Evening Gazette

              MQKBSS.7M r«akty BatablUheo 1M0 PITTSTON. PA.. THURSDAY. JAN ARY 1, 1885. ) v .*"«♦ °" "iff* *»D THKUNKMPIOYEDARMf ™. D »-.' ' THE ELEMENTS DISTURBED. MAYOR FOR A NIGHT. mere politician. I cannot now my who ha will be. I shall alto ail any oilier vacant offices that come within my juru lictioii " ' Raports ware current that Mayor K -k will appoint excise commissioners and Jock commissioners, and, porhaps soma other commissioners, to-day. FfiOM OVER THE OCEAN. THE NEW YORK SPEAKERSHIP. DIPPKD IN" .4RHlWi€. Up. O'Neill Opens His Crutmi In Albany. yieret Sweep the We»t and HCevy Kain at the South. ALDERMAN KIRK BECOMES MAYOR OF NEW YORK FOR TWELVE HOURS. PROF. HUXLEY TO DANCE AT HIS Tks Other • « ft* • ;'i **v M *r SEVERAL »EH POWOfWft »#f NOT SO LARGE AS IT HAS BEEN GEN- ERALLY BELIEVED. St. Louis, Jan. 1—Another cold ware has borne down from the-weft, and the mercury lias taken a phenomenal tall in every section yet heard from. In thli city it was one of 88 dega during the put IS hours. A heavy wind and rain storm ia reported to be l-aging in the Rocky mountains. The thermometer is ten dogs, below aero and the weather {(growing colder. All the through railroad line* are now open, but the present heavy fall of snow in Mar*hall pass Is likely to result in a serious delay to Salt laketrains, if not a formidable blockade. Several interior towns are again snowbound, but as this is their nornil condition during the month no apprehension isr felt DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. Nsw Yokk. Jan. 1.—A special from Al»ny says; "Mr. William T. O'Neill, by ung odds tlio U'«t fisherman in Franklin xmnty since William A. Wheeler packod up ale rod, has ooine to the Delavan house, aken parlors A and B, anl opened hit canvuss for the speakership in earnest He is n modest and mild little man, with a fall, brown beard, and a gentle pair of big blur syes. Ho is whipping the stream for noboily and nothing except himself, has no saint toi'ial candidates for bait, and baa pledge »ia catch to no taction of the parly He makes nq boasts, and will si} ao moVe than that be has got u few friends among the old membem -Dr the legislature who have watched bis nunw daring the past four year*, an.i fii.w ..hat sort of a speaker he is Hke'.y ii make. PORTED HipfS- Some Cheering Statistics for the Benefit Tthe Workers — No Fears for ' Iks Future in the Trades Organisations. Hollln M. Squire to Succeed Hubert O. Thompson — Dorsheimer Kflje«ted for Corporation Counsel—Fits- John Porter Shelved. A SOCIAL SEN8ATION IN BUFFALO. Dlstromlng Kffeets of the Earthquake In Spain—Ucpslrlsg the Gould Cable. Huijr George In the Isle of Sky*. News From Gen. Gordon. One Ule* of a Scratch, and J ntMuCa xzszzr.jrarwfcr "Conntees" Bvelyn Wtntwwth Seeks the Arrest of Her Knnaway Husband. man In a I eaMMUr Una's BurriLO, Jan. 1.—At a late hour last night the chief of police was ronaed byl a said that her ,nai%e whs Mrs. Vandeventer, asked the chief to send a dispatch to New York for the a(r*et of bar husbaftd, who waa running away from her. They had been, married prJvaMly Are week* ago, she laid, their intention being to make the marriage public torday. Har husband had Just deeerted her, and was going to sail for Europe. The official declined to interfere, aa there had been no warrant lasted on "which to aak the man's detention, Mrs. Vande▼enter was reqneated, however, to call at police headquarters. She failed to call. Later developments indioate that a young man ~ well known in this city is in serious K£,. of his friends, be has been very friendly with a lady who his been known aa the Counties de Orasae. Yesterday the following marriage notice appMrtffftft an evening newspaper: ' 'Married—Sept. 7. 1884, .«• . MMMar's 1 church, Niagara Falls, by Rev. (WWgeTfcsemuller, rqctor, C. Clarke and Evelyn Wentworth." Evelyn Wentworth is the name of the "countess." It it stated by her friends Mutt Vandeventer has been much infatuated by her charms for a year past and asked her to marry hin% which she did after much importunity on his pari He was since persuaded by over-officioos friends thai she waa not a fit companion for him. Vmjdtv venter is about 25 years of ago and isa grandson of the late Cyrus Clarke, and inherited a part of bia property. Vandeventer was once a partner in the hardware firm of Wood & Co., but quarreled with a member of the firm and afterwards sold out his interest. He was a prominent member of St. Paul's church and was the superintendent of the Sunday school for a time. After considerable talk following the mar-. riage, a separation wa* agreed upon. Mrs. Vandeventer came on to this city to consdlt with ber attorney upon the terms of settlement, and expected to meet her husband, bnt instead sh«.°met|his;lawyer. This treatment at the hands of the man who had promised fo cherish, live and protect }er, excited her irp, and me protested in the moet emphatic way upon being turned off in that mafc|Mr. She protested that' she waa wife, and should have her* rights, no matterwhat might come or go. His failure to put in int. appearance compelled her to resort to every means to assert her title to wife, and has been the means of g|vlnfi to the pnbllc tip story. . .. ip New Your, D c. 31 — Malacbi D«ly»jDer It lor O. C. Hutch, » dialer lu Imported hides rit No. iti str ie», dial «m Monday. irz-^xzaen be fell against !»lwfe of Mptfu^MklMtand icratolie I hisrigfit arn. He ,f a»D'k«p aiek two days later aittf On C&rwfcd Ojraaa unable to tvoak. DJkr phyaMtWi'tfiWtwd was nruch Inilnhkl. OiiA pttstiB* kslleesr. half-Jos n blisters. Mr. Daly voinpla#** of nau , a and spprehe-isions'nf dan* Ba was of tho opirtmMn* •««*' thasM*«MD arm had bee* broken .dust from taawMat was absorbed by the wound. This dost be believed to be ol a pol«atM|»»stp)| . Uie liy Mr. yelr'ago wTL*ui*euDluiDon the wrist, f*Ae* Concealed in the hidea Hit lit lagan to ajeeU and Anally equaled in siae a thigh. Ihvfleah b'came «*• a Ha suffered intense pain. A jihysjifrpt aa incision, the flesh sloughed on nearly to the bona and Lran lt neoteMt bH artk if . still fri^h-fully scarred. . ..» ♦ Samuel McWilliams, a dHrer, was about the same time poisoned in asiMUaMhaafc-r. His body swelle* to an, Vf*.