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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER' 21, 1890 TWENTY PAGES. pntin tlin finiinnlcn n.nd christening tho party THERE WAS NO QUORUM ME. GEEE LEY'S STATUE. CARLISLE MAY NOT COME. the naval academy practice vessel from tho yard of Mooro Sous at Elizabeth, N.

and tho two 1.000 ton gunboats from the Bath iron works iu Maine. Last of all, probably as lato as the fall of 1802, will como tho big armored cruiser to bo constructed by tho Cramps, and her sister ship in tho hands of the Scotis. Work on these two ships will ha ro to bo pushed to the extromo if they aro to be added to the navy during thu Tracy regime. Throo vessela already lannchod aro awaiting trial. They are tho Newark, at Cramps, and tho Concord and Bennington, at Chester.

No date has been fixed for tho trial of the Newark. Tho Concord will probably be tried in a few weeks. She has made a number of preliminary rnnB, and is to have the pitch of her screws slightly changed before tho official trial. Tho Bennington will not be tested for at least a month yet. It seems probable, therefore, from the above statement of work undor way and in some instances almost finished, that tho new nteel navy will next year consist of twenty sevon vessels of which throe will bo armored, tho Maino, Monte, roy and Miantonomoh; and twenty four unar mored, including the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dolphin, Newark, Charleston.

Baltimore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Yorktown, Concord, Bennington, Vesuvius, Petrel, Stiletto, two tonners, threo of 2,000 tons, two of 1,000 tons and the practice ship. In 1893 it id likely that thero will bo forty first class ships and in 1805 thero will not bo a single woodon ship commis sioned by this government, ThiB great increase has been virtually made entirely since 1885, although the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and Dolphin wero commenced before William C. Whit noy became secretary. SARATOGA'S SEASON NEARLY OYER. moth issues of to day woro made practical.

Mr. Booker's recollections of the times boforo the perfecting pross and iectric science revolutionized tho journalistic jworl 1 would fill an interesting volume. Although ho sighs for the good old ways, ho recognises that all ways aro good when thoy are old. It is when spcakingof Iih old companion' that tho regret iB sad. "When I co about the ofiicV ho said, "and see note but new faces the hoys that havo grown to won since my day it is then that I realize that I ati aloue.

Of all who watched the sowing of tho seetl, who cared and nurtured the tender plant and rejoiced to neo it put forth the buds and brandies that marked the strong and vigorous tree, I am the sole survivor. My dear friend and associate for forty live years, Patrick O'Rourke, ujod here, at hia home ou Greene avenue, four ears ago. We were the last of the original in the office, and when I follow him tlo old Tribune, as we knew it, will bo no more," I Happily Mr. Itopkd gives no indication that he haB not many years fct of his useful career be foro him, and bills fair to rival the numerous centenarians whosj vigor attests the salutary qualities of Long Mind's air. He has a number of interestingsouveairs of Mr.

Groolcy at his residence. Tho great) editor's desk tho original Greeley desk a cl(msy affair of painted pine. conBtructod so thatiio could stand to those famous articles which havo linked his name to the historical epocl of tho republic iu which ho was such a vigorous force is preserved by the family of the lato fatrick O'Rourko iu his home ou Groeno avenue' With it are a curious strap, which Mr. Groeloynsed to attach to his scissors so that it would no get lost among tho papers on his desk, and maty othor personal relics, which Mr. O'Rourko, will reverent care for tho man for whom all thenld circle had such a loving regard, resouod frm tho debris of the old qffico in Spruco street waon it was torn down to make room for the taL' tower.

When tho last sad ending of tho busf lifo camo at Chappaoua Mr. Rooker and Mi. O'Rourko wero tho only ones from tho outa'' world that Mr. Greeley would Buffer to approach his bedsido. tion, I havo helped to bring out every issue in tho almost half a century that has sinco elapsed." The first foreman of tho Tribune composing room was Jamei Miggs.

Next came Albert Liv About the third year Mr. Rooker was given chargo at Mr. Greeley's earnest solicitation. Ho retained this trust until 1S77, when he retired, and has since dovoted his timo to the duties of secretary of tho Tribune association, an office ho has held for many years, and to a sort of financial supervision. The Tribune was first owned by Mr.

Greeley alone. On July 31, 1841, Thomas McElrath was made a copartner, and in January, 1840. the Tribuuo association was formed iu the following way, according to Mr. Rooker: "Albert Brisbane began, in 1841, to present, by a series of articles in tho Trl'jutw, Fourier's ideas of industrial association. Mr.

Greeley took a groat interest in the sublect and determined that it would be for the benefit of the paper to havo his associate workers in its chief departments become joint owners of tho property. So ono day wo were all asked to meet in Mr. Greeley's room and lie and Mr. McElrath explained tho reason of tho meeting. They had valued tho Tribune property at $100, 000 and proposed to divido that sum into 100 equal shares, of which wo were invited to tako as many as wo liko.

None of us had a great deal of money, but wo wero told that wo need not let that hinder us, we could take the Bharos and lot them pay for themselves by their earnings. Tliis liberal offer was availed of and George M. Snow took 4 shares; R. M. Strebigh, 5: Bayard Taylor, 3: John F.

Cleveland, Georgo Hall, 1, nnd myself 1. Mr. Greeley had 10 shares set aside for Charles A. Dana, who was thon in Europe as a special correspondent of the Trl bum; and when ho came back he took them. They paid for tbeinsolvos and ho never had to Btib Bcribo any money for them.

Tho rost of tho shares wero divided between Mr. Groefey and Mr. McElrath. and somo of them afterward were further distributed, Mr. Patrick O'Rourko, for instance ono of tho heads of tho mechanical department, ilso becoming a stockholder, and others of us increasing our subscriptions.

This was how tho Tribune beoamo a joint stock com. pany." Of the managing editors of the Tribune Mr. Hooker considers Mr. Dana tho boat. Mr.

Raymond, Mr. John Russell Young and Mr. Reidall had their excellencies, but none of them, iu hi3 view, came up to Mr. Dana's prompt, alert mastery of detail and the punctual exactness of time and space so necessary in the hurry of a success, ful exocutivo management of a morning paper. Mr.

Dana was always on timo and could caugo his matter to a paragraph. Tho story of how ho came to loave tho Tribune has perhaps never been printed as Mr. Hooker thus tells it: "Mr. Greeley was away from tho ofllco and sent in tho famous editorial ending with tho words, On to Richmond I' The phraso caught Mr. Dana's fancy at onco and ho kept repeating it aftor day all over the paper.

