Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1881, Page 3

NEW YORK. tleeting of the Stockholders of the Western Union Telegraph. The Action of Gould and Vanderbilt Ratifisd, with Only Hatch to Objects Rosy-Hued Promises of the “Rap- id Telegraph Company »’— Gen. Graut. Vanderbilt Has Paid the Entire Cost of Transferring the Obelisk. gis Subseription of $10,000 to _ the World's Fair Received with Hisses. festerday a Very Unsatisfactory Day for “Bull” Dealers in Stocks. The Weekly Bank Statement Unfa- vorable, but Money * Cheap and Easy.” Prospect of 3 Great Stock-Jobbing Bat- fle Between Gould and Eeene. Great Scarcity of Water Existing, with Fears of & Water-Famine. THE CONSOLIDATION. YESTERDAY’S MEETINGS. Speetal Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune. New Yog, Feb. 5.—The Western Union stock~ Bolders' meeting called for to-day, to consider e consotidation, took place. Mr. Rufus Hatch, xho was present, sccompanied by his counsel, sx-Judee Fullerton, said afterward that, includ- Ing himself, there were seven genuine stock- Polders and seventeen ex-Judges in attendaace. {ir. Augustus Schelt presided and Dr. Norvin Breenbad a plle of proxiea before him threc feetbigh, Ex-Judge Fullerton handed in the following document, which was placed on file: _Tothe President and Directors of the Western Taiom Telegraph Company—GENTLEMEN: On be- Balf of the stockholders of the Western Uunion Telegraph Company, I appear here to say that I protyf aguinst the cousummation of the pro- posed agreement between said Company and the American Goion Telegraph Company and the Atlantic & Pacitie Telegraph Compsany, on the ground that the same {3 iilegal and against the interests of the stockholders whom I repre- sent. Tum alsofnstructed to say that the DI- rectors of this corporation, and each of them, who vote for such consummation, and for all that they have done to bring about the same, will be held re- spousible for the consequences of such action. I am also tnstructed to, and do, protest agalnst the increase of the capital stock of the Western Coion Company, 88 is proposed, and for the pur- pose expressed in the agreements between said Dompanies, and to stute, further, that the Di- tectors will e beld personally and severally ~%sble to pay the Compuny the full amount of 10y capltal stock issued by the Company for xbich it shall not recvive the full amouut of the relne thereof In property at fts fair market WiLrrax FULLERTON. A BALLOT value, or in casb. asthén taken on the question of ratifying the sonsolidation with the other compgnics. 1t was sarnied Uy 307,225 to 600, Mr. Hatch casting 500 of thélatter. Mr. Hutch then withdrew. A seo- 0d ballot was cast on the question of increas- iz the capltal stock to £50,000,000, the result be- tng 307,189 in favor and 100 against. The meet- fog then adjourned, And those present or- ranized themselves into a Board of Directors, The resignutions of Messrs. Hamilton McK. Twombly and Chester W. Chapin were received and sccepted, ana Messrs. Hussell Sage und Thomas T. Eckert were elected in their places. The vacancy cuused by the death of Mr. David Jones was filled by the election Of Mr. Juy Gould. Gen. Eckert was elected- First Vice- President, in place of Mr. Twombly, &nd the futies of General Manager were added to the position. «Mr. Gould was chosen & member of the FErecutive Committee in place of Mr. Twombly. AXSON STAGER RESIGNS. The following communication from Anson Btager, Vice-President, was received: EXECCTIVE OrricE WESTERN UNION TELE- GRavit Orrice, New Yorx, Jan. 31, 18L—To Norvin Green, President—DeAn Stz 1 have for some time pust contemptated retiring from act- iveduty with this Compuny. The upportunity _Bowoceurs for earrying out my plans without the least embarrassment to the Company, and I herewith tender, my resizoution as Vice-Presi- dent, and respectfuily request the seceptance of tessme by the Executive Committee. My of- ficial connection with this Company commenced + 1o 1857, when its capital was $300,000, operat~ 10 60 miles of wire and but twenty oftices. 1 Rave been in its service without interruption to the present time, and 1 now retire with the highest regurd and personl esteem for its ex- ecutive officers and othera with whowm I have heen W agreeably ussociated. Vers respectfully, AN30N STAGRE. COMPLIMENTARY. The following resoluuons were passed by the Executive Committee at Its meeting Friday: r Resloed, Tnatin the retirement of Gen. Stager rom metive participation in the executive man- gement of the telegraph business, this Com- gr':,'( realizes that it sustaing a grent loss. R g in the péimary grades of the telegraph und ice, he hus by his great energy, ability, and oubted gdelity, steadily advanced to the Socund highest position In the executive man- 2gement, in which position he has abundantly Pruved that he well merited his promotion. +Rewlced, Toat us resignation of the olfice of -President be aceepted; and that in consid- :;:m of hi® long and taithful service, aud of lceshe may be called upon to render, his be coutinued for the term for which he Was [His term expires in October.] NORE EATIFYING. Tx‘m stockbolders of the Atlantic & Pacifio £ ®graph Cowpauy, consisting principally of C% Who had attended the other meeting, met, ) by & unanimous vote, ratified the terms of sule to the Western Goion Cowmpany, adopted 18, and the supplemental agreement of 2 One hundred and four thousand shures Yoo, WEre voted by proxy. The Exceutive Committee as now constituted Ists of Dr. Norvin Green, ex-Gov. Morgan, -H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Wilson G. Hunt, M:f Buyer, Alonzo B. Cornell, and Augustus GEY. ECEERT SAYS Wat 29 material chunyes will be made im- Uely. Asfor himself, be proposed rst 10 Test, being thoroughly tired by labor day 29 nigt upon the consolidation. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC. Tho ';l;cl[i:l;oldors of the Auantic & Pacific 1 mpany, conslsting principally of %€ ¥ho bad attended the other meeting, met at2g; O'tiock, and by n unanimous vote ratitied ‘;fmufule of the Western Union Com- m!domed Jan. 19, and the supplemental ment of Feb. 3. Oue hundred and four ’:.“;d‘::lhxm were voted, mainly by Droxy. Pany, m‘ Green, of the Western Union Com- h82ld gubsequently that ail changes in of~ Ly re consicerution. At preseat nothing had y larg oo the question 8s to whether P reduction of the working force was prob- Company would bo compelied to take that hitherto d employés would be a matter for " determined upon. Avother offiver, in ey tvered affirmatively, and added that the 7 “THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: # e SUNDAY, FEBRUARY - 6, 1881 —EIGHTEEN PAGES.