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THE ENCRoACH WATERS.
A Continued Risins Of the Flood In Parts or
Louisiana-The Relief

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-The river Is stu
tionary. at foot below the flood OF 1874. Tho
Landry crevasso will probably DO closed In a
few days. The Arizona crevasse Is now re-
ported to be 800 feet wide and from
10 to IA feet deep. The water finds its
way into Lake Maupas. and is doing
less damage than was expected. Active relief
work continues. Government rations being
shipped to all points requiring them. and the
local relief committee continues to supply
forage for stock. The Louisiana Commission
ers for the distribution Of Government rations
will tomorrow publish their report. showing
the disposition of $4,000 rations received
from the War Department.
yesterday says: From this city to Chuca-
houla nineteen miles in the direction Of New
Orleans. the country iS one vast stretch OF
water ranging in depth from threo to six feet
The water throughout this section has risen
FIVE inches in the past twenty-four hours.
At this hour. 10 ?; M. It is rising
At the rate Of one inch every four hours
their homes. Nearly all took warning in time.
and drove their stock to Terre Bonnie Ridge or
to this place. and from here large quantities have
been shipped across the bay to the high lands
Five-sixths Of Morgan City Is under water
varying from six inches to six feet in depth.
New IBERIA April 1.-The Bayou Teche is
still rising rapidly at the rate Of Il inches In q
Loreauyile. Big Fourche Point. on the cast
side Of the river eight miles from here reports
1000 persons made homeless by the floods.
FRANKLIN. April 1.-The water is rising ut
the rate OF one inch per hour. and in SO hours
will submergc Franklin and the back country.
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EUROPE's PAUPERs AND CRIMINALS.
An Effort to Weed them Out from Among
the Desirable Immigrants.


Commissioner Starr said yesterday that
I'll paupers were landed at Castle Garden
on March 81 with the other immigrants This
statement was made to illustrate what he
deemed the necessity Of taking measures to
check the pauper and criminal influx from
foreign countries. He said that the steamship
companies have agents all over Europe drum
ming up steerage passengers, and that In their
rivalry they seek to know only whether the
emiGrants have enough money to nay their
passage. This, he said was the chief cause Of
that OF which he complained.
The Commissioners Of Emigration have de-
cided to appoint three inspectors one Of whom
Shall be Il physician, 10 prevent the landing Of
pauper and criminal immigrants at Castle Gar
den. They Will get 5000 year. and the ply
stefan an extra allowance. They must DO able
TO speak in several foreign languages. The
inspectors will live on Staten Island and will
to arriving steamships and making their ex-
nminations OF the steerage passengers while
the vessels are coming up from Quarantine.
Commissioner starr says these inspectors will
be empowered to detain for return by tho same
line any paupers. lunatics. and criminals found
among the passengers.
One Of the inspectors has already been an-
pointed. He is German, and speaks in five
languages. He went to Staten Island yester-
paid by tho National Board of Health and that
body will make the appointment
Commissioner Starr says that the Board will
endeayor TO obtain the cooperation Of the
United States Consuls in Europe in arresting
pauper immigration.
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Cannon booming Mt tho Navy Yard.

The command OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard
was yesterday transferred to Commodore John Up.
sher the successor OF George H. Cooper who has
appointed Rear Admiral The marines in full dress uni.
form, commanded by Capt. r. l.. Meade formed line
in front of the Lycenm and when Commodore Upsher,
who was met at the York street entrance by Admiral
Cooper rnh Capt. L. A. Kimberly. Captain of the yard
came in ont OF them, they presented arms. while the
drums rolled and the buses sounded. The officers at.
tachcd to the yard formed line each side OF the
entrance to the I;yceum, and sautcd the Commodore
as lie passed. The marines on the Colorado g.
semtled on deck and asa salute of thirteen guns
fred on the cob dock, they presented arms The Ad.
mirals flag. containing two stars. hauled TO the
deck and the Commoore's flag, containing one star.
was run up during which the guns on the cob dock
doomed eleven times in another salute Subsequently
the officers Of tho navy yard welcomed Commodore
Cpshcr and babe farewell to Admiral Cooper.
Commodore upsher has served over forty years In the
navy. lie born in Yirginia in 1928 ache to
the home squadron IN the Mexican war, was In the
naval battery Mt the homhardment of Vera Cruz. and
at the capture Of the forts OF lstteras " c. and
the battle Of Port Royal lie promoted to be Com.
mOdore in
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SPORTING MEN DISAPPOINTED.
Probably tho End OF the Dcnnhue-Sweeney
Prize Fight FlzzIe.