It caused no end of trouble in tho criticism it ovoked for tho Lincoln administration and protos ts camo direct from Washington and all round calling on Mr. Greeley to stop it. But Mr. Dana thought it was right and kept it up. Finally tbo protests and political commotion bocamo so loud that tho board of nine trustees of tho Tribune corporation of which I was ono The Bronze Figure TJnvailed in New York Yesterday.

Considered a Very Satir fuctory Likeness of the Great Editor Tho. nas H. Hooker's Long' Career Interesting Reminiscences. The statue of Horace Greeley, unvailed yesterday and reproduced in tho accompanying cut, is a satisfactory likeness. As a work of art it is a disticot and welcome addition to tho meager statuary of New York, and it will add to J.

Q. A. Ward's reputation as the leading portrait sculptor of America. It represents Greeley sitting on a chair or lounge, his eyes just raised from a paper which he has been reading, not idly, but with tbo concentration of thought which newspaper men give to that work. It reproduces tho benevolent features, the friugo of nock whiskers, and the largo, negligent neckcloth, which Greeley's portraits have long mado familiar.

It indicates admirably, too, tho rustic homeliness of attiro which marked tho man, and does it without go tuomas k. noonnn. ing to tho grotesque length of reproducing tho bulging boot legs. Tho coat, bunches a little about the shoulders, and falls in irregular wrinkles past tho thigh and straight down to tho feet. The waistcoat and trousers are not models of fashion, but look as if they might havo been worn by a busy man.

It is in the face, however, that tho sculptor has mado his greatest arli. tio success, Thero is a deep, strong look to tho eyes, and a touch of tho seer about tho face of the Greeley, who. as Emerson wrote to Carlyle, "did their philosophy for tho Northwestern farmors at S2 a year." The Greeley whom i'xiZ 0t i 'ir li fe IPC iJi hoadquartors Senator Carlislo will be loading the Demoorats in congress their tinal protest against the iniquitous taxation devised by the robber barons of the Hepublican party and declaring tho issue that must bo tho campaign cry of the Democracy for somo time to come. Tuesday will bo a groat day for tho party in Brooklyn, but it will also be made memorable for the wholo nation by tho proceedings of congress, iu which Carlislo will bo tho most conspicuous figure. One of tho most conspicuous results of Reed's re election is shown iu tho great revival of of fonsivo partisanship among tho clerks in tho executive departments.

Tho P.opublican state associations of tho capital aro rapidly increasing their membership and there is a boom all along tho line. During tho Cleveland administration these clubs went to pieces, because such active participation in politics was notcountonaneed by tho authorities, but civil service restrictions aro winkod at by tho powers to day and ovory em ployo is receiving notice to plank down 10 per cent, of his or her salary for tho benefit of the G. O. P. Tho women are assessed to increase the fund for sending tho men home to vote at tho coming oloction.

Thoso who do not subscribe aro given to undoiBtand that they will go out of tho sorvioo as soon as any fault can bo found with them, and they aro assured that no offorto will bo spared to manufacture somo cauBe for thoir romoval which will not oponly violate tho law. Samuel Stratton, who is president of the union of state Republican associations, says that 1,400 met bore are already enrolled in tho sovoral organiz ons, that the clubs have a roster whioh show, 'ory man, woman and child in the government servico at Washington, and that all of theBO must assisi in keeping themselves in office. Ho roports that tho mugwumps, interlopers and the half warm fellows aro bracing up and declaring themselves, and they are all forking ovor thoir "voluntary'' subscriptions. An instance of tho willful violation of law and propriety by the managers is given in tho actions of HeadBman Clarkson iu his management of the Republican congressional committee. This organization has rented a large building across tho park from tho White House and ib sending out campaign documonts by the ton.

For several years at least it has boen the. custom of tho committees of both parties to pay for clerk hire, and many department employes havo been enabled to earn an extra dollar or two addressing envelopes to the doubtful. This year that has been changed and clerks from the departments are given all tho night work they can do without compensation. Tho procedure is simple; the head of a division in a certain department notifies several clerks under him that they will lose nothing by going up to the committee headquarters and helping along tho work for a few hours, nnd tho clerks, with this notice, can bo relied upon to go without standing upon the order of their going. One night this woek thero wero over fifty clerks iu tho building acting as employes of the committee seven of them being good Democrats who had obtained government positions by running the gauntlet of civil service examinations.

The officials of tho committee openly bragged that they woro paying nothing for the servico rendered, that it was "voluntary," and much pride seemed to be taken in tho fact that money could bo saved in that manner. Ono of tho Democratic clerks who had been intimidated into spending an evoning in this work said next day: "Wo are satisfied if they aro. They gavo us a stack of folded documents and a big list of addresses of voters in Indiana. We addressed overysinglo one of them to Iowa, and tied thorn up in the mail bags without detoction. All tho good they do we aro willing to contribute gratis to tho Republican cause." Thero is a new sot of clorks on hand every night at tho document tables and they cot thoir support entirely from tho government.

They aro forced to do this work against their own in clination and in diroct violation of tho statutes, but this makes no difference to tho men who run tho nation undor this administration. In two years tho management has grown aB corrupt as it was bei'oro tho last timo tho rascals wero turned out. It is timo to turn them out again. Tho Democratic congressional committee exists in name only. It has no headquarters, no clerks, no money, and, as far as can be learned, hs ac complished nothing to be proud of, though its energetic ohairman, lloswell P.

1 lower, took quite a hand in tho Maine elections. It is under stood that ho mailed 25,000 copies of his speech on tho irrigation of arid lands into Heed's dis trict just boforo election, which may, iu a moaa ure, have had somo effect on the clean Bwonp mado by tho speaker at tho polls. Tho committee is said to bo experiencing considerable difficulty in soeuring contributions to tho campaign fund, Rcquosts'for financial aid havo boon mado to tho committoo from unexpected sources, whilo tho contributions haye been disappointingly small. Congressmen who havo heretofore defrayed their individual campaign oxpensos, and those 'who have never had to call for outside assistance, aro making demands which it is impossible to meet unless tho subscriptions aro more liberal in tho future than they have been in tho past. Various Democratic congressmen were supplied with subscription liBts with instructions to circulate them in their respective districts.

Tho returns have boon insignificant, and tho only explanation hi probably found in tho fact that the Democracy is fighting tho battlo of tho wholo people and not of selfish interests which can well atl'ord to "come down handsomely," as tho tariff lords havo done for legislation id thoir behalf. Tho inaction of the committoo is causing groat uneasiness among the best informed mon in the party here, who do not hesitate to predict thut Democratic Biicoess is already imperiled by overconfident enthusiasts, who havo been claiming that tho next house would bo overwhelmingly Democratic. It would undoubtedly bo so if hard work began now and continued until tho voteB are cast, but if tho committee cannot bo awakened at once the result in Maiuo will be duplicated in other places. Speaking of Rufus T. Bush, tho Brooklyn millionaire, who died last Monday morning, W.

