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THE BJROOKMTS DAJDtfr EAQlxE SATUBDAY, DECEMBER 1889 SIX PAGES HOSE BETTER WITHOUT A BOTHER, HOW HE DID IT. BIGHT MURDERERS SHOT. WASITFORLOVE TRANSIT LINES A FIERCE FIRE. WANT TO BE OFF imOCKEMQS DRDMKEN MAJORS TERRIBLE CRISJE. Me Kills 5Bia Wife, Daughter and Grandchild.

Dethoit, December 28. A Bpecial to the News from Rochester, Bays; A cold bloodedlriple murder was committed two miles north of Mount Vernon last night by William Major, who killed his wife, his daughter and his granddaughter. Major, who is about 50 years old and a well to do farmer, was in Rome yesterday and camo home fooling cheerful. His daughter, Mrs. Joseph Depew, of Brandon, and her little daughter were visiting the houso and after conversation with them the family retired.

Tho people were but fairly asleop when Major arose and began the work of slaughter. Ho took a revolver and shot his wife as sho lay asleep, putting two bullet!) into her body and mortally wounding her. The noise of the shooting awakened the others, but tho murderer i not heRitate. Springing iiito the apartment occupied by his daughter and her child he coolly fired a bullet at Mrs. Depew and when it failed to kill her he procured an ax and killed her.

Then he pnlled hiB little granddaughter from boncath tho bed clothing and with ono blow of fclio ax split her head open, ftgajor then rushed into tho room whero his little son slept and groped about the bed for him. Tho little lad had crawled under the bed for safety. As he heard his father searching the room he said: "Are you going to kill me, too, papa "No, my sou," replied the murderer. "Do not be afraid. I won't hurt you.

When I am gone you get 150 which I will leave you and divide it with your sister." Then ho hastonod from tho Iioubo and up to the presont nothing has been hoard of him. It is believed, however, that ho went to the neighboring forest and killed himself, and that his body will soon bo found by the peoplo who are searching for it. The boy gavo the alarm as soon as he could and the neighbors found Mrs. Major dying and tho others dead. A special from Rome thiB afternoon says Major was found dead to day in his barn, having committed suicide by hanging.

At Ijoast Such is Peter Ucllly'u Opinion of His. Peter Roilly, of 400 Horth Second stroet, a commercial traveler, was arraigned this morning before Justico Eugle, in Justice Gootting's court, on complaint of his daughtor, Augusta, charging him with Btriking her on tho head and yankiiVg her about by the hair on Christmas day. Theit camo tho case of Rachel Reilly, tho girl's charged by Peter with endangering hor childrcp by her intemperate habits. "This woman gets drunk, your said Reilly, "and sho pawns everything in the house. She has my two razors in her pocket now.

This has been going on for tho past fifteen years and I can't stand it any longer. I agreed to let her have $12 a week to tako care of tho house, but it was no use. I'll bet she has a bushel basketful of pawntickets; thoro isn't $10 worth of furniture in the house. AU I want is, for my children's sake, that an investigation be had." The justice directed Officer Ertell, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, to make an investigation and adjourned both cases till January 0. The family consists of seven children, the eldost 18 aud the youngest 3 years.

STEAM TO STAY As a Motive Power on Third Avenue. That's the Effect of Recout Aldermanic Action on tho Subject A Tcclmic.il Poiut liaised. The City Railroad Company wilt not reiuovo their steam motors from Third avenue, between Twenty.fourth street and the city line, on January 1. Last Spring the Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution granting permission to the company until January 1, 1S00, to operate those motors on tho avenue, tho inference being that steam must be removed on and after that date. On (ho 10th of the present muntii the company petitioned the Aldermen for an extension of time, and the Board thereupon adopted this resolution: Tfrsofufd, That tho petition of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company for a change of motive power on Third avenue, betweon Tiventy fonrth street and tho city line, ami for an extension of time for the use of steam motors on said avenue, beyond January 1, 1S90, be referred to the It.iil.

road Committee of this Board, and that an extension of time for the use of said mot.irs ou sai.l avenue be and tho aamo is hereby granted until Bueh time as said committee may rep. o.i petitions. The committco held a mooting on Friday evening of last weok and heard what President Lewis, of the railroad company, had to sav about the matter. Mr. Lewis explained that they were investigating as to electric motors and wanted time to complete their lie invited the committee to visit Boston with him mid inspect an electric motor system in operation in that city.

The cpnimittoo has not yet accepted the invitation. Chairman Coffuy intimated that ho shoulil not go. Mr. Coffuy said this morning lint tlu committee would not mako a report ou Monday, when the last regular meeting of the present Board will bo held. He expressed tho opinion that tho Board was not a continuous body and that the resolution of last Spring would not be operative next year.

At all events ho believed the question was one which should be passed upon by the Corporation Counsel. It will be noticed that the resolutions of the 10th inst. granted an extension of time "until such time as tho committee may report on the petition." If tho Board goes out of existence with the year the committee, of course, ceases also. Tho new Board can take in matter up. The situation is an interesting au.l suggestive ono.

J1C GAKKY VERSUS COUKTXKY. do Hi TVmit to be Lively 'i'iiiics All end. That Alderman McGarry is in the field to stay as a candidate for tho nomination for Sheriff next Fall is evidenced by the way Ids partisans aro booming his cause. Judge Courtney, who thought, after he had been shelved two years ago in favor of William A. Furey, that he would meet with no opposition next year, is beginning to feel anxious.

His followers share his anxiety, since they regard McGarry as the strongest man that could bo pitted against him in tho convention. The fight, oven at this early day, is becoming exceedingly warm, and the adherents of the two candidates are already making faces and saying disagreeable things. The average Tenth Ward Democrat feels as confident as that the sun will rise to morrow, that McGarry will carry off the prize. Down around the head of Gowanus Canal no one will believe that a McGarry cannot have anything upon which he sets his heart. They say, now and then, for the sake of argument, that the Alderman's long and great service to tho party should be recognized, and, what's more to the poiut.

that it must bo recognized. "lie has they add, "held any office that has paid him for his trouble," forgetting that he practically controls everyone in the Tenth Ward. Judge Courtney, however, is not letting the grass grow under his feet. He is out and around all the time that ho can spate from his judicial duties. There are few hustlers in the city to compare with him.

His gait is a very lively one and he never slows up on it. The rotund and silent Alderman of tho Tenth Ward will lose some of bis flesh and acquire a greater elasticity of tongue if ho attempts to keep up with him. The race betweon the two will bo ono of the most interesting that the politics of this town has witnessed in years. "POLY" BOYS AT DINNER. The Annual feathering or Hie Simula I'i Fraternity.

The ninth annual dinner of tho Beta Chapter of the Sigma Psi Fraternity of the Polytechnic Institute was held last evoning at Clark '8, on Twenty third street, New York City. Covers worn laid for forty live and all were present when the dinner was served. Among them were Philip C. Bergon, Charles D. Napier, Jamc.i J.

Ormsbor, Charles F. Brandt, J. G. Ilagcmeycr, G. G.

Walker, A. M. Suedeker, M. T. I.y.m, William R.

Dater, Adolph Bierck, Kruser M. Moffat, P. W. Kennaday, C. G.

Sands. Herbert Boughton, Do Witt C. Weld, William Halscy, 11. D. Crane, James C.

Cropscy, li. I. Wahlen, George V. Crego, George C. Conklin, C.

A. Mc Wllliams, Alfrod L. Norris, William B. Packard, Wallers. Brewster, T.

P. Peters, Do Witt Bailey, H. R. Coniioll, Frederick E. Driggs, Albert G.

Jennings, Frank D. Tuttle, E. B. Wahlon, C. II.

Chapman, A. Dater, H.T. Webster, Seaman aud H. Howell. After everyone had done justice to tho dinnor the following toasts were ably ro ipoiidod to, Philip C.

Bergen acting as toastmastev. "The Fraternity," A. Bierck, "Our Chapter," Do Witt Bailey; "Tborc're Benedicts Ain ing Us," James S. Ormsbeo: "What Sigma Psi has Dono for Us," Herbert Boughton: "Tho Girls," Frank D. Tuttle.

It was moruiug before the crowd dispersed. COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE, rrruiucnt Low's Sow Charge The Home of an American Ilucliesi. Tho January Cosmopolitan, New York, surpasses Us rocord in toxtual interest and richness of photogravnre. Bouguereau's somewhat too corporeal art is described by Carroll Bcckwith and prototyped to some extent. President Low's new charge, Columbia College, is sketched by Professor Boyossn, with portraits of the faculty, collego architecture and classroom scenes.

''Thrones That Will Totter Next" is by M. W. Hazoltine. Louisiana Biisiar making is described and pictured in a paper by W. H.

Ballou. The Development of Our Modern Costume" is a curious piece of illustrated evolution by Edward H. Bell. Poultney Bigelow relates a cruise around Antigua. Miss Bisland's article is an extensively illustrated one on contemporary boautios.

Charles Polham Clinton gives tho history of the famous seat of tho Dukes of Marlborough, Blenheim, which now has an American mistress. The architectural views of it aro unusually fine. J. M. Oxloy tolls thu romantic, story of the Hudson Bay Trading Company.

"Saint Mary of tho Angels" is a passionate, tragic story of American adventurers in tho Spanish settlements of the Soutwhest, by Thomas A. Janvier. It is vigorously and picturesquely illustrated. William S. Walsh and G.

V. Lathrope attend to the library department in the absenie of Miss Bisland, whose voyagings are duly noted. BROOKLYN WHISKY TOO STRONG. Mr. Cummins: Can Oive Information to Ilia Poufrhkecpsie Neighbors.

Francis J. Cnmmings, an apparently well to do resident of Pougllkeepsie, paid a visit to Brooklyn yesterday, and toward nightfall by repeated visits to socially inclined acquaintances, he became stooped with rum. At midnight he was rolling hilariously along Myrtlo avenuo proclaiming that he could whip anything in the City of Churches that stood in two shoes. Officer John H. Gelbart, of tho Fourth Precinct, encountered tho stranger close to the Yanderbilt Avenuo Station Houso.