*1"1 in 2-1 hours he was a corps**. Michael Doaoraa, anether driver, MM became ipuoculated with the p 1 on (rum the hid oh, bllt fiififl y reoovered John Green, of Brooklyn, an at Boston, suffering from bide-jio:soning. Dr. Atkinson, who treated bim, becaoee faaeaa lated and died on Bataraar- UctUd been handling Euenoe Ayres hides. A »u»all pimple appeared ttpoh his face. He scratched it with biaflngar-MtfL . T)*p«CerDn entered bis system, but under Dr. Aikbiaea'a care ho recovered. Nfrff Yd*K, Jan. 1.—The clmdn* of mills and foundries throughout the New England aud Mid lie states baa caused nil Influx of workingmen here, and it is estimated that n arly 00,000 laborers are now idle or have ostly temporary employment Men from other states have oome here in search of work, and not finding it in the particular trade they are skilled in they have taken up with canvassing aud like employment In» qniries by Bradstreet's agency among the manufacturers of New YoVk show that the actual Masber of men discharged during the fall and winder is 56,000, which does not iuclads darks or salesmen. The classification follows: Clothing makers, 90,000 out Of work; building trades, 12,000; tobacco anl ci carmakers, 11,000; tarn sbing goods, artificial flower*, &c.,.3,800; Loot and shoe operative*, 8,900. iron and machinery, 2,500; musical instruments, 1,600; bread and confectionery, 8(0, and publishers and printers, 1.000; in all. 54,960; cr, Including discharged clerks in all lines, at least 60,000 less employed this year than last. Niw Yoek, Jan. L—Tbe proceeding* of the of aldermen yesterday were very brief and suspiciously harmonious. First the board was informed tho iujqnctlon T®- straining them from voting on the Lexington avenue cable road scheme had been removed. Alderman Waite got the *u»- ponded and called up tbe mayor'* veto lor consideration, notwitb»tanding Alderman Grant'* otjjctioi* The remit, however, was that when the vote came to be taken not a single alderman voted In favor of the measure, which was laid upon the table by a unanimous votf. -There wa* a visible »tir when'"a communication from the mayor" was announced. Clerk Moloney road it, as follow*: London, Jan. 1;—Mr. Irving Bishop, the mind reader, has sent the following dispatch from 8. Petersburg to a friend in London: "Am dangerously 111! Doctors say impossible reappear public." This dispatch is variously interpreted here. There la no doubt that Bishop U ?raiy, bnt he is a very prosperous lunatic, and his prnent visit to Russia, wbor D lie h"« bean under the patronage of some  potentates, has netted him about 90,000 rouble*—say $20,000. If the Si Peterburg dispatch proves true many people in London will regret the decadence of as tydght and as handsome a young man aa ever'left America to gammon Europet The hope remains that it is another one of the advertising dodges of which Mr. Bishop isao prolific The wont mow storm of tl» season set in early last evening in the states of Iowa and Minneaota. At midningt the wind was blowing at the rate of SO miles an hour. The snow was drifting badly, and there will |De great delay of trains on all tha roads in those states. The signal officer reports a cold wave rapidly approaching from the north weak His friends are more outsppken. They Cay he bas go". 13 or 14 votes, and, that his hdfje and chhirce are that if this other con - binationa split; up will *b to him to fill bia l-askqfc They speak of the ii tuatiou as if the candidates were so many big drops of quicksilver on a moving boarl, the unpledged Voters behig little dropi rolling among the big ones. The biggest lump made up of the greatest number of drops i.- Erwin. It is hard to count the drops in such a lump, but the sharpest eyes a sen that they have only seen two doxen roll thai way. The rainfall oontlnue-l in Arkansas until 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when it slackened. Telegfama from all quarters ol the state record continuous rain. The Arkansas river at Little Rock had risen up to last night four feet in the preceding 18 hours, when it was one foot ten inches below the danger line and still rising. All the other rivers north, south and east continued to rise, and additional damage to fences, jouses -and stock are reported, but the extent tan only be conjectured, as miles of tho bottom land along the rivers are flooded. The total rainfall for December has been over IS inches, two-thirds of it in the past DO hours. . *. ( At some points the Ouohita river spread* through the bottom for ten miles. Three miles nprth of Ardadelphia there is a break over.SOO feet long, through which the water rushing at the rate of 25 miles an hour, while there is another break, believod to be worse, reported half a mile further north. Terrific rainstorms' have deluge! Texas during the past four days, doing great damage to railroad and other properties. Trains have been delayed and country roads rendered impassable, owing to bridge washouts. Mayor's Office, Dec. 81, 1884. To the board of aldei men; i As I have som i important communications to make to yotir honorable body before & o'clock (hi! afternoon, I respectfully request that yon be in session at or about that hour. FRAftKLiN Edsoh, Mayor. To the aqspriK of everybody, the