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Arrest of the RObbers-sIngull Recovr
OF the Diumond-Thc Wounded Mnu

Arrest of the Robbers-sInguIl Recovery
oi the Diumond-Thc Wounded Mnn'.
tondIt ou.
David (alus " Honey") Ritner and Franci.
Dessw we're taken before Justice scott Yesterday
the former on the charge Of robblng j. ckson, OF
Amity place. and severely assaulting him while com
mitiing the feony. The details OF the robbery Lave
already been published. Mr. Jackson now lies in
critical coudition. Ritter has won uoioriety by
ptssing forged checks Detective Onlcer, Klng and
LIONS pin"i him several weeks. and having found
Mr. Jnck-onS watch on his person, at once began
WaNing inquiries about The missing diamond viii h.
having ht~ IN 1t, Nns very casil, ilentiuct This
made things 30 not about the Lodei's ears Tint nn
Monday the diamond, worth sl5OO VAS forwar,leI
ln the bridge street police stiiDn under cover 10
EcLari King. with a note from plWnbroKer. Inc
iu-UEcis we're tIktn to Cuu't dul ueld tuawait TIC
recovery OF Mr.. jack, On, having been July id,nti
fed by nci shbor waO saw Eitncr IuI hin- zuuut
JacksoL's ONCE.
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OBITTJ ny.

Edward Prowne, Es1.. a prominent Iarrver IN
NeS,owu. Long island dei OF consumption In Hunters
Point yesterday. '''''
Mr.. Jeremiah Ahearu one OF the Sr.'s copno,,.
tOrS, de fnddcnlv last niaht OF hrmorrhage of the
lungs He was aOOut 10 years of age.
Gen. walter Mitchell who hat on severnl OCCASION.
s'rV"d ns Pcs dental cl'cto- Of Mar, land died In
"sr sIr1cr Ia Charles county en- Monday. aged O..
Mrs Harris, the wife OF tie SaudN ich l. and Min
si"r ~ the nRnces. died Mauh "a The obseau =.
we're very imposing The Ro,al family. mcmbofs of
me tauutl Governments attaches. ami fore "a ref ru
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BROOKLIN.

Mr. L J Lovber, nm FS.Chs,rna, NJ ,,o n.,,.-
Stn'lc g. neral COMMIT e. has been appolnt,i mem.
@ uor U we n,,r nnd Sewerage Con'mpsion 10 mi q
'cln' managing editor o! the Ep7,s NOUNS iu
Tue Willianshurgh ard Faibu.h ilroad Com.
laly troloSe, rs su N as tdclr rua hnshc , o prr
hcti tt,li E 10 a-n ont me cars 70 the Conducior,
.hNh me hest prcc'lgr tie pfiylc'r of running
ilcm new bios ia he crycd AZ rlcrt intervals ma
.hN le.p,ciane men 10 be allowed to pd The real
Nane o tie privilege WI he ascertain. nfter llis
cNrtrimenufg. one of the ~ ameutal laws OF pou
cAlvcouomY is here applied. - 'N''
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THE MURDER or VICTOR NoIR.

Tho Partisan Students IndIgnat'ou-Tho
Editors Of the RAJ ppei Prosecuted.
PAais, March 29.-During the lecture Of DR..
Tardien, Yesterday, the students Kissed and nsuted
the Professor, on account OF the dopoai,on made by
him At Tours In favor Of Prince Bonaparte. DR..
Tardien was Obliged to quit tho hall While retiring
he docored that he shou resign his chair, aud tie
announcement was received with braves
Ire police have made u domicary visit to the
resi- ience OF Louis Noir.
MN. BarhieuN and Charles Hugo, editors OF tho
Rdppd have been prosecuted for articles on the
trial at Tonrs "
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The Army ortbe Totounc r.,,io,

The society Of the Amy of the Potomac will
es'em"e m ne Academy oi Music, Pnhadelunia, at
u''.u'k o. Apul q. General John H. Mgttindae
WI deliver Tie ulatiOn aud George IL bnher WLl
ierNe an original poem. IT, the evening I Iete Nil
ne - 'nd uq1. To- lue tHui enta HoieI at which
We lr"-l, cni hii '"H, ..i.s Sherman and BclknAp
tiniuel icir ittru'iuu tn Lc ur.-eut Miti tic .N-
t,p,on OF th" NeW York tentHl. Huuson River
Ml'hlia. tontr ,l and !ur.hud and kcunobCc Rail.
ro'd-' all railroad aud steamboat cofuuanios have
~ 'de iinel'l rgdu uou ior convey gmemUer, o and
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HOCRS or LEISURE.