A. Croffut the well known writer says: "Mr. Bush was a man of great public spirit. Ho thought he could do anything that any man could do. He bought tho American Magazine, and attempted raiso it from the grave.

When ho had laid down tho linen of tho groat schooner yacht Coronet, ho said to me, '1 am building a boat that will heat the world. You'll The event justified him. She won $10,000 for him, and then securely carried him and his family around tho world, lie was a keen obBerver nnd wroto a trenchant book after his first roturn from Mr. Bush and Mr. Croffut travolod together a great and tho latter dedicated to hiu friond Tho Midsummer Lark." Colonol Dick Whitesmith says that some years ago there was a party of newly elected congressmen on a train bound for Washington.

Senator Joe Blackburn, then in tho house, was in the group. Tho talk turned on the majorities given in the recent elections and somebody asked the gentleman from Kentucky about the size of his vote. He didn't remember the oxact figures, but. said ho could tell in it minute by referring to his election certificate, which ho thereupon handed ovor to tho inquirer. A look of astonishment crept over tho hitter's faeo as he read tho document, which cortilled that Joseph C.

S. Blr.ok burn had boon duly elected. It was signed by Luke Blackburn, governor, and attested by James Blackburn, secretary of statu, a truly fraternal trio. "All I want to know," whispered the reader, bending over to the Kentuckian, "is what chance the other fellow had in a race liko this." Sinco Secretary Tracy came back from Bar Harbor he lias beer, devoting his attention almost exclusively to the new ships now under contract, leaving all tho other matters of tho department to his assistant and tho bureau chiefs. It is his ambition to have every vessel now in course of construction completed before he goes out ot ofiico at the end of Mr.

Harrison's administration. Ho has boon carrying on a very vigorous correspondence with the several contractors who aro furnishing material and supplies. Much of the delay in building naval vessels has heretofore been caused by the inability of the manufacturers to get out material promptly. This has been conspicuously the case with tho steel makers, as instanced in tho alteration of tho plans of tho Maino becauso the armor was not forthcoming on time. The secretary is stirring these people up and doing all he can to expedito this part of tho work.

Tho next ships to bb launobed will bo tho armored coast dofonBO vrsboI Monteroy at tho Union iron works, Han Francisco, and tho armored cruiser Maino at tho Brooklyn navy yard. It is expocted that both these ships will tako tho water in November, but it will be a long timo bo fore cither of them is completed, as tho armor for noither iB yot commenced. Tho Texas at Norfolk seems to bo almost abandoned. Tho two 2, 000 ton cruisers being built at Baltimore will be the next launched, and it ii hoped they will be. followed next summer by tho two 3,000 ton vessels now on the ways at Brooklyn and Norfolk.

Next year also should show the launching of the 2,000 onnor building at Boston by Harrison Loring, And So the House Adjourned "Without Doing Anything. The Count mid tho Teller's Do Not Airi'L'i An Early Adjournment The Semite Considers tho Bill About Bunk Clf dilution and Iho Amount of Bonds Deposited Therefor. Washinotos, D. Septomber 20. The journal was read without objection, bat Mr.

O'Fon ill, 'if Virginia, objected to its approval. The question being on the approval Mr. O'For demanded the yeas and nays, ami as the Democrat rose iu support of this demand thoir names woro noted. The spuakciconntcd thirty seven Democrats present not enough to order the yeas and nays. Mr.

Breckinridge, of Kentucky, demanded tellers and this timo tho speaker counted forty eighi members. Breckinridge You only countod thirty seven before. Tho Speaker This is not the first timo gentlemen on thst si lo have appeared and disappeared. Mr. Breckinridge Ami this is not the first timo the count, of tne chair lias turned out to bo incorrect.

Tho Speaker Tho chair desiros to say that yesterday the co'int by tollers showed two less than the count by the chair, anil that was bo cause of two members disappearing after the speaker's count. Mr. Crisp There was a differonco of six. 'The Speaker Tho gentleman is mistaken. Mr.

Breckinridge Tho country will know the facts. The yeas and nays having been ordered, there was a Democratic exodus, and in a moment thu Democratic seats were well nigh deserted. The vote resulted: Yeas, 131; navs, no quorum, and the house, at 1 o'clock, adjourned. By a clerical error Mr. Coleman, of Louisiana, was noted as voting yesterday against the previous question ou the Langston Yonablo case.

Mr. Coleman voted iu tho affirmative with his party Tiic Senate Cenairicrii Somo Important Financial ITIcaiiurcN. Ill thu senato to day tho honso Joint resolution to transfer an appropriation of $1,739 for provisions for India from tho service of 1880 to the service of 1800 was roportod and passed. Also senate bill granting a right of way through the Fort Douglass military reservation, Utah, to the Salt Laku city street railroad company. Also house bill for tho restoration of Tonodor Ten Eyck to his former rank in the army and to place him on the retired list.

The senate resumed consideration of tho senate pill to reduce lie amount of thu United States bunds to bo required of national banks and to to the channels of trade tho excessive accumulations of lawful money, the pending question beiiLc on the amendment offered yesterday by Power to strike out tbe section, which reduces to 1,000 thu amount of bonds required to be deposited by national banks for their charters. Sherman, who has chargo of tho bill, expressed his willingness to accept tho amendment and to let tho bill pass so as to consist of the second section only, which would allow national banks to issue notes to tho full face value ot tho bonds deposited to secure circulation. Mr. Cockivil said that the bill could not tmsa under the live minute rule. It would require considerable discussion, lie did not believe that the mode proposed in the bill was the proper way to increase tin: circulating medium of the country.

When the bill should be before the senate ho would oiler an amendment requiring tho withdrawal of all bank circulation and the substitution of treasury notes tho best paper our. iL ncy that any country hail ever had, That would prevent any contraction of the currency and tako the control of the finances tint of the hands of a combination and monopoly. What had been seen within the last few weeks hail not been creditable to the country. Tho secretary of tlio treasury had been seen drawn on by speculators stocks and grain in New York to pay out every dollar of surpluB in the treasury in order to save them and to nave their imaginary profits in speculation and gambling, lie interposed an objection to tho present consideration of the bill. The bill was laid aside without action.

Senate bill appropriating 75, 000 for a public building at Staunton, was reported and placed on the calendar. The following bills, unobjected to, on the calendar were (among others) passed: Senate bill to confirm certain sales of tho Kan sas trust and diminished reserve lands in the Btato of Kansas. Senate bill appropriating $75,000 for publio building at Fergus Palls, Miuu. Senate bill to provide additional lights on tho navigable channels of Puget sound and riverd tributary thereto in the state of Washington. Senato bill to remit tho penalties ou gunboat No.

