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46. NO. 11, BROOKLYN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1886. SIX PAGES. THREE CENTS BBXSK BUILDING ART GEMS.

DEMOCRATS. UNION SERVICE which is lighted by a in tho side wall 3 foot deep and 6 wido. Off this room Is a closet. The third room is proclsoly similar to tho last, Is lighted in the Bamo way and also has a closet Tho dinlngroom, which is 10x11, is lighted from tho rour and has two largo closets or pantries. Tho kitchen is 8x13 with a largo pantry off it and with range, tubs, There is a bathroom and a small room bohlnd tho stairs, both lighted by a central air shaft, which is 5x3.

Tho second, third and fourth stories aro Blmllar to tho first, oxcept sentatlveofthetriboof Shlnnecock Indians, stand i nearly seven feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds. Among the crew woro Fordiuaud Leo ond AuiSs Leo, nlao Shlnnocock Indians. If these men are tyst there la an ond to tho Shinnococka. It will bo remembered that fifteen of thom woro lost ten years ago lu the wreck of the ship Circassian on tho" Long Ialand coast Thoremnautof tho tribe have not lost faith in the safety of the mon on the Ame story and basement, for two families each to cost $8,000. On Evergroon avenue, near Jacob Btroot, by Mr.

William II. Bishop, a two story framo single residence, 20x32, with an extension 10x15; to cost $1,700. On Bushwick avenue, cornerof Bloocker streot, by Mr. Jacob Murr, a block of eight brown Btono front buildings, 18.0x40, two story ana basomont, for single residences; to coat in tho aggregate This Is a stylo of building of'whioh It la to bo hoped moro will be built lu tho Eighteenth Ward this yoar than were built in 1885. On tho corner of Evergroon avonue and Grovo stroot and of tho samo avonue and Ralph stroot.

bv Charles Piatt has made his famo chiefly a3 an etcher, but hia Fronch waterside viow is evidence that ho can wield tho brush nB woll as tho needle. The plcturo Is gray and strong, And from the fact that it is gray and that tho inevltnblo bluo women are sitting around on tho breakwater one says to himself "There's a French picture," at tho first glance ho has of It across the room. G. II. McCord's ice harvesting scono Is ono that makes itsolf vislblo from any point In tho gallory.

There is no longer anything sugary in his sunsot coloring; it is clear, far and bright In this plcturo, howovor, ho has dragged his light color across a canvas that had first been toned in brown, and some of this ho will be known as ho really is beforo this case ends." There Is no oloment ol blackmail in the case?" suggested tho reporter. Cortaiitfy not I understand, too, that whatever property Sutton has Is in his wife's name." Whore la Miss Jonnle now?" "She is living somewhere in Brooklyn; In St. Felix place or stroet, I undorstand. I spoke to hor 6nce about Sutton, but I could not move her. She seemed to be Infatuated with him.

Her fathor was anxious to get hor home, so as te keep her away from Button and bring hor undor religious influences. It is not for her that I care now, but for her parents, who aro bowod down under the weight of tho dlsgraco bhe has brought upou them. Captain Brown Is a generous and a Christian gentleman, whoso family for generations have been respected by all who knew thom on Long Island." The Work of 1885 Vigorously Continued in 1886. PTew Hoiisos iVbt Heretofore Mentioned in Wards 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 A Dozen Permits a Day. At the closo of the year, 1885, thoro were Incourso of ore.

I ion iu this city 500 private dwellings, 210 dwellings for two or more familios, 230 tores and dwellings, 115 tenement houses, ton workshops, twenty five factories, forty atabloa, flvo etore houses, nix mores, six churches and chapelt), throo browoi lcs, beside shods and a variety of other structures. Thus tho yoar bogins with upward of 1,::00 buildings In course of construction of which about two thlr.la aro of brick and all of which, with perhaps baroly a dozen excoptlona, will bo completed boforo the eiul of tho year, In addition to 1,500 or 2,000 others, to bo Rlartod this year. Thus the year begins well for tho builder and for the mechanic with ovory prospect of growing hotter and bettor moi.th by month unless tho folly of those engaged in wilting tho rapid transit problem and tho obstinacy of some, who aro so fearful of their own pilvato Interests that thoy tnko no account of tun public good by which In the end their interests alone can ho served, causes building oporatlons to bo stopped In tho outor wards. To show how inlimaloly tho question of rapid transit ia connected with building it should be slated that in tho live wants nminly servod by tho elevated railway, viz. Die Seventh, Eighteenth, Twenty first, Tt.

onty third and Twouty flfth, buildings woro erected last year, nt a cost of This is vory nearly one half tho buildings creeled in tho whole city during tho 't comprised CAS single private residences, KB buildings for from a to 4 families, in buildings fitted as stores and dwellings, and tenement or Bat houses. These will in tho aggregate accommodation to 10,000 persons. Even this showing does not express the wliolo truth for, while tho Seventh Ward, which is the nearest of thoae mentioned, only added house accommodation for 1,100 persons, tlio Twonty flrst and Twenty third wards, which lie. boyond It, added to their house room to the extent of 1,075 ami respectively; While tho Kighteonth and Twouty iifth, I ho mosj distant wards of all, provided houso room, tho llrst the last for 0,350 persons. Even this takes no account of the lurge nuntbor of houses added lo East New York, vory fuw of which would Save been lmllc but for rapid transit.

Toward tho close of December there was a good deal of activity in getting out pcrmit3 fovnew buildings, nnd tho following structures, not previously mentioned, were commenced In tint several wards Indicated: first wxim. On Livingston street, corner of Boorum place, a four story brick building, 20x53, by Mr. Schuefor for store and tlirco flats for residences; to cost 8,000. 8EVKNTI1 WAIUl. On Clifton placo, oast of Grand arontio, by Sir.

.7. N. Smith, a four story brick double Hat house, I2xr2, to cost $10,000 aud with accommodation for eight families. Thi. is close to the olevatod railway station aud hi a locality where dozens of similar houses are certain to be erected vory Krojfrit ward.

Tho inspector of this ward, who has also chnrgo Of Iho Tivonly seoiul, forming a district throo miles. In length, hut been having a lively time of looking nflor Die new started iu Decent hor in these two wards. Those of tho Kigh'h Ward were as follows! On Fifty fourth street, oast of TnirJ avonuo, by Mr. IT. L.

Spicer, twelve two story and basomont frame cottages, 111.3x32. for one family, the whole to coat $14,100. Ou Twenty fourth street, botwecn Fourth and Fifth avenues, a one story brick building, 'ifyxSS, for a boiler houso for tho A. A. li.

It to C03t J2.000. On the corner of fourth avenue aud Thirty eighth street, a two story frame residence. by E. II. Tummy, for a store and one family.

At the foot of Thirty ninth street, for tho I'henlx Hilis, airuniB building, two and three stories In height, lo cost il ,500. On t'ifty stroet, west of Third avouue, by Mr. 15. YV. Rogers, a two story frame building, lTx TO, as a residence for one family.

Cos! On Forty fifth street, east of Fourth avenue, by Mr. Bowers, a two slory frame single residence, 1X 3:28, to cost $1,100. At No. 25!) Kilty seventh street, by Mr. O.

Kolnard, a two story frnnto residence for one family, 18:30. On Third avenue, north of Twenty seventh street, by Mr. II. Dalteu, a three story brick building, for a store and dwelling, to cost On Eighteenth streot, east of Sixth avonuo, by Mr. J.

Unmet, a two story frame building, 23x14. to cost for a storoaud residence for four fnmliios. On Fourth avenue, north ot Thirty ninth, street. by Mary A. Baxter, a.

throe story framo building 25x53, to cost 1:1,500, for a store and residence for four families. NINTH WARD. At Prospect place, east of Grand avenue, by Mr. V. U.

Moses, block of four three story brick reef doncos for ono family, 20x13. Tho cost of tho whole Will bu $23,000. This part of tho Ninth Ward Is most eligible for residences, and were its trunslt facilities hotter, would mooh liavo plenty of new buildings. I ast year, however, it fell behind every ward in tho city except, the Second, Fourth and Fifth In the cost of its buildings. TENTH WAltD.

At tho corner of Novins and Warren streets, by Mr. E. T. O'lionnell, a four story brick building. 25x55, for a store and residoneo lor seven families, to cost 7,000.

On WyckoiT streot, woa of Novins, oy Mr. J. O'Noil, a four story brick double tenement houso, 87x55, for eight families, to cost $0,000. On Duller streot, cast of Third avenue, by Mr. E.

Qulnn, tt one story and hlh basemmtt brick cot tage for a singlo residence, 20xS5, to cost TWKLPTH WAltn. On Wolcott street, west of Ferris, by Mr. C. Dlt mars, a two story frame building, for a shop end for ono family; to cost $1,200. At 101 Nelson streot, by Mr.

J. Fiudley, a throo story brick house, aix 10, as a residence for three families, to cost $5,000. On Irving streot, west of Van Huron, by Mr. Barrolle, two ono story brick sheds, 120x50 and 120x S5, for storage, to cost At 255 Hamilton avenue, by Mr. J.

O'Brion, a throo story brick building, 25x50, for a store and res! deuce for four families, to cost At tho corner of Ninth streot aud Gowauua Caual, by tho Now York Tartar Company, a frarao storage Shod, (10x135, to cost FIFTEENTH IVAKn. At 17 Gruluim avenue, by Mr. ,7. McOrum throo story framo building, 20x40, for stora and two families, to cost 53,500. At ickson street, by Mr.

1 Carroll, two story and basement frame residence for ono family, 80x18, to cost KlflUTKENTH WAIID. This comes up smiling every week with a fresh batch of new buildings mid keeps the inspec tor Jumping at a lively rate over Its four miles or moro of letitth Lo keep track of its growing struc tures. The following are the latoet additions to tho list up to the closo of 1HS5: tm hnicKereocKor avonue, south of MolroBo, by F. JIarryatt and wife, a throo story framo building. 20x55, for a store end residonce for live families; to cost pijiriu.

On Dodworth streot, wost of Bushwick avonuo, by Mr. G. I.oefller, a two story framo building, 22x4, for two latiulics, to cost $1,500. On Iiroatlway, south of BeKnlb avonue, by Mr. 8.

Jf. Post, a block of five brick four story buildings, xusuo, each with, store and flats for flireo families. Tho cost of tho whole will bo $10,000. At 20 Bleeckor street, by Mr. H.

Henners, three Btory frame house, 22xt5, for threo families, to cost On Schaoffor streot, west of Ke. ckerbockor ave nue, by Mr. I). Mason, a block of four framo two story Binglo residences, to cost 51,000. At Hamburg stroot, coruor of Lincoln place, by Mr.

G. Kpolie, ihreo story frame house, 25x00, for a storo aud rosiucneo for dvo famlllo3, to coat $4,000. On Goorge street, oast of Knickorboukor avonuo, by Mr. J. Ilarte, threo framo throe story buildings, SSx.n, each ior a store aud residence for five families, to cost altogether On Woodbine street, oast of Broadway, by Mr.

T. J. Allen, a row of fivo two story framo and brick basomont single residences, to coat alto gether $15,000. On Dnrye.t street, cast of Broadway, by Messrs. Collina Donaghy, four frame two otory and brick bnsoment single residences, 20x38, to cost Ou Woodbine otreot, OASt of Broadway, by Mr.

F. Cazner, two framo two story houses, 20x48, lor two families, to coot $2,883. On Broadway, oast of DoKnlb avonuo, by Mr. C. II.

Reynolds, a four story brick building, 22x30, for a storo nnd flaw for throo familios, to cost i5500. On Evergreen avonue, north of Ralph, by Mr. J. Monohau, two fraino throe slory double touomont lioueos, wy.r.M, for sli families each; tho two to cost 39,000. At tho corner of Evergreen nveuue and Elm stroet, by Mr.

G. Worst, a throo story framo building, 25x BO, for a store r.ud rooms for four families; to cost At 021 Flushing avouue, by Mr. H. Stobing, three frame thr story housos, 25x42, ono with a otore end rooms for five families; tho other two with opnrtmonts for six famlllo3 onch. Tho cost of tho throe will bo $9,300.

