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sl,pAerd Dene. the Committee.

WASHINGTON. May 20.-Mr. Shipherd was
asked this afternoon what reply he proposed mako
the ultimatum Of tho Foreign Affairs Committee He
said that he did not propose to bother with the
mitteo any further that he had made them PROPOSE.
ton which they had declined and that mo power
earth could compel him to produce his documents be
fore the committee" that he had wasted three months
time and expended several thousand dollars in counsel
fees simply TO please the committee and the public
that the committee had no power to compel him, and
well OF IL that in future he should
notice subpoena from them lie inlimAted that he pro.
posed in few days TO give TO the public through the
press, the documents which the committee had declined
To receive his terms Mr. Shpherd lenves the city
this afternoon. but expects 10 return Monday and
arrange for the publication OF his documents.
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JOITINGS AB0Ur TOWN.

Nels olsent American Ya'ht List fnr 1880 is enlarged
AMI improved II contains IN, record of ul-iut LOO
yachts, and interesting details Of torty-nur cluus
Fort Lee park vii he opou TODAY. The hotel aad 2 q
Nhon have been rcflrnislet and decorated.
man fell dead on FRIDAY ngh' in front OF the Brewer
House IN IMcull Ghih stree, ihc body was Yesterday
l24 East 10Th street
Gabriel LaNendol, who keeps pool room at 5I3
West Forty rect had three boys arrested for
ping MS ull Yesterday lie was arrested for allowing
them to play pool in his rooms
okiddsr Peabody Co.. who csshed drafts for 81 D.,
IeS 70 drawn by Greeu Co OF Columbus Miss 10 the
Srder OF the cashier q the Peoples SAVING Bank OF
have attached the banks deposit IN this ctv
The Rev Bishop falkner assistant pastor OF Christ
Shnreh At clinton and Harrison streets brooklyn has
resigned 10 accept the rectorshp OF the Church
inis,Iessson on Washington Heights in this city, DO
WAs formerly Congregational clergyman
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Ten w.ter.pou.. Seen 1. Ono Day.

The steamship Ailsa from Aspinwall. which
arrived in New York Friday had somewhat curious
experience on last Wednesday Up to that day she
encountered nothing but smooth and fair weather
but at o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday thunder
storm broke the ship when the ceased and
the vessel in latitude SIC TO- north and longitude
7so 2r large waterproof the north and in
al few minutes nine others discerniblc. Some of
them were very close TO the and preparations
were made TO IRE at one approaching dangerously
hut they filled the clouds above them with water and
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Caterer George Conrad served dinnerin the
French style at the exhibition of aumentary products
and in the Lexington Avenue Opera House
last evening. Mr.. Sam. Ward and two English
Dukes among the diners. The fol
lows; Potage-creme dAsperges aux croatons Printa
ner Royale Hors d'nuvres-olives, anchov1es. corni
chons, sBrdines de Nantes. Poisson--Alose Rruee b
roseille poinmes ParisIenne. Releve-Tes dc veau ;
lhuile harfcots verts Entrtes-Cotelette de mouton
Ia MRintenon Yolsuvent la nnancisre. Petits Pois
la Franoaise Croute de champgnons Madere. Rot
chapons bordes au Gre son, salade de Laitue Entro
nets-Pudding Diplomatic. sabajou au champagne Con.
let dessert assorus omage RoQuefort cafe nor choc.
To-day there IS to DO cosmopolitan dinner and on
Monday Russian dinner.
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Judge Donohue. in Supreme Court Chambers.
yesterday granted an injunction in suit brought by
Lester wallsck, restraining John Kenny John Tdrnbu.
Henry T. Mackey, william Hack, Peter remau. and
Robert Anderson from selling offering for sale any
uckets Of admisson the sidewalk, In 'front.' OF Wal
lacks Theatre from interfering in manner with the
patrons of the theatre and from coDeregatng outside
the entrance The injunction was granted upon an
AFFIDAVIT by Mr. waack that these persons oougregated
nightly In front of the obstructing the sidewalk
and iniuring his business II Ia claimed that the dc
PENDANTS by their acts exceed the privilege given them
by the Corporation licenses which they have, and alss
that the license iteeh II unconstitutional A motion
continue the injunction will be heard on Thursday.
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The Arrest OF j. L. Stevens.

