New York Times, The (Newspaper) - October 18, 1884, New York, New York V v VOL NEW-YORK SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 1884 PRICE TWO OF OHIO K V V K THE OFFICIAL RETURNS STILL IN- COMPLETE JBB PLURALITY NOW STATED TO BE BLAISE MEN THE CONGRESSIONAL VOTE AS THEIR BASIS Oct There bas as yet been no footing made of tbe total vote cait on Tuesday last Official and unofficial returns tbat the aggregate Republican pluralities ore as For Secretary of Bute for member of the Board of Works for Supreme Court 15.000 The majority by which the 10 Republican Congressmen wero elected U CINCINNATI Oct The puts Dem majority over Hart Rep In tho Eleventh Congressional Dis- at 000 TOLEDO Oct In nn interview with a this afternoon the Hon Frank H Hurd made the following statement concerning Ihu Congressional contest In the Tenth I havo taken steps to ascertain whether the majority against me has been unfairly or cor- ruptly obtained If as I have been Informed is the case I shall learn that I have been defeated by tbe changing of ballots the perversion of re- turns the purchase of votes and repeating I Immediately institute proceedings for a contest However If the majority proves to be the fair expression of tbe will of tho people of the Tenth District I would not take the seat If proffered by the next Congress I Jo not expect for some days to bave the necessary to determine my action CHICAGO Oct Mr Elliott H Cincinnati n brother of Senator George H Pendleton raid morning that there were causes operating In tbo result of the recent tion In Cincinnati which had not yet been re- ferred to I see said he that everybody 13 damning tho Germans for voting the lican This censure Is unmerited Tho German vote Is not to tbe crats by any means In November they will vote for Cleveland Ihey did not vote the Democratic time because they the Democrats for their to repeal tbo Scott law because they did not feel as a treat many did that the election ot Hr wonld be assured by the October election going Republican and lastly because they are not as a class opposed to publican State rule Their opposition is directed toward Mr Tho result will show that this is so In November the Germans will vote the Democratic ticket The other Important reason Is tbe fact that the Independent voted the lican on Tuesday Their objection to tbe find in the October election B form of expression It will In November In Hamilton County the Republican like There are at least In- dependents In Cincinnati Those independents trill vote and tbat will make a difference at once of votes It is ray ion that the Democrats can carry Ohio by a majority WASHINGTON Oct Elaine's agents at have been telegraphing here to-day that tbe pluralities of tbe candidates for Congress should be regarded as the test of These pluralities say will 17.000 insist that tbe vota on should bs cited as the test of the strength of the State ticket and that his plurality will Tbo plurality of the head of the ticket Is to be Ignored as it lowest organs and orators Instructed Jo his when tbp result In Ohio but whatever test may be adopted the fact remains that tho Re- publicans bava lost between 0.000 nnd In Ihu year's vote compared with their pluralities Vf October latO CONNECTICUT INDEPENDENTS BEST ASK MB SCHURZ TO ADDRES3 THEM Conn Oct Hartford independent Republicans are beginning to take in active interact in the campaign While no formal organization baa been mada coining of Carl Schurz to the city next Monday night has caused a demonstration which has prised even the most An address lo tbe orator was circulated for natures and In a few hours many of Hartford's most prominent citizens bad placed their names upon tbo list While it had known tbat a number ot the Hartford Re- publicans were I to the of tbo hearty re of tbe Schurz lar bos created much surpi iso In political circles The address to Mr Schurz To the Hon I art The undersigned and Hartford respectfully request that you will ad- dress a Republican to beheld In city at such time as may suit your convenience In the future In sinning this invitation we do not Intend to what our political action will be but we believe the questions involved In this campaign should be fully discussed and tbat aa address from one of your ability and experience of public affairs cannot Co be useful and in- to the voters of city Tbo Rev Francis Goodwin J G Woodward Thomas W Jacob L Green Samuel L Clemens John S Cutler M D A Reynolds F Peck Daniel H James NIchoU M H Whaples James J Goodwin D W C Pond D B Howe Charles H Held John 8 Gray Irving W Lyon M D Prof H C Bolton D Bartlett W R Carpenter A H Charles H Owens Alfred T Richards James A Fred W Davis D Goodell Ralph Cutler W A Martin P W Ellsworth M D Daniel T M D Robert McKeo Thomas H Welles F A Grant M G H William Charles rnger H E irank B Hamilton Royal C Mix R W Hamilton Jr S B at John M D George B Packard M D J D Browne S George P Brierley Gurdon Isaiah Jr Frederick A HorwooO iam Dr Victor Rundbaken Henry Kabn Louis Hahn Henry H Eroll Deschke R Ballerstein Henry J Frank B Smith Louis G and loch Paul F Schneider Jacob Fuchs the Kev George L Walker tho Prof D the Rev Prof W S Karr tbe Rev W H Dearborn These signatures are not loose of the most prominent of Hartford but men who on va always been constant and conspicuous PROF FOR CLEVELAND Conn Oct response loan Invitation from the students of Yale Col- lege Prof William G Sumner addressed them In North Sheffield Hall on Independent Voting After tbe growth and ure of the Independent voter and tbo necessity for his existence Prof Sumner Mr Blame la under charges tbat touch his personal and political integrity Mr Phelps and others of Mr friends havo tried to them but they have only made bis case worse He Is antagonized to the ents on all vital questions On civil service re- form he Is utterly at variance with what we In- dependent voters want That reform is at u ical stage now and much depends on who Is elected to administer It Here Mr Cleveland's record is sound He has beon placed in a critical position In his position ns Governor of and be bos proved tbat he Is for purity In If Mr Is he further said I believe theio will be a Dreading up of the old old parties and In tbe resulting Irom It there will the opportunity of the pendent v of both parties to ally themselves to get a tariff reform sound coinage and civil expressed a belief tbat tbe great majority which Governor bad over Mr In tbo contest for the cane was but a presage of the result la November The Governor responded happily saying that It gave him great pleasure to receive so flattering an assurance of tbe esteem of his Western Catholic friends and that be ed especially