2, known as tho Petrel. Senate bill to regulate the confinement of prisoners sentenced by courts created under treaties and laws of the United States iu certain cases. Senate bill extending the privilege of tho free delivery of mails to towns having a population of 5,000 or a gross postal revenue of Somite biil to amend section of tho revised statutes, relating to the fees and emoluments of district attorneys, marshals and dorks in Oregon, Nevada, Idaho. Montana, North aud South Dakota and Wyoming. Thu hour assigned to the calendar having expired, the Souatu resumed consideration of the house bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction of tiio courts of the United States and of the sub i titute therefor reported by Mr.

Evarts from the judiciary committee. An amendment offered by Mr. Ir.galls was adopted. It provides that appeals and writs of error may bo taken and prosecuted from the decisions of rhe United Slates court in tho Indian terrirory to the supreme court of tho United States, or to the circuit court of appeals in tho eighth circuit, in the same manner and under the same regulitions as from the circuit or district courts of the United states. Dulph offered an amendment providing that the circuit court of appeal, cases in which the judgment is made final, shall have the same appellate jurisdiction by writ of error cr appeal, lo review the judgments, orders and decrees of tlie supreme courts of the several territories, as by tliis act they ui.i.v have to ivview the judgments, orders and decrees of the districts and circuit courts, and for that purpose tho several territories shall, by orders of thu supreme court to be made from time to time, bo assigned to particular circuits.

stilted tho reasons why, ho thought, the amendment should not bo agreed to. After much discussion tho amendment was agreed to. Mr. Dulph offered another amondment consti tilting the statos of Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho tho Tenth judicial district, and providing for thu appuiutiuent of two circuit judges therefor. Mr.

Evarts opposed tho amendment as presenting a collateral question only and as an embarrassment to the bill. In the courhc of a long discussion on this amendment Mr. Ingalls, who had offered an amendment to rearrange tiie circuits, gave it as his opinion that the true solution of the difficulty would be the division of the supreme court into quorums of three, to whom should be assigned, trom time to time, the consideration of thu great mass of cates which came beforu that tribunal, and which, as a matter of fact, could be decided intelligently bv any ordinary justice of tho peace. The great bulk of tno cases that were brought before thu supreme court had been determined by tho precedents of a thousand years. They were trivial, they wero formal, thoy required nothing but a simple knowledge of precedents in eaes that had been decided a thousand tunes, from the days of the "horn book." It was an absurdity lo say that that great aggregation 01 wisdom, with its gowns and its gravity, must all sic on the hupruiuu court and must all be assembled in ono edifice when a little case involving a patent or somo other small and casual quostjon was bei'oro that tribunal.

He would not say that on great constitutional questions, novel ques. questions involving vast amounts, on which concurrence of opinion might bo necos Mirv, there should not be a session that would embrace all tho assembled wisdom of the nine. Nor would he permit any case to bo decided by of tli quorums of three without thu consent of the entire bodv. Ho thought that undor the plan ted b'v him the entire mass of arrears oi business could be disposed of within two years and that fro that tune on the business could bo kept up. There would be it no sacrifice of the ciignitvof the tribunal, no loss of orestigo.or no sacrifice of privilege or prerogative and no diminution of the rights of the humblest or tiie greatest suitor at its bar.

Mr. Snooncr declared himse.t in favor or the plan reported from tho judiciary committee, which he understood to have been prepared by Mr. Evarts. He thought that it would afford tha iVcessary relief and afford it absolutely. Ho was not iu favor of Mr.

Ingalis' umendmout, tho ol i'ect of which would bo the establishment of three supremo courts aud, therefore, i violation of tne spirit of the constitution. i'miiliy the vote was taken on Mr. Dolph'S I'iicdinent, but as it disclosed tho absence of a quorum, the roll was called and only forty senators answered. in tne meantime, however, the senate conferees on thu tar i IV bill were sent for; and as soon as they arrived the quorum was obtained and business was proceeded with. Mr.

Doluh withdrew his amendment aua Mr. Daniel offered one extending tno right of ap to the Supreme court to all eases of conviction of felony and lo all cases where the matter in disputu is tho right to personal liberty or the right to tho custody oi a child. Without action oti Mr. Daniel's amendmont tho bill was laid aside informally and tho private pension bills on tho calendar were lakon up aud passed, eighty live of them in fifty minutes. The senate then at 5:10, adjourned till Monday at noon.

OEItMASY AXI E.NOIjAND. Beulis, Septembor 20. The A'ortli German Gazelle, alluding to the anti German tone of tho English press in regard to the slavo trade in East Africa, says that Germany strongly desires harmony with England, but friendship implies mutual appreciation, equal justice and reciprocal osteein. Public Duties May Prevent His Visit to Brooklyn. The Democratic Leader in the Scrnto Tariff Debates Fears lie Will be Unnblo to Speak at the Jefferson nail Opening Offcnstvo Partisanship The New Steel Navy.

Special to the Eaglo.) WAsnixoTON, D. 0., September 20. An elephant of tho moat ponderous proportions ha been lifted from the terribly anxious rouI of the Kings county Domocratio organization. If all accounts are true, tho leaders of tho party have been torn by the conflicting emotions of agonizing doubt during tho past few weoks. Though they havo heroic ally presented an unbroken front of amilea and apparent happiness as their preparations for tbo inauguration ot tho Thomas Jefferson have gayly progressed.

But deep beneath tho pleasing exterior so bravely borno in public there has been gloomy forboding of impending tribulation, and the announcement now for tbo first time made that one of the principal speakers, whose intended presence next Tuesday has been bo widely heralded, will probably not be to keep his appointment will, be received with a frvik sigh of satisfied relief by Mr. Mnrtha, Mr. Adams, Sir. Fnroy and others who havo charge" A tho programme. Iu tho first flush of enthusiasm incidental to the elevation of John Griffin Carlisle to tho senate, the Democratic managers of Brooklyn persistontly pressed him to open tho now build in of the Thomas JefferBon association.

It was then understood that Governor Hill could not attend.and as oi Presidont Cleveland had already participated in laying the cornerstone for tho structure, cx Spoakor Carlisle, just then becoming senator elect from Kontucky, was seized upon as the groatost remaining Democrat, and was prossed into Rerviee to dedicate the future home of Brooklyn Democracy. The ceremonies were intended to tako plaoo late iu August. Mr. Carlisle appreciated tho honor, and all went merry as a marriage bell. The tariff bill passod the house of representatives and Mr.

