New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

Of the eighteen competitors were left the track
! George Guy0n and two boys named Wall anh Reese.
| All were terribly exhausted. and Wall especalV
was in most pltable condition. lie fell on she
! track and was carried away but came back after
| his trainer had galvanized him lntO talnt appear
ance of life. At 1l:2s the pedestrians retireg
Guyon, who is Chicago walker, having made ! ~
| miles, Wall 1888, ana Reese fOs4- Little pnDhc
| interest was shown in the affair.
A plan to rob Sweeney Brothers, bankers, of No.
1Of Nassau-st., which had apparently been natur-
ing for several weeks was put IN operation on sat
urday, bu; unsuccessfnlly. person presented
check for 5000 purp0rtIngt to be drawn by sweeney
Brothers 10 che order of James CIiumc at the Park
Bank for payment. number OF suspicious cirGum-
stances of recent occurrence had pat the hr.n on
their guard, aud the bank was warned An ofhcer OF
the bank recognizing in this man person VINO
before had tried to cash check under anQther
name. asked him TO indorse the paper. have
already done so my name Is James =. hume, was
tie answer he stranger was immediately arTestei'
and was held by Justice Otterbourg. IN the lomDs
Police Court in the sum Of $500. He gave his
name James Williams.
The Queens County Hunt met Saturday at Gar
den City with party of about twenty, most of them
New-iOrkers. here was first run Of four miles
after drag" and then the fox was let loose.
AmOngt those who followed on horseback were +. q.
Griswold master OF the hounds; Elliott Iborowski,
whipper-in DR.. Green, the COnat de housanluin,
c. o. James, Charles Peters, w. h. Frost. r. ray
SON Mrs Payson and Miss McYickar Several Ia
dies and gentlemen also followed the hunt IN wag-
ons. The fox led them all merry chase, enliyened
by two falls for fifty minutes, and the scent was
lost.
In dense fog on Saturday night about 10
O'Clock the steamship City OF Rio de Janelro, from
Brazil, which arrived yesterday. ran into ara sank
the Norwegian barkeDtine Velocity, from HUI.
England. bound 20 Philadelphia in ballast. Inc
collision occurred about thirty miles from the
Delaware breakwater the Velocity SINKING within
five minutes after beng struck. Oh the tnlfieeh
persons on board the barkeutine, Gabriel Kunc sen
the steward, age twenty years. and Alexander
Jonassen. age sixteen years both natives OF sta
yanQeT, drowned. Captain Weir,of the steamer
and Captain Olsen. of the barkentne, say that the
collision was inevitable. The Velocity was OF o4s
tons burden and was owned in Stavanger, Norway
Commissioner James J. Ferris. representing the
ShipOwnery Association IN the Board Tor Licensing
Saor5's Board ghOuses, has sent his resignation
to the body he represents. There has been consid-
erable lll-feeng among some Of the members OF
late, caused by dissatisfaction with a resolution
giving the secretary salary OF bl,OOO year
while he Is aC the same time counsel 10 the DOard;
and also with the last annual report showing mat
with an expenditure OF 81 800 only 50 % had been
expended for the relief of shpwrecked and destI
tute sailors Captain Charles Luce the president
OF the board, sent MS resignation 20 the marine
Society, but N was not accepted. Captain Charles
l.. Wilson, another commissioner intends to re-
sign.
Mr4. Laura G. Holloway will repeat her lecture
on Charlotte BrOnte,D recently delivered in New
York, at Brooklyn Music Hall tomorrow evening"
Bids for 100000 of the new jail bonds. were
opened on Saturday by County Treasurer Sehenck.
The entire amount was awarded TO George N SIS
tare's Sons at an average Of lO2Io1O0.
Ebert Latham, who testified in the Tamage trial
Friday states that he did not refer 10 Mr.. lalmage
when he claimed that one OF the witnesses had
sworn falsely but intended to assert tnat OF Major
COTWin.
The cricket season was opened on Saturday by
the Manhattan Club of New-YOrk, on the grounds at
Prospect Park. Sides were chosen by Messrs. Scott
and Mackenzie. and after contest OF three hours
Scotts side was victorious in game OF one INNING
by score of 40 to r.
George W. Hoxie, Assistant United states District
Attorney in Brooklyn, disappeared last October
after carrying to newspaper offices IN that city
confession that he was a detaulter. The money
which be took was paid to him IN some cases IN sat
isfactiou Of Judgments obtained by the Govern
ment, and in others in the way OF compromises Tor
claims and for all that he received he gave receipts
as United States Assistant District Attorney. The
Dstrct-AttOrney and his assistants have no legal
right to receive money In this way, as II should be
paid 10 the clerk of the court or the Collector OIL
/ Internal Revenue. Consequently Mr. Hoxie COM
mltted no fraud upon the Government. The amount
which he received, far learned, was about
$40 900. These payments were made in good faith,
and the officials have them now under consldera,
ton with a view of determining what action shall
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