On Bushwick avenue, south of Devoo street, by Mr. J. Schock, throo story frame building, 25x00, ior a atoro aud rooms for flvo fainillo9: Cost, At 220 Jofferoon stroot, by Mr. C. Keimor, a throo story frame doublo tonomont houso, 23x55, for six families; to cost $4,000.

Ou Ivy streot, 21 to 27, by Mrs. P. Ksqueral, four framo throo story housos, 20x45, for throo fAm Illos each lo cost 14,000. On Molroso street, oast of Hamburg avenue, by Miss Ooldfurro Eldor, two throe story framo housos, 5x55, oach for a storo and five families; to coet IS.60U On Harm an stroot, oast of Evorgroon ovonue, by Messrs. W.

Lamb four two story framo housos, iX'ift, for two families oach; to cost 9,200. At 220 Cook streot, by Mr. Stommer, a two story trame building, 21x23, for a workshop to cost H.600. On Brorgreon avonue, north of Hlmrod street, by Ifr, George LoeClor, two frame houses, 20x45; two a Is of all It The Exhibition of the Brooklyn Association. A Great Display in the Art Rooms of the Academy of Music Home Work Some of tho lieadinpr Pictures.

The attendance last evening at the annual reception of the Brooklyn Art Association lu the Art Rooms of the Academy of Music was very good, In 8plteof tho fact that an unusual attraction In the shape of opera at tho Academy of Music next door, kept many people away who would otherwise have been presont. From oight o'clock, wlton tho doors oponed, till they closed soveral hours later, a steady though not vory broad stream of peoplo flowed up the wldo Btaircase aud over the floor of tho main gallory, admiring tho hundreds of ptcturoj hung up for their doloctation. They found other things, also, to admire, including each othor and tho Mikado music produced by an orchestra concealed behind flowers and foliage, and also tho now trappings in which the rooms wore decked to do honor to tho occasion, for tho walls above tho Hue of plcturo were concealed by maroon hangings and tho portiorro between tho rooms was new and tho nnciont carpet had given place to ono which wa3 rosplendont and costly. There woro presont among tho artists F. Rollin Smith, Charlos Bridgman, J.

11. Streukler. W. P. Pondrol, Carloton Wiggins, Charlos W.

Hunt, C. C. Martin, Tecoe Llhou, A. J. Taylor, secretary of the Art Cuild; Joseph H.

Boston, P. E. Rudoll, Tro fessor J. B. Whlttaker and W.

llliss Baker. Some of those who sauntered through tho rooms admiring tho works of the above and other artists were J. S. T. Stranahan, Mrs.

Stranaham Mrs. Fitch Stran afinn, Ethan Alton Doty and wifo, Gordon L. Ford and Miss Ford, A. Abraham and Mrs. Abraham, Mr.

N. Llhou, Judah B. Voorhees, Miss Jano B. Voorhees, Misses Annie and Mlnnlo OoUes, Mrs. Harriot L.

Fowlor, Rev. Dr. Alinon Gunnison, William II. Lyon, Poto, Frederick W. Cromwell, William Potts, Charles Williamson, Bryan II.

Smith, Mr. F. II. naas, Dr. V.

H. Brockway, Samuel II. Seaman, Mr. Edward Ovlngton. Mr.

Chauniug Frothingham, the Mlssos Arnold, Sylvosuor Musgravo, Henry Coffin, William Adams, Captain E. A. Dubey, of the G. A. Ly man 1).

Morse, Charlos Henry Eoton, W. Wnds worth, Mr. T. Hazolhurst, Miss M. A.

Wood, Mrs. L. F. Brlggs and Miss Maggio Brijtgs, Mrs. L.

E. Provost, Miss Clara Viniug, Mr. Charles Viuing, Mr. Anthony Fishor, Caleb Wells, Arlhur Townly, rienry Allon, Nathan Tucker, William Vorre, Daniel Sea man, Norman B. Sibbats, F.

H. Tredgear, Adam L. Corbin, C. F. Crasko, N.

SL Potors and W. Fowlor Thompson. TUB riCTUUES. As already intimated, the exhibition of this year is largely home made. In tho true senso of tho word Brooklyn paintora have had more show than they havo had before In a long time.

How far this is duo to effort aud ambition on the part of local painters, and how far to disaffection on tho part of artists across tho river, who have always maintained that thoir pictures wore never well hung in this city, aud that Ilrooklyu pooplo novor bought pic tures anyhow. Is a subject of conjecture, but both causes have no doubt operated to give a local aspec to the exhibition. It is likewise true that the pic tures aro not all new, and that thore is a flavor of chestnuts about some of thom; but, then, chestnuts are never the worse for keeping awhile, unless thoy become wormy. The well known Brooklyn painters are all bore, and thoro aro dozens of now ones, Just out of tho art schools, or perhaps they are not out yet, who gush into tho inevitable flower pieces and weakly pretty Ideals. Whence come they all? Whereore they all going tol How large a "survival of the fittest" will there be? America is breoding artists so rapidly that presently thoro will be no room loft for them in tho studios.

Ono of the flrst things that strikes the oye on entering the room is arleton Wiggins' calf "Daisy," not much loss than liie size, and a mild and pretty little croaturo, as uvenlle vealo are apt to bo. Mr. Wiggins hns mod eled her strongly, and has keyod the whole picture into color harmony with hor buff coat. Cattle aro tho most plcturoaquc of animals. Llht and shade are distributed ovor thoir anaular framework in sharper punctuations than in tho round sueop ana.

sieeK horse, white thoir color va riations afford scope for all sorts of landscape com binations. Mr. Wiggins is the cleverest, and, at tho same timo, most oarnost, of tho American cattle painters. His teounirxuo la good, and ho has at tainod that artistic maturity in which tho palutor discriminates between palutable aud unpalntable subjects. Hence, hiB pictures are simple, tolling nnd contain no overstatements.

Hie sheep plcturo suffers, perhaps, through the propinquity of some dry canvases laden with rathor pronounced color, hut its good qualities come out as you oxaniino it aiUrtt nf No vemher breathes thrniiirh MiftqcnA it has blighted the grass and folingo, cost a sombre grayness athwart the hills, and Bpread a pall across tho sky; but noto iu what graud hieroglyphs the sun describes its prosouce above tho clouds, plorc ing them with sweeping lines of light, and writing in tho heavens the truth thRt there Is no death in nature; that the sky will brighten and the earth again bo clothed iu verdure. There are two smartly nmted portraits by J. M. Strlcklor, one of a girl in red with a reticule In her hand, the other of a society young man in a swallow tailed coat These poi traits illustrate tho tondoncy of the younger paint ers who are taking lessons of gifted Frenchmen to ward technical show, torco of rollof, concentration pon the object and solidity of color. They aro a wide and agreeable remove from tho old fashioned portraits, where you felt that tho victim had a ramrod down his spine, a photographor's pitchfork, or lmtevor it is, gripping lilm behind the ears, and a lit glaring into his oyos for sixteen consecutive afternoons.

One can almost imagine the formal kind of portrait shodding tears of woarinoss and impatience Somo of tho boldness of tho "young fellows" is a bit affected and uome of their canvases bars of Interest aud deficient iu suggestion, while they too frequently make thoir subjects look like French people pert, light mindod, movod by trifles, all on the surface. Folks like that don't wear very woll, cituor in tho flesh or tho palnto.1 likeness, btitMr. Stickler's subjects aro Interesting because thoy aro alive; thoy can see but do not stare; their attitudes aro not obtained by photographors' instruments of torture, but are easy poses that human belugs occasionally assume of thoir own volition. It is ail indication of their Gallic origin, however, that the artist feels that ho can play with them. The button in tho society young man's collar is real glass, not imitation.

Nor are the green shadows on the woman'B nock entirely ploasnnt Florence A. Francis is the painter of one of tlio neatest bits of still life in the exhibition, an easily roudcred group of objects Jars, toacnp, flowers and opuuod fan, ro lloved agalnsta dropory of golden yellow. It is bright, true and decorative. Ernest O. Ross is perpetuating the traditions of Diaz and Dupro as applied to laud scape painting and aims, with a considerable degree of success, to reproduce tho brown and Juicy coloring found In tho pictures of those artists.

Pro foeaor J. B. Wiilttakor odhoros to Incidont, aud paints in a maimer bo truthfully his own that peoplo rospect his plcturos whether tho episodes that they describe concern them intimately or not His largo plcturo of tho The Captives is here a woman and her children, fallen Into the hands of Indians and helplessly bound to a tree. The expression on tho woman's face falls a littlo short of wrath or anguish, but tho childron disclose tho fear and dread that fill their minds. A party of savagos somewhat apart from the imperiled group figure in the composition with aire significance.

The boy studying a play bill as he dawdles along tho street, is a not unfamiliar porsonago, and Professor WhiUakor has truthfully painted him, while the school tencl' er in another picture, though he bears 1 ovidonce of close copy from a modol, is so thor oughly the pedagogue that the professor must have captured him In some up country academy. Tho gaunt, spare torm, tho look of mingled boredom and severity, tho hold upon tho book and the significant glance indicate that if Ned doesn't mind his ps and qs there will be smiting and waillug and gnashing of teeth in the dressing room. Leonard Ochtman is fond of gentle landscapes, dreamy with warm haze and softened sunshlno. Oorot is por haps his ideal, but he palnte more doflnitoly than Cocot, white realising with the Frenchiuaa that every day, ovory hour and every placo has a sentiment and meaning that only an artist can interpret Not unliko him in aim, but perhaps moro serious In mood and thoughtful, Is Charles Warren Eaton, whoBo landscapes aro simple, woll chosen, rollued In color and stimulating to tho fancy like a poem or a nocturne. He does not want hard facts, but the baBal truthB of nature, and he has ovidontly been earnest in grounding himself in these truths.

An artist can not compose or give his improsslons in a way to elicit sympathy or Interest from his audlonco unloss hi( picture is based on truth. He may not give the course of every twig and tho hard outline of every knot of loaves, but he must understand the laws of tree anatomy aud of foliage growth. The niggler gives us quantities little details that commonly fall asunder for want of duo relation. The broad painter gives us the ossence of things without perplexing us with minor ingredients. Messrs.

Ochtman and Eaton are impressionists In tho true eenso of tho word. They aro not daubers liko the Curriers and but one example will suffice; on tho contrary, thoy convoy tho sense of a ecene without brutality of handling. Charles Harry Eaton dltfors in moro than his middle namo from Charlos Warron Eaton though something of a kindred spirit animates thei two. His Gray Autumn Day," howovor, though it suggests a treatment ossentlaUy Blmllar to that of Warron Eaton's plcturos, touches moro closely upon animal enjoyment of nature, and this la car ried to a yet higher plane of expression Bliss Baker's "Morning Af tor tho Rain." This soems to havo boon painted whon tho air was full of oxygen aud the palutor had his blood and brain chargod with it The atmosphoro is invigorating, and white sunlight sparkl09 along tho dewy earth. is a frosh, cool, out of doorlsh plcturo, well painted, Joyous and stimulating.

Prank Russell Groono is tho author of an JElaino," whoso faco is proud, but notinvosted with the strength that goes with pride, and Is hardly to bo conatruod into gentleness. A blue cloak follB from the Bhoulders in parallel lines bo rigid that they havo tho offoct of narrowing and hardening tho figure and depriving of somo of the roundness that tho painter has really Bhown through tho white bodlco. One likes Frank Fowler's Toreador," for the brave, self poesossod and handsome face he wears. Whoever model may have been Mr. Fowler must have Del PUonto In mind, for that singer's personation of the bull fighter In Carmen" la one of the most picturesque and intouctant figures on the the The Last Wight's Meeting of the General Committee.

John P. Adams Re elected Furoy, Colonel Carroll and tho Old Ticket ro Through UnanimouslyReports from tho Ward Associations and Amendments to the Bylaws. The Democratic General Committee met Inst night In Musio Hall for tho purpose of electing officers for tho year. Tho meeting was well attended and among thoso presont. woro Roglster Murtha, Assemblymen Lindsay and Haggerty, Commissioner of City Works Connor, Justice Kenna, Edward Frool, Supervisor at Large Q.uintard, Thomas B.