You're malting considerable noise around hero," Gelbart remarked. "Don't you feel well 7" "I feel hie Bcruraptous," tho Poughkoepsieite answered with a drunken loor, "and would just liko to tako a fall out of you." "I'll accommodate you," the officer said, as ho pulled the drunken man into tho station house, "after you're soberod up." Cummings was fined $1, which ho paid and at oneo started for Ponghkeepsio. SPEKOLER DEAD. Frank Spongier, an old resident of the Sixteenth Ward, diod yesterday afternoon at his homo, 40 Morroll street, after a brief illness. The deceased was a lifelong Democrat and for many years an aotive politician of the independent sort.

About eight years ago ho ran stump for Alderman in his ward and was defeated. Since then he ceased to interest himself in pnblio affairs. He was a nativo of the Rheinpfalz, 50 years old, came to this country thirty oight years ago and settled in Amsterdam, but soon afterward moved to this city, whoro hp settled in busi. ness and acquired wealth, ''He loaves a widow, three 'sons and two daushters, tho jouugestaged 13 years. Miss Tendor How do you like your Bteak, rare Tony tho TrampNo, mum; I don't like it that way, but that's as often as I eit itTime.

Benjamin Jones' Scheme tor swindling Uncle Sam. A dispatch from Washington reports another heavy defalcation in the Pay Department of tho United States Marine Corps. Tho crime is laid at the door of Benjamin A. Jones, a well known oitizen of East Washington, who usually accompanied Paymaster QooMoo on his visits to tho navy yards in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk and this city and'did tho cleiical work of paymaster. His method of operation was to credit men enlisted in New York and other places in tho East with enlistment San Francisco, and upon their being discharged from service in the East charge against the department tho mileage necessary to carry them to tho Pacific coast, the amount being pookoted by lnni.

Jones is a man about 49 years of age, and nearly six feet in height. Whon he left home last Tuesday, since which time he has beon missing, he was dressed in a dark overcoat and Blouch hat. Ho haa beeu conneotedwith tho Marino Corps for nearly twenty years, and was an onlisted man until four years ago. Ho is well known at tho Navy Yard in this city, whero he frequently oame in company with Paymaster Goodloo. Tho story of his defalcation in uo wiso disturbod any arrangements at the Navy Yard, as tho Paymaster's Department there is not connected with the one over which Major Goodloe presides.

It is said that Jones' defalcation will amount to many thousands of dollars. When he first disappeared his Triends, not knowing of his thefts, believed from a letter sent by him to his wife that he had drowned himself iu the Anaoosta River. The police believe that the suicide story is a fraud and that he has fled to Canada. ASNUAL DINNER OF TIIE CAHIjETON CLUB. The Houso Committee, of the Carleton Club, announces that tho first annual dinner of tne club will bo held in the newly constructed club honse on the 31st.

A light collation will bo served in the rooms to night. Tho committee in charge comprises P. L. Sohouok, M. H.

S. Dollard, D. Master, O. E. Shipman andR.

M. Hupp. BOLD BURGLARS Skillfully Escape From Charles town Prison. Couarty and Ritchie, Who Once Troubled the Brooklyn Police, ttet Out The For mer Recaptured. Thomas Couarty and Frank Ritchie, two notorious burglars and safe robberd, escaped from the Massachusetts State prison at Charlestown Thumlay night in a most ingenious way.

Couarty, who is well known to the Brooklyn police, was captured yesterday, but Ritchie is still at large. They were serving seventeen year terms for burglary committed at Springfield about a year ago. Ritchie's cell was noar a large granite chimney elevator. A small fluo from this chimney led into tho cell and when the nun was at meridian it would penetrate the chimney and the ordinarily dark flue would glow with light. The Hiin's rayB thus pointed out to Ritchie the way to liberty and ho told Couarty about it.

They wero quick to avail themselves of tho opportunity and got away in the middle of the night. Couarty, who had his liberty for only a brief period, was arrested hero by Detectives Kearney and Noonan, of the Second Precinct, on March 19, 1S89. The two detectives, with Captain Eason, wero on Main street ou that day, when thoy saw a man with a revolver in his hand following a man and woman. They watched the trio and saw tho man and woman go into a ualoon. The man with the rovolver waited outside, and when the couple came out he began to quarrel with them and tried to shoot the man.

Tho detectives arrested him and learned that ho had been living with tho woman at 331 Jay street. The woman had fallen iu love with tho other man, who was a bartender. Tho detectives went to 331 Jay Btreet and in a trunk found a lot of tools used by safe robbers and a letter addressed to Thomas Couarty and signed by Frank ltitcliio. In tho letter Couarty was requested to come at oneo to Springfield and get the writer out of jail. In tho letter was a plan of tho Springfield Jail, and Couarty was told that it would bo a yery easy matter to gdt him out.

Captain Eason made inquiries and learned that a burglary had been commitied a short timo previous in Sprinficld by Ritchie and Couarty. An officer surprised them as thoy camo ont of a shoe Btore, where thoy had robbed the safe, aud Couarty fired at the officer. Tho bullet struck the officor's watch and ho was not injured. Co narty made his escape to this city, but Ritchie, was lodged in jail, from where he wrote to" his pal to help him out. The Springfield authorities wero notified of Conarty's arrest, aud on March 25 tho burglar was taken back to join Ritchie.

Detectives Kearney and Noonan testified at the trial and Couarty and Ritchie wore sentenced to seventeen years each in the State Prison at Charlestown. SI.VK1X0 FUND COMNISSIOSEItS. They Approve the Specification!) tor the IVciv Criminal Building The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund met to day at tho Mayor's office in New York, Mayor Grant, Recorder Smyth, Controller Myer.i and Chamberlain Crokor being present. Commissioner of Public Works Gilroy returned the specifications for the erection of tho new criminal building on Center street, that city, and reported that they had boon oxaminetl by the chief engineer of tho department and found satisfactory from au architectural point of view, while the Corporation Counsel was ready to attest their legal foi'm. Recorder Smyth thereupon moved that tho report bo accepted and printed upon the minutes, and that the Board formally approve tho specifications.

This was adopted unanimously. The limit of time in which the building must bo completed was fixed at 500 days, aud the penalty for lion performance ofjhc contract at $1 00 per day. The bond' which shall be required from contractors waB fixed at Uo per cent, of tho bids, which aro to bo opened iu thirty days from tho dab on tfhich they are advertised for. Tho building nearly 000, 000. is to cost MAYOR CHAPI.V HAS THE CRIP.

The Latest Bulletin 1'rom His Honor IBe'n Better. Mayor Chapin has the Grip. This is the latest bulletin. Mr. Phillips, his secretary, went up to see him at his house on Eighth avenuo this morning, and on returning reported: "Mayor Chapin has the fashionable prevailing disease, the Grip, but in a mild form.

He says that if crowned heads of Europe can havo tho disease ho does not see why he shouldn't havo some of it, too. He is improving rapidly, and it is only owing to the good earo he has taken of himself from the start that ho has not been more sovorely attacked. I think he will bo out by Monday." Mr. Phillips also called upon Aldermanic President McCarty, who is laid up with bronchitis at his new home on Berkeley place. Mr.

Phillips said that Mr. McCarty waB better and would probably be at work on Monday next. City Hall Keeper Dunne and all of his family are suffering from tho Grip. Assistant Keeper Wcekcs has just recovered from a severe attack of it. HE STRUCK HIS AGED HOTHEK.

Mrs. Forsyth, an aged woman, of 045 Herkimer street, lies seriously ill at her home. Her son, George, a rough, uncouth fellow of middle age, is a ne'er do woll. Last night ho camo home drunk, aud, upon his mother expostulating with him, he ran to her bedside and repeatedly struck the old lady. "Her cries reached tho ears of Officer Dulfer, of the Twelfth Precinct, who ran into the houso and attempted to arrest the brute.

Forsyth resisted the officer and threatened to kill himself before ho would be taken to tho station house. Three other officers were summoned and it required the combined efforts of the four policemen to put the fellow in a coll. Forsyth was sent to jail for ten daya by Justice Kenna thiB morning. WALKED OFF THE DOCK. Michael Marshall indulged in a pastime peculiar to South Brooklyn yesterday.

He loaded up with whisky and walked off the dock at the foot of Pacific street. He was arrested by George W. Hill, dock foreman, and locked up for intoxication. Justice Tighe imposed tho usual penalty this morning. EXCOl'XTERED HEAYI GALES.

The bark Emma R. Smith, Captain Rupert Faulkner, arrived at Martin's stores yesterday afternoon. She sailed from Buenos Ayres No vember 8, with a cargo of hides. Good weather was had up to the past week, when Btronc west southwest gales were encountered, making the sea very rough at times and the ship hard to manage. No damago was sustained.

WILL KEEP IT SHUT HEUEAFTEB. James Servea, of 345 Hamilton avenue, reporta to the Eleventh Precinct Police that some time between Monday and yesterday a thief entered his apartmontB at. the above address and stolo $170 iu United States money, a Bilver Mexican dollar, a silver Holland dollar and several Spanish coins. Ho loft his room door open by mistake either Monday or Tuesday. BUBSETT IS COURT.

Alexander Burnett, who waB charged by Alfred Hookey with an assault upon him at the Twelfth Ward Republioan meeting Thursday night, was brought before Justice Tighe this morning and his case adjourned to the 30th. Ho was released ou his own recognizance. HOff HIS APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE. Fire Commissioner Ennis' attention was called to the complaint of Sixteenth Ward Democrats, published in yesterday's Eaole, that he had made no appointments from that ward. Ho Baid that he made his appointments of firemen from tho oligible list, without regard to wards, and that if the Sixteenth had nono, it was not his fault.

CAUCinT STEALIK8 VBGETARLJES. William Kylor, 13 years old, 6 (Franklin avenue, was caught yesterday aft SgBH offi cer Hollohan, of the mounted squaoW lealing barrel of vegetables from the grocery fwagon of Mahlatead. in Bedford avenue Several Hundred Meu UaSd the Jail fu Barnwell, S. C. Charleston, S.

0., December 28. A mob of several hundred mon raided the jail at Barnwoll Court Houso at 2 o'clock this morning, overpowered tho Jailor and took out eight negro prisoners charged with murder. These were BipTey Johnson and Mitchell Adams, charged with murdering a man named Hefferinan, and Bix others charged with tho murder of young Martin. prisoners were taken out of town and shot to death. The jailor was tied and forced to accompany the lynchers.

