The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1878, Page 4

4 KEHOE HANGED. ——— Last Scenes in the Life of the King of the Moliy Magnires. Nor G —_———EE ont Share » in the Meny I AM UILTY. History of Kehos's Promin EVIDENCE FROM SPIES. Little Excitement in Pottsville on the Oc- casion of the Execution. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Porrsvittx, Pa., Dec. 18, 1878. ‘Phe people of Pottsville have bec aceustomed to executions of Molly Magnires that there és no ex- citement attendant upon this occasion, Jack Kehoe, the terror of the coal elds, ine art and desy | discarded the author ado, passed a most miserable 1 Tue guards say that he only got ents’ sleep. He tossed about upon gave frequent ; veut to his agony loud, mourutul sighs, Often he would from his bed steps, like aman wearied with age larters to a small colored picture of the Vifgin Mary and her habe. He would sit for several minutes at a time looking at this print, with the mien of adoration. composed of three IP “Daily Steps to Heaven, “Elevation of the Soul,” the ‘‘Sinner’s Guide” and the “Poor Man's Catechism," commanded but little of his attention. When spoken to by the sentinels he would make faint attempts to respond in a@ tone of speech indicative of calmness: but the result was a mockery. The fact was Jack Kehoe, the man who, in his heyday of prosperity could, without the slightest tremor of excitement, plan for and order the murder of men whom he had never sven nor had a grievance against, was now sen- sible of the fact that he would reach the end of the rope upon the and with totterin; His smal! library, which was gallows. THE LAST BREAKFAST, A little after six o'ch this morning Fathers Gal- lagher and Brennan entered his cell and mass was said. His wife and sister-in-law and two Sisters of Charity were then admitted, and at half-past seven another mass was performed. His breakfast was then ordered. T holy fathe on either side of hig, while his wife and sister-in-law sat opposite him. The meal was partaken of very heartily by all save the prisoner. They tarried long at the table, and the conversation turned upon matters of a per- sonal character, messages that Jack wanted to leave for his six children and other friends. He particularly impressed upon his wife to rear his children with care, to teach them the blessings of the religion of their faith and to always protest the innocence of their father the crim angdon, At an allusion to its being the last meal they would ever partake of together the whole company wept copi- ously, especially Mrs. Kehoe, After the morning re- past the priests 4 had a private interview with the wretched man. Then came the affecting scene— the parting of husband and wite. Their farewell was of the most affecting character. The brave, affec- tionate, never wi ing nor despairing woman for once nearly fainted; her voice forsook her, and she choked with sobs and tears. A SHORT BUY WEARY WALK. The gallows was erected in the northeast corner of the jail, and is the same one upon which seven other Mollies have hung during the past two years. The floor of the seaffold is built in the character of fc ing doors, with a h post sustaining the whol As the hour for the ex n approached the rever- end gentlemen in attendance upon lium inade earnes efforts to bolster up his spi At ten minutes past ten the Sherif! announced to Kehoe that the time had of murdering arrived for him to carry ont the mandate of the law. At twenty minutes past ten the procession appeared at the door of his cell, on the second tier, in the main corridor. They traversed along the walk, passing Bergin’s ceil in their march to the lower floor of th corridor. z the cell of Bergin, who until last night it was supposed would accompany Kehoe to the scaffold, K turned his head toward it. face wore au exp gled with one of anxious pity, but his glance met oniy th n door, whieh had been i, Sheriff Matz and War- In pas sion of fri nt, mii den Kin, 1 the prison > was supported on eith Fathers ¢ ver and Brennan, Atter the the flanked by a squad of policemen. RISKED FOX The distance the eral hundred and flakes of snow were Kehoe wore i hix baid he inently, with bis Napoleonic heavy chin whekers, He wore the same in w! his aesoci of the of ke sik ribbon in « that very of coustanc black cloth ft butter ek was a string which was a cross lighted candi “4 attached to left land a to the s, and when we » him he onraging and unaided ascended the Sherif tz and Deputy Sheri Snyder. thers followed. The eantle had remained lighted ‘until b tinguished by th a the trap, when it was ex storm. Last CRnES a. loak and handed it to the bleseed him Kehoe took off bis heavy « Sherif hrone His | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1878.--TRIPLE SHEET. THE THIRD AVENUE STRIKE. | ghia Blaceneltber shreats oz coaxing, oo a succession of crimes. He has been denovn the chiefest Molly Maguire im the entire auth voal region, and in the light of the past iwo yea revelations he doubtless earned the appellation he openness and frequency of crime in Schuy!k'll, Car- bon aud lower L at degree owing to the For sixtee 20 were to a Land intluence of Maguire, influence u Hibernians, with a cold gray qurded with pride its fast growi der the name of the ‘Ancient Order of a large, rather handsome mai of great determination of chara ter, and of intense selfishness that permitted nothing to stand in the way of his Having wrested the position « Barney Dolan atte number of bold, er} inne this way b could tirmly county delegate £ ntest, he set ont NPN & s,in the hope that in establish his position against all comers, He assumed that Dolan’s weakness in the Order and failure to secure a re ection were owing to his cow ed to make 2 strong contrast with Dolau's policy by his own bold- ness and da He had known of crimes commit ted tor years, the criminals not only escaping punish- ment but nu suspicion, ‘The head and trout of Legislature tices, he was or that sent members to the State nd borough of- ha hited high county urted and flatte per and rd y and teac in which he was re ittention was spec: some time a spy ¢ prominent in the Councils of the enyth one Molly after another was ar- ye #t once suspected McKenna, and he he will hang hal The murder’ was a fifteen men, with axe assembled to perpetr eluded their pursu KEHOE ARKESTED. , While the murderers of Yost: were ening sone tonahawks and mine siedges, fe the tmurder, but the detective k Kehoe, then Ligh constable aud Hibernian county — delegate, with several other Mollies, was arrested charged with assault and — batter witl: intent to kill, and on the ctuber follow: he was sentenced to 8: participating in a couspirar