Rutan, Superintendent of United State3 Buildings; Alderman Coffey, Alderman McGarry, William B. Davouport, William J. Osborne, ox Aasemblyman McCarron, ex Counselor Nolan, Andrew Coates, Alderman Hanley, Peter P. Huberty. Chairman Adorns announced that the first business in order was the election of offlcors, after which Register Murtha arose and said: I think that tho ov.

eral Committee and the local orgauizatlons of the party should recoivo tho commendation of tho older momheiM of the committee for their efficiency, energy and tho good work dono in the late campnlgn. By this efflcieucy aud good work the Democ racy of this county aud State has been solidified and united. Much of the good work in tho county is due to tlio action of tho Gonorai Committee and its present able and courteous president, who always supplemented tho host work of this body with excellent work of his own. I hope thereforo that John P. Adams will bo unanimously olocted chairman of this General Committee and I havo great pleaauro In presenting his name.

Mr. William A. Powers I cannot allow this opportunity to pass without comraouding to your no tice tlio oxcollent work dono by Mr. Adams lu his on waru association. From what hns boon strongly Republican the Kovonth is fast becoming a Democratic Ward.

I havo groat pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Adams. ilr. Adams was unanimously olocted. In thanking the committeo lie said I fool deeply gratified at this renewed mark of eonlidonce and esteem on tho part of this General Committee.

I have had to nskyour indulgence durinc my term of oliico just closed, and shall usk you to continue that indulgence. Congratulations on tho recent victory have been freely interchanged, and I will take nono of your time iu this regard. I would like, however, to call your attention to ono or two matters of imtioi nnco in connection with tho organization. In tlio first article of our constitution unity of action is prescribed as tho great ossentiol to success. That unity has been Jargoly tho means of bringing about our roeout victories.

We want active and aggressive ward organizations and it is only by a continuance of lino or policy looking to the moulding of those offices Into such active forces that wo can hope for a continuance of victory aud a continuance of the impoi taneo of the Domocraoy of this county in the State affairs. There, are minor detects In our byiaws no doubt and I am Informed that c.Torts will ho mado to change our prosent rulos In somo unimportant rospects. Whon theso changes shall hiivo been mado, I would liko to soo a copy of our rulos and laws fit tlio hands of ovory member of thia general committee. It may bo at one timo or another moro convenient to cut across lot3, but tho organization that follows its own regulations and respects them, believing that overy rulo haa Its proper purpose and should not be departed from will find Itself reaping the fruits of victory. In this way can tho Kings County Democracy retain Its ascendency at home and its powor in the State councils of tho party." Tho nomination of flrst vice being then in order, ex Assemblyman Patrick U.

McCarreu, of the Lourteenth Ward, in a neat speech, nominated Judge Thomas J. Kenna for that position. Courtney seconded the nomination and Judge kenna was elected by a unanimous vote. Mr. V.

B. Davenport nominated Mr. William J. Osborne for second vico president. Mr.

Osborne went through without a dissenting voico. Judgo Courtney presented the nameof Mr. Charlos W. Pleasants fur third vlco president, and Mr. Pleasants was unanimously selected.

Judge Kenna, In nominating Mr. X. Wu roy for secretary, reminded his audience that ho had prosonted Mr. Furoy's namo four years ago and that the invaluablo sorvices of that gontloman, not only In the committee, but in campaign work entitled him to ail praiso from tho Democrats of Kings County, Judge Courtnoy, In socouding the nomlaallo said ho laid rather close to Mr. Furey, and meant to proposo the uuno 0 that gentleman himself, if Judgo Kenna had not forestalled him.

Undor those circumstances tbe next best thing was the seconding of the nomination, and he folt great pleasure In doing so. Mr. Furey was unanimously chosen, and lu return ing tunufcs for the nonor dono htm said that he would be obliged lo all the delegates if they would romlt thoir duos to him within the next thirty days. Alderman Kngle nominated Cloorgo G. Brown for assistant secretary and ho was olocted.

J. P. Eagau was, on JudgeCourtnoy'a motion, olectod to be corresponding secretary. Mr. Peter P.

Huberty, of the Twenty first Ward, in nominating Colonel Thomas Carroll for treasurer of tho General Committeo, said: "It is hardly necessary for mo to say anything hero in eulogy of Colonel Carroll. Ho is so thoroughly known among Democrats In tho county that a repetition of tho work he has pcrformod nnd tho labor he has under ptone for hia party would take up moro time than you could conveniently spuro. His devotion to the principles of the Democratic party nas never ueon questioned mid tic privot. rocord is without a blomlsh. I tako groat pleasure, therefore, in nominating Cnlonet Thomas Carroll for treasurer of the (loneral Committee.

Mr. John McKeowu, of tho Fourth Ward, iu seconding tho nomination, bore testimony to the rospect nnd esteem with whioh Colonel Carroll is regnrdod by his neighbors. Colonel Carroll was unanimously chosen. John McCaffrey was appointed sorg eant at arms and James 1). Flynn collector.

Reports woro received from tho prosidonts of the several ward ossocial Ions, which show thoso bodies to bo In a flourishing condition. According to the reports prosonted, at the last meeting of tho Seventh Ward Association 300 names were proposed for membership; at tho Ninth Ward, 73: Tenth Ward, 85: Eleventh Ward, 155; Thirteenth Ward, 3S; Sixteenth Ward, 38: Seventeenth Ward, 107; Eighteenth Ward, 75; Nineteenth Ward, 188: Twentieth Ward, 70; Twenty first Ward, 135; Twenty fifth tt biu, nu. Secretary William A. Furey presented tho following resolutions aud thoy were adopted: jtexulsttl, That tho presidents and secretaries of the several ward and town associations be anil are horohy instructed lo compare tho roll book, and tho duplicate thereof, of their respective associations, and to dolivor the said duplicate to tho secretary of Uiis committee on or boforo tho 1st day of A mi. niiry nu.i, ujgemer wicu a cortiucaro signed by tho president and secretary of tho ward "or town association that such duplicate roll book is a cor root and exact duplicate of tho roll book in tho possession of tho secretary of such ward or town association.

Resnlcctt, Thnt tho socrotary of this committeo bo and ho hereby Is Instructed upon the receipt of such duplicate roll books to correct tho triplicate roll book iu liis possession so as to correspond therewith. Justice Kenna offered the following, which was adopted by a unanimous vote: Uesolml, That wo heartily indorse tho policy of Hon. D. I). Whitney, Mayor of Brooklyn, vs declared In his mos3ago to the Common Council, and congratulate him and all our fellow citizens of tho city 011 the high standard of ability aud honesty in tho servioo of liio municipality assured by his appointments to the chief position In the sovoral departments of tho local government Socrotary Furoy reminded the members of the committee that the re olected members who had not paid thoir dues for the previous year wore ineligible, and Register Murtha offered resolution muorsmg me recommendation of uovernor Hill, in which the State Executive suggested a change in Brooklyn electoral laws by which a citizen might havo a chanco to register a reasonablo timo beforo Eloction day.

The motion was socondod by Supervisor Bell and adopted. TVHERE WAS THE RAFFLE An Alleged Chicken '1'liieS FlHtol Sbotu. Halted by Officer Lehr, of tho Sixth Precinct, about twelve o'clock on Saturday night encouutered a young man carrying a bag through Bushwick avenue toward Flushing. Regarding his appoarauce as suspicious, the officer overhauled him, nnd on finding that he hod in the bag four chlckons so recently killod that thoy woro yot warm, asked him whero he got them. The young man said that ho had won thom at a raffle.

"Lot us go back aud win some more," said the officer, whereupon tho young fellow droopod the bag aud took to his heels. Three shots flrod In the air by the pursuing officer brought tho fugitive to a stand. On being taken to the ato tion ho gave hia namo as Bon Wernborg and said that ho had no home. Justice Naeher held him for further examination. THE ACTION AGAINST JAMBS T.

SUTTON. A Talk vi(b a Relative of miss Jennie flluy Hrowil. Several relntivoBof Mies Jennie May Browu, the alleged victim of the wllos of Mr. James T. Sutton, the publisher, reside on Bedford avenue, in tho Nineteenth Ward.

Ono of her cousins, a gentleman who Is a momber of the Stock Exchange, said to an Eagle reporter, In reference to the case: "Mr. Sutton or his lawyers sold that it is a case of blackmail. Captain Edwin P. Brown, Mhta Jennie's father, 1b one ot the oldest, best known and most respected residents of Orient, L. I.

HIb family resided there for generations and no taint or stain ever rested upon tho name until Sutton came among them. Mr. Brown was oaptalu of whaling vessels for many ycara and was afterward captain of clipper ehips plying to aud from San Francisco. Ho la woll known aud respected among Bhipplng merchants In Now York. After rotlrlng to his farm at Orient ho found himself with, a largo house, and his wlfo decided on taking a few Summer boarders.

Mr. aud Mrs. Brown accommodated Mr. Sutton and his wifo with board. From the tat Mrs.

Sutton profossod tho greatest attachment for Miss Jonule and cultivated her closo acquaintance. Her husband was attentive to Jonnio, too, and pictured in glowing torins to the iunocent country girl the pleasures and advantages of city life. They told her that if she camo to Brooklyn she would bo given, amoug othor things, a musical education and would betaken to places of amusomont Sho consented toa'go with them, and they persuaded hor parents to permit hor to do so. When Miss Jennlo returned home tho foUowlng Summer, her father saw that she was a changed girl and that sho was fascinated with Sutton. Ho came across letters from Sutton to hor which sua had secreted in tho house.

Tho opistloa woro of such a nature that Captain Brown realized that hiB daughter was lost to him. He refusod to hor leave tho house any moro with Sutton, but tho latter stole her away In tho dead of tho night Mrs. Sutton, wo understand, aided her husband in tho whole matter." "Does it not seem rather extraordinary that she should havo done so? inquired the reporter. Nevertheless, I am satisfied that it is true. I can account for hor aotion only on ono theory.

She was undor the complete control of her huaband; her will was subordinated to his. He undoubtedly got control of Miss Jonnio In the same way. Af tor taking the girl to thoir home in Brooklyn, I am told that they put her In a room on the same floor with themselves. Sutton now poses as a respectable man, and talks about blackmail, after having de Btoyed the peace ana 'happiness of a family and rulnod the life of a young and; innocent girl. But I 1 to it B.

of that bo and to the $15; each the Begun in Plymouth Church Last Evening. Many Churches Bopresented and Much In terest Manifested The World Can be Conyerted by Neither Doctrine Nor Pulpit. Despite tho keen, penotrating darts of the Toxau blizzard, the slippery sidewalks and the bit ing cold, Plymouth Church waa fairly well flUcd yesterday evening, tho flrat of tho wook of union re ligious services. Twelve congregatiouB and Ave do nominations contributed thoir quota to make up the assemblage. Many of those present were evidently lu Iho famous church for the flrst timo, and curious oyoa peorod here aud peered thoro, nnd not fow faceu seemod te express surprise at the unpretend ing interior, tho worda uttered In which attract such worm wide attention.

Iu oach pow in the church wero scattered circulars containing particulars of tho exercises to bo hold during the week, references to the hymn hooka to be usod, and tho information that four hundred of Moody nnd Sanky's selections could bo purchased for flvo cents, and tho exhorta tion: "bring with you the oxact prico of the book, to save time making change" Another, sentence read "Come as early as you cau, but don't stay away it you havo to como late; better come late than not come at all. Tho most conspicuous figure ou tho platform was, or course, that of Mr. Boocher, who occupied his usuni cuair. jiosldo him sat tho Rev. Mr.

Streeter, 01 me ands streot Church; Rov. Mr. Williams, of mo wusmngtou atroot Church: Rev. J. G.

Bass chaplain of the Jail: Rov. Mr. Gessler, of tho Con trail lindgo street) Church; Rev. John R. Thompson, of Graco SI.

E. Church, and Rov. Mr. Dixon tcoiorou), or the Concord stroot Church. The other clergymen nnd mifisionarios who will take part iu me services uuring tho wook aro Rev.

