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THE WALK AT GILMORE'S.

The first half of the female pedestrian tourna
ment was completed last night. The walk will be
resumed at 12h. 5m. Monday morning. and
the opinion of several Of the trainers Is that not
more thar four of the competitors will return to
the track, as the long rest Of twenty
four hours will, rule. be prejudicial
to the majority of the contestants. La Chapelle,
who left the track at nine p. NJ is likely to suffer
the least from the rest, and the contest between her
and Won Berg will be exciting and interesting during
the remainder Of the week. At present Won Pcrg
has good lead and looks the least fatigued of any
of the women. About three thousand persons were
present last night, but there very little
enthusiasm. as compared with the Ashley belt
contest. The Walton belt was exhibition
last night and is q very handsome trophy. Two men
were discharged last night for surreptitously in
creasiug the number Of miles walked by Won Berg
and La Chapelle. The following was the score Of
the contestants at eleven O'Clock last night
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R RES and Rio s JsosiTG; s @ Gibbons. vsIins
Bull Rs der, for campana and Pernambuco; Riley.
RIrsrIrins tNearsgua, March iiIn port schr spsed-
we'll Ronn,rse from New York. sail same day for Prin
nALlAo. March ARRIVED. bark L Petengll. Peten-
Home r Davis New YORK; previously sour
- crEssrrGos, March i9-Arrved. brig Guisborough Br,
saied-MarsG IS steamer carondslet, Burrows, Now
iosc Kose, FEB inArryed, steamers Thngyalls DAM
Newcastle Nsw for bangkok and back i3th ship Paul
& a 's Spm sa i
sailed Feb 90 banks Agate Pike New York aad Philip
pitzpa'sick Phean. Bangkok; schr Hattie Bangs,
cleared Feb ship rleetwing Gnest New York; 10Th,
saRs s. s ss san
sr9wm nr n Do sks Alden sesss Noyss for cr"nd o.
Treat, stillman Allen Taylor for do: Helena snow
hS isT
ns Psa s SSE
Allen soper from Nagasasi arrived 18TH; Sabine. Will
IAvAsA March as-Arrived, steamer Santiago dc cuba
City Of Merida 27th PM asth
s s Pm
Hoo Feb iaEn port ship = Charles, Gates. from Yo-
Sailed Feb 8, bark Laur, Burnham, Phillips, New
MANILA. Feb 2l-sailed. bark Marina (B1 Jcn, New
Cleared Jan a. ship Don 9n'xoo. King New York. Feb
In port Fob ~ ship Annie Fish. iIores for New York:
barks chrstina 0er,for San Francisco; Masonic Ginn
condemned; bark Verona. Bartlett, unc
MArASzAs. March 2s-Arrived schr Aldana Rokes
Rhodes. Demcrara.
PoRr AU PRINCE March 3-Salcd, brig Mclrosc, HASKELL
Miragoane to load for New YORK.
In port March III. brig w Andrews. Elliott will proba
bly, load for New York; schr Topper (Br from Liver
pool Ms arrived 9TH TO load AZ Miragoanc Boston
SHANGHAI. Jan 3--Sailed. banks A Hocomh Dunton
Nasa,.ki; Feb Katie Fliskinser Gilman. do 5th Alma
with coal =
ST TnoxAs. March 2S-Arrived, steamer City Of Para
Carpenter Rio Janciro, &c. for New York.
ST JOuN, NIB. March 29-(learcd. bark Torryburn Rob
bins, Havana: schrs Teal Br, Haven: Clara Rogers
Rogers and Eliza Beard Lewis, New York
YOKOHAMA, Feb IS mot 27thl-Arrivcd bark Girard G
LOBBY Crowell. Cardiff 10Th mot as bcfore), ship j 4
Thompson, Rogers New York; March not before,
bark j II Bowers. Hardness, do
Sailed Fob - bark jas Stone Wcsto- Manila; 21th
slips Golden Rule, Lewis Hong Kong; eth, Haze Evans
oh
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PORT OF NEW YORK, MARCH %, 1879.
ARRIVALS.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD
wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE
Steamer Donau Ger, Bussins. Bremen March II and
Co. March 2 II e s,ss, ~ + : s led
50 rs bark Germania Ger. from Rotterdam for Pniadcl-
Steamer Gulf stream Ingram Charleston March %, with
Bark xssniyr GNor ioimcr Southampton 2sth days. in
da ns's viii mdse e to Funeh Edye Co. -
Brig LEdonari lBr, Blackiey, St Johns nj. IS days.
~ schr r'S Maud WeI%ere f louc.e Anderson St
Anus Bay ia "A days, with logwood &C. to Solomon;
Schr sarah y Hunt tof gsth,. MeFndden, Baraeoa IL
Schr Ricardo Barros, Newton, Baraeoa 10 days with
f as s TO- w
to the Haven sawmill Co: vessel TO Parsons Iond
PASSED THROUGH HE'LL GAZE.
BOUND SOUTH. -
Steamer Franconia, Bragg Portland for New York with
'sss@%sr q New Bedford. Fish New Bedford for
steamer Electra Young royidSnce for New York, with
msss AM Ma Me4 s:s ss New York
S UP sss FOR New
schr Mark Pendeton Glkcy, Providence for New York.
s ss hfz for New
ssh % Ssw Wink
sehr Eliza 1 Rc5eccs. BAH, New LonSonio New York
ssr Henry Nay Hartford for New w. York Ssx
schr Joseph Alien Bussel. New Haven TOR Virginia
BOUND EAST.
Steamer Glaucus, Be"rse, New York for Boston
BARK Harriet phsm ~ Putnam ,uS New York for Port
Brig Benjann Carver, colson iobosen for Bangor land
sehr III Raymond, Raymond New York for Boston.
sss " !s..s 1T fsss% s sS %e!S OR Boston
sehr Matthew vassar Jr, Chase New York for New Bed
ss Ee ke
Schr Amos Barstow, Kenny New York for Provi-
schr Vim II Bowen. Jackson, New York for Providence.
se% % Xnsar, Winters: New YORK. Tor GSsenpors,
MsSnsE o r"and
sehr Gsnsss be",icy. 1Ioboken for Ellsworth, Me.
sehr Eliza Ray nor barrett lIoIoken Providence
SchrW Phillips Sguires; iieboken for fnwsncke
scnr George Albert, Marshall wcchawkcn for Mystic
s ssr fsnE for Port
ssr gcsseIy or f ss sG r1sr
Schr Zoe. Smith. Elizabethport for Somerset.
Schr Samuel washburn Hathaway, Ezabethport for
Sch II Wainwright, Mullen, Eiizabcthport for Provi-
David Floyd Clifford. ElI.ssethport for Newport.
schr Daniel Webster. stckney Port johnson for Provi
SeIr VIM Burden. Adams. Port johnson for Provi-
Schr Lille Wells Wells Port johnson for Sag IIarbor
scir = NJ Wheaton, Hallock, An,boy for Boston.
ser Edwin stevens smith A%Soy FOR Boston sos o,,
Sch, E"ssr A% aSa fof f SsT LnSSn
srhr Geo ! Paige. Young, AmIcy Tor Grcsnpo,..
sehr Watson, Bruce: rhiladelphs 70, Lynn.
schr Marshall Wells, Chase Philadelphia for Sag Har-
schr A II Irurlbur,, Irving. Richmond Va for Provi-
scbr W Wright, Virginia for rrovncctown.
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ROWING.
PLACE At NEW LONDON, ON TIE THAMES,
NEXT JUNE.

