1 NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, PAGES. THE DRAMA--MUSIC. DALY'S THEATRE -THE LAST WORD. Record is here made of yet another pleasing inciat Daly's Theatre. The comedy of "The Last dent Word" was revived there last night and was admirably acted, in the presence of a numerons and repneentative andience.
This piece, first produced on October 98, 1890, and continually performed for sevweeks at that time, has from the first been a eral rorite. It is not high comedy, but comedy treated a atta some of the freedom of farce and therein commended to the sympathy of these times--in which many people are, seemingly, not ashamed to confess that they rend for entertainment and seek the theatre laughter. The original was written by Mr. Frans for von Schonthan, and this has been adapted to the American stage by Mr. Daly, who has laid the scene at Washington, and in ways has altered and embellished the German fabric.
No doubt, however, the particulars of this subject are well within the re membrance of playgoing readers, and a rehearsal of then would therefore be superfluous. Yet it ought to be said that the theme of this piece is one of grave import, and one that young people who are lovers, or who think themselves to be so, would do well to conwider with serious attention. The pervading tone of the play is the tone of festival, but beneath its sparksurface there is strong thought and serious feeling. A girl has made a promise of marriage without her father's knowledge and consent, and she persists in her fidelity to that promise, against his will. she is thereupon expelled from his house, and both of them are made to suffer.
The intervention of in resistible influence, in the shape of a clever and fascinating woman, eventually reconciles the father to his daughter's choice and reunites them in a happy home. The question implied is the question at duty: and, considering the general, prevalence at the lunatical idea that love ought always to have Its own way, it is a momentous question. Our ancestors in the theatrical audience have been re broached for their acceptance of the enormities of Webster, the lewdness of Etheredge, and the rostering weasnality of Farquhar; but the entire range of the old British drama shows not anything so abhorrent the licentious and monstrous scenes that have been allowed, and even admired, on the French and Americh stage within the last twenty years, only because the motive of them was this same all-sanctifying passion of love Any force that sets against this inrabe idea ought to be welcomed. The spirit of The Last Word" cannot indeed be described as forcible. The girl, as it happens, is in the right, and the father 18 in the wrong.
Nevertheless the piece does, suggest that parents have some rights, and that there such a thing in this world as duty; and herein it surgests some relief to the too prominent contemporary thestrical picture of female beauty flashing its eyes and masculine folly wilting in their light. The golden thread of humor that runs through this piece is the subjugation of gravity by mischief. One of the men, Harry Rutherell, thinks that no woman can ever bewitch him, and thereupon one of the romen, the Baroness Vera von Bouraneff, very charmingly shows him that he is mistaken. Mrs. Inchbold treated this theme in a different manner, eighty-six years ago, in "Te Marry or Not to Marry." It is bright theme and always new.
The scene of The Last Word in which Vera beguiles the cynic, by ingeniously leading him to suppose himself placed in precisely the plight of his enamored and discarded sister, is one of rare -ingenuity and of rarely animated humor. Ada Rehan and John Drew have Characters and a situation in which they are completely fitted to shine, and their acting is perfect. Vera must use all the wiles of romanhood, and while she is an absolute siren must seem to be an image of absolute innocence. The transitions of mood are many and al'e incessantfrom command to entreaty; from fervor to meekness; from enchantment to demure simplicity and vacant wonder at last to dazzling triumph. Ada Rehan accomplished these with a buoyancy that never faltered, a grace that never flagged, delicacy that never erred, with innate refinement, and with that furtive playfulness of humor which is the more winning because it is softened and subdued by a tender and endearing sentiment.
In that scene of enthrallment of a lover and in the subsequent more serious and difficult scene in which the stern father is subdued and mode to relent and to forgive. Miss Rehan exerted powers that can operate freely in the domain of high comedy, and therein fully justified the esteem in Which she 18 held. The deep sincerity and incessant piquancy of the performance are significant the genuine strength and cheerful ardor of a fine nattire. To the sprightly witcherles of the Baroness Tera with hier pretty little foreign cadence of articulation, and her momentary hesitancy and sweet bewilderment amid the mazes of Mr. Drew, tiarry Rutherell, opposes that imperturbable coolthat self-contred manner of graceful ease which dells commingies elegant, assurance with a certain emienlity of sapient vigilance: yet little by little defences thus established are allowed by him to ricid, and a passionate heart and all impetuous pirit are disclosed within them.
This is the sort of that comedians have always delighted in, from days of Robert Wilks to the 'days of Robert Elliston, and from Charles Kemble to Lester Wallack. does not, indeed, require the large demeanor and style of high comedy; but it needs tine perception. sensibility, and a facile touch, and especially Mr. needs a refined and charming personality. ensily satisfies all Its requirements.
The diflipart of the unrelenting father was filled with dignity and weight by George Clarke. The exuberant Afrey was made delightfully droll by Mr. James Lewis, the juvenile heroine had a pretty and pleasing representative in Miss Isabel Irving. All the scenery PALMER'S THEATRE-MARGARET FLEMING. It would be a privilege to refrain from comment but unhappily in these cases the on this production, choice of silence is not permitted.
Margaret is not a play, and therefore the consideration of it as a play is impossible. Preparations for a shown in it. The first colloquy inplay are. indeed, dicates that there is an opportunity for something to happen, and a subsequent colloquy, near the middle of the piece, when the husband meets the wife at the home of his dead paramour, again inspires momentary expectation; but nothing occurs except is a long convertation, in8 tableau. The work time by the falling of a curtain.
terrubted from time to This certain posture of circonversation discloses a It announces a moral. The eumstances, and thereupon that has been used in posture of circ*mstances is one Setion ever since fiction existed. The moral is a platicommitted adultery. His wife tude. A husband has disruption of their tedded life discovers that fact.
The falls, in different ways, tipon both. A ensues, and misery chaotic pictnre, suggestive of this misery, is furnishedthe body of a play-and at the last it is stated that is 35 bad as it is in a wife, in a husband and the sooner this is universally understood the better it will be for the whole human race." Portions of the human race care not at all abont this subject and it had been agitated; but would hear unmoved that fo Boston this sentiment was received with approval, and the piece which Inculcates so much novel truth pathed such favor that it had to be immediately taken out of town. Hence its arrival yesterday afternoon at Palmer's Theatre--where It was seen with good-natured patience and occasional applause by a considerable semblage, mostly fomale. Dramatic authors who have' illustrated the subject I adultery have usually endeavored to display it by Thea tis of the expedients of action. They have surand they have displayed its manded it with romance, consequences in situations of active power.