William Major. A number of t pris to_ kill Jesse rible assaults and cruel murders are lnid at the door of Keboe, and it is | alleged that the proof is positive of his complicity in mauy crimes more erate than the one’ for which he was executed, ‘That offence was the murder of F, W, 8. Langdon, at Andenreid, on the Mth day of i, Langdon was & breaker boss, A publi dute to make arrangements tor celebratil + ing Fourth of July. One of the party present, | Sheriff ti have you any- thing to say? his head’ forward, | his hand as uw to thke hing from a eyes, he spoke tly avid he looked down upon the spectat« ‘1 am not guilty of the murder tT saw the crime come f Langdon. J wave of the hand aim to which ihe dem them ad 44 soparated ferve: sis spiritual advisers. r at he held them for Detng the mechanical jastraments hen v ly put bis hands hawich rift put the rows trresponsily|: of his taking of debind hin ty be She upon bi His arms were side and two straps bound While this was » i ach ward, the snowilak ng raying wiloutly, Hix lips presi bewyer! rap W over his heal ay over is fram ¥ then pulled dewn over Ment the executioner k st that ev se should be taken to p hhe might die with as Little a word was «poker on the acatt the beipless aud hope ¢ Brevnar aud ¢ Gallagher way while ntinued ther The Sheriff de his deputy, step, been placed the the people. At two the iatal trap was sprang, k Kehoe with a thud three and one-half tect. The into his neck and the blood trickled down upon his shirt collar. His death wos most agonising : He drew kis Hinbs and the tion of his every nm je Khowed the strenyti of the mau. The « wore ek ous for at least two ii At the expiration of three minutes the physicians pronounced him dead, end after hanging ele minutes he was ent down and given to his friends, who took hiv body on™ Special train, tendered by Fb. Gowen, Prosident of Philadelphia and Reading Ka\iroad, to Girardyilie, #aCKk KEHOF ® ChiMn, ‘The life of Jack Kohve for the past Ultoen yoars is whether purposely or by upon the American flag. Langdon denounced in strong terms the person offending. This was the occasion for angry retorts and threats. It is supposed that, i yendent of this offence given by Langdon that day, he had rendered himself obnoxious to some of the workmen in his capacity as boss. He left the meet- and having walked a little distance from the he was set upon, & beaten with stones and left insensible and in a dying condition. One niortal blow seems tohave been given with a ham- mer. He died in a short ti A mob had evidently followed — him. John “Kehoe, — the ‘ounty delegate of Schuylkill county, was harged with the offence, so was " Yellow Jack Donahue, so were John Campbell and others, ‘The blow supposed to have been struck with a ham- mer is said to have been inflicted by Yellow Jack Donahue with a swingle tree which he had picked up. Langdon was carried from Audenried across t line into Sehuylkill county where lived, and at which place he died the next day. BETRAYED BY HIS ASSOCIATES. Kehoe’s participation in the crime first came to light during the prosecution of Kelly, Doyle and rrigan tor the murder of Joln P. Jones. When ’ of Kerrigan and the lad McHugh ans, alias MePar- lan, was put upon the stand, m: terious crimes that had re became known. The circumstantial character, ferred him guilty of participatin, ing, and on the 6th of January, 15’ in @ verdict against him. u in the brutal beat- 7, the jury brought THE CHARTER OAK COMPANY. AN INTERESTING NATION FROM WIC AS TO HOW THE COMBINATION WAS FORMED EX-GOVERNOR JEWELL AGAIN ON THE STAND— TESTIMONY AS TO THE FURBER SETTLEMENT RULED OUT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Hanrvonp, Conn., Dec. 18, 1878. ‘The testimony in the Charter Oak Insurance trial to-day presented several interesting points, and one of the best of these was a history of the connection of Furber aud his associates with the company as re- lated by ex-President Wiggin in January last to Mr. Dyar, of the Boston Globe. jury has had only disconne this story, told in an interesting way, was the first thing in the shape of testimony that has commanded their close attention. Dyar read the article as testi- mony for the prosecution, the Court having admitted it with the rese relating to others than Wiggin should be received in evidence against them. EX-PRESID Substantially, th EXPLA) N 'T WIGGIN'S STORY. story told by Wiggin is that in | the summer of 1875 he met 8. H. White, then vice president and treasurer of the Charter Oak, who was secking financial aid in New York to bolster up the company, so as to satisfy the demands of the Insur- ance Department. White said the company needed half a million, and asked Wiggin whether he’ could get it on some arrangement whereby that amount of assets conld bs put in withont becoming a liability inst the company. Wiggin told White t it anything was done, he must be prepared to pay liberally for it, and un 1 upon. About this time Mr. Lite of Chicago, proposed to m to buy the will of the Charter 0 and coutrol ‘its affairs for certain ob- but White declined the Finally e met Henry J. F 3 rk, who at t declined to have to do with the matter, but finally cousente however, advising Whi Hartford. tain to try to raise proposition, first, the funds in cr MADE. id contract was finally which he agreed to contri- bate id trom the future earning nomad 9 v Tus bard and Mr. Bar anid ex- amined by them Furber would agree to do snything wider it. t eventnally t into. effect, and Furber buted a mortgage on the Broadway, Ne Ye »perty tor $500,700, which th OO in cash at the leaving the » to be curried into the assets. and drafts to Edward Matthews for { 0 due Muttiews on the pureh amined its fouud worke condition y had suppose 1 to work to straighten out its rs. mber, 1 away York, prop: r cousultation nd knowledge of erty was pureliased for with the insurance the faet that the issioner, New York de Since the trial began the «scraps of evidence, and ident is uncertain, spat | vation that nothing therein contained | ) fishing; 4 tifled that the company’s yin ae in that city, re- ported in the December, 1576, return as worth nearly 500,000, Wax really worth not over $185,000, he principal bookkeeper of the Charter Oak tes- tifigl to the premium receipts during the Furber mamagement, and another clerk produced the record tor the same period of the excess of receipts on lapsed and purchased policies—the latter records showing an amount of from $,000 to $19,000 per mouth front this and from the premium receipts. Commissions were to bedrawn by Furber, Wiggin and White under their contracts. he testimony of the day closed with that of Henry M. Cleveland, of the state