NEXT JUNE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW LONDON March % 1879.
The preliminary details of the Yale VS.. Harvard
race to occur at New London next June. on the
Thames, were partially arranged to-day. Yale was
represented at the conference by President Adrich
and Captain Thompson. and Harvard by ex-
Captain Bancroft, Captain Trimbe and r. ID.
Brandcgce. There few things III
the arrangements of last year which met
with criticism Those things mentioned as
being defective principally the boat houses and
the system of buoying. The boat houses last year
leaked and troubled the men. The New London peo-
pie, expecting that the will be held there an
nually. proposed to make the boat houses permii,
nent. TO obvate the difficulty about the system OF
.moying it was decided locate boats. properly
Jagged and anchored at distances of one-half mile
along the collrse. t9s
Captain Trmble wanted the citizens to erect per-
manent quarters for the crew. and this. with other
specifications win be embodied in writing and pre-
scented TO the proper authorities.
II was agreed to row Friday, June q. between
the hours of three and five o'clock. The agreement
be entered into by the contracting parties will be
drawn up by the collcgans and presented to the
other party for signature. There will be few new
features from last year asked for.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-30
PADDY RYAN EXPLAINS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
IN Wednesdays Issue of your paper you published
q card which was represented as emanatng from me.
and in IL stephen Taylor was challenged TO meet me
at Harry HIS March ~, TO contest with gloves
'fur fun or for money" / would say was not the
author of the card referred to, and never enter
taincd any idea Of sparring with Mr.. Tay.
Tor upon that occasion. 1 have been at my
home i'm this city for the past week, and
I am now engaged in training for my match with
Professor Miller. to occur in New York April ~ IL
Mr.. Taylor Is xious TO meet me shall arrive In
the metropolis April IL. when would be most
happy to make satisfactory arrangements with him.
Nv publishing this letter you will greatly obiige,
Youfs truly, PADDY RYAN.
1HoY, March 2s, 1879.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-30
BASEBALL.

