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1 BROOKLYN, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 188. SIX PAGES, RICHELIEU." LETTERS SUPERVISORS. ALDEKMANIO. A ROYAL BRIDE Charles McCarthy, recording secretary; J. A.

Traoy, flnanolal secretary; T. F. Feely, sergeant ot arms. The prluolpal object of tho corps is to promote temperance. It Is composed of two divisions.

The first consists of boys between the ages of 15 and SO, and the second of those between the agos of 10 and 15. SPORTS AND PASTIHES. In Pern. The natives mode rude shoes and bottles out of it, but it was generally regarded as a curiosity or used for oraBing pencil marks. About sixty years ago it bogan to be manufactured In France for suspenders and garters and waterproof coats.

In 1820 a pair of India rubber shoos wore exhibited in Boston, and afterward a great sale of such goods took place, bnt the effects of cold and heat rendered thom almost useless. In Winter they had to be thawed ont by tho fire, and In Summer It was necessary to keep them on Ice, and they cost from threo to Ave dollars a pair. In 18S3 Mr. E. M.

Chaffee, of Boston, succeeded In making a compound of gum, spirits of turpentine and lamp black from which he manufactured waterproof articles and formod a company, "Tho Roxbnry India Rubber with a capital of twonty thousand dollars, afterward increasod to $400,000. Thoy manufactured shoos, caps, coats and eovers for wagons and pianos. Othor companies wore formed and their stock eagerly taken, but tho year's experience of heat and cold melted and shriveled Cops, covers and coats, and tho mass omitted suoh an offensive odor that it was necessary to bury them, and in 1838 there was not a solvent India rubber company In the Union. About this timo Mr. Goodyear, who, in company with his father bad made a small fortune out of a the matter he supposed It would all end In wind, as such things generally do." This Is what Mr.

Jenkins asserts Is giving "all the Information within our power." Previous to the notice given my wlfo to call at thoir office at 5 P. M. on Moy 6, my eldest boy, who afterward accompanied mo on May 8 to their office, had commenced his search early that morning of tho 0th, and Incidentally Inquired at the same offlco for any information they may have had. He was told they knew where the boy waB, but they refusod to givo my son any Information regarding the lost brother, as they wantod to soo tho father or mothor and would only give Information to them, nnd after tolling him to havo his motner call at 5 F. M.

of that date recaUed that instruction and altered the time to 9 A. M. noxt day, because there would "bo a managers' meeting that afternoon." It 13 scarcely necessary to add that the mothor did not wait until tho noxt morning. Mr. Jenkins trips lightly ovor tho oxporlonoea of Mrs.

Bratton at tho office of Mr. E. T. Gerry, tho presldont of the socioty, as woll ho might, for what Mr. Gerry stated he telephoned regarding tho caso compared to what Mr.

Jonklus reports under dates of May 1 and 0 in his letter loaves a quo3tion of voracity between his story and tho day blotter. my mind, is one of the drawbacks In wearing It. I am not ono of thoso who find satisfaction in wearing a thing bocauso overy body does. One itom that almost escaped mo no transparent wraps are lluod with colored silks, they aro all lined with black. Long vlsltos for the Summor aro entlroly out Somo wraps aro so short aud so close fitting to the figure that they resemble ornate corsages; those aro very protty and becoming for young ladles; it is tho only woyof making a Maos: wrap look young.

Black for all outside wearing apparel is worn moro than ovor. Ilollotrope, called the Hortonso shado, Is considered high toned and now. Green in its many shades is also a favorite color; artichoke green Is ono that bears tho namo of novelty. Stripes aud checks In subduod tones maintain the announco raent that thoy would bo extensively worn throughout tho two seasons. Auraonioros, a Bort of outsido pockot mado ornamental, aro revived.

Thoy, indood, will be a vory useful addition to dross. With tho tight Oiling skirts and pockets put in all improbablo places it is impossible to pick ono's own pockot, and it proves moBt distressing, whon about to sneeze, to bo many minutes boforo being able to find tho aperture In which llos ono's much desired handkerchief. On rainy varniBhing day a number of ladles carried rod silk umbrellas. What pretty things thoy will bo for watering places. Also on that Jay ladies were seen with long silk glovos in color to match their gowns.

Tho flowor that has auddonly bloomed into style and popularity is tho vulgar dandelion. A tuft of It is posed in a tullo capoto, al30 worn as a bouton nlero by gentlemen of high life. Another way of using it is to boll a handful of them, then uso tho water to batho tho faco. It Is said to remove freckles. J551JIA Bullet.

RACING AT JEROME PARK. stool hay fork, had mot disaster In tho crlslB of 1836, and he wont Into experiments on India rubber. Ho mixed it with magnesia, with quick limo, with aqna fortls and finally with sulphur and subjected it to heat. Tho Invention becamo a complete success. A thousand useful and ornamental articles wore made out of It, and thoro wore millions in it, but at home nnd abroad Mr.

Goodyear was choated out of his patent rights, and died in poverty on tho threshold of fame. Another historical character whom I frequently met in New Havon was Samuol Colt, tho Inventor of Colt's revolver. Ho spent his time betweon Hart ford and Now York, making long stops at New Haven. Ho usually had among his baggage at tho hotel a generous demijohn of brandy. He was born at Hartford July 19, 1814.

At thirteen years of ago his father sent him to a boarding school In Am herst, from which he ran away and shipped bofore tho mast on a vessel bound for tho East In dies. During this voyage he worked out his Inven tion of the revolver. When ho was eighteen yoars of age he troveled all over this country and British America, lecturing on chomistry under the name of Dr. Coult, and realized a large sum of money, which bo devoted to the perfeotlng of hia revolver. In 1835 he had patented his invention in this country and in England and Franoe.

He established an armory at Paterson, Now Jorsoy. Hia Invention proved its worth in the Florida war. In 1847, in tho war with Mexico, his revolver again came Into great demand. Ho hired a factory at WhitneyvUlo, near Now Haven, and afterward established his extensive armory at Hartford. There was an 1m mouse demand for his arms in tho European war, In the army and nayy and on the Pacific coast, and In tho first year of the war of the Robolliou tho Hartford factory turned out ono hundred and twonty thousand revolvers.

In 185S he married i daughter of Rev. Dr. Jarvis, of Portland, Connecti cut, building a splendid mansion in Hartford, and In 1883 he diod at his homo in that city In my day In college thoro were three distinguished mon with whom I took frequent walks Noah Wob Bter, tho lexicographer, Jamo3 G. Porclval, tho poot, and John Trumbull, tho fathor of American painting. Peroival wrote much of his poetry In my room, Ho afterward obtainod permission to reside in tho State nospital, where ho found the seclusion which he sought for in vain elsewhere.

Tho Trumbull gallery among tho Yolo buildings oontainod a vory valuable collection of Colonol Trumbull's sketches and I have spent many ploasant hours wilh him thore. When in college I did much of tho editorial businoss for the Xeta Huvsn Daily Herald and 1 havo many curious contribu tions from Mr. Wobstor in his own hand on matters connected with himsolf and public affairs. It was bore, also, that I first formed an acquaintance with Professor Morso, the inventor of telegraphy, which continued tUl his doath. I had tho pleasure of ren dering him assistance in getting through Congress the appropriation of to enable him to sot up his posts and stretch his wires from Washington to Baltimore.

He was graduated at Yalo College in tho class of 1810. Among hlsclassmates.of whom not ono Governor V. W. niece dictated his first massage ovor tho wires and whose daughter is Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, of Now York.

Othor remlnisconcos crowd upon mo whilo I write, aud the familiar features of old frionds long slnco departed aro photographed upon my memory. It was in Now Havon that I mot tho Ror. Dr. Lyman Beechor, fathor of Honry Ward, and showed him a copy of hia sermons on tomperanco which I had brought with me from Belfast, whore they woro published. I was president of tho Brothors in Unity in Yale College, and got him to addross our society.

Ho was graduatod in tho class of 17B7, and among his classmates wero Honry Boldou, of Penn sylvania, a natlvo of New Haven and a Judgo of the Supreme Court of tho United States; Samuel Augustus Foot, a United States Souator from Con necticut, who offered tho resolutions upon which tho great debate between Webster aud Hayno took placo, and whose house I visited in Cheshire, and Horatio Seymour, Sonator In Congress from Vormont, aud uncle of our Horatio Seymour. Hero atso I mot Richard Henry Wlldo, of Louisiana, a native of Dublin, a Congressman from Goorgia. statesman orator and poot, author of "My Llfo is Like a Summor Rose." Hero Jaine9 J. Audubon, tho ornithologist, giatlflod my student wish for his autograph, which I still retain, and whoso magnificent head I can still seo tho American backwoodsman, who was the companion and guost of Herschol, Hum boidt, Cuvior, Brewster, Joffrey, Wilson and Sir Waltor Scott. Hero, too, I mot Iter.

John Nowland Maffttt, and had him dolivor an oration boforo tho Pieioty of Brothors in Unity, and Charlos Dickons, ft' prosonted mo with an autograph copy of 'Nicholas Nlckolby," which I still hold among my treasures. Others I might mention. I can woB recall my visit to tho college building about forty flvo yoars ago through a heavy snow storm with Mrs. Myra Clarko, wlfo of Gonoral Edmund Pendleton Galno3, who, whon a young ofllcor, nrrostod Aarou Burr for treason. Sho was announced to lecture in tho Broadway Tabornaclo, but on hearing of tho suddon illnoss of hor stopsou, then a student in my class, camo to Now Haven and took him from my enro.

Among the many improvements In Now Ilavon Is tho now park. Thoy hnvo taken the hill pr mountain known as East Rock, and through tho liberality of Mr. Farnatn and Governor English havo improved it with circuitous drivos, commanding magnificent views at ovory turn, winding up tho hill somo throo or four hundred feot. Tho road nnd tho hills are belted with water pipes, plentifully ouppllod from a rosorvolr on the top of tho rock by water forced from tho Mill River, which encircles Its base. Whon tho contemplated improroments arecomplotod it will be among tho nuest public parks in the world.

A tower oue hundred feet high, surmounted by a statue, is to bo oroctod on tho highest point. Prospect street is a magnlllcent aveuuo, on which many splondld private residences aro erected, ono of hich is the homo of Othmlol C. Marsh, the distinguished professor of paleontology and curator of tho Peabody Geological Museum of Yalo College. Ricukmku. THB NEW YACHT ATLANTIC.

Tlo Expectations BScr Owners and Xtesirrners Realized on the Trial Trip. Tho now Bloop yacht Atlantic, which waB built for the Atlantic Yacht Club by John Mumm to dofend tho America's cup, mado hor trial trip yostorday. A stiff southwest breozo curled up the waves in whito caps off the Atlantic Yacht Club basin in tho morning and sot tho yachts at the anchorage bobbing up aud down as thoy lay head on to tho seas. Commodore H. H.

Hogan, with a party of friends, was the first to arrive at tho club house at tho foot of Fifty fifth street Mr. J. Roger Mji woll, of the Daphne, followed shortly aftor. Mr. John Sawyer, with Philip Ellsworth, tho designer of the Atlantic, with sovoral frionds, rowed out to tho yacht and boarded hor at 10:80.

At 11:15 tho crow manned tho halyards and tho mainsail was set, at 11:45 tho anchor waB catted and undor mainsail, forestay sail and Jib sho started off on tho starboard tack like a greyhound, hoading for tho Sea Beach Railroad dock, amid the firing of salutes from tho flagship Agnos, Daphno, Leona, Hazo and others that started out to split tacks with hor. Steadily but surely tho Atlantic drew ahead of thom and headed through tho Narrows for tho ship channel. The Prlscllla was mot oft Hoffman's Island. Tho Atlantic hovo to to allow tho Prlscllla to eomo up aud seo what sho could do with tho now yacht, ns tho Prl3cllla ranged up to windward of tho Atlantic. Captain Joe EllBwortu payed hor off, and closo hauled, both yachts hoadod down to the southwost spit The othor yachts accompanying tho racors soon fell astern, nnd boforo a mile had boon run tho Atlantic hod forgod ahond and takon a weather position.