The whole thing was conducted in a very business like manner, tho oitizens of the town not knowing anything about it. A great many negroes aro collected at the Boene of the lynching and more troublo is anticipated. DOM PEDRO'S WIFE DEAD. Lisbon, December 28. The ex Empress of Brazil died to day.

It is believed that her death resulted from heart disease. CUT BY A THIEF. Scenery in the Bijou Theater Badly Mutilated. A Burglar Who Had Evidently More Than Plunder as His Motive for Entering a Play House in the New Ward. For the past week a gentleman by tho name of Barney Baldwin has been exhibiting Ihb broken neck to crowds of men, women and children in the Bijou Theater, at the corner of Atlantic and Vermont avenues.

Baldwin did not comprise tbo entire show, but rb tho star and manager of the concern ho engaged a number of male ajid female performers and several musicians. For some unexplained reason Baldwin did not give a show last evening, and thousands were not turned away. Probably tho star's neck was not in proper working order, but the only excuse he gavo was that ho was not feeling well. The owner and manager of the Bijou Theater is John D. Bennett, a wealthy young man who was born near the spot where the Bijou now stands.

When he entered his office in the theater this morning he found his desk broken open and everything else scattered about tho cozy little room. Somo musieal instruments belonging to one of the performers and which had been left in the office last evening were missing. Bennett at oneo notified Police Captain French and that official and his two detectives made a thorough investigation of the premises. They found that several of the actors' trunks had been forced open and ransacked, but what set the officers thinking was tho faet that a number of really handsome scenes had been maliciously destroyed. The work was evidently not that of a professional burglar, and looked more liko that of some person actuated by spite.

How an entrance was gained ia a mvstery, and tho linger of suspicion has not yet pointed at anyone. IX THE TOILS. Chu Foag Faces BHi Accusers at the 'linilbu Iilicc Court. Chee Fong, the young Chinese merchant whose sudden flight from Mott street after forging checks to the amount of $21,000 occasioned so much excitement in Mongolian business circles, has fallen into the custody of Inspector Byrnes. When Fong, who is a shrewd business man, fled a week ago information was lodged at Police Headquarters of his forgeries.

Detectives Heidoberg and Dolan, of the Inspector's staff, and Detective Chrystal, of the Elizabeth street station, were assigned to find the forger. After a systematic search of Chinatown the detectives learned that Fong had friends in Newark and hart gone to that city. On Saturday Detective Hirdcberg repaired to Newark and learned that Fong was lodging in the Chinese quarter. Search was made, but Fong could not be found. While over in Newark the detective obtained an insight into the young forger's private lifo.

From Newark ho went to West Fifteenth streot, New York, and last night found the forger thcro. It is a flat house and Chu Fong, in company with several white people, lived on the second floor. The detectives would not give the name of the people with whom Fong shared the flat. Clm was brought to the Tombs this morning and arraigned beforo Justice O'Reilly. He was accompanied by a half dozen Chinese friends.

He was represented by Lawyer William H. Beeeher, and Henry Heyman appeared for Man Sing, Son it tho firm that the wily Chu mulcted out of a large sum of money. The following aro some of Chu's victims, who will, in time, turn up to prosecute him: Ma Li Wah, 10 Bowery; Quong On 32 Mott street; the Joss Houso Association; Isaac Levy, of 10 Chatham square; tho Bowery Bank and Chu's former partner, Moo Que, of 813 Broadway. Chu pleaded not guilty to tho charges preferred against him. He was committed without bail for examination on Tuesday.

TEN PEOPLE KILLED. Railroad Wreck on the ChcaapcaJtc aui) Ohio in West Virginia. 0., December 28. A telegram to tho officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio llailroad here says: "There was a terrible wreck on tho Cheuapuako and Ohio, near Wiiite Sulphur, W. at 7 o'clock this morning.

Ten people were killed and many injured. The accident was caused by a broken axle. Chief Clerk Byan, of tiie Passenger Department of this city, says he thinks most of the killed lived in Virginia and West Virginia. The coach of the train telescoped combined car 2U4 and it was there where the people were killed. Fivo passengers in the second class coach and five employes are dead.

The names of tho dead as far as we have been able to learn are as follows: Kidder Kidd, of Hannibal, Baggagemaster Barksdale, of Huntington, W. H. Mottson, mail clerk, Charleston, W. newsboy, name not learned; two colored men who worked on. the Allegheny section, names not learned: Thomas Karsh, Blackstono, J.

D. West, Howavds ville, Va. The injured so far as learned are: Conductor Schwcichert, logs crushed; Seetioumaster Myers, badly injured in breast and back. The injured were to tho Caldwell House, White Sulphur. RAN OFF WITH AN ITALIAN.

Why Robert TViudorf Is Applyinc; lor a Divorce. The Buit of Robert Wiudorf against Maria Win dorf for absoluto divorce was on trial to day in Special Term of the Supreme Court before Judge Bartlett. The plaintiff, who lives at 40 Union street and is a butcher, testified that ho was married to tho defendant September 17, 1800, and lived with her until five months ago. "Then," said ho, she stepped out." After Mr. Windorf had testified James Stearns, a clerk in Hoblw Gifford'a law office, swore that ho served tho papers on tho defendant at East Thirty second street, New York.

Subsequently the defendant called at Hobbs Gilford's law office and said she didn't co.ro whether her husband got a divorce or not. He could, sho said, liave the three children if he wanted them. Stearns on his trip to Mrs, Windorf 'b house was accompanied by Gustav Banchard, an employe of tho plaintiff. Banchard testified that the defendant's place of residence had been ascertained by detectives. The defendant had left her husband's home August 20 and on the same day Caspar Gargnilo, an Italian who boarded with tho Wiudorfs, disappeared.

Other witnesses testified that the Italian, Mrs. Windorf and her three children were seen in apartments at 205 East Thirty fifty street, New York. Several of tho witncBBOs were unablo to speak English, and as there was no official interpreter present the trial was adjourned. Bernard Midas resigned as interpreter recently and his successor does not enter office until January 1. THE WEATHGli.

INDICATION'S. Wasuinotos, D. Docomber 28. For Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, fair; warmer; southerly winds; light rain on Sunday. "An extensivo and toell defined storm," said Sergeant Dunn to day, "has developed in the Rocky Mountains, central near Colorado.

Snow and rain is falling everywhere between Montana and New Mexico and weBt from tho Mississippi. Snow is also falling in Vermont. Elsewhero tho weather is fair. The cold weather has been entirely dissipated, and in the Northwest this morning it was only a few degrees colder than in Brooklyn. In the southern part of the country it is decidedly warmer.

The coldest place is Bismarck, 10 degrees. Fair and warmer weather may be expected for Brooklyn until Suuday evening, when rain may fall." ItECORU Of THE TKBliMOJIETEIt. Tho following is tho record of the thermometer as kept at tho Brooklyn Dailv Kagle oihco 2 A. 3 4 A. 3t OA.

30 8 A. lib 10 A. 40 47 12 2 P. v. Arcraeo temperature to day 40) Average temperature same dale last year iiih HIGH WATER.

The following is the official announcement of the time and duration of high water at Now York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, December 20 A. M. P. M. Timo.

Hoigllui n. M. 1 Foot. I Dura'nol Riso, i Fall. II.

M. I II. M. Timo. uotglit.

IL M. I Foot. Now Sandy li'kl 1 4.4 1:531 3.8 4.3 115:54 110:08 0:37 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. 1BB1VJD BATUltDAY, DECEMBER 28. Ss Aller, Bremon, New York.

Ss Wisconsin, Liverpool, Now Yorr. Ss State of Alabama, Glasgow, New York. Ba Voendani, Rotterdam, Now York. Ss Panama. Bordeaux, New York.

a Trinidad, West Indian ports. New York. Sa Italia, Mediterranean porta. New York. ARRIVKU AT F0B2ION POUTS.

Ss Chateau Ygueiu, Vers, Cruz and Havana, Havre. Ss Xto, New York, Bromerhaven. SAXZjKD FIlOM FOBEION roETS. Ss Hngia, Havre, New York. 8b La Normandie, Havre, New York.

LOST HIS UOLD WATCH. W. Jv Colgau, of 1,218 Buubwick avenue, has reported to the police that gold watch, valued at tW. was stolen from him at the Adams Btreet v. n.

ind Myrtle avenue station 01 toe union That Jacob Gill Shot Himself in New York? A Lndy's Failure to Keep au Appoint ment Suwnosed to be the Cause of His Miction. A msn about 117 years old, freshly shaven am smartlySirraycd in a new suit of clothes, askod for loilgingv at tno union Hotel, a cneap lougiuii houso at 8(iJiowei'y, about tnidniglit. Twenty five cents was ttpo much for a bed, ho said, and he took a iiftoeiKeont stall on the top story. At 1:15 apistol shofas huard, and tho strangor's door whon tried waSSfonnd locked. When it was forced ll was seen inside on the bed with a smokiug p'Ndo! in his hand and a bullet hole iu the templeXHe had locked tho door and put the key under thoM0" An ambulance carried him to raje Chambers Street Hospital, where he died withirian hour.

IVIinn liiu nlnthnu wpvn Kiinrr.lind lettVcB WOrO fnnml in thn imeknts. Hhowiu him to boXJacob Gill, a conductor, who live 1 at Bond or No? street, Brooklyn. One letter related to his ap. pointmunt on a Brooklyn horse car lino. Ho was to go to work to day.

Another was from a girl and appointed a meeting for 8 o'clock last night at Hester street au 1 liowery.Tiear the hotel whero ho shot himself. The polico and tho doctor reasoned that the girl didn't come and that griof and disappointment made him kill himself. He had evidently got himself up In his best style to meet her. Tho name of Jacob Gil! does not appear in the Brooklyn Directory and the only familios of that name living in the vicinity of Bond and Nevins stroets aro tho to of Thomas and Grogory Gill, who reaido at Baltic, on the block botweon thoso streets. A member of tho family said that thoy had no relatives by the name of Jacob Gill nor did they know of such a person.

