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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14
TROUBLESOME UMBRELLA FOUND.

The examination room of the jefferson Market
Police Court was filled yesterday afternoon with
thc persons interested in Mrs. Aimee Towards UNI
brella. which she lost. Mrs. Flagg not present.
and her husband read to Justice Duffy a physi-
clans certificate stating that she was i'll. The UNI
brella, the cause of all the difficulty, was in court
wrapped in brown paper. AT the magistrates re-
quest 1t was opened showing broken rib.
"Dr. Flagg' said the Justice, this umbrella has
caused you a great deal of trouble"
Eyes, indeed" was the reply, land If you will
allow me. | would like to say few words in expla-
marion as TO how II was return d. Al dusk last
evening NV dO0r-bcll was rung and a man IN
working dress and with bundle OF billiard cues on
ms shoulder handed my office boy the missing UNI
hre}la. The boy brought il TO me and | at once
started in pursuit of the man. ] caught up with
him and he told ne that a man had gwen HIM
nnortcr 10 bring the umbrella 10 nv house. lie
said his name as Shirley and that he lived at No.
337 West Thiry -seVenth-st. lie claimed to be
carving the cues to the Brunswck and to Bake's.
then let hlm 90, which much regret, because on
inouirv found that he did not live in the number
in West Thirty-seveDth-st. This morning called
at the brunswick ard Blahe's and was informed
that the cues had come from II saloon at No. 3Ol
West Thrty-eightli-st | called there, but nothing
could learn Of the umbrella"
Never mind any further explanation" SAID the
Justice. /" / suppose that some one OF your many
visitors took the umbrella IN mistake, and on seeing
the matter published IN yesterdays papers, returned
il The decision of tins Court is that the umbrella
he returned to Mrs. Howard and all depart in
DeGCe."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14

BURGLARS CAUGHT WITH The PLUMBER
Detectives Adams and Dc'an. while on duty IN
Broadway near Walker-st., at an early hour yester-
day. rested two suspicous-looking men who were
driving truck loaded with goods although the
business houses were still closed. third escaped
and one of the men, who gave his name rs William
Cotren age twenty-eght of Philadelphia only
submitted after struggle. An examination OF the
contents of the wagon showed that they consisted
of silk and woolen goods stolen from the stores
of Human Brothers and James Dckcy at No. %
Waker-St.
If appears that on Thursday one of the men Oh
tanned access to the buldIug BY means OF forged
permit from Louis i. Da Cunha. real-estate agent
of No .514 Broadway, TO the janitor, ana took an
IMPRESSION of the lock the street door On FIJI
dav night the three men entered by false key, and
renamed over night in the building, invest eating
the contents of MIR Dckcys SAFE OF which they DIS
covered the comb nation. From q he safe they took
\ ouantlty of iewery valued at about $1,000, and
$40 in money besides some photographs OF deceased
relatives of Mr. Dckev. The goods taken amounted
IN value to about 5000. All the stolen property
was found in the possession of The men, and at the
Tombs Police Court yesterday they were held Tor
trial in default of 50 900 bail each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14
ENTRIES FOR THE oIEARY BELT.