- . course, ae they desired to 8 it dlvi- dends on the new stock. BETRRALSRS o THE COMMITTRES ON TELEGRAFE FACILI- TIES, appoluted by the Produce and Cotton Exchanges, held a joint’ meeting to-day In the Managers' room of the former Exchange, and discussed the plnn for a new telegraph lino presented by the Chicago Committee. The produce men were all heartily in favor ‘of it, but the cotton* men were not disposed to cbo- cur, because it makes nc provision for a line to the South, and they do very little busi- ness with the West. It did not, therefore, seem probable that it would prove of much rdvantage to them. The Produce Committee adupted the following resolution, the cotton men declining to vote: by - Resvlved, That the Committee on Telegraph Facilities of the New York Exchunge recom- mend totheir Board the opf§ing of subserip- tions to tho Merchants' Telegruph Company of Chicago, with the restriction thut 50 per cent of the stock subscribed for IS to be placed’in lr;‘;leel' bands as hereafter designated. oy appointed a Sub-Committee. 1o carry out the spirit of the resolution. . LATER IN THE DAY . the Cotton Exchange Committee held another meeoting and adopted a similar resolution, with the following additio: Provided it is the purpose to extend the system to other and prin- cipal cities and centres of the United States.” They also appointed a Sub-Committee to carry out the resoludon. The Chicugo Committee promised to lay the views of the New York men before their Board or Trade. CONGRATULATIONS. W. B. Vanderbiit wns not present at the Dircetors' meeting, but was represented by proxy. It was reported that his resignation is now In the hanas of the Execcutive Committee. Augustus Schell, bowever, said Mr. Vanderbiit had ot resigned. After the adjournment of the Board of Directors, Juy Gould and the others prescat extended congratulations to each othar over the termination of thotelegraph hos- tilities, and the sceue from the outside bad very much the appearance of a happy family gathering. “RAPID TELEGRAPH.” PLANS OF THE NEW COMPANT. Spectal Dispatch to The Clicago Tribune. NEW YORK, Feb. 5~The stockholders in the American Rapia Telegraph Compuny baving added ex-Gov. Marshall Jewell, ex-Gov. Alex: ander H. Rice, and Mr. Renjumin H. Bristow to thelr Board of Directors, arrangements are be- ing made for the extension of their linestoall the principal “citiés of the United States. The following details of the plans of the Company were obtained from Mr. J. A, Sherman, the Gen- eral Superintendent: A wire between Phila- delphia and New Yorkwili be completed withia two or three weeks, and work i¢ belng pusbed forward as rapidly as possible on a line to connmect New York with Albany. From Albany a wire will be extended eastward to Boston, passing tbrough Springfield and several other important New England towns and villages. The intention of the Company is to reach not oply allthe leading Eastern and Southern cities, but also to include Kaunsas City and Omaha in the West. ir. Sherman added: “OUR PRESENT FACILITIES enable us to transact business with Wushington, Bultimore, Hartford, New Haven, Providence, and Boston, and intermediate places. Our uni- form rates to all statioas are 15 cents for twenty words; 20 cents for thirty words, and 50 vn fn propordon up to #1 for 190 words. By the old Morse system, an operator who can attain & speed of twenty-five words per minute 1s consldered a first-classman. The spced of the Rapid Telegraph Company's system on its line between New York and Boston for regular work i3 i ONE THOUSAND WORDS PER MINUTE.” Mr. Sherman claims that it is this increased capacity of asingle wire that solves the problem of cheap telegiaph. The Company wus organ- zed in 1879, with a capital of $4,000,000. The Conpany hus thus far established ten looal sta- tions Iu the City of New York, und others will be opened as soon 23 the necessary arrangeiments can be made. . THE OBELISK. VANDERBILT §TOOD IT. Nxw YoRE, Feb, 5.—Mr. William H. Vander- biit has pald the entire cost of transporting the obelisk, pedestal, and steps from Alexandria to New York, and erecting them fo Central Park. WORLD’S FAIR. A NOTABLE GATHERING. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Nzw YoRrx, Feb. 5.—There was quite a notable gathering of gentlemen at Delmonico’s this evening In response to an fnvitation from the United States International Commission of 1883 w meet Gen. Grant, andat thesame time to have a general talk over the outlook for the World's Fair. There were, perhaps, 150 persons present, and among the number were such representa- tive men, in addition to Gon. Grant, as William E. Dodge, Postmuster Edward T. Tobey, of Bos- ton; George B. Blancbard, Vice-President of the Erle Railway; Jumes and Jesse Se- ligman, the bankers; Brayton lIves, ex-President of tho Stock Exchange: E. W. Stoughton, ex-Minister to Russia; Ros- well G. Rolston, President of the Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company; J. Plerpont Morgan: James H. Rutter, Vice-President of the New York Central Raflroad; Cornelius 3L Bliss, Collector Merrltt, Wheeler F. L. Talcott, the Rev. Dr.J. P. Newman, John Thomas Barbour, Commodore C. K. Garrison, W. H. Guion, the steamship owner; Gei. Clinton B. Fiske, Postmaster Jawes, Jobn H. Draper, the Rev.Dr. Irenieus Prime, the Rev. Dr. §. H. Tyng, Jr., the Consuj-Gener- als of -Turkey, Great Britain, France. Spaln, Brazil, Deomark, Venezuela, Chili, Greece, Sweden, and many others. The formalities of tne occasion having been dis- posed of, the purposes of the Commission in PREPARING FOR THE,EXHIBITION were expluined by A. Sullivan, the Hon. E. W. Stoughton, and others, The fact was dwelt upon by the speakers that, while they had-Gen. Grant at the head of the undertaking, it must, nevertheless, be National to besuccessful,and all parts of the country must take holdand help the enterprise along. The most important feature of the evening’s talk was tho show of hands made concerning tho amount of money already on band. This is something that hus been kept in the background ail afong, and concerning which there has been a good deal of mysterious binting and quiect fotimadon that it would never prove successful. 