The Schedule Committee of the National Baseball
Association met at Earlcs Hotel, this city, Friday
and in session until yesterday afternoon arrang
Ing the schedule for the coming season. The COM
mittoe consisted OF NIessrs. Charles j. Everett of
Utica; John 5. Hollnshead, of Washington; Benja-
min y. Clark, of Manchester; G. j. Farrington of
Holyokc. and Robert Ferguson, OF Brooklyn. Zach
delegate came with partly prepared schedule
of which. however. had the dates
arranged as far ahead as August. Some got tangled
up in June. others IN July and early the
middle of May. After three sessions, in which a
score of schedules were commenced and discarded,
the committee fell back the original schedule
presented by Ferguson. which had taken him seven
hours ~ prepare few slight changes of dates
were m ade. and then the schedule unanimously
adOptcd.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-30
NEW JERSEY YACHT CLUB.

At the annual meeting OF the Eew Jersey Yacht
Club. held Mt their club House. Eysian Fields, on
Thursday. the 9th inst, the following gentlemen
were elected officers for the ensuing year:-Commo-
dore T. II. Rogers; Vice Commodore. W. II. Dill
worth; Recording Secretary, A. Jeanneret; Finan-
cal Secretary l.. Kayser; Corresponding Secretary,
p. Campbell; Measurer. g. T. Garland. Regatta Com
mittee-A. Hennion. q. J. Peters and T. W. Ketchan.
Trustecs--W II. Dilworth. Z. W. Ketcham, A. jean
neret O. /. Rogers and A. Hennion.
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BELOW.