the honor done him by Father De- vanv and Mr Kean in waiting nearly two days at Albany to present In person the gift voted Tbe committee spent some time with the ernor and were hospitably entertained ELAINE AND TRAVELS HE DECLARES BE NEVER WAS A MEMBER OF THE KNOW NOTHING ORDER EAST Oot was about 10 o'clock morning when Mr Elaine's special train started from for Bay City He and Gen Fremont were escorted through tho city to a stand In tbe park where after a short speech by Senator Palmer Mr Blaine was Ho spoke very briefly and then Gen Fremont Both wore received en- DETROIT Mich Oct beat ar- reception given to Mr so far on bis trip through Michigan was at Flint Dis- with and a tbe local committee had erected a stand on a flat car on to which Mr stepped from tho train Around tbe stand were gathered several thousand persons Mr here at greater length than usual After calling tion to a protective tariff as tbe great issue of the campaign he I have received I have been In thLi State two or three rom persona asking me to state wheth- er 1 bad aver a tbe In these inquiries from persons In Michigan 1 have received the Bo coast listing whether I was not n supporter of Mr when he nn In us tbe Native American candidate fur the Presidency Let mo say In full and explicit terms In reply to these Inquiries by letter nnd I never urns a mem ber cf tbo order never voted was no 05 Inn ted by II and tbat Instead of supporting Mr FUlmore In I had the honor to be a ber of trie National Republican Convention which nominated Gen as the eral Know on this platform tie will to bear timony however Inefficient my support may bave been it was very earnest and very ardent I was then Junior editor of the Kennebec that paper was entirely devoted to Gen Fremont's and aided la Riving blm the lamest majority cost In Maine for a candidate of any party The Know Order views In regard to Immigration and tion which I never bad any sympathy and from I never to dissent But In connection with tbat subject let mo say that are at three wrongs In my require correction think that habit woloh has Rrown up on the part of some European countries of sending their paupers to tbo United ought Dot to be tolerated 1 believe In the good oid American system which re- quires tbat each town or each county shall take euro of Its own poor If In European countries their laws to Impoverish their people these tries ought to take caro of them when reduced to want instead of shipping to ns Second and more objectionable Is tbe practice of shipping their criminals to us as bos been done In many cases criminals belna released from punishment on condition tbat they come to the Jolted States 1 think tbat this Is a very grave offense this country which should not be permitted 1 a tariff for protection la designated to elevate the laboring man In this country and secure him good If It Is not for that It Is not ror then I think the custom which some men are trying to Introduce of Importing cheap contract labor from foreign countries to compete with home labor ought to be prohibited U Is a species or servitude against the spirit of our lawn and Injures nil who are In any way connected with It These are three evils tbat I believe should bo remedied At Port Huron tbe Rev A Hastings Ross read an address of welcome to which Mr re- spond d briefly It was 7 30 P M when tho train arrived at Detroit Mr In company With Senator Hale was driven to Mrs Chandler's where he will spend tbe night To-morrow he if til go on through Michigan reaching South Bend Ind ID tbe evening CHAIRMAN WARREN'S FRIENDS THEY ABE OVER HIS TIONS ABOUT MB ELAINE'S CHANCES BUFFALO N Y Oct 17 A general press dispatch from New-York printed In tbe evening papers reports Chairman Warren of tbe Republican State Committee as saying tbat Erie County Qov Cleveland's own county Is going against and tbat be Warren will be much surprised If the Republicans do not carry He also says that the stalwart element which solid for Arthur's nomination Is now solidly for These statements ity here Within the last few days several even bets In amounts from to have been offered by Cleveland men on City on Erie County and on tho State of New-York and no man bas boon found to any of them A pronounced man said this evening when challenged to back his opinions with bis I would bo a fool to bet against land m his own county He likewise refused to bet on Cleveland's own and for the same reason It la remarked here that Mr Warren does not believe his prediction for any able amount As to the loyalty to of the stalwarts there Is a good deal of Incredulity A few of them ura outspoken against the Maine man A funny Incident showing how tbe others stand has Just corao to A day or two beforo the Ohio election nine or ttn stalwarts wont to Canada tion but before going arranged that thu news from anould be promptly telegraphed to them the was an Internal nue o Beer a city official and a politician who was an alternate In tLe Chicago Convention Tuesday night some ono for a lose telegraphed the party that Ohio had gone Democratic by a large majority Tho dispatch was opened by tbe late alternate and led to a frank and full oppression of feeling Said tho I told them In we couldn't elect that white-haired thief from Maine if they nominated him I always knew It and It serves the Republican Party right for nominating such a blanked knave The Inter- nal revenue officer and city official are said to have chimed In and declared that they always said that a man with record could not be elected The only consolation any of them found was in booing that tbo lesson would do the party good When these fellows learned that Ohio hnd not gone Democratic are said to have felt sore over tbe sell but they had expressed their real sentiments for once THE WORCESTER INDEPENDENTS Mass Oct first In- dependent Republican rally ot the campaign was held In Horticultural Hall ick called tho meeting to order and J H Walker presided On tho platform were a largo number of prominent Republicans among them Oen W S Lincoln Dr George E Francis Albert S Brown E B Sprague and G H Hall Jr Tbe principal speech of the ing was made by Col C II Cod man of Boston who was followed dy of Quincy Tho hall was crowded and the audience was very GORDON'S BRAYE WORK MANY SORTIES FROM KHARTOUM CROWNED WITH VICTORY THE TOWNS OV SHENDY AND PEOPLE REFUSING TO OBEY EL Oct f rorn state that merchants who bave arrived at that place confirm the reports that Gen Gordon captured the towns of and on Oct 0 They state that Gen Gordon makes constant sorties from Khartoum WADT Oct steamer with 40 on board Ihas arrived at Dongola Daman an Inhabitant of Korte bas arrived here from Khartoum having been