Carlisle loaving his leadership of the party thero, gave up his seat and went over to the sen ate to assume the leadership of the minority on the tariff question in that body. Suoh a thing had never before occurred in tho history of this country. The Democrats of tho nation wore no fortunate an to have their strongest tariff authority lead them against tho most important taxation proposition of recent years in both branches of tho national legislature. It whs but natural, under tiieBo circumstances, that Mr. Carlisle should be.como thoroughly sat ii rated with tho tariff, to the exclusion of ail other subjects.

All of his onormous energies wore pent in that direction: it was his constant study, and, by force of circumstances, he was compelled to neglect other subjects whilo he gave Lib whoio attention to tho subject of imports and exports, customs revenues, and suoh matters. Tho force bill, tbo extravagant appropriations for pensions and other things could reeeivo no attontion at his hands, but wero left to tho control of other prominent members of his party. Those things caused tho Kings county arbitrators of local affairs to take alarm It was aeon that if Carlislo came to Brooklyn he could hardly bo expected to speak at all unless he dropped quito naturally into tho tariff, and what would be aoro likely than that he should devote all of his marks to an attack on tho whole Byatein of pro btion. prills, in tho opinion of tho local managers, bight do disastrous in tno extreme, it must oo prevented at all hazards. So when tho date of tho ceremony was postponed to September 23 it was delicately intimated to Mr.

Carlislo that ho would he expected to oontlne his romarks exclusively to Thomas Jefforson. It was explainod that Governor Hill would talk of general subjects, including Democratic policy; that Mayor Chapin would take care of local matters, and that the great leader in congress was only oxpoctod to deliver a sort of eulogy on tho great statesman for whom the club and building wero named. Now, if thero is auything that Mr. Carlislo would liko to do undor ordinary cirouuistancea it would bo to talk about Thomas Jefforson, especially to tako as a text that statesman's Domoc ami apply it to the political problems of to day. But to simply oonfine hirc fcelf to reading a description of Jefferson's career and then winding up with a brief perora tion upon his example would hardly bo Carlisle's idoa of stirring up onthusiasm for the issues and political battles of the present.

Beside Mr. Carlisle was so thoroughly imbued with what he believed to be the great principle of Democracy to day that ho could not conscientiously agreo to keep his mouth religiously closed when such an excellent opportunity waB offered to do some valuable missionary work. It is believed that the eminent Kentuckian suspected the actual condition of affairs: that ho had an intimation that he was not wanted as an exponent of the principle of tariff reform, but that he was intended to play second fiddle in tho proceedings, if not iu reality to take rueroly a pasB ing subsidiary part in tho fostivities. Hb could hardly fail to recognize, as did those who had invitod him, that he was physically and morally unable to go before an audionco at this time and not say what was uppermost in his mind, but ho gave no intimation of his discovery, and a yet he has not done so. But the chances aro that ho will not apposr in Brooklyn next Tuesday night, and it might bo wise if tho managers would immediately look nbout for an nnderstudy for tho eulogy on Jefferson to prevent probable embarrassment.

Son ator Carlisle will almost cortaiuly not be present. He does not Gay that ho has determined to stay away because he cannot bind himself down to tho speech that has been cut and dried for him. But, nearly a year of continuous and concentrated application on tho tariff, including his labors as tho loader of the minority in the committee of ways and means before tho McKinley bill was reported to tho house, then as leader on the floor during tho short and spirited discussion there, afterward on duty in the Ronato committeo on finance, followed by two mouths of constant watchfulness during tho todious and exhaustive dobato Just close .1, and now as tho chief member of his party on tho conforenco committee of the two houses, Mr. Carlislo can hardly bo expected to go away from Washington to talk about anything elso or in faot to go away at all. Yesterday ho snatched a fow momenta from his onerous duties to express to tho Eagle representative his regrets and fears that ho would not be able to desert his post at this critical time to go to Brooklyn.

Physically ho is much broken by the heavy strain ho has been under during the entire session, and the rapid traveling that would be forced upon him by a trip to Brooklyn and immediately back again would bo just about as much as ho could stand. When asked about hiu plans he replied: "It is impossible for mo to say positively whether I can keep the appointment or not, as much as I should like to do it. I should havo to leave hero Monday evening at the latest, became thero is no train early enough on Tuesday. Then after tho celebration I would scarcely bo equal to the necessity of rushing back to Washington the same night. I probably would not be able to reach hero until late Wednesday.

It hardly seems possible that I can absent myself for forty eight hours at this critical time. Even if tho conference were completed in time for mo to loave hero Monday I do not see how I could desert my imperative duty of being on tho floor of the senate wiiou tho agreement is presented there. Iam expected by all who are interested in this matter from the Domoeratio point of view to bo hero watchful of their uvst important interests. My absence when uoeded. as I am now, would bo inexcusable.

Ii it is possible to get matters here in such shape that lean absent myself to go Brooklyn, I shall certainly go there, but I do 'not see any prospect. If I go, of course, I suppose, I am expected to say something about Jof i'e yon, because I understand that is the name of tbe building, is it not But I cannot make any set speech, because I have not had a moment to prepare one. 2 have no fearH on that score. I have no donbt the occasion would suggest a thune. But I am too busy with tho tariff bill to think of anything to say in advance.

Yes, I pre sume I hould say something about tho tariff. That would be perfectly natural under tho cir cumstances, wouldn't it? But I think there is no chance for mo to get away." So.tho managers can now broatho oasier. They can tako tho first full breath they havo taken in weeks. Carlislo will not make any embarrassing complications by saying things that would bo cheered to the echo in the West and South, but would cast stifling gloom over the Democracy of Kings county. Tho climax of tho tariff situation iu Congross interferes, bh by a stroke of Providence, to made a cloudless sky.

Whilo tho party 'u Kings is gloriously and 'jarniotiio'isly iuaugu THE OIIEELEY STATUE. Many Broeklynitca JHavo Visited llio Pltico During: tlte Week. ISpccial Correspondence of tho Eaglo. Saiiatocia, N. September 20.

It having rained for nine consecntivo days, Saratoga's remaining guests hailed with joy tho appearance of the sun on Thursday. It is fair to presumo that had it not been for so much inclement weather, September would have excelled previous yoars la the large number of arrivals. As it was, the many who had calculated on prolonging their stay, took an early departure, and the waiiing season had tho appearanco of coming to an abrupt termination. Twelve hundred odd fellows on September 18 assembled at Greenfield, adjacent to Saratoga, and enjoyed a baskot picnic. They wero accompanied by four or five brass bands.

Among others an address was mado by Grand Master Spooner, of Brooklyn. Charles N. Huntington, of tho United States navy, commanding the navy yard at Pens. oohi, is said to be very dangerously ill. On tho iibt of of commanders ho stands number one.

