS. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE, ASSOCIATION HALL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

D. mhor It, 187. by War Correspondent WILLI A MS, of the London Chronicle, Subject: "Scenes from Six Campaigns and Ho tho English 1.. st Gordon." Reserved seats. and 75, silo f' EE AV ACADKMY, WlLLlA.UaiJLltuii.

EveninRS at H.15, Matinees Wednesday ami Saturday at 2:10, FRANK DANIELS. In bis new comedy. LITTLE PUCK. Next Weok KOBERT li. MANTELL.

A UTUMN" EXHIBITION OF THE BROOKLYN ART CLUB, NOW OPEN DAY AND EVENING, At the ART ASSOCIATION GALLERIES, Montague St. Will close SATURDAY EVENING, December 10. ADMISSION FREE. SHAKSPEREAN ilE VDISGS. SUBJECT: "KING JOHN." MRS.

SIDDONS AND MISS VICTORIA 3IDD0NS, TO NIGHT, AT 117 STATE STREET. ADMISSION. 50 CENTS. ZIPP'S CASINoV iO ASD V2 ELM PLACE. Grand Benetic, Entire Proceeds to theLiquor Dealers Mutual Benefit fund, THURSDAY, December 8.

Immense Bill ot Volunteers, iu Conjunction with the Mammoth Casino Company and orchestra. Al'A AZ A RANDSUP PER, AT THE PARSONAGE, 2J5 CARROLL ST, DECEMBER 8 AND 9, Open from 1 to 10 P. M. Refreshments from 6 to 10 P. M.

LADIES OF CARROLL PARK M. E. CHURCH. SPORT I Xu. ilLIFTON, N.

RACES. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. Races commence at 1 o'clock. Special trains leara Chambers st, New York, at 11 A. 11:30 A.

M. and 12, direct for the race course. GEORG H. ENG EM AN, President. James McGowan.

Secretary. FAIRS. ADIES' ANNUAL FAIR IN AID OF THE BROOKLYN HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, DECEMBER 7, 8 AND 9, FROM 2 TO 10 P. Where a good collection of useful and ornamental articles will be for sale at low prices, Upholstery. Brie a brae, Dolls, Aprons, Toys, stationery, and ltmcnes furnished from 12 to 2 P.

and warm dinners trotn 5 to 8 P. M. SALES. JJERE. JOHNSON, 393 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, 60 LD3ERTY STREET, NEW YORK.

CAUSES THE EXTRAORDINARY DEMAND FOB LOTS IN EAST NEW YORK, TWENTY SIXTH WARD, BROOKLYN! STOP! THINK! CONSIDER! THE SOLUTION IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. THE GREAT REAL ESTATE BOOM IS UNDOUBTEDLY IN THE TWENTY SIXTH WARD. THE RAPELJE AND HEGEMAN FARMS ARE IN THE LINE OF IMPROVEMENTS. LIBERTY AVENUE IS BEING PAVED WITH GRANITE BLOCKS. SEWERAGE WLLL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY.

THE ELEVATED RAILROADS NOW NEAR COMPLETION WILL BRING YOU WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, FULTON, SOUTH, WALL STREET AND WILLIAMS BURGH FERRIES. itAPID TRANSIT HAS DOUBLED AND QUADRUPLED VALUES IN HARLEM. IT WILL REPEAT ITSELF IN THE TWENTY SIXTH WARD OF BROOKLYN. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY, WHEN LOTS ON THE RAFEJK AND HEGEMAN FARMS CAN BE HAD FROM FIRST HANDS, AND AT PRESENT PRICES WILL PAY IN ONE YEAR, TEN TIMES MORE THAN SAVINGS BANKS. These are solid facts.

Lot no one hesitate or delay. Never again will lots be sold so low. BE WISE IN TIME. ALL TITLES ARE GUARANTEED BY "THE TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY." LOTS ARE NOW SOLD FOR $150 AND UPWARD, PAYABLE $10 MONTHLY'. 10 PER CENT.

DISCOUNT FOR CASH. Any one can own a lot who will. My agents are on the Rroun.ls every aftern ion to shoiT the nroperty. For maps and all particulars apply to JKBE JOHNSON, GO Liberty st, Ne.v Fulton at, Brooklyn. R'EILLY MC ELIUNNY, AUCTIONEERS, NO.

83 NASSAU SI KEET. NEAR FULTON, NEW YORK. LMIGE AND IMPORTANT SALE Ol VALUABLE AND COSTLY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE STK1NW AY ROSEWOOD PIANOtOKTE, RICH AND ELEGANT URIC A BRAG, to he sold TO MORROW (FRIDAY' AT 12 O'CLOCK, to close Iho esta(e of THE LATE DR. JACOB K. STOCK BRIDGE, Dy order of h3 elocutors.

The embraces in part Flesant Parlor Furniture, Parlor Suits ologantly carved and upholstered in the richest fabrics; rine Fancy and Easy Chairs, Carved Cabinets. Oil Paintings Bis iups, Real Laco Curtains. Portieres. Pedestals. Easels Faience 'aea.

Mantel Mirrors, TWO SI" HERB MUSIC BOXES. Fine mahogany, walnut and antiiiuo oak Chamber Sn ts. Chiffoniers W. ir.frobes, ourled hair Mattresso Beddinc. Lonnuea, Rattan Rockers, Water Colors, Engravings, 'ronch Clocks, 10 FINE FOLDING Sideboard, Eitonsion Tblo.

loather Dining Chair; llallstaud, Bookcases. French Silver, etc. Also from storage, Five van loads of costly Furniture, Rosewood Upriith. Pianoforte, Parlor Sui.s, tine Chambor Sets, 21 Carpets Library and Diningroom Furniture, GOODS ON DISPLAY UNTIL HOUR OF SALE. Ladies specially invited.

OSeFh HEGEMAN (Xh, AUCTIONEERS. REGULAR WEEKLY SALE, On FRIDAY, Decembor 9, At thB CENTRAL SALESROOM. WILLOUGHBY ST, CORNER OF PEARL. At A. M.

Counters, show gases, desks, sewing machines, refrigerators, otc. At II A. M. Parlor, cdimber and diningroom furniture of evory description. At 3 P.

M. Steinvray utirii ht, Knsbo sjuaro and other pianos, folding bo.ts, pier and mantel mirrors, parlor suits, paintings, engravings, lounges, etc. At 3:0 P. M. Stoves of all kinds.

Also at 3 P. M. A large hit mow tjib Wrecker PAWNBROKERS' SALES S. tTRUSlil SON. Auctioneers.

173 Fulton St. December Women's clothing prior Deooni bor 1, 1S8B; order L. Harlem, Myrtle December 12 Women's elothmg pledged lhSR order A. Samuels, 333 Grand st E. Fro 1' Hamilton Docomcer 13 D.amomW, pledged prior December 1.

lssti: order S. Bridge December 11 men's clothing Nos. 1 1.5 91 to SLOW, nlodged irom Octobor 10 to December leaney, jis Atlantic a. M. COLE, A UOTII INEER.

LATE COLE MURPHY City Salesrooms, 379 Fulton st. 351 to 353 AdaiM St SATURDAY', Doecmhor 10. at 11 o'clook. WFEKLY SALV OF NEW AND SECONDHAND OARIUAGKS, BUGGIES, ROCK A WAYS. VILLAGE OARTS, SURVEYS AND' OTHER EHICLKS Light and heavy harness, ur nd wool good family home and coupe rookaw r.

And Listen 10 President Wliislows' An liual Report Director Ite olcctod. The annual meeting of the Now England Society was held last evening at 176 Montague street The treasurer's report showed that the amount of cash on hand on December 1, 1887, was $14,506.21, as against $18,839.95 on December 1, 188G, an Increase of J1.2G6.C6. The following gentiomen were elected mombors: S. S. Utter, George W.

Almy, Amory S. Kerry, S. S. Beard, George G. Brooks, V.

A Taylor, Augustus A. Dame, D. Benjamin, D. Sullivan, George H. Foster, Hiram W.

Hunt, W. A. Williams and W. A. Snapp, directors, whoso term of office had expired, were re electod.

The annual report road by tho presidont, John Wlnslow, was as follows: Tho ffceiety has kept In view Its declared purposes whioh are to encourage tho study of New England history to establish a library, to promote charity, good fellowship and social lntercourie among Its members and to commemorate tho landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. The last annual dinner was a success both as to the quality of the dlnnor and the brilliancy and high character of the speakers. That this was appreciated was obvious to all In attendance, which was larger than at any former dlnnor. The society has sought to make this annual festival a notable event In Brooklyn, and its success In that respect Is generally recognized. It is provided by Article 31, of tho bylaws, that If In the Judgment of tho directors they aro In uood of It tho widow or children of any deceasod member Bball receive from the friends of tho society a sum equal to Ave times the amount such deceased member hoa paid to tho society.

There have been several occasions whon help in this manner has been given under tho direction of the Committee ou Charities. Tho report of tho secretary shows the total membership to be 400. It is desirable to havo the membership lucreosod. Let every member do what ho can in this respect. Tho report of the treasurer shows that thero is in tho troasury at this date tho sura ot $14,506.21.