Ship Transit, Hagen from Liverpool Feb H.
Bark IRE Guiseppi utaD, Gustini. from Gloucester
Feb ~
BARK County OF Richmond Orr. Terrio. from Mntanzas
Bark Atlantic. Ianfare from Barbados.
brig & T. Robinson, Clark from Matanzas March 49,
Brig Alice DR. from Spanish Main.
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SPOKEN.
Bark Ellidn (Nor Boo from Bergen for America March
10, lat 40 80, Ion u 20.
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, March 1S-Arrived, brig Marianne Pcpe
1taD, Muro New York via Naples.
BORDEAUX, March 27-saed bark Appia CNor), sande.
Delaware Brcnkwater.
BARCELONA. March 27-Arrived. banks Nina Nor),
Schroeder Savannah; Mary Nelson Br), Franks Charles
ton; Prosperdad sp) Nora New Orleans; 2sh steamer
Castillo (Sp), Capea, New York.
BAHIA, March 2s-Arivcd previously, brig Ida Br,
Watkins, New York.
CAnprvr March 2s-saiied, steamers Termod DAM o.
sen New York; 18th, Rhiwndda tBr). Allan, do.
CRooKmAvES arch 29-Passcd. steamer Massachusetts,
(Br) Waters, from Boston for Liverpool.
DuSKrRx, March 27-Sacd barks Somevvjlle (Br. Fra
SER New York; Numa r, Douglass Baltimore; 18th. ST
Nicholas (Br), 1Iill, New York.
GLASGOW, March 2s-Arrived. steamer Anglia (Br). An
derson. New York.
GALWAY March 2z--saiicd, barss Rothesay (Nor Iver
sen, United states: Fokvang tNor). Henrckscn, do.
GIBRALTAR, March 2s-sailed, steamer Columbia (Bp,
Young New York.
GnsoA, March 36-Arrived, bark America dtaD. Fer
rnri New Orleans; schr John II Krnnz. Pitcher, 10.
HAvRE March 27Arrived, bark Carl Phil (Nor,, Mcng
New York
Sailed 27th ship Peruvian CBr>, Hatfield, Baltimore;
bark sansego (Aus, Mrcovich. New York; Goth. pm,
sscnmer Amcrique trr). Dclcrs, do. ~ ,~
IPSWICH March 2Saiied, bark Governor CBr) Marshall
Dcfaware Brcakwatcr
LvEnrooL March :s-Arrived. barks Flora tNor) Pcdor
sen Galveston 10Th, La Plata tNo Andrcasen Whining.
ton, NC; Amigos dtaD. Echcvarra, Charleston.
Also arrived 18th, steamer Australian DR. Peters, New
Orleans.
Sailed 2sth bark Mary Jane (Br. Bragg Hampton
Roads; brig Alaska (Br). 1Talcrow. United States.
LospoS March 2s-Arrivcd. ship Tantaon Castle (Br),
Hay New York.
Sailed 29th ships Cornelius Grinncll Borland, New
York; j Wright (Br). Crcwcll United States
LIZARD, March 2,-Passed. pm, steamer Franco Fr)
Trudcilc, from New York for IIavrc.
LixKn,cx, March 2o-sacd, bark Yarmouth Br). Hilton,
United States
IEenonS March 25-saed bark Boritcj tAus, Trip
covicl,. Now York.
MsnsAIA March 2s-Arrvcd, schr Elliot l. Dow Ryley,
Bcyrout
MrLpornxr. March 27--Arrived, ship Lizzie Troop
rBr), Corning, 81 John, Nh.
OroRro March 2s-sailcd, bark Germana port. Pei.
lica, New York. f. sfnt
ouErxsrowx, March 2e--Arrfvcd. steamer Abyssinia
tBr Murphy New York for Liverpool and proceeded;
banks Unrdoms vennor Nor, Jacobson, New York Mo-
iiIamo tBp. Neil. Philadelphia.
Sailed 18th. I'M. steamsr Britannia 0Br Perry (rom
Liverpool, New York
RocnrroRr March .7-Arrivcd, schr Sarah Potter WALL
Pensacola.
RorrgRpAM, March 29-Arrved, steamer Rotterdam
Dutch, Lucas New York
LONDON March 29-Thc steamer Galiia. Of tho
Cunnrd line will sail from Liverpool for New York on
Saturday next.
WEATHER IN ENGLAND.
Hotyrrsp March 2o--wind ssw, moderate.
20M
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TwENTY-sIx HOUR MATCH.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
RArrruopr Md March % 49,

BALTIMORE Nd March 90 1879.
twenty.six hour walking match. at Douglas Insti-
tute, between two colored pedestrians. finished
last night at quarter past ten o'clock. Williams.
the champion of the first match. won
agsiu. c. B. Carr. who started ont well
an Friday night, obliged to leave the track this
morning at seven minutes to eight O'Clock. COM
pletely broken down. He had completed 40 miles.
Williams and Keene kept mp until the end, and
at the finish had made Williams 81 miles, Kecne
so miles, williams had been of the track hours and
26 minutes while Kcene of hours and SO min
utes during the twenty-six hours. The men were
greeted with great applause ut the fnish The win
ner got $50; second $2j.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

