The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-25
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
IFRoI OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT


NEW YORK, September l3, 1879.
To tbs EDIr0E or THE NEW NoRrHwEsr.
The gubernatorial nominations by the
Democratic Convention recently held
at Syracuse have, Of course, been the
topic Of the day, and considerable feel
ing is manifested all through the city
against the doings, or misdoings, Of
Tammany on that occasion; but, as
your readers are already familiar with
the result, I shall leave them 10 form
their own opinions as TO the probable
effect the famous "bolC' will have on
national politics, and proceed to the dis
cussion Of the next most important
event in New York, viz, the great in
ternational walking match at the Mad
ison Square Garden for the famous Asst
ley belt, which Weston brought home
from London. Roweil and blower"
Brown, Englishmen, have been exer-
cising at the Manhattan Athletic
Grounds and at the Park Reservoir
Hazael has been travelling the country
roads, and Merritt has done most Of his
work at Greenpoint, and Pauchot at
Bath, L. I. The other men have been
tucked away in odd hooks and corners,
and have taken walks out in the coun-
try, and all have been doing well except
Paucbot aud Dutchner, the former hav-
ing injured bis foo; aud the latter been
lax in his training.
Talking Of matches mot fr.ction),
there are two others on the tapis, viz, a
swimming match for the championship
Of America, to take place tomorrow Of
Bath, Long Island, and the Collender
Combination Billiard Tournament. The
entries for the first contest are Captain
Webb Of England, G.. II. Wade Of
Brooklyn, G. Werham Of New York,
W. II. Daily Of California, and Ernest
Won Schoeuing. The billiard games
will be arranged on a larger scale than
ia any previous tournament in Amer
lea The tournament will comprise two
series Of games, the first being regular
three-ball carom games, under the
champion cup rules, and the second a
series of what have been termed "cham-
pion" games, improved billiards, copy
righted by Mr.. Collender, aud designed
to encourage that brilliant, open-table
play which has been almost entirely
abandoned of late in favor Of "rail-
nursing" by which unprecedented runs
have been scored.
It will be Of interest to the farmer.
2 throughout the country to know that
: the Produce Exchange has issued a cir.
cular TO all manufacturers Of -four, rec
2 ommendiug that hereafter all barrelel
lour intended for shipment to this mar
= ket shall weigh 200 pounds, and all iloui
in sacks 100, $50 or 200 pounds, th,
number OF pounds TO be marked on eael
. package.
2 Joseph A. Blair, Of Moutcalm, y. J..
who shot aud killed his coachman, JOIN
Armstrong, now occupies the cell in the
Essex County Jail once occupied by
g George Bolts, the murderer Of pet
ialstead, and other capital offenders
D. Il Is not known that he has been in
dieted by the Grand Jury, but the pre
b. sumption is that he has been, and fo
. murder in the first degree, despite tn,
verdict Of the Coroner's Jury, oue-hal
e fuding him guiltless Of any crime AM
: the other half declaring him guilty O
y manslaughter. The authorities yester
: day refused TO say whether an indie,
= ment had or had not been found.
y Mr.. Christian Bors, the Swedish Con
sui, yesterday took the sworn statemeu
r of Captain Larsen and his crew in rela
f tion to the sinking Of the bark Colum