Most of this sum Is deposited in the five leading savings banks in the City of Brooklyn. ThlsBhows an In creoso of $1,266.20 for the year ending December 7, 1887. The historiographer roports the death of sovon members of the soctety. John Webster Sodgwlck was born In West Hartford, July 1831, and early In life camo to New Yorlt, whore ho accepted a position in tho Jewelry business. Ho later went to Wllmiugton, N.

where he resided for somo years, but In 1864 returned to New York and formed a partnership with Stephen P. Cox for tho manufacture ot Jewelry, under tho firm name of Cox Sedgwick, at 26 John street, in which ho continued till his death. For aoveral years ho was vice president of the Jewelers' Circular Publishing Company. In 1854 Mr. Sodgwlck removod to Brooklyn, residing at 419 Clinton avonue, and has always taken an active interest in Brooklyn affairs.

Hoattondod tho Church of tho Messiah; was a member of tho Oxford Club aud was greatly interested In our own society of which ho wob a regular attendant. His wlfo and two children survive him. Ho died April 20, 1887, In the 50th yoar of his ago, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Captain Putnam, son of Nathanlo! Putnam, was born In Danrers, May 4, 1802. Itocoivlng tho education such as every Now Eug Jftnd luq of that timo obtained, hs entered his iutuor's store in tnai town, Dut at iv wont to aea De fore tho mast and In but four or flvo years had worked his way up to tho command of voBsel In tho employment of Oliphant engaged In the china trade.

On his marriage with. Abigail P. Putnam, January 9, 1844, Mr. Putnam left the sfea and ongoged in business aea inombor of the firm of O. U.

Gordon fc at tho same timo taking up his residouco In Brooklyn, in which ho lived till his death. Ho died April 2, 1886, in the 84th year of his age, and was burled in Greenwood. Joseph Howard Marvin was born In Brv.klyn, March 17, 1853, and was educated at tho Polytechnic Institute aud Yalo Colloge Ct6) whoro ho took a TownBond prize. In 1878 ho graduatbdfrom iho Columbia College Law was In the law offlcos of Mr. Benjamin Siliiman, with Shormau Sterling and with Iiotts, Attorbury Botts, his specialty being patent law.

He died August 26, 1887, iu the 35th year of his age. William P. Llbby was born iu Tuftouborough, N. May 8, 1817. At 12 years of ago he loft his native town and worked In Dover, N.

In Whitehall, N. and later camo to Now York City, from which bo soon removed to Brooklyn where he spent the lattor part of his lifo. Mr. Llbby was greotly Interested In Brooklyn schools and was ono of tho mombors of tho Board ot Education for several years. Ho was a member of the South Congregational Church, and was for many yeara president of the Citizens' Gas Light Company, and was connected with several of our moneyed institutions.

Ho died July 3, 1886, In tho 70th year of his age, Iliebard H. Manning was born in Ipswich, February 1, 1809, and was oducatod in his native town and at the famous Summer Academy in By fleld, tho loading school at that time In New England. Ho started In business as a young man in tho dry goods trado. in Philadelphia, but left that city in 18 10 and camo to New York, whore ho became interested in mining enterprises and In tho manufacture of zinc paint, being tho senior partner In the firm of Manning Squire, engaged in that businosB In Liberty street In 1882 he retired from all active business. Mr.

Manning camo to Brooklyn in J867, residing at 305 Clinton avenuo, aud has always beon actively Interested In tho affairs of this city, especially In her charities and publio Institutions. He was early Identified with tho Unitarian denomination and was one of the founders of the Second Unitarian Church in this city. An old time Abolitionist and a Civil Service reformer, a lover of science and art, as well as deeply Interested In Fourlerlsm and other social questions. Mr. Manning enjoyed the friendship of many ablo men, among them the lute Professor Youmans and Horace Grooloy, of whom ho was the executor.

Hl3 wlfo and four children survive him. He died November 2, 1887, iu tho 7th year of his ago, and was burlod In Greenwood Cemetery. Harry Eugeno Dodge, son of Edward and Caroline Perkins (Aldep) Dodge, of Providence, H. was born in Philadelphia, on January 14, 1844. From childhood he was a resident of Brooklyn and was oducatod nt the Polytechnic Institute.

At an early ago ho entered the banking house of Clark, which hia father was a partner; and in 1867 became a member of the Arm, in which he contluuod to tho day of hia death, being for some yoars tho active member of the firm. In 1866 he had become a member of tho New York Stock Exchange, boing elected by the largest voto ever cast, up to that time, for any candidate. Mr. Dodge was prominent in yaohting circles as the owner of the yacht Triton and a member of tho Atlantic Yacht Club, of whioh he was at ono time vico commodore. For several years he was respectively treasurer and secretary of tho Brooklyn Club.

On Octobor 8, I860, ho married Jeanule M. Hall, by whom he had two children. His son Edward survives him. He died June 3, 1886, in the 44th year of his ago and was burled in Greenwood Csmotery. William Kent, son of Euggles and Achsah Kont, was born in West Springfield, September 30, 1817.

Educated in his native town and in Hartford, ho early in life came to Now York aud by hlB energy and ability was shortly able to establish. In connection with Wellington Clapp, tho Arm of Clapp Kont, which by tho addition of Samuel Beckley became Clapp, Bockley Keut, ono of tho leading dry goods houses before the war. On tho dissolution of tho firm Mr. Kent acceptod a position of great responsibility In tho Appraisers office of the New York Custom House a situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by his long business career, and which ho filled till the day of his death. Mr.

Kent was an old resident of Brooklyn, living first ou the Hoights and lator on the HUI. He was one of tho founders of the Brooklyn Club, in which ho was a prominent member. In 1842 ho married Hannah Chandler Ely, of West Springfield, Mass. Four daughters and a son survive him. He died Octobor 28, 1887, In the 72nd year of his age.

By a recent vote of tho directors the sum of $250 has been contributed to the fund for tho National Monument, at Plymouth, Mass. This monumont was begun about thirty yoars ago, Is now nearly completed and Is a noblo work. I was present whon the cornerstone was laid and tho occasion was a notablo one. A largo tent was erectod protecting somo 10,000 persons, and the pooplo gathered from many parts of Now England aud not a tow from diataut parts of tho country. Goneral Banks was tho orator of the day.

In the nltornoon thoio wore distinguished speakers who nddre. sod the pooplo under tho tont, Including the Into Chief Juatlco Chase, tho Governors of several States and others. The total cost of the monument will bo $110,00.1. Most of this sum has contributed by tho soub and daughters of Now England throughout tho country. Tho Stato of Massachusetts has contributed $10,000 to the Statuo of Morality; Connecticut $3,000 for tho panel roprosontltig tho embarkation, aud Congross, by a recent appropriation, $13,500 for tho Statuo of Liberty and tho panel representing tho landiug.

Tho Now England Society iu tho City of Now York has contributed $1,500 and the society in Philadelphia $500. It is expectod tho grounds will bo gradod by tho Town of Plymouth and tho wholo work bo completed In Juno, 18S8. Tho balance, $3,000, noeded for tho monument, will bo given by tho Pilgrim Sooloty In Plymouth. Our action iu contributing to the fund Is in harmony with tho doclarod purposes ol our society, some of which am to promoto tho study of Now England history and to perpotuato tho mornory of the Pilgrim Fathers. Thus will stand upon an ominonce.ln Plymouth a grand historical monument that may bo seen in an extended region.

Including a distant point on the bleak sea whoro tho Fathers first saw Plymouth, and which will be forovor associated with tholr sufferings aud their work. HYMENEAL. Jirhsloh IOrhurl. St. Luko's Evangelical Chuic'a, on Carlton avenue, near Myrtle, wbb crowded last evoniig with a fashionable assemblage gathorod to witness tho marriago of Miss Fanny Erhart, daugutor of Mr.

and Mrs. C. F. Erhart, of 270 Washington avonuo, to Mr. Rudolph Erbsloh.

Tho ceremony, which was In Gorman, was porformed by Minister Baden. Tho brldo woro au Imported moiro antique dross trimmed with duchess lace and carried an Ivory covered prayorboot instoad of the usual bouquet Tho maid of honor was Miss noleno Pflzor and Mr. William M. Floltmnnn waa best man. Tho bridesmaids were tho Mlssos Josle Caisar, Mary Mueller, Carrie Von Bornuth, Grotchon Drolor, Laura linger and Lily Barstow.

Tho ushers wore Messrs. Charles Pflzor, William V. Hester, Oscar Yon Bornuth, Georgo F. Moldllnger, William Erhart and Fred, Popponhusen. A recoptlon followed the woddlng coremony at the rosidonce of tho bride's parents.

Among tho lnvltod guests wero Mr. and Mrs. Shol don, Mr, Sheldon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.

Evans and Miss Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Board, tho Mlssos Hoard, Mr, aud Mrs. Wheeler, the Misses Wheolor. Mr.

and Mrs. Sheldon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Radcllffe, Mr.

and Mrs. Stoors and Miss Stoors, Mr. and Mm. Goorgo Ido, Mr. and Mrs.

William Hester, Mr. and Ed Hinmau, Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs.

Barstow, Mr. and Mrs. Melsner and Miss Molsnor, Mr. and Mr. J.

Stursborg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Cajsar and tho Misses Ctosar, Mr. and Mrs.

F. Von Bornuth, Miss Voa Bornuth, Mr. and Mrs. R. Reuthor, Mr.

and Mrs. C. Peters, Miss Potors and Mr. Petors, Mr. and Mrs.

I'uckhabor and Miss Puckhabor, Mr. and Mrs. P. Rlpke, Mr P. Rlpko, Mr.

and Mrs. T. Dreler, Mr. and Mn. Charles Uuger and Mr.

Unger, Mr. and Mrs. G. Victor, Mr. and Mrs.

M. Towns, Mr. aud Mrs. C. Schmidt, the Mlssos Schmidt, Mr.

and Mrs, William Splos, Hon. Frederick A. Schroedor, Mrs. Schrooder, Miss Schroedor, Mr. and Mrs.

