Show OFFICIAL CHANCE old officers hold over until jan 4 A CONFLICT IN THE constitution says one thing and the legislative enactment sheriff brown and deputy sheriff fowler have their effects packed ready to vacate the office at 12 meridian on tho farat day of january aa county government law provides but judge hatch and clerk jonap intend holding over until the first monday in january as provided hy tha state and the act passed by the last legislature and judge hatch holds the constitution must be followed and has set cases up till january ath 1897 sheriff browns attention was called to the constitutional provision and he seemed inclined to the view that judge hatch had taken and said 1 I gudaa I 1 will hold oyer until the ath then though I 1 had hoped to be released at the end of the year he says he had not yet determined what would be his pursuits in the future all of the incoming officials have filed their bonds and selected their deputies except clerk elect H biyer camp whose deputy is not yet known it is said tho deputy will after all be Bert Thurman notwithstanding it was denied during the campaign biff new yorla binze NEW york dec 25 an early christmas morning fire on east thirty third street destroyed properly valued at nearly and rendered people homeless four buildings including piano warehouse and the new york polyclinic hospital were destroyed the destroyed buildings also include a large 5 story brick at no east thirty third street and a large 5 story brick factory building with a serenade and the B Y A club received well de arved applause for their rendition of the nordica waltzes the operatic trio oh hear me from pauline by miss S jones and meggers Meg sers crawford and irvine seemed toba tha favorite of the evening and if encores had been allowed donld surely have been recalled after the program dancing was the order of the evening aud as he music was uncommonly good the housa testily decorated and refreshments and pleasant drinks were served by charming young ladies in costume it all tended to make at one of the most enjoyable affairs of the season salt ake if the statements sta of the alleged victim are true and there is no reason to doubt them an atrocious crime was committed here on christmas eye and tho perpetrator is likely to have swift punishment meted out to him As gathered from all the parties it seems ahat thomas T turner a colored man decayed decoyed mrs emma wah lace a white woman who resides at F street to his room at second street where after repeatedly assaulting her he allowed her to go at 9 yesterday morning the negro accomplished his purpose by threatening to kill her with a revolver the details of the whole affair of course being unfit for publication on beins permitted to leave his room yesterday morning mrs wallace at once went to the police station informed the officers and turner was shortly afterwards arrested the charge of rapa being preferred pret erred against him house anias night A brilliant throng of about couples enjoyed the concert and ball giyen by the chimes of normandy opera company at the opera house last evening the program was an artistic success and was altogether one of the best local entertainments riven here for a long time each number oi the program was well rendered and thoroughly ampre r elated by the audience the rendition of bossinas Bos sinis overture tancrede and the russian song by the orchestra was exceedingly fin as raa also the borrano solos by misses jones and and the bara toas piece by mr brawford Or awford thia gentleman has wonderful power and vibration and ought to make him one groat sing erstle goberis Ko beris crawford Craw tord and johndon quintette siUta ined their popularity |