Sho steadily increased tho distance between hor and hor competitor, aud whon woll ahead Jibbed and with eased shoots headod for homo. Tho Prlacilla wont about at the same timo, aud on her favorite point of sailing with tho wind over hor quarter still droppod astern, dropping further into tho wake after tho Atlantic sot her working topsail. In tho trial of tho Atlantic it was found that sho worked woll, considering that tho rigging was loose aud the sails bagged. Owing to tho oasy mannor In which sho droppod tho Friscllla, hor chancos of being choson tho champion against tho Gonesta have greatly Improved. GLENJIOltK ROD AND GUN CLUB.

TTbe Kopfnlar OTontlily Shoot at Doxtcr's Parts. Ifosterdnj The rogular monthly shoot of the Olonmore Rod and Gun Club took placo yesterday afternoon at Doxter's Park, on tho Jamaica plank road. The result was as 'follows: Fine Display of Princess Ame lie's Trousseau at Paris. (Plainness of the Apparel "Worn by the Orleans Family on Most Occasions Summer Fashions for Ordinary People Exaggerated Ilats and Protty Wraps. Correspondence of the Engle.

Paws, May 12, 1888. Tho exposition of tho wedding trousseau of the Princess Amello, who Ih about to marry tho Prince of Portugal, von a grand affair. Bosldo tho magniflcont oullny tho visitors of it wore a groat attraction, for thoy wore an oi me royal iamuy oi Orleans and of tho nobility of tho Faubourg St. Germain. That class of ladles oxeito so ranch tho more curiosity that they aro very exclusive; not having any occasion for making public displays, outsiders no longor boo thom arrayed In purplo and gold.

If thoy are not made recognizable through distinction of mannors and looks, thoy never aro throuch coriicousness of dross. No ono drcssoa more plainly lit the stroots, in their carrlagos, ovon et the theaters and operas than tho royal family of Orleans and tho nobility of tho Faubourg St. Germain. At tho Felix establishment, as thoy came to view tho iroussonu, if thoro woro a distinction between them and tho ladies of democratic society, it was that they wero more modeslly dressed. Still in half mourning for tho Countess do Chambord, olm plo costumes of black and whlto chocks wore in predominance; woolen and silk fabrics, trimmed With silk pnssementorio or glosslots Jot; tho wraps lined with lilac or purplo silk.

It may bo remarked Just hero that great quantities of black and white checked goods aro made up for tho Summer; thin Summor silks, woolen fabrics for street and traveling costumes are found mado up in all tho Important establishments of Paris. Let ua bogin with a tow of tho bride's toilets: Hor wedding gown Is of tho orthodox stylo, Lyons faille, high nocked and long sleovos; long laco vail of rare point D'Alencon, an hoirlopm given by tho Countess of Paris, tho hrldo's mothor. According lo tho custom In distinguished famlllos, very few orango bios Boms ornament the gown. It is eansidorod vulgar to havo a profusion of thoin as a testimony of what thoy signify, a single corango bouquet, tho wreath, a few branches to loop up the loco on tho skirt and that is all. To enter in tho land of hor future home, tho Princess Ainelto will wear a toilet of its national color, Whlto and pale blue.

Short dress of turquots watered Bilk; plain skirt, whoso odgo is garnished with a turquois ruffle which forme tho heading of wldo whlto laco plaited Qounco, long watered silk panels ou tho sides, full gathorod back, with long sash of the watered blue. Corsage, light fitting Spanish Jacket, cut shorter that tho waist, so as to allow a blue belt to show; this bolt 13 very much poiutod in tho front and holdsafront blouse of wliito Sicilienne covered with flno malinos laco. bluo silk neck band. Head gear, bluo toque embroidered with whlto jot, and trimmed with tuft of palo pink rosos. Transparent whito laco paraaol strewn with clusters of white Jet, which will rnako It too dazzling to look ot In tho sunlight.

Court dresses all hove similar gorgeous (splendor about thom tuat makea it a repetition to desoribo thom. Thoso of tho Princoss Amelio aro not marked with distinctions which could make them very different from thoso I havo doscribml in other royal trousseaus. A court dross, like a uniform, has a technical samoncss about it Perhaps, if it bo possible, moro bonding and pearl embroideries aro lavishod on them, and there is loss gold and silver oruauion lotion tliau has heretofore been worn. Many of them are mado of moire antique; that kind of goods has decidedly boon revived many of the toilets for less Important ccromonics ore mado of that rich material; It has taken tho place of satin. Cnrriago dress Skirt of Persian lilac moiro antique, Flashed into panels, tho of which aro filled In with fan shaped kilts of crepo do Chine of the same color.

Over Uiis, forming body and tunic, Is thrown a long blouso of tho crepo do Chlno fastened at tho waist by broad belt of the watered Bilk and loopocl up on tho skirt by myriads of small lllae bows with long ends. Nothing Is moro becoming and Just now of hotter tasto than tho mixture ot this light, vaporous, glosaloss poods thro mi over brilliant watered silk. It Is a combination that Felix ftos often repeated In tho trousseau and His one that Till compose many fine toilets for tho Summer irnd Winter, it 13 pleasant to oxamino trousseaus at this house, for It combines millinery with dressmaking; with one glance ono is ablo to take in tho Whole costume. With this carriage dress tho Princess will wear a capoto of transparent lilac braid, rimmod with a bunch of lilacs. This toilet would bo most trying to ono loss youthful and fair than the princess sho is a blonde of clem complexion, and thoroforo can stand the most trying of all colors.

A gardon dross ot light ocru muslin do laine strewed with small bunches of embroidered roso buds; skirt a la pompadour, with numerous folds and pauiors; exquisite corsage, composed of gathorod bands of tho muslin, with Valenciennes lnsortlngs, cut in a small square a la viotge, llllod In with vahMiclouuon laco; round waist with pink Bilk belt. To this belongs a broad brimmed brown Btraw hat, trimmed with ecru laco and bunch of rose buds, and a pink China parasol covered with ecru shirrod tullo, and garnished with immense pink bows and rose buds. What a protty watering placo toilet that Is for somo young American beauty. In these descriptions ro must not forgot tho mamma's and the mamma In law's tcllet3. For tho wed ling day the Quoon of Portugal will don a most oynl robo of sky bluo velvet, ombroidered In tho tyle of Louis XIII.

with cascades of pearls and ehoaves of diamonds. Ovor this is thrown a sovereign's court train of Sing's bluo velvet, bordered with a garland of light bluo roses rusting ou a still lighter shade of bluo. This royal mantlo is strewn With tho whito blossoms of pomegranates high in relief; thoy aro tho emblematic flownrs of Portugal, as tho while lily is of tho house of the Bour bons. A magnificent carriage dress for her Royal Highness is mado in tho Louis XVI. style; skirt of heliotrope veivet, over which is draped a cream crepo do Chino, ombroldored wilh variegated pinks.

Corsago, Spanish Jacket of heliotrope volvot, with crepo de China vest. Capote of transparent ecru etraw, with intervals of brown beading, tufts of pinks mixed with hoilotropo volvot for tho trim ming; transparent ocru parasol, with garlands of pinks. The Queen of Portugal is said to havo ex quisite taste. Sho has many of hor toilots mado In Lisbon, but when sho orders them from Paris thoy must bo most complete; hat, parasol, shoes, silk hoso, handkerchief and fan must accompany overy gown. For balls and receptions she always woars very long cream colored kid glovos, with tho monogram 31.

P. and tho royal crown ombroldored on tho upper pari of each glove. Tho Count ss do Paris, for the nuptials, will bo nttlred in a brocado of a now Bhado, called lbl3, a Very pale pink with reflections of gold. Tho long court train is strown with silvor Bourbon lilies, tilde panels of tho plain brocade form a contrast to tho front, which Is ono mass of ombroldored white "lot. Corsage of ibis, studdod with multitudinous diamond ornaments.

To put it in everyday parlance, tho Countess Is a very ordinary looking por gon. Who is tail and thin; one cannot say thaho is plain nor that sho Is handsome; some say sho Is a blonde, somo say sho Is not; hor hair Is of that go between shado which gives rise to contrary opinions. I don't think any amount of dross can mnko her look bright or brilliant. Wo will, however, continue to describe some of her Buporb toilets: A diuuor dross of shadod silk, graduating Irom. deop purplo into roso and from pale rose Into deep flame.

Thoso toilets 9f shaded silks aro ono of Foll.x's noveltios; ho has quite a number of them In his establishment, and I havo seen them worn by his clients. They aro very handsome when tomporod and handled with taste. I doom It an ovidouco of talout to make any thing distinguished with such a broad Show of colors; but Follx succeeds. Furthermore, Sho Countess' dross is covered with variegated beading largo enough to mako tho toilet appear as If sot In precious stones. It is beyond my power to mako She description as harmonious as tho toilot; do what I will, it look loud in words, and It did not In appearance.

Wo will end this exposition cf royal wearables with a carrlago dress unique in disposition: in it tho silver gray predominates, but tho Bklrt is composed of throe panels, ono of silTcr gray, ono of stool and ono of iron ruBt; thoso three panols nro bound by silvor and gold galloons and rest on a widellounco of silver gray; the front is composed ot horizontal galloons of silvor and gold. Corsage of tho throo blondod colors with vest, Jacket and bolt. Tho Summer fashions have oomo out of tholr phase of Indecision which precedes overy Benson, and it is known to a certainty what innovations havo Seen adopted aud what rojoctod. There Is vory Utile to say about hats and capotes, but that little is Very docidod. Hats aro all mado of transparent Straws, transparent braids, transparent cords, transparent Jot, and tho somo transparency will hold good for capotes.

If tho tendoucy to building upward continues, It la to bo surmised that tho crowns of hats will soon roach tho clouds; thoy lire mado hishor and higher, and mllllnors, in flta of exaggeration, build up oil tho trimmings on tho top of the elovatlon. I Imagine, to trim hats now, mllllnors placo thom on tho floor, and while Bitting on a chair tho crowns Just roach the milliners' lops to work at comfortably. Tho amount of flowers that is worn is prodigious; liowora on all hats and bonnots. If a lady warns feathers and ribbons tho milliner persuades her to havo flowers mixed with thom, so as not to bo ostracized from tho prevailing fashion. Thoro is only ono way of Srlmmlng a capoto, namely, a large tuft In front; iany aro worn without turther garnishing and Ithout strings.

Hats and enpotos havo at least jho virtue of being light and airy; thoy aro not lined, und to soo daylight between tho wearer's head and tho high tops of those mountainous hats Is ludicrous iudood; thoro is no tasto in such a fashion; it Is uot harmonious. It Is not a complicated affair to doscribo wraps that aro worn now. For thoso, as for hats, ono jnodol has been adoptod. Transparent plaitod laco Bleovos it can hardly bo cailod a sleovo, it is moro like tho open part of a tight fitting polorlno coming ovor tho arm and ending with tho olbow. Tho front and bock of those wraps aro tight fltting, extending front and back in painted panols, tho front ones ro generally gathered into Jot or possa montoris taoslo.

Tho body Is mado of all sorts of materials, velvet, lnce, embroldories, but irhotovor the matorinl may bo it is covorod with Jet I hoar that Jet Is worn to a great oxtout In America; hero, nloo, it covors and trims everything; dames In the Jtitchcn, ladles in tho parlor aro all glittering with It; tho high and Jew wear it, because there Is cheap Jet and real Jot: Ruy thine that glitters la sure to Bills the eouern.) taste. That universality of Jet, to Meeting of the Water and Drainage Committee. The Price and Qnality of tho City's Cos! Supply Fnlly Considered Commlsslonoi Connor Called to Acconnt by Mr. Coffojv The Aldermanio Committee on "Water and Drainage mot last evening In the Common Council chambers. City Hall.

There woro present of thi comraltteo, Aid. McCarty, Blrkott, Coffey and Mc Garry. City Works Cominlsalonor Conner was then also, a3 wore Deputy Commissioner Murtha, Engineer Bergon, Supervisor Qulutard, ex Police Commissioner John Pyburn, Controller Brlnkerhoff and ex Alderman D. W. Tallmadge.