Arrangements had been made for Thomas
Denahue and Thomas Sweeney. with their Sec
-onds and friends. TO meet at Bennetts,
in Sixth avenue. last evening. and
20 from there to battle ground
10 lie chosen by William L. Harding.
representing Richard X. Fox, the stakeholder,
In their match to fight for $500 side with hard
gloves. Al 6il o'clock some 200 sporting men
drove in carriages from BENEFITS to a point
beyond Cases inn on Jeromel avenue,
where a ,twenty:four.-fo9tt ring had had
0 Sweeney appeared In the ring. In night
his second; A wel!.known sG2nratIinG man man
calls @ for Donahue. and Dick Hollywood
his trainer. said that Dunahue WAS under
bail moi TO fight in New York within ont, year,
and he would not put his bcndsman in hole y
by lghting There were Kisses ana other "x.
prcssiuns OF dissatisfaction aud IN the midst uf
the confusion Police Captain Ward W ith posse
Of men appeared Oh the ground, and oil hands
made n hasty departure. The stakes were
claimed in behalf Of Sweeney, on ~" ground
that Hollywood informed the police. The
money will lie paid TO Sweeney. ~
Elliott was arrested last 0NonlnR ~ StllrS :
Mace in the Bowery by two Central Onlce detcc-
lives and taken 10 Police Headquarters. He was
not told what he wac arrested for, Stiles and his
friends endeavOred to sec him, but were not
pcrmittod to do 30. 1t liz COnJcctured that tho
nrrst il for an offence alleged 10 have been
committed some time ago.
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Troubl. at the aa.eman'. Box.

j. X. Wright Of 80 University place is suffer-
ing from illness which him great pain when
no bends his back lie bought ticket at the South
Ferry station OF the elevated road yesterday morning
and in picking up his change he dropped two coins He
picked mp and this caused him such suffering that
he abandoned the other, dime. When he about
drop his ticket III the box lady brushed against him.
and knoc kcd from his hand 10 the hoor lie was DING
on, thinking that the gateman would pick II when
was stopped The gatcnau Whose badge WAS 7oi said
he must put the ticket in the box. or he could 20
through Mr. Wright told Of his trouble, and received
reply that he was too fresh and wruld not be allowed
to board the train until he picked the ticket Another
railway employ placed himself III front of Mr. Wright
aud lie was kept staining the box for about nftecu
minutes. Then n Young man cam. along, and nj Mr..
wright request picked up the ticket and Mr. Wright
allowed To pass DR. s. r. Elliott certihes that n r
Wright Is i'll, as sisted
The gatemau denies that a lady knocked the ticket
from Mr. WriSht's hand lie that Mr.. Wright de,
hherntely tlTew!t on the toor and that when told to
have nothing else TO do The gateinan said he often
picked tickets and would have done in this case
II Ar Wright had not insulteu him.
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COWHIDED By HIS WIFE.
Mr.. Petit's Mishnp Aner Making the Most
ofa Family and InheritinE 100000.

PHILADELPHIA, April IAN enraged wo-
man with n cowhide caused some excitement
ut Tenth and Beach streets to-day. The woman
was Laura s. Adams tho actress and the SUI
ferer by the cowhide was her former husband
who had recently come into the possession Of a
small fortune. When "Pinafore" ragged here.
Miss Adams was member OF the company at
tho South Broad where Annie Pixley played
Josephine. James II. Petit. bookkeeper. fell
in love with her. and they wero married. After
n brief honeymoon at Atlantic City. Petit came
back to Philadelphia and went to work and his
wife finally gained his consent to return to tho
stage. She went to Now York and played in
tho Pirates of Ponzance." and subsequently
played In tho Wallack combination.
When his wife loft him Petit looked about for
another conquest and his wife's sister Mary
captivated him. She was q variety singer
Petit made application for divorce. and in 1879
his wife. in consideration OF $500, signed pa
agsee,ng never to see him again and to rS
for several months. when Mary married some
Then Petit won the favor Of Virginia Adams.
the youngest sister. and they lived together.
lawyer, notified the young man that he had
fallen heir he, to fortune Of $40 900 through a
at 0S6 Beach street. The Wife soon heard OF
the fortune, and q short time ago she called on
Petit and thore was a row. She demanded a
monthly allowance. and made such a scene
that Petit called in policeman to eject her.
but Petit was firm and pulling out the agree
ment she had signed, shook it in her face. She
grabbed 1t and tore II In pieces.
This morning, when Petit walked out OF his
front door and stepped into car he met his
wife and male escort. The woman, drew a
cowhidc from under her garments and sprang
upon her husband, The blows fell thick and
fast Petit jumped from the car and ran to a
urged the woman on She entered the store,
but the proprietor disarmcd her and put her
out. Meanwhile Petit escaped through a side
door to his own house. His lawyer has got out
warrant for the woman's arrest on the charge
OF assault.
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RETURN OF THE ZUNIS.
Resting Awhile Among Brooklyn Demigods
Ere Settling their Faces Me.tWard.