It is net, under any circ*mstances, a welcome subject for a play fat commingled strangers are to contemplate; but now and then it has been made tolerable upon the stage by expert treatment. Mr. James Herne, the authee of Margaret Fleming." is not, in this Instance, a dramatic author, but a preacher: and Mr. Herne's method of illustrating his subject is partly photographic and partly exhortatory. His expedient is picture, and his work teems with the commonplace objects and incidents of domestic life.
Several bables are introduced, and at one time the stage is replete with bath-tub and sponges, baby pins and diapers, scented soap and powder puff, towels and carminative: and this paraphernalia of the nursery is exploited with abundance of that soft nonsense of prattle which always sounds well beside the cradle and Always makes people sick in public. This Indicates Mr. Hernels drift. He has been reading the tedious compositions of Mr. Ibsen, and he thinks that Mr.
Ibsen is worthy of imitation. Every man to his taste. But something much more striking and interesting than this tale of "Margaret Fleming" will have to be manufactured before an audience possessing any taste for the drama will he converted to acceptance of this fashion in the making of plays. This piece is not without gleams of suggestion, but it is immeasureably prolix, tedious and trivial, and therefore 14 is innocuous. The obnoxious thing is the doctrine that underlles it.
If that should ever be widely accepted all art and all poetry would necessarily vanish from the stage. Such, indeed, is the drift of realism, 'in every. one of its forms. Shakespeare has told 16 that it is the end and dim of the drama to hold the mirror to nature; he did not mean that the up mirror is to be hold to an ash-barrel or to 8 bandup Dost of frills. Nature Includes romance, Nature Includes the imagination and the ideal.
The moment it becomes the business of the to copy the comstage monplaces of everyday life, that moment the stage becomes superfluous--for those commonplaces fill every boule and every street. The moment it 16 generally and practically arranged that actors are to bebave upon stage literally melt and women behave In actual life the art of acting dies. Everything is play and everybody is an actor, and the whole human race, enraptured at last with the presence of the elemental fact, will sit serene under a universal smell of boiled cabbage. Intimations of something indelicate in this fabric have been beart-broken dn print. There is noshing Indelicate.
wife, finding that her husband's misis tress has famishing, died, leaving an infant, and that the Infant puts the child to her breast just as her husband comes upon the scene. That was a fine stroke of art, but to the astonishment of all beholders this beginning of a dramatic episode proved to be the end of The audience was subsequently apprised that the it. child died, the wife went blind, and both wife and husband ran away and lost each other in the streets of Boston. Nonsense. This is not drama; this is a Sunday -school address.
And all that follows this 19 bathos. The justification for offering a stage picture of human trouble must either be something superb in the dramatic treatment of it, or something important and impressive in the lesson that it applies. Margaret Fleming" lacks both -for talk is not a play, and nowhere among civilized men does even the greatest criminal in licentiousness approve of adultery, or justify seduction, or believe that difference ol sex makes a difference of sin. Mrs. Herne, who enacted Margaret Fleming, imin pressed her audience as an Interesting woman, expert the portrayal of the commonplace and possessed of a melodious voice.
a fine system of expressive gesticulation, and much intensity of feeling. In her denotement of the wife's desperation, upon discovering her husbadn's unworthiness. she revealed true power. The worst wound that love can suffer is the knowledge that its object has never been worthy of it. Mr.
E. M. Holland impersonated a curt and righteous physician in a mood of impressive truth. and with delicate humor and tenderness. A loquacious German woman, in low life.
was truly presented by Mattie Earle, and A combination of tramp, sot and wag, called Joe Fletcher, was made comically conspicuous by Charles L. Harris. The chief features of the cast are these Philip E. M. Bell Dr.
Larkin. E. M. Holland Joe Fletcher. Charles L.
Harris Inspector of Polio Ramsay Bill Has gerty Fax Margaret Mrs. Horne Marla Earle Mrs. Burton Helen Ellen Cook Mr8. Brady. Nellie Lingard Mias Adelaide Rowe Tattle Viola Neill THE MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY'S CONCERT.
The American composer in these days is no longer a prophet without honor. Of the many friends to whom he is now an object of uncommon care and solicitude, none is more untiring on his behalf than the Manuscript Society. whose particular concern it is to catch and enjoy the first fragrance of his musical ideas before it has been scattered abrond in print. Its taithful provision for the American composer has furnished much of interest 1 to those who follow its work; though, to be sure, the musio it brings forward In manuscript has sometimes been uttered before in print, in one form or another, oftentimes a better one. That was the conclusion which was at times forced upon the hearer at the society's first public meeting of the season.
held last evening in Chickering Hall. The American composer failed to show himself in altogether his best form on this occasion. not, perhaps, having roused himself from the long rest he has enjoyed since the Manuscript Society's last concert in early spring. The programme last evening included compositions in many forms, and by composers in many parts of the country. As has often before proved to be the case, the most ambitions in design were.
as a rule. the least successful. By far the strongest of the compositions for full orchestra was A festival march by Ad. M. Forster, of Pittsburg, which, though reminiscent of Wagner's Kaisermarsch" in some of its themes and much of its treatment, is an admirably vigorous, well-scored and musicianly piece of work.
Three movements of a suite for horn, harp and string orchestra by Carl Venth showed a predilection for the antique dance forms, with an infusion of modern feeling and a clever use of that uncommon combination of instruments. For string orchestra alone there was a cheery little spinning song by Ernest Lent, of Washington. A rondo for piano and orchestra by W. W. Gilchrist, of Philadelphia, appeared to be a brilliant and melodious work, though its qualities could scarcely be judged aright from the playing of Mr.
Voorhis, who, rather then disappoint the audience, had taken the part at short notice, owing to the illness of the performer originally announced, Mr. Friedberger. There were three groups of songs by Messrs. Joseph Mosenthal, Frank G. Dossert, Frank A.