It days on tho way Ho was present at Khartoum during the whole siege and saw Gen Gordon capture a quantity of guns and rifles from tho rebels Ho tbe road from Khartoum to Sennaar is free of rebels Gen Gordon's ers after bombarding Berber and returned in safety to Khartoum Hash mil Pasha boa undertaken to occupy Berber with a force Gen Gordon was getting In readiness at tbe time left The came to only six Journey from Khartoum but on bearing of tho insurrection at Geb el Delr was forced to turn back Before he summoned the tribesmen and villagers to pany him but very low obeyed remained loyal to tbe Khedive As tbe had left Mahmoud Abd el Kador in command at El Obeid with only 5.000 troops tbe tribesmen and thn Inhabitants of Gob el Delr joined by 100 Egyptian troops made an attack on El and captured a number of slaves and Tbe attacking were so much en- by their success that they to renew the assault DONGOLA Out special messenger has returned hero from Garna He porU that the inhabitants there declare tbat the steamer which ran aground a few days ago bad a quantity of money of board which belonged to the Greek Consul There were 40 Europeans and natives on the steamer The steamer was armed and carried booty had been ured by the party In with tbo rebels It had also on board tho heads of tbe rebels who were killed at Khartoum When the steamer ran aground at the inhabitants were The reports the story of the massacre of the on tbe steamer He savs were no whites among the Oct is believed that man the rebel leader will succeed In massing his forces at Tamal Tbe English hove lost their chance of crushing him for tho ent Both the weather and the crops favor him THE WEST VIRGINIA MAJORITY WHEELING West Vs Oct far aa beard from 23 counties of State give cratic of Twenty-two counties give Republican majorities of leaving a Democratic majority of with four counties which may In crease he majority 1.200 The Of plurality In and their majority over the and Green back ere The total vote surpass any In the history of the State THE MOST POPULAR CANDIDATE N Y Oct Cleveland iras waited upon shortly after bis arrival here from New-York this evening by a committee consisting of the Ilev Thomas Devany and Frank T from tne Church at 111 who presented him with a beaded ebony cane bearing the following in- Voted to tbe Hon Grover Cleveland lit the Church Fair at Oilman IlL September Father in a presentation alluded to bleb In which GOT br in and REPENTING THEIR FUSION CEDAK Oct a con- ference of the Greenbackers this afternoon an address to the Greenbackers of Iowa was issued urging tbe erasure of the names of all Democrats from the Electoral State Congressional and county fusion tickets now in tbe field The question of a full straight Greenback ticket was discussed but owing to tbe nearness of the election It was voted down CANDIDATE DANIEL GOES SOUTH Oct Hon iam Daniel of Maryland the Prohibition for the Vice-Presidency spoke In this city to an audience of about 100 persons He goes from Washington to Alabama and ex- to remain in tne Southern States until alter tbe November election COUNTY NOMINATIONS SING N Y Oct of the Third Assembly District of chester County have nominated Stanton Cady of Sing for member of Assembly from that district and Henry White of Yorktown for School NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS CHEYENNE Wyoming Oct E Warren of city was nominated for Congress bv the Wyoming Republicans to-day Wis Oct ers and People's Party to-day nominated W C Banson for Congress LOGAN GOES TO IOWA CHICAGO Got LoRan will leave this city on Sunday for Dubuque where be will begin bis Western speaking campaign covering the of Illinois and In- diana ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR THREE THOUSAND CHINESE INVADING TONQUIN LONDON Oct of the Times telegraphs that another battle bas been fought on tbo shore near sul Three thousand Chinese were killed but tbe French loss was trifling SHANGHAI Oct French war are stationed before and eight be- fore Tbo Chinese are fortifying the heights and refuse to surrender their positions The natives in Southern Formosa are harassing the Chinese troops who are asking for ments PABIS Oct forces of Chinese are Invading Gen Briere de telegraphs tuat there ore many European officers in the Chinese army The Cabinet are In favor of tbe budget of M Minister of Finance A deadlock is thus created between the Ministry and tho Budget Committee of tbe Chamber of Deputies The report that M Tirard and Gen War will resign to gain currency Tho says tbat tbe Chinese force ed at Chu was only a column of the left wing of the army Invading Tonquin It explains tho slaughter of the 3.000 Chinese by tbe fact that no quarter was given or taken and no prisoners were taken Tbe right column which la passing along tbo River is directed against The asserts that of the 10.000 French soldiers in only 4.000 are ive It declares that tbo Chinese Invasion if not arrested threatens to overwhelm the French and that It la necessary that not mere ments but a veritable army be sent to their sistance A STEAMSHIP'S CARGO ON FIRE THE NEVADA HAS A ESCAPE FROM DISASTER AT SEA Oct Guion Line steamer Nevada Capt Brenner from New-York Oct 7 to Liverpool arrived off here at o'clock this morning At noon on Wednesday last tno discovery was made that a portion of the cargo was on fire Tbe Captain and other officers went below and found tbat some of tbe cotton and hops were burning They returned to tbe deck nearly smothered Water was poured on the burning cargo and the flro was irot under control after a few hours of effort Many of tbo passengers lent their assistance A quantity of the cargo was thrown overboard The steam did good service Tho flames again broke out on night Some of tbe cers and several of the crew were injured on tho head and bands while attempting to extinguish tbe ore one officer being entirely disabled Toe Captain officers crew and passengers worked without cessation after tho discovery of tho flro They were in a state of exhaustion when they arrived at The Nevada on enter ng tho harbor bad a heavy list to port It was stated that she had 10 feet of water in her hold Admiral offered the services of the crew of an English gunboat In tho harbor but tho agent of the steamship declined tbo proffered assistance Gangs of laborers were sent aboard the steamship by the agents here and the flames were soon It is supposed that tbo fire was caused by spontaneous combustion Seventeen gers were landed here fresh men were shipped to relieve the crew and tbe Nevada then on her way to Liverpool Before sailing she listed heavily to starboard and tbe boats on the port side were Oiled with water