Aid. McCarty, who prosldod in the absenco of Aid. Engle, informed Commissioner Conner that the committee would bo pleased to hear hia views as to thoxioal supply for tho water works. Tho information, said Mr. Connor, which the committee desires i boliovo Is iu reference to th'a price of coal.

I havo hero estimates mado by three rospoctablo parties which show tho cost of 24,700 tone of coal at present to bo $90,833. Freight on samo, 24.200; cartage aud Inspection, $9,080, oi $134,713, showing a loss to tho city iu the difference hotween tho price of coal on March 1, 1886, and May 2:2, 18Sli, ot 7,4 10. I would state that the estimate la tho approximate price of coal now. Aid. McUarty Could you hovo mado a contract ou March 1, IBS), for the coal oo as to save the city Commissioner Connor Yes, sir.

Aid. McCarty Uow much coal havo you now on haud Commissioner Couuer Somo of tho stations are out of coal or will bn on Monday. I have boon promised the use of somo, howover, whloh will keep mo going for a weok or so. All. Coffey You wero aware that there was resolution passed by tho Common Council authorizing you to advertise for bids forcoal? Commissiouer Conner Yes, sir.

Aid. Coffey Why did you not so advertise 7 Commissioner Connor I didn't feel that I had a right lo. Aid. Coffey You took no notice of the resolutions then Commissioner Connor I did not recognize tho rosoluticu as a propor one. Aid.

Coffey Thon you do not recognize tho acta of this Board in relation to public meaauroB a Commissiouer Conner Net to submit bids to them. Aid. Coffey Then you do not recognize the right of the Aldermen to call bids Commissioner Connor JIo. sir. Aid.

ftjeu was asked to toll tho committoo what he knew about the prico of coal. He said that somo classes of coal had advauced 20 cents por ton and sumo 7j cents por ton. Tho Dolawaro and Lackawanna Coal Company would furnish as good a grade of coal as that used by the City SVorks Department for 103,900 delivered at any noius on tho railroad. In my Judgment, said tho Aldorman, this coal will produco as much stoam as Plymouth coal does. I do not think tho city has lost a cent by delaying this matter.

Aid. Coffey Bo you claim, Aid. Itjen, that the coal of which you speak is of as good a quality as that asked for by the City Works Commissioner 'I Aid. Itjon Yes. Commissioner Conner Tho cost of tho coal wo ask for is not J1C0.0C0, but The Aldermaii does no; includo In his figures tho coat of inspecting and carting.

Aid. Itjen 1 don't caro about that, I have figures from other companies to show that coal can be ob taiued as cheap. Knginoer Bergen said that tho cost of cartage on tho coal would havo to bo added to Alderman Itjen's aud that coal delivered as he suggested waB always vory dirty and resulted in a groat loss by waste. Tho Long Island Railroad, he said, charges tho coal companies $1 a ton for hauling. Then aguin, tho city had teatod Scranton, Delaware and Lackawanna, Pittston, Middle Lohigh, hard whito ash and probably a dozen other kinds, and found that Plymouth coal, which was askod for by tho Commissioners, gave tho best results and was tho cheapest Aid.

Itjon stild that the coal he referred to, Delaware, Lackawanna, and Hudson, would producejust as much steam and was thirty six cenls a ton cheaper than Plymouth. Ex Aldorman Tnllmadgo, who has been in the coal businoss for moro than thirty years, was asked tj express his opinion on tho matter. He said he was polling coal for a company, and that the Plymouth coal was the be3t and cheapest for the city, and that if It did not produce better results after a test than any other coal ho would mako tho olty a present of a cargo of coat There is a saving to tho city of forty conts a ton by tho uso of Plymouth coal. I will, said Mr. Tnllmadgo, repeat my offor.

If Plymouth aoal does not do more than thirty cents per ton duty than any other coal I will givo tho city a cargo froo. Aid. Coffey Would you havo that coal tested in any other plnco than Itidgewood Mr. Tallmadge Tho boilers at Ridgewood are moro suitable. Aid.

Colfey What is the particular objection to having the coal tested anywhere elso 7 Mr. Tallmadge I don't know that thore is any uso for it 1 am dealing with the City of Brooklyn and can demonstrate that tho city has sa70d 80 cents on each tou of Plymouth used. I remember whon Mr. Ropes was commissioner. IIo thought there was a "ring" in coal and had shods built, la which he put 2,000 tons of Lehigh, 2,000 of Delaware and Lackawanna, 1,000 of Scranton and othor coals aud mado a tost.

He found that 1,793 pounds of Plymouth coal did tho same duty as did 2,640 of other coal. Englncor Bergon said that Plymouth coal was tho beat for tho city's purposos, and Aid. Blrkett attempted to show that the City Works Dopartmont askod for 30 per cent, moro coal a year than it used. He figured on the basis of tho tests made by Engineer Bergen. Mr.

Borgeii told him tho figures woro all right as far a3 one engine wont, but that therff wero threo others in Kidgawood, aud that theyrau bo taken into account in tho calculation. Aid. Coffey stated that he wished to call the City Works Commissioner's attention to an article which appeared iu tho ovoning papers. Tho cleric road au extract in which Commissioner Conner was reported as saying that the Aldermen were acting like asses and that thoy did not send for him In order to get Information, as they know tho neods of the dopartmeut Aftor the reading of the article Aid. Coffey askod Commissioner Connor if he were correctly reported.

Commissioner Conner 1 am surprised at Aid. Coffey taking cognizance of anything that appears in tho newspapers. Ho should not be so sensitive. Aid. Coffey That Is not tho question.

I desire to know if you made the statements you are credited with 7 Commissioner Conner I do not grant Interviews to any reporters. They mako these things out of whole cloth. The committee thon wont into executive session. YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION. Third Anniversary Meeting: S.ast Evening ia (he Simpson A3.

E. Church. Tho Simpson M. E. Church, Clermont and Willoughby avenues, waB fairly well filled last evoniug, on tho occasion of tho third anulvorsary meeting of tho Methodist Episcopal Young Peoplo's Union.

Tho organization has beon iu existence throo years. It Is composed of dolegates from tho young peoplo's unions from tho individual churches of tho denomination in this city. Jiloctlnga aro hold from timo to time, the intention bolng to stimulate aud oucouruge the young pooplo of tho denomination In church work, and by producing a uulty of effort among theni to reudor tholr labor more offoctivo. Tho social sido of church work Is an especial feature of tho union's purposo, Feeble parishes are assisted, aud tho members are sup posod to hold thomselvoa iu readiness to assist tho pastors and Sunday schools of othor churches than tholr own whon called upon. Tho principal points of last evonlng's mooting woro the annual report by tho president and tho address by Rov.

It S. Pardingtou, of tho Fleet stroot M. E. Church. Tho programmo opened with singing by tho nudlonco of tho woll known hymn, "Onward, Christian followed by prayor by Rov.

J. S. Breckonridgo, tho pastor of tho churoh. Tho Handel sang Dudley Buck'3 "For Bakon," very acceptably, aud thou lir. Arthur M.

Saunders, president of the union, read hi3 annual report The document did not deal in statistics, for tho reason lhat tho union's ivork is ouo that does not show its results in figures, but it was devoted to au outliuo sketch of tho progress of tho organization during the past yoar and to an exposition of tho purposes ot tho union aud the work which it sought to accomplish. The address by Rev. Mr. rardlngton wa3 a vigorous exposition of the benefits which would result to tho church from tho organizations constructed upon tho piau of the union. It soomed, ho said, as if tho best results in all fields of labor were to be obtained by men aud womon working together lu masses.

A unlou of forces was a chief characteristic of tho social and Industrial spirit of tho ago From tho track layers shoveling earth in gangs ui to iho combination of capitalists, which sways tht markets of tho world, all find thai tho greatesl strength is to be exercised and the largest result achieved by a union of forces. Tho young poople of the Methodist churches would find that moro work would be done in tho world for tho advance nieut of uot only tlio best interests of socioty and religion, but of Method'r Mn as woll. The addresses of tho evening woro preceded and followed by several musical and literary efforts, which woro very well received. Miss Blanoa Martini sang soprano solos. Perhaps "Embarrassment," from Abt, was tho most satisfactory of hor numbers.

l'riscilla Whlttingham recited several selecliont iu oxcolleut style, hor best worst being tlio rendering of Longfellow's "Archie Bonn." Both ladies woro heartily applauded. Mr. Charles. R. Williamson gavo sevornl violin and his rendering of Do "Scene do Ballet" was espocl ally acceptable.

Tho programmo cloned with a quartet by tho Handel Club. TJIKY DECLINE TO ARBITRATE. Pipur IKctvictt Will Not 'I'ntio Huctt Their Stviklns Clerks. The ealemnon of the various dry goods establishment? in tlio liaatem Dlstrlot are anxious to bring about a settlement between Messrs. Pipor A Itovdck, of Cran street, nnd ths nlno young moa who a fow days ago marchod out of that firm's store because of Tho cmploymont of sovoral clerks from Troy.

Wednesday a committoo of arbitra tion, consisting of Mr. Clerlhuo, ot Stover's establishment; Mr. John T. Hill, of P. Gorman's Sons, and Mr.

Soward, of Smith Buckle's, visited Pipor Rowick and naked if a compromise could not bo olfectod. They reported that thoy recoived an an swer lu tho negative, and wero also told that not oue of iho mon who marchod out need, over oxpoct to bo employed In tho establishment Tho dry goods clorks' organization of tha Eastern District was askod to tako action in tho matter, but docllcod on the ground that tlio young men mocohad out without sufficient cause. The Arbitration Commit tee aotcd independently of tho association. They, too, admit that tho young men's grievance waa moro of a fanclod than a real ono, and in oudoavor ing to effect a compromise thoy acted moro in a spirit of disinterested i londship than as supporters of the action of tho men. Threo of tho nine young men havo found employment in othor stores.

STATl'S OF A STOCK KXCHAGB SEAT. The Biiit of Iiowiand T. Malloy ngainsi Jamos Blalohflold, was bofore tho City Court, Spoclal Term, yostorday, for argument Tho action la to compel tho defendant to turn over bis seat lu tho Now York Stock Kxchaugo to a receiver, to bo sold for tho b6nont of creditors. Tho defense claims the seat is of the nature of tho tools pf a trade, or profession, In that It enables him to earn his living, and therefore i3 exempt for the preceas qf (Uo Iawi Decision was reserved. Eeceived from Various Eagle Correspondents In Eolation to the Expenses and Probation of Policemen, the Bratton Case, the Saturday Holiday, the BarReoperB Denial of a Share in It, tho Brooklyn St.

Ionia Base Ball Game, Etc. To the ditor of the Brooklyn Eagle In last Sunday's edition of your valvjggle paper a statement appeared sotting forth the expense for clothing, otc, incurred by a member of the police force during tho first yoar's sorvice. As far as It goes it Is vory good, but as a new man is obliged to provide tho bedding he usss at the station houso nnd other artlclos not mentioned therein (the department furnishing nothing but shield and helmet mountings), it is not as comploto as it might be. For tho benefit of all whom it may concern. with your kind permission, I will complete the list by tho addition of the following articles, to wit: 1 holmot (ho must havs two, one for Summer and ono or Winter.

$2.40 40 COO 1.00 1 divy stick 1 revolver, say 1 nippers 1 rubber coat. 4.00 1 pair rubber boots 1 holmot 1 straiT tiok 1 straw bolBtor 1 mattresa 3.50 50 1.B0 75 4.00 1 piuow 1.50 2 pillow slipB, at 50 conta 1.00 4 shoots, at 75 conts. 3.00 2 blankots, at $2 1 1 comfnrtabio Add amount Kivon in 4.00 1.00 1.50 And we havo an aggrosato of. $105.55 Now, as an officer, iu addition to reporting any thing of moment that oocurs on his post during his tour of duty isroqulrod to nolo the numbor of street lamps, if any, that are extinguished, how long, it will be readily soon that a sorvicoablo watch be comos an Important adjunct to his outfit Howovor, omitting this, wo havo ovor $100 to bo doducted from tho $2.05 per dloin tho inoumbont receives for his yoar's salary. It goes without saying that ho will notludulgo in manyluxuries, particularly It a mar ried man.