Special Insurance Commi sion, who produced the original memoranda fu: nished him by Purber when the Commission investi- gation was in progress, showing the transfers of the »w York properties trom Edward Matthews to Fur- ber and by Furber to the company, and how the pay swore made, No new facts of importance were developed, and the Court adjourned until to-morrow, LIFE SAVING SERVICE. TESTIMONY RELATIVE TO THE CHARGE OF COW- ALDICE AND BAD BEHAVIOR OF KEEPER VAN- NOTE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Asbury Park, N. J., Deo. 18, 1878. The investigation by the committee ou charges of | cowardice and incompetency of Cornelius Vannote, the present keeper of the Life Saving Station No, 6, at Deal Beach, was resumed to-day. The attendance of witnesses was so large that the committee was obliged to open session in Park Hall, After reading the letter authorizing the committee to act, William C. White, the first witness, was sworn, He testified that he lives at Deal Beach; knows of the wreck of the sloop Forshay, in September three years ago; about three P. M. Russel White and crew went to her and took off a pussenger; Vannote was on the beach; I heard Russel White ask him to go out with him; he did not go, but remained he gave no reason for not going; the sea witness has been a surfman several the boat came back from the wreck the sca was big; the launching and return of the boat was attended with great danger;.the one man rescued | was a passenger; the crew stayed on board; noxt morning the vesse) drove ashore at Ocean Beach; is a brother of Russel White; Peter and William Van Brunt, James White, William Goodman and Vannote were on the beach at the time we launched the boat for the Forshay; Vannote made no reply when Russel White asked him to go in the boat, but stayed on tho beach; witness declined to say what he believed was the reason that Vannote did not go in the boat; Vannote was then a member of Station No. 7; the boat we used was a fishing boat and did not belong to either station; we were conducting the rescue from No. 6, Jonathan Goodman sworn—Lives at Deal Beach; was in the crew that went to the Forshay ; saw Vannote on the beach; heard Russel White say he wanted his crew to yo; Vannote was in the crew; some of the crew wanted to come back before they reached the slog but White urged them on; Van Brunt and Russel White belonged to the service, the rest were volunteers; has been a fisherman thirteen years: on the occasion of the wreck of the Forshay I think Van note helped to shove the boat off; the life-saving crews were not on duty then; it was too early in the year, and the service rendered was voluntary; Abner Allen, keeper of Station No. 6,came on the beach after we went off. Benjamin Van Brunt, of Whitesville, testified that ( he has been vine years inthe service: while we were fishing that day Mr. Vannote was in the boat with us we saw the squall coming and pulled before that we saw the sloop pass us; the after we went ashor, squall took the mast out of the sloop | to her and took the passenger off; the crew of the sloop remained on board all night, and the next morning went ashore at Occan Beach. Lieutenant Shoemaker read a petition, signed by witness and others, indorsing Vannote as the most competent man on the beach as a surfman and keeper. Witness acknowledged that he signed it; saw the wrecks of the Rjuken, Rusland, Etta M. Tucker, Lizzi ‘harles Jackson and E. H. At- wood on this shore; saw Vannote pull off in the boat to the wreck of the Rusland and helped to land the crew and baggage. It was in the winter two years ago; Russel White had charge ot the boat. WRECK OF THE RJUKAN. Albert McCabe, citizen of Ocean Grove, knows of the wreck of the Norwegian bark Rjuken in Decem- er, 1876, The vessel came ashore in the morning at van Park; her crew was taken off by a crew of the Life Saving station men and volunteers; Russel and Drummond White were in the boat which went to the rescue; saw all of the wrecked crew landed; Russel and Drummond White and Burdett Poland went out twice; the sea was pretty rough; Russel White was trying to get a crew to. go out; there was some difficulty in getting them; several re- fused to go; witness volunteered to go; was not ae- cepted; Vannote was there on the beach; heard Abuer -n ask Vannote to go out to the ship and Vannote replied it was not safe to go out; witness ¢ back from the bark end go out for x think they made three trips; there were about two hundred people on the be the bark wasabout half a mile out; there were twenty-one men rescued; the boat that brought the first load was not used to yet the second load; the government boat was used after the second load, having been brought up the park broke up four or five hours after the crew were saved not say how many men were from each station; No. 6 aud No, 7 ¢ present; heard Russell White Vannote to go ont; heard Vannote wider the boat sate to go in, and think he wanted to wait until the boat came up; there appeared general hanging back ou the part of almost — everybody on the beach to go ont inthe fishing boat; heard he line was shot over the bark others refuse to 20; before the first boat went out: witness helped to push the boats off and catch them when the: e back ; Vannote did not go off in the two trips of the fishing boats; Russel and Drummond White seemed to be the leading men on the beach at the the bark was light; the government did not et on the seene until after one or two loads had been taken off; heard amen talking about Vannote on the beach at that time because he did not yo off; heard several; did not know then that Vannote or Russel White were then members of the lite suv- ing service; had no personal acquaintance with eithe yuan at that time; Abner Allen was keeper of st tion No. VANS John B. Re from Curtis, the nt, that a und hisown boat thers, with a lot of peo- relling over her as to Who should go and who sone wanted to go and some wouldn't go; several asked to go; pi should his boat went out the first trip some refused, Vannote for one; and White ask te to go, and hew fuse becaus suid, the | was not fe; there w six trips made Russel White took char; my boat g the property at $4,000,000 on a six per ee - In this the company yot rid of a non-paying asset, 250,000 of Conhecticnt Valley Railroad mort: | the #1, bouds having no real market value, but whieh ws took i the trade, the company paying $25,000 in cash and assiuing certain cueuiabrances making wp the toll of the purchase pric unk Witness next related INVESTIGATION. of the iuvest tthemier nv Jewell the equivalent of $7 of hix contract, not all in yr Jowell bought Furber's stock ‘tor $10,000, which hh cost $160,000, Inconclusion Wiggin stated that the company’s ussets had increased $569,000 under th Furber inanagement. Upou the conclurion of the reading tio defence, pretty well satistied with the story as a piece of evi- « for theit own side, declined to cros-cxanainie Y DULLAK CLAIM Ex-Goverr fied that some Wiggin went ont of office he cali with nude @ claim against the company for 870,40, d him as comtuissions under # contract by whick went i » company, the consideration for said contract being his instrumentality in getting Farber to help the company in ite hour of trial. Wiggin, while refusing to relinquish his claim, said he would «it wutil the yany Was in good condition ash, but te ne after if there were any signs of its going into bankruptey be would inake a sharp made bo payment on account of the e THK PORBER SEETLEMENT. eftion sought to examine the witness as of his settlement with Furber, but the urt ruled sveh ttimenuy inadmissible, on te ground that it was the act of only one of the con xpirutors, and hat nodking to do with the Others, Aout testimony that Purber had of this settionent, that Wisguin ir re bis minions as ign anc company wheneve On this Lietetant Governor ©, retuarked that if the pi to prove that thes weoution wanted len were OLY “MIniONs, ” he was ould ot then be eo-conspiral » of the proprictors of the Com e stand iu the 1 to show plished wdvertiaeuients to de- rant, wis brought o that the aceused ha » the poltc signed by President Wigglt * Courant, Dut came inte court in the afterngon and testified that an exainiuetion of th ke showed that the card had not been published as paid matter, but as news only. ADDITIONAL TYSLIMONY. Marcus A, Wold, a 3t. Lowis real estate broker, oe ected them | afterward took charge of »' the conversation between Ailen and White and Van note was about five minutes before the lirst boat went off: there were five in the crew of the first boat, and we brought off three, making eight in the boat; heard people hissing Vannote on the beach; could ‘t say Who they were; the tide was just n the rixe when the last of the crew as Wrought ashore, about noon: all of the crew of station No, 7 did not go in the goverament boat; Kdwards, captain of No.7, did not go out in lis own boat; the boat owned by witness is xeven- teen tent six inebes long: have landed twelve persons in her; think that Veunote was afraid to go out; do not consider him a first class or second claes surt- tan; know nothing ebout tis habits regardin drinking; never saw Russel White intoxicated; thin! hun an honest, trastworthy man; have known Van- note about three-years and Ru White about twelve years; te Was not in any of the boats that went to the Rjukan, NOT SAFE TO GO. > Dey, farmer, of Deal, saw the Rjukan about eight A, M. on ihe day of the wreck; saw the first trip iaade to her in the fishing boat ard Rus. col Waite and Abuer Allen ask Vannote to go in the first boat; Vanneto retased to go, saying the boat a8 hot sade; eaw Vannote on the beach a good inany times that morning; witness wus alonyside of the fishing boat when it first went out; Captain Alle: aud Vannote were a fow fcet away; knew them both heant uo remarks made by peoples about Vannote for not yoing out just heard them a couple of hours aiterward; my wel White v ve drinking mon. "UNTEA'S RECOLLEGLIONS. pher i) A Sstipe William HM. Cy saw the bark ehipearpenter, of Asbury ou shore and gave tie nd saw the boat got ready; boat, Bennett, objected to vould be broken; White » yoverpmont waa good enough for the boat, and, if not, White said he was guod himselt; heard Abuer Aden say to Vannote that Russel White hought it was wate to aud it it was wate for White it we be safe for Vannote; Vannote did not rd Vaunote reinse three tines first, shot @ line toward the bark # White won shot an yes the bark; b ve man f wovermiuont Kuweel White to take charge of the boat, Wi “Cortainly L will if, you don't wish to and he went; there was one man after the rest of of; first saw him crawli the rail, aud the wove mt Bowe made aud saved him; some said the man was bat 1 thought the man had stayed on board to knock away stanchions that the bark would sooner go to Witness suid thi » Wrote the letter to thy secretary of tl hown, saying that he heard Vannote refuse to g bout. Henry Somers of the Wreek betore the line was shot over the w then the life-saving men had uo car or boat to bring the men ashore, and went back for a boat; after the was passed a hawser Was got out to the bark and up on shore to run a lile ear, Cornelius Landis, of Asbury Park:—Heard Drum- i White say + three men refased to go off im Vannvte was notin any of the boats that sew that a haweer wee put off from the to the burk and set up to & sand anchor or it; Dros line fell of t charge xo,” left the along. another trip fc sho crowbar; had signed two polilivus for appointment of Kuseel White as keeper. Adjourued uuuil morn, ¢ heard that Vannote or Rus- | fired the | | ard Abner Allen | CONTINUATION OF THE DRIVERS’ REVOLT, WITH- OUT ANY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES—ARRAIGN- MENT OF SOME OF THE STRIKERS IN COURT. ‘Lhe depot of the Third ayenue street car railroad was 4 scene of almost as much excitement yesterday as on the previous day in the number of drivers who gathered around the precincts and in the force of police who swarmed inside and out- side of the building. There was no work for the police, and the drivers confined themselves to a peaceable discussion of the situstion. ‘The latter argued that while it was possible their action was seriously inconvenient to the public this further and heartless couduct of the company in re- ducing their wages below the price it costs them to live was too much for human uature to stand. The gencral admission was that the drivers had the right on their side, but the policy of proclaiming astrike at such an unfortunate season ot the year was gravely questioned. Under the new rule the drivers would earn cach $150 a day for about fourteen hours’ work, and this amount, fora man with a family of three or four children, is considered wholly inade- quate, One of the drivers said:—“The cause of the strike is the determination of the company to break up this organization, which has so long opposed them in the matter of reducing the men’s wages. All they scem to care for is money, and they will not stop at any dirty action to got it out of tho passengers or the employés. They make out of each of the 200 cars on the road from $20 to $25 daily, while the working expenses are only abont $11 each. The road makes a clear profit of $3,000 a day, and yet they are thus intent on cutting down the wages of their drivers, OLD HANDS