Josh pNn-s vii lecture In Grecnpoint On Thur.
gay even r. for the benefit OF the [ Uuon Avenue Bap.
=. re tourth anru commencement Of the New
nork yonnr iligh sChocl tue event IN Stcinwav
Hall last evening.
7 @ New York state Ec'ec'ic Mciic,i Assoclorlop
% Nh. Hcnr. Bc.gh. "''h ~ '''''"
The friends OF THomas c. Burns hsve rendered
MN ~ complimentary ncpcnt In Bryants II III F,ur.
trcn'h street. tJ-mot row afternoon Ihr Bry,nt bto
I,'r' Col. Pucc, and Wm Proach nave the bcncnt in
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LITEST LIHOR NEUS.

nov society o. Laiuicrs orr7rizcd last evening
IN !N tnlt9n II Get lho"NNn ~ ths election II Adam
Z mpucN P'csi'.ut ilo-. NuIil NcnlTusdyui: /.
idorc Harrison ana John Duly secretaries, and J.s
Day, Or, Treasurer.
Tie strikers ON tlc Kool uA Govern nert Cin1l
who had OF r'i ruCd o. Wurh. ggaiu ont oi cn.
,'ofW,uL ~, r'i.l re m me l!rr lUs svrni away
e. En,s, hath thlutb, ana mhttrn', Aalds derp.
TIE Hstcrtis lnst night C'ec:rl rrC.l Ient Nj.
chacl Good-i Ncellc cHdcut, john u lhodptrN; Ir.
COCO nE ~tclctnlH, Iluu"- l' hr.iyi Cugt.p.uli 4.
secretary, r. b. 81 rrmutt fluunc a. sce.eui5 john
ttcby TREASURER, Martin tlA.lL
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Cnn- dian ItnIIro,,.che,,,.

UIltMH March .9.-Ihc Detroit River Transit
touInny ~ which provides io- tie cors,ruc',o,.
'i a ttnn'l unoer t.c Dc,tot river. 80 making a
,Mhe,lon DC Mtrn i,c Aic i-.n Ceutr 4 and Great
'"tfu II lfo.ds, promises to Ilss Parliament.
,n,h' oulay involved vii he s3UJioOl TITO Great
N'- t'In hnl ai'o Is 10 le carried tnfuu-n iArli.
meh' hh'ho. yes the Cor puny To narrow the
-H1st o' tr Ioid o. II oi the New York Central
ahd lihDI- C.taI, Nhci will allow ireitht and
passengers to gn direct TO New York rom san
francisco OIL tEl, Inc ai'guu. c iIn.e o. cars
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LOSSES ny FIEE.