The directory furnishes the names of Gills living at 375, H00, 505 and 576 Baltic streot, but from inquiry at those numbers it was ascertained that no families by that naiiio live there. ONLY 0M5 W1SUUY. The Solitary 1'lnce at Which English H'iuo is tla ilc. Being latoly at Cardiff, writes a correspondent, I had tho opportunity of visiting the only British vineyard from which wine is annually made. consists of three or four acres of ground jUBt below the restored feudal chateau of the Marquia of Buto, known as Castle Coch, one of the most Extravagant restorations over accomplished, t'Am expense of which has beon variously estimated ait from 50,000 to As a result of all thiB i money tho massive turrets of tho chateau rise from among tho woods that overlook tho valloy of the River Taff, and where from their base tho land fallB away in a rapid slope toward tho southeast two fields beneath (he.

wood have boou con 1 verted into the semblance of a French vineyard, Indeed, chateau aud vineyard would not seom out 1 of plaee on tho banks of the Loire. This year the vines are in magnificent loaf and luxuriantly cover tho stakes, about throe feot high, to which they aro attached, thoir color contrasting finely with tho red soil. Tho bunches, however, are few and far between, and on September 13 I could find very few berries whioh had boguu to color. The vintage this yoar will, therefore, bo a failure, notwithstanding tho fav orable Summer which has been experienced, tho reason given being that the very bad season 1 1888 prevented tho wood from' ripening. Nd year, it iB hoped, may be as good as tho jub vintage of when no less than nine heads of wine wero produced from three i I'uli Afnl! Gazette.

CRKSCKNT 1UX The mouibers of the Crescent Gun ClubheS their last monthly shoot of a year at L. Millorf Dextor's Park, 1 yesterday, and some goi shooting was dono by some of the inarksmoj Only six went to the traps to Bhoot at sovonj i. i v. uuim eavjii, Li'mti xm.Lim i men, uuu uttllultnfi L. Hopkins, 35 yards, killed 5: W.

Bolton, Gilman, C. Schultz, W. Bonnett, 1: H. Smith, 2. Referee and scorer, L.

Millor. In the sweepstake shoots, Schwartz, Smith and Hopkins wero the winners. Itlauitou Sparkling: Spring Waior Js a porfeot tabio wutor, and tho most hoalthful bocausi jly natural. NolhinK artilicml. Children Cry for I'ilclierN Crtstoria.

Aporfuct preparation for complaintf. Servants Avoid Who Xime Ki.KCTao Sn.ioON, tho famous Kil, or polish. Grocers. Cheaper Tliuu Uillf Is Bx.ookeii'6 Dutch Ooco.i. 1 50 cups for $1.

nrown'g llronehiiil TrochcN Are An admirable remody for bronchitis, hoarsonoss, oto. CALY SKIN DiSKASKS. PSOIUA8IS 5 YEAHS, tJOrKHKV(3 KAGE, HEAD AND KNTIKE IIOOY WITH WHITE SCABS. SKIN RED, ITCHY AM) (if JIKDI.VO. HAIR ALIi OOiNE.

SPEXT JHJNDKEOS OF DOLLARS. PRONOUNCED IXOUKAI1LE. CURED BY UUTIUURA RliEDi ES. OURED BY OUTICURA. My disoaso (psoriasis) lirst broke out.

on my loft chook. across my noso ami nlmo.i( coTtiriug my faao. It ran into my oyes, ami tho pby. iici.in w.is afraid I would lo'su my eyesight alLuRotlior. It Kproad all ovor my hoad and my hair all fell out until I wa entirely bald hoadod; it then broke out on my unns mid whouldors until mf arms wuro just out) horu.

It i ovorc.l my entire hody, my face, lioad and ilio worst. Tho whito ucabr! foil constantly my liei and arms; thu skin would thick on 1 bo rod and vory itchy, and would crack and blm. if ajratrho I. Altar upending many hundreds of dollars I was pronounced incurablo. I hoard of tho OUTICUKA REM EDI ICS, and after usin two bottlos UUTIUURA RESOLVENT I could aoe a change: aud ftf I i tnliyn Vo.ir bottlos I was almost cured; und when I ha 1 uaed bottles ot CUTIOURA RESOLVENT and ono box of OU VlCURA and ono cako of CUTIOURA SO A 1 1 wad euro 1 of tho dreadful disease from which I had mjfFurud for livo year.

I thought thu dirfcaso would loa vo a vory dyop xar, but tho OUT! CURA REMEDIES enrnd it wiiJioutany scars. I cn ntit cxpruss with a. pun what I suffered beforo using tha CUTIOURA REMEDIES. Thty saved my lifo, and I fool it my duty to rocommund thorn. 'My hair is rostorod cood as evoi, and ao is my oyo.iiht.

I know of a nura bor of different parsons who Jjavo uaod the CUTIOURA REMEDIES, aud all havo benefit from thoir utte, Mr ROSA KELLY, Rockwell City, Calhoun Iowft, CUTIOURA RESOLVENT, Tho now Blood Purilior and purest and beat of Humor Ro modi oa, internally, and OUTIUUKA, tho groat Skin Cure, and OUTIOURA HOAP.an exuuisito Skin Beau tifior, oxtornally, havo cured thousands of casos whore the shedding of scales raeas.irc a nurrt daily, tho skin cracked, blooding, burning an 1 itching almost boyond human unduranco, hair lit'uloss or all gone, suffering haid'y to bo appreciated. What other remedies evol before accomplished euros of humors and disoaioi of the fiktu, scalp aud blood; 1 Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIOURA, SOAP, 25c; RESOLVENT, $1. Prepared by tho POTTEB DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston. Send for "How to Onro Dh (it illustrationsAud 100 testinioniilj.

Pimples, blackheads, rod, rouh, chapped and oily sk.ii prevented by OUTIOURA SOAP. IT STOlS THE" rATNISACK ACHE, kidney pains, weakness, rheumatism and musculai rmins roliuvod in ono minute by CUTIOURA ANTI PAIN PLASTER, tho first and ily instantaneous pair killing strengthening planter. Vastly superior to al others. rfVHifi MEAT kLaVOKUSTU STOCK. L1EBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OV DEEP.

USE IT OR SOU BEEF TEA, SAUCES A.N'D MADE DISHES. Gonaineouly with faa simtitj jZ Justus von LiubU'j SIGNATURE IN BLUE INK Acr033 labaU SoldbyStorokopors, Grocoraand Druggists. MEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT 00,. London. MANITOU MAN1TOU MANITOU NATURAL MINERAL WATER Is tho fsparkllne, akriolnt.ily natural flITi'rrescent wator ol tho noted spring! loomed in.

MANITOU, COLORADO, at tho very loot of I'iko'a Thu PUREST, MOST REFRESHING AND BEST TASTING TABLE WATER. Tho only bottled wator in tho U. S. with Ha own ga, diroot from the Bering. It ci outus Appetite, aidi uigofition and tones up the syutcru generally, MANITOU GINGER CHAMPAGNE, Made from thiB water an 1 pure Jamaica Ginger and ruit ulcus only.

For nalo hv all clr.nri iU and grocery HOSSlTlitt Frankliust. ROSSITEU 4 SKIDMOKE, New Vork Agents, loO A. RRR OOO RRR ITS 000 AA A A AAA A A ULLB Kim A Jt AA liCD A A KK li AAA VIM A It GGO' It a a II a II NN GO NN GGQ PPI OOO PPP OOO www WW WW wwvnp 1)I 0 HDD EEH RRR EH RRR KKB ABSOLUTELY PURE. Anderson a xu kuiton street, most reliable house in brooklyn iob PPPP II TT3DT 11 A NN ono hsss ob a AA AAA A a BBSS a h. II A AN A AN NN OOO SSSS At lower prices than any houso in tho oity.

$8.00 to 915.00 Monthly until PJ 8t.00 to Slo.Oa Tho ANDERSON iJr.Nl PIANOS. Solo agents for on jr eomiino OPEN EVENfeYFU lMV STREET. flffTAggjoa BANK INTEREST. WINE MKKUMA HE WINKS AND I.I fi77FU ITON Sl KLA'CBUSH (JUOKH ntT.v i SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 28, BENSON DEAD.

An Eminent Brooklynite'iDies in Florida, End of a Career That Dated From the Yillasc Dajs of This City His Busy, Benevolent Life. The deaili of Arthur V. Benson yesterday in Enterprise, romoves one of the moBt familiar figures in Brooklyn's business, social and lcligioiiB life. Jlis family received a brief telegram last evening announcing his decease, but giving no particulars of his illness. It is supposed, however, that the cause of his death was rheumatism, from Which lie hart heoii a sufferer for years.

Mr. Ben on left Brooklyn throe weeks ago to spend the Winter in tho South. IIo had been in the habit of going there every season for the past ten years. When he left home ho was accompanied only by a trained nurse. He stayed at tho Brock House on all his visits to Enterprise, where ho was almost as well known as in Brooklyn.

His remains will ho brought to his late home at oueo and will probably reach here on Monday. Very few men in this city wore ever as greatly beloved by all who knew him as Arthur W. Ben Bon. His life was one succession of successes. By his business ability and capacity for affairs he had amazed a largo fortune, a great doal of which is invested in some of tho most valuable land on Long Island.

Mr. Benson was born in Maine in 1812. His early years were passed in Boston, where he received his schooling. When ho was 10 years old ho came to Brooklyn and made this his home throughout the remainder of his life. Ho saw the village of a few thousand inhabitants grow to a city of over three quarters of a million.

In its early history ho took an active interest in its affairs and was ever foromost in promoting its welfare. On coming here young Benson encaged in the shipping business in South street, New York, lie retired from the firm with which ho was connected in 1810, since which time, as he himself used to say, his life had been very full. In speaking of those days a fow months ago he said: "The Long Island waB the first bank established in Brooklyn, tho Mechanics' being second. George Sampson was president of the Long Island, and a right good man ho was. This is an age of progression.

No, I don't believe that there is nothing cood in tho new. I believe in new ideaB and new thingB. Look at tho progress made in ships and ship building during fifty years. Formerly it was the custom for ships to get their crews together and sail on Sundays. Npw it is seldom that one sails on that day.

