New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-08

$50. The CoIIendcr billiard tables were sold for
$50. $41, $37, $40 and $43 the poo-taoies LOT pho
and S27.
SKELETONS FOUND AT FAR ROCKAWAY.
Workmen digging ground on the property OF
William T. Bailey at Breezy Point, far Kockaw,H y
have recently discovered nine perfect human skele-
tons and about half bushe of human bones. On
Wednesday. four feet below the surface, imine-
daely under three OF the skeletons mentioned MaS
found one apparently, of woman WIN
her hands claspCd and her knees bent us III
prayer and her jaws wide open as II III horror.
it is conjectuIcd that the woman was buried alive
by Indians vino inhabited this part OF Far ltocka,
way. The skull is not an Indians as 1t is small ana
not sufficiently receding, and Indians are known 10
pray only IN standing position with upll1ted neau'
Near by are two skeletons, the skulls OF when are
cleft i'll several places If they had been inutateu
by the tomahawk Pieces OF bone rude p oe'eiS,
charcoal remnants from camphrcs and the presence
of other skeletons were discovered yesterday, anu
it is thought that Mr.. Baey's collection may IN
crease sufficiently 10 stock several museums Inc
skeletons well preserved when found, pul Oh
exposure to the sun their danpness dlsapedIcu Iuu
the bones crumbled away at slght touch ohe III
dian skull was dropped by accident, and IL broke III
a thousand pieces. There was another shuiI, u,i-
doubtedly Indian, that attracted attention among
the numerous visitors 10 Nil. Balieys. Inc Jaw
bones very hIgh and from Slde 10 siqe lieUs-
ured nearly six inches; the skull was Iatner hst
and the bump OF destructiven"ss was very laIsey
developed Ii was much more repuslve loohibg
than the average skull. and was pronounced ny tue
ladies' positively hOIrld.' Two skeletons louhu
near the woman are interocked In close embrace.
Mr. BaeV's theory Is that the spot, Oh WHICH Hc Is
building a house for himself and family, and It's VI
cinlty were used by the Pequot tribe OF Indians Tor
their camp fires. is shown by the blackened ground
and the pieces OF charcoal below the surface
The Indians were possibly taken by surprise here
and Il general hight and massacre took place. me
dead were thrown INTO trenches without ceremony
and white settlers were probably buried awe ii not
killed Oh the spot. This Is conjecture OF coarse,
but the position of the bodies. the presence OF
SHELLS which used by Indians in burlals, and
ouher circumstantial evidence tend TO coniirm the
theory. The three most interesting skeletons VIII
be undisurbed as they lie, Eaif covered Ill inc
ground for several days.
STs. W. j. KayanSgh, who has gwen much time
to the historical features OF Far ROckaway ana IT'S
vicinity, said that wherever "shel-bank uad
been found there mad been Indian villages, and that
these Indians were branch OF the huron lrOquols
Nation. The sixty acres owned by Mir. bailey were
part OF the auval uplands OF Jamaica Bay ami
were bought from the Indians by the Cornwells II
l044. Daniel Mott purchased the land from the Ill
and sold il TO j. b. ana W. W. Cornell, OF TINS city
who held il forty-thlee years and from whom Mr.
Bailey bought II.
SILK MANUFACTURE IN THIS COUNTRY
The tenth annual report of the silk Association of
America, just issued says That the most important
event OF the year TO the manufacturers OF tie
United States was the adoption OF plan by Con
gress which promises an intelligent investigation
OF the, tarln by a commission The Imports OF
European silk goods have been Larger than III any
preceding twelve months, except IN the year ending
June 30 1872, ana they Will closely approach the
amount then. Although the year has not been
marked by wide variations Ill the
prices of raw silk, there have been
important changes in tue character OF the supply.
The imports OF raw silk at Newly Ork ana san
Francisco from May l. 1850, 10 May |, 1851, we've
valued a al /, 29S, $40 from May /, 1851, 10 May
l. 1882, AT 2,1o2OOI.
The amount OF sewing and machine-twIst silk
manufactured III this county has increased con-
siderably during the year. the total production be-
ing estimated as from 7I2 10 10 per cent greater
than that of the previous year. manufacturers OF
broad silk goods nave had to do their best to hold
their own and to meet prices owing to large I'M
ports of foreign goods Oh uDdcrValueu INVOICES and
domestic competition. The business this spring III
ribbon manufacture was considerably larger than
usual the demand for OmbTc ribbons being exccp-
tiOnaly brisk. The heaviest decline Is III the pro-
ductlOn OF frnges and dTesS-tTimmings. In many
lauccS, stocks o. goods nave sOIu lOr less lhdn
the cost of production.
In regard to the entire business of silk manufac-
ture the report goes Oh TO say that while there
were fewer radical changes demanded 10y fashion
than previous years, there has been as much
done III replacing The antlquated machinery OF The
mills with that which Is newer and more effective
New localities have been sought by manufacCur-
ers, and large mills have been erected at Hawley
and Allentown III Pennsy lVanla BOOhlon and Dover
in New-Jerscy and Otuer places, The growth Of
the industry at Paterson has been cTamped partly
by an insufficient number of hands, and partly by
short-sighted policy OF the town authorities which
contrasts strongly with the liberal inducements
to manufacturing enterprises that are offered III
other localities"
OF the silk goods brought into this country, "a to
90 per cent come 10 New YORK. III 1851 American
contributed about third of the silk
goods used III the country SIX goods stand fourth
he list of articles contributing 10 the public rev.
enue rom custom duties.