Palmer st'ae hDr. ou Marnrc, street, Plata.
$3.50 " ''' "'7"'' '''''
J. ho o-s sustained AZ Ncssra. 4. Wilson & Co.'S
p"h paI"I"f establishment 10 Cincinnati l, So 0OJ N.
Ine ColonAd" Block in Auburn. y \ , was dam.
asei Nt-'"rIak -. rlru-i loss un goo j. E5UJL In
sulea Iots on bnIdIn., hi.L.O -. '--'---' -.
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General sherman announces TO the army thr
ctatn ol NJ 'JolGenerul George H. Thomas Gen
sherman pays hign trlOuls To the dead hero iu,.
ing known Tim Intimately since they eat ns h, Us on
Ihs sane bench. Tho body is Ia DO borne 70 Troy
Ot ihtemeut
SAN FRNNcisco, March 20.--The Department
Headquarters In San Francisco was iruped H.
mourning yesterday, aud tie n - on the ship ing
tVruueallons, aud principal buildings ~ere al hA,
nast. The Courts hdjougned 'plIe GenertI'S Nod,
- 10 he emoalmod and sent to Troy, n. Y, OF
lAlIglAy ue1t ~ ~
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WAsHINsTos, March 29.-The Senate spent
over two hours TO-DAY on the ~. d. minpO tTtut,
Sir. Nye speaking hr II and Mr. Patt,u ION against
Il. Nj. tuss,rI1 hos the floor FOR tomorrow in on.
Dsipoh u H. Mr.. Pomeroy vii move that the lur.
theI consideration be Iostponod sixty days and that
the PreAiaoGt DO directed u appoint commission
H. 20 70 ihs islani and MAKE thorough sIaIulna
uon oi The asht. sc.
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SnrN,NDotu CRY, Marrh eg.-This morning,
IN fieIari irrk,ci r',, shIft ueu TINS ely, lodr
l'n ncrl4cLtuy 'el. down tie -nlu a di, linco OF
'n'y .ESi, ne rope Lo'.ag broken. 1hey were in.
SANITY klei.
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Ire citizens amt police of the Seventh and Thir.
tccn'h Naris, have nressnfcd Bro. Warren Jtrcs NJ
D.oi hannloa L"lre No. 81 +. and A. NJ with hand.
hol, case ui surrica instruments worth $50 fnr his
lndness 70 the poor ard police the irict dutIn
ne Lst unhelN winter. the f. -ner having received
us atenuon without pccuniaIy recomI cnse
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MADRID. March 20 In the Cortes Senior Rvero
read the draft OF law authorizing a levy OF 1000
fresh troops, The Introduction ~ the ueasure nas
crente stir. IT. projected law for the preserve
tion OF nuhc order i at only opposed beoluse II
gives tno Government exceotlcnal rONers.
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Mcfarland counsel is inve-ugntng the facts
GGHh'e' a w me h-i Of hiclUr son and MTs, Nc
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Democracy, including Senators Murphy Pierce Sam
Maddox, aud such Of the Kings county delegation
as are In any wise inclined 10 adposty
LIT THE PAT BOT sLEEP.
Mr.. Morris. however, ought to pity the fst man
and save his powder. FOR the Democracy will not
have tue heart 10 turn out the genial heavy weight
OF the Filth District who Is q member OF the Eat
Mems Association, and carries q burden NJ four hum
dred and seveuty.hve pounds. EeSides, Jones Ia a
perfectly harmless creature. lie never utters q
Word but sits In his extra sized chair and sleeps
most Of The time 1t Is noticeable however, that Mr.
Morris is avoided by every Brooklyn politician.
rHE SECRET pIvoRcE BUSINESS.
The Assembly tod passed "a bill to allow has.
band and wife TO testify for and against each other
In oertain eases. II refers principally TO divorce
eases, and meets the appreciation OF the leading
judges Of the State. The Of ths bill will ma.
terisy interfere WITH " not completely break up tie
business ofythose desT Ti"abe shysers who have long
urived on the filthy divorce procuring business A
husband snd vi can now, under this law. testify
fvr or against each otuer and clear up any commits.
sions charged upon the other By their own evidence
SOL.
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ca l!sl Snnd gncl, q soon Ju' Prarklvn was
SUM - me White. .Lc uurF. IA" Wts lrucet with
la Tie baI Dor Ut Nhte. Stone ~ ''' WV '
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TIE GREAT cuiry.

VIM NJ Tweed, cave rp from New YORK AZ O'Clock
and tie sigit OF hir- In lis parors nj n, Desv.n
vas the signal fcr the Gathering prominent Stl'e
and CRY foiitician- Gov. En- lish o' Conpee,irnl
and several tonnertirnt pulticil ln-, VINO tenuered
the hig ln'itn nstietiug reception. Tweedy WAS
In high feather. lie Lad not vet rupted oil bis war
paint. and wus SIN o. tie wRt rHih. EyervhOd,
congratulated HIN on lis -ucc,ss In ha@gine Lowry
Rieturn'~ DESTROY ing ans 81. MIR. Tweels quarters
have been thrown oren and walnut silel onrd
well stocSet with refreshments and ,t-ars OF nr-t
rate quality l. libcraly ra'roni2ed b, ah immense
utnnf "l roliiietns. The Grind Suchen viii keep
oien house the balance OF the SESSION.
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JO1TINGs AMOUR TOWN.