1t i8 necossury that the Commission shall secura PLEDGES FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS before it can take any legul steps or consider jtself 2 body constituted for tha purpose of bolding & World's Fair. Those who have laborod to accomplish the object in hand havebeen quite ndustrious to secure money pledges that would fnsure success, but they have not until to-night consented to state how much bad been subscribed or who were the partles who had consented to advance money for the big show, confident of securing a retura from the same. Upto the present time $322,600 of the $1,000,000 essential to begin operations have been subscribed. The New . York Central Com- pany. it was announced, had sigoed for $260,000, depenaent upon the full amount pelng raised, and when it was stated, as the subscriptions were being read off, that Mr. W, H. Vanderbllt had expressed a willingness to invest $10,000 A VERY POSITIVE HISS WAS HEARD passing sround the room. Thé unificence of his subscription, in view of the rich barvest to be reaped from the exhibition befng focated &t Inwood,was something that the gentlemen pres- ent could not appreciate in all s force. 1t was 2130 announced that committees are negotiuting with the Peunsylvania, Erie, New York & New Haven, and other railroads, from whom at least $1,000,000 are expected. Among those who have riready subscribed are the following: H. B. Clatiin, $10,000; J. W. Seligman, $10,000; Hatch & Foote, $10,000: Thomas Barbour, $10,000; W. A Wheelock. $10,000; W. H. Vanderbllt, $10,000; George Ebret, $15,000; Iron Steamboat Company, $10,000; F. L. Talcott, $5,000; mo nameé, $5,000% Thomas Butler, $5,000; Augustus Schell, $5.000 James H. Rutter, G. G. Haven, Willizm A. Cole, Rufus Hatch, R. G. Rolston, W. L. Strong, W. H. Guiom, C. N. Bligs, L. P. Town- send, James Talcott, J. H. Deam, each £5,000; Clinton B. Fiske's book (names withbeld), $50,000; W. A. Sulllvan’s book (names withheld), $95,000. After all this very satisfactory showing, some one suggested that it would be a good Idea to push subscriptions on the spot. and the result was the room was very socon ulmost deserted. Two cr three were caught for $5,000 each. GRANT. . T the Western Assoclated Press. 9 New Yox, Feb. 5.—Gen. Grant presided ata meeting to-night in the laterest of the World's Fair of 1883. Addresses were made by & number of gentlemen. About $22.000 have been col- i lected for the enterprise in the past six days. Toree gentlemen present contributed £5.000 each. The railronds are cxpected 1o givea million. p WALL SIREET. NOY FATISFACTORY TO THE " BULLS.” Special Disoateh to The Clicago Tribune, NEW Yonk, Fob. 5.—To-day was not at all sat- isfuctory to the “bulls.” The liquidation of ac- counts among Sundry country customers of brokers, coupled with the offermgs of the “shorts,” caused such a general outpour of stocks that prices gave way faster than has beea heretofure known for a long time. There was not much excitement in speculative circles at the dribbling away of valuvs, but the’ specula- tors of the street were tather inclined to talk about the ndvantage of the *bear™ side. The narket occusionally beeame oversold, and ral~ lled sharply as stocks continucd scarce for de- livery. In THE FINANCIAL SITUATION there was nothing of much importance. The bank statement was unfavorable, but the loan warket continued essy. Operators gave thelr privecipal attention to the conjectures which wére made from time to time concern(ng the at~ titude of leading operators. Tke “bear” party in the stock market ha3s recently been rein- foreed, it is said, by the accession to its numbers of Mr. Keene. Itisclalmed thut the latter bus withiin the lust three days sold **long™ stocks to the value of $9,000,00. It is usserted that Gould and Suge are the only mainstays of any conse- quence to the market, and that ME. GOULD 1S “ LONG” of a line of various stocks agzregating In num- ber 80,000 shares, and thut there s now a pros- pect of a great battlg between the giunts. The friends of Messrs. Vanderbilt and Mills suy that these great capitalists are dolug nothing ut pres- ent in tho market except to hold such securl- ties s tlioy propose to keep for investment. It 18 reported that Mr.Vanderbilt sold out bis entire remaining intercst in Western Union to Mr. Gould at nbout 110 some days since, and that BMr. Vanderbilt's friends have finally permanently retired from ull Interest fn the telegraph property. In view of these chunges in the positions of leading operators o considernble number of conservative traders have temporarily WITHDRAWN FEOM TIIE MARKET, and wilt do nothing more oo eljher side of the accountuntil matters become settled and there 18 more unanimity among the leaders. Tho cou- test between the **bear™ and * bull” purties In the market Is rapldly developing. The *bears” have been very free sellersof stocks to-day, and the “short” interest, =alrendy large, has greatly fncreased, as evidenced by the sharp borrowing demand for stocks. The market is being coustantly ham; mered, and n noticenble feature is that, while it Is easy tc sell stocks dowa, the effort to buy them in cuuses A SHARP AND QUICK RALLY. It is menerally believed that Mr, Gould 13 no seller of stocks, and that be will soon exert bim- selt to make a sharp upward turn. All sorts of “bear” rumors about decreased earnings are circulated, ana the usual devices are emvloyed in the room to brenk quotations. Mr. Vander- Dilt, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding, bas sold none of his stocks, possibly with the ex- ception of Western Union, out of which he sold some weeks since. He states that, while the suow-blockades have temporarily fucreased the expenses and diminished the earnings, all thisIs oply temporary, and will not aflect the results for the quurter, which he anticipates will beus favorable for the railroads geuerally as tho great general prosperity can warrant. THE WATER SUPPLY. RAVE FEARS OF A WATER FAMINE. Ne® Yok, Feb. 5.—A scarcity of water i3 felt In this city and many adjoiniog loculities. la Newbury and other Hudson River towns snow is being melted to provide fresh water for ordinary use, and it is put impossible that some such device muy yet have to be resorted to in this city, unless there is & decided change iu the weather. The pressure of water in the pipes has been gradually lessencd until now there are few places in the city where the water will us- cend above the first ioor. Tho consequence IS great inconvenience to all and ~ ACTUATL SUFFERING among those in upper rovms of tenements. Tho Board of Health say the Increase of sickness in this clty is partly due to the short supply of wa- ter, which leaves the sewers. drains, and pipes in an unclenn condition. The Croton aqueduct is now running at o maximum hight, supplying 95,000,000 gallons of water daily, und yet the con- sumption of water excecds the supply from the aqueduct over 1,000,000 gallons duily. The depth of the water In the reservoirs has been gradu- ally lessened within a short time from twenty- eight to twenty-three feet; therefore the De- partment of Public Works WILL NOT ANY LONGER ALLOW A GREATER CONSUMPTION than the guantity supplied by the aaueduct. This will £till further reduce tho pressure in the pipes. Croton River is now only ruaning about 45,000,000 sallons daily. which maites it necessary to draw 51,000,000 gatlons daily from the storage reservoirs. A large number of extra Water In- gpectors to prevent waste have been put on, and the Department of Public Works is doing every- thing possible to avert what may be agreat pub- lie calamity. REFUNDING. A BANEER'S VIEWS IN REGARD THERETO. Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, Feb. 5.—Mr. A. S. Hatch, of the banking firm of Fisk & Hatch, who bas just re- turned from Washington, whkere he has spent several days, spenking of the Refundiug bill and the option to be given the public to eallin bonds, said thls evenine: *There I8 u strong indisposi- tion to place tho option of redemntion in the handsof the.Government for any lony period. This scems to be the feeling of both Houses of Congress. Tuis not probable, therefore, that, whatever the rate of interest finally determined upon may be, the option of the Government to rédeem the bonds will be” extended beyond ten yenrs, and possibly it may NOT BE EXTENDED BEYOND FIVE YEARS. 1t may be reasonably assumed that the Funding Bill, s it will be fiimily ndopted, will provide for a certain amount of short certiticates or Treas- ury-notes, redecmable at tho pleasure of the Government after one yenr and paynble after” ten years. The Finance Committee of the Sen- ate has recommended no chaoge in the House bill {n regard to the option of redemption or the time of maturity of *this class of securities. The bonds which wlil be authorized will be either 5-105 or 5-203 at 8 per cent, or §-20s and possibly 10-40s at 3 per cent.” WITHDRAWN. THE GREAT COTTON SUIT AGAINST HUGHE 3'CULLOCIK. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yorg, Feb. 5.—The suit of the Importing and Exporting Cowpany of Georgin against Hugh McCulloch, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, was called for trial before Judge Wallace in the. Tuited States Circuit Court this week. The suit was brought seven years ago to recover from Mr. Mr. McCulloch the sum of $510,00 and in- terest from October. 1865, that sum representing the value of cotton stored at Thomusville and Macon, Ga., which was taken by speelal agents of the Treasury Departiment in pursuance of the provislons of the ** Captured and Abundoned Property” acts of Congress. The Court set THE CASE DOWN FOR TRIAL A\ - Monday. To-duy, however, the counsel for the plaintiir, which Wus & compuny orzanized to run the blockade auring the War, flled a consent to a discontinunnce of tho suit and paid the ac- crued costs. Mare than six years baving clapsed since the cause of action arose, this- discontinu- ance becomes a perpetuul bar against the claim, and the Treasury of the United States is retieved from one of the great demands arising out of the Civil Wur. The claim, with interest added, amounted o $1,080.000. TMMIGRANT RATES. THE PENNSTLVANIA ROAD MAKES ANOTHER REDUCTION. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunc. Niw YoRE, Feb. 5.—Emlgration-Comuilssioner Dirich, Chairman of the Castle Garden Commit- tee, hos received n lesflr from the cmnigrant agent_of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compnuy agnouncing a * witbdrawal of all former rates and the udoption of * & new tariff, from which 20 per cent reduction will be atlowed to fmmi- grants purobasing tickets In the Garden, to meet the commission paid outside, to points west of Pirtsburg, east of the Missouri River, south of St. Paul, and north of the Ohio River, and to points beyond these places 2) per cent of the proportion up to the limits named.” This mesns AN ADDITIONAL REDUCTION of 2 per cant from the old schedule rates, mak- ing 52 per cent ia al vania Company begai sciiing on the new baslg, and the agents of 'the other companies fmme~ dintely fullowed tkeir example. Following nre examples of.the new tarill: Cleveland, $4.20; Detroit, $180; Indianapolis, ‘$5.89; Chicago, £6.24; Burhngton and Omnba, S1L54; Duluth, : New Orleans, $18.85; Sun Franclsco, $53.04. ITEMS. A‘ FURTHER REDUCTION IN DOIGRANT RATES. NEW York, Feb, 5.—A further reduction has been made in the immigrant rates fare. The tota) reduction since Jan. 1to’ competing points 352 per cent. Iminigrauts arrived to-duy, 1,145, SUITS WITHDRAWN. . The'suitsof the Georgin Importing and Export- ing Compnnv, known as comicon sulits, involv- Ings §518,00 and interest since 1835, agalnst ex- Secvetary of the Trensury McCullach, so tong on the culendar of the Udited States Court, and which were percmptorily set down for trinl Monday, were withdrawn to-day, the plaintift paying the costs. O’LEART’S *'UNKNOWN.” J. Albert, who secured second place” in the re- cent siz-day” pedestrinn mateh, {s “The Un- known" whom O'Leary has selected to pit awainst Rowell in the match boginning. hero MarchG. In cuse of a tie In the uxgregute scores, O'Lenry and Albert representing America and Rowell and Vaughun England, the stake money wil bo divided cquully. Albert is under con- truct with O'Leary for a year. THE NORTIAMPTON BANK ROBBERS. Ounly one of the persons engaged in the Northampton bank robbery §s ut large, and e goes free In consequence of gving information which led to the arrest of the others. The amount of plunder obtained by the robbers was £40,000 in Government bonds, which could not be recovered, and bonds of the Cify of Northawp- ton of the face valae of 51,230,000 These bonds arestill in the posscssion of the thieves, who will only restore them on condtion of recefving light sentences. Of the ultimute recovery of the entive amount the Pinkertons huve no doubt. FOR RAILEOAD PURPOSES. William H. Vundervilt has purchused the Man- hattan Market property, bounded by Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fitth streets. for railrond purposes, pay- ing §5i5,000. He ulso purchused land in front ex- tending to the North fiver. 