At a meeting of spiritualists in the town hall, last Sunday, Mrs. Itenouf, of Brooklyn, related her experiences in becoming a spiritualist. She stated that she had never before realized the truth of Christianity. At the general term here A. W.

Dieter, of Brooklyn, appealed from a judgment iu favor of Francis C. Fallon. Tho suit wa3 originally bronghtto enforce a written agreement to convey real eBtate situatod in tho counties of Essex and Clinton in exchange for real estate in Brooklyn and elsewhere. Tho execution of any agreement to oxchango is denied in tho answer. Tho following aro tho registered Brooklyn arrival for the week: Grand Union Mr.

and Mrs. E. D. Griswold, Miss H. E.

Magill, E. D. Griswold, J. F. Foley, J.

M. Donovan, P. J. McCarthy, It. 0.

Williams, G. A. Williams, H. T. Hewitt, A.

E. Osborne. W. Smith, Mrs. F.

J. Betts, Miss Betts, Mrs. E. Bishop, J. Aclary, MrR.

J. Aclary, Mr, and Mra. C. Sweeney. W.

Obly, Mrs. W. Obly, Miss A. Smith, Miss F. Smith, J.

J.Conroy, Mrs. C. Fullor. MisB T. W.

Jeffries, C. O. Warrington, J. C. Burke, J.C.

Burke, R. F. Mascot Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Kareisen, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, H. Bartman, J.

N. Cowperthwait, MrR. Cowporthwait, H. M. Cowperthwait, W.

B. Cowperthwait, A. C. Cowporthwait and uioco.W.H. Baker, Miss Baker, P.

Kea dy, E. Wholan, Florence Smith. United States Mr. and Mrs. J.

G. Reinback, J. Rolfe, MisB Rolfo, BarnOR, H. Benedict, Mrs. H.

II. Benedict, II. L. Congdon, Mr. and Mrs.

E. T. 3)e Beixedor and P. Major. Kenmore E.

A. Carwan, T. C. Miller and E. A.

C. Carwan. Windsor 0. H. Hall, Mrs.

C. II. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. K. Stoole, E. W. Steele, Mrs.

E. W. Steele, C. H. Bates, Mrs.

C. H. Bates. Washburn hotel li. M.

Ncsbitt. Mrs. R. M. Nesbitt, Mr.

and Mrs. T. X. Cronin, Miss M. Magrum.

Adelphi J. Shevlin, J. Nntton. Elmwood Hali E. L.

Stable, Mrs. E. L. Stable, Mrs. F.

S. Walbridge, Miss M. Walbridgo. Commercial Mrs. H.

M. Vincoiit, Mrs. C. A. Decker, Miss Decker.

Wordeu J. T. Foley, R. J. McCarthy, J.

M. Donovan, A. II. Thoring, C. Stanley, Mrs.

C. Stanley, A. B. Hornig. American Mr.

and Mrs. H. J. Brown, R. R.

Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Brown, W.

Alter bury, Mrs. W. Altorbury. Balston Spa Mrs. Octoro Womott, Mrs.

J. George. Sandy Hill Clarenco Bennett. Greenfield Mr. Spooner.

RECIPROCITY IN CANADA. The Subject A israelii Considerable Attention Over the liordcr. Ottawa, September 20. News from Washington that thoro was somo likoiihood that an offer of unrestricted reciprocity would be added to tho McKinley bill attracts considerable attention. Mr.

M. Tupper said that the scant attention that other proposals for reciprocity with Canada have received from congress loads him to think that this proposal, if, indeed, it was over mado, will meot the fate of its predecessors. He said that he had read, with interest, the Conaresslonal Hecorda great doaiof what has been said in tho senate on reciprocity, and judging by tho utterancoH thero was not much disposition to afford Canada any sort of reciprocity. The position of the Canadian government is clear enough. It has not alterod tho position ocoupiod and laid down at the last session of parliament.

Tho government is favorablo to reciprocity, but unrestricted reciprocity involves consequences to Canada that aro so obvious that it was not necessary to enter into them. Continuing he said: "I observe that tho new proposals contain a clause providing for restricted reciprocity in tho beginning. I havo not had timo to consider what modification or bearing that plan might have on the matter. I think it would be time enough to discuss it when this proposal is actually adootod by both houses of congress." ANOTIIKK WEST VIUGIXIA FACT10.1 FIGHT. Cattlkthiiuro, Septomber 20.

Tho Brewer Denipsoy and Baisdon war broke out again in Logan counts', W. Wednesday at the mouth of I'igoon creek in a gonoral fight between tho two factions. James Dempsey shot and instantly killed Georgo Walter, a member of the Baisdon faction, and one Clark was severely out in tho arm. Tho particulars which lod to tho killing dato back Bome years, but the immediate cause was whisky and bad blood. Both factions met at a sheriff's alo Monday and Len Dompsoy was shot by his brother John, but not fatally injured.

Both sides are arming themselves and a renewal of hostilities is expected. ton THE HEME Of SETTLERS. Washington, D. Septembor 30. Senator Pierco to day offered the following joint resolution: Bo it resolved, That whenever it shall appear by the filing of such evidence in tho office of any register or receiver as sha'l bo prescribed by the secretary of the interior that any settler on the public lands, by reason of a failure of crops, for which he is nowiso responsible, is unable to make the payment on his homestead or pre emption claim required bylaw, lie commissioner of tho general land office is hereby authorized, and it shall bo his duty to extend tho timo for such payment for one year from the dato when the samo becomes due, and the failure to pay aforesaid shall not work a forfeiture of tho Baid settler's land or in any way prejudice his claim before the general land office and no penalty shall bo exacted for such extension.

AGAINST THE COMPOUND LAHD BILL. Washington. D. September 20. Senator Biair to day presented tho following tolegram, which was signed by about fifty names: Tho undersigned delegates to the state Republican convention, of Soutn Carolina, respectfully request you to protect tho interests of the colored fanners and laborers of tho by using your influence to defeat tho Conger lard bill.

HO.xn OFFERS. Washington, D. September 20. The offera of 4Mj per cent, bonds to tho treasury yesterday for the entire country aggregated $2,288,200, making a total so far of 518,304, 800. The prepayment of interest on the 4 por cent, bonds and tho currency sixes yestorday for tho entiro country aggregated $524,374, making atotalso far of $0,213, 301.

Tho offers of tho 4l6 per cent, honds to tho treasury at Washington to day aggregated $701,800. GIEASO.V AS A JUSTICE. His Krwolvo lo S.oclc Up Men Wbo Were Itcatly to JSvc tjail Frustrated. Mayor P. Gleason, of Long Island City, acted in th c.ioacfty of a Judicial magistrate yesterday, while tvo of the city Justices were in the same buildipg apparently idle.