to assist in righting ber She loft on an even EUROPEAN COLONIAL QUESTIONS MUNICH Oot Munich states that the English Government has assured Prince Bismarck that It la not opposed to Germany's colonial policy VIENNA Oct are current hero tbat Germany la about to send more to tbo west coast of Africa MADRID Ooc Cabinet Council has decided to postpone giving assistance to the Colonial Treasury till the Cortes approves a treaty of commerce between America and tbo Spanish West Indies The Spanish Government bas accepted an tation to in regard to tbo Congo LONDON Oct Times says En- gland has signified to Germany her acceptance ot tho principles on the African ence Is to take place but has not yet formally accepted tho Invitation to be present at the con- ference The Cabinets at London Berlin and Paris con- tbe discussion regarding tbe programme of the Congo conference There Is as yet no proach to between Lord and Premier Ferry The Vina of Berlin de- nies thut Germany bas fixed upon a definite programme for the conference and says tbat tbe leading aim of Prince Bismarck Is tbe recognition of tho International Association as a corporation endowed with political rights the Academician and will be sent to tbe ber exhibition of tbe Metropolitan Museum Dowden bas completed bis life of tbe poet Shelley It contains much matter not known regarding Shelley and bis family CURRENT FOREIGN BERLIN Oct L Duke of Brunswick Is believed to be dying Oct Minister In his speech yesterday before tbe Hungarian Chamber of Deputies said that no written treaty bad been concluded between the three Emperors at bub their conference was a antee of the continuance of friendly relations between the three Empires MADRID Oot States Minister Foster will sail for America soon with the new Spanish West India commercial treaty which bas been signed by J de Elduayen tor of Foreign Affairs Minister Foster will re- turn to to negotiate a treaty of commerce on terms which Spain boa already accepted LONDON Oct Gibson proprietor of Vanity Fair has been summoned to answer a of assault made against him by Lord Marcus A dispatch from Mozambique of to-day states that an American frigate baa arrived there for tbe purpose of settling the bark Sarah Hobart question It Is thought that an International dispute Is Inevitable The Hungarian who was arrested at Liverpool night before lost as be disembarked from tbe American Lino steamer Lord from delphia for having dynamite In his luggage 13 a miner He has made a explanation of bis reasons for the dangerous article in his possession and will probably be set at The period of option allowed holders of 3 per cents expired to-day Tho banks maintained their opposition until tho close both London and country bankers refusing to con- vert It Is reported that the total amount ot ot private Is The private negotiations between Mr Parnell and Mr Gladstone have been broken off Mr the Chief Secretary for Ireland has Mr Gladstone's assent to tbe renewal of the Crimea act It is rumored tbat Earl Spencer Lord Lieutenant of Ireland desires to resign and that he will bo succeeded by the Duke of Connaught ST Oct police at Riga have discovered a quantity of subversive proclamations in tlie on board the steamer Kelso from Hull The ship's penter who has absconded Is to have been responsible for them Tbe Chief of Police the proprietors of all hotels restaurants places to remove the portraits of tho Czar from tho public rooms on the ground that disrespect Is shown them by the public PARIS Oot usual mass in bration of the death of Marie Antoinette Oct 18.1793 nt tho Madeleine Church was yesterday omitted though It bad been announced in the capers It Is reported that tbe service lost year was not paid for and that no provision was made to pay or It year ROME Oct the past 34 hours there were 66 fresh cases of cholera and 27 deaths at Naples and 7 fresh cases and 3 deaths at Genoa There was a total of 130 fresh cases of cholera and 62 deaths In Italy The Pope has sent to Catania to be used for the relief of the sufferers from the recent cyclones The Pope has presented his portrait with nn autograph letter to Father Curcl as a mark of favor tbe recent recantation by tho great Jesuit of his peculiar views having been accepted as altogether satisfactory At the ramo time the Archbishop of Florence bas invited Father Curcl to preach a thanksgiving sermon on tho escape of that city from a visitation of tbe cholera Moscow Oct mob of university students to-day smashed the windows of tbe publication office of tho Moscow Gazette One hundred of the rioters were arrested WANTS TO MARRY A WIDOW BUT SONS OPPOSE THE MATCH AND ACCUSE THE OLD MAN OF INSANITY CHICAGO Oct Ezra Taylor one of Chicago's pioneer citizens was brought be- fore Judge yesterday to be tried for Insanity at tbe Instance of bis son George L Taylor of the Flro Deportment The Judge subjected to a rigid examination but tbe queries were answered In a manner not at all Indicative of mental unsoundness The old gentleman was committed In tho custody of his eon until Monday when a further bearing will bo bad There Is quite an interesting little inside tory to all which explains the desire of the to have their old father declared a Col Is wealthy especially in valuable real estate Some time ago be formed tbe acquaintance of a widow from Anna In spite of ber 40 years Is still possessed of considerable personal charms Tbe acquaintance ripened into an Intimacy and now these two wish to marry Tho old man on Thursday of last week took out a marriage license and ho was to moot tbe widow a lew days ago in Michigan to marry her but on bio way to tho railroad station In bis Henry Taylor one of his sons swore tbat be would prevent the trip pulling out bis revolver and shooting down the on tbe spot Yesterday the Colonel was to start off more for tho same purpose and to prevent the lunacy ings were begun against him by Capt George Taylor The eons of the old man accuse tbo widow of mercenary motives In her monial project with him and fear that his mind being somewhat weak he will not be able to resist ber will disinherit leaving his large fortune to ber It was said by a Irlend of tho family to-day that Col Taylor would marry tbe widow tho first chance be got nnd that he might do so even In the interval now and Monday the fact of his being In tbe custody of his son not being a preventive against that contingency But it seems that at last accounts the seductive widow was in the wilds of Michigan LAUGHING AT THE SPEECHES A BAD NIGHT FOR THE FISH EATING SHARK AT THE MURRAY HILL HOTEL FIFTH ANNUAL OF THE AND BAT DE- WITH AVIDITY A number of scaled the stops of the Murray Hill Hotel at last evening