C. Holgor, Mr. and Mrs. Zoobesch, Mr. and Mrs.

John Acholts, Mr. and Mrs. William Hardt, Miss Ilardt, Mr. aud Mrs. L.

Dora. merieb, Mr. and Mrs. F. Acholls, Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Acuolls, Mr. and Mrs. Llchton atelu, Mr. aud Mrs.

Charles Pflzor, the Mlssos Pflzor, Mr. and Mrs. C. Von Bornuth and Miss Von Bornuth Mr. aud Mrs.

Adolf Erbsloh, Mr. and Mrs. Blselow, the Misses Sherman, Mr. Snodockor and the Mlssos Snodeckor, Mr. Soamau, Miss 0.

Soaman, Miss Sohwartzwaolder, Mr. and Miss Terry, Miss G. Elliott, Miss A. Hewlett, Miss M. Talmago, Miss H.

Barnes, Misa A. Ulrica, Mr. Toussaint and Miss Tousaalnt, Miss F. Elmen dorf, Mr. and Miss Boors, Miss D.

Sproule, Mr. Beard and Mies D. Beard, Miss G. Gardiner, Mr. Woorz aud Miss Woers, Mlsa Faggln, Miss M.

Houghtaliug, MIs3 G. Peaso, Miss Cautoni, Misa F. Gllfllllan, Mr. ilonshaw aud Miss UenBhaw, Mr. Burrows, Mr.

William Gilbert, Mr. L. Morgan, Mr. S. Cumings, Mr.

Vernon, Mr. C. Kaoodler, Mr. E. Lawrence, Mr.

H. Moffatt, Mr. Van Nostrand, Mr. J. Ailing, Mr.

A. llond, Dr. Blerwitb, Dr. Mcl'hall, Mr. O.

H. Von Beruuth, Mr. E. Von llornuth, Mr. William Stursborg, Mr.

F. McFarland, Mr. Floitmann, Mr. L. Droior, Mr.

A. Morton, Mr. William Read Mr. A. Victor, Mr.

A. Moyor, Mr. 11. Meyor. Rl'SilMOKE SOT ROL'HEHOXT.

To the Editor of the Rroaktyn Eagle: In your vory kind and othorwise very accurate notice of tho illness of my son you give the attondlng physician as Dr. Rochomont. As there Is none of that namo pleaso state that it is Dr. J. E.

Rushmoro and oblige Thsodobb cuylkb. 176 Oxfokd Stiikkt. Decombor 8, 1867. THE EAGLE AHEAD, OF COURSE. Broolclyu Newsmen to Combine for Their Own Interests.

Thero is every likelihood of a coming fight in this city botweon the morning papors and tho carriers of the same. George Washington Jones, presidont of tho Newspapor Carriers' Association, was in a Jolly mood this morning while talking on the subject Ho said: "Aa far as tho sale of papers in Brooklyn is concerned I can safely say that tho Eagle leads them all, and here aro a few facta to provo that assertion Thomas Wilson, of 823 Fulton street, takes 225 Eagles, 10 Tivies and 12 1niontt; John Burns, Fulton street and Fort Greene place, 140 EaOLES, 15 Times, 10 unions; Georgo W. Jones, 176 Stockton street, 215 Eagles, 10 Times, 14 Unions; R. F. Churbuck, 5 DoKalb ovenuo, 120Eaoles, 15 Times, 10 Unions; il.

nicks, 157 Atlantic avenue, 175 Eagles, 15 Times, 12 Unions. Thoso are only a few out of the 500 dealers in tho city, all of whom sell in about the same proportion." How doos the paper business pan out 7" If it was not for the Eaqi.e and Eastern District Tinv one half tho dealers would havo to go out of bualnoss. As to tho circulation of tho different papers, tho sale of tho Eagle Is moro than tho rest combined The Brooklyn papers give tho dealers living profit, which tho papers from tho othor sido of tboivor do not. There Is tho Herald, for instance. While It has raised its price to 3 cents, tho proprietors havo not raised tho profit of tho mon who handle It aud glvo that sheet circulation In this city.

Wo'aro allowed only half a cent profit on each Herald which does not pay us for carrying it, but at the mooting which we will hold on Sunday oven ins at my rosidonce, to tako action in regard to newspapers not paying us 1 cent profit, I think we will remedy tho evil or find out why. As it is at present wo cannot got a living off tho moruhxr papers on account of the small margin allowod us by tho proprietors." What morning papers are losing or gaining, ground In this city?" Tho Tribune and Timet, of Now York, aro at a standstill; tho Herald seomsto be making headway, whllo tho World Is losing every day and tho is gaining ground; but tho Brooklyn Eagle is tho boss of thom all, and I should uot bo surprised if Bomo of the boys will handle It altogether and leave the othei'3 severely alono, as by doing so we will save time and make monoy." "Will your mooting Sunday bo largoly attendod?" "I havo orory reason to boliovo it will, for notices havo beon sent to ail the principal doalore to be present, and, as tho object of tho meeting is self preservation, tho hard working carriers will be on haud, you bet," THE AMATEUR ATHLETIC BOWLI.VG LEAGUE. A Handsome Victory Scored by tlie Brooklyn Team. Tho fourteenth game in tho Amateur Athletic Bowliug Leaguo series was rolled last oveniug at tho Brooklyn Athletic Association alleys, corner of DoKalb and Classon avenues, botweon the Brooklyn Athletic and the Now York Athletic bowling teams. Tho Brooklyns bowlod tho highest score of the series, with tho; best two individual scores, J.

B. Rogers, 218, and J. H. Harris, 231 thoy took the lead from the start and kopt it all through the match, finally winning by 302 pins bad defeat for tho Now York team. Tho New Jersey team havo won all their games played lu tho sorios and aro ahead in tho league.

Tho Rosovillo and Elizabeth teams roll to night at Rosovitlo, N. J. The following Is tlie scoro of tho game: H. A. A.

I SEW VOKK, A. C. Morse lOSjGordon 105 147iBrown 1 iO Bretm 10lK 14 Price 143jMoore 150 Major lOGiPeck 107 Lovell UTjHIllier 118 CIiadIh 151 Ruhl 18 Rwm ln Christmas 3r 14J Harris 231jCurrie 114 Totiil TTlOlToUl 1,327 Referee Mr. Goorge Bentley, B. A.

A. Scorers Mr. J. II. Conroy, B.

A. and Mr. W. F. Shaw, N.

Y. A. O. THE FOUNTAIN GUX CLUB. Vcsterday'a Shoot for tlio Consolation Sliver Cup.

There vras a large gathering of the prominent wing shots of Long Island yestorday at tho shoot of the membera of tho Fountain Gun Club at Woodlawn Park. The great attraction was the competition for the silver cup given by the president of the club, only those members who had not won a prizo during the season being eligible to compote. The cup, which was a very handsome one, was carried away by Mr. H. W.

Blottmacher after a very exciting contest between Messrs. Thorpe aud Whoel or and the winner. Mr. R. Wells gives tho next prize for January, and from preBent appearances it will bo a slose race botween Messrs.

J. H. Sawyer, A. Crook and H. Thorpe, the former being the favorlto.

Tho Bcoro of yesterday's match Is as follows: BCOBE OF SHOOT. Yards. Birds. K. A.

Crook 24 1101111 6 1 J. II. Sawyrr 21 1010101 4 3 H. Thorpe 25 1111010 5 2 E. DaUraw 21 1111100 2 O.

W. 24 1110101 5 2 J. E. Lake 23 1010110 4 3 A. Eddy 80 0 0 1 1 withd'w 2 2 O.

Carlos 27 O101111 6 2 H. W.Blattmaoher24 0111111 8 1 T. Rellly. 23 OO1100O 2 5 M. Bonden ...31 0101101 4 3 F.

Raaaoh 23 11110 1 0 5 2 Refores Mr. A. Crock. Scorer Mr. O.

A. Dellar. MAMIE RHATIGAN'S EXPERIENCE. A Child Carried Away by Young TKun. Sir year old Mamie Khatigan, tt daughter of Deputy Sheriff James Rhatlgan, who resides at 104 North Portland avenue, was playing on Auburn placo at about 5 o'clook Tuesday evening when sho was aceosted by a young man, who asked hor to accompany him.

The child became frightened and started to run home, but waa selzod by tho stranger and carried to a coal box noar by. Tho child uotl flod her mother whon she reached homo flvo minutes later and a boy, who bad wltnossod the assault, informed Mrs. Rhatlgan that tho young man was James, alias Farmer, Kelly, aged 19 years, who lives in the neighborhood. The latter waa arrested by Detective Price and arraigned bofore Justico Kenna yesterday. He ploaded not guilty and was romaudod for examination.

HOTEL AEUIY1LS. Geicoe. John Connor, Brooklyn; Lloutonant T. Porter, V. S.

N. William M. Cony, Finnoy, Fla, A. E. Lohnxaud.Joseph C.O'Xelll, Philadelphia; Mrs.

D. F. Warron, Edgowater, N. C. W.

Hand, New York City; n. W. Harris, Wilkes barre. Mrs. MclCelgo and grandson, Hempstead, L.

C. F. Allen, D. J. McKinloy, Brooklyn; A.

Solplo, Youkors; E. A. Rockwoll, Brooklyn; E. Wilson, Chicago; M. W.

Bosworth, Bingham ton; James T. Ring, U. S. P. S.

Burrill. Keyport, N. Y. D. S.