ALxERA, March BIN port. bark Gorgio Mus), Mcdc-
nieh. for New York ldg -,
ARwcrso March Disabled brig d Brown tBr), Smith.
New York -
BuySos AyRrs, Feb 7-saicd bark Ada Gray, Plummer,
Indies United states; 18th. brig Tcncrhe Tracy,
Cuba 18th schr Emma Witch, Tookcr Pernnmbuco l4th,
tiorreta, Small Barbados: 18TH bark Martin W Brct.
Peterson, West Indies.
In port Feb H. barks Alice dBD. Bcrnicr and Anxious
tT3r Frenclt from MontreaI briggs Ubbna Werl Roggen
berg Cape Of Good Hcpc Annie Store Trevs, for
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PROTEINE AND BONESETTER.

A MATCH BETWEEN THESE TRoTTEIs FOR FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS A SIDE
CINCINNATI, March 90 1879.
The preliminaries for race between the famous
troters Bonesetter and Proteine have been partially
arranged. 1t has been agreed to trot for $4,000 q
side but the place of has not yet been decided
upon. the of the Chiv ago horse favoring that
place while Cncinnatis advocated by the owners Of
pro foin
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-30
NEW JERSEY EIrLEMEN.

At the Clarendon Hotel Newark. n. j.. yesterday
afternoon meeting OF New Jersey riflemen held
10 consider the question of holding shooting tour
nament this evening. Mr.. George u. Eaton, Pres-
dent OF the New Jersey state Association of Sports
men, in the chair. Some time in June was
thought the best time 10 hold the tournament but
no day fixed. The meeting adjourned for two
weeks without coming TO any definite conclusion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-30
SAILED.

Steamers City of Richmond tEr for vepool The Queen
DR. do; Crcassar dr. Glasgow: Australia Br) London
Oder icr Bremen Acadia Br, Bristol Bernna t3ri DO
Seinnann (Fcgi. Antwerp: Sorrento (3r Hull Uadjt
rl ;, John rR.Ac: state OF Texas Galveston via hey
West: New Orleans New Orleans Agiers do: Tybee Fer
nandina. City Of Savannah. savannah City of Atlanta,
charlcston Regulator Wilmington NC: Wyanoke, Rich
mund. &c: John Gibson teorgrtown DC; ship robiauc
r Baltimore: barks Sas Fish Valparaiso; Eliza Br)
Exeter; brig Maria W Norwood Matanzas
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A THIRTY-HOUR WALK.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
BINGHAMToN, n. Y, March 49, 1879
thirty-hour walking match between J. n. john
son. Of Hcrkmcr, and Samuel Wood, Of Norwich.
was finished tonight. johnson being the winner.
He walked 100 miles, Wood ninety eight miles.
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WRESTLING MATCH.

BALTIMORE, March 90, 1879
A match was arranged to-day between William Mil
Ter. of this city, and John Mcmahon. of Vermont, to
wrestle Thursday night next The agreement u.s.
..catch as catch can" The stakes $500 side.
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The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twentyfour hours in COM
parson with the corresponding date of last year. as
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy
HERALD Building. No. us Broadway
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NEW HERALD SUNDAY 3d. 1s79-QUNTUPLE SHEET
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

London. Newport. Woods Hole. Boston and Section
Eight. Portland and Section Seven and Eastport
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WESTERN UNION TIME BALL.

New YORK. March 29-Noon.
The Western Union time ball dropped correctly to-day
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HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER-
VATIONS.
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NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.