With phosphorescent eyes they glared around tho corridors of tbe hoy so and dived Into tbo coat room Presently they appeared In full evening dress with black backs and broad bosoms looking like In tbe hey day of their pride They had assembled as and guests of the Ichthyophagous Club to cat their fifth annual dinner of flab This does not eat flsh for tbe purpose of procuring brains It eats flsh on purely scientific principles and blue china plates It oats flsh because It believes flsh to be tbe restorer of fountain of perennial which Ponce da Leon vainly sought Tho Ichthyophagous Club docs not mind tho bones in fact the members are all The dinner lost night was a triumph of ary art over popular prejudices Many of the dishes eaten by the club am generally supposed to be uneatable Most of thorn been demonstrated to be Indigestible Tbat doesn't make any difference to an goa They can eat anything that out of the sea from a shark's fln to a bathing suit and they can digest anything from a volume of tho Record to a wood top those who ate of the dinner last evening wore tho President of tbe club John Foord Fish Commissioner E J Gen C T Charles Miller Dr William A Hammond F U ber ex-Mayor Smith Ely B Roosevelt A De Cordova John II Mott George Wer- Robert Barnett Phillips Dr E C Spitzka Howard Carroll Frederick Mather and 8 8 Cox Their obituaries are In type Tbe menu of which these gentlemen aided and abetted by sundry partook was marine to a rarely equaled First camo that edible which unwearying custom bas recognized as tho bivalve which was washed away In copious libations of Latour Blanche Then camo Instead of soups direful tions called elixir of razor cluras and essence of devil flsh These were followed by surprises de tbo tendrils of which wound themselves around tbo immortal souls of tho feeders nelon of anchovies dJa Capo Cod and cobla dla Ward a chaotic of sherry and Low Dutch potatoes ensued Tbon burnt lorth turban of sea robin d or shark ila of ray sauce and croquettes of horseshoe crab thinly disguised under tbo title of li la Montauk Chateau Lantto sent below to sto w these away Some of beef escaped from Hoboken camo next and then baked carp d la Baird Prof Baird had asked tho members to send him their unbiased opinions of this dish Most of the members wore very much biased beforo they got that far Some of them declared that It tasted like sawdust la woodshed couldn't declare anything Ichthyophagous punch was the noit missile and camo broiled English snipe on toast Cordon accompanied this dish aud caused many of tho members to endeavor to put red labels on tho atmosphere Supremo of shark was voted to be tho fluent dish on the table bv tho Wall-street men the time arrived for tho delivery of speeches Mr Fred Mather on behalf of tho Uah aristocracy of presented to the presiding officer a prominent bono of tbo to be used as a gavel Subsequently Mr Foord thumped on tho table with it and read a letter of from Mr vid A Wells whom ho accused of ual in political economy Mr loiter criticised tho club's career Mr Foord In reply asked where was the nab they had not coton Tho speaker declared that the object of tho club was to teach future tions how to live If beef became extinct men would always have the shark to eat No man could become discontented with his lot bis sea he bad skates and rays to eat Dr Hammond a toast in honor of the doctors without whose services aitous dinners would be rash ventures He said he bad been accused of getting Inspiration for bis novel Lai from the club writing that book he had written two more books Ono was on Insanity Tho other was on a still tenderer subject Ho got tbo Inspiration for both of them irom the Mr C R Miller responded to tbo toast of Tho Press Ho said that If ho bad known he was to be called on ho would have responded in Greek Ho bad expected Mr M P Handy of Philadelphia to bo present and re- spond to tho toast As that gentleman was not there tho speaker decided to respond by sitting down Mr responded to a general demand for tbo sound of bis voice Ho said that tho original notion of the club was to convince tho public that there were as good flsh In tbo sea as had ever been caught and that many of them which were eaten In other lands outrht to bo caton In Hut tho eminent personage who In spite of tho author became tbe hero of Paradise Lost baa obtained ascendency In tbo club and was rapidly escorting It toward a region with which a certain species of duck tho latter part of whoso name Is diver la intimately Ex-Mayor also made a speech in which ho declared that he was to record himself as one of tbe survivors of many such dinners Mr Frederick and Mr George Werrenrath sang and the members cheered with voices The conviviality lasted until a recent hour and until tno members can get their eyes wide enough open to read their ideas of their performance or last will bo very llahy Those who live will cat another dinner A REMARKABLE WAR RELIC HAIR GROWING ON A BULLET THAT THROUGH A MAN'S BRAIN PHILADELPHIA Oct hair upon the human body after death has been a theory held by many prominent physicians but discredited by the profession generally Ex- perts who follow tho melancholy pursuit of Ing out and dressing tho dead hold In some con- tempt this professional opinion and declare that cases of hair growth after death arc frequent and often so that even a would to detect them A very curious In tho possession of a bookkeeper a veteran of tho la to war was examined by several Philadelphia doctors recently and appears to furnish conclusive proof that death docs not always put an end to the growth of hair upon portions of tho human body even after the lapse of many years Henry Matthews was a rood soldier during the war and was at the front In some of tho hottest menui of that great struggle As a member of Company H ot tbo Pennsylvania Volunteers he was In tbo at Cold Harbor On May ho was struck down by a let which entered tho back part of the head Tbo ball passed through a portion of the brain and was taken out Above tbo forehead Tho operation was performed by Dr W R D thon Surgeon-General oQ tho division who now lives at No 240 North in this city ing tbo progress of tbo operation a mass of the brain weigh Ing about an ounce and a half and as largo as an egg escaped Tho bullet to which some of tho brain matter and a portion of tbe scalp adhered was and upon his departure from tho hospital was given to the wounded man who to tho astonishment of the Burgeon recovered Ho has puttered no mental inconvenience and now occupies a re- sponsible clerical position lathe Heading road at Whon tho bullet was presented to him 20 years ago at tho hospital door tbe brain matter