Howson and Victor Harris, of which Mr. Mosenthal's Songs are sung in my left the impression of great beauty and originality. WEDDINGS. The wedding of Miss Annabelle Turck to Henry M. Cohn took place evening at the home of the bride's father, 8.
Turck, No. 22 East Sixty-first-st. The Rev. Dr. Newton officiated.
George Scott, of Milwaukee, was the best man. The ushers were A. Wallace Higgins, David Valentine, George G. Murray and Arthur Kenworthy. Miss Florence Turck, sister of the bride, was maid of bonor.
A reception followed. Among the guests were Senator Allison, General Baiz, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Riker, ex-Judge Dillon, J. K. Hill, Colonel Henderson, Mrs. William Hoffmire, Mrs. D.
G. Scott, of Chicago: Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Byington, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Savin, Edward Green, A. B. Cohn.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Laflin. Mr.
and Mrs. James Deering, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knapp, Mr. and Mrs.
William Poillon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harned, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Bandoine, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Demarest, Mr.
and Mrs. Van Arsdale, Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Frank Coe, Mr. and Mrs. G. Elliott Flint, Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. W. Woerz, Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Yuengling, Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Clausen, Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers and the Misses Rogers. Mr. and Mrs.
Cohn started last night for a Southern trip. Miss Margaret Moore Rikor, daughter of J. L. Riker, was married to J. Amory Haskell at the Church of the Incarnation yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. Arthur Brooks officiated. Miss Margaret Hondlow, Miss Annie Lawrence Horn, Miss Annie Ditmars, Miss Vinni: R. Graves, the Misses Nina and Mattina Riker were the bridesmaids. The best man was Harry G.
Haskell, brother of the bridegroom, and the ushers were Samuel and Henry Riker, brothers of the bride: Olis Le Roy, James Remsen Strong, Dr. Nelson Henry and Edward Floyd Jones. A reception followed at No. 19 West the home of the bride's Among the guests were Judge and Mrs. parents.
A. R. Lawrence, Miss Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. B.
F. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. S. Blagden, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crocker, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Haskell, Mrs. C. P. Leverich, Mrs. W.
B. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. H. de B.
Parsons, Miss Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Brayton Ives, the Misses Ives, Mrs. G. L.
Keyes and Mrs. Thurston Hall. The young couple will make their home in Helvetia. Penn. Miss Sarah Gruenthal, daughter of Dr.
Herman Gruenthal, was married to Harold Nathan at the Mendelssohn Rooms, in West last evening. The Rev. Dr. Kohler officiated. The pair were attended by two children, Annette Nathan and Edwin Gruenthal.
A wedding dinner followed. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan will sail for Europe shortly and will live in Paris. Miss Lillie King, daughter of A.
H. King, of No. was married last evening at 182 East Vienna fall, in to Gustave Lazarus. ceremony took place at 6:30 o'clock. The marriage according to the ritual of the HeIt was performed Church, the Rev.
Alexander Kohut, of the brew Chesed Congregation, officiating. The ushAhawath of whom were relatives or intimate friends of ers, all bridegroom, were David Brown, Herman King. the 1. Cohn, W. Cohn and Martin C.
King. The Edward entertained after the ceremony in the guests were dining room on the first floor of the hall. spacious present were Alexander Rich, L. Haas, Among those Werner, Miss Julia Cohn, I. Hymes, Samuel J.
Colin, Klauber. Mr. and Mrs. Lazarus E. Gumper4 and Samuel winter at Lakewood, N.
and will will spend the take a bouse in town in the spring. INVESTIGATE A SMUGGLING CASE. TO secure their release. FOR A DANCE AT MORRIS PARK. Agent J.
Cummings, acting Special Treasury the Treasury Department, a made under orders from Lyon yesterday all the papers demand on Surveyor of Mrs. W. Minnick, who is connected the case attempting to smuggle Puris gowns charged with House. This action was taken through the Custom the making an investigation into for the purpose of conduct of Inspector Fawcett, who passed one of before he was ordered to Mrs. Minnick's trunks Storey, and of Assistant seize them by Chief Inspector C.
Biglin, who is accused of having of the port extended to Appraiser Joseph asked to have then, after the things were seized, the courtesies Mrs. Minnick, and Custom House and tried to of having the be given at at A subscription ball will About 150 people will be Morris Park to-morrow night. Francis' M. Pirsson has charge of the arrange. present.
ments. JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S BABY CHRISTENED. family party gathered at No. 374 Fifth yester. for the christening of the son of Mr.
and Astor, who was born on November 15. day afternoon Mrs. John Jacob christening was performed by the Rev. Dr. Houghton, The rector of the Church of the Transfiguration.
The boy William, after his grandfather. There were was named and Mrs. William Astor, Mr. and MIN. E.
6. of the child; Barton Willing, Mrs. present Mr. Willing, grandparents Kingsland, Mr. and Mrs.
Orme Wilson and Mrs. George Roosevelt. Mrs. William Astor stood as J. Roosevelt and Lispenard Stewart, who was the best man Godfather.
John Jacob Astor drove godmother, at the wedding, first time since his serious on Monday. out for the THE PATRIARCHS BALL. AN UNUSUALLY BRILLIANT AFFAIR THOSE PRESENT. The first ball of the winter season and I the first of the Patriarchs took place last night at Deimonico's. The organization has been in existence nearly twenty years and the ball of January 13 will complete the two decades of its history.
The balls have always been held at Delmonico's, formerly in the Fourteenthst. rooms and afterward in the Twenty-9xth-st. establishment, There are only four names among the present subscribers whose names appeared on the first invitation sent out nearly twenty years ago. These are William Astor, Robert G. Remsen, George Henry Warren and W.ad McAllister.
The ball of last night was more than usually brilliant, it being the first appearance of many debutantes. There were also many strangers present. There was little attempt at decoration, that being unnecessary in the almost new ballroom. Palms were placed in the corridors and in the blue and red rooms. In the latter suite the Hungarian band played for the overflow, the ballroom being crowded.
Lander's orchestra played for general dancing and for the cotillon. As is always the case with balls at Deimonico's, the guests did not begin to arrive until midnight. Supper was served at 1 o'clock this morning and the cotillon began an hour later. The buffet was removed from the restaurant, giving more space for seating guests. The cotilion was led by Elisha Dyer, jr.