j. L. Stevens was arrested on Friday on an
order granted by Judge Arnoux affidavit made by
Francis R Lewis of Flint Mich. charging Stevens with
having cheated him of boards the value Of
800 through correspondence signed 81 w. wilson, 20
Broadway" Stevens is the plaintiff in suit gainst
Postmaster Pearson for OBTAINING letters addressed
W wilson, which is the name of a reputable hrm in
Beaver street bnt which name as the Postmaster al
sumed by Stevens for the purpose OF conducting such
operations as charged In Mr.. Lewis's affidavit
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Fatal Explosion in . Coal Mine.

SHAMoKIN. Pa May 20.-An explosion OF sui
phur occurred in the Buck Ridge coery near this place.
to-day causing the instant death OF James Lawrence and
Frank osman, and fatally burning David Green and
Frederick Hoffman Green has since died Hoffman had
entered breast with naked lamp while the other N
remained behind battery An unexpected body OF sui
terrific explosion aud hurting the men with great
against ihe RanEwAy tmbers About go OF top
Green and hoffman were terribly burned. This mine 10
over 500 feet deep and had always been free of
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Sentence wisAAela in Il. Deyi. Case.

CHICAGO. May 20.-Some mysterious proceed
ings had In the Federal Court to-day whom James
B Doyle the convicted counterfetsr brought in
for sentence. It intimated that potent influences
had been 1t work and that be would not the pen
tsntary: The event Justified the statement Judge
Bangs the prisoners counsel said to the Court that he
had learned from trustworthy authority that the WASH
inxtou authorities desired the sentence suspended
time at least and the prisoner admitted to bail District
Attorney Leake said that the Attorney General had in
sructed him to withdraw his motion for immediate
sentence OF Doyle which he accordingly did The Court
refused 70 reduce the bail 1t is believed however THAI
Doyle will be released before midnight.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit.

Father McCarty. pastor Of St. Augustine's
Church. Michael Bennett, Theophius olena, and N H.
Clement yesterday called upon Mayor Low with refer
ence to the Compensation Rapid Transit bin, and tho
waited road Fifth avenue and other streets Father
McCarty said that the Mayor had an egg to Albany
and had received back the shell II the of Gull
yers roads were revived the city would be gridroned
The Mayor said he did not that tho
the bill had affected the principle OF for
damages II, upon examination of the blu. he found
that any essential change had been made, he would
write the Governor about
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The trial Of the proceedings instituted by
Robert j. Livingston To dspossess Frank Ransom from
the house at West Twenty ntth street, the ground
that Ransom had violated the Of his by
using the house for gambling, down for yestsr
day in the General Sessions. Recorder Smyth sat to
hear the case as magistrate. jury drawn from tho
Grand Jury panel was in atte nee, and the parties
present with counsel Edward S. Stokes and Mar
Gus Cicero stanley sat the bar Recorder smith and
counsel either side conferred and then Recorder
discharged the jury and the witnesses saying that there
were negotiations under that would probably result
IN W nms 1 ae would naSurn ne case
a
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PreyinE on Children.

The thief who has eluded the police In the
successful robbery Of children for year Williams
burEhI last night robbed two boysone Of suit OF
clothes, and the other OF basket OF pro isions He
sends the Youngsters on ala errsndion promise OF
ward holding ther goods Us guarantee OF their 'Afa
turn when the little fellows return he Is not - he
found and their alarm the police saturday night
is his hAry time
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Lottery Ticket seller. Sentenced.

WASHINGTON. May 20.-In the Police Court to-
day William Gould, Charles Kerr, and Charles Elms
were sentenced to go days each in Jail for selling Lous
ana Lottery tickets Kerr and Films were also charged
In another with engaging the business OF selling
Havana lottery tickets In this case kerr got siS
appeals. and bonds were fixed $500 in the case OF
Elms $500 In the OF Gould and $500 In case OF
Kerr. Later in the day John NJ Rodgers and Henry l.
Plum were arrested on a similar charge.
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LeiKhton's Burial.