mayor1* request was acceded to by a unanimous vote of tlie board. The members were immediately pressed to explain the situation. With almost Unanimous surprise they said they did not kuow wliat it meant Several said it was a mere courtesy to the mayor, and meant no change in the situation. Several ■»M it was to give the mayor a chance to make some more nominations. The most plausible explanation was given by Alderman Kenny, who said: "I don't know what it means, but I heard that the mayor and Thompson have agreed." Meanwhile exciting scones had boen iu progress at the Mayor's office. Mayor Edson came down at the unusually early hour of 9.30 ▲. M. HU office was immediately placed under guard of a strong detachment of City Hall police, under command of Captain Henry Vincent Steers. The strictest guard wap kept over the door leading to the bijt room in which the Uayor usually transacts business. No one was admitted without first sending in bis name to Private Secretary Lucas by the hands of Roundsman Conlan, who usually stands guard at the door. The aldermen's chamber was not large enough to contain the crowd that was anxious to hear the proceedings at the adjourned session. Everybody had some special reas Dn why he should get in, and ioi\g before the aldermen came all seats but theirs were Ailed and all standing room was thickly packed with statesmen. As the aldermen came in they were successively questioned as to whether they had got any more injunctions. By the time the board got to work the crowd was so great that no alderman had room to swing his chair. Madrid, Jan. L — The people who fled to the country upon fbe recurrence of the •arthqnake shocks* still refuse to-go back to their homes. A very distressing fahture of the calamity ia (he destruction of almost all medicines, making it almost impoesible to give proper treatment to the sick and wounded. For this reason, and for lack of food, the mortality among the suffarers is frightful. The total number of towns reported to be nearly or wholly destroyed is SC. The university, the prison, dad the hospital at Granada are greatly dataaged. The river Jorfena has disappeared from its bed. The Earthquake In Spain. Hubbell's ball ii the next in sise, and ia said to be composed of about 16 or 18 drops. Howe's ball doesn't amount to much, and Curtis is said to be such a true son of St, Lawrence county, where the boys never •eally fight each other in earnest, that be rill take a tumble into Krwin'i lump Tieniver the pinch comes. Many manufacturer* report one-third less working force this year than in 1883. The proportion idle is," however, ouly 20percent of the industrial population \Df the city, and operatives claim that the feeling among workingmen is hopeful, and even the idle are not aa despoqdent as might be supposed. The bnoyancy among them is illustrated by their generosity, one of the largest union* of the city that recently voted $100 for the Hocking Valley sufferer* having been obliged to borrow the money of their president. If there waa any fear that the new year would bring worse time* it i* doubtful if the uatoM wli depleted treasuries would venture to borrow for others. Tha brioWars** Who were on a strike most of the year ware generously aided by their •u-workers ia tlw building trade, such as oarpantsm, pVaatererg, etc., and many went to ottoar plsaes. This gave employment to brloklayera from the country, and so no great distress waa notiooable in this line. Active building operations ceased in November, and the work left to lie done is only sufficient te employ about three-quarters of the building trade workers. As It is usual for this depression to occur at this time, moat of the unions and their member* were prepared for it. ffMW" Wiuoa, Tberru are only three or four members here yet. Earle of King* county Is one of them. He has himself the complimentary Democratic nomination fcr tlie speakership. There will be a big crowd here on Friday night, and Saturday«an0 Sunday will byery lively. These who are here preten 1 that Mr. Husted's boom has not reached here yet, and they speak of the Evarts mC»v« ment as the December suna tors hip. A* for a vats,they say it is in the hands of 'Senators Gilbert and Lansing, who have got it on suoh a high moral plane that it is in tbf cloud*. Will Dance at His Daughter's Wedding. London, Jan. 1.—Prof. Huxley 1* at Naples and la faithfully pursuing the (ouw of Italian travel and treatment which Sir Andrew Clarke told bim last fall waa imperative if ne wished to live. The venerable philosopher write* mo*t cheerfully from Naples, statea that be is daily improving in health; tdat be proposes to spend a month at Amulfl, and that be will surely be borne to danoe at his daughter's wedding in the spring. _______ The Cold Wave Comlhg East. N*w York, Jan. 1.—Uen. Haien notifies the signal office In this city that a cold w ave is coming. He order* the cold wave signal raised. The temperature will fall from 80 to SO degree* in the next 24 or 30 hour*. The leather dealers fa "The 8wa«u'w»re greatly disturbed yesterday over My'* death and t ie- craw to which Hi wtts attributed. ,Titty wen. punish fa aD|wwp|#»Dr It, becaune they went given to  that the poi»onC*H hid* did Bot eon* fa contact with the victim's skin. A, IwtfMr dealer rotnemDred, however, that .Mr. Hatch di 1 bvalueee in hor»4, ahkC Dtty, in handling these, be thoogh', iBlrfct  eeivel the poison under hie nail*. Later on he might bare scratched his arm and then received the deadly stuff into hie system Mr. Hatch said that the hides be ure being shipped tmm mmmat Ay res' pre 4H|iiil fa arsenic. The eolation ha bdintd U» lie so weak that no one oould «uffw seriously from it It however, that the araenic in some oases had not become properly dissolved and still adhered to ttfckid*. Tbo make ttse of * « «*» CANDY THAT INEBRIATE8. Repairing the Gonld Cable. School Children Made Drunk by London, Jan. L—The repairing of the Gould cable lines is likely to be a prolonged task on acoount of tha atorm* prevailing off the baqk* of Newfoundland and for many degree* eastward. The repair ship Mlnia, although built expressly for the purpoee, da* been unable to grapple the several ends aad baa returned to Mlguelon to re coal and undergo torn* repair*. N*w York Jan. 1.