The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-16
NEW YORK NOTES.
Movements of the Duke of Argyll
and His Party.
Proceedings in the Cox Trial-Han-
lan's Challenge to the World
Other Manhattan News
and Gossip.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Duke of Argyll. ac-
eompanied by his daughter and Cyrus W.
Field and wife, arrived from Newport this
morning In the steamer Bristol and immedi-
ately proceeded In carriages to Mr. Fields resi-
denee, Gramercy Park. Later In the day the
dueal party visited the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art and other places Of interest in the city.
The Duke will sail for Europe tomorrow In
the Scythia.
NO PRIZE FIGHT.
The prize fight between Dwyer aud Paddy
Ryan. OF Troy, is off. Ryan falling to raise the
that be- is open 70 challenges, but for no less
sum than $4,000 side. He leaves for California
In O few days.
In the Court OF General Sessions to-day the
WORK Of securing jury in the trial OF the mur
d.rer Cox was continued. The work progresses
The impaneling Of the jury to try Cox for the
murder of Mrs. Hull was continued to-day. and
shortly after noon Nehemiah Kohl. . merchant,
was accepted as the twelfth juror. The counsel
for the prisoner then peremptorilY challenged
the second Juror. Mr. Anderson. and Robert
Counsel also ni The + fourth or
smi' h and after considerable delay VIM. Paul
Carpenter was aceepttd q by both sidess as the
Cox was taken to the Tombs handenffed to
the officers and surrounded by several Of the
court squad. He was followed BY large and
City City Judge t6owing said that he would hold
evening sessions until 10 or u o'clock until the
trial was ended.
vi KILLED WITH "A WALKING STICK.
The coroner's jury In the case Of Elias Lfnde
heim who was killed By thrust Of walking
stick In the eye, the stick being In the hands OF
Thos: Linehanon. on the eighth instant rem
dered a verdict against Lnehanon, and he Was
committed 10 the Tombs.
HE FOLLOWED HIS WIFE.
Jacob Kaner. leader of the Fifth Regiment
Band, ,suieided to-day by shoo ing himself
death Of his wife was the cause
HANLAN's CHALLENGE
Hanlan before leaving New York said: i
will row Plaster on any, waters IL the world for
$4,000 side, and. in addition to, this. If he is
mile pull As for Tricket would like to meet
him simply because he is the champion of the
sadier, and then retired to Australia as cham
pton will also row him even for $4,000 q side.
A NEGLECTED. GRAVE.
A meeting Of the officers and soldiers Of the
Army Of Tennessee and of the cffiters and
sailors Of the boat force cooperating with 1T
held meeting last evening for the purpose OF
taking measures relative TO the neglected grave
OF Gen. John A. Rawlfns. A committee was an
pointed to make arrangement Tor suitable
mausoeum.
VESSELS AT QUARANTINE.
The steamer City Of Menda from Vera Cruz
and the Niagara. from Cuba. We're ordered yes
terday to discharge their cargoes al quarantine:
yellow fever on each vessel. Nine vessels were
cluding two steamers from Havana. which ar
rived yesterday evening. Of the othel S five are
laden with sugar from the same port and two
are In ballast.
a SUIT AGAINST THE NEW YORK BOSTON AND
MONTREAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
John Cooee. Of Richmond, Yorkshire. Eng
land. has begun q suit IN he supreme Court
ton and Montreal Railroad Company and
others. to have, the sale OF bonds to him and
thirty seven, other, British bondholders get
aside and declared void and fraudulent No
answer has yet been served.
AGED ONE HUNDRED AND THREE YEARS.
Patrick Bowen who came to America from
ireland when he was SO va RS old, died In this
city on Saturday. aged 1O3 years.
THE SUMS SENSATION.
The Sun says: 1t is reported that several other
girls OF Lorillards tobacco factory At jersey
City were taken sick ye ,terday. but the author
tiles at the factory denied 1t. Much % anxiety
sickness originated from the liberation OF the
germs Of yellow fever. that were said | TO to have
a Fl e moet n
vestigation that the circumstances Of the case
admitted. the reporters were unable TO obtain
any evidence in support Of this rumor
THE RAILROAD INVEST IGATIoN,
The Assembly Committee on Railroads re-
sumei iheir. investigation to-day. during
tahlseussion in which It Das suggested tnat
es should be limit to the ,b nyegad5on n
the State had watered their stock. and the com
miftae were thare especially to inquire into
That, as we'll as other determinations.
: Edward D. Worcester. secretary Of the New
York Central Railroad. was examined He
mentioned the names of yarions railroads,
such as the Syracuse Junction. Allegheny and
p'ttsburg. etc. In which he was director. or
secretary. He said tat the Stock Junction
aaailroad was nearly all he'll by the New York
central There never was cent paid into the
syracuse Junction except by the New York
Central. He bad not IN his pos ession the con
tracts made with the various stock yard com
Knew OF a contract with the Union Stock Yard
and Market Company. Witness said that he
nld not know how much Mr. Wagner paid, but
the treasurer did.
The average cost of transportation hid b en-
.educed since 1869. An Increase Of II ffic was
not not attended by an increase the expenses OF
transportation. 1t was q very greet advant age
five.
After recess witness testified as 10 the .reduc-