There were favors of artificial flowers and ribbons. The Patriarchs whose names appear on the invitations are as follows: William Astor, W. W. Astor. J.
N. Alsop Griswold, Pierre Lorillard, Charles H. Berryman, George L. Rives, William C. Whitney, J.
Townsend Burden, Smith Clift, Edward Cooper, Robert Goelet, Elbridge T. Gerry, William Gihon, Ogden Goelet, George Griswold Haven, W. Bayard Cutting, S. V. R.
Cruger, Johnston Liv. ingston, James H. Burden, Philip Schuyler, C. O'D. Iselin, DeLancey Kane, Egerton L.
Winthrop, Hamilton Fish, Charles Lanier, Ward McAllister, J. Pierpont Morgan, William Oothout, Charles D. Dickey, William Cruger Pell, James P. Kernochan Roosevelt, A. Newbold Morris, Adrian L-elin.
Robert G. Remsen, Byam K. Stevens, W. Watts Sherman, Cornelins Vanderbilt, John Steward, George L. Bowdoin, Eugene Schleffelln, Bradley Martin, E.
N. Taller, George Henry Warren, Matthew Wilks, Edward Livingston, Alexander S. Webb, Buchanan Winthrop, George Peabody Wetmore and Robert Winthrop. This list of subscribers is the same which appeared on the Invitations last year and it is the first time in a number of years that there has been no change. Although some of the Patriarchs are abroad, their invitations are sent out to their friends in New- York.
Since the invitations were sent out Mr. Gerry has lost a daughter, but his name will probably remain with the others for the rest of the winter. Bradley Martin, who spent last winter abroad, returned on Sunday by the Umbria W. W. Astor and Smith Clift are in Europe.
Among the strangers present were: F. W. Andrews, of Boston; Harold Brown, of Providence; the Hon. Robert Boyle, of London, son of Lord Cork; Mr. and Mrs.
Athertu Blight, Lieutenant H. C. Beaumont, of England; J. F. Cushing and Mias Cushing, of Boston; Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts, Edward Everett, of Boston; Mrs.
Greenleaf and Miss Greenleaf, of Lenox; Arthur Herbert, of England; Count Jaunctel, of Paris; H. Maitland Kersey, of England; J. Rutgers of Paris; Nelson Lewis, of Philadelphia; Mr. LeRoy, and Mrs. J.
Lawrence, of Boston: Alfred Le Ghait, of the Belgian Legation; Mme. de Maury and Maurice de Mauny, J. W. Mackay, of London; A. von Mumm, of the German Legation; Columbus O'Donnell, of Baltimore: Mrs.
J. V. L. Pruyn and Miss H. Pruyn, of Albany Major J.
L. Rathbone, formerly of the American Legation in Paris; Victor Sorchan, of Paris: George Edward Wakefield, of England; Baron Otto von Werschauser, J. Meade Tooker and Miss Tooker, of Newport; Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Endicott, of Boston; Mrs. Nicholas Beach and Mias Beach, of Hartford M. and Mme. F.
E. Bertier, of Paris, and Colonel Cuthbert Larking. Among the debutantes were Miss Burden, Miss Barnes, Miss Beatrix Bend, Miss Eleanor Chanler, Miss Alice Crawford, Miss Dixon, Miss Madeline Lewis, Miss Meta Mackay, Miss Manice, Miss Nicholas, Miss Elise Hurst, Miss Alice Harriman, Miss Perry, Miss Estelle De Peyster, Miss Helen ReniMiss Sloane, Miss Stimson, Miss Warden, Miss sen, Woodworth, Miss Greene, Miss Shepard, Miss Maude Miss Ward, Miss Edith Hall, and Miss de Wetmore, Garmendia. Among the guests were Mrs. Astor, Allen, Walter Abbott, Mrs.
and Mrs. G. 5. BowPhilip Bowdoin, Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Bend, the doin, Temple Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Beekman, Mrs. W. Misses Bend, T. Blodgett, General and Mrs.
Burnett, John AlexMrs. and Miss Barbey, Mrs. J. Townsend andre, Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Miss Burden, W.
H. Burden, Bibby, C. F. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs.
Edmond Bayliss. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bryce, J. S.
Barnes, H. R. Bishop, Mrs. 8. V.
R. Cruger, A. A. Bibby, E. M.
Crosby, Mrs. B. Cutting, Hamilton Cary, John G. Berosford, A. S.
Carhart. Mrs. Edward Cooper, Sir Roderick Cameron, Miss Kathrine Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Charles Cottenet, Miss Cottenet, Mr. and Mrs. Cary, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll, Mr.
Duncan Elliott, and Mrs. Winthrop Chanter, Mr. and Mrs. Macgrane Coxe, Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Depew, Dyer, John H. Davis, Miss W.
P. Dixon, George J. De Courcey Ireland, Miss Ireland, Mr. Flora Davis, Mrs. Eugene Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. F. R. Jones, and Beatrix Jones, E. S.
Ives, Mr. and Mrs. Bradish Miss Mrs. Lawrence Kip, Miss Kip, Miss Knowlton, Johnson, King, Mr. and Mrs.
Reginald De Koven, Miss Emily D. Dickey, Mr and Mrs. A. M. Dodge, C.
Emmet, Miss Katherine Emmet, R. H. Mrs. R. S.
R. H. Emmet, Miss Jeanne Emmet. Emmet, Emmet, Ralph N. Ellis, C.
Emmet, Temple and Mrs. C. R. Edwards, G. R.
Fearing, Mrs. Mr. Clews, Mr. and Mrw. Nicholas Fish, Miss Fish, Henry 11.
Fish, J. C. Furman, W. Bradhurst Field, Mrs. Field, Isaac I'selin, Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Kingsland, Miss Mr. and Mrs.
Pierre Lorillard, Dr. Nicholas Kane, L. Keyes, Arthur Leary, Miss Clarisse and Mrs. E. Edward Livingston, C.
Lee Cambridge LivLivingston, McRae Livingston, P. L. Livingston, ingston, and Mrs. W. H.
Lewis, Miss Lusk, Mrs. B. Mackay, Mr. Marie, Clement March, Mr. and Mrs.