—The Children's society has received complaints from the pared te of school children that the children frequently come home looking and acting as if they were partially drunk. It was ascer tained that the condition of the children was due to "rock-and-rye drops" and "cbooolate bombs." Officers of the'society went to tl\e shops where the elements of a saccharine drunk were sold, and bought large quantities. Mr. Garry said this about the MM to-day Alooholio Confectionery. 8ULLIVAN AS AN ACTOR. Ike Champion Appear* fa One of John That thj idleness of employes is more apparaat than real is further evidenoed In the caae of female operatives, who, losing their position* ia factories, have found employment asdomestics. In many establishments the hour* of work have been reduced instead of cutting off the number of employes, a factories running only half or three-quartan time. In other industries a reduction of wajes averaging perhaps IS per oent has enahlsd the employment of the full number of hands, so that suffering has been pitvented, though the strictest eoonoipy was necessary "to makk both ends meet," Brougham'* Play*. New Yon, Jan. 1.—John Lawrence But livan, champion thumper of the world, sank from his dignity as a show pitcher on  bail nine to the position of a common actor last night He kindly consented to appear on the stage of the Academy of Music in Brooklyn in the concert hall seen* in the "Lottery of Ufa." When John Brougham wrote the play he prafaaMy did not dream that it was to fce il. lumlnated by the preeence of the champion. There was evidently some doubt in the average Brooklyn wind at to whether the great un whipped would appear, Dfs he several times recently proved hiu v 'ta be as dnlioate as a prima donna. doubters were mad* more anxious by %. etories telegraphed to yesterday's papers from Boston stating that Mr. Sullivan was engaged in the hilarious occupation of driving nails into his own cofflh with great earnestness. Hence the house was not quite so full as Mr. Sullivan was reported to have been. The gallery deities were res tlass early in the evening, but when the poncert hall scene arrived they were breathless with expectation. Frank Mordaunt, playing Terry the Swell, announced the 'Levant" as an exhibition by Hike Donovan and the champion of the world, John J. Sullivan. Some one proposed three cheers for Sullivan, and they were given. Then the two men appeared and were received enthusiastically. Mr. Mordaunt then, on behalf of Bullivan, declared the reports from Boston to be utterly false. Mr. Sullivan, he said, would on his return to Boston seek legal redress. This speech ws.s received wltfe great applaussi M*W* from Gen. Gordon. A YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY. Korti, Jan. L-Adflon from Khartoom to tlx end of November say that Gen. Gordon bad repulsed several minor attacks, and had food and ammunition for savaral month*. CamiUrinn ars deaarting Lord Wolseley'i expedition in large numbers, afraid to undertake the march through the desert. Births, Deaths, Marriage*, and Other In- '•The ohoeolate bomb* are appropriately named—'they are filled with. nfmMWt They are al-oiit thi size of a pigeon's egg, and are made of a hollow shell of crystallmad candy, filled with it« aad fusel oil and aloohol. They are coated outside with chocolate, and bkvfe huff of the Jar n»f of a Msflelra nut stuck oft top. Tae coutents of theee bombs will fill-* wine glass an 1 make » man drnnk. The rock-and-ryo drops are ameatfd with a Tile combination of alcoand fusel oil. Some of thtD children confessed that their condition was attributable to tha chocolate bombs and ryck-uiul-r/e dropa" A11 the mem ban war* promptly in their *U with the exception of President Kirk. Udermau Duffy moved that in the absence »f the president Alderman Grant be called to the chair. The air was filled with eriea of "Mr. Clerk," "Mr. Clack," and the veteran Francis J. Twomey was for the moment 'nonplussed. At length Alderman Jaehne It a hearing and moved Bar ndraent ilat Alderman Walte should toe chair. Alter come discussion the roll was called, *nd Alderm an Waita was chosen to be chair - 'Kan by a vote of 16 to & " Tbefol lowing communication was reoal»e* teres ting Statistics. Nrw Yobx, Jan. i—There were 36,04# deaths in New York in 1884, the year ending at 12 o'clock yesterday, against $1,088 thj year before. The deficient birth register shows 30,637 births reported, against 28,97* last year; "11,805 couples (took the trouble tA A glatioe over the northern states that the depression is sot peculiar to New **k ctty tor state, Manofscturun everywhere were experiencing a boon untilabout 18SQ, as sfcown by the census* returns. which report 1,088,860 industrial operatives in 180J, while in 1870 the numbpr bad increased 700,000 and la 1880 was 8,366.000 (or the north Atlantic and north central states. The total in 1888 had increased 10 per cent Since 1888 there has been a falling off of 318.848 employes, but this is not considered alarming when JMMT4 the country covered is eonsianred, together with the depression In trade. It is only 18 per cent of the toUfrMmber at work in 18S* It is ealimaMftfaat 18,000 operatives and laborers went out on strikes, which reduces the number of alleged idle mento less than 800,000 £ferougbout the whole north. This, however, ■aee ao* number actually idle, But only the decline In the number emit yed. They have undoubtedly found ■»! bar work in many thousands of cases. It 11 noteworthy that all the beat factories and Henry tiaorfe la th* Isle of 8ky«- TriH PFUNCES8 BEATR London, Jan. 1.