Dr. Cobb, of tno Ameru nu congregational Uniou (to night); Rev. Jtir. iardington, of tho Floot streot Church; Rev. Air.

Hamilton, of tho York atroot Church; Rov. Mr. oanas, of tho Johnson streot Church: Rov. Mr. 1 nomas, of tho Wesleyan Church: Rov.

Sir. Swoers of Zion Church Miss Crane, of tho Mayflowor Mis sion; Mrs. jtiackny, of Ilothel Mission, and Rov. neury vt aid lioocher, of Plymouth Church. Mr.

needier will follow oach of the preachors overy oteuing witn a clincher to their addressos. The oxorcises yesterday evening woro preceded bv twomy minutes of song service, with prayora be iwcon tne hymns. Preceding the address to bo delivered bv Rov. Mr. Ihompsou, Mr.

Rceclier said ho rejoicod tosoe so 111 me raco or tno sovoro woathor and the fact that It folldwod so closely upou tho regular Sunday services. He took it as an evidence of the i'" seiifiimiiiod or ins people. Ho hailed such letivais tis typos ot nwnkonlng, rather than as a great outbreak or conflagration of fervor, and as a 01 i in cr called upon the Rev. John It. Thompson, of Graco M.

I 31 r. i' uuuvcr a mien sermon. iiiompson took for a text the ihn. vorsos of thO Fortieth! pKr.ltln Th linmnn said iho preacher, ia so constructed that it always hankers to search liehind facta for causes. This wiuju 1111 do uio case oven if tho world woro mechanically perfect, and if there were 110 realitio3 to uiritMpuiiu 10 me words pain, disease and ignor ancc.

the first quostion in life is the question 01 tno baby. Kvon to its oves. it nil unima of Interroir What is this? inou, aaixing aooui everything It sees, But as the babv rlmneiiitia reached whore the aueatiun i9rt1.mm.1m. Wh anu mac is no moro uangeroua poriod to the avorage young person than this period whon ho asks, Why is this? Elders are astonished and shocked at the curiosity in the moro youthful, forgetting that thoy thumselves paaaed through a. similar period in their own lives.

A great deal depends on the question whether tho child, the youth, tho young mau or tho young woman shall love the better attributes, upon tho fldolity and skill In tho parent In answering those ipiostions, What is this and Why is this It is one of tho rules of modern students of science to accept that hypothosis or theory which accounts for tho greatest numbor of facta. Christian experiences should be grouped under this head, for though thoy were not palpable or material facts, thoy woro nevertheless facts. Christian experiences could only bo oxplainod or accounted for on tho ground of tho truth of th' Christian religion, and wero of course not to be re coucilod with the supposition that the Christian religion one greit falsehood. Hero tho preacher related a number of instances of Christian experiences related by thoso who had been converted to Christ, among others those ho had himself rolt. People, ho continued, aro testifvlng to thoso facts all over tho face of the earth, and have been through tho centuries, oven a thousand years bolero Christ whon the psalmist saug "I waited patiently for the Lord and He inclined unto me and heard my cry." Plio psalmist did not testify that ho called to tho Lord, aud tho probability was that tho Lord hud heard hia cry would probablv attend to it.

lie said "I called and Ho heard," nnd ho said that ho had beon lifted out from tho miry clay aud set upon a rock. Any man can tell the difference botweon standing on clay and standing on a rock. In all land, in all ages men and women havo beon heard to testify to those minor experiences called Christian experiences Any throe or four of them could easily establish in a court of law tho validity of tho signature to a will, and if they testified that they saw ono man kill auothor their testimony would bo sufficient to lead to the enpitnl sentence ou tho prisoner at the rWuiatey'pBOpio'U' qniijRoayjof millions ot bo accepted? Why should all those pooplo" toi epire to cheat tho wholo world with their Christtau experiences? What possible motive could thoy have Whatrould be their toward for testifying to such doluslona? We are forced moro aad moro to the conclusion that a basis of rnalitv nndnrllna those frequent and long contluuod testimonies ol mon and women testimony as to what they them selves and not othere experienced. Wo are brought, then, to tho question how to account for such an enormous body of facts, and there appear to iu uu umy iw. ways wnicn tnoy could bs accounted for, either ou tho truth or the falsehood of tho Christian religion, if Christianity be false how are wo to account lor the sense of sin mou fool or the sense of antagonism they fool toward the Moral Ruler? If Christianity bo false, nnd thoro is 110 Fathor above, why need wo bo anxious about our souls On tho basis of its falsehood how can we account for tho guilty reeling and tho yearning after holiness? But, if Chrisihinity be truo, ij It not easy enough lo account for tho body of facts called Christian exporionces? No amount of negative testimony can outweigh positive teatiniouy.

if three men go into court and say that thoy saw A. B. sirn hia name to his last will and testament 10.000 people going into court and swearing that he did not elgn It would not weigh against them in the scale. I util a few days ago 1 had novor had u. toothache, and stood ready to testify thut toothache was a delusion of tho imagination.

Xow I havo experienced toothache and stand ready tu testify to the iaci. ins 1 me son or argument wuli which to meet amoists. Lot nil the Hob Ingersolls come and auy thai they havo not beon converted it doss not woigu against 0110 person who has. Mr. lioocher followed with a fow wo.ds in Hie 9.H110 direetiou.

Every mau, said he. is two mon nas two sides the under mau and tho upper mau. The one Is full of animal passion, but may grow up into higher dualities. Tho animal man was there flrat, and even to day tho animal passions remain 1110 Birungest pari 01 man's nature. But Instead of theso fleshly appetites there is coming up against wind and tide a nature marvelously different While luildols peck away at tlio Book and the church's doo trino oven Infidelity takes off Its hat and bows down noioro tno tnrone.

Speaking of teatlmonlos. Mr. Boeehor that there never was a homoly looking root that had not such blossoms aa self humiliatiou, meekness, auii ueuiai. as ineso very experiences. Whon mou aeo the fruit of the action "of God's mind te man's mind, that testimony must lift a man up into a higher nature.

Those experiences felt by vuruuuus, wuicu 13 mo woru anu powor ot nod, is tho gospel by which thov are to convert the world. Tho world will never be converted by tho pulpit or uy uuci.ijiu, mil uy ino warm noart. A lieu must stiok to her nost till tho eggs hatch. She oan't loave It ono day and return to It next And so with Christians thoy must bo broodbd in the family every day aud then thoy will hatch that is, be converted. Nothing is so poworlul as the shining of a pure Christian the work of God iu the human soul that ia what converts.

Mr. Boocher closed with 3 fervent oxhortntlon to thoso present to help the revival or union sorvlcos by earring their experiences into thoir private lives aud endeavoring 10 bring to a 6euso of security all wim wnom tnoy came iu contact. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Williams and a hymn tho oxerclsea closed.

Hov. Uoortre Pentecost at tho Clinton Aveuue Congregational Church. xne nrst 01 a series 01 prayer services the Clinton avenuo Congregational Church Has hold last evening. These services ore similar to tho union prayer services held in different churches lu the city. Last evonlug Rev.

Goorge F. Peutocost conducted tho sorvicos and delivered a short addre33 whioh was preceded by a service of prayer. The succeeding services will be conducted by Rov. Dr. McLeod, Rev.

Dr. IngoraoII and Rev. Dr. Behrends. Rev.

Mr. Pentecost took a9 hia text, John 3: "Bo hold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that wo should bo callod tho sons of God! thoroforo tho world knoweth us not, because It know Him not Beloved, now aro wo sons of God, and it doth not yot appear what we shall bo; but wo know that we shall be like him for wo shall sco Him aa Ho is. And ovory mau that hath thlo hopo in him purlfloth hlmsolf, oven as he is puro." "I suppose those mo6tiugs," said Mr. Pontecoat, "aro entirely informal in choracter, and it is right that they should be. I will read th tost again to you." He then read tho toxt once more and analyzed it, wnicn analysis nraugnt mm to tho thought that tho adoption of a child is the creatost ntrotch of human love.

"As God is to the Fathor," said ho, "so are we, aud the more I como to know mvsolf tho more my hoart la tilled with astonishment aud won. dor at the goodness of Ood. The world does not recognize us as the sons of Ood as It did not recognlzo Jesus Christ as the sou of God. There aro two thlugs tho world soys about Christians. If a man professes Christianity and does not approximate the llfo of Christ, they say he la a hvnocrito.

The fullest expression of a Christian life Is a holy life. If wo are not showing forth the virtues of Jesus Christ tho world has a right to quosiion our faith. On the othor hand, when pooplo of tho world see devout Christians, thoy say: "No doubt thoy are sincere, but thoy aro deceived." Dr. Pontecost thon exhorted at longth on the necessity of leading Christian lives, and tho Bervicos were brouirht to a olose with congregational singing. In the iTIiddle Reformed Church, A union meeting 'was held last evening in the Mlddlo Reformed Churoh, Harriaou atroot, near Court The otteudanco waa largo and great interest was manifested.

Rev. Dr. Morso led tho mooting, and short addressed wore delivered by Rev. Drs, Korfoor, Mlllen nnd Ford. This was tho flrat of a sorlos of sorvlcos which aro bo held in tho different churches in South Brooklyn.

The mooting thiB ovoniug will bo led by Rov. Dr. Mlllen, ot Paeiflo street M. IS. Churoh.

A women's afternoon meeting, from 3 to 4 o'oloek. has also boon instituted nnd promises to bo both profitable and intereitlng. THE WHALING SHIP AMETHYST. 'throe Shlnnecock Indian Anions the Vessel's Crow. In Southampton ana Sag Harbor deep interest Is folt In the search that has beeu ordered tho Government for the missing ship Amethyst, whioh went whaling In the Arotio Sea, Vessels thot have come In report not seeing the Amethyst at all, and the feeling strong that the vessel waa wrecked.

Tho commander of the Amethyst was Moses Walker, of Sag Harbor, tho foremost ropre U. In on foil tic as was ot lur reason that Captain Walker brave and oxporlenced commander. was a CENTRAL SOCfETr. Appropriating raoneyfor 11 Preache for Bothosda Chapel. The annual meeting of tho Central Congre.

gational Socioty was held last evening In iim of tho Central Congregational Church, on Hancock street, near Franklin avenue. Profossor A. C. Per kins, of tho Adelphl Academy, acted as moderator. Mr.

Edwin H. Crompton, the president of the Board of Trustees, road tho followiug report for tho yea The receipts of tlio gouoral fund woro: From new SI.039; interest iSvXfJf)! 1,5: Plat6 coUectioa Theexpousos for the year wero aa follows Pas. fl 00; Boxlona salary, music, fn1 fuc1' SVN7.18; home Sunday amool, jlothesda Sunday school, Chi. nose Sunday school, $100; insurance and water axes. mS2: sundries, Total, $22,119.64, leaving a surplus of $1,265.11 in the hands of the treasurer.

th0 rlort b0 received ami spread on tho minutes was carried. iho following communication, which had beon vdhy tho Board of Trustees, wa then read by Mr. Crompton: Brooklyh, Januarys, 1880. rue teachers and offlcors of Bothesda Chapel have passed unanimously tho following resolution: lni9 dat0 a moneys contributed nt the chapel in tho missionary offerings of oud to tho extent ol fcl.tKAI. shall bo placod by the treasurer to tho credit of a special account and shall bo paid over monthly to the trustees of the Contra! Congregational Society, to bo usod for the payment of tho salary of a iniuistor for tho chapel.

The undorsigned guarantee to ntako good any deficiency which there may be tho contribution. Signed GE0RQ2 G. Bkll, W. G. HOOPLK, Charles IL Skidiiobk, W.

F. Kcndso.v, J. C. Wilkinson, E. W.

Uawley, A. M. Eaule. Brooklyn, January 6, 1886. The inclosed guarantee from the Botho3da Chapel pledges the payment of $1,000.

By note of the Prudential Committeo, we requost from you an additional appropriation of $1,000, to enable us to secure the sorvicea of a nreaeher fnr the off 2.000. signed. 3 a. J. F.

Beukends, Chairman Prudential Committee. On motion of Mr. Alfoni spread on tho minutes. Jir. crampton offered the following: Jueolvcd, That tho trustees bo authorised tn ap propriate form any funda not otherwise appropriated for tho paymont of a preacher at Bothesda Chapel aa requested by the Prudential Coramit The resolution was adopted.

