, 1881-02-06

$17.52; New Orleans, S1ss5; Snn Francisco. $53.04.
ITEMS.
l. FURTHER REDUCTION IN IMMIGRANT
RATES.
New York. Feb, GA further reduction has
been made in the immigrant rites fare. The
total reduction since Jun. l to competing points
is 81 per cent. Immigrants arrived to-day, ], las.
SUITS WITHDRAWN.
The suits of the Georgia Importing and Export
ing COMPANY, Known US COMMON sults, tnvolr-
Ing S5lSOJ0 and interest since 1865. against ex-
Secretary of the Treasury McCulloca so long on
the calendar Of the Gufted Suites Court, and
which were percmptorlly set down for trial
Monday, were Withdrawn to-day, the plaintiff
paying the costs.
o'1.EART's "UEKNoWS.'
J. Albert, who secured second place. in the re-
cent siS-duy pedestrian match. IS "The Un-
known" whom O'Leury has selected to pit
against Rowell In tho match begfnnlng~he
btArchG. In case Of tic In the uEgregAte scores,
O'Ienry anl Albert representing America and
Rowell and Vaughan England' the stnke money
will be divided equally. Albert Is under con-
truct with O 'Leary for yeur
THE NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERS.
Only one OF the persons engaged in the
Northam pton bank robbery IS ut large and dc
goes free in consequence Of giving information
which led to the arrest Of the others. The
amount Of pluudcr Obtained by the robbers was
$4o. OOO in Government bonds, which could not ba
recovered, and bonds OF the City Of Nurthn,np-
ton OF the fnce value Of 51,4-3000N- These bonds
are still in rhe possession of the thieves, who
Will only restore thcm on condition OF receiving
light sentences. OF the ultimate recovery Of
the entiro amount the Pinkertons have no
doubt.
FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES.
| William H. Vanderbilt has purchased the Nan
haitian Market property, bounded by Eleventh
and Twelfth avenues and Thirty- fourth lud
Thirty-ffth streets. for railroad purposes, pay
| ing $375, ,NW He also purchased land in front ex-
| tending to the North River. III
4 ROUGH VOYAGE.
! The English Steamer Pomona, from Montego
| Bay, Jamaica, came in about midday yesterday.
I Her bows anchor and cablus on deck were
| thcklv coated with ice. The entire distance
| from Fe,ltiek's Island to Cape May her course
WIS covered with large cakes OF ice, many d
| foot thick.
A CARELESS sW1rChAE.
Dnvid Clark BoKart, WHO left Il raitroad- switch
open at Pennhorn, n. j., last fall, cnustng col
lision ard two deaths. has Just been convicted
| Of manslaughter in Jersey City.
| THE LIFE OF A HERMIT.
| I4ouors Conrad Bauu,ann, Il man So years DID,
! who h.s been leading the life Of hermit and a
| tramp for some yeurs about FOrdsham. WIS
| found Thursday. nearly frozen and quite destt-
| tute, in wretched hut
| PANAMA BONDS LISTED.
The Governing Committee OF the New York
| Stock Exchange have listed $3,000,000 Of the
| new per cent sinking fund subsidy gold bonds
| of the Punnnlu Railroad Company.
THE COAL SUPPLY.
/ The low state Of the stuck OF coal and the diff
flculty of receiving supplies are said to threaten
coul famine in this city.
rAM1ANY WON'T CONSENT.
Tammany hall has refused TO confer with the
/ Subcommittee Of Twenty-one on Democratic
reorganization.
IRISH INDIGNATION.
| It Is proposed to hold IL n:ss-IneettnE IN the
| CITY next week to express indignation ut the
| arrest of Duvitt anu the suspension OF the
| Home-Kulers.
A DARING ROBBERY.
Thieves last evening flung a block Of lead
through window Of Newburger's jewelry store,
sixth avenue. ard abstracted s. 4.00O In diamonds,
watches. and other jewery.. Newburger was
sitting in the store at the time, and rim out, cry
ing t.Stop theft" There were ten or twelve
persons outside who seemed to be IN league With
the thieves Newburger chased two of the fugi-
ttyes several blocks, and then lost sight OF theu
4 cLERGyMAS's FUNERAL
The funeral of the Rev. Edward 4. Washburn
was attended by Bishop Potter and l5o clergy
men, representing all sects aud sections The
coffin WAS covered with white cloth, III compl-
auce with his dying request
| COLLISION ON TIE ELEVATED ROAD.
On the Elevated fnilroad to-day q rapidly
moving train. rounding curve, crashed into q
standing train, shaking up the passengers fear
fully and smashing the car and engine.
FIVE YEARS FOR EMBEzZLEMENr.
John J. Berry, CASHIER Of the Bank Of Bergen
| County, at Hackensack. n. j., has been SEN
tenccd to five years In the State Prison for e1n-
nezzlement.
| THE TEMPERATURE.
| Contrasted with the recent weather, to-day's
Temperature Is mild. The rivers, buy, ant
sound are filled with ice. interfering greatly
with navigation.
The steamer Roraima, ashore near Ions
Branch, was tloatcd this morning.
S1TEO-GLYcERLNE.
The police report an attempt to blow up tnt
| Sound steamer Bridgeport. Two bnrrels ol
nitro o-glycerine cartridges we're shipped to thu
address Of G. II. Gray, Waterbury, Conn. The
carrier had no hill of hiding, and, acting sus
piciously, the clerk knocked out the head Of ONT
barrel He was surprised to 1lud 1T filled witE
cartridges, and :nore surprised that there was
not an explosion. Tho cartridges were sent
down the bay.
SOCIAL1ST1C FESTIVAL.
The German rrude societies Of this city gave
festival tonight for the benefit Of tho e1tlet
| Socialists.
IRON DOG.
Account or the Surrender of His Bant
THxr It HrAsET Han