Miss Mesier, Peter Moore, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. McCready, LieutenClement U.
S. Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Marshall, ant Michler, Mrs. Bradley Martin, W. H. Morgan, Miss F. D.
Martin, R. S. Minturn, Miss Meta McAllister, Mrs. G. S.
Minturn, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Ogden, Miss Ogden, Mr.
and Nicholas, Mrs. Robert Osborn, A. M. Hadden, E. McDougall Hawke, Mrs.
J. H. Harriman, J. H. Harriman, Hurry, J.
V. L. Parker, Howland Pell, Clarkson Miss Henry Phelps, E. M. Post, E.
C. Post. Potter, A. P. Sturgis, Miss Taller, T.
Suffern Frank Stevens, Tafler, Mr. and Mrs. H. McK. Twombly, Miss Turnure, J.
8. Tooker, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Miss Weekes, Webb, W. R. Webb, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. A. S.
Lynch Pringle, General and Mrs. J. Fred Wysong, Miss Pierson, Julian Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Porter, Goold Redmond, H.
S. Redmond, Mr. and Pierson, B. C. Douglas Grant, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. RooseMrs. volt, T.
J. 0. Rhinelander, R. K. Richards, P.
L. Ronalds, Miss Helen Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
Ripley, Edward Randolph, Miss Randolph, W. Mrs. W. W. Sherman, Miss Sherman, Mr.
and Mrs. D. Sloane, Lispenard Stewart, Dr. D. M.
Stimson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Mrs. Thomas G.
Ward, F. Delano Weekes, Miss Sheldon, Mrs. P. Wetmore, Miss Rdith Wetmore, Whiting, Mr. and Mrs.
Orme Wainwright, Wilson, G. Mr. and Creighton Mrs. Webb, E. L.
Wilkes, R. T. J. M. Waterbury, W.
Whitehouse, Daniel T. Worden, Dr. and Mrs. Seward Webb, Mrs. B.
Winthrop, Miss Mary Turnure, Mrs. C. A. Whittier, J. Frederick Tams, G.
G. Williams, Miss Clara Williams, Mrs. Wood worth, Miss Grace Wilson, R. T. Wilson, A.
V. H. Stuyvesant, B. Schieffelin, Miss Scott, Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Walter Stokes, Miss Helen Stokes, R. C. Sands, Mr. and Mrs.
Buydam, C. B. Strong, J. C. Spencer, Miss Mrs.
B. K. Stevens. Miss Corbin, W. Whitchead, Lawrence, R.
W. G. Welling, Martin de Garmendia. J. W.
Ge rard. Mrs. 0. de Garmendia, F. G.
Gri-wold, A. C. Mr. and Mrs. Reginald H.
Ward, Mrs. V. G. Hall. V.
Gurnee, M. Howland, T. H. Howard. Miss E.
Hewitt, G. Hall. H. A. Gallatin, F.
H. Baldwin, A. V. Z. Post, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Le Grand Cannon. Mrs. George B.
De Forest, Mrs. George Kidd, Miss Kidd, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ballard Smith, and Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Twombly. NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The burial of W. J. Florence will take place at Greenwood Cemetery at 1 o'clock this afternoon. There will be no public service. Gustav Amberg has announced that he intends to "The Lost Paradise" in at his theatre.
play Charles Frohman yesterday informed him that he should take steps to prevent his doing so, as he owned the rights to the play in all languages for this country. The fiftieth performance of La Cigale" at the Garden Theatre will be given on Saturday night and will be celebrated by gifts to the children who appear in the opera of boxes of bon-bons. FILING ON $8,000,000 OF ORE TAILINGS. Virginia City, Dec. of the location of placers In'Ex Mile Canon was filed with the County Recorder yesterday, the reservoir containing 1,000,000 of ore-tailings which were fumed thus in bulk tone the Omega infl from 1874 to 1880, and which from from the workings of Consolidated California and were from which Flood, Fair, Mackay and Virginia ore, O'Brien are said fo have realized 835,000,000.
The title to the tailings was heretolore vested in the Bank of California. The average assay value of the tailings is said to be 88 per ton, representing a total value of $8,000,000. SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL. SAFETY LIES IN DEFEATING FRAUD. PERIL TO THE NATION IN CRIME AGAINST THE BALLOT.
To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Permit a lifelong reader to say that your current editorinis, especially upon the attempted legialative steal, have been worthy of the best traditions of The Tribune, and to hope that you will keep up that special agitation until success is assured. Worse scoundrelism than suppressing or falsifying votes in Republic is impossible. Therefore, let the fight aminst it be waged in reputable papers, courts, Legislature, and wherever else it may be necessary, without quarter, and whether it takes all winter and all summer or not. While the little fellows, the tools, are summarily dealt with, let not the chief conspirators escape.
The sternest severity is in such a case the truest mercy. When the vote is cast all partisanship should cense and no other result than the rightful counting of the returns should be thought of. The case admits of nO compromise; patriotic citizens of all parties are equally and profoundly interested in this. This country cannot continue under republican government if Mississippi and kindred plans, so successfully carried out in the South, shall become as successful in thie North. It must now be made plain that Northern citizens have not in this generation lost the virtue and manhood exhibited on bloody battlefields by the last.
Such audacity as we are just now looking upon-the attempted removal of incorruptible officials, the bulldozing of upright judges, election inspectors fleeing with ballots stowed away on their persons, and all the rest, was never seen even in Tweed's most insolent days. Our consolation is that it must meet eventual defeat, and our victory will then be enhanced thereby. We would be more guilty than the South if we suecumbed in the pending struggle. Undoubtedly they have had many peculiar difficulties to contend with, which, while they do not excuse, may in comparison extenuate their conduct. Let us hope that even they may see their mistake and speedily correct it; if they once realize what demoralization comes upon any community when its leading and Influential citizens not only acquiesce in but patronize fraudulent methods they will.
It may yet become clear to them that 115 readily and as well might a select dozen or less of their citizens appoint according to the dietates of their own will officeholders as that they should continue their present unconstitutional and nullification methods. But we. brought up amidst free institutions, away from the baleful effects of slavery, would deserve the exeeration and contempt of mankind if we allowed a base horde of petty tyrants" to destroy that security of freemen, the ballot. LEX. New- York, Dec.