Ere Settling their PAGES westward.
Mr.. Frank ii. Cushing and the five Zuni
Indians whom he brought from New Mexico to
the sea board left Boston on Friday and en-
barked AZ Norwich on the same evening for this
city. The steamboat City of Lawrence. on
which they sailed. reached the Sound about 8
T. NJ The Indians stood on tho bow OF the
boat. and as soon as they saw the dancing waves
OF the open Sound struck up n chant. Then
they stood motionless and prayed in an under
tone. These devotions continued for nearly
half an hour.
When the steamer reached New York yester-
day the Indians were taken to u boarding house
in Brooklyn. near the residence Of Mr.. Cush-
ing's family. They still wear their picturesque
Gushing said, from their excess i've efforts in
entertaining Bostonians. and they came TO
Brooklyn 10 rest, but they would sing for The
Sun reporter They sang as they sat, some on
sofa others on chairs and the oldest sat on
the floor, casping his hands over his knee and
rocking back and forth while the chant con-
tinued. The intonations were peculiar and far
from monotonous. Indeed the sound of tho
voices IN unison was pleasing strange as 1t
was to the ear
Then two OF the Indians danced. stamping
their feet and turning half round and back
again repeatedly. These songs and dances,
said Mr.. Gushing, when sung by 600 Xuni
Indians, are wonderful in their effect. as you
may easily imagine
Finally Mr.. Cushing smoked cigarette and
shared il in alternate whitis with I.ai in ha-
tsai-lun-kia who gruntcd his satisfaction.
Then hands were shaken all around. Tho
brcathed the air near the back of it,. This he
called receiving the white man 5 influence.
The Zuuis believe white men are demi-godS.
The PARTY IL 10 60 TO Washington this evening.
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IN ASTONISHING OCCURRENCE
A Virginia Sheriff Shot while RobbinE his
Own SAFE.

DANvILLE, Va, April 1.-Sherifr William
Estes of Stokes County. N. G., was shot on
March 80 while robbing his own Office He left
home to be absent some days and directed his
wife not to allow any ono to stay all night in
the house. at the same time giving her the safe
key.. About dark one Of the neighbors came to
the house and went to a room to spend the
night. After he had retired two men came to
the house and asked leave to stay Mrs. Estes
objected. They however passed in and de-
manded the safe KEY. threatening to kill her IL
she refused it; She ran up stairs and informed
liver the key and say nothing OF his presence.
The men proceeded to rob the safe. and, while
they were thus, engaged; Mrs; Estes,,s lodger
animation it was found that one Of the men
was the Sheriff. who had disguised himself.
and the other was one Of his neiRhbors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-02
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC WIRES.
Tho Peculiar sensitivcuess OF Telephone
Conductors-Testimonyb by Experts.

