New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,ecrsrroNs FROM COLONEL BopINE.

srccrsTTONs FROM COLONEL BODINE.
Colonel Bodine, the captain of the Americans IN
khe international match made repor. Oh ms ot
vatons of the shooting by pom .eas , ves
terday. He also made many suggestions IN reg anS
the return match OF Wimbledon next year.
Colonel Bodne in his report says ,nas sr@ Which
i % ranges. In the last match the American lean
mart smen were obliged to discard appliances with
When thew had become expert The work of pro-
vidinr an improved military arm fell upon TWO
cunmakers but the time allowed them was TOO snof,,
There were several defects In the gun anu III ouo
Colonel Bodine adds that the manner Of selecting
the team has merit 1t was discarded IN u it
britain many wears ago. The system OF appointing
men would be excellent in many respects. Inc zap
tain of the team should pe reeven a nower 70 dis
miss any marksman for good reasons -" Rad;na
found a reprehensibe disposition; Coroner Po Samo
continued during tine match on the paiv u e., tbo
NOT TO follow his instructions with regard 10 tno
use and preparation of ammunition, on ,no "noio
there was general effort 70 ioi,ow a records Of
nraciee and tools were employed for LOADING snens
That lodged the bullets crookedly Coionet bouino
recommended the back position a. tnS lons
reogas and the use of the wind-gauge
which had been adopted for the british tIoops.
Ii the American guns were not mace ,To foreian
makers He would hesitate to do TINS, as IL woulu
be hnmiliating He also suggested that II mignt pe
well 10 ask the National Rifle Association OF Oitai
Britain for a postponepent of the match until
1884. lie hoped that this would not DC lecessaiS,
lie thought that If the weather during tn9 r;n1
had not been radically different from tnat u9tIt
the practice the defeat of the Americans Would noI
have been so great by hundred points. IT, l.
A COMMITTEES WAS appointed TO consider the oe-
tails Tor selecting the next team and procuring an
elective arm Colonel BOdne was selected as cap
tain of the team.
THE. PEDESTAL FOR BARTHOtDPS STATUE
Richard Butler member of the committee Tor
providing pedestal tor Bartholdrs statue OF Lio u
hv
regard to the rumOr that the statue was 10 90 70
Boston Al think" said Mr.. Bntler that we snail mall
undoubtedly be able To save II tor THIS Guy. me
French committee have not it is true, been treated
by us with the consideration that tnelr generous
offer deserved. As vet tot one cent mas oeeb IasSo
TO meet the expense of providing base lor the
statue The New-YOrk committee at its last meet
Ing adjourned subject to the call OF the chairman,
Mr. Evarts. saw him yesterday, and he said tla5
he was ready TO take hold OF the matter in earnest
Has there not been some disagreement aiuong
the members oil the cOmmitteeT
Yes there have been different views heIu us W
the best method OF raising the required amount OF
money. A portion of the committee Thought III
wOud he best first to solicit SUBSCRIPTIONS nom tue
railroad maguates and merchant princes Oh the CITY
and then. q certain amount having Deen oDtaineu'
to make the subscription popular one, Others'
myself among the number were In favor ot making
start in the committee itself. There are a large
number of members and q considerable amount
might be subscribed by them frat"
" How much money Is needed 10 construct d SUN
able base fOI the statue T. 80
The estimates OF various engineers differ, rang
Ing from 81 80 900 to Million IL Is thought
however that u very proper pedestal can be con-
structed for $200.00O Bedloe's Island is admir-
ably adapted for our purposes, the GoSelnmeng
already having spent 5000 in placing solid
Foundation on account of the ortihcators there"
NOT POPULAR WITH HIS TOWNSPEOPLE
Mrs. Phebe j. Snifn, the wife of Merwi in Sniiin,
a grocer of White Plans. began suit In the
Supreme Court about two years ago for divorce
from her husband the ground OF adultery With q
youug woman employed in the family. Mr. Sniffin
brought oToss-suit against his vile. Inc couple
had several other suits to their rights TO certain
property Their differences, 1t is understood, were
recently settled by Mr. Sniffn paying to Mrs
Snitfiu money to let him alone for the future. MT
Snifln to the astC nshment of bis tOwnspeople, on
Sunday evening last took to his home young
woman carrying baby She was well SUPP lied
with travelling trunks etc On reaching the dwell
Ing of Mr. Sniiiin, she duly Installed as ms
wife No. 2. The neighbors soon discovered that
she was none other than the yonng woman with
whom Mrs Sniffin No. had charged her husband
with being improperly intimate They therefore
resolved to give the compile serenade on MONDAY
night The demonstration consisted of The dis
charge of firearms of every description, the eXplo.
sion of torpedOes burning of tar barrels blowing or
fish horns and the beating of tin pans. The whole
neiQhborhood was soon reused. One man while
blowing q horn in liquor store was arrested oy
Policeman Edward BOgart and lodged III JAN.
Yesterday he was discharged and now intends TO
prosecute he officer for false Imprisonment
He SAWS that he was only blowing horn where
he had a perfect right TO do so.
NnT IplCu1ENEn nv MR. RTRGH