The body OF Augustus D. Leighton was. i'm
medatsly after the execution, taken Taylor Hege
mans Giving vault and kept there all night Yester.
day forenoon 1t WA inferred in grave the Ever.
greens Cemetery Tho hearse that carried II fol.
lowed by two carriages in which Mrs de
Miss Georgia Dlworth and three other friends There
were no ceremonies at the grave.
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Death or the Rev. Goo. g. Penne.,.

ST PAUL, May 26.-The Pioneer hesS's Dead
wood special says; George &. Pennett, rector Of St.
Johns Episcopal Church died suddenly this morning OF
Inflammation Of the bowels aged 81 years, leaving
wife and two children The remains will DO sent 10 New
York for inisriuent Mr. POnnet WAS graduate at Co
nmha College IN 1888 served IS assistant rector OF
Trinity, rector Of 81 James Buffalo; St Marks Newark
aud 70 other clerical positions IN the East lie came to
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Policeman Hickey Roughly Treated.

Policeman Hickey was led into the Forty.
seventh street police station II O'Clock night by
citizens His head was open and his uniform torn
He said that he had gone into Thomps l1uor store
IN Fifty fourth street Tenth avenue at the request
Of q Mira Myers who said there had robbed her
The men attacked him, took his club from him and beat
HIM leaving him senseess The reserves were sent 70
close the store and arrest Hickley's assailAntA
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Tho steamer Peruvian spol en-.

ST.. PIERRE. Miquelon May OOH. M. 8. Grimm.
which arrived there this evening met with the Peru.
rian atllH A. NJ, yesterday ten miles east OF ST. Pauls
Island and left her in OF the Acadan en- route for
Quebec The Grimm atterwsrd spoke another Allan
steamer making haste To assist tho Peruvian All WAS
well on board and no anxiety felt by tho passen.
gera. The mails on the Peruvian taken on early
yesterday morning by one of the Transatlantic line yes
sells and taken to Quebec.
HALIFAX, May 2O-The steamer Northern Light 10 nov
being prepared at Pctou with provisions &c and will
probably sail this evening assist in the relief the
steamer Peruvian, - "
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Coroner Merkle heard yesterday the testi-
mony OF Policeman Thomas Barrett Of the Oak street
station, whom Patrick Burns accused OF assalng him
on June T. 1881 Burns died last THURSDAY the New
York Hospital Of the Injuries from when he suffer
ing when Barrett Ok linn from cellar III Oliver street
70 the police staten Th' policeman denied that no
struck Burns, and his testimony corruborated Tho
Coroner said be was satisfied that Barrett telling
the truth.
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The Auulo.FreneA Expedition to Egypt.

LONDON, May 2O-A despatch from Paris TO
the standard says that ut aCGbnst council yesterday
NJ de Frcyoinet, the Prime Minister ntnAted that
erA powers especially Germany and Austria, have
asked for information regard to the Anglo French
petition TO Egypt He said that European conference
mi ht he advisable to settle the dinicurs
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 2O.-The British and French squad
rons have arrived here They exchanged Balutes with
the forts. The main points Of the Suez Canal now
guarded by French gunhoAts
Two parties OF the recently imprisoned CircAssAn
ofeers have already startel for COnEtAntinopla
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Thomas Batterby was yesterday enjoined by
Judge j. DAILY in the Court of Common Pleas in suit
brought against him by David and Louis Laufer, from
building maintaining counter at the corner
OF Washington street and Battery place Tho Board
Aldermen recently passed resolution allowing Batterby
to erect small stand for the sale OF fruit the place
mentioned, and when the resolution vetoed by the
Mayor. passed IN May 3 another Just like IT, The plain
0ns in the present suit that the stand nuisance
They are groCers In the neighbour hood
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On the Dock Again.

Tho steamboat City Of Boston, which slid
backward on the box dock Of the Balance Dock Com
lany on Thursday, afterward doatcd and taken OF
Inc hoek were replaced and The Steamboat put on
the dock again Yesterday and the pairs going
on There was no serious damage.
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Attempted Suicide In the Tomb..