The special subcommittee to inquire as to
the practicability Of laying telegraph wires I'M
foreground met yesterday at tho Metropolitan
Hotel. Senator DAILY. whose bill caused the
appointment Of the committee was in the chair.
and the other two members. Senators Lansing
and Covert, were present
Robert Brown. an expert. said that while no
was in favor of laying telegraph wires under
ground. he doubted the feasibility Of burying
telephone wires He said that unless metal
lie circnit or double wire was used 1t would bo
impossible to make the telephone successful.
His son. who is an electric engineer in Paris.
was obliged to use the metallic circuit He
didn't know any reason why the electric light
wires should not he buried. He had run tce-
graphic and electric light wires side by side
without any difficulty
fSSsraph m eo%TanS Si sa hs
that ne believed ne laying of all wires under
and the twin wire connected with the earth.
trail S "ss yoy ssny from the
the limits Of ali the cities between this city and
Chicago. what effect would it have?",
You would not notice any effect" he replied.
;, He then qualified his statement by placing a
limit Of 1--WE miles on the extent to which the
be done BY an independent Company. as in Bo IS.
ton: SO as to avoid complications. The OBJ;
lectlons to burying wires were induction and
expense: The difficulty was much greater
with telephone than with telegraph wires.
in diameter In New York which contains eighty
wires. They carry wires below the surface in
all the prominent cities OF Europe In London
and Paris. however there are only one eighth
us many wires rs in New York.
Geo. \. Evans. Superintendent OF the Lugo-
dt one mile long in Market 'S Street ct PhaG Sf
phia. in which are telegraph. telephone and
electric light wires. He pronounced it highly
successful.
j. W. Barrow an amateur. who had watched
the Philadelphia experiment closely. also
commended IL.
+. l.. Pope. expert said he had no doubt that
the wires could he worked underground. 1t
was only question Of expense.
Fire Marshal Sheldon spoke Of the danger "a
property and obstruction to the work Of fire
men by the wires in the air.
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4 despatch was sent on Friday by King HunLert
Salung Gnribaldt
Superintendent Baker officially took charge OF the
state prisons yesterday,
The Superintendent Of Public Works announces that
the state canals VIII lie opened on Tuesday. April H.
Tho Auburn prison profits for the month Of March
were rU3l THIS IS the largest surplus since MAY 1879
Tho ElcHnora springs Hotel nj IlaysNO twelve miles
from Pittsburgh was burned yesterday morning Loss,
SlbSuOO
John sullivan, who murdered his wife At Dciham.
Mass last saturday and attempted suivide atIerward
died in Jail Yesterday morning
The COroners Jury in tho Of the victims OF the
Golden cay disaster record that tho officers VI tho boat
showed criminal chrecssncn
Judge Blachforl the newly appointed Associate Jus.
nee OF the nltrd states supreme Court viii take tho
oath aud enter upon the discharge OF his duties to-
morrow
report Is current in Dublin that Nj Mitchell Henry
Liberal member Of Parliament for GALWAY county, 10
about to be raised 10 the pceIage, with Tie c O Baron
hylO.ore
Yesterday the FIRST train passed over tie blnckaisi
sections Of the Central faul0r Railroad The different
express trains hnvr been consolidated and W probNby
arrive III san Francisco tonight
Tho WOrid is tho brightest itvest and most interesting
newspaper IN New lpgk.
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Conflicts TESTIFYING.
Before the Assembly Committee Now In
vestigating mt Sing Sing.

SING SING, April 1.-The Assembly COM
mttee to investigate the Sing Sing prison met
in secret session at the prison to-day The
stenographic minutes Of the proceedings were
given to the reporters afterward. with the I'M
dcrstanding that they should not publish the
names of the convicts who testified. The first
witness testified that contract labor IL harder
than State labor. because certain tasks are re-
CURED under it. irrespective Of skill and fit
ness, for all Of which tasks the contractors are
responsible. and not the prison authorities He
said. however. that he had no complaint to
make us to his own task. In regard to tho
prison tfarc he spid that they, got what
like, slops every day in the week. except
on Fridays, when they got soup. For breakfast
they got hash, mostly potatoes and very little
clcnt. and sometimes they got very decent
coffee, The quality Of the meat was pretty
work on Sunday. but he had seen men 90 out
and come in. and supposed that they woro
doing eytrG work. He said that he did not like
TO tell all he knew, fearing that he would be
transferred TO some other prison and further
away from his friends as IA punishment. He
said that he furnished dates and names which
latter wrote the article which appeared in a
newspaper over eN-keepcr Campbell's sigma
found in his cell after the article referred to
was printed, and that he WIS pun ished by being
put in dark cell because no had violated the
prison discipline.
Several convicts were sworn as to the tasks
put upon the inmates. Two. or three testified
that they were unable TO perform the work as
signed them. and about the same number tcs-
titled that they could do it, Two or three testi-
testified that he deserved what he got.
Tho principal keeper, Jesse Dixon. was
sworn He has been employed At The prison for
punis hmcnt. He considered padding neces :
sary for good discipline.
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kcelY Ordered to TnIk.