TIE Yale Alumni last night reelected tue.r Of.
board OF offcers,
The Metropolitan Telegraph Company h1ed u
elect Bosrd Of Directors Yesterday.
Patrick Campbell died last night at i0i Tenth ave.
nue.. and MRS. Bartlett al ~ seventh avenue.
Michael Nolan died yesterday afternoon At iO5b
blasting.
Henry Curtis, aged IL. OF 81 Lafayette place, whils
playing on log yesterday afternoon. Was Killed 'h'
log falling on him,
A correspondent Ia Informed that the Commission,
OF CHARITIES and Correction are the Judiciary owner
OF the school ship Mercury.
Edward A. Boury's liquor store at 10 Cedar
street which seized BY the Internal Revenue 0foeN
yesterday was found to be on hre last evening.
A schooner with small pox on board was ordered
from sapleon yesterday and her patients were seal
to the hospital ELEVEN persons nave dled OF emAu
poH since sunday,
John Wallace was arrested last evening for steal.
Ing chandelier nknhs from Archer Pancost his en-,
ployeesi at q and ~ wooster street He confessed and
gave information that lea TO the arrest Of Dennis SheS
han, OF "a King street. 70 whom he sold them,
In our account OF the life insurance swindis
pTae!eea on Mp kollter BY Nehemiah Brown. e va.
Insurance Company Was fraud, What we Intended 20
say that the Com pany said that Brown wa fraud
This company has position OF the hgheet IespeetAb
~ and numbers among ITS Directors come Of our moss
influential citizens.
The Knights OF st. Patrick last evening elected
John Mulalyi second Vice President John Flanagan
Third Nice-president, Bernard Flanagan Recording
Secretary John BurkeI Corresponding socrotsrI
Jsmos Mitchell TressuGer. John ppsnei Erscu.1u
James J frainor, J, Powers, Hugh FeIrigan. Joh
UIosnAn, Thomas n DuTJer, aud Bernard hlenI'
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an USEM EMS.

boorH's TBsArRs.-In consequences Of the great
length Of " Hamlet" which Mr.. Booths arti-uc and
conscientious regard has not permitted him to oh. .
breviate OF any OF Its leugth beauty the time Of
com ncemebt OF the performance has been altered
TO quarter before O'Clock, at which time the play
begins this evening.
wALLAcx's THEArRE.-The revival Of 4" Ours"
took place before . crowded audience Monday even
ing and Is now on the bills OF this establish hment.
The leading male characters were pretty much the
same as when the play was hrst presented three
yoars ago. Miss Msstayer and Miss Germon were
new In their parts, and Miss Moore appeared for
tue first time In Ameica In character IN which she
had won applause In London. The success Of the
play was unequivOcal Miss Moore DEVELOPED an un.
usual degree OF naturalness, and as the ingenious
young girl, viii occupy place quite unryallcd Mr.,
Wallack, Mr.. Gilbert, and Mr.. j. G. Williamson Us
the Sergeant, were each excellent In his way. The
long ana trying monologue and tue accompanyin ng
stage business OF the last act clcyery managed
TO the delight OF the audience by Mr.. Wallack hr.
Chas Fisher Ms the Russian Princ<, presented q
graceful and well studied porIraiture. His dialect,
BOwever, might be improved The scenery. and stage
effects, including the marching band, we're Ocauuiu
and duly appreciated.
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THE LATEST LABOR NEWS.