1 A ROUGH VOYAGE. The English stenmer Pomony, from Montego _Bay, Jumuica, came In about midauy yesterday. Her bows, anchor, and cabius on deck were thickly conted with ice. The entire distance from Fentick’s Island to Cape May hercourse wns covered with large cakes of ice, muny a foot thick. A A CARELESS SWITCHMAN. David Clark Bowart, who left & railrond-switch apen at Pennaorn, N. J., lnst fall, causing a col- lision amd two deaths, has just been convicted of manslaughter in Jersey City. THE LIFE OF A HERMIT. Honoré Conrad Baumann, & man 59 years old, who hus been leading the life of o herwit and a tramp for some years ubout Fordsham, was found Thursduy, nearly frozen and quite desti- tute, in u wretctied hut. PANAMA BONDS LISTED. The Governivg Comumittee of the New York Stock Exchnoge have listed $3,000.000 of tho new 6 per cent sinking fund subsidy gold bonds of the Punamu Railroad Compuny. THE COAL SUPPLY. The low state of the stuck of coal and the dif- fleulty of receiving supplics are said to threaten 2 coul famiue in this cit TAMMANY WON'T CONSENT. Tammany Hall hus refused to confer with the Sub-Committee of Twenty-one on Demouratic reorganization. IRISH INDIGNATION. Tt is proposed to hold a mass-meeting in the city next week to express indignation at the arrest of Davitt and the suspension of the Home-Rulers. A DARING ROBBERY. Thieves last evening flung o block of lead through a window of Newburger's jewelry store, Sixth avenue. und abstracted $4,000 in dlumonds, watches, and other jewelrs.. Newburger was sitting in the store at the time,and ran out, ery- ng, “Stop thicf!” There were ten or twelve persons Butside who seemed to be in league with the thieves. Newburger chased oot the fugi- tives several blocks, and then lost Sight of them. A CLERGYMAN’S FUNERAL. The funeral of the Rev. Edward A. Washburn was attended by Bishop Potter anad 130 clergy- men, representing all sects and sections. The coffin was covered With whize cloth, in compli~~ ance with his dying request. COLLISION ON TIE ELEVATED ROAD. On the Elevated Kaflroud to-day & rapidly- moving train, rounding a curve, crashed nto a standing train, shaking up the passengers fear- fully and smushing the car and engine. - FIVE YEARS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. Jolin J. Berry, Cusbier of the Bunk of Bergen County, at Hackensack, N. J., bas been sen- tenced to Hive yeurs in the State Prison for em- bezzlement. THE TEMPERATURE, Contrasted with the recent weather, to-day's temperature Is mitd. The rivers, bay, and sound are fllled with ice, fnterfering greatly with navigation. = AFLOAT. The steamer Roraima, ashore Branch, was floated this morning. NITRO-GLYCERLNE. The police report an attempt to blow up the Sound steamer Bridgeport. Two barrels of nitro-glycerine eartridges were shipped to the address of G. M. Gray, Waterbury, Conn. The carrier had no bill of Inding, and, acting sus- piciousiy, the clerk knaclked out the head of one barrel. He wassurprised to find it filled with cartridges, and more surprised that there was not an cxplosion. The cartridges were sent down the bay. - SOCTALISTIC FRSTIVAL. The German trade societies of this city gave a festival to-night for the benelit of the exiled Socinlists. near Loogr ——em—————— IRON DOG. . Account of the Surrender of Iis Band of Fifty~five Starved Indians. St. Paur, Minn,, Feb. 5.~The Pioncer Press’ Fort Buford special telegraphs to-night that: “ This post hus to-dny presented an unusually lively appearance. At pbout 11 g m. Cupt. Thomas Dewees, with his Company A, Second Cavalry, arrived here from Col. Ilre's command at Poplar Creck, in churge of iron Dog and his band, consistiug of fifty-thre¢ Indinns. As these poor, sturved, worn out creatures flled through the post to the Government store- houses to receive rations preparatory to going fnto camp, it was hard to realize that they were a portion of the formidable band of warriors that sent such a thrill of borror through the coun- try in 1876 by the massncre of Custer’s gallant band, but such nevertheless 18 the case, and 1ron-Dog I3 a soldier who has made his reputa- ton by fighting in times past the same troops that to-day served rations to his band and to- -night guard his camp, while be sleeps in tran- quillity. After receiving ratiess under the supervision of Capt. Clifford, this band was tuken to Gall's Village, and its various meinbors either taken into lodges occupied by Gall's people or allowed to put up their tepees ndjucent thereto, so that the necessity of an additionul number of sentinels is obviated. ,‘ LATE CITY ITEMS. GeoYge S. Mareh, the defaulting bookkeeper of Hibbard & Spencer, was to have appeared be- tore Justice Wallace yesterday upon a second charge of embezzlement, but, Talling to do so, Bis boud was declured forteited. The probabilty is that Marsh issimpl§ playiog fugny, and tritling with the enginery of the law, just as he has been doing since his troubles began. He is not likely to jump tuwn, as was intimnted about the court yesterdny, because be Is_under heavy bonds to appear for trinl in the Criminat Court upon the firet_indictment. und those upon that b;:ml‘mus;’ have cognizance of his netun?‘évnere— abouts. S Junes Costello, 21 years, and Patrick Kent, 20 genrs. were locked up at the Twenty-second treet Station Inst night by Officers Ryun and Lewis. Both prisoners were identitied for hav- ing on the night of Nov. 29 committed a violent assuult upon John O'Meara, of No. 1502 State street, and robbing him of & watch and cbain. George Wallace, the Borrd of Trade coat- thief, was yesterday nrraigned befora Justice Wallice for huving stolen ten overcoats out of ofices or trom people ~ having business in that building. The evidence ugainst bim was_conclusive, and at the request of the prosecution Wullnce was held (n $3,000 bull to the ‘Criminal Court. A number of 'the coats stolen huve been recovered Dy the police since hisurrest. * EARTHQUAKE. PORTSMOUTH; ¢ ., Feb. 5.—There was an enrthquake shock at Greenland and Stratham yesterday. BOLD ROBBERY. A Sneak-Thief Taps a Blue Island Bank Safe, And Gets Away with $1,400 “Cash and a Gold Watch. The Job Done In a Yery Clever Man- ner. TFriday evening, shortly before 8 o’clock, snesk thieves succeeded mnn very adroit manner in robbing large iron safe in the office of C. F. Schumacher, No. 204 Blue . Island avenue, of upwards of {$1400 cash, watch and chain valued at $200. Mr. Sebu- macher does quits an extensive business in the way of real estate, fire insurance, sales and transfers of all sorts, and private banking may with reason bo added tothe list. Asso- clated with him in the business are two sons aged 22and 24 years. The oflice is on tho main floor of a three-story brick building atthe north- enst corner of Thirteenth street and Blue 1sland avenue, and, owiog to the nngle of intersection of those strects, the building has a peculiar fagade and truncat- ed corper. Large plute-glass windows are on Voth street-fronts, and access to the office may bo bad In several ways. Within there are tho usual railings and doors, behind