The entries for the second contest for the OLeary
Belt which win begin at Madison Square Garden on
April 5. closed at midnight, March 9. According 10
the conditions each contestant is required to put
ND $500. the winner of the match to be entlCled
TO the entire sum. The gate money will be
divided as follows. One-half to the manager and
one-half of the remaining sum to the winner, and
the balance to be divided according to the best
average distance covered by second and
third Following are the names of the entries ::
Nicholas Murphy Haverstraw, \. Y; +. krohne
New-York; Blenders. " Unknown" New-iorkj W.
II. Kerwin. New-York; Henry Howard, Glen Cove
n Y: C. FabeT Newark, n. j.; 7. Mcintyre, san
Francisco Cal; s. Merritt, Bridgeport, Conn. Wm
Pegram (coloredl, Boston Mass; James Alien, Car
Newborn; J. Henry. .New;York;, j. po6er:
Chicago; ]. +. Brown. New-York Francis Hart
lcoloredl. Boston Edward Williams coloredl New
York; George Hanwaker, New-lOrk.
The following communication has been received
in this city from Thomas Davis, late hacker OF
Peter j. Panchoi: oo,
the world in q six-lays Go-as-yOu- please con
test ] do not bar Rowell, Brown aud Hazel.
and would sooner match my three cham
p!oDs against them, they. as team
are looked upon as lnvncible. l VIII also Dcl
$4,000 chat | can name three men thar can eacu
will post any part OF the anove amount forfeit at
any time with Albert Smith, james Kelly, or any
other sporting man who desires 10 take TIE 0HeT
Nm. B. Curtis. of The Spirit Of the Times, or Frank
o 1een 10 be final stakeholder. II do not make
fine matches to take place IN Ncw-Iork at a time
and mace TO be mutually agreed upon will forfeit
81, 800. This challenge IS open Ior four weeks.
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PAuRAPu.-The wife of William II. Noe, drug
Qlst al PamrapO disappeared suddenly IN July last
A few days ago Mr. Noe ascertalned that she was
with her parents in Keene. " H.. and that she had
instituted divorce suit against him.
WFruAwEEN. Internal Revenue Officers Reid
and Harris found a large. quantity of unstamnped
cigars in the liquor store Of Michael Lynch, at Wee
hawken, Friday afternoon. Lynch attempted TO put
the two officers out but Wueh tolu VINO lbcy were
he left the house.
WEST HOBOKEN.-J. Is. Deyaux. a French manu-
facturer of tailors measures, has been missing from
his home in West hOboken for three weeks. lust
before he disappeared he said that he expected TO
receive 81 900 He had no family, and his disap-
pearance cannot be accounted for by his friends.
LONG leland.
REFSPoRr.-George b. Laddle one Of the best
known residents of Greenport, has been missing Tor
the last ten days.
NEW ROCHRLLK.-Tramps visiting towns on the
east side of Westminster County have OF late made
the " Lookup in the Town Hall AZ New-Rochelle
their headquarters for the night, numbering al
times as many as eighteen: II oniy siingis tramp
and look after the vagTant; then on the following
morning take him before magistrate IQI e1amina-
ton. At tie Lass meeting of the Board OF Town
Officers a resolution adopted IN favor OF SHUT
thug the door Of the lookup against tramps.
STATEN ISLAND.
WFsr BRIgnToN.-Danel and Thomas OConnell,
John McMurray and James Carlin have been held IN
500 bonds each 10 await the action 81 the "Iaud
1ury for stealing quantity OF Terry tlcke'H HOh
tine colector'e Office al the West Brighton landing
PoRr RrcHMoND.-The workings Of the IRISH Re-
lief Committee do not seem 10 be as harinOh1Is as
| could be desired The committeeman are unabe %
sgree upon the best method OF sending their money
I and o difference Of opinion on ibis suoecl n@ s
| caused the summary expulsion OF many enthusiastic
/ members.
| sT,PLEToN. annual meeting Of the Ricl
| uond County Teachers Institute VIII be hela a.
! stapleion. beginning ON Monday. May D. ITO
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English Landscape.

"Gath" writes from London to the
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The Journey over England is refresh
ing to the eye of the American. He sees
few sunny tints or prospects, but also
few offensive contrasts, such as q brand
new country intcrposes to nature with
it's s~lovenly worn fences and stiff, white
barns and houses. Here the landscape
is humid, yet warm with rocks, heaths.
and red houses and brown thatches and
stacks. Stone or brick walls 60 every
where, and infinitely numerous canals
and railroads require so many arched
bridges that the mason and the gar.
dener seem never out of sight. The
land ia cultivated as carefully as quilts
are patched and hemmed. Towns rise
and fall out Of sight like clusters OF
grapes to the lips of Tantalus. The sta
lions are neat and picturesque; the
people swarm like bees; the railroad is
q grand Roman viaduct, built to last
forever, with its line kept like an end
less garden or park, and its trains light
as coupes behind a toy engine. New
England was not Unnamed for its re-
semblance to England by Captain John
Smith = its rocky spires, green valleys,
little rivers, ind broken coasts ant
clupps of mountains indicating the
humid land of Albion. No doubt this
is a land of love, both for its antiquity
and present industrial glory. A great,
virile, cold-grained, yet affectionate race
is here, anchored on the s,,ierock of self
interest. with irrelevant customs and
institutions, but such unequal advan.
tages and civilization that there is al
ways a contented majority to do the
rough work of peace or war. I would
not be an Engiishman, yet | can see how
he might like it.
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Foreign News.