TIES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH
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WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

HotynrAp March 2o--wind ssw, moderate
PLvMoUrH, March 2e--wind wsw, fresh; bnromcts
207n
scitLY March 2e--wind w, strong; barometer $3.50.
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a. NEW YORK; March 25, 1879.
Mcssrs. TIFFANY \ Co. -
Gysr,rxrS-I carry one OF your AMERICAN PEDOMs
ETERS lind IL marks tho distance exactly either In
CHARLES ROwELL.
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To- Prizes amounting to Spanish dollarss 2,2psuu
Wholes x2Ou halves. 500; quarters $50; hfths, $40,
tenths, $40; twentieths, $40: fortcths, 81.
Prizes cnshed Full information OF above sent free
LOUISIANA STATE April. ~ whoies, ~; halves, ST.
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, MARCH 81.
whole tickets. 81 halves, 81.
j. DUFF X co, Bankers,
j. DUFF n Co. bankers,
~ Nassau IT, tcorner Libcrty) New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-08
COrnSs

Corns may be developed on any part
of the body where pressure and friction
exist to an inordinate degree; thus they
may be occasioned by too tight or too
loose Il shoe; in the one case being due
to pressure, in the other to friction; and
they are most actively produced when
both causes are combined. They are
met with most frequently on the fee, on
account of an unpliant nature of the
covering of those organs; between the
toes from pressure only; and on other
parts of the body from distortion. CoIns
are of four kinds, viz. clavus (bunion),
calius, soft and the common corn. The
callus may be softened by moisture, as
by soaking in warm water; by the ap-
plication of starch or soap poultice;
and being softened, the thickened cuti-
Gle may be thinned by scraping with a
blunt knife. When the thickening has
been reduced sufficiently, iC may be kept
down by daily washing with soap.
ClaVus and the soft corn require removal
with the knife; and in effecting this
purpose their mode OF formation is to be
borne in mind. If the soft corn be of
moderate size, n single pinch with pair
of pointed scissors will effect its removal,
while the hard callus will require
patient digging with the point of not
TOO Slafp klllle. AlUeT lle operation,
the corn should be covered with piece
of soap plaster for a day or two, and n
perforated plaster of buff leather subse-
gently worn to keep off pressure from
the center of the growth. The removal
of q callus or soft corn may be very con-
siderably aided by the use of the COM
pound tincture of iodine painted on the
swelling. When the corn is painful, this
application subdues its sensibility and
renders the cuticle dry and fr'iable, and
easy of removal by means of file. Soap
and water, so useful to the skin in many
ways, are especially serviceable to feet
afflicted with corns and particularly
when they are soft corns. Daily wash
ing with soap and the subsequent inter
position of piece of cotton wool be-
| tween the toes, may be considered as a
cure for soft cOrns; and in these cases
the skin may be hardened by sponging
with spirits of camphOr after the wash
! ing. The cotton wool should be re-
moved at night, and this is ii good time
for the use of the camphorated spirit
! RlrdI NelO Yorker.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-08
Novel Bird.catching.

A novel class of thieves have made
their appearance in Central Park, New
York. One night not long ago, while
Patrolman Morgan was on duty near the
Ninety-sevCnth street road, he discov-
cred men lettering on the edge of the
thoroughiarc, each carrying a bag.
When the officer approached them they
ran away. He pursued, and was about
capturing one of them when he was
brought to standstill by something
sharp catching in his left ear. Blood
dripped from slight cut, but he saw
nothing by which he could account for
the occurrence, and again started in pur-
suit, when he was again compelled TO
stop under the same circumstances as
before.
This time slight cash was in his fore
head. The mysterious persons had by
this time made good Itheir escape, and
Morgan turned his attention to his in
iuries. BY mere accident, he discovered
a clothesline stretched across the road
between two pine trees, about five feet
from the ground. He cut it down, and
brought it to the police station in the
Arsenal building, where it was found
that pieces of hair wire about four inches
in length, to which were attached very
small ishhoORs, were fastened TO the
line mt intervals of every six inches
The hooks were baited with pieces of
fish and oyster meats. Sergeant Gall,
who was in command, explained the
mystery by saying that the persons were
undoubtedly fishing for birds. Orders
were given to the police to keep II sharp
lookout for such thieves in future.