I remember when a 500 or COO tou ship was considered a king of the ocean. Now an 1,800 ton Bhip can be seen any day along the East River. The Sirius was the first steamer to reach this port. She belonged to tho Cunard line, and it was WMflUlorCoTa big thing that sho was able to carry coal enough to make tho trip of 11,000 miles. Dr.

Lander, a noted scientist of his day, was, at tho time tho Sirius was on her way here, encaged in delivering lectures showing that it would be impossible for, a steamer to carry fuel enough to make the trip." About tho time that Mr. Benson withdrew from the shipping business he was electod an Alderman from tht First Ward and served one term. "Those were the halcyon days," said one of his old friends to day, when it was considered an honor to be a member of tho Common Council. When a serious conflagration threatened the Village'of Brooklyn Alderman Benson showed his public spirit by throwing off his coat and helping to extinguish tho flames. There was no paidfiro department then and individual aid had to be relied upon.

Mr. Benson was never a member of the Volunteer Fire Department, but always offered his services in case of need. He had lived in Brooklyn leas than four years when tho fire of December 1G, 1835, broke out in New York. It consumed $20,000,000 of property, and, beginning at Wall street, ran from Beaver to South street. Mr.

Benson worked at it without intermission from 0 in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the following day. In 1802 Mr. Benson was elected president of the Brooklyn Gas Light Company. He continued in the office for twenty years when lie retired from active pariij pation in the company's affairs, although still retaining an interest in it. Previous to that ho had boon vice president of the company.

In speaking of his presidency he said some time ago: "My election to the office was purely an acci dcut. I took charge of the company's affairs during what I supposed was the temporary absence of the president. That gentleman died and I was compelled to take his place." Mr. Benson's administration was very successful. Upon his retirement from the office he was succeeded by Colonel James II.

Armington. Tho flagon the company's building in Bemsen Btreet floated at half mast to day out of respect to his jfnemorj. Kveryono connected with the in 'Stitutioii loved him, everyone there to day spoke as though he had in his death sustaiped a personal loss. In 1882 Mr. Benson retired from all active participation in business.

Beside the office he held in the gas company he was a trustee of the Brooklyn Hospital, tho Brooklyn Library, the Brooklyn Savings Bank, Greenwood Cemetery, Backer Institute, the Brooklyn Institute, the Academy of Music and tho Brooklyn Dispensary. He was a member of Grace Church, of which he had been a vestryman for many years. Mr. Benson was a very handsome old gentleman. He wore a close cut gray beard, and until attacked by rhenma tism had a very erect and imposing presence.

His generosity was equally as well known as himself. He was one of the moat charitable of men, being ever ready to assist the deserving. Some years ago a collection was being taken up in Grace Church for a charitable object. The matter was one that appealed strongly to Mr. Benson's sympathies, and when he was reached ho quietly hauded over a check for He was always deeply interested in politics, but never ill a conspicuous way.

His natural tendencies wore toward the Democratic party, but his conservatism frequently caused him to vote against its nominees. Mr. Benson leaves a widow and two children, a son and daughter. Ho lived with his family in the handsome residence at Ul Columbia heights, nearly opposito ex Mayor Low's residence. The houBC was built by himself in 1853.

It is sub stantial light colored stone dwelling of the kind seen in some parts of Columbia heights and adjacent streets. It has large windows, big halls and mammoth staircases of hard wood. There is little effort at display. The parlors are furnished in heavy rep, tho woodwork being mahogany and roBewood. Mr.

Benson's study was on the second floor. In the front parlor the owner's rare good taste was shown by the paintings on the walls. They aro mainly by American artists and aro descriptive of pastoral and domestic Bcenee. Of late years, however, Mr. Bcnsou did not spend much of his time in this comfortable home.

Some years ago he purchased acres of the most eligible laud at Montauk Point, and was in the habit of going there every Spring, remaining until the swallows turned Southward in the Fall. His holdings there were greatly coveted by capitalists. Mr. Corbiu wanted to get tho land bo as to carry out his scheme for a short course to Europe. But Mr.

Benson could never be prevailed upon to sell. He let a great portion of the land for grazing purposes and realized a large income from it. Large herds of cattle were always to be found upon it. People, when very advantageous offers had been refused, used to speculate as to what Mr. Benson intended to do with the property but could never reach a satisfactory conclusion.

Ono time when Mr. Corbiu was talking of his plans for converting Montauk Point into a groat shipping center Mr. Benson quietly remarked: "I guess I'll have something to do about that." Mr. Benson lived almost the life of a reeluso when he retired to tho property. He was au enthusiastic striped bass fisherman and used to spend nearly all his days on the water.

Ho was in the habit of rising early and eating a simple breakfast. Then ho would go off in a boat by himself and not be seen until evening. He kept an iron pot in the woods in which ho used to cook lobsters for his dinner. Occasionally ho would have a few friends down to see him and tiiese he would entertain in a royal manner. His familiar figure will be greatly missed by the residents of the neighborhood.

Upon returning to town in the Fall he would remain a short time at his residence and then proceed South, where ho passed the Winter mostly in fishing. Ripley Hopes, who was one of Mr. Benson's most intimate friends, said to day. "He was one of the nicest, best meu Brooklyn over had one of nature's noblemen. IIo used to come in every day when ho was in town to seo me.

I knew him well as a citizen and as a business friend and acquaintance. Wo Bhall all greatly miss his familiar form and pleasant face. Of late years ho suffered dreadfully from rheumatism. Tho last time I saw him was on a Suuday, about two mouths ago. I met him in the street and we went along together.

He said, after a moment or so, 'Do not walk too I asked him where he waB going, and saying to church, invited me to accompany him, which I did. He told me that he was very weak, and said, 'Ah, well, I give myself another year. It will not bo very He was a wonderfully bright and cheery man, notwitbstanaing his pains and aches, and good eoranany. A very emphatic man, tpoke his mind freely, but he had a Broat big heart. So we go." THE CAJTAL BOAKD.

Albany, N. December 28. All tho members of the Canal Board voted for the Superintendent of Public Works' resolution at tho meeting of tho Board yesterday on tho Skaneateles Lake water question, with the exception of State Treasurer Fitzgerald, who favored the application of tho City of Syracuse. ISFLUESZA IN HEW JKRSBT. New Bbunswick, N.

December 28. Thcro aro 100 cases of the grip here. The doctors do not regard the disease as dangerous and say that it yields readily to treatment. The disease has also appeared at Metuchen, South Eivcr and Millstone. ABLED OK HBB WAV USIiE.

ox, December 88. in Bauer, has WBMH WMMIHw To be Added to Brooklyn's Elevated Systems. Renewed Activity of the Various Com. panies The Fulton's Efforts to Inrade the Eastern District. Tho men who own the elevated railroads iu Brooklyn have found their investments so profitable that they desire to cover more streets with their structures.

Three important new lines have been built on paper and aro now beforo commk sioners legally appointed to pass upon thoir merits. The Eighth Rapid Transit Commission, named by Mayor Chapin, mot to day in the Garfield Building to organizo. for tho consideration of petition of fifty nine property holders for au elevated road from the junction of the Union Fifth avenue line at its Greenwood terminus to aud through Third avenue to Fort Hamilton. This is practically au application of tho Union Elevated Railroad Company for an extension of their South Brooklyn line. Tho Commissioners who will pass on this application aro C.

Elliott Miuor, chairman; Howard Gibb, secretary; William T. Lane, Theodore F. Miller and Nelson G. Carmen, with Henry F. Hagfierty as assistant secretary.

The Union Company have tho right uuder tho privileges grauted to them by the Fifth Rapid Transit Commission iu 1887 to build on Fifth avenue to the city line. At the meeting of tho Eighth Commission to day nothing was done beyond au informal discussion of tho legal powers of the Commission and the election of Samuel Probaseo enginoer to assist the commission iu examining the proposed route. The commission wiil meet again on Mon das', and will probably reach a public hearing in tho lattor part of tho week. Tho projectors of this line on Third avenuo aro running a race with the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, which has applied for privilege to use electric motors over tho route iu place of the steam card now in oporation. The ninth Rapid Transit Commission has been named by tho Mayor, and will organize for work next week.

It cousinti of C. Elliott Miner, Howard Gibb, William T. Lane, all members of the eighth commission; E. F. Linton and Frederick A.

Ward. This Board of Commissioners will hear an application, in which the Long Island Railroad Company is interested, for building an elevated line ou Atlantic avenue from South Ferry to the city lino. The third proposed new line, which has advanced one stage further than the others iu its legal steps toward building, is over the following route: Beginning at Manhattan aveuue, near tho junction with Newtown Creek, along Manhattan avenue to Commercial Btreet, to Franklyu street, to Kent avenue and along Kent to Myrtle avenue. The Seventh Railroad Commission in 1887 organized tho Fulton Elevated Railroad Conipany.really but another name for the Kings Comity Company then already existing. The Commission laid out two routes, one iu tho Twenty sixth Wind now partly in operation as an extension of tho Kings County line aud the other the cross town route over Kent avenue montioucd above.

When the report of tho Commission came to the Common Council, it was moved to allow tho building of the lino in tho Twenty sixth Ward, but to rofuse consent to the crosstowu routo. The Railroad Committee decided, however, that the report must bo accepted or rejected as a whole and permission to build on the two routes was granted. Tho Fulton Company, however, encountered strong opposition from the property oivuors against the cross town route and they were unable to build. They then went before the Supreme Court and a commission was appointed to consider the advisability of constructing tho line. This coniuiiSr.i,iii consists of Henry V.

Slo cum, Herman W. Hunt and Hassan II. Wheeler, and their decision, if favorable to the Fulton company, will bo iu lieu of consent by tho property owners along the proposed line. Tho first hearing before this commission was given last night, when Colonel E. i'.