Babcock, Brooklyn; R. B. Moss, Now York City; Goorgo P. Harding, Brooklyn; F. Portor, U.

a N. Goorge J. Bfyan, Now York City. liiidlcii' Society of Temple Isra.l. The second grand musical and litorary entertainment the Ladies' Society of Temple Israel, oE which.

Mrs. Samuel Woousler 13 chairman and Mrs. Ferdinand Roiss assistant chairman, will take place on Wkunespav, December 14, at 8 P. M. Tlio ilrst entertainment, given last year, was a splendid success, and an enjoyable evening may bo looked forward toby tho members and friends of the society.

Tickets for admission at 25 oontseach can bo procured from tlio offlcors of tho society or at tha door on the evening of the entertainment. The Brooklyn Girls Like Anti Chap. Loads all othor Chaps in favor. BUSINESS tVOTICES. OVINGTON BROTHERS HAVE NOW COUPLETtCD THEIR HOLIDAY STOCK, AND INVITE THE VISITS OF THE PUBLIO.

THK STORE WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL 10 O'OLOOK, COMMENCING SATUR DAY, DECEMBER 10. A. A. WEBSTER fc 241 AND 213 FULTON 8T. NEW HOLIDAY GOODS.

OUR STOCK IS NOW REPLETE WITH ALL TUB LATEST NOVELTIES AND STAPLE GOODS. FINK STERLING SILVER, SILVER PLATED WARE, GOLD AND DIAMOND JEWELRY AND JEWELRY OF ALL DESCRIPTION IN THE FINEST QUALITY. OPTICAL GOODS, OPERA GLASSES, THERMOMETERS, PARLOR LAMPS, WATCHES, CLOCKS. CANES, BRIO A BRAO, to. EARLY SELECTIONS WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS WHI1.B OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.

GOODS KEPT AND DELIVERED WHEN DESIRED. JOSEPH HUHN, 58 COURT STREET. H'F 11 RRR till II TTTTT RRR ICEB UURIWTNN1I UUItRE FF RRR II RRR KB UURRNNNII UURRIi UUUHVNNU HUB 11 A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF DESKS, ROCKERS ARMCHAIRS, TABLES, RATTAN FURNITURE, FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. AT LOWEST PRIOKS. OARS OF THE BROADWAY AND BLEECKER STREET LINE Running to West Twenty third 8t.

Ferry will bo found both at the Fulton Fernr and at tho terminus of tae Brook Wa Bridge on the New York eide Dr. Thomas Gives Reasons For His Resignation. The Present Pastoral Work or the First Baptist Church Is Too Burdensome for One Man, the Neighboring: Missionary Field Hag Been Negrleefecl and He Ob jest to Begging From the Pulpit as a Charity What He Ha? Earned as a Bight. Tlie Separation Agreed to. A special mooting of the members of tha First Baptist Church, In Plorropont street, was held In the audience room last ovoning for tho purpose of Anally disposing of tho resignation of thoir pastor, tho Rov.

Dr. Josso B. Thomas, which he tendered some four weeks ago. Thero was a fair representation of tho society present. Mr.

Oscar Comstock, stated chairman of tao business meetings, presided, and the church clorK, Mr. T. J. Berry, recorded. Prayer was offorod by the Rov.

Mr. Rold, aftor which tho chairman announced that the first business of tho ovoning would be to tako up tha report of tho Committee ou Church Debt Mr. E. P. Clarke socrotary of that committee, stated that nt tho made ono weak ago last Sunday tho amount raised was $11,950.

Tho com mltteo had olnce cauvassod tho field aud felt confident that $18,000 could bo ralsod. Thot would reduce tho mortgage debt to $20,000. Sovoral members of tho congregation wero absent on tho Sunday of tho collodion und had not an opportunity to contribute their share toward reducing the dobt, though many of thom no doubt woro ablo and ready to. If any of thoso porsons woreprosout an opportunity would bo afforded them at tho close of the mooting. Tho Rev.

Dr. II. L. Mooronouse, as a member of that committee, Bald that he would like to mako tuo pleasant announcement that contributions had been received early in the evening which brought the total amount up to $15,050 from 115 donors. It seemed very desirablo thut the mattor of this debt should bo closed up.

What had already boon ro ceivod was voluntary, uud he hoped that 3uch wouia uo mo uiapofliuon on tno part oi otnors. The chairman tbon announced that tho noxt business in order was the taking up of Dr. Thomas' resignation. A motion was ma'Io and carried that tho resignation be taken from tho tablo for consideration and the socrotary was instructed to read Dr. Thomas' communication, which was as follows: To the ntl Mplat Vhurch, in Fitrrepont Street Dear Bkotiike.v and Sisters Tho eomlne mouth of December will oud fourteon years of my pastorate.

It sooms now best In the wholo that it should end also tho pastorate itself. A pastorate relation wnicu may well ououga have been long may easily bocomo too long. Wit! you kindly, therefore, regard this as my resignation of tho pastoral offico, to take effect tho closing yoar, Decombor 31, 1887 With a sincere de3iro in this step, as always, to promoto the success of an enterprise to which 1 have givon tho best yoars of my life, and With tha warmost affection for overy ono of you, I am, faithfully, your pastor, Jesse B. Thomas. When tho clerk had flnUhod roading tho resignation the Rev.

Dr. Moorohouse arose and said that as a member of tho committoo he had something of Importauco to bring forward at this poiut. All oyos woro at onco turned upon Dr. MoorenouBe. "Just boforo dinner this ho Baid, received an informal messago from Dr.

Thomas, which ho desired that as a motnbor of tho com mittteo, should read to tho church. It is a confidential document and Dr. Thomas deslros that it bo confined to mombors within the church and not bo mado public, and iu accordance with his roquest 1 desire to be permitted to present it to tho church, providing thoro is no opposition." Dr. Thomas, in the document which was thou road, starts off with a review of his connection with tho church during his fourtoon years' pastorate. Touching the financial condition of tho parish he says that from tho treasurer's books ho had obtained flguro3 showing the adranco in tho ilaauclal condition of the churou during this period.

On this topic ho saya: Tho regular revenues of tho church In tho year 1874, in which I assumed tho pastorato, wore from pow rents, through 108 persons, thoy havt beou for this yoar from envelopes (jio pews over naviug ooen rontea noroj, n.rougn ixi porsons, $7,937. Tho collections for tho former year woro $663; for this year, $907. Tho bonevolout contributions for the former year woro $991 for this year, $3,250. The total direct contributions of tho ohurch woro only $5,551 in 1874, against in 1887. Tho revenue i thus moro than twice as great and obtained from exactly throo timos as many glvors as in tho beginning.

Tho sum of $11,751 reallzod tho present yoar Is higher by nearly $1,000 Than ever before reached by the church. Tho spiritual condition of tho church is most encouraging. The field never yleldod better fruitage than now. Of the 373 baptisms during tho fourteen years of my pastorate, 113 havo occurrod in tho last four years notwithstanding my absence through illness some of tlie time), 30 of theso coming within the present year. Tho nominal membership of the church when I assumed charge was 900; its actual ollective momborship (as estimated by one of the committeo who lnvltod mo to tho pastorato In tho namo of tho church nd ''if ted iu tno presence of tho committee, no one dissenting) was about three hundred.

Tho present membership is 746, a net diminution ot 154 from the original roll. By a singular coincidence the number of deaths in these fourtoen years has beon Just two leas than that number, 152, or more than ono slxth tho entire nominal membership at tho beginning. Two hundred and seventy one have beon removed from the church roll after persistent inquiry and patient labor by exclusion or erasure, aud 451 have been dismissed by letter, many of these having been long nan residents and practically useless to tho hurch. Tho number of non rosldonts has by por sistent effort baeu reduced In the last eight years, 88 shown by tho clerk's notes, from 113 to 74. Eight hundred and seventy three names in all have been, during my pastorate, removed from tho record, or twenty seven loss than the entire number on tho original roll, and 713 added (373 ot these, as abo70 stated, or moro than half, having been baptised).

The total number of changes has been 1,585. On the wholo, I think it safe to estimate that the effective forces of the church, notwithstanding the unusual death rate and the outward drift of rosldont population, has more than doubled, tho present list embracing a constituency largely new, earnest and progressive. 1 trust I havo made it plain by the above Btatoment of facts that thero is no occasion either from personal ostrangement, financial failure or lack of frultfuluos3 in pastoral work for the stops I have taken. 1 havo elated in my letter to the church, and otherwise, that I believed my pastorato had boen sufficiently prolonged. In conclusion Dr.

Thomas stated that tho reasons for that boliof wero: First That he did net ihiak tbiu any pastor without assistance could adequately perform the duties of the large and laborious pastorate, which became a burden, heavier oach yoar, ospecially in the case of one, who, like himself, has been long a resldont of the city and pastor in a contra! location, where tho calls upon him were so numerous. Second He stated that ho was not satisfied with the abandonment by the church of its ralxsion work in the Fourth and Fifth wards, bolioviug that tho largo field formerly occupied by one of tho now united bodies should have received constant and careful attontion. The united church owed an undischarged duty to tho wholo of that district. Tho Sands street mission was maintained by tho fidelity and solf sacrifice of a few devoted workers and its abandonment was a source of vory groat rogret. Ho referred to holp oxtonded to tueir now mission by outside churches.