and tno patch of scalp bad dried up but n fow short hairs could be seen sticking out from tbo latter Tho bullet had been considerably flattened and somewhat resembled in shape a miniature clam shell Aa time elapsed Mr Matthews who greatly prized relic noticed an astonishing fact The which at Urst were scarcely inent enough to be noticed were growing Other grew out also until a thick black bunon appeared at tho back end of tho bullet At his friends refused to credit the story although he showed the precious In proof or twice ho cut off tho ends of tbo growing hair It continued to grow About a year ago Mr Matthows camo to Philadelphia and out Dr to whom ho exhibited tho bullet with Its bunch of apparently healthy hair Tho surgeon In tho presence of witnesses cut off an inch of tbo hair measured that which remained boxed and scaled up the bullet and placed it In trusty hunda for safe keeping Recently tbo package was opened A careful measurement showed that tno hair bad grown over 1111 Inoh tho ball had boon last seen and Dr wood said The fact is beyond Sute Apparently without nutrition upon tho of and brain this hair bad been and is now growing as surely if not so luxuriantly as it grew upon bend when bo was shot I recollect tbo wound the operation and tho presentation of tho relic to tbo Injured man alter his remarkable recovery It seems to mo to settle beyond doubt that hair can and docs grow upon dead bodies The fact has steadily been denied medical Journals and medical men generally but tho men who have charge of tbo medical college subjects those mysterious fellows who have every opportunity to know nearly all declare that they witness the proof of It Tbat hair can be transplanted nnd will con- tract organic adhesion Is a fact nnd the American Cyclopedia Hairs will grow after death and live for centuries But no such remarkable Instance ns tho hair growing on Mr bullet U ou record HUSBAND OF HIS O WN DA THE WILSON VOW LONDON Oct the curtain fell nt tbe Princess's Theatre last night on tbe con- of Mr Wilson Barrett's first production of the audience demanded a speech from tho tragedian Mr Barrett in answer to tbe repeated calle appeared before tho curtain and My heart is too full to apeak but I would like to tell you a story five years ago a poor and friendless lad having paid hid last sixpence to t In the gallery and see Edmund Kean stood outside the theatre and made a vow that he would one day be manager of tbe Princess's Theatre and play Hamlet 1 was that boy I CONSIDER IT MURDER Me Oct trial of J F Walker for the murder of A B Daggett in Jane last was brought to a close to-day the Jury falling to agree Walker who bad Just been married out of a window a party who were bitn and nil bride and Killed LITERARY AND ART NEWS LONDON Oct 17 Mr James Russell Lowell will issue In one volume his recent ad- dress on Democracy and other papers reviled Mr Edmund Gosse will leave for America on Nov 20 After delivering the Lowell lectures at Boston ho will lecture at tbe Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore Mi Austin la about from bla t In tbe Hoard oC Trade on a pension Mr baa been Minted br NAME OF BUTLER HISSED AND THAT OF CLEVELAND CHEERED N J Oct meeting was held at Taylor's House this evening un- der tho auspices of the and West Club of this city It was advertised that Gen Butler would be present and that was the means of at- an audience which about half filled tbe lower part of the bouse After a brief speech by Dr Lawrence the Chairman a Mr was introduced and he sang two songs the latter an encore convulsed the audience Edward F MacDonald of Hudson County the bolting Cleveland Elector was then Introduced and he proceeded to sail into tbe candidates of tho Democrats and Re- publicans and a reference to tbe solid South was greeted with prolonged hissing and cat calls Tbe name of did not evoke a cheer that of Cleveland was received with long and vociferous applause whose cause Mr McDonald pleaded and whose trumpet he blew was also hissed The audience waited patiently for Butler's appearance but when Donald concluded and no appeared tho greater portion of them went home K E Potter of introduced self as a former Republican who had left that Sirty ou account of Its sins and become a The audience here gave way to laughter which continued for several minutes He said he was a stayer and could not drive from the stage by laughter they could unless bad a supply of rotten eggs Be proceeded to discuss Butler's tions and in connection with that by way of comparison mentioned Grover Cleveland whoso name was again cheered white Butler's fell Hat and received a fow hissed The meeting was of tbe most amusing description and was abruptly concluded about o'clock as the Chairman Bald on account of tbe lateness of tho hour ATKINSON A AFFAIRS CHICAGO Oct Atkinson the late partner of Mr Davles of Liverpool In tbe packing firm of Davles Atkinson Co Is still In tbe city Ho was seen last night his borne at the corner of aud Ho admitted the truth of most of the statements published In regard to the use be made of the money and did not deny having written tbe unsigned letter of sion He said that the amount of the defalcation would not exceed 9110.000 and denied that be had drawn more than from tbo Continental National Bank and that any of It had been used in private speculation Tne his mother was trying to re- cover was money borrowed by the firm Ho said further that money be was individually charged with was lost in speculation but that such trades were made on beball of tne firm He could not eay what his future action would be until some course upon by and lib jers H Is understood that Mr de- upon the arrest of Ills lute partner but be- be had left the city The gentleman was not lu bis room at the hotel thu morning nor be found CHARGED WITH ARSON CHICAGO Oct Anna Moss and Mrs Anna Turner mother and daughter are In the South Chicago Jail charged with arson They lived alone in a frame cottage on between Ninetieth and Ninety-first streets About o'clock this morning Officer Frank Callahan was passing back of tbo house when bo met Ifco elder of the two women You stand said she peremptorily presenting a revolver as she spoke He did BO but after she bad gone away returned Tho smell of burning kerosene was wrong enough to Induce him to turn on the alarm Coal oil had been poured on the Moor and Ignited Costly furniture had been soaked In tho inflammable liquid filled with excelsior bad been ripped open and set tiro to and three dressing coses had every drawer filled with shavings saturated with coal oil and sot on Ore Not an of Ing or a trunk was to bo found n the house showing conclusively that the