Typographical Union No. gave the Telegrsphers
$500 last night
The Boot and Shoe Clerks early closing move.
mont Ia q success.
The cigar makers talk OF cooperative factory a.
preventive of reduction OF wages
The United German cabinet makers will refuse to
visit BARRIERS shops Nhlch are kept open after p NJ
The journeymen pianoforte makers met yester.
day to arrange resistance TO contemplated reduction
OF their wages.
The German varnshers and polIshes have deter
mined to give further aid TO the German Hospital
They will send no delegate 10 tho Worl nghIen's As
semby beuR In the Arberter Union. whose
delegate, will be there.
The General Society Of Mechanics and Tradesmen
Of thcr annual meeting last night elected Iresident.
Adorhus r. Ockcrshauseni Firat Woe President, Ooo.
j Byrdi second Nice;rre'i ident James ! Burnet
Treasurer Daniel D. Wright secretary, Wslliam Van
koyden; Collector. Frederick W Williams.
In Q general meeting Of the six divisions OF the
Iahorefs society, last night MIR. Walsh was chosen A.
delegate to the State Morkingmens assembly. which
will meet a Albany the 2tth and Will attempt to In.
ucnCe tho legislature so that the conspiracy law
he repealed, the eight hour Law enforced, and the
awarding contracts to be inlnlled at css than
dArd rAtds br the enavlet IN oar prHoas prohibited.
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DIR. Glow had sl0, 900 in Fisk pavement stock
Wanting 10 hypothecate II for 81 800 he applied to
Tho~. Radcln street broker, giving him instruc-
tions TO secure tho loan and report to hlm two
hours amer the negotiation. Radchn could not very
well get the loan and handed the stock over 20 ole
Potter, who has figured conspleuously In the Fisner
divorce frauds Potter completed the loan, and
gave Radcllh $1,000 less his commissions,
tD. liadchn failed TO inform DIR. Glow Of the sale
and did not show himself for three weeks, when he
stand testified that he gave Potter the stock to Sc.
cure loan upon 1t; but that he sold 1t and failed
70 make any return to him. Radclit's counsel tried
hardt to convince the Court and jury that his client
was gully OF a breach OF trust merely, but they
hilei TO see It in that light aud he was promptly
convicted and as promptly sentenced to nve years
imprisonment IN Sing Sing.
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HOURS or LEISURE.

The Liberal Club win consider the Darwinian The.
Ory this evening
The thlrteenth annual ball OF the CaedOnian Club
Ia the event IA Apollo Hall on Friday evening
The New York Society Of Engineering win meet
this evening IN tne Coopcr Institute.
The Brooklyn Eagle Printers Association enjoy o
ball next Monday evening In Gothic Hall.
The annual ball of the New York Photographers H.
the event In Apollo Hall neat Tuesday evening.
The Seventh Regiment veterans have settled upon
the second Thursday In June for their anniversary cee
bration,
III" troop Third Cavalry n, G., Capt, Aug. Funk,
either twenty annusl ball In Irving Hall on
the 10Th met
The NJ. T. Brennan Coterie, composed or a mum.
ber Of young pocians viii dance in the Academy OF
Mnsic this evening.
The Cracker Bakers Guard will enjoy their four-
tsrnth annual invitation ball IN Germanla Assembly
Rooms on Friday evening.
The New York Conservatory Of Music announces
amHlcA solrec this evening with varied programme q,
in the hall Of the Y NJ. c, A, Twentyhrd street and
Fourth avenue.
Mr.. George Nandenhoh announces course ol
Shake pearia readings In tho hall OF the Y NJ. G. A.
Fourth syrnne and lsenty third street, o0mmenGlng
Vn Thursday eierlnL
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LOSSES BY FIRE.

Burning OF the NationnI tubber Works In
Bristol, II. I.
PRovIDHSoE, Jan. 1.-THE works Of the Ma
tlonal Rubber Company at Bristol we're partially
destroyed by FIRE this forenoon. About ohe'half
OF the extensive buildings were destroyed. The
building burnt was four hundred and forty feet
loas and 90 feet wide and occupied By the heat
ing, packing, varnish, ind shoe rooms. The ma
chinery side OF the works Ia unnjured. Two steam
ers were sent down from this city. The fre was
caused py the explosion OF heater
The loss IL estimated at from t25O,0OO to
t3OOOOU. The property was Insured for
f35i 100 In sixty different oces In Baltimore, Phila.
dephia. Cleveland, Chicago, San francisco, New
York. Hartford. Boston, Providence. London, and
elsewhere. The Company will immediately erect a
new building.
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SPARKS FRoM 1HE rELEGRAPH.