Stanlov II. Hill. Unn.ort r. vv llklson wero elected trustees for thrxn Jatnes H. Pratt waa olocted clerk, and tho meeting' INSPECTOR POWERS SURPRISED.

Presented. With a Valuable Watch and Chain by IfroolLlyn Engineers. Ou Saturday afternoon Mr. Thomas Powers, Inspector of Steam Boilers of tho PoUce Department, recoivod a note whioh read as follows: Vr Bkooklyn, January 9, 188S. IlHAH SlK You are renttnsitft.i in iman.t pf the onglnoors of Brooklyn, to advise them oh labor matters, at 52 Court street, on Saturday evening, Januarj 9, 1880, at 8 o'clock Bhnrp.

Respectfully x.nuiiuj. As tho meetings of the Engineers' Association 1 held on Tuesday oroaings Mr. Powers was somewhat surprisod, but, being in full sympathy with the association, ho left his 'bright flroside and breasted tho cold wind and snow and lourneved to 52 Court street He was met at the door bv a com. mittee of englneore, who escorted him beforo the graud mogul. Mr.

Powers was. more than surnriacd at this mode of procedure, but soon recovered his Bolf possession. George Riley, engineer of the Pha. nix Building, 16 Court street, said: "Mr. Powers, tho members of thia association, havlug a great deal of esteem and respect for you, havo taken thix moans to lot you know the high regard thoy have for you, and have asked mo to present vou with this tokeu of esteem." Ho then handed Mr.

Powers a handsome rod pluah case. That gentleman opened the case and found a double hunting case watch, heavy gold ehaiu aud lockot On the cose of the watch was Mr. Powers' monogram, T. F. In the center ot tho locket was a three quarter carat diamond, aud on the Inside case of tho watch wa? engraved tho following; Presented to Thomas F.

Powers by the engineers of Brooklyn as a token ol respect aud esteem, January 1), 18S0." Mr. Towers whon ho had recovered his voice, which ho had lofet through emotion, said he was too surprised to make any speoeh, but lie would hereafter watch himself and If found locking would chnin his thoughts so as to be better atde to cod wi. nn might be caUed upou to do for tho association. He heartily thanked the membora for their kindness ana i.n which was apread at 58 Court stroet REUNITED IS COURT. iTlr.

ami Kirs. Ilcnivail Agree to JForgst Their Differences, Petor Alien Demond, the actor, who waa arrested two weeks ago in Elmlrn, while plnylnn with Cartio Swain's compauy, by Detective Rail, of charge of abandonment preferred against him by is wife Lettie, was arraigned boforo Judge Walsh esterday. Iu his own defense lie statod thai somo years ago his wife ordered him out of their parimenta nnd expressed her intention of no! Hv ng with him anymore. After he had gone away ho scut his effects after him. Very littlo ovidenco was taken on either side, and as both husband and wife manifested ti disposition to forget pas! diPicul tles and to live together ag.iiu, the Judge decided to disittl.

i.s the cor.iplaiut. The reunited pair lef: ths court in company will; apparently on the best of terms. CANDIDATES FOR PLACES CtiUiajr on cx Uvsrintvr rrIuL.aui.hiin, What Michael 'S. Coioman Wants. There were enough visitors at ex liegister McLaughlin's headquarters in Willoughby street yesterday morning to produce the impression that a primary was being hold there.

Tlio visitors wero mainly candidates Ior positions undor recontly appointod heads of dopartmonta mauy of whom desired to secure Mr. McLaughlin's signature to their applications. Thoy wero unsuccessful because ho Is not signing applications. Ho courteously referred tho candidates to the heads of departments and their ward organizations. The latest accession to tho ranks of candidates is Michael T.

Coleman of the Tenth Ward, who desires to secure the position of stroet inspector held by Deputy Commissioner Whiting's brother. COOKE'S BIG BILL. Vory Little Prospect that it will be Paid Em mediately. Counselor William G. Cooke's bill of $7, for legal services in connection with the searching of titles to tho County Farm property nt St Johnland has not yet boon paid.

Tho Finance Committeo of tho old Board refused at its laat mooting to indorso tho enormous figure claimed by Mr. Cooko, and as Supervisor Ryder is auro to bo at the head of tho now committeo when that body is appointed it is sale to say that Mr. Cooke will havo considerable difficulty in forcing tho Board to pay his bill. A CANDIDATE FOR PASTEUR. Ko does to Pa lis Itent and Is Bitten by a Tlojf.

Potor Genuernlaki sued August C. Norvald for $5,000 for a dog bito, and tho case waa on trial in the City Court yesterday. Tho plaintiff was a tonanK of tho defendant, aud called at hia landlord's rest; deuce In Thirty first street to pay his rent. IU claims that a dispute arose, and that Mrs. Nowald set tho dog on him and that tho animal bit him.

Tho defense is a goneral denial. Tho case was tried before Judgo Van Wyok and a Jury. TOO LAZY TO DO HIS WORK. Letter Carrier Indicted for Throwing mail into a Sewer. Some months ngo Peter F.

Devlin, an JStist ern District letter earrior, was caught In the act of throwing a buudlo of letters and papers into a Bower. He was token beforo Commissioner Alleu and bailed. An indictment has been found against him, and yesterday he was arrested on a bench war sant, and wlU bo tried boforo Judge Benedict iu th 8. Circuit Court KIRK OS STATU STHBKT. At 9 o'clock A.

M. yesterday flro broke out the third story front room of tho threo story and baaomont brick houso, 121 State stroot. Gau ahan, who occuplos tho room, says she docs not know how tho lint originated, and estimates her loss furniture at $100. Miss Sophronla Burr, who lives in tho third story rear room, will also la $100. Mrs.

Magdalen Pfoiffer, ou tho second floor, esti. mates tho damago to hor uruituro at 500. Sho la fully insured. John B. Moreo, who occupies tho basement aud flrst floor, saya $100 will cover hia loss.

The building, which Is owned by Alexander Orr, of S7 Tompkins place, was damagod to the ox. teutof $000. Mr. Orr Is fully insured. BROKE HIS CORK LY.Q.

Early Sunday morning Carl Olsen, of 173 Warren streot, rvhile under tho Infltioiico of liquor down at tho corner of Clinton stroet and Atlan avenuo. Ho woro a cork leg and the straps which soenrod it woro broken by tho fall. A policeman discovered him iu his helpless condition, and ho waa too much exhausted to bo locked up ho removed in an atubul. uico to tho Long Island College Hospital. A $500 F1RK.

A flro broko out Sunday night iu the shoo lu tho throe story brick buUdlng, 381 Broadway, Eastern District, owned by Koppormannl Tho damage to the stook was about $5CO. It was insured In the London Company for $300, Tho causa tho firo is unknown. that in thom the parlor fs and that thoro is a small front room off It, 6tfxl3, suitable for a study or bodroom. All the stories are of good height. Tho architect was Mr.

Amzi Hill, of Fulton stroot. On Stockton stroot, oast of Maroy avonue, Mr. An drow Wilis is about to erect two framo doublo tono mont houses, 25x55. Theso buildings will be of tho usual tonomont class, oach being for tho accommodation of six families. The cost of tho two will bo $8,000.

On Fulton stroet, east of Marlon, Mr. P. C. Kano is beginning to build throo framo housos, ono 20X 45, the other two 2 1x57. They will bo threo Btorlea in height and each will havo a storo and rooms for four families.

Tho cost ot tho throo will bo $12,000. Mr. John King will do tho carpenter work. At the foot of Thirty ninth stroot a frame bu'ld ing. 50x50, and two and four stories in hoight, is to bo erected for tho Phenlx Mill.

It will cost $2,300. On Carroll street, oast of Sovonth avonuo, Mr. John Magitllgau 1 about to orect eight first class brown stono front private residouceu. They will bo 20x48, throo storioa and high basomont with hand some swell Thoro is a fine sub collar for coal, and the dining room and kitchen will bo In tho basement. The former is 12x23, tho latter 16x 18.

There aro amplo pantries and closots. On tho main floor the vestibules and hall are feet wido. Tho parlor Is 27x12, without taking into account tho projection of tho swell front The back parlor is 17x18. Iu tho oocoml. slory tho front bodroom Is an aicove room, 18x20, with dressing room aud closet Off.

The back bedroom on tills floor Is 13x12, with a simitar dressing room and closot. There Is an amplo hath room On the third story Is a front hall room (I'ixl'J; front bedroom 12x18, with dressing room and closot; liack bedroom 10x12, with dressing room and closot and back hall room 12. 1 here is also a clothes room lighted from tho roof. These buildings which will be finished In handsome stylo aro good samplos of tho favorite Twonty soeond Ward houso. Their united cost will bo $80,000.

On Jefferson street, corner Throop avonuo, Mr. J. W. Stewart Is about to build a brick house with pressed brick on brown stone front. It will bo 21x80, four stories in height mid will cost $12,000.

It will have a store bonoath and th'eo Tood flats abovo. Tito plnns aro by Mr. John I). Hall nnd are vory well adapted to tho site. The front 13 of noat de sign and tho whole of ft is occupied by tho storo.

'1 he latter is 19x50 and Li connected with tlio front part of Uo ceHar 10x2 1. The rear part of the latter contains bins for coal. Tlio ontranco to tho flats is on tho side of the building near tlio roar. Tho three uppor flodjSaro alike and one description will serve for ail. Each suite of apartments has Its own pri vate hall.

Tho front room or parlor is 12x18. There is a small front room at tho end of tlio hall 7x10, with a largo closet off. Behind the parlor and connected with It by a sliding do.ir is a bedroom 11x12 lighted at tlio side. Off this is a dressing room aud closet of. Next to this Is auothor bedroom xS4, also with a dressing room nnd closot off.

The dining room, which comes In 11x10 and the kitchen is 9x10. Thoro are no leas than oight closets, large aud email, on the fiat, Ijosido a 3nug bathroom Altogether those (la's aro very well in ranged. Mr. Stewart, tho ownor, will bo his own builder. On Fifty third street east of Third avenue Mr.

Martin Doyle is about building two framo houses SO.T.'IH, and two storlos, oach for two families. Thoir cost, wil! bo $4,000. Mr. James Wigloy will do tho carpenter work. On Marion street, oast of Hopkinson, Mrs.

Mar garlte Haydingo will build a threo story frame double tenement honao 5x50, for six families, to cost 1,200. On nlnce, south of Ho klmor street. Mr. Carl Weyersbnusor will hnl.d a two tory frame for two familios, 23x45, to cost 2.200. Mr.

Henry I.oeffer will do the irpenter work. At 151 Marlon struct Mr. Michael Keck is building a throe r.tory frame double tenement houso of the usual pattern, 25x52, for six families. Mr. O.

Hern is the mason. It will cost $1,000. tin Jefferson street, east of Howard avonuo Mr. William Waiter Ls to build a throe story brick hoyse 20t with ror for one family on each floor. Hvil! cos' 42,500.

On street cast of Maroy nvonuo Mr. William ifoynolds will build two brown stono frout, two story aud tewmeat single residences, 19tfx4.2. They will bo housos of a good class and the pair will cost $10,000. On tSohenectady avenuo, south of Fulton stroet, Mr. P.

Kane is to build a threo story framo double tenement bouse, 21xiit), for six familios, to cost i 1,000. On Herkimer streot, cornerof Sohuectady avenuo, Mr. P. C. liano is to build another tenement frame houso of tho same sizo aud coat as the last On Buffalo avenue, south of Hor'shuar stroot, Mr.

John (Hbbtnn building a two story and basomont framo cottage, for a singlo residence It will cost $2,500. Mr. William MoC'iauahan Is tho carpenter. On Marion street, west of Rockaway avenue, Mr. Peter Delap will build two four story frame doublo tenement housos, 23x55, for eight families each.

Tho two will cos $8,550. and 301 Fifth E. Di, Mr. Peter Doiap will also build two othor framo tonomont housos precisely similar In size and cost to tho above. Tho carpenter work on theso buildings will bo done by Mr.