DISCHARGED. ‘Those men who were advised by some of the com- pany’s officers to go to work yesterday morning were discharged and the new men whoi they employed to break in were retained in their places. Over fif- teen of the old drivers were yot rid of in this manner. The feeling against Mr. Phillips the president of the road is still very bitter, as he is looked upon as the head and front of the movement to reduce the men’s wages. His own salary, they say, is $20,000, and with all his perquisites his in- come exceeds that of the President of the United States. Mr. Henry Hart, vice-president of the road, said with a considerable degree of feeling that they had been dictated to long enough by the men, and they proposed now to dictate a trifle themselves. He re- ferred to certain acts of incendiarism that had been committed, and said that the company was threstened with various kinds of rascality and it was resolved to take a stand against bulldozing in every shape. Mr, Hart is reported to be wort several millions, and people think he might be a little more generous than he appears to be in his treatmept of this hard working class, Yesterday’ morning one of the drivers, named Henry Potts, who resides at 1,276 Third avenue, boarded one of the cars at Eighth street and assaulted Charles Moore, a new driver, Officer Reilly, of the Fitth precinct, arrested him and he wus locked up in the Fifty-uinth street station house, from which he was subsequently taken to the Yorkville Police Court and held by Judge Flammer in $500 bail. BLUNDERS OF UNSKILLED DRIVERS, Down town, owing to the green of the drivers, there was considerable confusion. he wrecking car seemed to be in constant request, and no sooner was a broken down car removed than another seemed to slip from the rails causing delays not only to the ‘Third avenue line but to that of all the others concentrating at. the Post Office. At different parts of the road switches were found to be displaced, and the new drivers had to keep a constant watch not only upon their horses but also on the track itself for some distance ahead, in order to prevent delay and accidents. The secretary of the ‘Third Avenue Company, Mr. Lewis, said that the full number of cars was running on schedule time and that the new men seemed to take to the work readily. He was in no apprehension of further trouble and thought the traffic on the road would not be impeded. Car No, 51 ran into a coal cart at about five o'clock in the afternoon, und, after striking the coal cart slid off and collided with a post of the elevated railroad, which caused a good deal of excitement. The car was so badly demolished that it had to be hauled off and the débris left on the street. About half-past seven o'clock, when car 52 wax pass- ing Sixty-third street, a shot was fired which causedja crowd to gather in the neighborhood. The car stopped immediately, and the people | assembled on the sidewalk imagined that the driver, Walter Hyde, lumself was shot, 4s his residence was directly opposite to where the event took place. After a good deal of investigation no discovery was mude as to who the perpetrator of the outrage was, but the darkened windows in front of where the oc- currence happened gave rixe to the suspicion that the perpetrators of the act were there concealed. Several of the drivers of the Bleecker strect road called at the office of the Third Avenue. Railroad Com- pany with a claim for damages caused by the new drivers of the Third Avenue Railroad Company run- ning into their vehicles and more or less damaging them. Mr. John Farrell, President of the Car Drivers’ Union, said:—"The men are more determined to- night than ever. They met thix evening at No. 1,093 ‘Tuird avenue and their strength was increased by the discharge of sonie more of the old men, and a com- mittee was appointed to receive aid and subscriptions from employés of other roads and from citizens im general who have come here and volunteered to subscribe to aid the men in their fight against the road, This committee will be in » sion from eight A. M. till ten P. M. at No. 1,093 Third avenue to receive subscriptions and aid us their sub- scribers may extend them. The names of the com- mittee on subscriptions are ax tollows:—Thomas Bir- mingham, Patrick O'Connor, Thomas Cody, Peter Brown, Cornelius Culheene, Daniel W. Macer and Patrick Conway. STRIKERS IN court. Two men jumped on the front platform of Third avenue car No, 147 at Eighth street shortly afte night yesterday morning and assaulted Chi Moore, « new driver. One of them hit him on the back of the head with his fist and the other took out the coupling pin aud tried to un- hitch the team. Moore, however, held on to the reins and defeated their purpose. Officer Reilly, who happened to be » car, and whose presence had not been noted, of the men after a short In the station house james Potts, but in the Fifty-xeventh Street Court, later in the day, he changed it to John Purcell, of No, 1,276 Third avenue, is said to have been one of the compa: ‘cars, but was one of the men rr tly discharged, He was fiued 10 and placed under 8500 bail to keep the peace for the next six months, CHANGED HUIS MIND. Charles Moore, a driver ¢ » Third avenue street car line, was taken before Judge V ‘il, at the Essex Market Police Court, yesterda; being druuk and disorderly.” He said he was one of the strikers and could not help being drunk. “Ten dollars or ten days," said the magistrate. ‘The man made a move to pay bis fine. “Oh, it you're going to pay your tine,” said His Hower, “You'll Lave to turmsh $300 bail for your good behavior. I yuess you had better go to prison ten days, You can yet sober m that time. TAXPAYER> PROTESTING. A committec of taxpayers of the Twenty-first ward called upon Superintendent Walling yesterday. It consisted of General Thomas Francis Bourke, Peter Cassidy, Patrick Collins, J. G. Corrigan and Thoruas Farley. ‘They said they came to protest against | the employment of the police force in subserving the interests of a private their services were needetl in protecting life and property, For several days a number of men had been detailed on the platforms of the Third avenue cars for the advantage of the company only, and for this the people whose homes were left wn by such @ meusure were cou- to pay. ‘hey instanced several rob- which “had occurred in the — locality resented since the police were put id that such a course gave the ssue the topression that they could ply thoir nefarious craft with perfect tmpunity, ‘the Superintendent said he had been notified that » strike wos in progress which inight be attended with a serion¥ breach of the peace, and that he took mvastires to meet any