The mayor's action, it is evident, was prompted by tho opportunity to (tot square with ex Postmaster James A. McKcnna and his brother Joseph, who arc cally opposed to tho mayor. Tho mayor, on Thursday night last, issued warrants for the arrest of tjo MeKcnnas upon tho complaint of Georgo J. Payne, who charged them with assaulting Mm at tho Jefferson club primaries. Tho elimination was net down for to day, but whon tip McKennas were arraigned they waived examination to go bei'oro thu grand jury.

The mayor (laced thoin under $1,000 each, which was prdnptly furnished by Sheriff Matthew G. Goldun and cx Folicc Commissioner Joseph Mc Gee. After tho bond was completed the mayor ordered that tfio McKennas be remanded to the county jailuntil he could examine into the bond. At thu point tho bondsmen, fearing tho 'mayor's tartbs, produeod a certified check for tho amount of tho bond, but this was dc clnaii by the mayor. As soon as taken to tho cdU't house, tho McKennas, instead of being locket up, as was tho mayor's desire, woro given tho freedom of tho sheriff's private office, and this afternoon wero released on bonds by County judge Garrotson.

Mr. McGoe, one of tho wealth is men in Long Island City, was forced to prove ihc ownership of somo worth of property boforo Mayor Gleason would say he was sat ified. Tho mayor is under indictment himself for assault, and is being sued for a similar judi cial action as this on which ho sat to day. Saloon Keeper Oscar Hommert, the complainant, claims $2,000 damages for false imprisonment. A BltOOKLYS WOMAN IIOSORKD.

Miss Susie oB this City, Teu tlorcfl a KeccptlOH. Correspondence ot the Eau'le.) Middlkiioi'E, N. September 20. A reception was tendered by the guests of tho Hasbrouek cottage, on Wednesday evening, in honor of Miss Susio Polgrift, of Brooklyn. Tho spacious parlors of the antique mansion were beautifully decorated with ferns and Indian posies.

Tho programme for the evening was arranged as follows; Piano solo. "Rain Drops," Miss Susio Polgrift: vocal selection, "Never to Know," Miss G. Brown; piano solo, Miss Mary Sweeney; violin solo, Mr. Frank Miller, of Baltimore; whistling solo, Master Delaney Polgrift; piano duet. "The Twins," by Misses Susie Polgrift and Miss Mary Sweeney.

A collation was served after tho entertainment. Dancing was indulged in until a lato hour. Among thoo present wero Mr. and Mrs. Howard Alien, Miss Linda Allen, Mr.

mi 1 Mrs. S. L. Pel grift, Master Delaney Polgrift, Mr. and Mrs.

Hasbrouek Cooley, Mrs. J. Pelgrift, Herbert Tongc, William Pierson, Miss Ruth R. eves, Frank Kohl, Miss Susio Pelgrift, Lester Clark, MisB Mary Sweeney, Judge and Mrs. Wainwright, of Philadelphia.

THE OUDKK OF JIOIKK.V Chicago, 111., September 20. The Times this morning says that tho scandal that has agitated tho members of the order of modern woodmen of America for several years has culminated in a suit by Attorney General Pavey against J. C. Root, tho president of iho order, and this suit has been on trial before William A. Ward, of Whiteside county, master in chancery, at 180 South Clark streot.

Thy hearing of evidence was accomplished with closed doors, but the testimony has been of such an unexpected and sensational kind that despite the efforts to keep it quiet has become known. Tho testimony, it is said, showed that through forged papers and excessive bills Root has defrauded tho ordor of a sum estimated by members of the order at between $25,000 and $40,000. Tho court of inquiry adjourned yesterday upon the conclusion of tho evidence for the prosecution. AN EX rNnxtt AKKEST. William Stitt, an executor under tho will of Joseph Watson, was removed by Surrogate Rol lins in New York, in 18HG, in proceedings by William Watson, a legatee under the will.

j. Albert Englehart was appointed executor, and Stitt was directed to turn over to his succos or $20,004.01, the balance of the estate with which howas chargeable He neglected to do this and he was adjudged in contempt. The nurrogato on April 4, 1887, issued an order commiting Stitt to jail, fining him the amount of tho b.ilanco due from the estate. Stitt had not been seen about the city for somo time, but Deputy Sheriff O'Neill captured him yesterday and toot; him to Ludlow street juil, where he now remains. OBJECTS TO 0.E OF KAbZAC'S BOOKS.

Chicago, 111., September 20. Chicago continues to bo the censor mornm of the country. Somo timo ago Count Lee "Kreutzer Sonata" was excluded from the mails ou a recommendation from the Chicago post oiiic', and now United States District Attorney JU1 christ, of this district, has gone into the federal court and ins fiicd an information for tho seizure of a number of copies of a cheap reprint of Hon oro de Balzac's "Les Contes Drelatiquos," with Gustavo Dore's illustrations, and will ask that it bo oxoluded from tho mails. THE CHOI'S IN IOWA. De.1; Moines, September 2 0.

Tins week's bulletin of the Iowa weather crop servico estimates tho total damage to corn by frost not to exceed 5 p.T and that tho stato is assured of at least 75 por cent, of an averago crop of sound, merchantable corn. All correspondents report aory Haht yield of potatoes, ranging from 30 to 50 per ceut. of a full crop. SHOT TIIK (illtl, ANIlJiEli KSCOHT. Ar.niEi'.sr, September 20.

At 4 o'clock this morning, while a party was returning from a dance, a man named Davis, employed by W. D. Cowlcs, shot Miss Eva Holdeu and her escort, James Hardaker. Tho girl has since died and Hardaker's condition serious. The cause of tho crime was the jealousy of Davis.

He lias been arrested. FATAIi KAMiWAY CObblSIOX. New Bhun'swicic, N. September In a col lision between Stowo's circus train and an oil train at Mcnlo Park at (1 o'clock this morning. David Fox.

of Philadelphia, conductor of the oil train, was killed. The damage to tho trains was slight. ti THE COST OF AjVJlXTJiAlllTlON CASE. St. Thomas, Septembor 20.

Parker, the alleged Kansas forger, was taken back to Kansas to day. The extradition proceedings have cost that slate.it is said, neveral thousand dollars, whilo tho amount involved is about S300. who managed tho affairs of tho concoa, took tho matter in band. Wo met in Jolmon ico's, then at the corner of Chamber street and Broadway, and passed a resolufon by which Mr. Greeley was formally institcted to removo Mr.

Dana from the position of oinaging editor. Mr. Greeley did this with gri reluctance, and assured Mr. Dana that ho still wished him to remain on tho editorial staff. But Mr.