The West Virginia Legislature meets on Monday
next
The trial Of Warren Fellows for tho murder OF
Alexander Swinon r 10 no begun TO day N GoshOn.
Mr.. =. Bemus has been elected President and
Treasurer Of the Buffalo, Cory, aud Pittsburgh Rsl
ROAD.
Miss Bertram, OF Wheeling, who shot W, r. Nah,
her seduccr the aDth December, has Dcen liberated
giving bail In 500
Resolutions In commemoratiOn of the character
and OF the late Edwin NJ. stanton have been
adopted BY the Maine Legislature.
An unknown man attempted suicide In hotel In
Palmyra yesterday afternoon, by swaovtnG half an
ounce each Of lau1anum and chloroform.
At o O'Clock last night, nothing had been hoard OF
the Spanish gunhoats which were expected 10 follow
the Isabella Csolcs into Hampton Roads.
Sheriff Fischer, OF Chicago, who 10 missing, 4,
supposed TO have eloped with California woman OF
tho name OF Wapole OF whom he was enAr hred.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the Senate Finau
Cal Committee yesterday two hours explaining his
funding and banking bill At the olose the commlttee
directed Senator sherman to report 10 the Seuate
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Early Yesterday morning the body Of Mrs.
Ann Moser, u German woman, aged 39 was found
hanging BY the neck 10 4 nail In the wall OF bed
room at lsi bridge street. Mrs. Moser's husband
recently sent her ~ an asylum for the insane Sub
scqucuty. having cult her husband, she hired apart.
ments In the above mentioned house, and supported
herself by working Q machine making neekties.
day or two ago sho took q bosrder, young man
OF her own nationality. and became somewhat at
tsched 10 him. II Is supposed that they guarrcllcd
on Monday night, for soon after he had quit the
house. Ann was seen In tears. Tho boarder did not
go homo all night but at about O'Clock yesterday
morning, on returning TO the house, he found tho
door locked on the inside. Failing 70 get reply TO
his knocks, he called onicer aud the door wns
broken open, when Mrs Moser was found dead,
hanging With her face neIt to tho wsli, and fully
dressed
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WAsmSGIoS, Jan. 1.-THE Presidents first
veto to-day causes considerable surprise, as II was
merely q resolution owing tire Commissioner OF
Patents to grant rehearing to MI. Whte for the
extension Of his pistol patent whO alleges he did not
have a fair one before his time out 1t Is alleged
IN one OF his attorneys that he had offered to secure
e Government against any claims for royalty OF
fringement of the patent NJ was extended BY the
commissioner, and that Mr.. Hoar interfcred with
the President mpropery, he being interested IN Its
defeat.
The following is the text OF the message;
To tie SeadtS oJhe United STATES
Tetu, u herewith, without nv approval the senate
bill No 218 entitled An act for the relief OF Rolln
White for the reasons forth the accompanying
communication, dated Dec. H. io6s, from the Chief or
Ordnance . ..,..
(Signcd), u. y. GRANT.
RxEcurIya MASsIoN, wAsmSGToS. d. O., Jap. II,
isO
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cURIOsITILS or CRIME.

Twenty Years In state <'rison-Hensr A mous
Thieves.
Thomas Connolly aud John o'Niei had been
Jointly indicted for robbery IN the arst degree.
oSeil Is but seventeen years old, and Connolly
eighteen. On the 23d OF December these two, with
Ave others, assaulted the complainant. at about 9
o'clock 10 the morning. In dark street In the upper
part OF this city O'Niei peaded guilty, and Was
asked who his accompces were, hut he doggedy
refused to give any Information about them. lie
was remanded until Friday, with the admonition
shat II he does not disclose tieir names Ia may ex
p ct 10 get twenty years IN State Prison.
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Oe.,r,ehsr,. I.a,, New Years.

Conrad 0estricher, u German, formerly a re.
sident OF 55 Rose street, dIed early yesterday In
Bolovue Hospital. On New Years day he went
around visiting his fiiends, and drank to excess Al
beer saloon, TO make late call, and remained there
some time After leaving, ana while on the sire ct
near the saloon, ho became Involved In quarrel
with some unknown man, and the unknown mar
stabbed him Ia the abdomen.
Last evening, Detective onicers King aud Lyons
arrested Abraham Keher and his son Morris ut tleir
residence, 1873 Norfolk street, suspicion OF killing
Conrad Oestricher 1t II said that Morris stabbed
the man, while the father was accessory,
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ran New Can.ul iar Cuhn.

WAsaNGros, Jan. 1.-THE nomination Of
Thomas Ridde as Consul 10 Cuba is one OF the Pres
where he has gone TO recuperate his health. His
nierds here do not know his views OF the Cuban
question. lie has had considerable diplomatic eSpe-
Renee having been Secretary OF Legation at Brazil
and Consul 10 Singapore, ana lstterly one of the
Commission to settle claims between the Columbian
Government and the United States. He II a Repub.
lcan, good liver and member Of the Phlsdephis
Union League. He Il recommended by Borie, and
the Senators from Pcnnsylyann have promised his
fr ends that he shall he confirmed ut once.