3, 1891. THE LANGUAGE IS NOT TO BLAME. COMMENTING ON JAGS" AND DIVES." To the Editor of The Tribune. Your correspondent, "A Growler 1 from GrowlSir: ville," seems curiously equipped for such a controversy on the use of language as he wishes, apparently, to begin. The word claspknife" is given in Webster's Dictionary, and also in that of Nuttall, a generally authority in England.
It is in recognized knife of which the blade folds into the both as 8 handle." The reason why ruffians have a fancy for it as a weapon is hardly a matter of good style" in writing the reports of murders. The charge of taulies against the ruffians, not against the retology Your correspondent is evidently like De porters. Quincey's lecture on murder as a fine art: he regards of the claspknife as inartistic: but he should the use not blame the newspapers. He shoukt try to persuade judges to be more severe on the want of variety our in the choice of murderous weapons. Again, the "Growler" asks contemptuously why 8 32-calibre pistol is preferable to a 31-calibre.
If would-be murderer should postpone his plans until he could buy a pistol of the latter size, his intended victim would die of old age. The large 45-callbre revolver can be carried only in parts of the country where people have no prejudice against such bulges wardrobe as indicate a portable arsenal. The in the small to kill without an accuracy of 22-calibre is too murderer can seldom depend upon. The aim that a 32-calibre is the only size made which is of practical in the homicidal industry of the Eastern States. utility In objecting to the current use of the word dive," unconscious philologist describes with almost your scientific accuracy a natural and correct process by words come into the English or any other which new Indeed, very few words which have enlanguage.
riched our tongue have a more truly legitimate history for this one; except that he has left than he gives us the change of its meaning. A cellar out one step in business purposes was, as he says, a called used for the word was applied to the cellars in dive." Then used for immoral purposes. After this the Bowery perfectly natural that the actual original point it was word should slowly disappear, as the meaning of the meaning became firmly attached to it. more important part of the history of all This process is not only a but it is one of the safest and best processes by languages; which new words are formed. I feel indebted to Growler" for what he says about of The word load" is exquisitely balance, expressive with more liquid they home from the club.
Such the weight which gentlemen or success, figurative slang as this nearly always finds less as go 11 in language. I am glad to hear vividly legitimate place a that gentleman "jag" can means get a about jag" on in same English so nearly The thing as "load." A pure now that it will soon become classical: and even those who prefer to remain sober can use the temptof us ing word with a clear SMILER conscience. FROM SMILEVILLE. A N. Dec.
1, 1891. New IN SENATOR SHERWOOD'S CASE. A PRECEDENT To the Editor of The Tribune. lawyers. New-York, Dec.
4, 1891. Sir: In Senator Sherwood's case it is sought exto elude him on the alleged ground of ineligibility, and to elected. I desire to attention declare his opponent precedent in my own experience that ought to to a control the action of the State Board of Canvassars. I was nominated fo. Congress In the Rochester In 1868 District.
At that time I was, and for several years instice of the Supreme Court. Soon after has been, a nomination for Congress I filed my resignation as my to take effect on the day before the election, justice, would enable me to close up a large 86 that course amount of Judicial business then in my hands. I was elected; and the county canvassers made their reto the State Board. The Board of State turns Canvassers then consisted of Homer A. Nelson, Seeof State: William F.
Allen, Controller (long retary of the Supreme Court, and judge of the Court a justice Wheeler H. Bristol, Treasurer, and Marof Appeals); B. Champlia, Attorney -all I belleve shall Democrats. Democratio opponent filed with the Board My claim that he was legally elected, of the that my resignation of the office of ground Justice was inveilid and ineffective, and therefore the votes cast for me were void because of ineligibility under the Constitution. The Board notified me of this fact, and in reply I asked the Bourd desired to hear me to fix a day and I would if they opponent was heard by the Board, and attend.
My after hearing him the Board decided that it had no jurisdiction to determine question of ineligibility, but that its duties were corfined to the ascertainment from the returns of the several county boards of the number of votts cast and which of the persons voted for had received a majority or plurality thereof. Judge Allen, wrote me on behalf of the Board that my attendance was unnecessary. Three members of the Board, Judge Allen. Judge Nelson and AttorneyGeneral Champlain, were well-known and very able NOAH DAVIS. THIS PRONUNCIATION OF ARION." To the Editor of The Tribune Sir: If the member of the editorial staff" mentioned in to day's "Glances Here and There" pronounced with the penultimate accent (as in Orion.
orison, Arion horizon), according to the dictionaries, the boy's blunder was indeed reprehensibly stupid. If, as is more probable, he pronounced it so as to sound like the Anglicized Arrian, the boy's mistaking it for classical name Harrigan was quite natural and especially 11 the order was rapidly spoken in the customary way. The boy knew of Harrigan's great performances," MAN. but not of Arian's. DICTIONARY Bloomfield, N.
Dec. 5, 1891. THE TIPPECANOE CAMPAIGN. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: The Tribune in its obituary of George Hall, a and a good pressman, errs in stating that worthy man campaign came off in 1844.
That the Tippecanoe campaign, which resulted in the election great political of William Henry Harrison, grandfather of the present President, was fought in 1840, in which year Horace conducted his famous politica! paper, The Greeley Cabin," which had so much to do with the Log election of General Harrison. Mr. Hall was not foreman in The Tribune pressroom till several years 1841, when he succeeded Mr. Richards, who was after also, one of the best of pressmen. Respectfully, New Dec.
7, 1891. S. S. TO AID THE CALVIN FAIRBANK FUND. To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Inclosed find a check for the Calvin Fairbank fund. It gives me great pleasure to add my mite to assist the dear old hero. Well do I remember the struggles and hardships he passed through in the days when it cost something to be an Abolitionist. I al that time worked hard in that blessed cause for the avor, helpless slave. and dally I thank God we were enabled to do what we did to create a public sentiment in his behalf.
AN OLD ABOLITIONIST. Sag Harbor, Dec. 5, 1891. ORITUARY. BACKER.
ABRAHAM Abraham Backer, the well-known dealer in commercial paper, of No. 285 Broadway, whose failure August 3 with liabilities of several millions of on dollars astonished the country, died yesterday at his home, No. 331 West Fifty-eighth-st. He brooded greatly over his misfortune and inability to get a settlement from his creditors, and could not bear up under the heavy strain. The proceedings brought in the Court of General Sessions by W.
