, 1881-03-13
ITEMS,
PI.CCKY SAILOES.

Special Dispateh to 7hr Chicago Tribune.
New YoKK, Mach 12.-WIlen the City OF
Montreal left the Innan Line dock Thurs
day afternoon two OF her seamen were on
the pier. They jumped into the North River
on discovering their situation, and struck out
with enough pluck and determination to
last them to Liverpool. 4 boatnan picked
them up when they were ships length from
the dock. aud put them on board tile steamer.
which hid been stopped by the commander.
The men ABOARD, the City Of Montreal con-
tinued her voyage.
A HEAVY EEAI-ESrATE PURCHASE.
The announcement was made yesterday
that the property at the corner Of Broadway
and Tlirty-second street had been purchased
by Messrs Robert and Ogden Guclet for
s405,000. AIr. L. j. Roberts, the business
agent OF AEessrs. Goelet, said yesterday that
his principal did not propose to make any
change in the property during the next two
wears at least They might by that time coll
cIudc to erect a hotel or all apartment-house
on 1t.
GEN. CARRINGTON.
Gen. Carrlngton, formerly in command OF
the Rocky Mountain Department, will ad-
dress the ncwsboys on Sunday evening in
tile 1odging-h house, at No. II New Chambers
street.
THE WEATHER
: The weather here to-day is cold and cloudy.
Thermometer ut a. ILL.,, rs: Q. a. H., Is;
noon, 32
PERSONAL
Among the prominent men here for the
mast twenty-four hours are the following: !:
Ex-senator Corbett Oregon, Gilbert House;
Congressman Lord, Michigan, Astor House;
cx-Goy. lngcrsotl, Cincinnati, Albemarle
Hotel; ex-Congressn,an Morey, Louisiana,
Hoffman House; State Senator Fowler
Ki1nptun, Metropolitan lIotcl; Insurance
Superintendent Fairn,an, Albany, Victoria
! Hotel; ex-Speaker Randall. Pennsylvania,
Gen. Joseph L. Johnston, Virginia, and Gen.
Clugman. North Carolina, New York Hotel;
ex-senator Baldwin, Michigan. Congress
| man-c1ect Robinson, Ohio. W. D. Washhurn,
Minnesota, and State Senator NILS, Lille
Falls, New York, Fifth Avenue liotel.
WHAT FILTH Is DOING.
The number of deaths this week will be
between 100 and 500, white in the correspond
t 10, season Of previous years It never was
over 500, Fur the past ten weeks The deaths
| have been at the rate Of 81, IL i year. Nhlle
diphtherla, scarlet-fevcr. slall,poS' m11
D1leuuouia are more prevalent than usaia!.
! tlry do not account for these figures, which
! are yery extraordinary. Il large NUMBER OF
! fatal 1,,al,.les have been engendered by tle
! tjIthv streets and foul exha ations. It Is SAID
the Streets were never So dirty as the past
| several months.
EDUCATING THE INDIANS.
| Ex-Secretary of the Interior SchuH mas
been invited to speak here on Tuesday even
| ine next, OH the subject of educating me
| Indians, with Il view OF arous;ns public ~
terest in behalf Of this work. The invitation
| has been accepted. Gen. Arntstrnng, "
| rector of the Hampton Institute of Virginia.
| and Gen. Mason Miles will also speak.
THREE SOLDIERS DROWNED.
| A Fort Assirliboine special says that three
| soi.iiers of the Eighteenth Infantry, Quinn,
| Kinney, and Mcdonald, while attempting to
cross the Marine River On the evening OF the
lSth., were drowned BY the upsetting Of their
| boat. ...... .
t r,1E. ASSIGNEE OF FOWLER, CHAMPION L
: CO.,
| imnorters of chemicals and crushers OF lin,
seed oil. No. III Front street. have completed
| schedules, which show tile liabilities ut the
firm to be much greater than at first r.
ported. The total liabilities are Sl,6Ss, l63
total nominal assets, .5l.o1S,47; total actual
assets, S00o,04G; drducting pledged nler-
chandise and securities the net actual assets
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