which are the desks, racks, sife, and other appliunces of a counting-room. Fridsy evening found Mr. Schumacher's eldest son, John C., alane in the office, which is upon all occasions kept open until 8 o'clock in the evealng, or Iater, asn great proportion of the trude is pmongst the workinyg clusses. The story of'the robbery js concisely stated by the young man. While busy upon bis nccounts, he was interrupted by a rough looking fellow who entered and cinculuted, “Boss, dou't you want to buy n lond of kindling wood.” Ife replied in udecided negutive, and turned to continue his work. The fellow ufter fumbling nbout the door for 8 moment or two went out, und & Moment or two Inter Mr. Schaumucher wus agnin inter rupted by loud and aungrs words outside, and immedintely thereafter n scufile on the side- walk In front of the office. The contestunts were crowding each other towards the building, und for n thue the probuability was that either one of the two would be forced through the window pane. Nuturully eunough. Mr. Sehc- wacber's attention was riveted to the fight. and he once or twice shouted to them to bo eareful, and do no damage which might cost them a penny or twoto repair. Severul minutes must ‘have elnpsed, when r. Schumacher caught a glimpse of the lower extremities of amun who was ¢rawling in 8 cut-1 k» manner from behind one of the frume partitions. * Who sre you? What do you wunt?” sbouted Mr. Schumacher 1 he spraug towards the sueak. but, in u twink- ling of an eye, the latter was upon his feet, and & REVOLVER, COCKED AND READY FOR USE, suddenly appeared in hig rizbt hand. “Speak, and you are u deud man,” said the £ “ce-visnged desperudo, as be propped up the young clerk’s nose with the barrel of the wea Whether sensibly or otherwise Mr. Schumac! Tell back a puce or two, und made no demanstration; tho thief slipped past him, and dashed out at the front door. All this happened o quictly and quickly that even the next-door neighbors did not know of the robbery untll yesterday. Sev- eral remember of baving seen the scutfie, but saw nothing of the theft. Mr. Schamacher made no attempt to give pursuit, but conteuted nimself by prowptly notifyine his parents and the policé by means of the telepbone. The investigution which followed showed that the thicves had got only u portion of the money contents of the sufe—namely, a common cizar- box containiug a dozen or more euvelopes in which were inclosed something more thin $1.400 cash, together with tne watch und chain whick belonged to John C. Schumacher. The mouney was the savidgs of some of the Hrm’s oldest and best patrons, a pumber of Whom bave made a practice since the panic and the miserable collnpse of city savings-banks of placig thelr spare cash in trust with Mr. Sehu- mucher. The thieves missed nbout $1,500 cash which was,clsewbere In the oflice, and also sev- eral packages contxining upwards of 31500 more, and_another puckage of 3$00 in United States bonds, which was Iymyg directly beneath the elgur-LOX. The elser Mr. Schumacher was found by the reporter at his* home,ou the corner of Henrs and Pautina streets, but it was with great re- luctance that he consented to say aoything ubout the robbery. It was his habit to remain in the office until closing time Monday, Tues- dny, and Wednesdny evonings, and bis younger son was generully with him. The -elder son wus alone in the oilice tho three remain- ing nights m the week - from-. about 5:0 o'clock until closing time. Wednesday evening while himsetf and son were in the oflice 1 rough-looking fellow entered and asked to have 1 26 bill changed. He was refused, ana di- : rectly after a young maon of similarly uncouth extorior entered and put the question, * Boss, don't you want to buy sume kindling- wood?'” A the latter was leaving the ollice doer was opened und shut twice in suecession, causing the inmates to thiuk thut some one en- tered directly after the kindling-wond man went out. The futher called the attention of the son to these SOMEWITAT SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS, and th:x took good care that they were mot watebed from the outside us they were making up or putting asway the cush. However, they saw nothing further to arouse com- ment. Thursdny evening found the father agaln pusy in the oflice, this thne with the elder son. ‘The next evening the futher went home ut 5:80 o'clock. The doors of the sufe were kKept closed nearly ull the time, and according to Joha the knob was at the time of the robuery turaad slightly to the left,—just enough to pre- vent any outsider from opening the safe, unless be was aware of the way to go about it. Tho knob wus nearly always kept_turned [n this way, and it 15 presuied that the thief was thor- ouzhly posted on even this trivial puini ‘Mr. Sohumncher i sure that the thieves, who- aver they were, nre very well known in the Reighborhood, and, though be hus no doubt of thoir cnpture by the detectives in the course of time, he bhas but little hope of ever recovering the money. He announces that he will make good the loss to the actuul losers. His attorneys advise him that be could not be held responsible for the loss, us the money was uot at fnterest but simply pluced by the owners in his safe, at their own risk, but ‘nevertheless he has scruples about settling the Tale in that way. Though it went gre Iy against his ~ grun to - receive such depasits, knowing as ke did that the ofice snfe was ot the best piace in the world for such purposes, be was induced to perinit tho thing by his custumers. The police bave 8 numberof thieves under lock and key, but thus far they huve no actuul clew, and thoseheld 1o custody. are simply sus- pected of befug cupable of just such a_rol bery. They did not bave to search far from Mr. Schy macher’s office to find as likely 1 lot of prof slonal thieves and ex-convicts as existanywhere within the city limits. STRONG TESTIMONY, And Yet the Justice Refnsed to Pay Any Attentlon Whatever to It. Jobn Schwalbert keeps @ coffee-house and restaurant st No. 124 Dearborn street, where there are tidy girl walters. Mrs. Annie Getting is & German widow, perhaps 3 years of uge, who kas worked there in the capacity of kitchen assistant and general utility woman. She yesterdny, at the Armory, charged “Annié Garland, one of those tidy waiter-girls, with huving stolen $8 from her.” Upona heuring Annie was discharged, there being no evidence Whatever agalust her to sustuin the charge. The woman Getting stated that she knew Aunfe bud token her ioney Lecause - she suspected her, and » fortune-teller had also told her the eame thing, und upon that she based her