O. Ii. lU.fTsor. On Harrison aveuue, south of Walton street, Mrs. Robocca Jones is building a three Btory framo double tenement houso, 25x32, for six families, to cost $3,500.

On Sumpter stroet, west of Stono avenue, Mr. Anthony Carpenter is about to build a row of fine two story frame houses, each for two families. They are trom plans by Mr. T. Floyd Thomas, and aro neat and che ap.

Their size is 20x40, and there is a good cellar underneath thom. Tlio front stoop is reached by flvo slept, and abovo the door i3 a hood or awning. Tito height from the ground to tlio front of tho root is 27 foet. Ou tho llrst floor is i front room, 12x1 1, with a room 8x12 behind It, con nccted by a sliding door. Tho latter gets Its light and air from the fron: room.

Tho kitchen is 13x17, and thoro is a small bedroom in the back 8x11 Thus throo out of four rooms havo direct light and air. The upper flat 1b like tho lowor, with tho addi tion of a 7x10 bedroom over tho hall, thus giving four light rooms out of five. This is certainly a great Improvement on the averago double tonemont houao with its six or eight families undor one roof. Tho cost of this row will bo $1,800 each or $9,000 in all. On Franklin streot, south of Calyer, Mr.

Fred. Roghllngton will build a one story frame carriage houso, SCxOO, to cost $800. On Calyor stroot, west Banks, tho same party will build a two story framo stablo, 25x58, to cost $1,000. In both cases tho carpoater work will be done by Me. Thomas Iteppol.

On Palmetto street, nonr Hamburg avonuo, Mr John Maloy is building a threo story frame single residence for himself. It is 22x35 and will cost $1,500. Mr. William Wynn is tho mason and Mr. William Maloy the carpenter.

On Marion street, west of Rockaway avonuo, Mr. Henry EelthoU i to build a threo story frame doublo tenement houso, 25x50, for six families, to cost $4,200. Mr. Joseph F. Heydlngar is tho oarpouter.

On Herkimer stroot, west of Columbia placo, Mr. John Schover is bulldiug a three story frame house, 23x50, for two familios, to cost $1,700. Ou Madison streot, near Lewis aveuue, Mr. Ben. Liiiikon is to build flvo brick throo Btory and base ment houses for single rosldoucos, with froo stone fronts.

The plans of these housos are by Mr. A. MalL Their ground area is 20x44 The basement contains the diniug room, 11.0x10; kitchen, 14x11, and wash room, 7x10. There aro sevoral pantries and closets. The parlor Is 11x28 and the back parlors 11XX17.

Thoro is a ballroom in the back The soe ond floor ha3 an alcove bedroom In front, 18x1' with closet and dressing room a back bedroom, 13x 10, similarly oqulpped, and a bathroom 5x11. The third story has two front bedrooms, 11x15 and 7x11; two back bedrooms, 11x17 and 7x11, and a clothes room 10x7. All theso rooms have closots. These housos will cost In tho aggregate $33,000, nnd will bo finished lu good style. They will havo hot air furnaces.

On JefforsOT street, wost avwiue, Mr. J. W. Stewart is about to cortmetco the erection of a flrst olnss brown stone private residence from plans by Mr. John D.

Hnli. Tho houso will he 19x 45, throe stories and basement, with an extension 10ifxl0x and two stories. In the bnsoment is tho dining room, 121x19, with buffet, lav atory and closet off, pantries, The kitchen is 17x14, with a pantry, 11x3, and a laun dry in tho extension 9x14. The parlor is with sliding doors which open into a recess throo foet wido between tho front and back parlor. On each side of this space is a closot, in one of which is a lavatory.

Boyond nnd connected by an arch Is the back parlor, 17x15. Off this In tho extension Is a library or sewing room, 9x14. On the second floor Is a front alcove bedroom, 18x18, with a dressing room and two olosots; a back bodroom, 14x17, with a dressing room and a closot, 6x6, and a bothroom, 5x11. The third floor has a Iront bedroom, 11x16, with closet and dressing room, a hall bedroom in front, 7x12, with a closet, a similar hall bedroom in tho back and a back bedroom, 10x14, with dressing room and closet; also a clothes room, 4x8, lighted from the roof. This houso, it will bo seen, is very complete in all its appointments.

It Will cost $3,000. Mr. Stewart will bo his own builder. During the first week of the new year whioh ondod on Saturday, permits for olghty two now buildings woro taken out at the Building Department in this olty. Of these 24 wore brlok and 58 frame, and their estimated cost was $366,895.

These comprisod private residences, 11 buildings for from two to four familios, 9 structures to bo fitted up as stores and dwellings, and ID tonomont houses. There was also a mill, a carriage houso, a wagon shod, a factory, and two stables. There were 9 stores and house accommodation for Just 200 families, or 1,000 souls, a vory good beginning for 1888. 10KG ISIiAIfD CAPITAL INVESTED. Among the corporators of the Independent Frinting Telegraph Company of New York, incorporated on Saturday at Albany, with a capital of $100,000, are Harry I.

Nicholas, of Babylon, Suffolk County, and Daniel W. Edgooomb, of Whltestono, Queens County. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN KINCIS COUHTT. The Petroleum Products Company of New York, incorporated on Saturday at Albany, with capital of $50,000, is to oarry on part of its business the County otKluga of It it the had Mosbxb. Suhoeuewald two frame three story doublo tenement houses, for six families, to cost On Evorgreou avenue, north of Gr ovo stroot, by Messrs.

Schoenewald a row of six two story and basomont fraino housos, 20x44, for two families each, to cost $16,200. NINBTRKNTH WARD. Tho now buildings in tlilu ward, not previously montionod, up to the end of Docombor are as follows On Mkldleton street, east of Marcy avonue, by Messrs. William Lang a flvo story brick building, 50x07, for a factory, to cost $18,000. On Hooper street, west of Harrison avonuo, a throe story brick building by Mr.

II. Scholos, 39x50, for a factory, to cost $0,000. At 21 1 Hooper street, by Mr. E. F.

Hnlght, a threo story and basomont brown stono front houso, 20x45, for a single rosldonoe, to cost $0,000. At23Keap street, by Mr. 15. F. Halght, a two story aud basomont brown stone front, single residoneo, 20x42, to cost $3,500.

On Middlctou stroet, west of Broadway, by Mr. G. W. Weils, a two story framo building, 25x30. for a workshop, to cost 1,250.

At PS7 Harrison avonuo, by Mr. B. Morrison, a three story frame doublo tonomont houso, 25x33, for six families, to cost $1,000. TWBNTV SHCONn WASP. This wonderful ward last year distanced all others in the city in tho value ot its completed buildings and the numbor of lt llrst class residences.

Those commence 1 up to tho end of December and not previously immtlonod, worn as follows: On Tenth street, oast of Sixth avonuo, by C. B. Sheldon, three brown stono front two story aud basement single residences 18. 1x45, to cost $.15,000. On avonuo, north of Ulevcnch stroet, by Mr.

C. Nickcning, two brown stouo front buildings, 20x50, three stories, each for a store and two fiats; to cost in Die aggegate $13,000. On the corner of Eighth avonue and Thirteenth strcoi. by S. 13.

Oulton, a three story brick building, 20x15. for a store and Hats for two familios; to COS'. On i'ighUi avonuo, south of Thirteenth street, by Mr. H. 11.

Oulton. live three story brick buildings, 1'ix IS, for threo families each; to cost $32,000. On the corner of Carroll atroat and Fifth avonue, by Messrs Assip Bnckley, a four story brown stone front building, for a atoro and flats for three families; to cost 5 12,500. On Fifth avenue, south of Carroll stroet, by Messrs. Assip Buckley, three blown stone front four.

story buildings, 27x02. each witli a store In the lower st ry and apartments for six familios abovo. The coat of the three will be 17 On Union nti eet, west of Fifth avonue, by Mrs. B. Meyers, two brick houses with terra cotta fronts, 12.0x15.

two and a half stories and high basement, for single residencoa, to cost $41,000 for tho two, tin Fifth street, west of Sixth avenue, by Mr. Thomas Butler, a (luo row of fifteen brlclc sluglo rosidenco3, two story and high basomont, 15.8x45. The cost of the attoen will reach tho handsome aggregate of $52,300. The multiplication of such houaoj la the best giinranKie that Brooklyn ia to bo in the future, as It lias beea in tho past, a city of homes. TWJtXTY THIRI) WAIVO.

This ward clnea tho previous notice has doveloped six new are to bo erocted on Halsey street, west of Throop avenue, by Mr. 11. Armstrong. They will of brick with brown stone fronts, sfuglo lHx 12. three stories and basement, and will cost TYf RSTV KOUimi WAKP.

The upper pari of this ward, wilich lies outsldo the lire district, i ISoly to have a great many build, iug of a cueaii character erected in it during the curro'U yer.r. 'The following houses have boon com since our previous notice and up to tho clos? of December: At 1,007 St. Marks avenue, by Mr. M. Kano, a three Btory frame house.

22x40; to cost $1,500. Ou Dean street, oast of ihx kaway avonue, by Mr. Fl. Catbcurt. two story frame bouse, 1 8x32, for ono fami.y; to co it rl, 500.

On Troy avenue, south of placo, by Mr. R. Taylor, a three story frame double tenement, 25x50, for six families; to cost $3,000. On Detm streot, east of liookaway avenue, by Mr. h.

P. Olbbs. a three story frame residoneo for ono family, 18x31; to cost $1,500. TWKNTV MI'TH WAltn. This ward, as far as rogarda tho number of now buildings completed in is the baunor ward of Brooklyn and is ouly second to tho Twenty second Ward iu respoct tlteir value.

Last year there were built lit tills ward 512 new buiidiugs, valued at il, 1134,0.85. This year, Judging from the work of December, the record of 1HHS will bo completely eclipsed. Iu that single month sevonty now build ings, of an estimated valuo or $300,000, were startod In the Twenty fifth Ward. The following aro lu addition to those previously noticed up to the closo of Decembor: On 83clun.ni stroet, corner of Trenton, by Mr. V.

Guthy, a single residence, 23xf5, aud two and a half stories; te ojt $2,000. At 157 and 159 McDougai streot, by Mr. L. Breten stoin.two Ihreo story frame double tenomout housos, 23x52, for six families; to cost At Galos avonue, oast of Roid, by Mr. D.

Lauer, flvo four story brick buildings, 30xf5 each, for a store nod Hats for six families. The cost of tho whole will bo $45,000. On Decatur street, east of Throop avonuo, by Mr. W. II.

Booth, three brick single residences, 10.8x38, threo story and high btoomont; to cost $12,000. On Ifalsoy street, wost of Lewis avenue, by Mr. G. Doifevoro, two brick singlo residences, 20x12, two Btory and basement; to cost On McDougai streot, wost of Hopkinson, by Mr. B.

I'ottlt. four two story frarno single residences, 18.9x 32, tocos'. Ou Herkimer street, o.ist of Albany avonue, by Mr. J. Miller, a two story and basement frame sluglo residence, to com $2,000.

On Hull street, wost of Stono avenue, by Mr. V. H. II. RobbltiB, four throo Btory brown stone front housos, 18.9x15, for three families, to cost $18,000.

On Pateiten avonue, corner of Bainbridge streot, by Mr. G. Grosman, throe frame doublo tenement houses, 25x50, for six families, to cost $13,500. On Louis placo, nonr Atlantic avonuo, by Mr. Taylor, a throo story framo doublo tenement house, 23x50, for six familios, to cost $3,000.

At 1,801 Fulton streot, by Mr. Ii Taylor, two brick three story buildings, 25x54, each to contain a storo and rooms for eix families. Tho cost of the two will bo Ou Madison stroet, west of Howard nvonuo, by Mr. F. Stomlor, threo brick two story and basement single residences, 25x43, to coat $12,000.

On Loxtugton avonuo, wost of Stuyvosant avenue, by Mr. A. Miller, a two story brick building, 20x45, for a workshop. On Halsoy stroot, east of Lewis avonuo, by Messrs. Wells Crockott, flvo brown stono Iront singlo resi dences, throo story aud basement, to cost $30,000.