such emergency A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. Isaac Epslein, thirty-eight years, while at work as a@ carpenter in the building No. 276 South Third strect, Williamsburg, yesterday afternoon, fell trom the secoud story window to the sidewalk, fracturing his right leg and sustaining severe internal injuries. He was taken to the Kastern District Hospital. ‘Thomes Casey, eleven years, was knocked down and ran over in South Pirst street, near Sixth, Will- jaiuebury, by a tonan and coach driven by Phillip J. Hoelierer, of No, 189 Ludiow street, this city, yester- day afternoon. The lad received a severe acal wound an aken to his 0, 7 South First street, by Ambulance Surg ning. North Elliott Greenpoint ud received internal injuries » extent of which are as yet unascertained, He was taken to the Eastern District Hospital, A TOUCHING DOG STORY. \V'rom the St, Louis Globe-Democrat, Deo. 16.) Kast St. Louis comes to the front with the con- ventional iiustration of the attachment of a dog to ity master, Some three days since, after an illucss of a week or more, John Hermann, proprictor of the Green Tree Hotel, died, and on the next day was buried, When he was first taken sick an old dog, which had been owned by Hermann for a number of years, and wae scarcely ever seen out of his company, took up his quarters under tho sivk wiau's bed, and from corporation while charged with | | mea, re practice as a physician and is known as Dr. | happy lot was the sole cause of his tragic death. bring nd, and” thy remat Meee seat oak curred, ins were jn a coftiu removed to another rou, the dog tollowed and laid down under. the table on which the coftin reste Here he was allowed to stay, but when the remains were finally removed from the premises to be buried, the animul took yo notice other than to whine his disapproval, and died before the return of the house- hold from the funeral, SELF-SLAUGHTER. A BROOKLYN LAWYER SHOOTS HIMSELF IN A FIT OF MENTAI, ABERRATION, Rudolph Herr, # member of the Bar of Kings county, committed suicide at an early hour yester- day morning at his place of residence, No. 30 Fourth place, near Henry strect, South Brooklyn. It appears from the statement of members of the family that Counsellor Herr has recently manifested symptoms of mental aberration, which was doubtless caused by physical ailment. He has been wont to complain of a pain in his head and about the region of the heart and has been subject to attacks of melancholy and moodiness. Shortly before three o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Henry ©. Melville, the proprietor of the Parlor Billtwd Roome, Court street, near Livingston, who is married | to a daughter of the deceased, rang the door bell and was admitted by his father in-law, with whom he re- sided, Mr. Melville went up stairs to his apartments on the second floor. About half au hour later the inmates of the house were startled by the loud report of a pistol. Mrs. Herr was the first to reach the door of her husband's bedroom, which was an extension leading from the back parlor She found the door locked on the inside, and an entrance was not effected till Mr, Melville procured an axe and broke open the door. ‘The unfortunate suicide was found lying on the floor with his head resting against the door. ‘The blood was oozing slowly froin a pistol shot wound in the right temple, directly over the eye, and in the hand of the victim was the fatal weapon. He was placed ona bed and Dr. Ambrose promptly summoned, Shortly after the latter reached there, however, Herr breathed his last. The deceased, who received a fair education in his native lund (Germany), came to the United States when 4 young man, and settled in Albany, Y where he carried on the business of jewell subsequently studied lw nd on being adiitted to the Bar, twelve years ago, came to Brooklyn, where he practised his profession with Justice Bloom, of thatcity. He was about tifty-sight years of age and | leaves a widow und five childrey Mr. Herr was for- merly president of: the society known as the Knights of Honor. @oronor Simms, who was notified of the case, held an inquest at the residence of deccased yesterday afternoon, when the facts as stated above | were elicited, and a verdict rendered accordingly. ‘The life of deceased was insurod for about $4,000, JAMES SMITH'S SAD END. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of | James Smith, who committed suicide at Bernard Nichols’ Hotel, corner of Hudson avenue and York street, Brooklyn. ‘fhe deceased, who was about thirty-five years of age, had been a man-of-war sailor, and was discharged on account of ill health from the United States sloop Monocacy several months ago. Since that time he has been searching in vain tor etu- ployment, and his money having been exhausted fe ‘became gloomy and. despondent. On ‘Tnos- day atternoon he retired his bedroom and was not again seen - alive. Ab half-past one o'clock next morning soine acquaintances of | Smith called at the barroom of the house in whieh he boarded and asked to see him. ‘The proprietor, Mr. Nichols, went to the room and knocked at the door. | ‘As he received no answer he burst open the door and discovered the dead body of Smith hanging by the neck from a cord, the end of which was made fast to a hook in the wall. Coroner Sinus held an inquest on the body and a verdict of suicide by hanging was ren- | dered, “The deceased, who was a sober, steady man, | held some of the best credentials ax to Character fr¢ officers in the nayy. He was a member of the Ma- | sonic fraternity, in good standing. AN AGED SUICIDE. John Caffrey, seventy-five years of age, a tailor, residing at No. 418 Grand street, had in his old age managed to make a livelihood by repairing gentle- men’s garments. Yesterday he was mending a waist- coat, when he complaincd to @ member | of his family that he was not feeliny Well, and expressed an opinion that he would | be ‘compelled to give up work. The person whom he addressed spoke to him k ndly and encour- agingly, and then went out to find some simple reme- | dics tor the old_man's flincss and also to employ a | hand to finish the work which he ‘ound himself in- capable of completing. The messenger was but | ashort time away, and when she returned she dis- | covered the old man seated ina chair, with his head | bent forward over a bucket and blood flowing trom a | deep gash in his throat. his wide was u razor, with which ho had inflicted the fatal wound. Death followed before medical aid could be called in. A MIND DERANGED. Mary B. Fowler, of No. 685 Eleventh avenue, has been ailing for some time past. Her troubles de- veloped into a deranged intellect, and she