complaint. The super- stition of the woman attracted u good deal ot attention, and » FepOrter was sent to interview the womun. She lives at 28 Clinton street. The bouse 15 u bl burnlike structure, three glories bigh, and a pordon of it i3 far below grade. I¢ stapds in a large ot and I8 oceupied by a large pumber of families. Mrs. Getting occuples & solitary roowm on the top foor. in the extreme rear portion. Up dark and winding stuirs the news-hunter wended his way, and was ushered futo the room by a woman who At once aseniled bim {n German, with the words: “Are you # friend or enem; o reporter said *A frieud. % 'God love you,” replied she, “Tam an honest, industrious woman. [ lost $1.000 in bad debts; 2630 in the suvings-bank, 359 1 fonned out, and I Tarriod wy money in & deep dress pocket. [ Slept At the restaurant, and Anale used to grab nml’ fe=l of the pocket and say, *You have got Money. A few duys ago I Inid my dress down, Shen the pocket was cut and the money taken from it.” i * \What made you think Aonlo took 112" 4Becuuse [ know T «But you bad o proof. . “No; but Mr. Schwalbert told me that his father once lost & lot of money,and be got it bgck by going to 8 fortune-teller, who told bim who was the thief. He told me to dothe same thing, and I would find out who stolc my money, and ] could thus get it buck.” o Didyougotoa fortune-teller? - es ndgld she tell who stole it2” Yes.' « Who was the fortune-teller?” « %\lll!‘ Sl:h‘lllbgfl. o? T\l‘l?!lflh street.” = What did she teud you?™ wshe told me the bomely, red-hended girl with the froctled nuse touk it. And U snid, “Yes, that's her, and I knew Iwas right. She Just laid out the cards und showed me tho red- headed girl, She Shuwelil ll;ne ber m,gl:fl::sllk and told me .1l ber ways, S0 [ knew Wl . o 1 thuc all the Y idence you hud agalost the “ Afn't that enough? I went back fo Schwal- bert, and he told mg tokeep gquiet twoor three and a gold | SATURDAY NIGHT., READ THIS WEEK'S #EAD THIS WEEK'S READ T LEAGUI S0 I~ e EENERESEREEE0 THE LEAGU! i LEAGUE E LEAGUE LEAG E LEAGUE AG! THE LEAG THE LEAG OB UE THE LEAGUE THE LEAGUE. READ THIS WELI READ THIS WEE READ THIS WEEK'S * READ THIS WEEK'S * 8. READ TillS W! 3 ATORDAY NIGHT s Ay N ” KEAD THIS WEEKR'S “S:\\;%{‘lg?\{' NiGHT READ THIS WEEK'S “SAT C NIGHT™ HEAD THIS WEEK'S SRATDXDAY Nlawms ATURDAY NIGHT ™ H! READ THIS WEER'S READ THIS WEEKR' NIGHT" GREAT DETECTIVE STORT, LEAGUE OF CRIME! WILL BE FOUND IN THIS WEEK’S “Saturday Night” NOW READY AND FOR SALE BY NEWSDEALERS EVERY- ‘WHERE. Ask for No. 23, - ‘Which contains the Beginning of The Leagug of Crime! 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Who does mot caused by caliing tosee a friend, and belng en- tertained, or ruther bored, the whole time of the vigit, with heniing of his or her ailments—wbat Dr. This or Dr. That said: how they are very ‘careful never to eat but certain things, and do Presged for money he sol id. know the weariness | merly precious ndornuments, peated his inquiries, but no sooner had' he dis played the peurl than A police officer w s sent Tor, and he was arrested on the gene that he could not huve come honestly LY it This however, proved to be o mistake. satisfuetorily shown that he bad pn taxes for 1 poorneighborof his in Pesth, andh thus saved him some trouble and distress, and ) return this man gave him the pearl. The dogor” of the stone had been u trusted servant of the distinzuished Count Bathyanyl, and had recelved a3 a souvenir from his master before his execu- tion a scarf-pin that the latter had always worn. d the zold of the pin, but kept the stone. He did not suppose it ta e worth mugh, and now gave it to the pawnbroker 2 the only return he could make for the latter's Biedermann, the Vienna court jeweler, whose suspicions bad cnused the pawnbroker’s arrest, S a distinguished_expert in precious stones. Hesays that the English crown for- possessed three black pearls among its but thyt they were stolen some 20 yenrs ago. ‘They were the only atones of the kind then known to exist in the world, How Count Bathyunyi came into posseseion of ME GHT™ rul sus, 2icion Ir was id arrears Of arrears Of everything so by rule that if they indulge fu ‘biscuits with their wine they never eat but u certain number, or indigestion and a sleepless night would be the penalty; how they never must expose themselves to the least damp, or rheumatism willensue; and how to be much ex- posed to the sun at any time fs 100 great a struin Tor toeir delicate frame. Now, ali this is doubc- less very interesting to the talker, but certainly not to the hearer. After assenting and dissent- ing at the proper puints you suy good-by’ ta your dyspeptic [riend, and fecl that he bus had ull the talk, for he wants to know nuthing about you, your troubles or discomforts, You must nover expect, when In the company of thuse Who are always looking at their own nilments and airing thew for thelr neigbbors™ editicution, either to meet with symputhy or enjoy conversation. Another most tiresome kind of talk g about Jomestle worrics. . You cull on Mrs. N., and are told bow fearfully she sulfers from the carles- ness of her servants; how she bad been com- Dotied to ive the one warning, and to decline to give another n churucter; how fnpossible it is in These degenerate days to find servants who will tuke an interest in thelr employers’ maiters; that reafly it was 80 trying, only last night at dinver, to have the fish cold and the mutton underdone. All thisis certainly very tiresome, 18 you Say to her; but she is so occupled with herown grievunces that she hardly cares for your sympathy, und ske never asks what little Gaily triuls muy bave Leen yours. ~She has no sympatbyto give, only tulk, and voluble as she {3 She is utterly witbout conversation. 'To the next persun she secs sbie again retails the same potty storics, nad_ by sv dolng continually Wearlcs, but never refreshes or cheers, her ncighbors. 'K;u perhaps pay a visit another duf to Mrs. D.; she aues not yegale you with stories of the servunts. but of her neigbbors. - She tells you how fearfully extravagant she knows Lady G. to be. She bns noticed she bus con- tinunily new dresses, mantles, and bonoets: Sho does really . wonder how, with the In- Come she knows the G.'s to possess, 8he can possibly alford them; she I8 giveu to under- stand that this extravagance causes much do~ Mestic misery, ete. She will then, perbaps, in- troduce into her talk, erroneously called convers sation, little scundul atfecting the character of her ueignbors, and will wind up, perhaps. with repentiny something some one hus suid ubout Yon, perbups harmless enough till, colored und Tolsrépresented by ber slanderous tongue, It as- sumes u totally different meaning to that which o at st intended: and you leuve her bouse with & feeling of deep diszust at such slander- ous, not_to say unchristian, talk, and you cer- tatnly have not enjoyed nny conversation. "Another most wearisome xind of talk (not conversation) is that when people are alwuys re- counting to you their own doings.