Apropos of tho difference in tho pay of an old and now mombnr of tho force, whllo admit ting that he should, until fairly conversant with his duties, work for loss, is It not a little unreasouablo to exact a probationary term of Uvo years oro giv ing tho now man the bonoQt of tho maximum pay This, too, whilo ho is subject to the same rules and regulations, incurring tho same oxponso and per forming tho samo duty as tho votoran Realizing that wo may not say how many hours shall constitute a day's work that wo may not claim additional compensation for aorvicos rendered on Sundays or holidays, whon tho wago worker is enjoying his dolcear m'entc; that tho term ovor timo is expunged from our dictionary; that, in short, we havo nothing moro in common with strikes than falls to our lot as guardians of tho poaco, is it not in order to suggost a chango iu this live years' proba tionary system Pray romombor, gentlomon, you who constitute tho powers that be, that acting as your servants we are prowling around in all sorts of uncanny places during the woo sma' hours, that all honostmon may sloop tho sleop of tho Just in perfect security, aud treat tho new membor, if not genorously, at least Justly. Onb op Theh. BEOOKLYN, May 25, 1830. THE BRATTON CASE. Mr.

Jenkins' Received by tno Boy 'a Father. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle It is to be regretted the personality, incom pleteness and falsity of many of tho statements published by you May 19, in a letter signed by E. Fellows Jenkins, superintendent Now York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, necessi tates answer and correction. In the first place: At tho trial at Tombs Court, to shield an ovideut dereliction of tho society officers sent there for this special case. In roply to telegram from Central Polico Station, Mr.

Jenkins states: "No attention was paid to tho boy Bratton, ho being tho com plainant," and our duty was to soo tho rights of tho boys accused of crlmo wore protected." This is not so. Tho society's agont took description of tho boy, name and residence, which wore correctly given, and tho reporter of a Now York OYonlng paper got all tho Information he publlshod from thoir agent, wilh tho additional gratuitous criticism that tho Judgo and ofllcor Grefe thought his story rather Bhaky." Officer Grofo denlos this assertion, and said he would uot havo made the arro3ts had ho not believed tho boy was robbod. His attention was called to it by a citizen passing, who told him a crowd of boys woro trying to rob a small boy In tho park, and he made tho arrests. Because the child, who is only In his tenth year, could not faoe the oourt, the defendants, tho defendants' lawyer, and possibly tho agont dotailod to see tho rights of tho boys accused of crlmo wore protected," and say positively and prove that tho accused boys did the actual robbing, is no reason why tho society's agont should not havo at losst performod a natural if uot nu official duty, and placod tho boy in caro of tho society ho ropresontod, for tho court case proved conclusively that tho boy could not take caro of himself, said ho had been robbod, clothes woro torn and pockot cut or torn out, and ho was otherwise maltreated. Any thing that could suggest tho prevention of cruolty" to this child should have boon adopted by this agent Tho society's day blotter for May 1, as quoted lu Mr.

Jonklns' loiter, omits to rocord tho reason why Mrs. flornoy took the boy to tho society's offlco. This omission is to bo rogrottod, for Mrs. Homey states that all the circumstances connected with tho boy his dro3s, talk, mannors, oto. made her think tho boy was not what ho claimed to bo, and sho so informed thom; and sho took tho boy to tholr offlco to bring tho c.hho to their spocinl uotloo aud to obtain thoir protection Bhould ho prove to bo a run away.

Mrs. Ilorncy ''was told thoro would be no harm In keeping him until tho society made proper investigation as to his parents' whereabouts. As tho boy stated his parents had boon doad threo years, it is hard to bollovo Mr. Jonklus or any of tho other officials really intended any serious investi gation. Tho blotter goes on to record that, Oldest brother aud ho stopped at nights for throo years at the World and Journal offices." Tho socloty's oflico bolng connocted by tolophono, wh7 no inquiry Undorgarmoiits wo'ro marked 3,551, said to bo numbor of houso in Philadelphia whore boy livod with his parents throo yoars ago.

This statement would havo necessitated proof from tho boy that both he and tho undergarments mutually grow iu proportion to suit necessities of nature, and must havo impressed tho wide awako officials with tho great durability of material composing the uudor garmouts, or the oxtromo care tho boy had for his clothing, or possibly thoy thought tho boy hadu't grown at nil for tho past threo yoare. Sovoral othor statements equally preposterous are montionod, which any porsou connected with an institution claiming to havo the oxporlenoo Mr. Jenkins quoto3 for his society must Indeed bo obtuse if, for a moment, thoy could givo to thom tlio least considera tion. The socioty piomisod Mrs. Hornoy immediate Investigation.

Thoy had ot that timo tho name and record of that date, May also, record of April 27, of court caso by officer sont specially for that caso; and they should also hare had a record which I gave them some time ago, giving description, namo, nge, roaidenco, otc, and ttatiug that tho boy had run away sovoral times. Apparently they roforrod to none of these records, aud although it is supposed they had a city di rectory In tholr office, thoy could not havo roforred to that, or thoy corinlnly would havo beon impressed with tho fact that but ono name is recorded similar, aud somo action induced tliorsby. My postal of May 5 apparently was what Inspired any interest in tho oaso manifested by thom. Tho next morning a Brooklyn agent cailod at our houso and stated positively that tho boy was at their Now Ti'ork offico, anil all that was necessary to obtain him was to go at 5 P. M.

and elnlm him. If this ofllcor misrepresented the instructions ho received, it proves additional carolossnoss. Then my wlfo called at tho offico for the boy and was told exactly opposite to what their ropresolTu tlvo slated that morning; to the question "To what sort of a porsou did you givo my boy In charge tho roply was "To a lady woll ablo to tako caro of him." And the lntorrogatlvo "Supposo this lady reftisos to givo up tho boy?" elicited tho roply: Thoro will 'be no troublo about that; and you mu3t givo her no troublo, as we promised to protect Thoso answors certainly imply responsibility, and ae Mrs. Hornoy declares thoy told her words to tho samo effect, It Is a direct refutation to ilr. Jenkins' a3sortion, "At no time did it haTo tho boy iu custody or any right lo tako charge of him." Coupled with tho knowledge that Mrs.

Hornoy took tho boy to tholr office to givo him In tholr charge or obtain thoir protection, It does Boom as though Mr. Jenkins knows or pretends to know very littlo ot tho facts of tho case. Whon my wife returned to tho socloty's office sho told them Mrs. Hornoy had turned tlio boy out and not, as Mr. Jenkins assorts in his lottor to you, tho boy had run away again." On tho morning of May 8, (on my return from Philadelphia, whoro businoss required mo for two days) in company with my oldost son, who Is In his olghtoontn yoar, upon calling at tho office of tho society requesting specific information nnd dotail of tho Incldonts which happouod in their offico regarding tho case, iho person In charge then refusod to toll mo anything excepting tho fact that "a woman had brought tho boy thoro ou Saturday afternoon, aud had relakoti him to hor home, und thoy know nothing moro oxcopt what had beon reported to thum by my wifo aftor the frultlosa errand.

On saying tliat I Intended spending my tlmo In a thorough aonrch and investigation and I wanted all tlio Information that had apparently boon road to my wife from some book, this parson dented that auy ono had spokon to my wifo lu the office bssldo himself, and no one had road anything from a book, and he asserted and reae3ortod In so positive aud decided a mannor, and loud volcod oxprosslon, that my wlfo was mistaken aud no such information was given hor," that it was nocoaaary for mo to correct him In nn equally doclsiro manner, as It was onslly scon his 111 breeding was tho result of in OA'porioiico nnd boorish ignorance. This tlrado of abuse," as Mr. Jenkins calls my application for Information, was stopped by this clerk at last recalling hlB remark that no ono but himsolf gave mywlfo'nuy information," and lu a slightly altered tone and mannerism he did romomber, come to think of it," that the "superintendent, Mr. Jenkins, had talked to Mrs. Bratton personally," but he didn't Know what wa said," and ho was thoro undor peoullar olroumstauces, aud under orders' not to discloso nny bosinoss that oof cuvrod.

in the offl.ee,' ana as to ray inTesUsatioa of Men and Memories Recalled by a Visit to New Haven. Older nnd later Features of tho College Toim People of Yale and of the Citj. Ell Whitney and Other Inrentors Noah Webster and Lyman Beecher Perciyal Writing Poems In Robinson's Boom. Correspondence of the Eagle New HAVBN, Has 28, 1886. I have been spending a short time in this good old city and reviving memories of former days.

In the general appoaranoe of thing there is not much chango. Tho old collogo buildings look much the same as they usod to, but the now buildings outshine them. Tho stately olms still survive, but in many places, and particularly in Temple street, tho follago seems thinner and tho branches fewer. The groined arches of the Intertwining trees seem not so massive. It Is forty nine years siuco I first came here.

Thon the city had a population of ten or twelve thousand; now it has soventy five thousand. At that timo a few Irishmen were finding homes and occupations here, and by honest luduQtry woro winning tho good opinion of the old settlers. A Catholic church was established, and Fathor James Smyth was its pastor. But a short timo before, I think, there was but ono clergyman for Connecticut and Rhode Island, and no railroads between their oitlos. Now there are bishops and numerous clergymen.

Somo of the finest residences aro now owned by Irishmen, onfl the Irish element Is asserting itself in tho learned professions. Many of the honest Irish settlers of my day have had sons graduating with distinction at Yalo Collogo. Tho pres ent competent and popular Corporation Counaol of tiro olty of Now ilavon, C. T. Driscoll, is tho sou of an Irishman nnd a graduate of Yolo.

The town agent of New Haven, Jamos Reynolds, corresponding with our Commissioner of Public Works, is a native of Ireland, and several of the loading physicians of the city an honor to thoir profession and tholr race aro natives of Ireland or sons of nativos. Sovoral mombers of the Legislature as many as twonty, I suppose aro of tho eamo race, as was also tho last Governor of tho State of Connecticut, now United States Consul at Loudon. Now England is becoming Now Ireland, with a native Irishman with an Irish historic name for tho most popular Mayor which Boston has had for some years. Tho faoulty of tho collogo under whom I entered Yale aro almost all gone. The venerable President Day, the illustrious Professor SUllman, Professors Kingsley, Olmstod, Daggott, Larnsd and Goodrich numbered among tho doad, and not only so, but tholr successors, aftor sorvlug for twenty years or a quarter century, havo also gono.

Theodore Dwlght Woolsey Is among tho very fow aurviving. He was graduatod in the class of 1820. That class conslstod of fifty eight mombors. First In alphabetical ordor was Rov. Leonard Bacon, professor and fellow of the collogo and pastor of tho Contral Church of New Ilavon for so many years.

Ho died five years ago. The last namo alphabetically is Dr. Woolsey. Sixty six years since he graduated, and all his flfty sovon companions but four or Ave gone, ono of them sixty five yenrs ago. In 1816 Dr.

Woolsoy succoodod Jeremiah Day as president and aorvod for twonty flve years. He thon resigned, and his successor has sorvod for Dftoon years and has resigned, yet he still Burvlves The corporation of Yalo College has accepted tho resignation of President Noah Porter, D. LL. D. The new president Just choson is Rev.

Timothy Dfright, D. now Buckingham professor of sacred literature. Dr. Portor was graduatod in tho class of 1831, flfty flvo years ago; and has beon tutor, professor and president. Tho Now York University made him D.

D. in 1838, and tho dogreo of LL. D. was conferred upon him by Wostorn Rosorvo in 1870 and by Trinity College in 1871. Profossor Dwlght was graduatod in tho class of 1319 and has boon tutor and profossor.