A colossal bronze statue Of Burns tor New
York has just been completed in England by
Sir John Steel, sculptor to the queen.
twenty-five rioters at Belfast, Ireland, have
been sentenced each to six months imprison.
ment.
Heavy floods have destroyed the crops in
Silesja and East and West Prussia and caused
q tremendous loss of life and property. Many
lives have been lost, railway and river em-
bankments swept away, bridges broken down,
villages flooded, farms inundated and vast
tracks OF g~rain-growing lands converted into
lakes and swamps by torrents OF rain.
The Spanish government is about to disband
$4,000 men OF the Cuban army.
Turkish troops in the Dobrudja annihilated
two companies Of Bulgarian insurgents, kill.
fThe popularity of President Guzman Blanco,
of Venezuela, is waning. A serious rising has
broken out in Valencia and Barcelona. and
business Is paralyzed.
Fourteen hundred and fifty weaver at
Bolton, England, have struck against a five
per cent. reduction in their wages.
The Russian torpedo boat Nodine has been
completely wrecked off the coast OF Brazil.
During q sortie Of the British forces from
Candahar they lost seven officers and loO
p~rivates. The Afghan loss is unknown.
A royal decree has been issued in Spain
abrogating the decree OF May l6, 1850, and
declaring the sons OF Alphonso direct heirs to
the throne, with the title OF Princes OF As
turias. The kings daughters will receive the
titles Of Princesses OF a~sturias. if 30 decreed.
Hon. William E. Gladstone, the English
premier, is off ill q cruise around the British
coast.
A cable dispatch announces the death in
England of "Bendigo." who passed from the
prize ring to the pulpit, and was probably as
we'll known in one as the other. He was
sixty eight years old at the time Of his death.
He enjoyed the proud distinction OF having
"whipped Tom Paddock" and OF having
fought twenty-iour prize-fghts up to his
fortieth year, every one OF which he won.
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Gladstone at Home.

MI. Gladstone, says the London Ret.
cree to a curious correspondent, rises at
Eve o'clock in the morning, and takes
horse exercise in his dressing gown and
slippers. He then returns to MS resi-
dence, where one of his sens. W. ID. or
Herbert, is in attendance. rather ana
son then have a few rounds with the
gloves, after which the premier has a
| cold bath and his breakfast. MI: CLAD
stone always sits down to breakfast in
evening dress, and to this habit he as
cribes his remarkable success in life.
After breakfast the premier spends an
| hour in his wife's boudoir, adds up the
butchers book for her, makes out her
list for the cooperative store and assists
her in painting on china, sticking sea-
weeds and other, innocent amusements:
| At noon MI. Gladstone takes of his coat
and settles down to work; he Is EN-
ployed with his secretary for two hours,
and frequently in one day uses up twelve
gross Of postal cards, six reams OF note
paper, 1900 envelopes, half a ton o
sealing wax, forty boxes OF steel nlos,
four ~hogsheads of steel quilts and Twelve
hogsheads of ink. Mr.. Gladstone
lunches at one, and always on colo
boiled beef and picked cabbage. 10
this habit he attributes financial success
of his budgets. In the afternoon ne
goes to the house on a bicycle and
attends the debates. When speaking
Mr.. Gladstone always has a popcorn
beneath his tongue. It strengthens the
voice, and causes that rounding of the
period for which he is famous. The
premier's dinner always consists ofthree
courses, toad.in-the-hole, cheese and
onions and a baked apple. He frequently
sits UP all night and rises in the morn
ing. In private life the premieris as
playful as q kitten.
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between the pufings with bands OF old

between the pufings with bands OF OLD
gold. A gathered plastron Of old gold
on the front of a black or cream pointed
bodice and laced across with cord, is O.
favorite style.
A dark green mcrino dress, the plain
skirt gathered to the full, short wasted
bodice, was cut rather low for q high
dress at the neck and worn with a turn
down collar taste ne with amber bows.
which appeared also at the wrists, the
TIGHT sleeves made with one deep puff
to the elbow. An Indian red soft silk
was made with a very wide Vatican
plat at the back and a ~tull-banded
bodice with tight sleeves. Some dark
green velvet dresses now being worn by
two sisters have plain skirts edged with
pink silk plaitings and meet up the
| front in points over pink satin puthngs,
the same introduced into the F%slashings
of the sleeves. A full-bodice, cut half
high in the neck, confined ct the waist
by a belt, and worn W a chemisette
| of the same, is another artistic and easy
style of making, chiefly adapted to cash
meres and soft wooden stuffs, such as
chamois piped with lemon, a pretty
mixture of coloring. In the evening
artistic dressing takes the form OF a
Vatican plat A low, square bodlced
dress of tussore silk with one OF these.
worn at a dinner party last week, had
the front gathered but cut in one with
the skirt, and not drawn in at all to the
figure-a veritable smock. London
Queen.
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sod John" and het Widow.