D. Hardin, of Savannah, affected him more than anything else. It Is said he caught a cold the day he went to the court to plead not guilty to the Indictment against him. Mr. Backer was born in Bavaria in 1824.
He came to this country when only thirteen years old, and afterward went to Columbus, where he was in business several years. In 1854 he removed to nah, where he remained for ten years. He came North after the war, and settled in this city in 1865 and engaged in the commission cotton, grocery and liquor business. Afterward he became interested in the Arkwright Mills, cotton goods, at Philadelphia and cotton manufacturing at South Glastonbury, Conn. For the last ten years he bad done large business in commercial paper and handled the paper of the best houses in the South and Southwest.
His business in this line became enormous, amounting to as much as $15,000,000 a year. He had great facilities for placing notes on this market, and anything that he indorsed was considered gilt-edged" by the banks and bankers, who had great faith in his shrewdness and ability. A few years ago he was induced by people in the South to go into railroad construction in Georgia and Alabama. He became interested in the Macon Construction Company, the Macon and Birmingham Railroad Company and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Company, and put in his whole fortune and large amount besides, which he raised on his indorsem*nts and by -floating the stocks and bonds of a the companies. There was a continual drain on him for money until he could stand 1t no longer.
His investment in these concerns was said to be over $1,500,000. Mr. Backer also became disheartened over the delay in, carrying through the trust by which it was pro posed to save the estate. He leaves eight children, five daughters and three gone. DR.
DAVID S. SMITH. Dr. David S. Smith, of Irvington, N.
died at his home in that township on Tuesday night at the age of sixty. He was born near New-Providence, Morris N. and studied medicine, graduating in County, 1855. Settling for practice in Irvington, he amassed a comfortable fortune. He held different public places, being Superintendent of the Schools for several years afterwerd chosen Freeholder for twelve years and and member of the Road Board.
He was nominated by the Democrats for Sheriff and was defeated by William Wright, Republican. During the war he was a mem- at ber of the United States Army Examining Board Irvington and afterward at Morristown. nine He some was years ago and played right field when the Irvingtone president of the famous Irvington baseball Brooklyn Atlantics. He leaves a wife. defeated the GEORGE DRIGGS.
George H. Driers, mperia of the Asphaltic. wife of Dr. W. L.
Norton, of Elizabeth. PATRICK SHEERAN. and Roofing Company, whose factories are at Slag Paving from heart trouble yesterday afternoon at the Newark, died the company, No. 29 Broadway. He came to offices of business, accompanied by his wife.
this city yesterday on sick in the office and his wite went out to He was taken medicine. Before she got back he was dead. get him some The body was taken to the undertaking establishment of Son, No. 185 Green and will be taken Mooney for burial. Mr.
Driggs was an old railroad man. to Boston the first master mechanic of the Boston and His father was Providence Railroad. He was himself, at one time, master mechanic of the New- York, Providence and Boston road. he became superintendent of motive power of the Later Central New-Jersey. His brother Albert is also well known in railroad circles.
Mr. Driggs was fifty -nine old. He leaves a wife and one daughter, who is the years Sheeran, one of the best known public men in Patrick Hudson County, N. died at his home, No. 321 Jersey City, yesterday from pneumonia.
A son and daughters survive him. Mr. Sheeran was born in two Ireland about sixty-eight years ago. He came to thie country when a young man and by industry accumulated 3 fortune. Until three years ago he was regular Demoerat, but having become disgusted with ring polities at that time he joined the Jeffersonian Democrats and became one of the most enthuslastic workers against the Ming.
lifetime of Mr. Sheerwn he served as Demo. During the four years and was a member of the erotic Alderman New -Jersey Assembly in 1874 and 1876. HARRIS C. HARTWELL.
Fitchburg, Dec. C. Hartwell, ex-preslthe Massachusetts Senate, died at 10 o'clock this dent of evening of rheumatle fever, complicated by pneumonia. He leaves 3 wife and two children. DR.
FRANK DONALDSON. Baltimore, Dee. 9 Frank Donaldson, a noted specialist in throat and lung diseases and one of the leading professors in the Maryland University of Medicine, died to-dar at his home in this city. in the sixty-ninth year of his age. Dr.
Donaldson was born in Baltimore, and took his degree at the University of Maryland. For forty he was connected with that institution. He Was years member of all the National and international medical 2880- ciations, and a contributor to the leading medical magazines. He was the author of several valuable works on diseases. He leaves a wife, two sons and three lung daughters, MAJOR MILBORNE F.
WATSON. Dayton, Ohio, Dec. Milborne F. Watson, born in New- York in 1839, and graduated from West Point, 1860, died at the Soldiers' Home here to-day, after distressing siege of Bright's disease. Major Watson's remains will lie in state in the Government until 3 p.
m. Thursday; then, with officers of the chapel institution as a guard of honor, they will be taken to Washington City for burial. GEORGE BROWN. Dublin, Dec. Brown, the Fenlan who convicted of taking a prominent part in the rising of 1877, but who was afterward amnestied, died to-day.
CAPTAIN B. J. F. HANNA. Dee.
B. J. F. Hanna, of KanWashington, Eminent Grand Commander Knights Templar of Past State, died here at midnight yesterday. His remains, that which will be interred at Salina, his old were escorted to the station by the Masonic fraternity of to-day this city.
NEW -ENGLAND ROADS CONSOLIDATED. Dec. directors and stockSt. 'Albans, holders of the Central and Consolidated Railroad Comheld a series of meetings here to-day. The panies directors of the Central Vermont filled the vacancy in board caused by the death of President J.
the Gregory Smith by the election of Bradley B. Smalley, Burlington. Colonel Edward Smith, second viceof was chosen president of the Central Vermont. president, At a meeting of the directors of the Consolidated Railroad Colonel Smalley was also elected to fill the vacancy in that directory, and 'olonel Smith was chosen president. At the adjourned meeting of the stockholders the Central Vermont these directors were chosen: of F.