—The advent of Mr. Henry George in the Isle of Skye has produoed a wonderful degree of enthusiasm Btaid and sober crofters, who oould hardly bo moved by anything lt« than an earthqaake, plod sooces of milee to hear Mr. George descant upon his doctrine of land naturalisation; Mr. George will remain on the island for 90 daysL  Hit Betrothal to Prima* tUmrr Nmki ' of ltattenber* Announced. LokdOW, ID,io. H.-Mt b its ted that the Queen al way* owwd the betrothal wMfh IS announced, of W youngest and only an - married dau; ghter, Prinoee. B au-ie. Hary Victoria feodore. to JfOfcf .Ma* Henry Maurice of BattonbotS- The match ii not unequal in point df age, for the prince is 26 years old, and thereto* % only ob* year younger wan the princess. ™. ■ 4 c mitt Of the Gi nd Duke Louie IV. ft H «j, who married the late Fi*|» m A Iff. the eldar slater of Prinoees Beatrioa, and to whom tha latter was at ana UaM betrothed, (rltiee Hjury l» a Clumsy yaath en foot, but he rhl a n tone with much s*ill and looks w±.wn»ii mounted. Ba il an honorary ©olotu uf a Prussian regimsaL lid inherits the tra U ion* of a Ion' line o( auceCtors and vary ii. tie elm. Prinogei ileutrice is aristic, devollpnal, dJIPajtto and [o.d-A k n —fnr a Princnm. Thi queen gave a reuct .rtt conaant to tHf Mi l upon tlio condition tlmt the fouuj ouupte s iuuld always reside ne ir bar. (t is understood that oiij o( t.e que n'« bridal |iHMb ll htricu will be the peurls of tha lata IsfAjT O.ho Kitigdralri, which were privately bought by her raajoity fnr (StM.OUO. have their union recorded; last year thf namber was 11,550. There were no deatht from smallpox in the oily in 1884, while 14 1883 18 persons died at that (lipase. . • The polidtf \eorted 6,708 dead horsM away Swrof 3, from the pound. One monkey #as taken to the offal dock. Tbey also arrested 70,878 human beings for misconduct Citiaens made  635 complaints to the board of health olj "trouble with the pipes" and other things, and the sanitary inspectors made 380,138 ■inspections. * Matron Webb took charge of 190 foundlings, that were sent to the city nursery. from the mayor: Brooklyn was recently flooded wit'i similar candy that had the same «IT ci on srhoo children. Tue Brooklyn board of iicailli ■topped its mauufaduiv. I . Uj4*i fi«fb Restrained. Mayor's Omot, Dec. 31, 1884 To the honorable board of aldermen: I am advised by the counsel assigned me by the counsel of the corporation that the injunction served upon myself in the case of Roosevelt and others the mayor and aldermea to restrain all nominations to your honorable body of persons to fill vacancies now existing in public offices of this city is void. I therefore send you the accompanying communication. Franklin Boson, Mayor. London, Jan. 31.—Tbe 8t J timet Uamtte announoes that a revenue officer in Cyprus, after defrauding the government of $250,000 and destroying his books, has escaped in a small boat to Asia Minor. _ New Havin. Cr., Jan. 1.—Ju Ige Bradstreet, in the Waterbury disric. c.»urt, has issued an injunction restraining U -nry Bergh, as an executor of tlie Cum ■ t Dn estate, from disposing of airy pH r, o. t. e property in any way, under a p-uu../ D,1 HUO,000. The instrument was gra.iiet o.i petition of George Weliou, one o£ lb i lw*.H at law, and is returnable on the ii *' Aiofiday in February. By tLe will of I in- late Miss Welton nearly all of her firtune goes to the New Yo/lc Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Auint ls, uud '.hu heirs are trying to have the will set aside. Miss 'Welton lost her life iu the Butky mountains. The excise commissioners issued 5,890 licenses to saloon keepers since May 1, and received (412,030 as fees in that time, a decrease of 125 licenses and an increase in receipts of $50,000 over the corresponding period last year. Niw York, Jan. 1.—Capt Goodwin, of the brig Josepha, reported that his ship left Pernambuoo on the 29th of November with a cargo of sugar for Halifax, and had such a very rough passage that he spa compelled to put into port for repairs. On Dec. 22 the vessel had her canvas torn to tatters, and came near foundering. On the 25th another gale was enoountared and. more damage waa done. The Josepha hails from Portland. Disasters on tbe Atlantic. The communication was ordered on file and the accompanying one was read. It was a simple sta.emont of the fact that be {thereby reoallei tb i communication of the 15th inst A discussion ensued as to the rigut of the mayor to withdraw the nomination. The yea* and nay* were taken, with the following result: To permit the mayor to withdraw the nomination of Fit* John Porter, 19; not voting, 4. Mills are running, and that reports indicate '"»t such as have been oloeed for a few ■* inths will soon start again. Mr. Mordaunt then acted as master pf ceremonies while the two men ®uarred four rounds. Sullivan appeared a trifle heavy, and was blowing hard at the end of the boat. He displayed considerable science, and delighted the gallery by some clever dodging and hitting behind him. After Ms "scene" he said to a reporter in his dressing room that the Boston stories were the work of a journalist whom ha had put oat of tits saloon. Sullivan said he fell well, but was a trifle fat He drnsed quickly and left the Academy for the Bhrluel JMH, where he Is stopping, followed by an admiriug rabble. He will appear at the Academy this afternoon, Saturday