Aud the resumption of work in that region, which had no less claims on tho church now than thou, seomod iu his judgment almost ln dispousablo as a condition of receiving God's blessing ou tho work of tho church itself. Third It wns ielt that perhaps a larger rovouuo might bo obtainod from the rental of ihu nudioueo room of tho church as a placo for holding public entertainments and lectures. Tho audloaco room wa3 designed to be offered to tho public tor rental duriug tho weok, thus providing a permauont and Independent revenue. This rovonuo had fallen off somewhat alroady. Tho impression had prevallod that such public uso of tho church was not desired.

Ho advocated also tho erection of a parsonage on a vacant lot as providing at onco somo return above tho yearly cost, oven if erected with borrowed money, but moro ospecially boouuso It would furnish a convoniout aud pormanout homo for the pastor. Equipped with these two agoucios for producing income tho church might reasonably hope for pormanouco and sucooss whutovor might occur in the neighborhood, but without them tho futuro would bo briof. Fonrth That ho vas nt satUKei'. to havo an annual dollcioncy provided for at tho oud of tho year instead of beiug mado up voluntarily by tho members of tuo church. The' annual income from regular sourees, he said, was $8,500, whllo tho ox pouses of the ohurch, asldo from pastor's salary, ho estimated $6,500.

This loft really but $2,000 for the pastor and tho othor $4,000 would bo a deficiency. Ho expressed in strong terms his disapproval of the public appeal to provido for deficiencies as a mothod that grlovod tho hearts of tho worshipers, producod au Inevitable senso of falluro and dls uoartoned tho pastor, who was its witness aud victim. It seemed to him time for somebody frankly to remind members that ministers woro mon of liko senslbllitlos, mon for the most part capable of earning an honorable living In a seoulur calling, but renounced all such possibilities iu order to become tho servants of the church, could uot afford also to rellngulsh thoso claims for honorable dealing which bind men in busiuoss relations. Ho objected to appeals of this character on tho ground that it DUt tuo minister in tho altitude of one bog ging from a promiscuous congregation as a charity what ho had oarnod from them as a right. He bad spoken unreservedly, ho said, because ho estimated nhiolute frankness as tho hluhost iiroof of affection aud because to have stated loio soomed useless if he was to spoak at all.

"1 can Justly say to tho church," he coutluued, "after this messago as Paul onco said: 'I have kept back Whether 1 may add nothing that was profitable to you I may not assume to say. I uavs waived my original purpose with rolunctanco, which was not to say anything, but I have done it from a sense of duty, knowing at tho samo timo that valued friends in the churoh hold views on some of thoso points at variance with mluo. I had not assumod to contradict tho opinions or criticise the acts or motivea of any; still 1033 would I attribute to thom any conscious or doliborato purpose to bring pain or embarrassment on mo. I have spoken Bimply of actual events and actual impressions producing in mo the convictions which I have announced and leading mo to tho action 1 have taken. On motion the letter from Dr.

Thomas was received and plaeod on fllo. Thou Mr. L. F. Lozell read tho following: At tho mooting four weeks ago this church adopted tho rocommondation of your committee that action ou tho resignation of our pastor, Hov.

Dr. Thomas, should bo deferred until this time ia order that proper deliberation and prayer should precodo final discussion by the church in so important a mattor. During this period opportunity has boon afforded for an expression of views on the part of both pastor and people. The former, at the Friday evening meeting, November 25, as on othor oooaslons also, has stated his do sire that his resignation should bo rogardod final aud absolute and tho churoh should accept it without discussion and without tho adoption of complimentary resolutions. On tho part of the pooplo thero have been numerous expressions of deep regrot at tho probable sovoranco of tho pleasant relations that havo so long existed botween the church and its pastor.

Your committee have yet to learn that Dr. ThomaB has a oiuglo enomy In the largo church aud congregation. Ia such elreum stancos a separation, though for tho present painful, nevertheless will be attendod with a consciousness that each cherishes for tho othor a truly tender, Christian affootlou which will continue to hud expression in supplication at tho throno of grace for tho bestowal of the Dlvlno blessing upon each othor. How much moro delightful tho memory of such a seporation than ono Into which strife and contention onter. With theso preliminary statements your committeo adds that in their Judgement, tho 0110 thing now for the ohurch to do i3 to adopt tho following: JiesoliMii, That the First Baptist Church, on Pierre pout Btroot, Brooklyn, does horeby ascopt the resignation offorod by its pastor, Rov.

Jesso B. Thomas, D. to take effect December 31, 1887. Hemlvcd, That most roiuotautly and solely, out of doforeuce to his wishes, doos this church refrain from tho adoption of resolutions expressive of its appreciation of tho worth and the work of its honored pastor; finding satisfaction, however. In tho thought that his established reputation ueods not tho tributes which united minds and hearts would gladly offer on this occasion.

JlcBolved, That upon tho accoptauco of our pastor resignation a committeo of flvo bo appolutod to provido supplies for tho pulpit alter January 1, 1888, and In duo time to recommend to the church a auli abto man for Its pastor. I F. Lozell. C. R.

HETFIELP. H. L. MOOUEHOUSE. On motion oach resolution was taken up separately and votod upou, and each resolution was adoptod.

Then a committoo of three togothor aud appointed Dr. Morohouso, L. T. Lozell, C. R.

IletQold, William Bookman and J. T. Pino as a committoe to furnish pulpit suppll03. At tho close of tho mooting a raombor ot the church said: "It is questionable as to what oxteut tho church should devote iu audionco room to public uso. Tho tact that since the erection of tha church the Historical Hall and tho Y.

M. C. A. Hall Death Stares Murderer Hawkins in the Face. The Jury Flud a Verdict of Gnilty and tho Matricide ie Sentenced to be Hanged on January 27 The News of His Doom Hai Mo Visible Effect on Him.

Special Correspondence of tho Eagle. RlVJBnEAD, L. December 7. Tho jury in the case of F. Asbury Hawkins, oharged with taking the life of his mother ot Isllp, returned a verdlot of guilty ol inurdor in the first degree at 8:15 o'clock, having beon out JUBt two hours and a halt Thoy wero not deliberating the whole timo.

A vordict was reached In less than thirty minutos, but, a human life being at stake, the Jurors tbought it would not be In good taste to hurry back into court During the interim tho apeotators made guesses on the verdict and when the Jury had been out two hours tho belief In a disagreement bocamo quite genoraL Some persons thought there would be a compromise second degree vordict Hawkins ate a hearty dinner whllo tho chosen twelve were considering whether ho deserved tho noose or a dungeon. He soomed to havo no Interest in his Impending fata His mind seomod far away from the Jury room. If ho had any thought of himself at all it was as much concealed as If he wore a petrified exhumation. When he had finished eating ho took a smoke and askod JatlerMad dou Incidentally, "How soon will thoy begin." When tho Jury woro roady to formally announco their vordict of condemnation tho young man was brought from his cell. He seated himsolf in his accustomed place until told to stand up and look upon tho Jury.

Tho awful words, We find the prlsonor guilty of murdor In tho first degroo," wero uttered slowly and solemnly, the room boing as hushed as If the speaker woro its only tenant Ho whoso nook tha verdlot consigned to tho ropo stood as raotiohloss as a shaft of granite. Not a muscle quivered, not a flutter of the oye, a suffusion of blood in tho cheek or a palor tlngo gavo tho slightest Indication that Hawkins comprehended that now ho stood In tho shadow of the grave. Tho spectators woro moved. Men hid their oyos behind tho palms of their hands. Womencurious, morbid women wept in sllenco.

General Tracy was deeply moved. Slowly District Attorney Smith roso and moved tho court for sentence. It was pronounced quickly, yet solemnly, and January 37, boforo tho sun is an hour high, tho spirit of Franklin Asbury Hawkins will havo followed to the unknown world the soul of the mother that gavo lilm birth, whosp bipod. shod. Whoso hn.iy i jaj Up0U tue oarth for horses' hoofs to beat as unfoollngly as If it had boon that of a oat Back ho trudged to tho coll which wilt contain him until ho treads his way to the scaffold to confront death at the oud of a rope.

Will Hawkins hang? This quostion is going to bo a subject of debate on every hand. Ho will not hang if General Tracy can discover a legal flaw sufficient to avert it He will bang if tho public prosecutor aud tho Clocks, hia unclos, can effect It Mrs. Hawkins was tholr sistor. Thoy naturally griovo ovor her untimely death and tho brutality which produced It Hut their hearts may bo softened toward tho condemned man, their nephew, between this timo and the day of execution, and tho Governor may bo aslsoj by them to commute tho sen tenco, as 6e cortalnly will bo by others, bat thoso who know the Clocks familiarly say "Nevor." It Is doubtful If Goneral Tracy ever defended a man In whoso lnnooenoo of intentional and premeditated crime he had such implicit confidence He could not and ho nover will In this caso bring his mind to bollovo that Hawkins could havo murdorod his mother In cold blood and with malico aforethought. Looking ovor the entiro case and wolghing coldly all tho ovldonco thoro cannot bo discovered the faintest hopo for a reversal of the vordict Tho excoptlons were very fow, and mainly as to jurors.

It was a peculiarly oven temporod trial, as bocamo tho sad features ot the crime and tho fact that the lifo of a man of 22 years a boy In appoaranco hung In tho balance. General Tracy mado a masterly summing up. District Attorney Smith spoke with force and directness, his cold loglo carrying conviction to every mind capablo of reasoning botweon right and wrong, fact and fiction. Of courso ho had tho strong side of the case, tho evidence of tho crime being conclusive aud the commission of it by Hawkins concodod. Tho defense had to rely entiroly upon tho ploa of Insanity for an acquittal or a verdict of minor consequence, and thn strongest feature of tholr caso was the natural antipathy of mon to bollovo that a son could bo sane and murder his mother, backed by tho fact that the case for the prosecution did not develop so much as a suspicion of a motive.