attempted arson bad been for tho Insurance on tbo furniture only When tbe Fire Department arrived planned Ore trap was smothered out for tbe lack of air for tbe women bad closed every door and window and thus shut off tho draft The two women separated in their flight but thoy soon overtaken and arrested AN MARRIAGE THAT FROM A WIFE'S MISDOINGS N Y Oct fow miles from In County resides a married couple tho husband being con- older than bis wife They have lived happily together for more than two years and have bad one child a little girl Eighteen years ago a youth of 17 tbo son of a wealthy farmer living near the boundary lino of County made a runaway marriage with the year-old daughter of a neighbor They settled In Iowa whore thoy resided for several years A daughter was born to them In tho first year of their marriage tho child was an Infant tho mother eloped with a drummer taking tbo child with her and went tho husband knew not where but aa recent show to Chicago she has since resided Whon tbo daughter be- came 11 yours old she ran away Bho a man who paid much attention to her Tho ance ripened Into love and w ben the girl arrived at tho ago pf IT they married boon after their tho camo to County tho former homo of tbo bridegroom and settled and have since lived happily In some way tbe girl's mother learned of tbo marriage of nor runaway daughter and camo to not knowing tho namo of her daughter's husband Tho mother's paramour had died leaving her without provision and sho resolved to sock her daughter and mako her homo with bur Whon sho unexpectedly upon tbo and found ber husband and daughter living together as husband and and tho happy parents of R child that all tho wrong originated with her own misdoings and sho withdrew from tho scene and last Saturday camo to and took a train for the West Tho story as related la as told by tbo unhappy and mother A DRUNKEN STATE SENATOR SHOT NASHVILLE Term Oct Sparta White County this morning Thomas J R Swafford a Democratic member of tbo State Senate was shot and mortally wounded by roe Hudson a butcher and jailor of tho county Swafford who was addicted to drinking had bo- como In a difficulty with Lewis A Swiss and followed him to Hudson's store where ho abused him Hudson ordered Swafford who was drunk to leave whereupon tho latter drew a pistol and ed to kill Hudson Tho pistol snapped at tho tint trial aud both commenced tiring missed Hudson and received a bullet at tho third shot tbo wound being pronounced mortal eon at once loft Sparta to avoid arrest and la still at largo Public opinion In divided as to tbo severely condemning the action of tbo jailor Swafford was of a dis- position and had figured In several difficulties being out and shot two or Being attacked by two men several years ago he wounded both and accidentally killed bis in-law who was an spectator of tho affray Some time ago bo was snot through tho arm bv Jeff a brother of Congressman He leaves a wife but no children MAUD S SHAKEN UP CLEVELAND Ohio Oct 8 the Queen of tho passed through Cleveland this evening on her way to Lexington Ky via Cincinnati Instead of in gant private car usually provided for her the tlo mare was making her trip In car with rather limited room Grant her groom said that she bad been ery much shaken upon tbe trip and he was concerned for her condition fearing that she bad been Injured so as to unlit her for fast work on the turf No examination of tbe was made hero so that It Is Impossible to state whether she really been injured by the trip It is probable tbat tbe Jolting nas not done her any good The car formerly traveled In Is still owned by and was not sold with tho mare Maud 8 was charged 25 ceats a mile by tbe railroad pany CAUSED BY A BROKEN RAIL READING Penn Oct rail wrecked an and freight train which had Just crossed the Lebanon Valley Railroad bridge about 7 o'clock this morning Engineer escaped with a bard fall and a few bruises and the remainder of tbe crew wore uninjured Jumped from tbe train in good time When the locomotive left the tracks it came Into collision with a pusher engine standing on tbe up track Ten of the freight cars were broken to splinters Tbe pilot of the engine and the cab were smashed and the machinery twisted and broken The engineer's escape from instant death wai remarkable Tbo Beading Company's loss KILLED ON THE TRACK SCHENECTADY N T Oct ing Jacob Pangburn a farmer living at Fuller's Station WM struck by a West SUoro train eling at tho rate of W miles an hour and ly killed Pangburn was trying to get one of bit cows off the railroad truck but he ed tne of uiu- tho body arid bis and arms were cut otf Tbq eow WTM ft ot SO icon A PRISONER BECOMES INSANE N Y Oct Ahl a comely middle-aged German woman of while on trial with her mother a for attempting to burn their buiger choose factory at night which contained Bleeping occupants was called to tho stand by tho prosecution at tho County Court to-day It was at once discovered that tho woman had bo- come suddenly The Judge after a commission to examine Into her adjourned tho case Tbe penalty is im- prisonment for life Tho mental strain has proved too much for her A PROBABLE HOMICIDE N Y Oct Fitzgerald a workman on tbo Delaware wanna and Western Hall road was found drowned morning in a water course known as Creek He had wounds on hli bead and face but thoy were not sufficient to bavo caused death Fitzgerald's dinner pall and CUTTING RATES 7 THE WARFARE CAUSED BY THh WEST SHORE'S ACTION THAT BOAD AND THE NEW-YORK CENTRAL OVEE LOCAL ROADS IN ON FALO BUSINESS The reduction by tho Went SUoro way of Its passenger rates between any points on ita lino one-half or to tho basis of 1 cent u mllo yesterday was an open declaration of war against tho New-York Central and Hudsoa River Railroad Tho Erlo and tho wanna both of which run to Buffalo were assured that tho reduction was not ed to injure tho object of tho West course was to popularise tho UDO anil effectually dispel tho Idea that It was In danger of railing Into tbo hands of the New-York tral tho local business of tho York CentraL only would bo affected and the business of tho Lackawanna nnd alone would Buffer Tho York Central took measures day to meet tho local cut of tho West Shore and to-day will Bell to all points on Ita lino at half the old rates or 1 cent a mile Tho West Shore tickets aro good for 30 those of tho New-York Central will bo continuous train must bo used on the day chased and will possess no The Erie and Lackawanna will confer and determine what course to pursue They must make tho same rule to Buffalo tho Westi Shore but will not change their local rates They will probably will continuous tmln from to Buffalo at SI 65 