Langford, secretary of tho Brighton Beach Railroad Company and actively interested in the Kings County Company, outlined the plans for the building of the road. Ho said that if the Commissioner gave consent to the construction of the line work would be begun within three mouths, and that the iron work would be Bimilar to that used on the Kings County road. When the Union Elevated Railroad Coinpauy was organized in 1887 they petitioned for ton routes, allof which were allowed by the Fifth.ltapid Transit Commission. One of theso was from Myrtle avenue through Franklin, Wythe, Meserolo Btreet, Division avenue and Manhattan avenuo to Newtown Creole. This cross town line that corresponds in its general direction aud terminations to tho one now tinder consideration by tho Fulton Company, the projectors desired to build at ah oarly date and sought the permission of tho property owners along tho proposed routo.

Here they encountered obstacles, ono of the most earnest of which was the Father OHare, and they were obliged to abandon their efforts to obtain a popular coiibeut. Tho company, then appealed to the Supreme Court and a commission was appointed to consider their demands. This commission in December, 1 887, disallowed tho petition of tho Union Company to build on Manhattan avenue and tho other streets on this route. The objections to the construction of tho road which tho court representatives sustained, was that tho line was not needed for the accommodation of the public at large by reason of its location along the river front, that it was not tho usual route of travel for tho occupants of tho Eastern District and that there was not any outlying district that would be built up by the proposed road. This crosstown line as projected aud allowed to tho Fulton Company by the Rapid Transit Commission comes to a dead Btop at Myrtle avenue, a convenient point if tho Union Elevated Company had thu franchise, as it would there join their Myrtle avenue lines.

When tho for tho building of the road wi)6 ifnod by tM commission the Kings County ComHjgty'claiiiiod the franchiso to build on Myr tfeTSWlflt', and intended to build the lino now in by tho Union Company. Colonel Laug asked this morning how tho Kings Coun 'puopie (tho Fulton Company) wero to stretch Teijyjijisa town line, providing they wero given conlentto tnmu it, the instance trom myrtle avenuo to Fulton street, in ordor to make connection there with their constructed line. Colonel Lang ford said that no steps had been taken as yet to do thw. A new company would have to obtain a franchise to build ovor theso few connecting blocks. OYER NINETY YEARS OF AGE.

Mrs. Isnbclla McCurdy Gibson's X.oi Life Suddenly United. The last sad rites over all that is mortal of a late vory aged resident of Brooklyn were held this afternoon at the house of a Bon of tho deceased, 571 Classon avenue. The coffiu plato bore the inscription: Mrs. Isaueixa McCukdv Gibson, Aged 00 years.

Within four years of boiug a contonarian, Mrs. GibBon was comparatively hale and hearty up to the day of her death. She died suddenly of heart trouble yesterday. Sho was for many yoars a resident of Huntington, L. hut had been living with bor son, Johu Gibson, iu this city, of recent yoars.

Mrs. Gibson was born in Newburgh, N. in 1703. Early iu lifo she went to Albany, where she was married. Her husband, who died a few years ago, was the patentee of the famous Woodworth Planing machine.

The Rev. N. Barrows, of Short Hills, N. a son in law of the decoased, officiated at tho funoral services. Tho lemains wero temporarily placod in a receiving vault iu Evergreeus Cemetery.

Tho final interment will take place in Albany. RETURNED TO HIM O.VCE. Renewed Cruelly rove IBer Away Forever. Judge Bartlett to day granted Elizabeth Gib ney, of 904 Kent avenue, a decree of separation from hor husband, James 0. Gibney.

According to the testimony of Mrs. Gibney, her husband had pulled her hair, blackened her eye, broken her teeth, chased her about the house and locked her outdoors all night. His cruelty was such that Bhe loft him but, on the advice of Father Taaffe, of St. Patrick's Church, sho returned to liim. When his cruel treatment began anew she left him for good and began the Buit for separation.

The Court allowed hor $7 a week alimony. NAMES OF BIDDERS WITHHELD. The policy of the city authorities is to withhold from the press the names of all but the successful bidders at sales of munioipal bonds. It has been said that at the recent sale the People's Trust Company was the only Brooklyn institution which put in a bid. It now appears that tho Brooklyn Trust Company offerod to tako tho whole iflsuo of $300,000 at 108.

There is no good reason why tho peoplo of Brooklyn should not know tho parties or institutions seeking investment in its securities. The names of all bid dors for county bonds are invariably furnished for publication. ARRIVED FUOB PORT AU PRINCE. Tho steamship Prins Maurits, Captain R. Sils bee, arrived at tho Pierrepont Stores yesterday afternoon.

Sho sailed from Port Au Prince December 21 with a cargo of coffee and sugar and thirteon passengers. Excellent sailing woather was had almost into port, tho only rough weather being encountered on Thursday night, when a strong Bhore wind blow up a rough sea and made things qnito lively for a time, but did no damage to tho ship. DEPARTURES FOB EUROPE, Among tho passongors who sailed on the French mail steamer La Gascogne to day were tho Marquis do Bomeuil, Dr. A. 0.

Coombes, A. J. Drexel, Lioutenant Commandor G. C. Ido, U.

S. Captain S. R. Kirby, Charles H. Stoinway, Viscount Alphoneo Vilian, J.

Davenport Wheeler. The Servia of tho Cunavd Line, which also sailed to day, carried Major R. T. Creamer, Thomas E. Orimmins, Rev.

P. Mageo, D. C. Plumb, John H. Ferdinand Livingstone and JIadamo A.

Rupport. HOWARD WILL BE RETAINED. Supervisor at Largo elect Kretzacliraar, while at the City Hall to day, said that ho would retain William L. Howard, of the Twenty third Ward, as olerk. Mr.

Howard has been clerk for Mr. Quintard for BereralyeaxB past, Part of Brasher's Oilcloth "Works Destroyed. Fifty Thousand Dollars Damage Done by a Conflagration. To day in South Brooklyn. Shortly after 10:45 this morning one of the men employed at William M.

Brasher's Big oilcloth factory, at Eighteenth Btreet and Ninth avenue, discovered flames bursting from the roof of tho grounding house. Shouting at the top of his voice, ho ran through the building and across the yard to the office, where he seized the key to Box 101, at the corner of Eighteenth street, and rang an alarm. Engines 1, 20 and 10 and truck 5 promptly District Engineer Doylo saw at once that the firejwas too much for that force to handle, and he ordered a second and third alarm. Engines 2, 3 and 4 and truck 1 reached the scene of the conflagration shortly afterward, followed by ongines 10, 5 and and track 3. Chief Eugiueer Nevins took charge of his men and directed their movements.

The laBt of the had hardly got Into position when tho flames, which had spread with amazing rapidity, had completely burned away the supports to tho roof of the grounding house and with a crash and roar it fell into the flames below. Tho buildings belonging to the factory are sov eral in number and located as follows: On Eighth aveuue is a big storehouse 40 feet doop and 125 long. Back of this, toward Ninth avenue, is a Rquare, upon which and faoing tho building mentioned above, is the combined mill and grounding housoB. This laBt named is tho structure in which tho fire began. Tho first of the'combiuaiion structure is' the mill 150 feet long and 05 feet deep.

Back of this and adjoining is the grounding houso nearly the same length and 120 feet deep, the first section being four stories high. The fire quiokly spread to the mill facing the yard and gutted it. Here the firemen soon had to make their stand for the roof on the main section of the groundingihouse was gone. It was a fierce fight, for in this structure was comprised moro than one fourth of all tho buildings of the faotory, filled with the most inflammable material. The racks were stored with oil oloth nearly ready for the That and the paints arid oils turned like a furnace and filled the air with a dense smoke that greatly tho firemen in their work.

Added to the difficulty of lighting afire of such a nature was the constant fear of an explosion of naphtha stored in the Nineteenth street corner of the mill. The whole supply of the fluid is kept in underground tanks iu the yard, but in tho mill there were about fifty gallons which had been drawn off for to day's U3e. Not very long after the roof of the grounding house went in there was a loud report, a burBt of flarno from the mill, and the naptha was ou fire. Two men of Engine 5, Bobert English and Henry Mapes. were knocked from a ladder near by, by the force of the explosion and slightly injured.

The burning fluid ran down the walls and across the second floor of tho mill, driving the flroinen from their position. Whon tho naphtha was burned tho fire had spent its fury, and tho steady straams from the several engines got it under control. It was a hard struggle, however, for there was little pressure on the water at this point, it being the highest in Brooklyn and only seven feet lower than tho reservoir. The efforts of tho firemen were directed altogether to keeping fire in tho mill and grounding hbnso. There was no water to spare in the warehouse located between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, which at ono timo seemed to be in danger.

The value of the entire property ib given by Mr. Brasher T500.000. The buildings burned represented onc qnarter of tho whole, but he said that he thought his actual loss would not run above $50,000. The total insuranco ia $225,000, but it is so placed that ho fears it will not completely cover the burned structure and contents. Fifty of tho 150 mon omuloyed at the works were in the burned building when tho alarm was given.

The only serious accident happened a firo man shortly after 11 o'clock. Driver W. J. Chin, of engine off wagon No. as it was turning tho corner of Eighth avenuo and Nineteenth street and was run ovor.

Tho wagon contained several men and a Quantity of coal and tho injuries to Chin's chest and back aro serious and perhaps fatal. He was taken to a neighboring house and removed to his home in the patrol wagon. Yesterday completed his twentieth year of service iu the department. Iho police arrangements were excellent. Captain MurpliyaudSorgoantC layton.of tho Eighth Precinct, were quickly on tho ground with their entire availablo force, and with thcresorves from the Tenth and Eighteenth Precincts.

The row of wooden houses in Eighteenth street, numbered 403A, 403, 4C5A, 405, 407A, 467, 400 and 473, were badly scorched and windows broken. People on that street and Ninth avenue got their household effects upon the stroet and into wagons and were all ready to.move. Tho cause of the fire is a mystery. Thcro was no fire allowed in tho building, which was heated by steam generated in a house across the yard. Orders against carrying matches or smoking in tho building wero very explicit, and it was all a man's job was worth to disobey them.

"I cannot account for the lire in any way," said Mr. Brasher to an Eagle reporter: "not even by the theory of spontaneous combustion." Buecher Benedict are the agents with whom the insuranco is placed. They could not tqll definitely just what companies covered the burned buildings, but thought the following held the policies: Williamsburgh City, German American, Farra gut, Greenwich, Fireman's, of New York; Ger niania, of Philadelphia; City Fire, Manufacturers' and Builders', Empire City, Nassau, of Brooklyn; Lafayette, Niagara, Mechanics', of Philadelphia, and the New York Bowery. At 1 o'clock Chief Engineer Nevius sent several of the engines back to their houseB. AXOTHEK 0L RESIDENT GONE.