afternoon, and each evening till the close otD the week, and will return to Boston on Sunday. The Brooks M IMekson Salt. Niw York, Jan. L—The argument upon the motion of Messrs. Riooks & Dickson, the theatrical maimers, was not heard yesterday owing to the fact that the parties have otherwise settled the court proceedings, with the consent of Mr. Randall, the other member of the Arm. The suit was brought by Joseph Brooks far the dissolution of the copartnership last-Monday. Since then negotiations for a settlement have been pending between the partners, and the result was that Mr. Randall aasigutd all his interest in the firm to the other partner*. Brooks ft Dickson made an an%ninant for the benefit of creditors. This puts their property in the hands of the assignee, who is virtually a trustee, and as that was all that Mr- Brooks was desirous of obtaining by his S9& the proceedings ware discontinued by consent and tbe motion for the receiver withdrawn. Tba Laatos Times on tbo Fast Tear la LomoH, Jan. 1.—The Times this morning has aten-oolnma review of the events of 1884. Referring to Amarioa it says: " Tho absorbing topifl of the year was the election of a President lite session of Congress ending In March has rendered abortive, both parties desiring to avoid a direct issue on the question of free trade, which was moaaaterfly shelved. The Democrats preferred to play a waiting game, hoping to regain control of the Executive by the probability of the Republioans selecting an objectionable candidate. The hope was fulfilled. Mr. Blaine's appeal to the anti-English spirit of tha Irish voters failed to sedans Dhsm from their alliance with the Democrats. The project of a treaty with Nicaragua, giving Ajqariaa control of the proposed canal, has found little favor, and will hardly be ratified by the present Congresa" The Times rejoices at the revlVal of lednstrial activity in the South as shown fey tho New Orleans Kxbibition. A badly three-masted schooner waa seen on Dec. 18 by Capt. Farwell, of the schooner Sarah F. Bird, from Tuxpan, in latitude' 35.5, longitude 74.55. No person was on board. A cargo of hasel pine waa on deck. The vessel was apparently in good order. Her name could not be seen, owing to the darkness. I Su%k In MUiwtM BmM Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 1.—A special from Ludington, Mich., says: The #li»t and Pere Marquette steamer No. 1 ran into the liar bor at 8 o'clock in the morning, "fail* a heavy gale was prevailing, and suuk iu 14 feet of water. A large hole waa stove in the lide of the steamer, and the cargo is entirely under water. The waa from Milwaukee for the east, aii 1 Is a valuable one. When the hole was stove in a steam pipe buffet, instantly killing Joseph Kiicir and a mail nanud Cristel. Others wore badly scalded. The explosiou caused great confusion. The gale is beating the vessel bai|ty» and sha may prove a total los*D Bhe is property of the Flint Fe{* Marquette Railroad company. Next was a formal document appointing Hollin M. Squire commissioner of public works for four years from May 1, 1883. The vote on confirmation resulted: In favor of confirmation, 82; against confirmation, 4; not voting, 4. Meanwhile tha question waSTUlining about thefhauber ."Who is Squiref' Alderman ShjrssaiUl, "(fc is a Tammany man." Aide rm wi OS il said, "Tuat is the question, ■Wjo is bef " Njbcdy knew who be waa Tue odest joliticians in the crowd were my .t aD,i. Men were running about the chamber eagerly inquiring without result "Amther communication from his honor the mayor," was the announcement The nomination of tha Hon. YVilliafb Dorsheiraer to be corporation- counsel, to succeed Mr. Isicombe. 1 he roll' #ik called with the following result: In favor of confirmation, 0; against confirmation, 13. The Wsf. Fabis. LXx-. 81. —QiHdal advii.-ea.frea Torqnin report thai tli • Krniu.i (jrc a . ad r4» v need from Tuyeu Q lun, had mi the Chii|ua forctff and de.ua Ud Ihem. Infliotia; severe losses upon limn. ThD Frvach loss was trifling. Ben. Br'iere da risle tela, graphs tha- be Wis beeuflgbttau With tfriues near' Hongyen for several dare, aui has 'tiled 8 J) ion end rtfpfBr'd tVe gulP.' TM French, are in s»;sM|l|t tpMiMt spirit* . The government denies the trofll- of tta story of the sinking of i be traaspurt  by CEinase cruisers. T..e P.ieii..oa Is report*! to lv at tfal-jk *•*' »•'» They Will Continue to Make Venose. Pittsburg, Jan. 1.—The suit of Washburn * Morn, the barbed wire fence manufacturers, against E B. Schutt & Co., has been settled. The court does not decide as to the validity of the oontract betweeen tbe parties, but saya no preliminary Injunction shall issue and that the defendants must give bonds In $30,000. This allows the defendants to go on making wire fences independent of the contract until the case is decided on final hearing. Mr. Randall's Southern Tonr. Nashvillb, Tenn., Jan. 1.—Mr. Randall and party left the Maxwell house after 10 o'clock and proceeded in carriages to the Vanderbilt university, where they were cor dially received by tho faculty of that institution. Chancellor Garland received the party and introduced Mr. Randall to the professors and students. Mr. Randall then delivered a speech on education to the students, and was followed by Hon. Wm. Mc- Adoo ou the same subjeot After a careful inspootion of tba buildings and departments the party proceeded to Belle Meade, where they arrived at noon. The visaing strangers were introduced by Gen. Jackson, after which refreshment* were served. On their return the party stopped to inspect the famous horses. More refreshments followed, and the visitors re-entered thoir carriages at 1 o'clock and returned to the city. From 8:30 in the evening to 12 a. M. a reception was held at the Hermitage olub rooms. Mr. Randall will leo-e in the morning for Birmingham, Ala., where be will remain one d»y- Clara Morris in a Kallroad Accident. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 1.—The weet bound train'on the Savannah, F onda, und Western railroad collided with an inooming train 12 wiles from this city, causing a serious wreck. Baggage Master Terry and two oolored men were seriously injured. The Clara Morris troupe, which played here the night before, were on the outbound train on their way to Ponsacola. but none of them were hurt, idife Morris' special car, with herself and Mr. Harriot, with Frank Goodwin, tbe manager, was attached to the train. The New York Dial Sold. . r~—n riar • The Man Cleveland Seu t 1st the Freat. Buffalo, Dee SI —Deputy County Cl«*k Orr faun ( m a «pr raconi dpi follow io#««* try on a draft list: mi 'Oebfge 4«hiski, enlisted A Of. A! Dm substitute lot Ufvver- CD««l4MUiCMaMl S3 in height; occupation, sailor; plaae v€ cmM deuce, Canada." . , Where w (Jeorgo Beniskl now! Did ki really go to the «tar, at Dliml aaA Canada, has been hinted! An Ojralent Beggar. New York, Jan. L—The sale of Tha Dial, an afternoon paper, occurred yeaterdajr. It Was bought by a syndicate of the  holders and will be continued without interruption or change in policy or management The reorganisation was necessitated by the failure of of the 'original stookhoUers to meek their share of the expense of conductfaaJha pastor ' Helping Out tho Penn Bank. PlTTSBDHO, Jan. L—Representatives of the People's', Tradesmen's, Union, Farmers' Pepasivlren. City, German National, First National, Citiiens' and N. Holm's & Sons' »—"fr- which had advanced money to the directors of the Penn bank, held a meeting to consider the matter of granting an oxlensiou-to tho directors of the Penn bank who gave personal Botes to secure the loan which enabled tho Penn bank to resume. It was decided to grant tha extension until the case now before the master was settled aad now notes tor the 1280,000 now due were drawn up. This was almost the same vote that laid Fits John Porter on the table. Hamilton, Ont., Jan. L—Mary Shea, an old beggar, has been sent to the hospital. She has wandered about the streets for years begging provisions and money, and was thought to be very poor. A search revealed the fact that she bad in her possession some $3,000 worth of bonds, deposit receipts, etc. A deed of the house she lived in was also found stowed away. The board adjourned until to-day. Vjiy soon after the adjournment the Aldermen went down stairs to see tha mayor and the new commissioner of public works. There was a constant stream of aldermen, assemblymen, an! others admitted, but reporters were rigidly excluded. A Narrow Escape. A Chicago Jeweler's, Troubles. Providence, B. I,, Jan. 1.—N. Strauss, the Chicago jeweler under arrest here,  in this city and Attleboro $$5,000. Be,as yet baa been unable to get ball, at It would require $60,000. Hia offer of 25 ccnti wu» declined, and tha creditors refuse to kcoept leu than 90 centaon tha doUar. Kollin M. i-qure. tho new commissioner of public works, is of medium height and weight, has brown hair and mustac ie, and is partly ba'.d. He is a young looking man, and his face wad manners are pleasant. He was born in Springtijld, Vu, an.l is 47 years ot age. Hi practiced low in Boston for many yeai-s, aud was a partner of ex-Collector Simmons. He never held any political office there. While young he w»s a Bchi.olma'uo of Mayor Elson at Chester, Vt, and the intimacy tfius formod has been continued ever since. Mr. S juire moved to New York three year* ago, and has his residence in a m dest brown stone house at No. 814 Mott avenue. He has uot practiced in this city. Detroit. Mich., Jan. L—Shortly after 14 o'clock the west wall of Wilsoir"Brothers largo carriage factory, on Grand River avenue, fell with a great crash, doing considerable damage, but fortunately without causing any Ion of life. Five bricklayers and several carpenters at work on the Building had a close call, and two of then* were seriously "injured, James Cleveland being hurt in the back and neck and Barney Mo- Togue being iujured about the head. Verged Her Mother's Name. Dbtboit, Mich., Jan. L—Mrs. Mary E. Cody, stepdaughter of Sol White, a prominent Canadian politician and member of parliament, was arrested here for forging her mother's name to a note for f960 and getting the money thereon from the First National bank of this city. iim 6 mm, Cbicaoo, Dec. JJL-Tha Dailr "If Miss Lulu Hurst is pqsassi d ot ,a|j|r*» other than Biujcularer n*fvona,'«lae felted to exhibit it last eight to fee large MCl«ncs gathered in Central Musio hall. She failed lu nearly all of bar aid i» was apparent that any ma* ot *4*affj|' strength and nervous force oould p rforui tha tricks wliMrallfcnfteiuptod." Cannot Compete with Minnesota. OTTAWA. Jan. 1.— Millers In the Northwestern territory are closing their floor 1 nil la, and report to the government that 1 Jwy are unable to compete with the Minnesota millers, who are now sending floor into Manitoba and the northwest, and after paying the duty of SO cent* per barrel are selling at a lower figure than thewheatrequired to make a barrel of floor ean be purchased for. They are Joining Ontario millers in demanding a prohibitory law to be placed on American flour. Likely to be Lynched. Portland, Me., Jan. 1.