Dana felt personally affronted at beiiyr deposed, and refused to remain longer with tie Tribune. We all wero sorry to loso him, and I klow he felt the severing of the old ties very keeiiy himself. I remember when he camo downstaiu mot him at tho Spruco street door of tho old and ho did not restrain tho tears that fillid his eyes when we spoke of tho parting that I trild in vain to help to avert. If he had only stail vith ub ou the staff until the incidont had quoted down a little, no donbt ho would soon againhive the old position we knew he could fill so wel. But ho insisted on his own programme, and to judged it best for the critical situation at th) limo that it should not bo carried out further.soho left tho Tribune The first sermon ever roportod fo: ndaily paper was one of Sir.

Beecher's in the eary fifties. Mr. Booker says he suggested the idoaioMr. Greeley and Mr. Dana and they approvid of it.

Mr. Bcecher thought well of it alsi, and, at Mr. Booker's request, provided a. tablenf ar his pulpit on which the denographer could tike his notes, lie also crossed over to New Yorltotho Tribune ofiico with Mr. Rooker that niiht and waited until he read the proof of tho ropirt.

It nppeared the next morning in tho TrUnfie. and for somo time after thera reports were a ri'nlar feature of each Monday's paper. Tho Tribune wai the first pa(oi to use stereotype plates for printing its edition. Mr. Rookor says that in 1802 they were ruining off an issue of over two hundred thousaul of the Wecklu Tribune, in addition to the dailjaid Bomi weekly.

He saw that tho time had cdni when a single press could not print a daily paV. in reasonable time and a3 the forms cuiU not be duplicated he told tho trustees lht some way of stereotyping would have to oofonud. He was given authority to proceod aid immediately communicated with the iifforent stereotyping concerns in Now Yort. They all offered objections, tho chief, oho being time, none of them deeming tie casting of a plate practical inside of an hour. This, of course, was too long.

Ho chatced, however, to see iu a copy of tho Edinburgh Scotsman, a small paragraph which stated that tho London Times was thon being printed from plates. He cut it out and inclosed it iu a letter to tho late Samuel Orchard, of Brooklyn, who was then in London to introdnco his systeti of copper facing type. He asked Mr. Orchard to investigate tho truth of the statement and if it wero so to sec how much it would cost to haro competent men come over hero and show how the work ooulcl bo done. Mr.

Orchard wroto that two Swiss wero then in the office usiusl a nrocess much tho same as that now in vogue. While ho was thus communicating with London, Mr. Charles Craske, a New York st reotyper, caute into the Tribune office, and said he ho had a procoss that would meet the want Mr. Rooker had been looking to fill. When ho explained it it was practically tho saiiio" as tho information received from London.

Craske said his brother had just como across tho Atlantio and had learned the process on tho continent, where it was being used. He had offered it to the IleraHl, but they did not believe in it at that office and would have nothing do with it. Mr. Rooker sot him to work to try ids plates ou the semi weekly issue. It was a success and then tho weekly was taken up and finally tho.daily, with equal satisfaction.

The lised plates for ovor a year before the other papers took up the idea. Then ovorybody wont at it aud tbo mam Ward has drawn, in short, is not tho Greeley who wroto querulous letters to liis night editor when his Washingto dispatches woro not printed; ii is not the Greeley who complained so bitterly to Thurlow Weed that tho Republican party had not rewarded him. It is rather tho Greeley who approved tho "On to Richmond" articles, tho Greoloy who balled Jeff Davis, and the Greeley who, with a sweep of his blue pencil, did away with a page of advertisements for the Weekly Tribune at $2 a lino in order to make room for crop roports and agricultural nows. The statue will prove satisfactory to Greeley's admirers and his critics will be likely to call it idealized. A BtnkiDg feature of tho occasion was tho gleaming snow while hair and fine face of Colonel Thomas N.

Rooker, who stood at. the front of the platform. Colonel Rooker is tho secretary of the Tribune association, and is tho last active member of tho old Greeley companionship, who helped to bring out tho first is buo of that paper. He lb now, as ho has boen for nearly fifty years past, a woll known resident of Brooklyn. Mr.

Rooker alone remains, in the Bervice of the Trl'jnne. of the men who, as Mr. Greeley himself tella it, "on the loth day of April, 1841, a day of most unseasonable chill and sleet and snow," saw the first form of tho historic journal put ou tho press. Ho was born in tho city of Hudson. N.

on December 1, 1815, and. halo and hearty in spite of tho burden of his 75 yearfl, he is to day ono of the most active and best looking men of his age within tho limits of Brooklyn. Mr. Rooker started out in lifo to become a printer" and learned his trade iu tho good, old fartiioncd way iu Albany. It was hero that he firt met Horace Greeley, the "poor young printer and editor of a literary journal a very active and bitter Whig in a small way," as ho describes himself in his "Recollections." Mr.

Greeley had been chosen to edit the for the Seward campaign of 1838 and ho used to go up to Albany once a week to do it. Thus began tho famous political firm of Seward, Wood and Grceleydissolved by the withdrawal ot the junior partneV in tho oft quoted letter of November 11, 1854. Mr. Rooker continued to work iu Albany and Troy until 1840, when ho camo to live in Brooklyn, and ho has since lived hero continuously. For a number of years he had resided in his comfortable and attractive homo at the corner of Adelphi street and Willoughby avenue.

Here, surrounded by love, honor, troops of friends and all tho mental delights that mellow out the ending of a well spent life, ho calmly looks forward to tho inevitable end far removed bo it hoped that will call him to join tho many assooiates who ha70 already ciossed the dark river. Here, on the ovo of tho ceremonies of yesterday, tho representative found him, and, seated in bis library, the most conspicuous ornament of which is a beautiful portrait of Horace Greeley, Mr. Rookor gave a chapter uf his memories of tho past. His connection with tho Trl'mne, ho related, began with its first issue. When ho heard that Mr.

Greeley intended to start tho new Whig paper he applied for a caso iu tho office on tho strength of his Albany acquaintance. Ho helped to lay down the type, and set up the copy of tho Ui Rt issue, and stood with Greeley, Raymond and the others of the small staff whilo tho form was lowored down tho hatchway ot 30 Ann street to the press about 4 o'clock on the morning of tho papor's first appsaranoe. It a small sheet and sold for a penny. Five thousand copies were printed of tbe first issuo, and it was hard work to even give them away. Mr.

Greeley's announced intention was to have tho paper "removed alike from servile partisanship on the one hand anil from gagged, mincing neutrality on tho other." This was the first start of the Tribune, "and," added Mr. Booker, with animated pride, "with the oxcoption of the few days oE a yearly vaca.