James Lennon. who was indicted on Friday
for murder In the first degree in stabbng his wife
death. attempted to kill himself yesterday by lsapin,
from the second tier in the City Prison. When the cell
were opened at o'clock in the morning allow the pris
oners TO exercise In the corridors Lennon threw himself
over the railing His thigh was broken. and his head
badly cut lie was taken To the penentiRry hospital
II 10 said that Lennon heard tho hamnlering when the
galowe which Leighton was hanged was put up the
other day and was greatly Affected
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Protest by tho Mayor and tho Comptroller

Mayor Grace and Comptroller Campbell have
written to Col Michael C. Murphy, Chairman OF the
senbV Committee on Cities protesting against the bill
before the legislature to take from the Comptroller and
the sinking FUND Commission aud give TO the Board of
Aldermen the 10 lease real belonging the
city OF New York They say that the law stands
TEN OF Leasing through the Board OF Aldermen and that
II has operated conveniently md be nehc ialy,
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LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DAsHKS HERE And THERE M THn
SUMS REPORTERS
Openine the New Fulton Market with Music,
Speeches, and General Hurrah on TIVE
Sides OF Ono stroct-The Ceremonies.

Opening the New Fulton Market with Mustc,
Speeches, and n General Hurrsh on TIVE
Sides of Ono Street.-The Ceremonies.
Part OF Fulton Market was formally opened
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Boses B. Perkins President
Washington Heights Century Club delivered the
only Grafton he said that he thought Mr. william OFT
would never to heaven. He also said that tho
harmony OF brass band had Just doated through Full
ton Market This true. Robertsou's band was tho
hand 70 which Mr. Perkins referred Enough Of the new
market has been completed TO give to the butchers
and tho ash men. Among the nrst named who eaussd
the celebration william ottmsnn Co.. John Dis
brow j. L. Hemings, and stephen Williams Co. Among
the 6sh men are Middleton. CarmAn Co; Eugene
Biaokford, A. v. W. Bayies. and Joseph winters The
band played in the market and gre tbrorg passed
along the walks. noticeable figure Black Jack
son. who cuts up Ash with pair of shears and who
says that he was shot IN the war The speech of Mr.
Perkins male IN the restaurant Of A. NJ. Sweet
Sons Just Fulton street II carefully pre-
pared speech. twas interrupted by q gentleman who
his hat on the back OF his heAd aud who seized
Mr. Perkins justwhen the latter had come to descrip
ton OF the American eagle about the middle and forced
him to sat down in chair An Aston House coach con-
veyed number of fat and prominent gentlemen 10 aud
from the celebration While the company were partak
ing of COLLATION. with the Mepsrs Sweet the band stood
outside and played, and q great crowd that had no
and tho Others and choked up the street that the
omnibuses could hardly get through.
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LONDON May 20.-The condition Of Sir John
Hoker, Justice OF the High Court Of Appeal causes
great snxety Tho following bulletin issued to-day
Sir John Holker has been dangerously Ill all night
chill has affected his lungs"
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Gov. CAureA,lps De neit.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. May 2O.-Tho committee
which, for the past fourteen months has been invsst
eating the boots Of the sxstats Treasurer, now Gov.
ernor, CHURCHILL, hled their report this morning Tho
dencit fdots up Sll4,s2o.
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unequalled Every style in blue nannel warranted fast
solor Having made uniforms specially, v. have NO
upward are unapproIchAbe Max stAdler Co, Broad
way cor Prince A. Eighth AV. cor. fortisth sl-AAA
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Killed by MI.dlr.ct.d Aim.

ORIzABA, Mex. May 20.-In one OF the most
crowded streets Of this place to-day two met and
drawing reyolyers, commenced nrng at each other
rapidly Neither Of them hurt but two women. who
were passing within ew yards OF the spot shot
and instantly killed, The men fed
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Duel Between Mexican omeers.

MATAMoRos, May 20.--Lieut- Col. Elijo More
duel in Tula this morning. Moreos WAS Killed out
right Ohoran surrendered to the civl officers
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Claiming the United states protection.