Tliumau Fojv, Who Citiuu From Ireland to SccK. Wealth in ESronMyn. The death of another old resident of this city was recorded yesterday. Mr. Thomas Fox, a well preserved old gentleman SO years of age, departed from this lifo after a short illneaB.

The deceased was born in County Westmeatli, Iroland, at the commencement of the present century and camo to this country when 27 years old and at once obtained employment as a truck driver to a prominent distillery firm. After a few years, by bard work and careful thrift ho secured a sum large enough to start in the trucking business for himself. IIo strictly attended to business and at the outbreak of tho war was enabled to retire on a very snug little competency. Mr. Fox retained all his faculties to the last.

Ho died at tho residenco of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Hughes, 81 Carlton avenue, where he has resided sineo the death of his wife, sonic fivo years ago, sho having reached tho ago of 74 years. Mrs.

Hughes, the only surviving daughter of nino children, and a sister of tho decoased, a Mrs. Lynam, 85 years of age, arc the only immediate relatives living. Mr. Fox claimed to havo voted for Brooklyn's first Mayor, but nover deeply interested himself in politics. The old gentleman was well known for his kind, sociable disposition and his fondness for telling old stories of his past life.

Tho funeral will take place from the residence of his son in law tomorrow, at 2 P. M. BAKEU'8 BLACK WIFE. lie Taken Her to Court to Have Her Punished. George Baker, a soar faced, repulsive looking white resident of 1,740 Atlantic avenue, charged his alleged wife, Annie Baker, a negress with a face as black aB the ace of spadeB, with intoxication and disorderly conduct beforo Justice Kenna in the Gates avenue polico court to day.

Annie iB an old offender and well known to the police of tho Twelfth Precinct. Baker said that his wife had broken several window lights in his shoe store and created a disturbance generally the neighborhood. Ho appoared anxious to havo tho woman punished at first, but subsequently relented and asked the judge to impose a nomial fine. "Ono dollar or one day," Justice Kenna ex claimed. Baker paid the fine and the couple left the court room arm in arm.

Baker is a well to do resident of tho Twenty fourth Ward. He owns tho house in which he lives and is reputed to have a bank account. Ho has been married twice, his former wife also haying been colored. MISSING FROM HOME. Patrick Aberncthy, 60 jreara of age, has been miBsing from his homo sjiice Christmas.

He is described as being 5 feet 4 inches in height, with gray hair, mustaohe and full beard, dark eyes. He woro a blue beaver overcoat, dark suit and black derby hat. Alice Hanly, 29 years of age and demented, left home yesterday, and has not returned. Sho ib 5 feet 7 inches in height, haB dark hair and eyes, and wore a brown Bkirt, black jersey and black felt hat. FOR ROBBING A CHURCH.

Custieo Engle in Justice Goetting's Court this morning awarded William Crosby, a rather ro Bpeetablo looking young man, three rnonthB in the Penitentiary for robbing St. Paul's Church, corner of Bodnoy and South Fifth Btreets, of a $5 rug, which lay at the open door, last evening. Ho was seen by Max Acker, tho sexton, who ran and told Oifioer O'Connor. The latter boiug a nimblo runner soon overtook and arrested tho fugitive with the rug in his possession. IN HARD LUCK.

Edward P. Kellar, of 253 Pacific street, nntil two weeks ago was omployed at Kenyon Newton's mill, in Union street, noar Nevins. Then ho lost three of his fingers in a buzz saw. It ia reported at the Third Precinct that he is now sick and destitute it his home. FIRE ON GRAND STREET.

The chimney in tho four story building 294 Grand atreeKcaught firo last night, earning quite a panic among the occupants of it. Tho fire was extinguished without any damage to the building. TWENTY BOXES OF CIGARS STOLEN. Thomas Hanlon, a driver for the Now Brooklyn Express Company, left his wagon standing in front of 335 Fulton Btreet yesterday afternoon. While he waa in the building twenty Soxes of olgare were Btoion from tho Ycmcie, Baird Follows Franklin Woodruff's Example.

Why He Does Not Wish to Continue as Bondsman for Daggctt The Latter's Situation Those Places. Never at any timo have I felt as confident of Mr. Woodruff's election as I do this morning," naid Naval Officer Theodore B. Willis. "In fact, thoothcrside does not exist, except in the columns of tho Eaole, and were it not for the Baulk it would not exist." While all of Mr.

Woodruff's friends are equally confident they do not hesitate to twist the screws of the political vise as hard and as far as may bo. An instance in point is the expressed desiro of Colonel Andrew D. Baird to withdraw from his bond of $100,000 on ex Senator Daggett's postal card contract. Mr. Baird does not wish to assume the responsibility which Mr.

Franklin Woodruff would bo free from. Neither of tho gentlemen, however, have succeeded in getting their uameB off the bonds and it is a Question whether they will or not. Tho authorities in Washington are not agreed on. the matter, and the impression prevails that the withdrawal of tho bondsmen would vitiate the contract, hoy are the guarantees which the Government has that tho contract will be faithfully executed. There is no doubt, however, that the law permits a bondsman to protect himself by withdrawing if ho has reason to believe his money is carelessly jeopardized.

Mr. Daggett's friends assert, and no one questions their asserting that he is carrying out his contract to the letter, and that neither Mr. Woodruff nor Colonel Baird can givo. good reasons for withdrawing. Should they insist on having their names taken off the bond and the contract annulled because of tneir act, some think that ex Senator Daggett will have a good case against them for damages, Mr.

Daggett appears to bo perfectly willing to allow the gentlemen to withdraw from their bonds and has other men to talto their placo at a moment's notice. The hitch is caused, as has been stated, by the people in Washington who do not know whether the substituted bondsmen would be legally liable or not. The matter, however, demonstrates that the Nineteenth Ward will bo practically Holid for Mr. Woodruff, and that ex Scnator DaErget cannot become a delegate to the General Committee from that ward. Tho visit of Mr.

Franklin Woodruff to Washington at this time, it is said, has no connection with the Daggett bond matter. IIo went to the Capitol with Mr. E. B. Bartlett on business connectod with the warehouses hore.

but it is more than likely that he will find time lo inquire about the bond and may succeed in convincing Mr. Bartlett that the Twenty second Ward delegates who have pledged themselves to Baldwin should ignore these pledges. Ten of the thirteen men appointed to positions in tho Navy Yard and Treasury Department aro now at work. The lncky ones are James Cunningham, of the Fourteenth Ward; Georgo Jaeqnillard, of tho Sixteenth Ward; Francis Barber, of the Ninth Ward; Henry Meyer, of the Twenty first Ward; Frank V. Miller, of the Twenty fifth Ward; James Vocell, of tho Twenty sixth Ward; John Kissell, of the Nineteenth Want; Frederick Metzger, of tho Sixteenth Ward: William II.

Cross, of Flatbnsh, and Charles Skidmore, of Flatlands. When Colonel William Henry Board heard of the men being put to work ho is said to havo remarked: "This is what the Baldwin people call bluff, is it? Well, I'll bet any one of them any amount from 1 to $1,000 that Franklin Woodruff is the next chairman of the Republic. General Committee." At the hint caucus held by the friends of Mr. Franklin Woodruff a committee of fifteen was appointed to determine on the advisability of holding an open caucus, to which all the delegates (supposed to favor Mr. Woodruff would bo invited.

That committee will meet this evening and discuss and determine tho question. CUT HER THROAT lHTII A RAZOR. The Effort of Wtrn. Mary Oillmnu to Take Bier Own Ufc. A man entered tho Bedford avenue station after o'clock last evening who gave his name as Gillman and his occupation as a clerk in a Grand Btreet store and informed Sergeant Black, who was at the desk, that on entering his apartments on the second floor of the building 200 Grand btreet, some minutes previously, he found the door leading to a bedroom in which his wife was locked.

As she refused to open it in answer to Ins repeated kuockiiigs and knowing her to bo subject to cpiloptic tits ho was at a loss hew to act in the premises. The sergeant advised him to force open the door, and when Mr. Gillman did so later ho was shocked at rinding his wife, who is 112 years old, lying ou the floor blooding from a gash in the throat and with a razor in her right hand, which clearly indicated that tho injury was self inflicted. He lifted her from tho floor and placed her upon li chair and then inquired why sho had attempted to destroy her life. Tho only response was an effort on her part, which ho prevented, to draw the razor across her throat again.

When tho weapon had been taken from her he informed neighbors and a physician was summoned, who dressed the wound. The polico were notified and she was removed in the ambulance by Dr. Aldrich to St. Catharine's Hospital, where she was guarded by an officer. Thewonud is a slight ono and she will be arraigned in Justice Gootting's court on Monday.

Mr. Gillman could account for his wife's rash act only on the theory that she committed it while suffering from an attack of epilepsy. Their children were absent from tho room.i at the time and the family, Mr. Gillman stated, lived happily together. PLEASANTRIES.

ICow a BBapiy Father Fared at Iflisi Boy's CIiriMtciiiiig. Tho case of John Hchnltz, accused of feloniously assaulting Leon Starsvyclc on Christmas day, came up again this morning in Justice Goetting's Court, before Justice Eugle. Leon Starsvyck, a Polo, having settled it with his wife that their little boy should be christened on Christmas day, invited a large crowd of his fellow sugar house workers to honor the occasion by their presence at his apartments on tho soc ond door of 70 North Second street, and to provide for their entertainment he had a capacious keg of the cerovisian transported to the place. None of the invitations was rejectod, and at 0 o'clock tho rooms were crowded, and through clouds of curling smoke the beer mugs glistened and foamed as they passed from tho keg in nnintcrmittinsj succession. Tho boy was duly named after his father and the beer circulated with such increased celerity that presently tho keg gave out, whereupon John Schultz cried out: "Starsvyck, what's the matter with you? Why don't you order in another keg?" "Yes, yes," cried fifty voices.