acted so strangely that her husband quested of the Twenty precinct, into custody thereby restrain her from injuring herself. and She was taken tothe station house, where it was ascertained that she had taken poison with suicidal intent. She was thercupon removed to the Roosevelt Hospital, where she remains in @ precarioux condition. POISONED BY LAUDANUM. Herman Schinidt committed suicide yesterday at the Emigrant Hospital, Ward's Island, by laudanum poisoning. A BOY'S SUICIDE. [From the Detroit Free Press, Dec. 17 ] About half-past eight o'clock last evening Officer Coe was called by a woman to go up stairs at No. 200 Woodward avenue and prevent a boy named Willie Williams from shooting himself. The officer hur- ried to the place, but before he could get into the room he heard the report of a pistol. Forcing the door he found the boy, who was about fifteen years old, lying on the floor with the pistol, still hot, by his side, and a fatal wound just over the l Dr. Leonard was called iinmediately, but betore he could arrive the boy was dead, having lived about ten minutes after he fired the tatal shot. It seems that the boy wax an adopted son of an jufirm old man who is totally blind and has Yesterday the Doctor gave the boy some money ty Ko out unl buy sor stead the boy bought a revol ng she 1 the revolver, saying that he was yoing to kill himself. An effort was to take the weapon | away from him, but he ran into the bedroom, und | locking both doors carried his threat into execution. | Young Williams is the boy of whom notice was m in the Free I’ress about a He was notice that time cctved at t only beat him: unmercifully very hard, did not half feed to attend’ the Miami Avenne School so poorly that the teachers in that school bought him a «uit of clothes and mare an unsuccessful effort to get him away from Morris, It is thought that the boy's un- » but him THE WILLIAMSBURG LIBRARY. A mass mocting of the citizens of Williamsburg took place at the New England Congregational Chureh, on North Niuth street, last evening, to take into consid- eration the matter of reopening the Brooklyn, E. D., Library. ‘Lhe institution, in consequence of its debts, and lack of moans to pay them, was closed in Sep- tember last, aud the pcoperty was advertised for sale. tovently Mr. Theodore A. Havemoyer, of Brooklyn, offered to pay the indebtedness ($7,500) and thus put tho library on its legs again if the citizens raise $10,000, the interest annually invested iu the pur. q meeting was well attended Mr. Hagadorn, Mr. George H. irman, and W. O, Summer secre Addvesses were mude by the chair, Rev. New- ot Williamsburg would of which to be tary. Jan Maynard, Mr. Segismund Kaufman, Mr. Ber- nard Peters, Rey, Edward Eggleston and others, Revolutions ‘pointing to the raising of money we passed and @ committee of twenty-five was appointed to solicit subscriptions. FOR HIS FAMILY'S SAKE, “What have you to say, John Dryer? This lady, Miss Wood, says you came into her house and stole this paletot,” said Judge Otterbourg, at Jefferson Mar- ket Court, yesterda, ndge,”” said the prisoner, with pallid lips and wavering LT stole for the sake of my starving wite and children, God knows I never stole before, and would not have done so now if it wasn't to save them.” ‘Oh, Judge!’ said Miss Wood, with tears in her Tae want to man,” complaint. I have no 4 guilty. Go and wettle the matter with the Distriet Attorney. Three hun- dred dollars to anw WATER STREET INVADED. Captain Petty last night made a raid upon three disorderly houses in Water street and arrested the proprietors and ten wretched intaates, The com- plaints on which the housos wore closed were mate by three hh ave their address as 516 Watur s Mission hotse, complaints were made solely in the interésty of morality. | of flesh. ' | New York INSTALLATION OF REV. G. ©. MILN, BAPTISTS, PRESBYTERIANS AND CONGREGATION- ALISTS PRATERNIZE OVER THE EVENT—ELO- \f ADDBESSES—BEECHER AND NOBLE ABe SENT. After many delays and postponements the installa- tiou of Rev. George C. Miln took place last evening in the East Congregational Church, The pulpit plat- form was very tastefully set off with flowers, ferns aad trailing vines. The church was well filled, but not crowded, At cight o'clock Dr, Joseph T. Duryea, of Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church; Dr, KR. 8. Stone, the Moderator of the Coune cil which examined and admitted the church, and Dr, H. S. Carpenter, of the Bedford Congrega- tional Church, took seats on the platform, A double male quartet introduced the exercises by chanting e Deum,” after which Dr. R. 8, Stone real a portion of Scripture from Isaiah vi. aud offered prayer, at the conclusion of which he brietly re- counted the steps by which the Chureh had come to its present condition as a duly organized and recognized Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, sound in the faith and in harmony with every Christian Church and in fellow- ship ith sister churches. It is kuown to you how the Council came to its conclusion and how it left to the Moderator the duty to express its fellowship to you on this occasion, There was perfect unanimity in the Council as to your risc and progress hitherto, except in the form of the covenant by which you adinit members into your fellowship. Every one of us would have preferred that that covenant which opeus the door to every true Christian should have guarded a little more against the admis, sion of any but true Christiuns in at least thres or four points of Christian doctrine. Aud this is apparent by the vote—l0 to 7—by which you were admited into fellowship. The majority, however, were willing to trust you. They had so solemn a conviction of God's care for you and of your pastor's orthodoxy, coupled in the minds of some that you will make the change which we would have been ylad you had made at the beginning, that they could not tefuse to recognize you WRow Godhad recoynized and Dlest. We cannot attempt to control the action of those churches and brethren whom you called, but who declined and have persis- tently decliued {o sit in auy council constituted ag was this. But you have been admitted as fully and as legally as if the act had been done by a general council ‘of all the Congregational churches in the land, Wherefore, brethren, said Dr. Stone in closing, ‘ou are no longer strangers and toreigners, but fel- low citizens of the saiuts and of the household of faith. The Lord let the light of His countenance shine upon you and give you peace. ‘TRUTH AS IN JESUS After singing hymn 717, the congregation listened to an admirable sermon by Dr. J.T. Duryea, pastor of the Glaxson Avenue Presbyterian Church, on the truth as it