Among his classmates wore W. D. Bishop and Augustus Brandayoe, mombors of Congress from Connotlcut, Judge Francis M. Finch of tho Now York Court of Appeals and John Oakoy of Brooklyn. Tho pro3out corporation consists of the prosidont, tho Governor, William M.

Everts, Chief Justico Waito, William Waltor Pholps, Congressman from Now fourteen others, chlofly clergymen. It Is now 1S5 years slnco tho first president, Abraham Pierson, was choson, in 1701. Ho servod six years. Ills successor, Samuel Andrews, sorvod twelve yoars; Timothy Cutler, four years; Kllsha Williams, thirteen years; Thomas Cplap, twonty sovon yeara; Naphtati Daggott, eleven yoars; Ezra Stiles, olghteen yoars; Timothy Dwight, twenty two yoars; Jeremiah Day, twonty uiuo yoara; Theodore Dwlght, Wool3ey, twonty flvo yoars and Noah Portor, flftoon years. They woro nil clcrgymon.

There was an interregnum of throe years between Cullor and Williams. I hare beon wandering around tho city and find many objects' familiar to'me half a contury ago. Ono of the remarkable houses In Now Haven is tho home of Ell Whitnoy, the Inventor of tho cotton gin. It is a plain, two story, substantial, doublo brick houso, noar the northeast oornor of tho public square, and stands without apparent change. Ho wns a natlvo of Wostborough, and was born on tho8th day of December, 1765.

Ho was graduated at Yale College in 1702, and paid his way through collogo with monoy which ho had earned by teaching. Immodlatoly aftor graduation ho wont South to accopt a situation as teacher, but beforo he arrived another had stopped Into tho placo. Fortunately ho mado the acquaiutanco of lira. General Nathaniel Groone, tho widow of tho Revolutionary hero, who had moved from Rhode Island to a largo tract of laud, or plantation, votod to him by tho States of Goorgla aud South Carolina for having relieved them from British tyrauuy. This plantation, on tho Goorgla ido of tho Savannah Rlvor, was called Mulberry Grove, and hero the Yalo studont, though au ontlre st.

augor, was hospitably received. Soon aftor Mr. Whitney's arrival, Mrs. Grcone ontortaiuod at hor houso a largo number of wealthy plautors, and among tho topics discussed was that ot cloanlng cotton. Tho troublo and expense of this process woro so groat that those planters doclared the raising of cotton, however plentiful, would not pay.

It took a colored hand a day to clean ouo pound of cotton. Mr. Groone mentioned to hor guests that sho had a young gon tloman at hor houso who was an invontor, and who had made a numbor of toys for hor children aud some articles of a moro useful character. Young Whitney was sont for and though he had nover soen a pod of cotton, ho wau persuadod to attompt tho making of a machine for cleaning tho staplo. Mrs.

Groono had fitted up for him a room in tho collar where in secret ho worked upon tho invontion, and in splto of all obstacles perfected his model, by which a siuglo hand would clean throo hundred pounds a day. Somo parties had broken into his shop beforo his model was completed and had pirated his Invontion, but he finally succeeded In making fame, if not fortuue, by his iuvontion. Ho set up a cotton gin factory in Connecticut, but during a long strugglo ho barely managed to cloar his oxponsos. Tho piratos reaped tho harvest. Juries would not find vordicts for tho infringement of his patont and ho finally abandoned his busiuess and out into tho manufacture of Are arras, from which ho accumulated wealth.

Ho marrlod a daughter of Judgo Piorpont Edwards. His son, EH, was a claesmato of mine at Yale and. his grandson, Eli, graduated at Yalo in 1839. liia arms factory is still coutlnuod at WhitneyvUlo on tho uorthorn confines of Now Haven. One of New naven's greatest names, in my collogo days, was Chauncy Jerome, tho Yankee cloefc makor.

Ho wns born at Canaan, In Connecticut, iu 1783. In the early part of tho present century only three hundred and fifty clocks woro made in any year in tho entire State of Connecticut. Now the numbor runB toward seven or eight hundred thousand or a million. His fathor was a blacksmith and nail maker, and young Jororae holpod him till tho fathor died. He was then apprenticed to carpenter.

Aftor getting out of his apprenticeship ho Joined Mr. Terry in tho manufacture of woodon olocks. Tho groat drawback on woodon clocks was the swelling or shrinking of the material by the changes of weathor, nnd Joromo lnvontod and perfected the making of brass machinery, by which a factory employing twonty flvo workmen could turn out two thousand clocks por weok, and a good clock of small slzo could bo producod for forty cents. Ho established tho Jorome Clock Making Company in New Haven, built Immense factories, erected a splendid houoo for himself, and all ovor tho world, In Europe, Asia, Africa and America, Yankee clocks woro Imported by the ship load. In i860 the company failed, Mi.

Jeromo's woalth and elegant homo wore swallowed In tho vortex and ho wont to Chicago to superintend a largo factory there. Somo ton or twelve yoars ago there lived In this city an Englishman nnmod Alexander Graham Bell. Ho was iu humblo ciroumstancos and began oxporl mentlug In telegraphy, from which ho stumbled Into telephony. Ho attempted somo experiments boforo tho students In a room In Yale Collogo and tho exhibition was a failure. A fow days afterward anothor trial was moro successful in the Now Ha von Opora House, A company was formod aud a patont obtained, which tho Pan Eloctrlo pooplo are trying to cancel.

At first it was looked upon as a sort of plaything, but soon outgrow that Idea. Its wires wero talking all over New Haven. Then Boston, Lowell, Now York, Chicago and other cities began to utillzo it, and now It is at work in ovory olty and village In tho country. Largo factories aro at work making tho Boll tolophono througiiout tho United States aud in England and Franco, and forlunos hnvo boon accumulated. Mr.

Boll himself and nearly all who wero associated with him havo become millionaires. Mr. Watson, an old gray haired mechanic, who had a littlo shop in Now Haven for tho manufacture of olectrioal instruments, who was first gouoral Inspector of the Boll Tolophono Company, nmasod a largo fortune Mr. Boll has built a palace in Washington and affocto tho English In mannors and speech. One of memories In Now Havon was my acquaint anco with Mr.

Charlos Goodyear. Ho was a palo, sickly and melancholy looking man aud devoted his time to studios and experiments in India rubbor. Ho was born in Now Havon on tho 29th of Docom bor, 1800, closo upon tho first day of tho NInotoonth Contury, aud.whon I first know him was about 40 years of age. Ho was generally known a3 the India rubber man. IIo drossod In India rubbor clothos, India rubber boots and India rubbor cap, nud carried an India rubbor p.urso with nothing in It.

Through a long life of poverty, and trial ho struggled on to aohiGvo success, which finally eamo, but too late for his own relief. His rights in the United States woro sold for millions of dollars, but he wont down In want as ho had llrod. He dlod In 1600, In the city of New York. It Is ust a.contury and a half slnco this substance waadlflaowod by a party of French ajtronomerj The Park Funds Transferred Again and Finally. Mr.

McKano Withdraws All Objections and the Work is Done Without Dissent. Bettor Light Wanted for the Jail Tho Supervisor at Lnrjre Suggests ElectricityA 8hort Session of the County Legislature. The Supervisors compressed tlioix labors within an hour yesterday afternoon and accomplished vory littlo Iu a businoss way. Thoro wasn't much to do anyway. Aftor sovon wooks purpoao less waiting tho Park Commissioners woro awarded thoir funds, aud thi3 alone was of interest in tho proceedings.

Tho attendance was light, too. Ono of tho missing ones was Sup. Styles, who is vory ill with pneumonia at his Twenty fifth Ward homo. Sup. Cullen hondod In a long and loarued dls courso from tho Suporvl3or at Largo tolling about big gas bills aud defeotivo light at the Jail, and suggesting that electricity bo introduced.

Ho said tho gas bill was moro than $0,000 a year and tho servico highly unworthy of the sum, bosido making lots of darknoss in which prisoners might got away. It was referred to the Jail Committoo for report Tho Tax Colloctor of tho Town of Smlthtown sent in his bill ror school taxes on tho County Farm, I0.22. Referred to tho Law Committoo. A communication from Prosidont Kay of tho Charities Commissioners was read. It asked for an expenditure of JO.000 in pulling now floors In tho Penitentiary shoo shopsaudfixingthe engine house roof, suggesting further that If the lattor's wails woro raised five foot tho facilliiea for escape would not bo near so perfect.

Referred to County Farm and Penitentiary Committee. Sup. Watson moved that tho Committoo on County Treasurer's Accounts be discharged from further consideration of tho $18,500 Park Commissioners question. Hup. McKano said that slnco tho last mooting ho had consulted tiio Corporation Counsel and nu agivoment, mutually satisfactory, had beou arrived at.

The Pork Commissioners had agreed to put night policomeu on tho Concourse, and ho had no further objocllous. Sup. Watson's motion carriod. Thou ho mado another authorizing tho trausfor of tho long disputed money. It was odopted unanimously.

Sup. Carroll hondod In a report on tho Grand street bridge, showing its condition to bo bad. A resolution allowing tho receipt of proposals for making needful repairs wos adopted. Tim resolutions llxingthe pay of the County Farm engineer and architect at 5 por cent, on tho amount lo bo expended under tholr sovoral charges were cailod up in turn by tho Chair aud laid ovor for ono week, at tho request of their respoctiro movers, Sups. O'Briou and Willis.

Sup. Willis made a motion that tho Hall of Records Committee be roquostod to present tho contract for rooting tho structure before tho next mooting of the Board so that Its provisions could bo looked into. Sup. I'igott, who Is chairman of tho committee in question, said ho could not tell what Sup. Willis was driving at.

The contract had been drafted according to tho Hoard's resolution, but had not been oxecuted and would not bo until tho committee would be called together to puss upon it. imp. Willis said ho bolouged to tho uommittoe aud had heard nothing of tho contract aud simply do 'ired to know somothing about it. Sup. Pigott said that if tho gentleman from tho 'irst siiHpected some Jump ho was mistokou.

Ho (I'igott) never ran under watr, but did his business obovo board. The contract would not be Bigued until tho committee had seen that It was all right. Sup. Willis said tho thing stood inadifforont light than boforo. Ho had heard coming in that the contract had beon executed aud wanted to know about it.

He desired, thoroforo, to withdraw his motion. Sup. McKano roso to mako a spoeeh and Sup. Willis said ho couldn't, becauso there was nothing before tho house. Sup.

McKano said that tho withdrawal could not bo mado savo by unanimous consent aud lie objected. Thou ho made his speech. It was simply to show how somo gontlomon, including Sup. Willis, could charge their minds. Sup.

Willis had tho week boforo opposed tho chairman of a committee and this time ho yioldod boforo him. Sup. Willis smiled sarcastically and kojit quiet. Sup. Nolau moved that tho ofllcos of tho County Clerk, ShoritT and Kogistor be closed from Juue 1 to September 1 at 2 P.

except Saturdays. Tho mo tion prevailed after Sup. Bell had amended oo as to Include tho Surrogato's offico. Sup. Ballon offered a resolution commending and wishing hearty success lo Mr.

David Buchman, long ono the newspaper representatives reporting tho Board, who has changed his calling, and it was unanimously adopted. After this tho Board wound itself Into an unintelligible tsngio oror Sup. O'Briou 's resolution asking the Governor to veto a bill giving tho Flatbush Town Board of Improvement tho right to reguloto village streets, defeated by one voto last weok. Pup. Koller nuved its reconsideration for no clearly defined reason othor than ho had voted with tho majority before and saw things differently.

Sup. I'igott, with his habitual look of woarlno3s a triilo intensified, explaiuod that tho Board was simply making an idiot of itself iu meddling with something over which it hod no power. Sups. O'Brien, Fltchio and Bator controverted this, being ttnablo Co sno tho purposo of tho bill. If it did not take power from the Board of Supervisors and if tho town wos oxoinpt, along with New Lou, from tho ruling of tho Board, what was tho mo of moro law Sup.