"Another keg, another keg." Starsvyck refused, and this so angered Schnltz that soon tho men were engaged in a fierce fight. Schnltz used a tabic knifo with telling effect on his opponent's head. This morning all the parties, principals and witnesses, were on hand, but Starsvyck having withdrawn the complaint a reconciliation followed. IN TIIE CHURCH OP UEPOltMATIO.V. Old and Yoimjf Made Happy by a Entertainment.

Tho Christmas tree festival of tho Sunday school of the Church of tho Reformation, Gates avenue, near Franklin, was held last night in the church edifice. Long beforo the oxercises began a large audience had gathered and continued to arrivo until tho church was filled to tho utmost, peoplo standing up in tho rear unable to obtain Beats. After the singing of some beautiful carols by tho well drilled Sunday school scholars and infant class "Grandma's Christmas Dream," an original composition by one of the members, was given, Miss Cora Franklin impersonated Bplendidly tho grandma and the several parts of hot" dream representing 1, infancy; 2, childhood; 3 girlhood; 4 motherhood; 5 old age, were respectively filled by Jliss Florrio Cameron, Miss Mary Haydon, Miss Bcssio Matthews, Miss Gracie Magovern and Miss Gertie Wilbur. Too much praise cannot be given to these young misses for tho excellent manner in which they performed and also to Miss Stella Moran and Master Josio Lovctt, who recited exceedingly well. Santa Clans was next introduced and.after the presentation of gifts to the Sunday school and some remarkB by Mr.

Sterns, the superintendent, more carols were sung and tho audience dispersed, having spent a vory enjoyable evening. SHALliPOX IS A RAG KOOM. Hautford, Conn December 28. Mary Lombard and Colia King, who with eighty other women are employed in the rag room of tho Seymour Paper Mill at Windsor Locks, have tho smallpox, and the other women and tho peoplo of the town are much alarmed at the prospect of the diseaso spreading. The mill proprietors say that tho rags used were thoroughly disinfected before being unloaded from tho vessel which brought them from Egypt.

They havo arranged for tho vaccination of all tho women employed in the rag room, and tho local Board of Health has disinfected the premises. The sick women have been taken to a temporary hospital a mile from tho village. DKATH TAKES TWO BKOTHEUS. Otto Braun, of 18 Ditmars street, a well known musio teacher and diroctor, and his brother Charles, of Graham avouuo and Manjer street, having died on Christmas morning, Otto at 2 A. M.

and Charles at 4. A. hasty consumption, had both one funeral yesterday afternoon in Lutheran Cerootory. Tho attendance was large. Both were over 40 years old, and leave families.

1UCE AND WBHPLE TAKE THE OATH OP OFFICE. Albauy, N. December 28. Secretary of State elect Rico camo in from his homo in Canandaigua this morning and, shortly after 11 o'clock, subscribed to the oath of offlco beforo Deputy Secretary of State Willers. Comptroller Wemple also took the oath of office for his socond term this morning.

LA OMITS CABBIES OFF A BARK PBKSIDEKT. Boston, December 28. John Templcton Coolidsre, the president of the Columbian Bank here, died this morning at his) residence of la grippe. Mr. Coolidgo was one ot tho oldest hank presidents in Boston.

SHE WAS A WIFE When She Got Married to Her Former Boarder. Mrs. Littell Appears to Have Made a Great Blunder, Which May Canse Her No End of Trouble. The annouueoment in the columns of the Eaole that Mrs. Nettie E.

Littell and Mr. E. Edwards Vaughn were married ill Jorsoy 'City Christmas day, by the Rev. J. W.

Andrea, is going to rosult in trouble for someone, for on Christmas day Mrs. Nottio E. Littell was still the lawful wife of James B. Littell. and her marriage with another man, even in the Btate of New Jersey, was bigamy.

On that day B. Littell was still the plaintiff in the divorce suit of Littell vs, Littell, in which one Edmuuda was named as corespondent. If Mrs. Littell thought the divorce decree against her had already been granted she was woefully mistaken. To day, and not until to day.

Judge Bartlett, in the Supromo Court, signed the decree granting Jainos B. Littoll an absolute divorce from his wife. Mrs. Littell is remembered as the dashing landlady of the fashionable Sidney House, who ran away with one of her boarders, known to her husband as Edmunds, and who subsequently charged that Edmunds had deserted her in Boston and that her husband and the man buo had eloped with were engaged in a plot to ruin her reputation. She did not, however, atternpt to defend tho suit for divorce brought against her and a couple of weeks ago she visited tho Supreme Court and declared openly to Jndge Bartlett that she had no defense to make and should not op poso tho granting of a decree.

Perhaps she thought that act of his left her free to marry again, but ono other little act tho signing of the decree stood between her and her freedom and that act wan not performed until to day. Even had Mrs. Littell waited until to day she could not havo married without being guilty of contempt of court. That evidently seemed to her the full extent of her offence iu remarrying and bIic therefore went to New Jersey to escape the penalty. The next step in thiB remarkable case will probably bo the arrest of Mrs.

Littell for bigamy. On the day that Mrs. Littell declared to Judge Bartlett that she had no defense to make it was announced in the Eagle that sho Was going to marry the corespondent in the ease. PATEXT MEDICINE DID IT. ruar ClerlL Eisanbergr Prescribed for Mrs.

and fslie In Dead. A little while after midnight Louis May, an Austrian, who iB Janitor of tho tenement 198 Orchard street, New York, asked Sergeant Mc Sweeney. in the Eldridgo Street Police Station, to send a doctor to his wife, who was Bick. Ho had no money to pay one himself, ho said. Dr.

Markiewicz, of tho night medical service, was summoned from his office at 251 Broome street. When ho reached the Orchard street tenement the woman was dead. The family live in well furnished rooms ou the first floor, and there was no sign of poverty about. The dead woman's name was Pauline. She was 55 years old.

A brief examination of tho body convinced Dr. Markiewioz that all was not right. He suspected poisoning, and questioned the husband about what had boon done for his wife and who had treated her. The Austrian would not talki and the doctor, his suspicions fully aroused, ordered his arrest. May is more than half a score of years younger than his wife was.

He had not been ten minutes in tho cell before he sent for tho sergeant and expressed his willingness to talk. A young drug clerk who lives in the house had given his wife medicine, ho said. Tho clerk's name was tudoro Eisenberg and he is a Roumanian. An officer was sent over, and took him out of bed. At the station house4 ho said that he was a medical student and 22 ycaiB old.

Tho janitor's wife was sick and ho gave her some patent medicine for the stomach. More than that ho would not say. He, too, was locked up, and a policeman was detailed to watch the dead woman until the coroner comes. May and Eisenberg woro arraigned this morning at Ebscx Market Polico Court and remanded until an autopsy on Mrs. May's body is made.

BROOKLYN TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Bts IttcnibcrN ijOoKias Forward with I8opc to a Successful Future. Principal Haaron president of tho Brooklyn Teachers' Association, said to day that ny tne first week in January the association would have twenty five classes in operation. He said tho outline of the course of study had been prepared by Professor Corkins, of New York City, with the concurrence of Superintendent Maxwell, and covered the ground outlinod by Dr. Maxwell in a re eont address on tho subject.

Classes in English literature and pyschology were so largely attended that it had beon necessary to remove them to tho Brooklyn Inscituto building. Ho said tbo classes in professional work would be formed and would be uuder tho instruction of several of the local school principals. To carry on the work of tho association expenditure of money was necessary. They had asked the Board of Education for $1, 000, which would probably bo granted on condition of the association raising a like sum. He said tho organization had already raised that amount of monoy.

He predicted that tho result of this year's work would be the most profitable in tho history of the association. WANTS A LICENSED DRUGGIST. Complaint About tho I.ons Island College Dispensary. The Charities Commissioners this morning received a communication making sharp roferenco to the conduct of tho dispensary of tho Long Island College HoBpital. It was signed as by a woman, but was apparently in a man's handwriting.

The Board can take no action upon it. The letter is as follows: Brooklyn, December 28, 1880. To the Charities Commissioners: I am a poor Araorican widow, and have to go to a dispensary when I get sick. I go the college and dispensary on Paeilic and Henry Btroets. Now the druggist there is not a druggist at al), and I cm afraid to have him put up any medicines for me.

They have two clerks there, only tho head one don't do any work and is not there much of the Won't yon make them two druggists bo that we may vt poisoned by him I don't want the stu tiiere to wait on me, neither do I want tho man who isn't a druggist to put np medicines for me, especially when I havo to pay bo high for them. Now, won't you make them change it, please, at once 1 They make lots of money out of us and can afford to put a licensed man in there to put up medicines for us. Pleaao see to it at once and oblige ub all. Yours truly. Mrs.

Ames. CAPTtlRE OF A TttCJlG OFFENDER. Numerous complaints have beon made of lato to the police of the Twelfth Precinct by thestore keepersofthe Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth wards, that a gang of boys from 10 to 15 years old had been stealing vogotablos and other articles from tho walks in front of their plaocs of business. Passing along Atlantic street yesterday Officer Hollahan saw 14 yoar old John Kilcr, of 03 Franklin avenuo, seize a quantity of celery from a grocer's stand and put off with tho speed of a deor. Tho boy was pursued and arrested.

Justice Kenna to day remanded him to tho custody of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children. THE CAUSE OF KOESIG'S DEATH. Coroner LindBay held an inquest laBt evening in the case of Johu Koenig, who died last week in St. Catharine's Hospital from injuries caused by being run over, November 27. by ono of the Knickerbocker Ico Company's wagons, driven by Jason Doyle.

Tho jury found averdict in accord anoo with the facts and that tho cart at tho time of the aocidont waB driven at a rate exceeding five mileB an hour. Tho coroner committed the prisoner for examination by the Grand Jury. MR. MfflS' PRESENT TO THE PARE. Park President Browor and Harry Adams have been to Tarrytown to look ovor the three whito does and one white buck which Mr.

Lewie, a friend of Adams, has presented to the Park Commission. Thoy had a pleasant trip and voted the animals, the finest of the kind thoy had over seen. 1HCRBASINU TUB CAPITAL STOCK. The trustees of the Thomas Jefferson Association thin afternoon increased the capital stook from $76,000 to UOO.OOO. Tliore are $75,000 in bonds.

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