is in Jesus—Ephesiaus, iv., 21. What ' can this signify ? What is trath, and how can it be found in Jesus ? ‘ruth, the Doctor said, is an ides not in the human mind, but answering to somethin, that is in the mind. It is knowledge: in its broades sense it ix all that God knows, The truth is in Jesus in that sense because Jesus knows all that God knows. But the word ix used here in nurrower sense; it means that knowledge which is needful for salvation, So much at least concerning the being, character, ways and will of God as may produce in us obedience. God is known to us in na- ture, in human nature and in the Scriptures. It is evident that we must know what God 1s before we can receive God in Christ Jesus. The Doctor traced the power of truth in forming character and experi- ence, Saving the character, he said, ix saving the mun, and there ix no other salvation for any of Us. ‘The practical end for which the Scripture was given is that we may know God. The trust of the true Christian must be in Jesus. ‘The Doctor showed how impossible it is for man to have any true con- ception of God save as He ix revealed in Jesus Christ, and wdued that the English speaking world is suffer: ing from the influence of Milton's “Paradise Lost,”” | wherein God is placed on one side and Jesus on the other of our salvation. In that picture God is the Shakespearean Shylock who demands his pound But Jesus declares that God so loved the Dr. Dure world that He gave his only begotten Son. yea also offered the installation prayer. A HUMOROUS PASTORAL CHARGE, Dr. Hugh Smith Carpenter charged the pastor on @ few points. He bade him give the people what he got from God, not what he yets from tradition nor what he concocts in his own brain. ‘There is a differ- ence between inspiration and illumination; between | immediate answers to prayer and answers to prayer | mediate, There is in these days a great lack of con- centration in the one work of the ministry, There is to-day a large class of dissipated ministers— men whose mental habit and active lite is wasted in this direction, and that tor the want of the true con- centration of a single purpose. He would rather see Mr. Miln pound the Bible, as ministers of old did, than to have him pat it as many do now. He advised the new pastor not to make sermons, but to take them, You haye been installed at last, my brother, said Dr. Carpenter, and that means that you shall goon the road steady he ‘ter. Dr. Carpenter bade the new not be captivated by the laughing or languishing eyes of the women of his congrega- tion, because bencath their silken vesture they bi souls which he should yo for. He bade him aiso go alone to the seaside or the hillside for study, whieh the Rey. Mr. Slicer, who afterward gave the hand of tellowship to the pastor, reminded him, meant Pros- pect Park and Coney Island. Dr. Jeffrey guve the charge to the people, and the ceremonies did not close until half-pasi ten P.M. Dr. Noble, of New Haven, who was to have preached the sermon, having come in ouce before, could not, because of the irequent disappointments in this case, hold himself free to come at this time. It was rumoved that his declination was due to the presence, a8 supposed, of Mr. Beecher on the Com- mittee of Installation. But Mr. Milu assured the writer that there was no truer friends in the denomination than Dr. Noble and Mr. Beecher. And the fact that the former came hither before when Mr. Beecher was expected to take part was taken as corroborative proof. Mr. Beecher, too, was absent on his lecturing tour and his place was taken by Dr. Jeffrey. Leaving the ser- miu out of view, for it was serious and instructive, the other addresses or charges were of a humorous character and kept the people patiently in their seats for more than three hours. Mr, Miln at last is tree and untramimelled ax a full fledged Congregational mine ister. GAS STOCKS DECLINING. The electric discoveries by Edison, it is well known, have more or less aifected the mar- ket value of gas stocks in this city, as well as those of European companics, and with a view of ascertaining just what has been the effect upon our local companies’ stocks a HERALD r yosterday collected the data of sales made during the summer, fall and winter of this year, The prices at which the stocks sold at various periods are given below, including sales made yesterday on the Real Estate E ange. It will be noted that there is | @ general decline in these weeuritie:— NEW YORK COMPANIES, Date, Dec. 5 «Dee, Name, York Gaslight Co. jew York Gaslight ( aelight Co Manhattan Gaslight C Mutual Gaslight Co Mutual Gaslight Co. Mutual Gaslight Go jitan Gaslight Co. politan Gaslight Co. Harlem Gaslight ¢ Harlem Gaslight Cc . Harlem Gaslight Go....... Harlem Gaslight Co BOO Brooklyn Gaslight Brooklyn a Co, Citizens’ Gaslight Co.: Citizens’ Guslizht Co. Peoples’ Gaslight C Peoples’ Guslight Nassau Gaslight C Nassau Gaslight Co Metropolitan Gas Metropolitan Gus Co. Kings Couuty Gas Co “A NEW EARL, Price (per cont), s Dec. 4 Last suamer, i HOW THE LORD CHANCE! LORDS WAS MADE A PEER. (From the London Times, Dec. 7.] The Lord Chancellor took hjs seat on the woolsack at half-past four o'clock, Immodiately the Lord Chancellor had taken his seat the Duke of Richmond aud Gordon rose and said;— “My Lords, I have to inform Your Lordships that Her Majesty has been pleased to create Hugh McCalwont Lord Cairns, Lord High Chancellor of that part of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain, @ wut and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great style and title of nid Karl Cairns." lor then retired from the House, carrying with him the great seal, He re-entered alt inmost immediately, and, preceded by Sir William Knollys, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, advanced to the foot of the throne, which was uncovered. On either side of him were Karl Beauchamp and the Karl of Redesdale, who also wore their carl’s robes 3 and following him was Sir Al Yoods, Garter King-at-Arms. Arrived atthe toot of the throne the nobte and learned Garl bowel three times before tho seat of majesty. Garter King-at-Arms then prosented him with lis new patent of nobility, which tue Lord Chancellor on bended knee, placed tor an instant upon the throne itself. He then handed it to Mrs Betheil, one of the clerks, who read it, and read also the writ of summons calling the Lord Chancellor to the House of Lords by his new titles of Viscount and Earl, The noble and learned Jord having taken theouth aud subscribed his new titles on the roll of peers, wat for an instant first on the viscounts’ bench and then on that supposed to be appropriated to earls, ‘The sitting was then resumed, ‘,