Near the town of Millville. CAL, is a
cosy little cottage hidden by fragrant
curtains of ciematis and shaded all day
long by Il grove of spreading oaks. I'm.
Ill recently this cottage had as it's only
occupant y young widow, who, though
rosy and full of life, kept all admlring
bachelors at q distance. Down the road
q miic or so lived John Simpson, a
wealthy and childless widower, whose
life had been embittered because OF
former domestic unhappiness. "Od
John,''a rs he was called, rolled in wealth
ana wallowcd in wine, and people said
Inst he was going to the dogs by light
ming express. And so he was. Early
last June Old Johns prolonged dissipa.
ton made him wild. He buckled on a
broaGsword one 0ay, and mounting his
best horse gallopcd across the country,
slashing ut everything that fell under
his eye. Reaching the widows house
he leapcd from his horse and chased the
widow round anh round the wOodpi'e
in the yard. When he slapped tor
breath the widow snatched the sword.
In another instant she had tangled Old
Johns boots in the clothes line and he
was q prisoner. When Old John re-
covered his senses he found himself in
bed in his own house, with the widow
watching by his side. The widow told
him that she meant to master him the
rest of his life. He looked at her and
laughed. In two weeks they were mar
ried and Old John has been perfectly
docile, rs well Us devoted. eve lsince.
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Wcatern and Eouthern States.

Town Marshal James T. Morris and Ben F.
Richardson were killed and Sheriff Loop and
six others were wounded in an encounter with
roughs ut a circus in Morr;stown, Tenn.
Ex.Judge Henry M. Spo(ford, who will be
remembered as the contestant TO Mr.. Kellogg's
seat in the United States Senate from LOUISE
aLa, died tho other day at Red Sulphur
Springs, Va.
The complete census returns show Illinois
to have n population OF 3,C83, 1926, an increase
OF 543, d35 since 1870.
A numb;r of towns in lower Texas have
Suffered heavily from a terrific storm. AT
Mutamo,us about 800 houses were wrecked
and The damage done was estimated at $780,
900. at Mownville many houses were
wrecked and O loss was incurred OF about
$500 COZ. At Point Isabel the damage done
to shipping alono is estimated at SOU, 0OO.
During q quarrel at Leesville, Te1aa, three
Lrothcrs-William, Philip nnd Houston Little
1eld-wero killed.
Near Wauseon, Ohio, O young man named
Edward Mikesell while tryingto kill O chicken
shot and instantly killed his mother who was
sitting at q window.
An Annapolis (Md.) dispatch says that a
natu,al curiosity died there tho other evening.
1t Yves q child of colorcd parontage, and when
born l.ud white curly hair resembling sheep 8
wool. The eyes wcro OF pink'sh color and the
complexion was snow white, with a slight
tinre OF red on her cheeks. 1t very closely
rcscr..b ell n largo wax doll which has been
exhibited in q shop window and which the
mother OF tho child had frequently admired
md cxprcssel all ANXIOUS desire to purchase,
but was unable 10 do so. The physiclana
pronounce it a remarkable case.
The lntest estimate of tho grain crop OF
Mime, ola is 45 900 bushels OF wheat, q. 900,
900 bushels oil oats, IL, $50, 900 bushels OF corr
and 5,l3G,0 0 bushels Of barley.
t.'nc lun,:red and ,hirty-sevon hostile Sioux
nave b"on captured by tho United States
troopa aud brought into Fort keogn.
A few weeks ago one Wnldrop ran away
with his wite's sister, q girl oil twelve, aad
went to Sunnyside, Ga, where he was ar
rcs!cl By the sheriff. The other dry a crowd
~ovorpowerel tho officer and cut the prisoners
head fl.
Many OF the farmers in Southwestern Me-
brnsla arc reporled to be on tho brink OF star
WALTON on account OF the drought which has
prevailed in that region for the past ten
months, aud which has caused q total failure
OF The wheat GRIP.
The Texas Republicans Mt their State con-
~veu,ion nominated l.. j.. Davis tor governor
and a iull State ticket.
The first convention OF deaf mutes ever held
in this country has been in session three days
ut Cincinnati. There was a lair attendance OF
leading deaf mite. from all parts OF the United
States AMI Cannds. The proceedings were
all carried on by signs.
Sheriff Butncr and a posse had a fight near
Tucson, Arizona, with about fifty Mexican
brigands who Ncra committing depredations
in t:.e neighborhood. Alter a pitched baltic
the bandits fled, leaving several dead and
wounded.
At tho convention in Dos Moines the Iowa
Republicans nominated q full State ticket
headed by j. A. T. Hall Tor secretary OF state.
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A OuGer Lake,