It was argued to tho Jury that the history of crime does not revoal such a case, aud so the lsllp matrloldo will go down tho musty corridors of timo as a procedont. There are fow porsons who believe that Hawkins was lusano. A good many believe, without any warrant, that ho killed his mother In tho hoat of passion. Somo features of the unnatural crime which wore left clouded by tho imperfect Inquest have boon cleared by tho skillfully conducted trial. Thero Btlll remain, however, somo pocullaritlos which make It Impossible to believe that Hawkins told tho absolute truth iu his rooltal of tho incldonts of tho crime.

As mother and son rodo along In tho buggy her toce could havo been at no time moro than a foot away from the Instrument of death which Frank carried in tho upper left haud pocket of his overcoat When Mrs. Hawkins assailed tho virtue ot Miss Shrock (for which she paid with hor lifo) Fran 2 had to reach across his breast, take tho pistol out of his pocket, cock It and flro. All this was not done iu an Instant There was sufficient time botween tho conception of the thought, roachlng for the pistol and the firing to constitute premeditation. Tho Court of Appeals Bottled this point in the case of Kernan, who murdered McCormlck In Long Island City, where the time between the threat and tho execution of it must havo beon even loss than In tho Hawkins case. Frank Bays ho was In the wagon seated beside his mother when he shot her, aud tho drawing and coefcing the pistol did not attract hor attontion.

So much strongor was the promedltatlon if he shot her stealthily. If it is true all signs and theories fall. Though to hare shot hor as they wont ho must havo held the pistol within a fow inches of her head (the fatal wound was In her right templo), thore was not tho faintest tlngo of powder burning on hor flesh or hair. Tho samo is true of tho two bullot wounds in hor forehoad. Tho boliof is irresistible, therefore, that, when Airs.

Hawkins uttered (If sho did) tho ox asporatlng words and Frank procoodod to draw his pistol, he oither fell or was forced out of tho carriage and then shot hor from tho ground. This theory would explain why he found It necessary to flro tliroo shots, and if founded on fact it constituted adequate deliberation. But the strongest ovldenco that tne crime was premeditated is found iu the list of circumstances loading up to tho mooting of mother and son. Frank was at homo on Tuosday night, but nothing was said about his matrimonial affair, oxcopt that Mrs. Hawkins remarked sho wantod to talk It over with him and ho asserts that ho wont homo Saturday night to glvo hor a chanco.

It had stormod eo voroly for four days, cloarlug Saturday afternoon. Ho did not walk home, as was his custom whon not going turthor, though tho distance was but half a mile. He ordored a carriage at 3 o'clock iu tho afternoon to bo roady for him at 9 in tho evening, giving express orders to havo tho side curtains down. He told tho liveryman ho wa3 going to Babylon. Driving into tho lumber yard next to his mother's he saw J.

C. Hawkins thero and concoalod himself in an outhouse until he went away. No ono being around he passed into his mother's houso by way of the kitchen, finding all the doors unlocked. Sho was reading "Tho Vicar's Daugutor." Ho kissed hor and Baid ho had oome to talk over his marriage that was to occur the noxt day. Evory other occupant of tho houso hod retired, but he did not wish to be disturbed during the conferenco by any chanco appoaranco and so suggested taking a ride.

Thore wero unoccupied rooms to which thoy could have gono. Tho doors of the sitting room could have been locked. A hint from Mrs. Hawkins to her children that she wished to bo alone wlthAsbiiry would have socured them on tiro privacy. The highways wore a molten sea of mud, the atmosphere damp and chilly, so much so that Mrs.

Hawkins drossod warmly and put on rubber outer garments, liko one going a considerable Journey. Thoy could have gono out on tho piazza for a quiet talk, which would have been proforable to the carriage aud tho mud. But no expedient or withdrawal was by any manner of means necessary to a secret consideration of the dolicato Bubjoct in tho very room where they met and klsood each other for the last time. Hawkins did not wont any persen to know that ho had boon homo or ho would not havo liod to the liveryman, would not have hidden in tho outhouse, would uot have sneaked into tho houso by the back door. When loavlng Clock Penny's store for tho night his last remark was about the timo the train left Bay Shore for the city.

It had gone beforo he committed the murdor or ho might have been a passenger on It and a freo man to day. It Is clear iu view of all the circumstances that he decoyed his mother out of tho houso by somo specious falsehood and that his motive was to obtain her consent to his marriage with Miss Shreck aud permission to bring his brldo homo, or, falling in this, to kill his mother and later obtain his Bharo of her proporty. Of courso ho was not equal to the consummation of tho plot, Thomannorof Its execution and his blundering afterward established his guilt almost as clearly as hl3 confession. He rolled upon the fact that no ono had seen him in or near his mother's houso or In her company to es cape suspicion. CLERMONT ATHLETIC CLUB.

An Eliitertaintnent in Scuielletiis Aw somblr Hooiivi Inst Evening. Sohiolloin's Assembly Kooms wore tho scene last evening ot an athletic aud dramatla ontortala mont aud. rocoptloa of the Clermont Athletic Club, and tho largo hall was crowded whon tho first part of tho evening's programme begin. Georgo W. Sherlock eang Wrecked and Saved," for which he received the plaudits of the largo audlouce.

C. E. Smith, Suburban Harriers, gave an oxhlbltlou of club swinging; F. J. Gallagher recltod Tho Yarn of the Nanoy Boll;" Miss ltosa McMahon sang a soprano solo; Erne3t Rholnhardt and Charles Spier, A.

A. gavo exhibitions of tumbling and posing and were followed by Edward McDovitt and Albort McGeohan, C. A. C. in the quarrel scene from "Julius Cassnr;" II.

HJertberg, O. A. swung tho clubs, as did J. D. narrls, N.

Y. h. "now Tlgor4 Jim Escaped" was the theme of recitation by J. A. Gallaghor; a song by Frank McCoy was next In order and then Alfred Rlbas, N.

B. pleased tho audlonce with his daring midair evolutions on tho trapozo; Messrs. Nichols, Brendel and Hoopor Bang and then Champion Itobort Stolt, A. A. showed what he could do on the flying rings.

Tho outortainment concluded with tho laughable farco The Editor's Troublos." Dancing followed. OmCEKS ELEdTBD. The Young Men's Democratic Club of the Twontjafin Ward has eiectod the followlug officers: I'rosldont, John F. Foley; vice president, Edward Kaatraent; recording seorotary, IL Soanol dor; corresponding secretary, George Glsuden Bins; treasurer, 3. U.

O'Har. THURSDAY EVEXI.m llECEJIlSEU 8. 1S87. Tills Paper ha" ttao IarijcNt Circular lou or nr Evening Paper Publinlicd jn the lulicd stato. It value as an Advcrtisini; Medium is tliereloro ap parent.

Eagle Branch orrices 1.227 Bedford Avenue. Near Fulton Street, 435 FiftU Avenue. Near Ninth Street, and 44 Broadway, Brooklyn, E. D. Advertisements for the iveek (lay editions uill le received up to 11 :30 o'clock A.

31., and for the Sunday edition up to 10 P. M. on Saturdays. Unbalanced Bids, Unbalanced bids made Tweed's contractors ticb and Now York City poor. Tweed and the contractors bad to disgorge.

All went," pome to death, others to prison, the remainder to exile but all "went." Unbalanced bids then had a rest in this vicinity until the Eagle and the New York Tribune exposed the revival of the abomination by the Into Hubert O. Thompson, Commissioner of Public Works, over the river. Because of unbalanced bids Mayor Edsou dared not reappoint Hubert O. Thompson Commissioner of Public Works and President Cleveland refused to make him Collector of the Port. The tragic euff'of Hubert 0.

Thompson is not an argument in favor of unbalanced bids. Tweed had his experience with unbalanced bids, Hubert 0. Thompson had his experience with unbalanced bids, and John A. Quintard can profit by their example. There is no mystery about the meaning of unbalanced bids.

They aro like the antics of Ah Sin with cards the same with intent to deceive. Somebody is always the victim. Sometimes the victims are honestly competing contractors. Sometimes, and oflenest, the treasury Is the victim. Sequentially or ultimately, too, those who put through un balanced bids are the victims of thirlr own cunning in devising them or of their own weakness iu permitting them.

In this latter senso Tweed, Tweed's Supervisors and Tweed's contractors and other of his "pnls" svere the victims of the moral causes which avenge perpetrated crime on the criminals perpetrating it. Hubert O. Thompson and his scattered brood from the grave or from obscurity also preach a sermon of warning to all public functionaries to have nothing to do with unbalanced bids. The meaning of unbalanced bids is plain. The fate they work out for thoso who actively or passively favor them is invariably the same.

The unbalanced bid makes grotesquely low offers for work, that will not be required, and villainously high offers for work, that will bo required. The award rests on the average struck between the grotesquely low offers that will not have to be made good and tho villainously high offers that will "materialize." The object is to get the contract by this artificial and misleading average. That done, the contract is carried out in a way to render tho high priced work abundant and to call for none of tho low priced work at all. An immense amount of money is drawn out of tho public treasury. Over in New York those in the divide" on these unbalanced bids got rich: but they became infamous.

They had to disgorge. They had to go to jail. Brooklyn is on the east side of a river on whose vest side is New York. The cities art; in rifle Bhot distance. With an opera glass a thief on the roof of our Court House can see a thief on the roof of the other Court House.