MONTREAL. May 2O.-Zerdenvacki. Greek.
who claims to be q naturalzed citizen OF the United
States and who is imprisoned here committing an
indecent assault upon little girl has addressed
mortal to the President OF tho United States claiming
his protection and alleging persecution on the part Of
tho police and detectives
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Having been acquired by us for manufacturing nIst
Wish Il understood that We viii not be ndersold by any
clothing house. either large small Max stadler
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There arrived at Castle Garden during the
past week Sa immigrants the largest number landed
at this port in any one week.
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Increasing cloudiness. with rain. souther
veeriug 70 westerly winds stationary or lower tempe
ture; falling, followed by rising barometer.
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CUTTING FREIGHT RATES.
Protest Against Unjust DETERMINATION
Practised by Erie's Agents.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-Many shippers in this
city. believing that the Erie Railway Company
is cutting rates for the benefit of favorite
firm. have determined to bring about an in
vestigation. They claim to have evidence to
prove the charges they make. To-day Messrs.
L. II. Noyes Co.. Agard Ross Merrill. In
dcrwood & Matthews. Elmendorf 4 Co.. W. W.
Hunter. Aldrich. Fisher Il Co.. Jones & stnch-
field. r. P. FISH w. s. Riggs h Co. Coulter h
Co.. L. W. Weston. and many others signed the
following protest:
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Tho Brighton Sack Suit ct Sal London and LIVERPOOL
Clothing CompAAy.-Ads.
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We the undersigned members OF the Board OF Trade OF
Chicago hereby protest against the unjust dscrmina
ton prsctsed by the agents Of the New York Lake Erie
and Western Railroad In giving HANCOCK Bsels 4 Co
special rates grain from Chicago, thereby de.
priving of prohs business of which, under fair
competition we could get our proportion
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remarkably light The total tonnage for the
week ending to-day was l36367 tons This is
and about 30 900 tons short of the movement
for the corresponding week in 1881. Rates
bined have been quoted this week as low as /
cents per 100 pounds bat this has failed to
stimulate "a movement. Railway officials and
agents expect no improvement while the pres
emit high prices OF provisions are maintained.
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haitian HALLWAY Company, produced the stock
book OF the company. and it appeared that on
closed. there were transferred by C. T. Miller to
John +. Dillon 100 shares and by W. T. Conner
her following, both Messrs. Dillon and Hopkins
transferred thoir stock to ". Il. COnnor 4 Co
There was nothing in the books to show how
and Hopkins. 1t might have been held for
months before the entry on Oct. 8.
There was produced u letter from Jay Gould
enclosing a statement OF his purchases in
Manhattan stock up to and including Oct 81
1881. showing the amount he held at the close
Of each day. Tine stock being purchased at the
market rates. Tho purchases at the close Of
each day were thus tabulated:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-28
C0ff0n.

Sales for the past three days have been
light and unimportant, though a demand
for %spinners' account prevails in excess of
the supply. The stock OF hand is mainly
Of low and inferior qualities and not de-
sirable FOR spinner use, hence the liberal
orders in the hands Of buyers remain I'M
fulfilled. Sales for the week sum up SD
bales, divided so to exporters end $50 to
epinners, closing steady and unchanged,
as follows Ordinary, l0Hc; good ordinary,
lie; low middljng, l2Hc; middling, 12Hc;
good middling, l2%c middlng fair, 1870;
Off colors, &c less.
The stock in the sheds and congresses
at the present time is estimated by those
ina position TO know at several hundred
bales in excess of the running amount
of the Cotton Exchange.
The New York mari CT closed Saturday
firm. Middlipg IL 1870, q decline of 5c
during the week. Stock, 98,64S bales, and
10, T91 bales less than last week. Futures
steady at q decline OIL point on August
and 4 on September, and from 6 to IL
points higher on forward deliveries than
quotations at the close Of last week.
The New Orleans market closed steady
and unchanged for spots. Middling l2sc,
Stock, II, 862 bales, adecrease for the week
Of 4sTl bales Futures steady at II point:
advance on August, on October. and
from l to 8 points on forward m9nthl de-
liveries.
The Liverpool market closed dull at
decline Of Lied during the week. Up
lands I'D, Orleans 6-l6d. FutureI
steady.
The receipts OF new cotton at Galveston
Texas, now exceeds $500 bales, and wer,
1908 bales on Saturday, and the stock ther,
is nov 437l bales, 1910 in excess of a weel
ago. Prices at Galveston fell &c during
the week, and are now l2ie for middbng