PHILADELPHIA. April 1.-Stockholders in the
keely Motor Company have been suspicious for n long
time Keel has aud then given exhibitions OF the
power Of his machine, hut, he has given oppor.
tunity for investigation his exhibitions have been
satisfactory At meeting of the stock
Keey was asked TO diyulge his 10 two stock
holders They ariued that keely should die and the
secret remain locked in his breast the stockholders
would lose everything for the nitric machinery
fully guarded from all intruders, would be of value
keey was ni,eHblN lie refused to tell ANYTHING and
the company hled bill making IL mandatory upon him
to make the process Of securing tremendous results from
little water known to two responsible men. Kecy at
once entered demurrer IT has beer argued during
Past two days and today Judge reiree decided in favor
for the defendant TO that the Court could
decree even II II made and that therefore tho
Court ought not to make It. The Court could asst try
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Police Changes In Brooklyn.

Police Commissioner Jourdan yesterday pro-
NOTED Drill Captain Henry l.. Jewet to be Inspector
and Chief OF Detectives; telegraph operator William j.
Mckelvey to be Drill Captain James keenan, clerk in
the telegraph Department; to be telegraph ope.
rntor; ana Mrs James Norteyou to be female
searcher in place of Mrs. W X. Dear, resigned The
Commissioner has instructed Inspector Jewett to or.
ganze all OF the detectives into one corps. Precinct
detective will be abolished but the superintendent of
Foice will have power to assign detectives to pre-.
heretofore but will also be responsible for their
to Inspector ewet The detective squad is to be
ganzed Inspector Jeweit has been acting hs Inspector
for year, during the illness OF Inspector Waddy now
retired on pension Of 81 600 year Drill. apt ain
Mckevey served in the Tenth New York Regiment night
ing under Mcclellan. Hooker, and Burnside
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Robbed.

Mr.. Zophar Carpenter and DR.. Harrison Teller
OF Mount K,sco spent the winter months IN Florida Mr.
Carpenter 10 quaker preacher and Mr. Teller is deH
con Of the Methodist Church They occupied the same
sthteroor on a St Johns River steamer when pr,
T,or col M and dressed in the morning he thrust hh
Lani In ls pocket and wak,ned s companion b! eh
claiming
'"lNr been robbed 90 . - ,
funj 10 lis that he NJ least had not been
robbed Dr Teller called ~ the CAPTAIN ma We ,ap
inln cross HAinInrd the deck hands while Mr Car
peuteI Was dressing then Nr carpenter nAH oS' ASTON
10 pUt his wallet ~ ls pOtkrl anh lnHlv h
''Ihce has ms trousers on, Harrison ltlNI, hh.i Nv
Az lLS meeting adjourned,
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Daniel Drew Chamberlain Mt Home.

CARMEL. N, Y. April 1.-Danicl Drew Cham
berain, the nephew Of Daniel Drew who some time ago
was adjudged lunatc and deprived OF the control of
h,sipropeIy returned here this afternoon with his wife,
child, and servants and took possession Of his
home. MT Chamberlain has been at the Pierrepnnt
House In brooklyn and seems to have recover.
ed lie IL PRONOUNCED TO he IN full all his
faculties again aud proceedings are pendng to have the
order hdlulsiMR him q lunAiic set nsile.
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Small boys generally wore serious faces yes
eriay while celebrating tho occasion by making game
OF their elders With liberal supplies OF chalk waste
paper and old boots and shoes they decorated the
tails Of unsuspectine pedestrians Older boys perpe-
ratcd mOrescrous jokes perhaps the most hodc al
OF "hioh WAS conceived by drug clerk. lie had n
friend who held ticket for church rae in which the
prize was an organ The drug clerk sent postal Card
to his friend Informing him that he had drawn the
organ ami advising HIM fn call for il at with q
truck. Then he advertised in morning newspaper:
Wanted, an instructor on the organ. Call at once
I
Tho unsuspectns friend armed with tho postal card,
procured two horse truck and started with the inte
lion or taking tho organ home. lie Informed that
the drawing had not yet taken place lie returned home
NnI mani.
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Princeton Muscle,

PRINCETON. April lin the games OF the Coll
lego Athletic Association today Hartman 49, in the
running high jump cleared the beam at feet inches
and his namesaks OF 49, who scored only
feet inches. Shober. 80 and Toler 49, two light
weights, spared Toler having received blow
beow the belt was Obliged to retire The middle weight
ana heavy weight events did not come on In the stand
inches, Hartman 'ss, following with feet INCHES.
axalt 80 put the shot ~ feet 10 inches beating How.
ell s3 who put Il 81 feet inches, Hartman. 81.
vanted the pole at feet high with liarrm 'so
ond at feet inch. In the class tug OF "a pulled
s3 a half inch 1t also pulled s5 Notcam il
by 81 The prizes gold medal to the winner and
silver one to the second man.