On Madison ttroet, west of Howard avonue, by Mr. F. Stomler, throo brick sicglo residences, 16. 8x 42, two story and basomont, to cost $7,800. Ou Greene avenue, cast of Keld avenue, by Mrs.

Tostovln, a brown stone front, threo story and base mom, singlo residoneo, 20x44, to cost $0,500. On Halsoy stroet, west of Stuyvosant uvouuo, Mr. William Andrews, six brown stono front throo story and basement single residences, to cost $38,000. On Patchon avonue, near Decatur stroet, by Mr. J.

McCormaok, two frame single residences, 16x40, two story, with brick basement, to cost $8,000. On Snydam placo, south of Herkimer street, by Mr. S. J. a two story and basomont frame single residence, 19x31, lo cost $2,230.

On Fultou street, oast of Warren Btroot, a threo story frame building, 24x57, by Mr. P. C. Kane, for a store and four families, to cost $4,000. On Macon street, oast of Saratoga avonuo, by Mr.

N. Pholan, a row of six two story frame sluglo residences, 18x40, to cost $9,000. On Howard avenue, near SumpSor, by Mr. J. Poper, three frame two story houses, 18.4x89, for two families, to cost $13,200.

On Halsoy streot, near F. V. J. Dhuy, four brick two story and basement single residences, 20x45, to cost $12,000. On MoDougal stroot, east of Rockaway avenue, by Mr.

Christophor Klondl, one frame double tenement house, 28x50, and throe Btoxios, for six families, to cost $4,000. On Sumpter avenue, east ot Ralph, by Mrs. Annio Dlehting, a throe story framit double tenement, 28x50, for six familios, to cost Ou Horklmer streot, oast of Buffalo avenno, by Mr. Alox. nooklng, a throo story frame double teno mout house, 25x35, for six families, to coot $4,500.

On McDougai stroot, west of Rockaway avonuo, by Mr. J. Wllfort, a tliroe story framo houso, 22x45, for three famillea, to cost $3,500. NEW liniLDrNflR OF 1886. The yoar has opened briskly as rospects building matters, permits for new edifices being supplied for and granted at tho rate of about a dozen buildings day.

This is a big averago, ospeolnlly when it is considered that it is tho middle of Winter and that oporatlons must necoasnrily be mora or loss dolayotl by tho frost and by storms. The Twonty flf th Ward has started with a stroug lead, but the Eighteenth, Twonty soeond and one or two othors will, no doubt, glvo tho junior ward a Iivoly chaso. Tho first building of tho yoar, howover, starts in tho Sovouth Ward, on Downing street, near Qate3 avonuo. This is a rogton that must inevitably be built up ropidly wherever land oau be had for pur chase. It is near Fuitonatoeoti near tho elevated railway, and couvoniout in ovory way.

It is unfortunate that soino of the land in that vicinity is looked up in estates that cannot bo sold. Tho llrst building of tho year is a doublo apartmout houso of good slzo. It to bo of brick, four stories in height and tho owner is Mr. Joseph 3. Klrby.

It is to cost $18,000, and will accommodate olght families, two ou oach floor. Hb ground area Is 40x01 which glvos ample room. Tho vestlbulo Is romarkablo for its slzo. hn Ing 7 foet wldo and 18 in longth. This loads to an inner hall 12xl'i in which storts tho stairs.

This hall has tho samo relation to the vestibule that tho top of tho letter has to Its lowor part. To tho right and loft from the hall aro tho ontrancos to tho suits of apartmonte. The private hall In each unit apartments Is 36 foot long nnd 3 foet wide, and tho rooms open upon It The front room or parlor of tho suits on tho first floor is 17)xlB with a slight Jog cut out of one corner whero the door Is. Is lighted by two windows In the front Behind thianiidcMeotedbyttBlldingdoorlaarooinllxli 41 In tone spots through. E.

A. llorke's Mandolin Player" Is well posod, drawn with great clearness, and painted lovingly and eDjoyingly. Tho only fault to be found, and that a slight one, is that the young woman looks a trifle self cousolous. Thoro is matter for study in Gilbert Gaul's war epieodo not, this timo, a pictorial record of carnago and tho painter discloses a sense of humor in tho figures of the men starting the fire and of tho old shellback waving tho smoke out of his oyos. Mr.

Gaul has changed his color scheme of late and usee a warmer, mellower tone than ho had before employod. Ills background In this picture is only suggested, but it gives a senso of hoight and spaco, and puts hia raiders at once upou a mountain top. The figures climbing the hill glvo the spectator something to think about Is the man in blue a captured Union soldier or 1b he a guorllla dressed In a oast off Northern uniform? Frederick Bndgmau has two Oriontal pictures in the gallory, photographic in truth and sumptuous in color. It is not to be denied that thoro is a certain hardness and an occasional forcing of light and shads effects in his pictures, but they are profoundly intereatlne, both for subject and treatment Tho picture ou tho wost wall ii wondrously brilliant Albert Insloy has a canvas near this latter picture that illustrates hia dovolopmont into an ablo landscape painter, and that Is full of poatlo fooling. The larger picture of his, on tho opposito wall, lacks the depth and subtlety of this canvas, though it is thoughtful and well intended.

John R. Stitea la an unequal painter, who has put something of Autumn into his contribution, but it would havo been better without tho suggestion of motion convoyed by the geese waddling along the path. Sonn tag, who deserves recognition as founder of the gray laudscape school, has a squally picture, full of mountainous suggestions. It Is said of Turnor that he mado a show of raising his umbrella whon ho went to look at Constable's pictures in the Royal Academy, as they were always about to break into rain. By the same token Mr.

Sonntag's pictures hint at rubber overcoats, but thoy aro good pictures, all the same. A. T. Bricuer's marine, a placid soa, with a shower coming up, Is airy and voracious lu color. P.

E. Rudoll la another of the landscapo painters who suggest Corot W. B. Snyder's comfortable old colored "Aunty" is worth seeing, as she takes her comfort in her kitch 011. Ii C.

King's rod headod girl is painted iu a luminous manner that recalls Henner; and J. Harrison's "Jeanue" is an earnest piece of painting, wrought in the purest artistic spirit a disclosure of a capacity for olovatod thought and feeling on tho painter's part. The gallery will open to the publlo to day, and the sales will be managod by Mrs. Provost, on tho part tho Art Association. THE LIFE OP RICHARD STEELE, fcocturo at Sniiiintrfielil irr.

E. Church by Rev. Caleb Winchester. Smnmerfield M. E.

Church, eomev Washington and Groene avenues, was filled to tho doors lastovenlng with an appreciative audience, who had gathorod to listen to Rev. Caleb T. Winchester, A. who lectured on Richard Stoole. Tho lecture was delivered undor the auspices of the Women's Christian Union of tho church.

In opoulng his discourse the lecturor said that his subject had to deal with that period of English history relating to Quoen Anne's reign. Ho said that society at that timo had no publlo romances, no political schemes, no oxclting adventuro to enliven it Everything was prosaic aud common placo. London of to day was not tho samo London as In Quoen Anne's day, yet the samo buiidiugs aro there, only moro mellowed and besmirched with coal smoko. The lecturer oltod tho literary savanta of Quoen Anno's reign, Swift, Addison and Richard Steole, and added: Wo kuow tho men who wroto at that time better than wo kuow their books, aud certainly know moro of Richard Steole than wo know of his writings. No ono can know what Queon Anne's London was unloss we read Steele's works.

He was not tho brlght uo. muioti ttntur ut xiis aay anu couiu not compare iu ability with Snift or Addison. Steele la spokou of as a good natured, shiftless, intemperate, rollicking sort of a man. Ho always talked too much aud always spoke too soon. He always spoke sound doctrines, howovor, and was always on the right sido of every public argument iu which he engaged.

No good biography of Richard Stoole has ovor been written; in fact.no biography at ail. When (Jueon Anno'a reign opoued, in 1782, Steele was thirty one yoars of age. Hia mother was an Irishwoman but his father was English. Steele says.ln his writings that his first grief was at tho death of his father, in 1676, whon he was but live years of age, and that from that tlm forth he had a different view of tho world. His works all show a great tenderness of heart, all through his life.

At the ago of night years he was placed at the Charterhouse School, in nd here he commenced his educati" nero Steelo cuinoa tut, friendship jvtsepu Addison, who was tiireo years Sfuoio a senior. Addison took tho part of advisor of tho young orphan boy and a groat love spraug up between them. Steele Iearnod to love Addison with all his hoart. Ho never attained the brilliant education of his friend. Ho romainod at the university only three yoars, when he entorod King William's Guards.

The military life did not suit his morals, howovor, and ho tried to educate his comrades by writing a book entitled, "Christian Horo," in which ho laid down precepts for tho guidance of his fotlow soldiers, and said that no good would come of any soldier unless with tho aid of religion. Ho had a pious regard for women aud complimented the fair sex at all opportunities, both iu his writings and in his dully life. When he saw tho success of his first book he began to thiuk that ho could handle a pen bettor than he could handle a Bword. Ho uoxt tnod his hand at comedy, producing "The Funeral, or Grief a la Mode." This comedy, together with ono or two others which followed It, was not eminently successful. In 1709 Steele mado the greatest his of his literary life.

In March of that year he published his spicy paper known as "Tlio whioh was printed ovor tho slcnaturo of "Isaac Biclterstaff." His venture was very successful as there was no local news printed at tills time. Dr. Winchester devoted somo timo to the citation of Stoole Inter writings aud through his ontiro life, reading selections from several of hia lettora. The lecture wa3 vory Interesting throughout, and held tho closest attention of tho largo audience tmm Ue Iniiing to closo. This is the last of tho serlnn of Winter evening entortainmonis elvon under the auspices of tho Women's Christian Union, of Sum merlleld Church.

BROOKLYN CENTRAL. DISPENSARlf, Annual ISealina; of (lie Trustees Uil Board of lUanaijevi. The Trustees and Board of Managers of tho Brooklyn Central Dispensary held their annual meetiug last oveuiug In the Dispensary, 312 Raymond streot Mr. Hugh Boyd presided aud Mr. George V.

Brower recorded. The presidont submitted the thirtieth annual roport as follows: The Hoard of herowiih Bubmlt thoir re port for tho year 18S5. By referouco to the rennrt of the medical staff, which accompanies it, it will bo seen that tho poor of our city have beeu boueflted to a greater degree than in any provious year of our history. Elovon thousand flvo hundred and aixtv six patients have been treated, nnd 14,291 proacrip uuiio umpuiuau. uunut; tiiti t'ur past improvements have been mode lu the Disbensarv buildlnir.

It lias beon nut in good renair aud tho Interim cimlned, making tho various rooms more cleanly and cheerful. Improvements havo beon mado In the molhod of classification of oach aud every patient, whereby tho modlcal staff and tho Dlaponsary have full credit of thoir work during the year last passod. Tho modical staff has aided and assisted tho trustees in all needed teforms. and the trusted aro to bo congratulated In having a stair so earnest and paiustaking In the interest of tho institution. we tieepiy rogrei tnat uuring tho last year tho Dlaponsary lost by death tho services of Snmtmt H.

liarbarrow, who for so many years was a most efficient apothecary, Ailing his uoaltlon with prn.it: ability, and who was greatly oatoemod by the board of managors. and modlcal staff. The attendanco of tho managers during the last year has been bet ter inon any provious yoar, aud an Increased Interest has boon taken by them Iu the boneflcont work of tho Dispensary. Hvnn Boyd, Pro3idont. Geokok V.

Brower, Secretary. On motion the roport was accepted as read. The followiug report of the modical Btaff was made: To the Hoard of Trustees of the Orooklyn Dispensary: Ths staff association roport that during the year Just passed the totalhumber of visits of patients was an avorage dally attendance of about 88. Owing to the change in method of registering, tho exact gain over last year cannot bo ascertained. The resignations of doctors McNaughton, Browning and have been accepted; and doctors Brlnk niau and Bognrt havo beon appointed by the board.

Tho position of second assistant physician now remains vacant Tho members of the Btaff desire to thank the trustees for the repatrs to tho building, and also for the telephone, which thoy find a great couvenlonco, nnd the use of which greatly increases the efficiency of the Dispensary. They respectfully request that tho plumbing of room No. i be so protected as to prevent the roezlng of tho water. WlMJAlf A. NORTJIRIUGE, M.D., President Staff AsaoQlation.