Tho character worn by unbalanced bidding over there is the character worn by it here. The intent is the same. The processes are the same. The effect is the same. In the long run the fate will be the same.

Every unbalanced bid in the world heretofore has signified corrupt collusion between the contractor and the official or officials who have had the say about what work, and how much or how little, was to bo given out. Every unbalanced bid in the world heretofore has had a history of bribery behind it. In New York the Supervisors of Tweed were bribed with money in hand to award such contracts. Money greased the palms of every New York Supervisor and Alderman in this business Tweed's time and in Hubert O. Thompson's time.

Without exception the defense of unbalanced bids in New York City was confined to scoundrels and to scoundrels only, to thoso who had a "rake" in the job. "Without exception every honest citizen was the implacable enemy, as he knew his property and taxes were the inevitable prey, of that kind of rascality under the form and fiction of law. Without exception every official in New York who perpetrated or permitted unbalanced bids has lighted hiinfielf down to an immortality of shame. His wickedness has ruinod him or his weakness has wrecked him. Tho Eagle has already sufficiently discussed tho possibilities in the unbalanced bid Freel contract now before Supervisor at Large John A.

Quintard for approval, for his veto or for his passive permission that it become a law in ten days by taking neither favorable nor adverse action to it. There is no need to mince words about what will be tho outcome, if that contract is awarded by the approval or by the complicity of Mr. Quintard. Tho offer to fnrnish a 18 inch sewer at 58 per lineal foot when contrasted with tho offer' to furnish a 36 inch sewer at per lineal foot will result large orders for tho 3(i inch $20 per foot sewer and in none for the 48 inch $8 per foot sewer. The offer to furnish concrete work at 5.50 per lineal foot and concrete work at 15 per lineal foot will result in many orders for the $15 work and in none for the 5.50 work.

The "explanation" of the contractor that he mado this variance to deceive competitors is bosh. How did competitors learn of sealed proposals If they learned of them how wcro they deceived The thing will havo but one effect. Tho county will bo "stuck" or "struck" for all tho highest priced work every timo and for all of it that can be piled on. Men do not gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles, or counties economy or square dealing from unbalanced bids. Reams of talk and writing were put forth in favor of tho unbalanced bids which Tweed and Hubert O.

Thompson were behind. Yet to day Tweed and Hubert O. Thompson, wherever they are, wish they had never had anything to do with unbalanced bids. Those bids lost to them their balance or showed a balance on tho wrong side. Of course, there is no mystery about who are behind or who act just as if they were to profit by this unbalanced bid contract, if it is put through.

They aro the gang. They have lost, or soon will lose, their grip on tho Sheriff's fees. Report has it that any pull they have been suspected of having had on the County Clerk's office is being loosened. The Register has unavowedly acted on tho avowed Clark D. Rhinehart programme of "pocketing the money and taking "it homo to his wife." Tho electric light contracts remain for a while, but a new Mayor and a new Common Council are coming in, and there is no telling until they are sounded what they may do.

The last meetings of the last month of this Board of Supervisors aro occurring. What can be done what must bo done from tho gang point of interest must bo done quickly. The great Democratic party is apparently getting fatigued with the work of fattening the uutoiling gang with unearned fortunes. Even the Democratic organization is getting tired of them who brought it to the verge of defeat and who havo brought themselves into riches. So this final and desperate endeavor under tho Wm Tweed aud Ilnbcrt Thompson guiso of an unbalanced bid with hundreds of thousands in it is put forth.

It has passed all the stages except tho action of the Supervisor at Xarge. If he proves himself to be a reformer without abatement, ho will veto it. If ho proves himself to be what the Kaolk would be loath to believe, but what the gang boasts that he is, A reformer before election, but a kuuckler when wo on him," ho will approve the contract or lei it become legally valid and morally monstrous by witholding either approval or disapproval of it. The time is a critical one for Mr. Quinlard.

It is always easy to do right, if an official makes right doing a habit, as Grovor Cleveland does and as John A. Quintard can do. It is not easy to do right only occasionally, or now and then, in spots so to speak, showily Mr. Chapm was fairly eiecteu, aas hoen sworn in and will be Mayor. Colonel Baird only makes himsolf ridiculous and largely gives his whole case away when ho says: My expenses were so great that I will havo to bo at business for two years in order to recoup myself." In regard to contesting the Mayoralty Colonel Baird should exhibit hifl grounds or stop talking.

He should show up or shut up. He is making himself a laughingstock and does not appear to know it. Senator Ingalls' forthcoming novel is looked for with considerable interest by his friends. Ono of them throws out tho idea that if ho makes a great hit as a novelist he may stand a good chanco to be nominated for tho Presidency. None of the distinguished mon who havo been occupants of the White House over producod anything in this field of literary effort.

It is said that General Garfield one wont so far as to conceive the plot of a novel, but his pubiic duties deprived him of the opportunity of executing his design. Ingalls is not considered first class Presidential timber by his party ho is too irritable, nervous and crochetty, but he has the imagination, koen insight, knowledge of human nature and literary skill to writo a good book of notion. Brother Fitoh, of tho Rochester Chronicle, is incorrigible. He believes, or pretends to believo, that Presidont Cleveland holds his office "by frauds upon the suffrage." Ho is one of the Inst to recover from the evil effects of the Republican frauds in Louisiana in 1876, by which John Shermftn and his accomplices stole the Presidential vote of that Stato. The broach between Henry Goorge and Terence V.

Powderly grows wider. Terence thinks Henry is a orank, and Henry thinks Teronoe is but little short of a dunce in his ability to comprehend industrial questions. Both men must havo some cleverness, or they nover would havo boon so successful in finding each other out. PERSONAL MENTION. John H.

Hughes, a wealthy painter of Division street, Now York, left many bequests lm LTa will to Koman Cathollo churches. Mme. Tua, the violiniste, has bad a row with hor mnnagor, Mr. Colon. She Bays sho could not play as often as roqulred.

Tho old indictment against William Kis gane, tho California millionaire and filibuster, has been quoahod. Ex Judge Robert Stuart Hart, of Mount Klsco, died euddonly on Tuosday night. Frances Hodgson Burnett and her two boys liave left England for Italy, whore they will pass the Winter. Says an exchange In recontly published reminiscences of Dickons it is told that one day tho novelist picked up ono of a pile of books that had lust beon Bent. 'Seems ho remarked, looking it oror.

Good stylo I suppose that I must road Tho noxt morning ho said: 'That's a very good book, indeed, but unloss I am mlstakon, Georgo Eliot Is a Tho book wis 'Adam Just published. According to its family statutes, no member of tho House of Ilohonzollern is toundorgo an operation dangerous to life, savo on tho battloflold or under like urgent circumstaucoa, without the formal consent of tho King of Prussia for tho timo being and ills Ministry of Stato. This is the reason of tho Stato Council which was hold' at Borlln to consider tho case of the Crown lVluce, at which tho Prince Regent of Brunswlsk and the Grand Duko of Badon wore present, Count Stolborg Wornigerodo, Minister of tho Household, presiding. Tho Emperor William and Prlnco Bismarck havo, of courso, requested the Crown Princo to not as no ploasoa. York Tribune.

CURRENT EVENTS. The suit of Theodore Q. Stein, an architect, against Mrs. Joannotto M. Thurber for J3.750 for drawing plans for an opera house resulted In tho lady's favor.

Philip Groh, a New York cloth cutter, who had beon turned Into the streets by his family, committed suicide. Parson Downs, of Boston, went to court yosterday to urgo his suit against tho Bowdoin Squaro Church for arrears of salary slnco tho time of his dismissal. M. Fallieres declined to form a cabinet wlion requested to do so by M. Sadl Carnot, but M.

Goblet consontod. Carnot has been inatallod in the Klyseo. Tho concentration of Russian troops on the Austrian frontier still continues to excite tho European press. A passenger train was thrown from the track at Wellsborough, N. and two baggago cars and the smoking car woro burned.

Many buoket Bhop proprietors woro arrested in Philadolphia. The militia have been ordered out to quell an expected riot at Fairport, O. Mme. Mario La Toucho, known at various periods as Mrs. Dow and Mrs.

Ware, Is undar arrest tu New York for swindling sovoral ffoll known society people. Gold has boon discovered in Wales. A powerful syndicate has obtained control ol ttie lodes. The Now Tork express for Montreal on the Saratoga aud Champlaln dlviBion of the Delaware and Iludson Canal Company's Railroad ran off the track at Whallonsburg station yesterday and two of the coachos caught Ore. No ono was injured.

A man named Tom Woolfolk is on trial at Macon, for tho murder of his fatter and eight othor mombors of his family. Of four mon who tried to kill thomselvos yesterday throe succeeded. Two took poison. Latimer E. Jones, tho young financior who forged notes to She amount of $300,000.

pleaded not guilty bofore Recorder Smyth yesterday and was remanded to tho Tombs ponding examination. POLITICAL POINTS. Mr. Blaino was interviewed in Paris yesterday, lie thinks tho tax on tobacco should be repealed at onco; that on whisky should be retained and the surplus used to fortify tho eoacoast. The Tammany Hall General Committee laBt night gave Its annual reception and banquet.

Of 115 applicants for positions in the Oub tom House ordered to appear before the Civil Service Examining Board loss than 80 showed up. The opposition to the intended Anarchist demonstration In Chicago waa so strong that the commltteos in ohargo saw fit to doclaro tho affair off. CONTE3IPORARY RUMOR. Mistress (to applicant) And what is your name? Applicant Mary Browne, mum; wo spoil it with tho fid Bits. A French sciontist asserts that "the nose is losing its souso of smell." Woll, wo knew It, but didn't want to bo blowing it Record.