—now they bave accomplished this or thaty how such o Monsure would never nave beea thought Of in the parieh unless they had suggested it; what wondcrful things thoy bad effected fn the place in which they bad lnst lived. And they talk on, and on. nil about themselves and their doings, and thoir superior knowledge to ull_around them, till at lust the impression you fecl sure they wish to lenve on your mind Is that Provi- Uence has been very hard in not having per- mitted them to become rulers of men in the public places of tho carth. Tulk, very evidently, 1S not conversation; and most certainly tiresome talk 13 not. To converse “to convey thoughts,” we are told. « recipro- cally in tallc,” and “ to discourse fawillarly upon any subject.” Two- things, therefore, nre posi- tively necessary .before & person cun really thoroughly converse. The firstis to try and put self out of sight. *To convey thought recipro- Cally In talk,” care must be taken to_try and \rnw out the ideas and views of the persan with Whom you converse. Sympatby i3 thus ex- chnnged, and new idens brought 1o bear upon our uwn, 3o that our minds become enlarged and refresbed with otber matter thun they buve ‘lutely fed upon, and become, by n_thorougt: in- terchange of Jlens, renewed and strengthened. ‘The second i self-culture. How 13 it possible isto discourse well ona subject” in which we are not thoroughly well reud and quite at home? The poet Cowper 5a73: Though Nuture weigh our talents, and dispense To every man bis modicum of sense, ‘And conversation in its better part May be esteem’d 2 gift, and not un a Yetwmuch depends, as in the tiller’s tof On culture and the sowing of the soll. Words learn'd by rote a pRrrot may rehearse; But talkinz is not always to converae. Not mure distinet from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign. — —— A Black Pearl. A pawnbroker of Pestt: called at & jeweler's shop to inqulire as 1o the value of a black stone that be sald bad been offered him asa pledge. The jeweler found the stone to be a great rarity, & black pearl, and pronounced it very valunble, ‘but suid he had never seenone bofore, and could not et a price upon it. He refe the ?nwn- bruker to a prominent jewelry house of Vienna. l To the latter the man repaired and re- his hus not been ascertained. WINTER AT NIAGARA. Formution of an JYce Bridge—Ice Mounds Nearly as High as the Falis. ProspecT HOUSE, N1AGARA Farzs, Feb. 3.— Great quantities of anchor ice came over the falls jast night from the lakes above, and con- tinued to run to-day. crowding Its way througt the gorge untll, early this morning, it jammed and formed itself into a temporary bridge. This remainca stationary until about $ o'clock this afterncon, when it broke up and moved out. Clear, cola wenther coatinues. The thermome- ter stood at 10 degrees below zero this morning. The mereury went upa little toward noon, and fell back to 4 degrees below to-night. The ice nccumulutes, keeps growing and changing. The ice mounds reuch to within 2 few Leet to thotop of the falls. Terrupin Tower Polnt on the American side. and Table Rock on the Canada, side, for 250 feet out Into the Horseshoe Falls, are completely frozen over, forming two grand sheets of beautifully-shaped stalactites, with the dark-green water tinged with white foam rushing down between them. The frozen spray blssing ts wy up 10 an imposing_hight, to- gether wita the brilliant backgrounds of frozen frees and shrubbery, make the whole gcene o grand one. The main_roadway leading from the Prospect Housg to Cedar Islands IS covered with solid ice from five to six feet in thickness. The rallronds centering here are moving trains more or less behind time, but nouc of them is blockuded. Many tourists vre here enjoying the scenery and the fine sleighing. ———————— GARFIELD, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 5.—Gen. and Mrs. Gar- field spent a few hours In Cleveland to-day at- tendiog to business of a purely private nature. They went to Hiram, their old home, yesterday, toatteud the funernl of 3{rs, Rudolph, Mrs. Gar- field’s aunt, and stopped off in this clty on thelr return trip to Mentor. Visiting statesmen bave given the President-elect a much-needed rest during the past few dayss, and there {3 a dearth of fresh Cabinet comblnations. . . e ————— MOORE, PICKPOCKET. Anowner is wanted at Central Station for 8an open-faced watch,and keyon & bluck chaln- guard, and two tickets from Chicagoto Downir’s Grove, one with eight rides and another with two rides left unpunched, which were issucd by the Burlington & Quincy Rafiroad Dec. 25 und Jun. I2. Also for ¢ snull autograps album. The aurticles were found upon James Moore, who was canght with his hand fn o ludy’s pocket,and who jasupposed to be u professionul pickpocket. Moore is in the House of Correction, where he was sent in default of a 330 fine. ———— Power of the Eye. A story is told of Van Ambury, the greatlion tamer, now dead: On one uccusion, while o a burroum, he wus asked how he got his wonder-_ ful power over nnimals. He said: “It i8 by s.t:uw b that 'I'm not the least afrald of thet. my ey sliting near by he Sai He's a regulur clown. I'll make him comeacross the room to me and { won’t say a word o him.” Sitting down he tixed his keen, steady eye onthe man. Preseotly the fellow straightened bimselt rudually, got up, und came: slowly across to the ion tamer. When he got close enough he drew back and struck Van Amburg s tremendous blow under the chin, knocking bim clear over the chair, with the remark: ** You'll stare at ms like that agalo, won't yor ——— Kind Words Never Die. Gulvestn News. 2 An elderly stranger bought a copy of the News from 1 pewsboy and hunded bim 2 quarter, ‘but upon the hoy’s hunting for chaoge the old gentleman said: “Never mind tha change, sonny; just keep it for yourself.” e This was probably the first kind word that had ever been spoken to the homeless. friendless orpban boy since kis mother died, and it com= pletely overcame him. Brushing hastily away & tenr. be scized his benefactors hend and ex- claimed {n # husks voice: = “WBally for yuu, Old Stick-fo-the-Mudi I wonder how milch reward there {s offered for Jou Dy'gm savings-bank you used to bo P ent of?”