I'igott had Clerk Cadloy rood somo of tho latter relating to the case, aftor which tho proceedings became unintelligible. Order camo out of tho chaos through a resolution from Sup. Kollor to tho offuct that whon tho Low Committoo visited Albany noxt Wedr.osdoy, as it must, to look out for local bills, It oppose the measure if it found any assumption of Supervisorial prerogatives In it. Tho Board then adjourned. FORTY YEARS If FULTON MARKET.

Ai5ios JScccivcu ISiu Cengratii liitions oi' Nunieruzis JFrit. iiun. A few of the frionds of Amos llobbins, or "Uncle Ames," as ho Is affectionately stylod by everybody, tendered him a complimentary dinner last evening at Dolmoaieo's to commemorate tho ilftloth anniversary of his connection with Fulton Mnrkot. About 12S mon, nor.rly all buainoss associates o( Mr. Kobblus, satlown In tho main dining hall of Dclmonlco's and discussed an elaborate menu whilo thoy listened to tho muslo of au orchestra.

A feature of tho evening was the presentation to the guests of a beautiful lithographic picture in one corner of which was tho smiling faco of "tmclo Amos." Aftor coffee had boon reached and Ha vanas lighted, Toostmoster Isaac H. Bailey arose and in a happy speech that kept tho gathoring in a roar of laughter paid a glowing tribute to tho character and business methods of Mr. liobblus, whom ho characterize. I as a Ufo preserver. Mr.

Bobbins was then introduced and wos grootod with such a porfect storm of applauso that It was somo timo boforo ho could bo hoard. He fcoliugly thanked thoso present for the roceptlon tondered him and said that It was tho proudost moment of his life. With tho remark that tho subject was too tondor to dwell upon ho gavo witty and interesting account of his life, being frequently interrupted by applauso and laughter. Ho said ho was proud to state that he camo of bloodod stock," his father bolng a butcher. Ho was born in West Cambridge, on December 23, 1817, and whon a boy ontcrca Foneuil nail Market, Boston, as clerk for his brothor Nathan, where ho loarnod to pick chickens and dross pigs.

Aftor working for some years at that place ho was induced to come to Now York, and located iu Fulton Market. Mr. Robbins told how ho introduced tho dry picked poultry system, which has since mado him rich and famous. Aftor admitting that ho had prospered in Now York, he gavo his blessing to his friends, and sat down, thoso present rising with ono accord to give throo cheers and a tigor" for "Undo Amoa." Joseph Howard, rosponded to tho toast of "Now York lifty years ago," nud paid his tribute of aftoc tiou and 03toom to tho guest of tho evening. Mayor Whitnoy of Brooklyn, in response to Our Sister City," said that ho was proud to represent tho city which was honored by tho citizenship of Mr.

Kob bius and paid a high compliment to that gentleman's honosty and intogrity, and said that it was duo to the efforts of such mon that Brooklyn had beon ablo to tako hor place among tho leading cities of tho Union. General George A. Shorldan, Charlos E. Millor, Hiram Hitchcock, John Foord, Jamos H. Broslin, A.

B. Darling and E. G. Blackford each strovo to outdo the others in colling tho blushes to the face of tho modest guost, and it was past midnight whon tho party broko up. Tolograms woro received from a numbor of prominont pooplo during tho evoniug, regretting tholr Inability to attend among thom being ono from Prosidont Cleveland.

DIDST STEAL THE ALBUM, Slut Admitted Takitajr Krcsa ncad a Fair of Bracelets. A pretty looking girl, who answered to the name of Ida Fryor and who said sho was 17 years of age, was arraigned before Justice Kenna yesterday, charged with stealing a dress, a pair of brncolota and an album, all of tho value of $25, from Mrs. )5mma Latham, of 28 Dltmar streot. Sho had boon arrested in Kast Now York, by Detective Kortrlght, of tho Now Lots police, and turned over to tho custody of Dotoctivo Llnohan. How do you plead to this oharge I didn't take the album." Thon you want mo to Infer that you stole tho othor artlclos mentionod 1" Mrs.

Latham said I could woar the dross." Where Is the dross now "I've got Hon." Mrs. Latham said that sho had known tho girl for ten years and that she had boon a visitor at her house. Tho thoft was committed on Sunday last Ida was remanded for aentonco. MILITARY AND DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT Given by the St. Jamca Cadets at the Atlieneuui JLiist Evening.

Tho St. James Cadets, a juvenile military organization recently formed by several mombors of tho Cathedral on Joy Btroet, gavo a litorary and dramatic entertainment lost night in tho Athonoum wuithor thoy marched to the musio of fife and drum. Tho attendance was largo. Professor Cornu openod tho programme with an overture. F.

Burns rocitod Bernado Pel R. Cahlll Tho Last Banquet," G. Mandeler 11 Little Qrotohon" and G. A Lavello a selocted pioco. The Arlington Quartet song vory acceptably aovoral.

popular songs. The St. James Cadet Corps gave several exhibitions of tbolr military tactics. In ono instance thoy showed how well they could drill and thon they gave on Illustration of An Awkward Squad." A violin solo by Charles McSMmmlng was ploaslngly ronderod. Tho Misses Savage ondTravers gavo a vocal duet with One effect Tho entertainment concluded with farce entitled "A Sudden Arrival," in which the following young gentlemen took part R.

J. Cabin, Charlos McCarthy. E. L. O'Shea, E.

F. Kiornan, W. P. MoDormott, J. A.

Traoy and J. Fooly. The offlcors of the Cadot Corps are as follows: H. A. BurleUi, president; F.

CNelU, vice Dresldont: Base Ball. Yesterday was a great day for the many croakers who are to be found among the spectators at every local club match in the country, and who are specially distinguishable at Washington Park this season. It was an occasion which afforded tho model croaker an oxcellent opportunity to get in his little comments on the work of the homo nine with such remarks as "Our club cao't play for sour apples When are wo to hove a olub that can beat anything? etc As long as the team wins this disgruntled class keeps silent, or it it does say anything It Is to tho effout that the local team "won by a scratch," or somothing of that kind. Tho uncertainties of the game In oonnootion with an annoying surprise party such as tho contest of yesterday aud its issue was, are never considered. Tho croakers had a ohance for onjoymeut, howover, and thoy revolod in it.

The slmplo fact of tho matter was that the visiting team came on the grounds with everything to win and nothing to loso. They had beon badly whlppsd in Baltimore and in Philadelphia, though in the former city thoy managed to pull off two gamos out of the four. But in Philadelphia thoy lost four games, and therefore, according to the theory the croakors work upon, should havo beon easily whipped by the Brooklyn coam despite the fact that our toom is In a similar condition at present and therefore cannot play ball as they did when they had their full nlno In tho Hold. In tho vory outset of yesterday's game that fine catoher, has become qulto a mainstay of Terry in his pitching, had to retire from the game from a split fingor, and Torry had to pitch to a catcher now to him and who himself is not in good trim to do Justice to himsolf. This accidontsoembd to havo a bad effoct on the play of the local nine, and though thoy closod the sixth inning with the score at 4 to 3 iu thoir favor, tho figures did not afford that margin which insplras tho confidence of victory in a nlno; aud whon the visitors mado a spirited rally at tho bat In the sovouth inning and took tho load right out of tho Brooklyn's hands, thoy lost hoart for tho llrot timo this season and failed to play tho up hill gamo thoy have so manfully done boforo.

Mullono's wretched pituhlug in tho oarly part of tho gamo gavo tho homo team a chance to secure tho lead they did. Afterward he did bettor, but he is tho least effective pitchor tho Brooklyn batsmen have faced this season at Washington Park, and had tho homo team battod as thoy did against Atkls soii, at lildgowood, and as thoy should do against all wild swift pitchers, facing such pitching with light bats and handling thom wilh wrist play, instead of with tho slugging stylo, they would havo punished Mullane as they did Atkisson. "Kid" Baldwin did most offoattvo servico for tho visitors yesterday, his catching being up to a very high mark, and ho battod like a Trojan. Mullane received flno support, too, from Foauolly, who makes a point of playing at his best against Brooklyn. Mc Phee, too, covered hl3 position fluoly.

In fact, but ono fielding error on tho visiting sido holpod Brooklyn to a run, and that was Moskroy's dropped fly bull, wild pitching giving them tho othor unearned run. Terry was not at his best in tho box iu tho gamo, though ho was only punished iu one iuulng. Thon, too, it was an oil day for the votorans, Phillips and McClellan, while Peoplos did not reach his customary high mark. In fact, tho croakers had oomo oxcuse for tholr ou Joyntont in throe inuiugs of the gamo yesterday. One result of the contest was to show that it is never safe to calculate on a sure victory against a crippled team; tho Now York Longuo team havo shown the truth of this fact, and Brooklyn realized ft yesterday.

I'inknoy bore off tho batting honors In yesterday's gamo, ho scoring two protty hits by safe tapping of tho swiftly pitched ball, while thoso who went in to slug either struck out or gavo the out Held oasy chaucos for outs by catchos. How hard it is to got professionals out of bad habits in batting. They will koep in the old habitual rut, tho applause of the groundliugs belug music iu their ears which they prefer to tho best praise of tho Judicious few. McTamany led in tho Held yeatorday, his splendid throw In to Pinknoy being tho host pioco of fielding of the gamo. Ttmisou umpired for the first tlmo in Brooklyn, and though impartial, ho failed to watch tho pitchor's box.

properly and to see that tho boundary marks of tlio position wero kept cloar, as Ferguson did. Tho full score boiow gives the figures: BUOOELTN. CTNOIKNATI. H. 11.

O. A. K. II. D.

O. A. E. i'lnliney. 3b 12 3 0 niMoFlioa.Sb....

2b. 1 1 4 1 Lewis, c. 0 OlJuncs, 1. 0 utf'minolly, s. 1 HCnrkhill, 1 OlSny.icr, lb 1 0 Mullane, 0 0Baldwin, 1 ljMosttroy, r.

owartwo'. f. 1 Buroh, 1. 1 Phillips, 0 MciT. 0 Clark, s.

a 0 'fHt i 0 Pooiiioij, 0 Total 4 9 24 8 BCOnE BY INNINGS. 1 2 3 i 5 (I 6 10 27 11 2 Brooklyn ..0 ...1 0 4 0 0 Knmoil runs Bro iklyn, 2: Cincinnati, 2. First base by errors ih ooklyn, Cincinnati, First b.iso by balla Brooklyn. 3: Cincinnati, 9, out Brooklyn. Cincinnati, 0.

Loft on baa is Brooklyn, Oinniiinnti, 0. Battvry errors Brooklyn. 2: Cicoiunati, C. I 1W1UI (lituhcs Mullanv, 3. Pnsaod balls Pennlvs, 1.

bases McPiioe, Lowis, Feunally, Cork hill, 1. Homo runs TlaMwin, 1, Umpire Tuniaon. Timo, 2 hours. Tho Brooklyn team do not play to day, but tomorrow thoy meet the Louisvilles for tho first timo. Tho record ot gamos wou and lost iu tho Amort cair arena to dato is as follows: Olub.

Won Lost Pl'Hl Chilis. Won Lost Pl'd St. Louis 20 14 17 31 Athlntfo 17 I) 2H 14 19 33 Pittsburg 17 14 HlJUahimoi 13 14 27 Br.i. 14 13 aii'Mnlrupolitan. 8 18 2G Tho Now York team through O'ltourko's flno catching and Ward's skillful batting of tho ball bringing in run, defeated St.

Louis by 5 to 4 at tho Polo Grounds yostorday. At Washington Barr's pitching lod to a regular Chicago" detent for the champions yostorday by a score of 7 to 0. In Philadelphia yesterday tho homo team won in thoir first match with K.inBos City by 8 to 5. The pitchers were Fergusou and Conway. At Boston yostorday tho Detroit game was stopped by rain in tho fourth iuulng, with tho score at 1 to 0 in favor of Boston.

Tho pitchers woro Parsons and Baldwin. At Baltimore yostorday tlio Pittsburgc re, with Galviu In tho box against Hondorson, defeated tho homo toam by 0 to 5, in an elovon innings score. At staten Island, yesterday, tho Louisvilles, with Heekor pitching agn'mst Lynch, dofootod tho homo toam by 0 to 1. The "weak teams" had the best of it In New York and Brooklyn yesterday iu tho American arena. At Philadolpliia Matthows' strategic pitching against Fautz caused the St.