The roporl was unanimously accepted. Tho apothecary uubmltted tho following: To the Trutieea 0 the Brooklyn Central Dispensary I respectfully inform you that the number of prescriptions propared In tho dispensary, during the year 1885, was 14,291. The amount paid for drugs during the year was $823.87. I tako this opportunity to thank vnu fnr r. pointment as apotheoary.

My relations with" the medical staff havo been vory pleasant during the short period I have been brought into official con taot with them. I find; however, tho time nocossary to attend to the duties of the drug department Is greater than I can afford to glvo from my business aud I am, thoroforo, cdrapellod to hand in my resignation with thia report, wishing all manner of success to the institution. I remain, Respectfully William P. Db Forest, Apothecary. The treasurer, Judge E.

H. Clement, reported tho total expenses, $1,718.05: total recolpts, balanco due treasurer, $27.18. The following trustees wore olectod for the on suing year: Colonel M. Bennett, James Rorke, William J. Gilston, Joseph L.

Spinney, William B. Maddock, Thoophilus Oloua, lion. N. II. Clement, William B.

Hlnos, John H. Ireland, Goorge V. Browor, I. II. Barker, M.

SL Duley, George L. Morse, Hugh Boyd, Lowell Talbot, Louis Llobmann, Thomas E. Pearsall. OFFICERS FOB 1880. Bedford Council, No.

655, Eoynl Arcannm, has installed tho following officers: Regent, G. B. Van Wart; vlco regent, R. J. Stokes; orator, F.

W. Miller; past regont, A. F. Rankin; socretnry, E. T.

Taggard; collector, W. A. Cook; treasurer, R. E. Darllug; chaplain, IS.

S. Ives; guide, A. E. Miller; warden, H. P.

Hansen; sentry, G. Dookor; representative, H. H. Gordon; alternate, J. R.

Grant; trustees, B. C. Miller, Otto Wltte and W. XT. Gammon.

A HKW TRUSTEE APPOINTED. Judge Oullen yesterday appointed the Mercantile Trust Company( of New York, as trustee of mortgage of tho Prospect Park and Coney Island railroad, in placed Samuel U. Odoll, deceased. appointment wbb made upon the application of Johnson Lamb, attorneys tor the company. let SEVENTH WARD REPUBLICANS.

Why Mr. Bliss ISeslfrned front the Fi unticc Committee A Very Tempestuous Meeting A regular monthly meeting of tho Seventh Ward Republican Association was held last night in Irving Hall, on Gates avonuo. William Ray cnllod the mooting to order and Samuel Bowdon recorded. There was quite a disoussion about Mr. II.

L. Judd, who sent a letter to tho association saying that ho intended to go to Connecticut and would try nnd make a good Republican State of it. Ono member said that that was proof conclusive that tho gentleman was about to glvo up his residoneo iu this city. Tho chairman said that Mr. Judd had not given up his residoneo In Brooklyn and was probably only going away for the Summer.

On motion tho matter was laid ovor for six months. Mr. Walker offered tho following: Itrimlvctl, That tho mom bora of this association express their high appreciation aud hoarty approval of the faithful manner in which our worthy associate, the lion. William C. Bowers, performed his official duties as a district representative in tho late lloard.of Aldermon.

Jletolced, Thai tula resolution bo engrossed In full upon our minute book and that a copy of tho samo uu imuruu mo uon. wuiiam Mowers attested by the president and socrotary of tho association. Mr. Emerson said that Mr. Bowors loft tbe Board of Aldermen with a fair ond untarnished namo.

Mr. Stewart said thalex Supervisor Barnes should also recoivo the thanks of the association at the eamo time. George Mlddleton added thin the name of the retiring secretary should nh bo added. Mr. Walker said that ho objocted to havo any other namo but that of Mr.

Bowers on the resolutions. The resolutions woro Anally adopted. On motion of Mr. Stewart a vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Barnes for his efUoiont administration as Supervisor.

The resignation of Mr. Samuol Benjamin was accepted. The proprietors of Irving Hall notified the asso ciation that they eculd not occupy thoir presont urstoi Mr. John Hell preferred charges ag.tlnst twenty four members of tho association, and on hia motion woro notified to appear at tho next mooting. Mr.

John Bliss I offer my resignation as a member of tho Finance Committee. Whon the llekot tas mado up I was asked if I would renreseut tiio ward in the General 1 said if 1 could be useful I would gladly go. So I was put upon the ticket and my name was 10 bo prcsontod to tho caucus, but on tho night of tho caucus my name was left oif; and 1 charge Mr. Burtis and Mr. Ritchie with being parties in this ronttar.

I ch. irco these two men with dishonesty. They wore not honest iu that transaction, in that thoy loft off my namo and violated a compact. Thoy thought I was 30ft enough to bo placed on the Finance Committee and raise subscriptions for their administration, lmostro Bpoctfully doclino lo do any such t'uiug. Mr.

Burtis There is nobody in the Soventh Ward whose heart grieved more for another than mine does for Mr. iJli3s. That ho foels hurt 1 havo no doubt, but ho mado a very beautiful presentation of a very strange misconception. Somebody litis told him things that wore not true, and helms not got tlio exact facts in the case. If hia name was on the list I never saw it, and ho hns gone further in his accusation than I ever hoard any other gentleman go before.

There are some people here who are forever keeping up a spirit of foaming dovllish Inconsistency. I am willing now to resign in favor of Mr. Bllsg. Wo Should have a member lit the General Committee who will make himself heard somotimesj and if ho is not recognized ho will compel recognition. It would have beon bettor for BHsb if he had tried to bring about an agreomont of all tho factions.

Mr. Bliso said tbat ho did not care to bo ropro sontod iu tho General Committee now. What this controversy brought about was to show the ill feeling and bad blood that existed iu the association. Mr. Fitchle I was presont at several conferences, and if Mr.

Bliss says tlint tho list was In mv handwriting, he says what was not truo. Mr. Bliso I did not say so. Mr. Fltchio Yoa, you did.

Mr. Bliss Then 1 stand corrected. Mr. Fitchie There were many names left Off the list. Mr.

Bliss Not off tho flnal list Mr. Fitchle Thoro was no final list Mr. Waring The names of Bliss aud Mr. nazolhurst wore written dowu as tho men who should go to tho committee. I state that as a fact.

I have in my possession the paper whioh was taken to this committee when tho men woro appointed. The paper contains tho names of Mr. Bliss and Mr. Ilazttlhurst. Mr.

Kllpatrlck I do net see why Mr. Bliss wants to make charges against Mr. Burtis. Mr. Rurlls Never mind tho charges.

Mr. Bliss Tho roason that theso benches aro almost empty la because the association is full of Cll'lUOS. A Anion. ilSSSuJKi1 committee on account of tho patronage he con trolled Am I right, Mr. Burtis Air.

Burtis yes. Mr. Stewart I used to koep a liquor store, and I remomber tho time when tho mombora would loave Dr. Duryea's church and come Into my place ond make up tlckots. fl.aughtor.J mo rosignaliou ot Mr.

Buss was accepted. Mr. Ray, on rotiriug from the presidency of the association, made the following remarks: ThecaU for a meeting of our General Committeo imposes ou me a duty which seems to bo of more imnor tnnce than that of presiding at your meeting tonight, and 'ooling assured that your interests will pot suuor in tno minus ot my worthy suewssor. extend, through your secretary, a brief report of our association for tho past year: Wo have held tou rogulur uiootings and three primaries. At throe or tueso regular meetings, under tlio managi ment of a lecture committee, you have boon favored with Instructive addresses by members or our own association, 31 comparatively smsll expense.

Permit mo to say here, that, Judging from tho character and number of those present, together with the vory universal commendation of tho pros3 and individuals, this was a move in the right direc tion which, with care and enlargement In Its scope. would prove of very great benotlt to our party. Our Mii iuwuEsuiij nuutTH uu 01 importance There havo boon addod during tho your 122 new mombora; taken from tho roll owing to death, or removal from tho ward, 817; showing a not membership now ou the roll of 1.507. There are still lu the hands of tlio investigating Tho treasurer's report you have hoard, showins a balance of to ho passed ovor to the now treasurer. I thank you all, gentlomen, for your kind support, and trust that you will oxcuso any neglect on my part as a lack of Judgment rathor than a want of purpose to ulllll to tho best of my ability tho dutlos dovolvlug upon me.

I thank the members of tho various committees, tud especially your Beorotory anu treasurer, ior rneir vory caroful attention to thoir duty. Two years ago I was permit tee, to uu au omciai position iu your association, lo nigm 1 am to abdicate mat position to my uji iturmy successur, anu 1 Lrtist you will gam many advantages by the now accession to tho crown. Mr. Bowers, penult me to glvo you thia mallet, the insignia ot your office, and to wish you a ongui aim successiui administration. Hentlemen, nave tne privilege of introducing to you your presidont Forgot and forgive the faults of tho post, welcome and strengthen tho efforts of the future.

The new officers of the association were nppropri atuij luauiiiuu, uner wuicn uiq mooting aujourned. A CONSTABLE'S ALLEGED OFFENSE. Xlielt oil a Jus: of Milk Making Serious Trouble. Countable Michael Dwyer, of Gleu Oovfl, was hem In S600 ball on Saturday, by Justleo Frost, appear boforo tho Grand Jury. Dwyer was ar rested by Constable Fleming.

Tho officer Is looking for Patrlok Donohuo, who is Jointly accused with Dwyer. The complainant is Mrs. Nicholas Van Cott She nllogca that whilo driving nt Glen Head with a Jug of milk iu the back of the carriage the Jug was stolon. Dwyer and Donohuo wero tho only poraons who passod, and Mrs. Van Cott accused them.

They denied the charge, but Mrs. Van Cott insisted, and then, 8ho allegos, Dwyer gave up the jug. ins arrest fonowod. DESTROYED BY FIRE. TheOIil Bethel Church on State in Island.

monuments Damaged. Duriug Sunday night fire was discovered in the Bethel Church at Tottenvillo, S. I. The alarm was given as soon as possible, but all offorta to save the odlfl ce wore unavailing and, with its contents, was destroyed. The fire caught from the heater, which had been left for tno night with tho usual Are in It The building was insured for $10,500.

Tho handsome tombstones and monuments near tho ohurch were badly damaged by the Intense heat. The flremou worked with groat energy, but could not got a supply of water suttlclout to do any good. HATTERS' FUR CUTTING COMPANY. ino Annual Iteport Submitted to the State Authorities. Tho annual report of tho Hattore' Fur Out ting Company, of Brooklyn, was filed at Albany today, and shows tho following Resources Real estate, manufacturing account, cash, $182.63.

Liabilities Paid up capital stock, accounts payable, mortgage on factory, $17,500. Dividends of 0 per cent on capital stock, paid Ootobor 1, 1885. Tho stockholders are: E. Httohcock, John A. Dormody, Charles Qay, Edward Armstrong, Charlos Carroll, G.

Oarann Reynolds. THE BOARD OF The Aldormon early iu their session of yesterday afternoon approved tho bonds of a number the nowly appointed heads of departments. The terms ot these officials will not begin, until February 1, and, upon reflection, Alderman McCarthy eaw tho approval of tho bonds at this time would premature. Therefore, Just prior to the adjournment of the Board, he had tho voto reconsidered the bouda referred. The proceedings of tho Board, after tho EAOLK roport yesterday closed, contained nothing of interest.

It was a short session. Thus far tho now Board has shown no disposition waste any timo over Its business. President Oloua Bald that ho should not probably announce Standing Committees for the year until the latter port of tho wook. THE lULTIHORB AHD OHIO CUT RATliS, The Baltimore and Ohio Knilroad Company yesterday began the sale of tickets to Western points, nt tho foUowlng through rates: Chicago, Cincinnati, $13; St. Louis, $18.50, a out of $5 to point from standard, tariffs.

An a result all of Baltimore and Ohio offlcoaln NowYorh did a rushing buslmeB. to by illllllllll.