—Rev. F. G. Nikander, a Finnish priest of the Reformed church, has arrived here on the Polynesian. He speaks but little English, but, as far a* can be learned, the objaet of lilt visii tqtf.B country is to establish# culony of 3,010 PThni in Michigan, tie is accompanied by an advance guard of sturdy men and womuu. To Kstabllak • DaaUk Colony. Nash villi, Tenn., Jan. 1. —Greet excitement exists at Union city on account of the arrest of King Henderson, colored, for murdering Thomas H. Montgomery on Christ* mas ev& The evidence against Henderson ii very strong and mob violenoe is freely threatened, as the murdered man was a prominent citiasn. On the night the crime was committed Montgomery »aC awakened by a noise and flred at through a window. He then walked to the door and upon opening it was shot and instantly kilted, his head being crashed with buckshot. His wife ran two miles for help and returned, to find tho house robbed. There were three persons in the gang. Henderson's three sons have confessed that on Christmas eve their father told his wife be had killed a man and wanted his bloody clothing washed. „ CONDENSED NEWS. An Actress Becomes Insane- Russell Hancock, son of Gen. Hancock, died in Memphis yesterday. A fire at Pierre, Dak., caused a loss of $85,000; insurance, $60,000. Cincinnati, Jan. I.—A Post's Shelby ville, Ind., special says: Miss May Howard, an actress jf celebrity, has lost her mind and was taken to the Indiana asylum by her brother, John Dennis, of Chioage. She starred in EngUnd and Australia, and in all large cities of the eastern state* Exploded la His Born, H. H., Pen. »L—At Lefcanan. Ma.. Frank Carpw took • dyoamiU cartridge from a bureau drawer and began handling it. A. crMdfte .xp'oda*U't*T%SH' knocking him senseless, «haMng  its foundation and breaking all the windows. Fortunately Careen s■Wired no pwf manantlnlurya»Ta*h»to»  At midnight Franklin EJson retired from the office of mayor of New York, and Alderman Kirk, president of the board af aiderm ii, became, by Virtue of his position, mayor for the shortest term known in the history of tho metropolis. y r At Pa,, Emanuel Brelst, a wealthy fl#m?r, was killed by bis son, who was intoxicated. Brooklyn's Growth. Hra L. C. Lamar, wife of United States Sinator L. C. Lamar, died on Monday night at Oxford, Miss. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. L—During the year 1884 there were 2,946 new building" rected In Brooklyn, that being 254 muie tiiun were erected in 18SS. Tha eatim ittd ■lumber of buildings now in Brooklyn is 7-!,055, iivUfnDt ii»g a pqpolatton of 066,009. , Trouble Expected In tho Becking Valley. Fire in an Insane Asylum. Columbus, O., Jan. 1.—Every thin.; is quiet in ths Hocking Valley, lut trouble is exacted. It is said that a demonstration last night failed to talCD active form (or the leaiou that the strikers met with a strong furcoof guards who were expected to make on attNtk. Several shots were fired at Happy follow, but without damage. At "r A. a. the police station was filled wi ll -t-vitieian.4, including a number ot Tanui.any aldjriuen, among tl.eni A.Uuruieu Kirk, Sf.iein, Or»ut, Oeinpsey and others. Mr. Kiik with dilticalty seen. Ho said: Ihdiakafouo, Jan. L—A dangerous Are broke out in the female department of the insane hoepital at noon to day but «os suppressed without serious loes; not, however, until jntense excitement bad spread anon.' the patients. Many had to bj carried out by force. , +. Vice-President-elect Hendricks is reported as saying he is pleased with Cleveland'* letter to the chril service league. Wasuinutok, Dee. 31.—Tha  ooiuiuitu* decided to in to act aa cravl uunbak of flltt iuttttiMAi parade. Gen. ..M that if Gen. Hancock should aeoept the invitation he noul't be givea every opportunity to Vhu duties of the office. The forthcoming report of the Illinois department of agriomltura show* that the growing wheat crop {s 9,817,000 acres. A nakola Judge a Fugitive from Justler. '•J 1 Ifi now 1411 yor ot Neiv York, having been sworti in by Judge Donolme. As mayor 1 hold a new offioe, an 1 am uot restrained by injunction from d anything that tho mayor may do. As mayor I have the authority under the law to make appointments to any office which is vacant. By virtue of that power 1 shall appoint a corporation counsel. Ha Will be a capable man, acceptable to all and uot a Watxktowb. Dak., Jan. 1.—Obailei 8. Campbell, probata Judge of this county, left and has not returned. Developments in hia office now indica-'o he u an embed*Is» ta the extent of $4,009. A tri-weekly newspaper, sailed The t ntinental Express, has begun to appeal in Dresden. It is the only English newspaper in Germany. I Dropped lDeuri at Seventy-Six. Newpoht, H. I., Jan. 1. — Robert E. Mitchell, a prominent resident on Blook Island, aged TS. dropped dead last evening Just after entering his dat-gliter'a dopr yard. A brother of bis drojDpe»l dead last June ft* Itavfs seven children. Nkw Oklxanb, Jan. L—The'" silver exhibit of tlie Chihuahua mines, Moxico, was swung into place yesterday in the main building, direotly in front of Muaio hall. The exhibit weighs nearly three tons and ii valued at over 9100,000. It is the largest block of silver ever oasf in one crucible. Three tons af Stiver In a Lata*. B- Canada's Foot Takes the Medal, Quebec, Jan. 1.—G. A. Lapoinie, of Quebec, has won the grand medal, th* first prise offered for the beet poem by tie Societe Artistlque Litteraire et  of Paris. Hie author was the only Canadian competitor, and hi* work surpassed that of 90 others. . t - Keported Failure of a Woolen 1 fill The prutKeet sight tn the world ton pMgr womau's foot in a Jeaeay Uty fruit. |ni thai Dr. Bull'i Cough Synip toiiw «• aru of » colds, all women csa wuar thsui . n: The secretary of the navy has ordered the discharge of all employes who have hitherto been paid under the six -months* appropriation act, MBept those "equired to preveul 4e«tr«PW» C* firoparty New York, Jan. SL—The East L b Woolen Maau semiring company, of Bridgetp wn, N. J,,' ia repertod tp have failed. Tli oompnuy a pnid up capital of $1(0,000