tbo raw by tho West Shore Continuous train cannot bo and cannot be used to demoralize local There were yesterday of a desire to maintain IDO rates 10 points 11 ko Chicago OH far aa possible The Shore announced that It would mako as low afl those offered by brokers or scalpers The brokers rates to Chicago by tho Trio nnd West and 817 60 by tho New-York Central but It was orally understood that tickets bv tho first could be at At one time Weal hold at SO and them were reports of talus at In afternoon tho lirst-class rates Tho Pennsylvania mudo no tions from tho full tariff rates Tbo York Central nnd Frle fold no tickets aC their regular below tariff Tho f Is 81 W tho West rule It to begin polling over Its counters at or W over tho West low rate It was stated that tho regular ruto from to Chicago of by all but two lines was cut to In If that was so thu ta charged by tho West Shore would maku the class from to There were reports that tbo West Shore i reduced rate was cut to and Buffalo The West Shore's reduction 01 its loral rales seriously affects tho emigrant cool Tho grant Tare to Buffalo Ib anil to Chicago 818 Tbo Commissioners or I migration to demand that tho emigrant furu shall not tho first class fare and tho railroads to present tbo emigrant i riding In class must It An III be made to save tho emigrant pool anil rato will bo reduced to all points where It at present exceeds the first class Jure to this end will bo taken to-day Henry the General A rent of tho Shore said Hint tbo statements at- tributing the reduction by thu West to the Influence of tho Baltimore Ohio were absurd Nothing had occurred to disturb thn relations between the Shore and sylvania The Micro would not tho Baltimore nnd Ohio to make It a party to tbo fight between tho Baltimore and Ohio and tho Tho West would be sighted If It did not accept the business that tho more and Ohio to turn over to It Tbo reduction In rates hud In greatly lating travel York Central tho West would nothing as tbo York Central would keep nil its business by making tho same rates and would obtain most of tho new business on account of Its the old established route An said tlic had nothing to do thv light either on or business It had maintained rates roads hud cut them The were disposed to resent tho action of the N Minn In making tho same rates they did It stated that tho Shore f till giM them u margin of profit but It behooved thum to rates up for to cut this commission was to take money out of their own pockets That was one explanation of tho up of rates j afternoon There wm an that the West Shoro might make a further reduction of rote la view of tho New-York tion Neither Commissioner nor has taken Mepa as yet to end tbo war The bo reorganized more quickly than b fore as the machinery Is all rindy to nut In operation and only needs mont among tho N Y General Agent Weeks of tbo West Head ho has orders from to hell irer tickets to Albany York and points at half price Tuo road sells at to New-York or i IS with return ticket but tickets fold at a lower rato than this It Is said New-York tickets have been sold to-day for each ana that the Fells as low us the Shore Tho Lackawanna sells York for 55 nnd the lor W All tho roads dicker with gore and It Is said all Boll lower than these Inures A railroad mau to-day expressed tho opinion will slnK to 51 to York before they will Improve Officers of tbo Central and Erie arc mid to had a coi to-day and tlay arc said to bo working together but thiro Is outward Indication of It rates appear to bo demoralized mid an to-day are no rales at all Tickets for to are sola for and oven and closa lower From tho Went thu prediction comes that a cue In f will follow nnd It Is said that tho lias It N Y Jet Hi u rato war has created In this city West declare that ticket sales to-day hate doubled of the cut In rates tho JM ing In through to Central men arc taciturn but has been no diminution In The expect mentary to to one cent a mile N T Oct tion stations on tho We t Shore route In tbo Mohawk this afternoon showed double usual travel Thu Shoro end tho Central an- a hitter warfare In this night a cal delegation from Fonda to Albany wiis secured tho Central at Tbo regular faro Is 68 cents PHILADELPHIA Oct The cutting of passenger rates of the trunk lines has bad no effect upon tho vania Officials of thut company sar that rates will bo firmly maintained We sro perfectly satisfied this moon the wore found on the bank It Is supposed that homo some one knocked him down and rolled him Into the stream He was years while going homo some one and rotted him Into the strea old and leaves a widow and several children SENTENCED Oct the past two numerous burglaries have been committed In city and vicinity and from the character of the offenses it was evident tbat tbo work was done by an organized band of thieves About five weeks ago tbe police cap- tured one of tbe gang and subsequently four others were arrested All were negroes To-day in the Hustings court they were convicted and sentenced to tho two for 12 years and three for 18 GILDED SHILLING MAN SENTENCED Oot the United States District Court to-day Charles E Brown of tou aired who tome time ago to counterfeit for English was to tti tbe County Jail and to pay public who accommodation willing to pay a reasonable charge for THE CONTROL OF REPORT THAT MR 13 TO BB ASKED TO NAME A PHILADELPHIA Oct for the Navigation appeared before Judges and In the United Circuit Court this morning and presented asking for an order on tho Receivers of tho Philadelphia and Heading Company for tho payment of 10 for arrearage of rental duo under lease of tbo former to tho latter company Thu annual rental under this leaso which was entered Into In J uly 1870 is 8635.770 now U mada up of a balance of 62 lor the quarter ing July 1 and U for tho full amount of the Quarter fiom 1 to Oct I Tho court referred tbe matter to George M- Dallas the Master under the to Inquire Into tbo matters alleged In tbe petition and report to tbo court whether the relief therein pnt cd for should bo minted Thu Receivers of tbe Railroad bave at lost awakened to tho imperative necessity of waking an explicit statement of the affairs oi the road showing in detail tho and liabilities of tbo company and tbo means at command for mooting the obligations It Is understood tho statement will bo Hied on Saturday or Monday In the United States court There Is a report thai llonry Lewis L V and Joseph U Alumus will from the Bending directory when their present terms have expired F II llu P President of North Joseph Wharton aru ore Tho reported retirement of is undoubtedly but It li not in CJ rta n Is a it soma i L the of and tbo Mr