C. Smith, of St. Albans: James R. Langdon, of BerL. J.
Seargeant, of Montreal; B. P. Cheney, of lin; Boston; W. H. Bingham, of Stowe; Robert Wright, of Montreal; B.
B. Smalley, of Burlington. The Consolidated Rallroad Company elected the following directors: F. C. Smith, James R.
Langdon, L. J. B. P. Cheney, W.
H. H. Bingham; John Sergeant, Bell and S. B. Smalley.
The stockholders of the Central Vermont Railroad then held a special meeting to consider the Company of ratifying and confirming the action of the matter direCtors in entering into the articles of agreement for the consolidation of this company, the Consolidated of Vermont, the Vermont and Railroad Company Rallroad Company and the Montpelier and Canada White River Railroad Company, and for the merging franchises, stocks, railroads and properties of of the said companies into this company; also to see if they ratify and confirm the action of the directors would company in taking an assignment of the of this the railroad and other property of lease of New -London Northern Railroad Company for the ninety-nine years, dated October 17, 1891, from the Consolidated Railroad Company of Vermont, and as suming the obligations of said last-named company under said lease. stockholders, by a unanimous confirmed the action of the directors. The Convote, solidated Railroad Company of Vermont afterward held a stockholders' meeting to con ider the same matters, and by a unanimous vote ratitied and confirmed the consolidation and lease in question. ILLNESS OF JUDGE SHIPMAN. Belvidere, N.
Dec. Shipman, one of the best known lawyers in the state, Is Ill at Old Point Comfort, Va. The Judge, accompanied by his family, South a week or two ago, with a view to rewent cuperating. Doubts are entertained of his recovery, A BRUTAL POLICEMAN INDICTED. Policeman John J.
Gallagher, of the Oak-st. station, brutally assaulted old Mary Kennedy, the newswho woman of Broad way and two weeks ago, was indicted vesterday for assault in the third degree. Gallagher will be arraigned for pleading before Judge Cowing to-day or to-morrow. De erfect Farm Sanangem, made from dairy-fed perk, fresh every day, for sale by first-class grocers and marketmen. In two-pound packages.
See trade-mark dear's rot) is stamped on every package. Beware of tions. Miller's Feather Weight Umbrella, nentest, lightest and strongest umbrella made. Oply at 80 Troma. Sons, 1,151 Broadway, Letween 28th and 27th sta.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh will surely cure catarrh and cold in the head. Handy, pleasant. All druggiate. 500. The Game of Innocence Abread.
Play this JOLLY NEW GAME OF TRAVEL? there are other kinds of malt tonics sides Liquid Bread; just as there are 3 other kinds of one dollar bills besides those made by the Gov. ernient. Get the genuine. MARRIED KINGSBURY-WISNER-O0 Wednesday evening, December 9th, at the residence of the bride A parenta, Rev. Henry Swentzel, D.
W. of Scranton, of Scranton. Kate Pierce Wiener to Henry Kingstury, TROCTOR-MILLER-At the Church of the Heavenly Rest, New- York, on Tuesday, December 8. by the Rev. c.
0. Tiffany, assisted by the Rev. D. Parker Morgan, Maud, daughter James Miller, to Charies F. Proctor, both of New.
York. SAVILLE-FERRIS-In William Brookline, Saville, 8th Newton, and Rev. Marion E. Y. Ferris, daughter of the late Oyrus Yale, New York.
SPERRY-COLEMAN-On Tuesday, Rev. December 8th, at the Church of the Ascension, by the E. Winchester Donald, Dora Morgan, daughter of John Morgan Coleman, to Edward Peek Sperry. New- Haven papers please copy. 9, in St.
Church, Rainaford, Anne Stuyverant Fisher by Attirthwaite, daughter of Rev. Dr. William the late James S. Satterthwalte, to Peter William Lue wig Strom. Is of as the part the It broad it Drew cult and is DIED.
ABBOTT cember 9, -At her residence Titcomb in Abbott, Brooklyn, widow Wednesday, of the De Benjamin Vaughn Abbott, aged 68 years. Funeral private. at Mount Veron, N. in the 75th year of a her Stella widow Abraham age, Notice of funeral hereafter. BUTLER-In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, December 9th, 1891, Nevin W.
Butler, Relatives and friends, also members of Montank Lodge, No. 280, F. A. De Witt Clinton Counell No. 419.
R. Stella Counell No. 400, L. of Mon Council No. 48, 0.
of C. and Brooklyn Masonie erans, are invited to attend the funeral services from late residence, No. 539 Brooklyn, on day evening. December 11. 1891, 7:45 o'clock.
Funeral at convenience of family. FORBES- Tuesday, December Forbes, Mary widow of the late G. 1 of her age. Funeral services will be held at her Inte residence, 100 East on Friday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.
m. HOLMAN-On December 9, after a lingering finess, Rol118 Holman, in his 83d year. Funeral services at his late residence, 116 Enst Thursday evening, December 11, at 7:15 o'clock. Interment at Mont Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N. Y.
HUTCHISON-On Wednesday, December 9, at his late residence, 449 West James K. Hutchison. Notice of funeral hereafter. JAUKSON-On Monday, Nov. 30, on S.
8. Fulda, Oswald in his 54th year. Philadelphia papers please copy. LEOSER-In this city, December 9, at 4 p. Christopher Leoser, brother of Charles McK.
Leoser. Reading, and Pisteburg papers please copy. MAXWELL-December 8, 1891, Joseph, son of Dr. E. A.
and Kate Maxwell. Funeral services at the residence purents, 214 Fast Thursday evening. December 10, o'clock. MoNICHOLL--At Westville, on 17 the 9th Rev. Funeral Arth services MeNicholl, will be held at the Methodist aged 40 Fears, days.
Church, Westville, on Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. The remains will be taken to Woodbury, for interment. THOMPSON -Died, in Philadelphia, Dee. 7th, at the dence of her son-in-law, George Freeman, Nancy Thompson, aged 88 years.
Orange, N. Dec. 9th, Elizabeth, wife of Edmund TROUTON-At A. Trouton and daughter of Marston and Clara G. Watson, aged 27 years, Funeral services at St.
Mark's Church on Friday, 11th at 2 o'clock p. m. Carriages in waiting on st. arrival of 12:50 train from toot Barclay and Christopher F. Valentine, aged 48.
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