, 1881-01-16
ITEMS.
TIE EMMA 3uNE.

New ToRK, Jan. 15.-The Emma Mine litiga-
tons and controversies between the English
stockholders Of the Emma Mining Company and
Baron Grant, of England, and Trcnor ". Park,
Of this city, and H, Il. Baxter, Of Vermont,
have ali been amicably adjusted. The latter
parties pay in cash or cash option OIL
shares to tho English stockholders Of tho old
Emmn Company about S400,00. and they trans
fer to these stockholders 5000 out Of tho
10000 shures OF a new Emma Company
to be formed to work the mine As the shares
are now selling In London tor FL per share, this
makes about 100000 more. Park gets l1,0o
Of the new shares, covering the original cost to
him of tho mine. Tho American parties guar
anteed tho mIne t0 be true fssure vein, ard
say 1t is doing we'll. An agent OF tho English
parties and Gen. Burnett, Of the law firm of
Drfstow, Pcct, Burnett s. Opdyke have started
to Utah to examine titles and transfers Of the
property.
4 HAZARDOUS JOURNEY.
A dIsputch from Masstnnporue, 81. T., says
Maj. Morris, OF the Eighteenth Infantry, left
there yesterday with Companies c, D. E, and K,
Eighteenth Infantry, and H and 4, Second Cav
airy, for the mouth Of tho Milk to coGpernte
with Mni Ilgcs' command, and surround and
compel Sitting Bull to surrender. Tho men
marched through fifteen inches OF snow, the
thermometer registering Il below Gro as they
started out on their long and hazardous jour
ney.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.
In the suit OF Gilbert L. Crowcll against tho
Mayor Aldermen, and commonalty Of the City of
New York, aud Martin r. McMahon, Receiver OF
Taxes, Judge Choatc, in the United States Cir
cult, this afternoon, grautcd q temporary In
junction restraining the defendants from
collecting or attempting to collect from
tho Peoples Bank Of this, or from any
one OF IT'S shareholders, by levy under any
warrant, or byany proceedings ut law or equity,
any taxes assessed against the shareholders and
against the shares In said hank by tho defend
ants, for the year 1885, until q further order OF
this Court
PEDEsTRIAS1sM.
There are already forty eight entries for the
O'Lcary contest, beginning on tho 9Th inst
Howell and Vaughan nrc in training In England
for special OLcary match.
THE oAnsMEN. =
a Portland. Nc, special says tho challenge
made by Henlan and Ross short time ago to
row any two men In the world for $500 or more
has been accepted by J. 4. Kennedy and n. T.
Davis, Of this place, and forfeit Of $1,000 has
been deposited the time and place for the race
to be decided upon hereafter. 1t is the desire
Of the acceptors, however, to have the contest
take place during the summer In United States
waters.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
At $3.50 this evening u fire broke out in the
fvc-story building No. 1 Courttandt street, occu-
pied by the Waterbury Clock Company on tho
first and sixth floors, und Charles Bruno s. Son,
musical Instruments, on the second, third, and
fourth floors. The fire vas discovered on
the second floor und burned upward,
and destroyed, in connection With water,
0 great extent Bruno g. Sons stock and that
Of the Waterbury Clock Company In the fitting
and movement department in the fifth floor
Tho Waterbury Clock Compnny's stock, esti-
mated Mt Sl800 on the first floor suffered by
water only, probably to the extent of $s5.000.
The building Is owned By the Cornelius Wander
bilt estate.
IDENTIFIED.
A woman giving the nane Of Ernestine Can
toro, who burned herself to death last night In
the Hebrew Shelter.ng Guardian Society, where
she had begun working rs servant, has
been recognized as Mrs. Ernestine Kerstine.
wife Of Morris Kerstine, wealthy
merchant of Ashley, ILL., Sho has q
brother and sister living at Marion, Ill. Her
uncle, s. Lihstndt. Is d clother in business ut
No. 456 Broadway. She left bis home Thursday
last, aud is said to have been insane. Samuel
Dublow, Superintendent Of the institution, and
his wife. while extinguishfng flames were badly
and there were sixty-tivc children and eight
Grown people In tho Asylum at The time
WANT 4 BASKI.urr LAW.
The Merchants Club has appointed commit
tee to go to Washington and advocate the adop-
tion of new general bankrupt law. Tho Lowell
measure is favored.
RECEPTION.
Charles F. Brush, Of Cleveland, the inventor
OF the Brush electric light, was given u recep-
ton Tonight
THE POOL TOURNAMENT.
No evening gatncs In the pool tournament to-
day. In the afternoon Samuel Kntrht defeated
Otis Field II to ), and Wahlstrom, the Swede, DE-
feated Jake Schaeter IL to 8. Result Of the
tournament so far: Wahlstrom, games;
Knight, S; Frey, S; aud Wallace, l.
FATALLY SHOT.
Patrick Ahcarn. 'iongshoreman, residing at
No. 123 Cedar street, was fatally shot tonight in
a liQuor-saloon ut No. ~ Greenwich street. He
charges he WIS shot By the bartender, Patrick
Iuccy, who says Ahcarn accidentally shot him
self while examining his tLucey's) pistol.
'EsC!ArE OF 4 cOrSrERFEITEf-
It is reported tonight thAt EdWard P. Bar
rows, one of the alleged counteTfeiters recently
captured by the Socrot Service officers, had e.-
caped from the custody Of two United States
2iarshais who we're taking him to court to plead
to the Indictment found against him by the