Louis toam to bo beaten by 3 to 1 In a seven innings gamo. At Newark, yesterday, tho home team boot Provi donco by 5 to 3, and at Jorsoy City the Moridens were whipped by 10 to 9. The residence of Dr. Wilde, on Fifth avenue, was Inst night the scono of tho last ohess reception of tho Danitos Club's season, tho occasion being mado noteworthy by tho presentation of tho prlzos won in tho club's tournoy and by the presonco of champion Stoinitz, tho club's honorary mornber. Offhand games occupied tho attention of tho mom born until suppor time, and In theso Dr.

Wilde and Mr. Stoinitz playod togathor, aftor which Mr. Chad wick ontertaluod the champion with somo lively "railroad chess, in which six games were run off in about an hour, with tho rapid dofeat of tho rall roadlst, whoso only success was to get near to a draw while playing on evou terms. On adjourning to tho dining room a vory social hour was spoilt, during which tho hospitable host and his fair daughters did tho honors. Ex President Motz, in tho absenco of Prosidont Roynolds, who was out of tho city, prosldod, and with his accustomed ability mado tho presentation Bpoochos in giving tho tournoy prlzos.

A handsomo club modal, tastof ully designed by Mr. Manvol, was duly prosonted to tho club champion for 18S5, Professor Itaymond responding; whllo pretty litilo chess box of railroad chessmen was tho trophy won by Mr. Whit lock, who led in tho sport tournoy. Among thoso prosont wore Messrs. Raymond, Eno, Murray, tho votoran Porrin, Thayer, Motz, Socrotary Sirais, Drs.

Wilde, Underwood and Ottorson, Hoebuck, OTligglns, Hortou, D. Thompson, Fornnm, Shep pard, DeGroat, DoForost, Wolrum, Gilloy, Manvel, Hammond and Chadwiek. It was ono of the most enjoyable closing nights tho club have had for years. TUB CASE OF EDWARD DOJISHEIDT. Undertaker Jones Defends Dr.

Ottoyson From the Charge ot Negligence. Mr. Edward Jones, assistant to Undertaker Smith, to whom Doputy Health Commissioner Otterson granted a permit for tho burial of Edward Domsholdt, makos tho following statement as to hat case: I wish to correct tho impression that Dr. Otterson was negligent in granting that permit. Domsheidt had dtod of peritonitis, and In the coso of a girl or woman that fact might load to suspicions; but wZton Dr.

Otterson saw tho death certificate of Dr. Stone ho said ho would givo a burial pormit without making any examination, as being a boy it is not likely that his doath was caused by injury." IIo did not say only a boy," or, if ho did, it was said in a proper and not a slighting way. Tho inquost proved that doath resulted from natural causes. ASSAULTED WITH A SODP RONE. Mro.

Susan Floyd's Complaint Ajrniuta BEor An action for limited divorce has been commenced in tho City Court by Mrs. Susau Floyd, who rosidos with her mothor at 40 Dyfcmau Btroot, South Brooklyn. In hor complaint sho sets forth that sho marrlod hor husband in April, 3S80, und that thoy set up housekeeping in Conovor street a few months afterward. She charges hor husband with boating and kicking hor, pulling hor hair out, and with neglecting to provldo for hor support and that of her child. Anothor ohargo Is that ono day In February, 1884, he assaulted hor with a soup bone while intoxicated.

Sho left him during tho present month, Mrs. Floyd Bays hor husband Inherited aovoral thousand dollars from his mother last January, and that ho has boon conflnod in tho Jail and Inebriates' Homo for drunkenness. No answer haB yet boon put In. TUB 01(1) I'HtBMBH TO l'ABADE. A special meeting of the old Volunteer Firomon'a Association was held yesterday evening in Justico Courtney's oourtroom and formally resolved to parade in uniform on the ocoasion oi tho Bartholdl celebration, September 3.

It is expected that nearly 600 will turn out in uniform. Tho directors woro Intruatod to aeoure a good band for tho occasion. TEAYEL OK XI1B WEST 8H0BE. During the seaBon the West Shore trains will run to and from tho Jersey City station of the Pennsylvania Hallroad, making direct oonnootion with regular Annex boats at the toot of Fulton streot. Brooklyn.

The loast said of tho mannorlsm, language, ab rupt way of expression, free ventilation of unsought criticism of tho gontlemanly prosidont, tho hotter. But should any othor lady havo the temorlty to consult that gentleman In his law offico regarding any businoss that possibly should bo attendod to at tho socloty's rooms It would bo advisablo not to go unattended, but havo a male escort Mr. Jonklns states thoy "do not look up runaway children unless somo peculiar feature attaches to tho case, such as kidnapping, otc." What would have beon Mr. Jonklns' thoughts If ho or his agents had cailod for tho boy nnd bo told thoy had turned him away nnd tliat they know nothing? Upon whose authorlt did ho stato tho person ho gavo him iu chargo of was lady aud woll ablo to tike caro of him?" How did ho know? Did ho mako any inquiry Mr. Joukius nt tho ending paragraphs of his letter sadly rollocts on tho groat debasement of tho ton year old boy who, ruuntng away from ills home for fear punishment, endeavors to shield hi3 Identity by falsa statements such as only a child could woro lneorapt tlblo with ovory surrounding, showing their absurdity at moment's rolloc tion.

From tho number of corrections It has boon no cessary for me to make in Mr. Jonklus' remarkably Incorrect Facts us to tho Bratton it is very ovidont that falso statements'' aro not nccessarily conflued to ton yoar old boys. Charity of thought ploads for ono, as tho ignorance ot childhood, couplod with some mental dcfoctlon aud irresponsibility; and charity of thought ploads, again, that no investigation shall bo made of the motives of tho other. Rogrotting my position In tho matter requires mo to crltlciso ofllcors "of a socioty which is capable of performing great good if efforts are not misdi dtreotod, aud for impartial Judgment in tho matter, I am very truly and respectfully, W. I BliATTOX, 911 Greono avenue.

BltOOKLYN, May 22, 18SG. SATURDAY EARLY CLOSIN'G. ISr. 'falmatrti'si Attention Directed to the Wcnturn an Well at the KnaU ru J5ii" trlcl Hn.1 Holiday Clerks Slaking JLn.te Pcarchnses. To the Editor of thi Brooklyn Eagle Iu your account of tho meeting hold at tho Academy of Music on Wednesday ovoning, Dr.

Tal maga Is credited with tho Morchauts in tho Kastorn District koop their shops open till 9 o'clock overy evening, and till 12 o'clock on Saturday night" May I a3k why does tho worthy man make mention of cases so far from homo? Did ho nover walk up Fulton street, from City Uall to Do Kalb avonuo, of an ovoning? Presuming that ho did not, and is ignorant of tho stato of affairs so near homo, I venture to give him tlm Information. From City Hall to DeKalb avenue, with but somo sovon or eight exceptions, all tho stores aro open and tho employe.) at work at 0 o'clock. Iu the samo location noarly one half of tho stores are open at half past 9, aud ovon as lato na a quarter of 10 thoro are quite a number that aro only about bolng closed at that late hour. How gladly would the workors In tho location montionod have somo ono spoak a good word for thom tonding to shorten tho long day's work. Thoy do not (I think I cau safely say) ask for any Saturday half holiday, being willing to oboy tho command, "Six days Shalt thou labor," but do object to include tho nights, moro particularly so when, as any of us know for a certainty, tho principal part of tho trado that comes to us at tho lata hours montionod nro tho vory onos whoso labors conso at 5 or P.

and who uow demand as woll a "Saturday half holiday." For whit 7 To onablo thom to havo an afternoon and evening onjoymouton Saturday and thon make their purchases afterward, compelling tho stores to keep open until 12 P. M. for their accommodation and wish an unbounded offrontory ask "Why do you not closo up at 6 P. M. or 1 P.

M. (as the caso may bo), aame as our employers So and So do There is but ono way to mako Saturday halt holl day closing a success, and that is for all wago earn ers lo conso making purchases aftor 7 P. thereby briugiug about an oarly closing movoment which must, first bo brought about and tako priority to everything olso in tho matter of closing tho stores ou Fulton street. Fdltos Stkest Salesman Bkooklyn, May 21 1835. IS BEHALF OF BARKEEPERS.

At Worlt Nineteen Uoura a liay, They Are Kutitlort to a Saturday CHaif day, To the Editor of the llrooklyn liable Believing that all mon tire created equal and that what is good for ono man or class of mon Is good for another, and having heard tho great spoochos of the greatest mon of our country concerning a half holiday, shorter hour, higher wages, all of which rotorm3 canuot fail to maka mon wiser aud bettor, I have beon not a littlo surprisod that ouo class of mon, whoso labor Is In cessant, havo been outlroly ignore. 1 or forgotten. Thoso mon havo not mado any domand for shorter hours nor for a half holiday, for, indent), tho moro numorous tho holidays tho bott for their om bloycrs and tho more work oxpostod of tho employes. Tho TCarly Closing Association, straugo to say, havo surely forg uton tho hundreds of proprietors of drinking saloons and cigar stores, whoso clerks work from 5 iu tho morniug until twelve o'clook at night, and tho cigar sloros not evou pretending to closo on Sunday, but standing out boldlyas a blot ou our statute books. I would wish to spoak a word iu behalf of tho bar tendors.

Thoy need half holiday ou Saturday, oven if they havo to work eighteen hours out of twenty four on othor days. What a blossing it will bo If all tho pastors and Aldormon, Mayor includod (it would be woll for him to preside) would start tho ball rolling, so that overy saloon and cigar storo be closod at noon on Saturday and remain closed until Monday morn iug. I am qulto sure that tho millennium would speedily bo ushered in. But it is probablo that although tho proprietors of evory other business havo boon inducod to como to torm3 as to holidays and numbor of hours required for labor, yet this cla3B of our citizens will still plod on without any fear of being boycotted. Equality.

Bbooklyn, May 2 1, ISSfi. HORI! ABOUT THE IHtOOKLYM ST. LOUIS GAHK. To the ICdttor of the Jlrookltjix Ha jlo: notice in your issue of Sunday, tho 23rd inst, au article by your baso ball correspondent whoro ho states "It Is to bo hopod for the good namo of Brooklyn," otc. I happened to bo a witness at tho gamo of Woduosday.May lit, betweon Brooklyn and St.

Louis and can truthfully say It was outrageous on tho part of tho umpire, ho doliberatoly giving decision, after decision which wore unfair and greatly to tho damage of tho players of tho Brooklyn Club. It also states tho disturbance gavo point to President Wlkoff's circular In regard to the abuse of umpires. I cau soo no reason why President Wikoff should uphold or protect such umpire or umpires, for, in tho meeting of the American Association they appoint umpires who are supposed lo know tho rules gov erning the game aud thoroforo cannot blame tho uprising of tho people as on last Wednosday, for it oven affected tho Indies who snowed their knowledge of the gamo, I should think tho president of tho association is wholly responsible for tho appointing of Incompetent men and also for their actions. In conclusion. It also to be hoped that Mr.

Wikoff or Mr. Byrne will send no such umpire to the city again, for all wo want, a3 patrons of tho game, Is a fair Held, fair play aud no advantage. BhOOKLYN, May 23, IHS'j. J. F.

McDONOUOH. TKACHJ.Vfl TSHPKBAJfCfi. To the Kditor of the llroaklyn Eityle Tlio miniorons friends of tlio Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union will bo gratified to learn tiiat tho final voto the National 'Tomperanco Education bill unamended was ca.n May 17, lu tho lower Houso of tho Congress of tho fulled States 203 votes for to against This bill provides for tho teaching of scientific temperance in all schools nnd military academies undor Government support Wo dosire to express our alneero thanks to tho many clergymen in this city who so promptly hint their aid by writing letters, signing tho potition, and to anyone who in any way ha3 boen part of the Instrumentality usod of Go.l to brlug this groat to our laud. A Brooklyn Wor.KSit Kiskatom, N. May 22, lffid.

