The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-08

NEW YORK, April 1.--DeSplCe dIEe5t dHu
conviction OF the. principal In the rat fight
which took place Monday last. a large num-
Der of sporting men assembled last night In
the rear room OF a well-known sporting resort
to witness rat-killing match for stake OF
5000 between an imported dog named Pete
owned by Philadelphia sporting man. Both
dogs were full bred bull and terrier. Pete
was to have killed 100 rats to Flows 10, and
the dog killing its allotted number OF rats in
ner. Pete killed his 100 rats in "a minutes
Is seconds. Flow killed her rs rats In Il
minutes and 40 seconds.
Fannie Edwards challenges any lady pc
destrian OF this country to walk 5000 quarter
miles or 1000 quarter miles In as many con-
secutive quarter hours for $1,000 to $4,000 side,
the loser to take one-eighth OF the gate money
after all the expenses are paid, the match TO
take place either in Boston, Chicago or New
York.
weight championship OF America between
Johnny Dwyer, of Brooklyn, the noted pugil-
ist and politician, and Jim Elliott, OF New
York, Is to take place In Canada In four weeks.
Both pugilists have gone into regular train
ing.
About 80 o'clock this morning pier 36,
occupied by the Vermont Railway, took fire
In the new upper half, which was about three
quarters finished; it was burned so that 1t will
have to be rebuilt It was owned by Law
renee Sons and Gerrish. Substantial sheds
covered both halves Of the pier. In the YER
mont Railway Company's shed was large
quantity Of goods left over from Saturday Tor
shipment to-day. The owners OF the upper
half had occasion to make some alterations,
which necessitated the shifting OF the gas
main; while this was being done the gas
escaped, and, coming In contact with a burn
ing lamp, an explosion occurred, and tmme-
diately the whole place was In tames The
sheds and goods burned rapidly and soon
communicated with the shed on the pier OF
the Long Island Railroad Company, which
was destroyed. The loss cannot be estimated
as yet, but it Is believed to be fully covered
by insurance. The propeller Bolivar, u OF ! ine Il
New associations for building improved ten
ement houses are forming, and the morning
papers remark that there is reason to hope
that the poorer classes may yet be housed as
| comfortably as horses and dogs. Ihere are,
at present, many common stables in New
York cleaner, better lighted and better aired
| than some of the most profitable tenements.
| It is no secret either to Horace Greeley
friends or to the public that at his death ne
held Cornelius j Vanderbilt's notes for money
ing in the aggregate to many thousands q q
dollars. On Saturday. evening Vanderbilt
met Greeleys two daughters and after brlel
and pleasant conference paid over the entire
sum, principal and interest, amounting to
SCI 900. The receipts signed by the daughters
were given to Vanderbilt and the matter
closed with the warmest expressions OF good
will on the part of the ladies towards their
| fathers friend Besides the SCI, 900, it Is un-
derstood that Vanderbilt has recently paid
some $4,000 Of other debts under his fathers
will Vanderbilt Is given only the income
upon 100000 in United States bonds. The
suit against VIM. II. Vanderbilt, recently
| withdrawn, was for $1O,000,000.
| A conference of prominent Democrats from
| different parts Of the State was held Saturday
evening at the residence Of Aug. Belmont. AL
the different factions Of the party were repre-
sented. The subjects considered were the
best methods and men with which to secure q
united Democratic vote and carry the State
| in the elections next fall and the coming
presidential contest. Horatio Seymour was
selected as candidate for Governor to be pre-
sented at the State convention. and com;
mittee was appointed to wait upon him and
urge his consent
The Herald asks: Can Tilden and Robinson
be expected to cooperate in this new scheme
of harmony? Nobody doubts that Seymour
could be nominated by reclamation II he would
consent to be candidate.
| Geo. McEwen, q young man OF nineteen,
who was dubbed by policemen three years
ago, died yesterday from disease caused by
his injuries.
The Police Commissioners rejected the
mayors offer of a second rehearing. The
mayor has decided to send the papers tol
| their rem oval to the Governor TO-DAY,