Instoad of sowing tailors now gluo the seams of garments togothor. Wearers of tailor mado clothes will now bo more stuck up than ever. Doston Transcript. Miss Pittsburg Do youboliove in marriage, Miss Chicago? Miss Chicago Why, cortl TIow olse could wo over havo any divorces 1 Tii liitt. First Young Lady I see that Mr.

Buffalo Bill's proflts in London amounted to 70,000. Snc ond Young Lady Yes, and think, too, oiUls position la society. rid Hit. The correspondent left with the impression that Mr. Berry would decline for the simple reason that "the magnetism to urge him to stay is besido him, and there is no magnetism to urge him the other way." It is doubtless true that the qualities which would make Mr.

Berry a desirable pastor of Plymouth Church are precisely thoso which aro appreciated so much by his brethren at home. Certainly, while Plymouth would like to see Mr. Berry acceptits call, much of the pleasure of greeting him would be lost if it were thought that tho causo of religion iu England was likely to suffer by his coming. It may bo that English Congregationalism affords a wider fiold for Mr. Berry than he would find here, but that is a mattor in which no man othor than himself can be his final advisor, and while the gratification would be goneral, should ho come, tho respoct duo to his decision' to remain where he is, if he should so determine, would not be withheld on this sido of tho Atlantic.

It might bo well for him to confer with the Rev. Dr. Parkor. 5Ias tlie Hoard of Hoallu No Nose The Eagle yesterday called public attention to the condition of tho atmosphere in tho neighborhood of Ninth avonue and Twentieth street, where tho remains of nearly 150 horses have decomposed. Tho Vanderbilt avenuo Railroad Company owiib tho land, that was covered with its stablos, but tho ruins of tho recent fire are legally tho property of the insurance companies, that havo a period of sixty days in which to adjust tho losses they must indemnify.

Until then tho railroad people aro at tho mercy of the underwriters, who are disposed to tako advantage of the least infringement of their rights. Eiro always leaves a black blot upon the municipal or rural landscape that is unsightly, but not other than aisthetically obnoxious. The destruction of animal life by wholesale is an emergency that calls for special action. South Brooklyn rosidcuts are content to endure tho dismal spectacle of a block of ground strewed with charred beams and bones and ashes, with here and there a smoldering heap of coal. The infliction is local and transitory, but the constant exhalation of gases from putrid flesh is a menace to tho health of all Brooklyn and a positive plague to tho neighborhood.

There is nothing curious in the efforts of the insurance and railroad officials and of tho Board of Health to find a rosting place for the responsibility of maintaining a public nuisance. Health Commissioner Otterson talks about the paramount importanco of his vocation andits high authority, but he laments a lack of employes to assert the same. No one supposes that the departments either of Fire or Health havo on tho payrolls men specifically engaged to romovo dead bodieB from rains, but in tho case of a tenement house fire, where a number of loBt their lives, thero would be no misunderstanding or clashing of authority or lack of volunteers to recovor the remains of humanity. The principle involved is not different, but underwriters aro interested only iu tho vatuo of the horses that perished aud not in their method of interment. Commissioner Ottorson has not displayed commendable zeal or intelligence in this emergency.

Ho says that he notified the contractor to visit the scene of fire and the contractor shirkod the task, giving tho excuse that it was uot his business to removo the debris that in many places covered the dead horses. Instead of setting men at work without delay to facilitate tho abatement of tho nuisance the Commissioner does nothing, and when popular clamor rings in his ears ho makes tho assertion that tho insurance companies "can go for" the Health Department if their rights are infringed upon. In tho samo breath, however, he states that "they must step aside uutil tho Hoalth Department has discharged its duties." These subterfuges are no less intolerable than tho stench they help to perpotuato. Just three weeks have elapsed since the fire and residents in the vicinity of Ninth avonue are compollod to keep thoir windows closed both night and day, and every passing hour increases the danger of contagious fever. Smouldering coals in tho ruins hastened the malodorous catastrophe wht has fallen upon a populous section of Brooklyn and official indiffereuco has done its "worst.

The public has an idea tho Hoalth Department is a sort of machine iucapablo of originality, or of sufficient courago to iufriugo the hypothe dical jurisdiction of the insurance companies over a lot of dead horses. At first the labor would not have been ropulsivo, but now it is so, and general attention has been drawn to the shiftless methods of tho Health Department that scorns disposed to let tho plague abate itself by natural processes during the five weeks that must elapse beforo tho railroad company, a private corporation, can come to the rescue. Tue Civil Service Coiiintiauiou Bnpod. District Attorney Ridgway, Controller Liv ingston, County Clerk Raukon and Coroner Lindsay vouched for the eligibility of a young man accustomed to shovo lumber for an appointment to the Fire Department. By virtue of these influential signatures the candidate was examined iu a superficial way, or by proxy, by tho Civil Service Commission and awarded a wercontaao of dlh.

If he had been so accomplished as to be able to write his name he might have beou credited with 100 per cent. Tho discov ery was that he could neither road nor write announced in the Eagle yesterday with the statement of Deputy City Auditor Cornell to tho effect that the lumber shovor camo beforo him aud claimed tho authorship and ownership of the name of Patrick Stan ton writton in a flowing stylo of penmanship. The Civil Service Commission has deolared its intention to find out whether Patrick Stan ton was lifted through their inquisition by ac cident or fraud, but the bost result to be hoped for will be tho failure of this narticular innoramus to find lucrative employment uudor the city government It is too much to claim that Stanton is the only mnu who has ever eluded the scholarly vigilance of tho Commission or to believe that tho four distinguished officials who vouched for his mental attainments and moral excellences are deeply mortified over their mistake. No ouc is eager to assume the responsibility of tho sad blundor and tho of ficial papers must speak for themselves These were certainly prepared by a well educated man. who.

perhaps, fondly relied been coddled and forced by practically taxing tho necessaries of lifo. But it would revise the. Tariff laws so as to reduce tho surplus in the Treasury and lift a part of tho burden from tho shoul ders of the people. The laws under which Customs duties aro collected aro unscientific, contradictory and in defiance of common sense. The Message holds that they can bo modified without impairing anv reasonable protection.

The truth is that sometimes when they pretend to protect they do nothing of the kind. Democrats of varying views on this subject are reading the Message as a whole instead of taking particular passages and perverting their meaning. Thoy will more and moro incline, as next November approaches, to see that the President's policy in regard to labor, industries and tho laws affecting them is described by tho motto dropped by Mr. Carlisle in a speech in Now York some timo ago "reformation not destruction." Now Mr. Blaine shrewdly sees that the Democratic party will stand solidly upon the Message, and lie detects at oneo the necessity tor stamping it as a free trade document.

He forces the issue which he and his party want. Ho presents himself and it boldly and confidently as tho custodians of the theory and practice of protection. Ho will take no backward step. Tho lines are as deeply drawn as he can draw them. There will bo no mistake as to the issuo unless tho Democratic parly, through politic timidity, avoids it.

Surely everybody who dreams of something broader and higher in politics than the examination of clerks in writing and spelling for the place of a copyist, or who recoils from another canvass of personal scandal, should feel grateful to Mr. Blaino for his latest work, whatever they may think of him iu other respects. He not only indicates tho topic for discussion, but lays out tho ground of debate as fully as could bo desirod. Ho evades or qualifies tho protective notion in no particular. Ho would discourage, if possible prevent, tho importation of raw material no less than manufactured articles.

He accepts all conditions and assumed results of the "American Idea" which havo boon presented from the timo of Henry Clay to this hour. While he does not demand that ships shall actually stop carrying merchandise hither and thither across tho ocean, he contends that we should mako everything wo want at whatever cost, and that our best and most profitable markets should bo established among ourselves. Ho goes farther than it ever would have occurred to Clay to go. In order to keep a tax upon things of prime necessity, such as blankets and wool, ho would take the tax off such a luxury as tobacco and he draws a pathetic picture of men on the farm and railroad and in tho mino and foundry "chewing plug" or seeking the solace of a pipe or a cigar." Mr. Blaine could continuo tho tax on blankets and wool still more effectually by repealing tho tax on whisky but for obvious reasons, not wholly unconnected with tho temperanco vote, ho shrinks from doing that.

Hum must bo taxed because it is a pernicious luxury, and the proceeds Mr. Blaine would spend upon coast fortifications. Ho refers with much feeling and admiration to tho lettor of Mr. Tilden on this subject. Nobody has hitherto suspected that ho was so devoted a follower of tho lato Democratic statesman.

He has beon as silent about this fortification letter as if ho nover had heard of it. If after the coasts aro put in a perfect Btate of defense there is a surplus of whisky money ho would divide it among the several States to be used in lightening tho tax on real estate, for ho is firmly convinced that "the houses and farms of the whole country pay too largo a proportion of tho total taxes." Why so eager to holp tho farmers Are not the owners of tenements in cities and of suburban residences entitled to any consideration Why not turn some of the money over to the manufacturers for whoso protection Mr. Blaine betrays so keen an auxiety Tho whisky illustration is valuable as showing how far Mr. Blaine is prepared to go to prevent tho lifting of a cent from tile sum of duties levied upon imported manufactured articles and raw materials. Surely the Democrats can scarcely hesitate to join issue with him.

The caso is presented by him as broad, ly as tho most conservative reformer could desire. If left to themselves, Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Blaino will havo a lively contest next year on this important revenue question. Are Democrats inclined to "spoil the It looks as if at least one alleged Democrat wero.