Spokane Falls, Washington Territory,
claims to have a medical lake q mile and
q half long that would have satisfied
even Ponce de Icons search for the
fountain of youth.
The water il clear and of q dark color.
and, besides curing all skin diseases of
men and beasts, lays out nervous
troubles, rheumatism, paralysis and
similar ailments. The water has not
been analysed, but tastes of salt and
borax, is rs buoyant rs the Dead Sea,
and the only animal life it sustains is a
species Of jelly fish.
The lake has no visible outlet, and.
although fed by several small streams,
never increases or decreases in size. In
tile slightest breeze the water lashes
in.o u foam which makes q superior
soap, and almost anything car be
tleanscd in the lake much better than
by the most powerful chemicals
Sprtngf III Rel ubican.
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Intellect In Birds.

The central prison at Agra is the
roosting-place Of great numbers OIL
the common blue pigeon; they fly out
to the ncighboring country Tor tood
every morning, and return in the even
ing, when they drink ut a tank just out
side the prison walls. In this tank are 3
large number of fresh-water turtles,
which lie in wait for the pigeons, just
under the surface of the water and al
the edge of it. Any bird alighting to
drink near one of these turtles has q
goud chance of having its head bitten
off and eaten and the hcaoless bodies OF
pigeons have been picked up near the
water, showing the fate which has
sometimes befallen the birds. The
pigeons, however, are aware Of the dan
ger, and have hit on the following pltn
to escape it: A pigeon comes in from its
long flight, and, rs it nears the tank, in.
stead of flying down at once to the
waters edge, will cross the tank at
about twenty feet above its surface, and
then fly back to the side from which it
came, apparently selecting for alighting
a safe spot which it had remarked as
flew over the bank; but even when
SuCll u SpOL HIS Dceu SeIcSlCu lle otAo
will not alight at the edge Of the water,
but on the bank about a yard from the
water, md will then run down quickly
to the water, take two or three hurried
gulps of it, and then fly off to repeat the
same process at another part OF the tank
till its thirst is satisfied. l had often
watched the birds doing this, and could
not account for their strange mode OF
drinking till told by my friend, the
supcrindent of the prison, of the turtles
which lay in ambush for the pigeons.
The same friend had a couple of hill
mynahs, the most wonderful bird for
mimicry which l have come across. not
excepting the gray parrot Of the West
African coast. One Of these birds, when
hung out in the v,randa during the
afternoons, used to amuse itself by call
ing the fowls together, initiating the
call Of their keeper 50 we'll that they
used to flock together under the cage,
when the bird would burst out into a
very good imitation of a human laugh,
rs if it quite enjoyed the fun of taking in
the fowls. Have birds the sense OF
amusement? This one certainly seemed
to derive qualification from the way in
which it had cheated the fowls
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Other Fellows Think So, too.

There's just one thing a man can have
In all this world OF woe and strife,
That makes the business not too bad,
And that one things an easy wife.
Dost fancy that l love my girl
For rosy cheeks or raven hair?
She holds my heart because she laughs
Because she laughs, and doesn't care.
I put my boots just where it suits,
And find them where I put them, too;
That is q thing, you must allow,
A chap can very seldom do.
l leave my papers on my desk;
She V dusts them in a heap,
Or takes to light the kitchen stove
Tho very ono l want to keep.
On winter nights my coy dame
Will warm her toes before the fire;
She never scolds about the lamp,
Or wants the wick q trife higher.
On Sundays she is not 80 flno
But what her rufles I can hug;
l light my pipe just where please,
And spill the ashes on tho rug.
The bed is never filled with "shams ~
A thing some women vilely plan
70 worry servants half to death,
And spoil tie temper OF a man.
She lets me sleep to any hour,
Nor raises any horrid din
If it just happens, now and thon'
TO be quite late when lcome H.
tell you, Jack, If you would wed,
Just get a girl who lets things run;
She'll keep her temper like a Lamb
And help you on to lots Of fun.
Don't look tor money, style or show,
Or blushing beauty, ripe and rare;
,Irs, take the one who laughs at fate
Who laughs, and shows she doesn't care.
You think, perhaps, our household ways
Are just %perchance a little mixed;
Oh, when they get too horrid bad,
We stir about and get things fixed.
What compensation has a man
Who earns his bread by sweat OF brow,
If home is made a battle-ground,
And life one long, eternal row?
-Harpsrs Magazine.