MK.HOBIAL DAT ASD CL1STOX STREET. To the Kditor of the Brooklyn Jingle Knowing tlio valvto of any suggestion advo cated by your pnpor, I would ask you to suggest that tho Grand Army of the Uopublie include South Brooklyn, by way of Clinton streot, In thoir lino of march on Memorial day. That stroot Is ono of tho best lu tho city for parades, whilo a large numbor of tho houses nro occupied by tho families of mombors of this organization, and I am euro nil tho residents would endeavor to mako that siroot tho banner ono of the city In tlio way of decorations. Many residents of CHuton street greatly deoiro to soo tho procession pass through that thoroughfare. A Resioent oi' Clinton Stkekt.

HUOOKLYN, May 25, 18S0. SALARY OF C03I JI1SSI0MKKH OF ELECTION. To tht ISAitor of the Brooklyn Ragle Is it truo that a bill war smuggled through tho Legislature and now awaits tho Governor's signature, increasing tho salaries of tho Commissioners of Election to $2,000 por year? If so, why do you not condemn tho samo 7 The work thoy do Is merely nominal and ton thousand citizens can be got for the present figure Taxpayer. BltODKLVN, May 87, 1838, Our correspondent porhaps has not Included tho Sunday edition In bis careful reading of tho Sauls. En, Tho Sport Jood but Beriirdetl Willi tntlifforcEsco Thii V4'inesern.

The racing at Jerome Park yesterday was regarded with IndifTorenco, though la many ro spe ts it was exceeding fine. There wero some drawbaeio, such as tho mistake made by tho Jockeys Id regard to tho placo whore tho fluUh for tho Croton Handicap was to be, some of them, notably Ilayward on Buckstono, not making his rush until tho race wii3 really over, when for a sixteenth of a miio ho whipped and spurred his horse and rode like a ma.l Jockey. Hut Amalgam had already won at Judge Clark," and llaytvarJ's forgeifnlnoss cost him a big stake. Pooplo woro malicious enough to compare his ridiculous finish in tho Crcton Handicap yesterday with his artistic hnish on Monitor two years ago at Long Branch, when Topsy boat him out a head. Mr.

Clarence McDowell, the wealthy starter of tho American Jockoy Club, Is tho most monumental iailuro In this rospoct in tho business ho has chosen, in America. Ho is totally Incompetent. Ho did not make good start yesterday, iu tho Crolou Handicap ioft Just ono third ot the hold, Including tho first favorite, at the post. Ho did this in such a way that had it occurred on any othor track tho crowd would havo bolievcd it intentional. Had beon betting at Joronio yesterday it is probable that tho backers would havo escorted tho starter off the ground.

Having told tho Jockeys 10 turn arouud and go back, nvo of them, among thom Jamas McLaughlin aud John Caldwell on Burch aud Tocia sla, and while they wore thus oboyiug his orders and goiug tho wrong way of tho track tho others broke and tho starter gave thom tho flag, tho colors of Withers and Cnssatt being in front. Tho contrast between tho harlequin brilliancy of tho latter aud tho funeral gloom of tho former probably confused the starter aud prevented his seeing anything elso. The first race, seven furlongs, was won by Dry Monopolo, (Llttlellold,) Attorney 3:93 socond, Keokuk 4:10 third. Pink Cottage, Rica, Jennie It and also run unplaced. Timo Won by a nock, a lougth botwoou second and third.

Tho second race, a milo and a aixtoonth, for threo yoar olds, was won by Bandala, 105 (LittlefisM); Linden, 107, socond; Anarchy, 103, third; Juliette also ran unplaced. Tlmo won by a length, two separating socond and third. Tho Croton Handicap, ono mile, had3lxtoou starters: Amalgam, 3. 90 (Davis), won; Buckslono, (I, 113, socond; Florence 1, 102, third: Duko of Westmoreland, 5, 100; Kalulo, 3, 91; Pogasus, 4, 103: Bill Owous, 4, 102; Hock and Kye, 3, 93; Pamporo, 5, 109; Tecumsoh, 4, 107; Avalou, 119; Sam Brown, li, 116; Burch, 6, 112; Tomasia, 4, 99; Sussex, 4, 93, aud Banana, 4, 102, also ran unplaeod. Timo 1 i Burch, Bill Owons, Sussex, Tomasia and Ilauaua woro left at tho post.

Won by half a lougth: a neck botwoon socond aud third. The fourth race, a milo and a sixtoonth, was won by Ton Bookor, 4, 114 (Apploby); Sapphire, 4, 95, second; Powhatan ML, 5, 110, third; Tolu and Heel and Too ran unplaced. Time Won by half a length; two botwoou socond and third. The throe quartor dash, with selling allowances, was won easily by Cricket, 4, 99 (Caldwell); Moon shine, 3, 87, socond; McBowllng, 103, third. Eva Lotrotin, Harry Rose, Reveller, Queen of Ho.irts and Little Minnie also ran unplaced.

Timo Won by a length and a half; nocks separating soc ond and third. Tho hurdle race, a milo and throe furlongs, was wou by Wellington, 5, 1U3 (Griffin) Palauca, 130, second; Bruton, 4, 143, third. Glouarm aud Tom Brown ran unplaced. Time 2:41. Won by half a length; a length botweon socond and third.

NEWSDEALERS' GRIEVANCES in Vurr ILivcly 2tlaur by tlio Member ot Union No. 1. A special mooting of Newsdealers' Union No. 4 was held last night at Now Turn Hall, Slxj teenth street aud Fifth ovojiuo, to discuss tho coming fight against those Now York papers which do uot allow tho deolors Ono cent profit per copy. Aftor tho transaction of routiuo business J.

K. Suter, hairm. of tho Commltteo of Organization of tho Central Council, was introduced. Ho npoko at somo length ou tho proceedings of the council at tho last meeting and thou took up tho quostion of tho light lie doprocateu tno action wiilcn singieu out tne ew Yvrk Times ns tho first vlcilm, us tin? retail nowsdealers had no grlovonce whatever against that patier. Ho said that tho council had been mis guided by the representations of hichard son, the wholosalo dealer, who was an agout of the publishers aud In their pay and interest, in their nay because he received ten cents on overy hundred papers ho ordered from thom.

Tho reason he wanted to fight tho Tiviet was bo cuusn that pupor would net pay the percentage. Tho decision of the council, the spoaker announced, would bo changed at tho next mooting of the council, and tho foremost cnomy of tho retail dealers would takes tno i imeir ptace, aim mcnarasou aim his satellites would bo compcllodto leave tho union. "Tho noxt meeting nf the council," said Mr. Suter, ''will bo hold Tuesday night, and iu all probability a boycott against tho will bo Immediately ordered. Alt tho members of the soveral unions, of which thoro live in Brooklyn, will cut off thoir M'orldt to a man, and refuse to haudlo It again until thoy aro allowed oue cent a copy." Tho speakor then took up the question of boycotting tho wholesale dealers and urgod tho stop.

He Enid that thoy were simply the servants of tho retail men bc causo thoy woro paid for their services and paid well. Noverthelo3a thoy demanded and received from tho proprietors a percentage ou tho number of papers ordered. Thi3 was ton cents on everyone hundred papers ordered. It was tho hopo of being ablo to retalu this allowance that caused thom to turn traitors to their fellow workmen and to work a3 hard as thoy could to further the intorosts of thoso publishers oven the direct damage of tho retailors. Ho urged unity of action in cutting thom and explained tho advisability or dealing direct with the publishers.

By doing this ho said that tho commission paid the wholesalers would bo saved aud all expeuses would be defrayed by tho ten cents on each hundred which the publishers would allow them. James ltoscnstock, president of Brooklyn Union No. 1, followed Mr. Sulor and urged in strong forms that tho wholesalers be oiitofl to a man. lie stigmatized Kichardson and tho others as traitors, and sold that all tho trouble In the Central Council had been caused by them.

Ho deprecated tho action taken at their Instigation against the Times. Ho said that tho whole tight was and had beon from ho first against the II The two Pulitzers woro handled without gloves, and thoir publications hold up as models of vllo, sensational lltorature, unfit to bo allowod In respectable homos. Tho speakor assorted that they would havo to givo in whon the screws woro put on thom. G. W.

Jones, 1J. Sheen and John 15. T. Claghorn spoke in the somo vein. A.

W. Bullock, president of tho union, announced that ho had discharged his wholosalor, 11. C. Koh lor, ami a3kod who would support him. Houlainied that Kohler had beou working all day to undormiuo him iu tho union by a personal canvass of tho mom bers.

Ho oxplalnod how ho could sbto a good round sum by tho course he had taken, and concluded by oi'foring to servo froo if tho members would club with him, hire a horso aud wagon and cut the wholesalers. Tho request was the signs! for tho oponing of a hot personal fight between Bullock and F. B. Smith, a inoniber of tho union, but a staunch ftioud oi Kohlor. Sovorol others Jolued In and confusion reigned for several miautos.

Thon Charles Wiu ham, president of tho Control Council, took tho Iloor and spoke quietly on the subject gouorolly. (Jood foeliug was apparently restored until Bullock broached tho subject again while In tho chair. He was imperatively called to order, and Charles B. Pioper, tho vice prosidont, took the chair. Tho president and Smith then opened a hot wordy war, and the situation became critical.

A motion was made by Smith that tho union should start a union supply service. This did not suit Mr. Bullock, but ho was forced into a cornor by the accusation that ho was actuated by personal uplto against Mr. Kohlor, and that ho wanted to make tho union a party In tho fight. In self dofeuso he secondod tho motion, and Mr.

Smith promptly withdraw it Jlr. Bullock thou substituted it as ono of his own, at tho somo tlmo broadly accusing Smith of being a tool of Air. Kohler. Smith denied tho allegation, and with clenchod fists stood before Bullock and demanded a retraction. Tho motion was called for and voted down, preventing the freo fight which soomcd Imminent, as all In the room wore getting excitod.

Mr. Bullock mado a personal appeal to his frlonds. and, iu spite of being ruled off the floor aovoral times secured tho co operation of Ave of thom. A FATAL LEAP. Hnrjucst on Andreas Morton, oi Wood fiide, I.

Coroner Hesse unci a jury last evening hold an Inquest in thomorguoof St. Catharine's Hospital In the case of Andreas Hortou, who was killed by looping from a Long Island Hallroad oar, 3Iay 8, at Woodoldo, Charles Hammond, the conductor on the train, testlfiod that it reached Woodsldo, at 9:22 o'clock P. that evening; that deceased was in tho car noxt to tho locomotlvo at tho time and that whon witness called out Woodsldo, bofore tho train had stopped, deceased Jumped from tho car and foil, his hoad striking tho car; witness and a dootor carriod deceased lo Long Island City. Charloa Cornoll, of Woodsldo, gardener, testified that deceased roso from his seat before tho train stopped, and that ho hoord a lady say, "Don't Jump;" witness did not see deceased fall; deceased did not appear to bo intoxicated; Know docoasod to bo employed ou Pullman's farm at Woodsldo. Sarah S.

Bowers, of Woodsldo, testified that sho know deceased by sight; that when tho train was coming to a standstill sho called out, Stop man, tho car Is in motion;" that deceased Jumped, and after walking a few stop3 fell; ho appeared to bo nobor. Tho Jury's vordlot wna that deooased died May 24 at St. Catherine's Hospital from compound fracture of tho skulli caused by aceidontljr falling while lumping from oar which Tfes in motion at the time. Names. Booro.

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Sooror, S. G. Conovor, Reforeo, George D. Short TO UK SE.VIEHCED NBXT TUESDAY. John Davidson, aged 30, who gavo Raymond stroet Jail as his present residence, was tried beforo Justico Konnn yesterday on a chargo of selling mortgAged furniture, preferred by John M.

Coroy, of 714 Myrtlo avenue. Justico Kenna found nun guilty and lenianaed nun for sentence Tuesday,.