New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-14

When oyertaken by the officer he pulled revolver
and attempted to shoot him. The prisoner pleaded
Morgan told him he thought he was better pick
pocket than lawyer and refused to hear him. he
was held in $4,000 bail TO answer In spec'ai ocs-
sions.
WHAT CAN BE SEEN AT BARNUMS SHOW.
All evidences of the recent pedestrian contest rdeS
have disappeared from the Madison square uarucn,
and the paraphernalia OF Barnums circus n nus
taken their place. Afternoon and evening per per
lUrGe bnldine was sV we'll filed he three rings in
which the performances take place occupy Two,
thirds of the Garden. After the grand eh.ry III
the afternoon the master of ceremonies maze iong
speech announcing that the greatest Zooioglcai
wonder of the age would ma Ike his bow before u
New-York audience" and to the music OF the panu,
the great eIenhant Oueen was led into the central
ring, while between her iorelegs uenuIeiy .ro.ot
little Bird sepnrt The latter was hailed with great
applause After that for three hours the rings were
the scenes of "a varied entertainments. Eight I'M
ported Trakene and Ukraine trick-stalions plrou,
cited on their hind legs While tlGupe o, 'a1HS So
little donkeys and clown drew peas oil laughter
from the children, to whom his jokes and funny
savings were as good as new. Then came some gro
tcsGue dancing and high kicking by three persons
who seemed totally devoid OF spinal olnmns. Next
Madame Zazel, clad IN pink tights after walking
the invisible high wire" was hOsted by the neck
TO beam of the building, and took the terIlnc
headlong dive" landing in net, whence she looked
down at the AUDIENCE smiling ana kissing her manu-,
reI ort that shook the building she was irec from
monster cannon. but luckily landed again Ill the
netting. -.
bareback riding somersaults acrobatic specialties
japanese juggling by "HOussa- Bora sam" balanc-
ing and feats of strength and skill In endless va
rety followed each other in quick succession 10 ne
close when the spectators filed into the menagere
The animals looked clean and well kept. Trainers
went into the cages of the most feroclous ana
performed; the performance consisting Ill thrash;
ing the brutes, and causing them TO step lively.
In the snake den, stove burning cheeriully Keeps
the temperature of the air at the proper neat Ma
yanly strOve to drown in chatteIs the war wnoopS
of a band of so.called Zulus. The living skeleton
WAS eating a hearty meal of beelsteak, mashed
potatoes onions, baked beans inns native place is
BOSTON, and three hard-bOiled eggs. Queen is
fenced OFT with her infant progeny IN separate
apartment where she stands eating hay and watch
ing the playful antics of her little son w,th ma hi.
ternal air. He is now six weeks Old taxes his
meals regularly, and seems TO enjoy LIE.
WORK OF THE EDISON LIGHT COMPANY
The Edison Electric Light Company has resumed
the work of laying wires in the district bounded
by Nassau, Wall, South and Spruce-sts. MAJOR D.
b. Eaton. the vice-president of the company was
asked yesterday by reporter of HE TRIBUNE
why the company had tailed to get its lights IN this
district i'll operation last ia H. was expected.
"The reason u.s. replied Mr. Eaton, that we were
not able to get our contracts for iron ana wire leu
After the frost got into the ground were forced
to suspend operations, the department OF PuDhc
Works very properly prohibiting us from making
excavations in the streets to lay the mains" 49,
How many houses have you put wires into r.
ain ALL 946. The number of lamps is 14,311.
These Will all Dc Suppleu from Juc CcHJTdl stdJOii
in Pearl-st near Fulton-st."
How many feet of wire have you laid IN the
Streets y
"The whole number of feet to be put uown is
1913, of which 9,403 feet are already down.
This leaves 33,910 feet TO be laid. We resumed
work about ten days ago, and wire Is being put
down Mt the rate of | 900 feet day
How soon do you expert to have the work COM
pleted -
THAT will depend on two thIngs-the weather
and the contractors. We have never YET had con
tractors for wire keep their promises and we can't
work in wet weather. If we meet with no uneX-
pected delays the lamps will be in operation by
June l. Mr.. Edison is supervising the construction
of the central station All the heavy IRON work is
completed. The boilers IN place, and little more
remains than to put in the engines
Is the company doing anything in other parts
of the city ~
ave have canvassed six other districts At pres
ent we are at work in the district which includes
Madison square aud extends from Twenty-third-st st.
TO Thirty -fourth-st and has for lateral boundaries
Fourth-ave and Eghth-ave. BY actual canvass
we expect to put 10000 lamps in this district"
With reference to the Edison light outside of
New York. Major Eaton said that it had been in
troduced in more than fifty factories and public
buildings in this country aud in as many more i'll
other countries Five plants" recently sent
to Tammerford Finland, for spinning factories
there.