New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-19
11t.TRFATlNG A PRIZE.FIGHTER.

Officer KeIly of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, ar
man and who is an old prize-hghter, and William
Degner who gave his home as No 46o Seventh-aVe,
Grant those head is nearly bald, nad q scalp Woinu
an inch long on the right side which was oicedlng
freely The officer charged them with lighting IN
the street
"Tll tell yo' all bout it, 20 bonah" said Grant.
9Yo' see | went into a saloon an an treated ais
gentlam an his frend-an' when | laid nVe d0l-
Ian bill on de counter, dis gentlans friend lie
picked il up and dat was de beginning OF de stur-
bance | axed fo de money and de odder man ne
hit me With a billiard cue ana ais gentlam MnoiI i
thought was my friend Civ me dis cut on de head
wild beer bottle an OATS de bottle de oircor got
Uegner in giving his version OF the row uninten-
tionally or,obOrated Grants story. :, -. 1,or %
Why you're a prize-hghter,' said his Honor 10
Grant and you oughtn't to let two little men get
away with you like that ;o
OATS MISTAKE, yo' honah. used to was prize
fighter but lse spectacle citizen now. didn't
mind de TWO men, but when dey tote III dc billiard
cues and bottles OATS anoder thlng Use peace"oie
man, Judge, and | only protected myself
AS the officer said that Grant was worklngman
and quiet enough, the Court discharged MN.
Deener wac fined 50 AS the latter was 9eihs eI
the prison he asked Grant to lend him -, as MI inc
money he had was ~. "lll lend yo de money
when you gimme back the So" said Grant as he
walked out OF the courtroom.
sULLIvAN'S "CROWING" UNBEATABLE.
The pleasant relations that have hitherto existed
bet ween the young and champion puglhst' JOnh IL
Sullivan, and the veteran Joe CoOurn nave Deen
rudely broken and there is blood IL the air. III IS
only week or two ago that the two men returned
from q successful sparring tour, and parted inc pest
of friends But rumOrs have reached Mr; COOurn
that i'm ia king to a newspaper man about him. Mr.
Sullivan had rdiculed his pretensiOns as hghter
and spoken scOrnfuy of the science displayed 10y
the old heroes of the prize-ring. Consequently MI.
Columns soul is aroused to vengeance, anu ne Is
fght that he proposes 10 arrange with the Boston
Boy" TRIBUNE reporter saw COburn last night
and talked with him about the matter; he SAID
a." don't want TO fight anybody, and don't want
to do ANYTHING that is contrary to the law; but
dont propose TO have Sullivan talk about me the
way he Is doing. 1t is my opinion that for ten years
70 Come shall be too good a man for sullivan TO
whip and there's plenty of men Will Daek me
against him for any amount. think couid snow
him how little he knows about scientific hghtlng,
and whether we old 'uns knew anything abouslt or
not. As the law is now, there doesn't seem 70 ne
any possibility of posting challenge here ana 1
had thought my fighting days were over; Out
can't stand the Growing OF this youngster"
CONVENTION OF A HEBREW SOCIETY.
The annual convention of the Grand Lodge Dis
trict No. l. Kescher Shell Barrel, or the Order OF
the Iron Tie met yesterday tPythagoras Hail. Nos
l34 and 1876 CAnast The district repfeseht SINE te
nine, IN New-York, New-Jersey, the New-England
States and Canada; These lodges were az
represented there being nearly two hundred
delegates present. Among these were NJ. w; Platzek
Sers sGhw2rt7 H. Vet R5 E. + H a{ NeR u
York A. s. Jones, of Philadelphia; Lewis Bauman
and NJ. II. Ellenberg OF New-Jersey; A: Ansell, OF
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Of Albany Isaac Neucity, of New6urg; g. II.
Gilbert, Simon Simmons aud Myer Cobb, of Boston.
The morning was occupied by the reports
of the president, Isaac ~ Marx and :, Of the
membership Of nearly 5000, and ranks
among the strongest Hebrew organi3za-
lions in the country. During the last year Il dis
bursed 5000 fer charitable purposes, of which a
very considerable portion was TO provide for the
needy Russian Jews who came TO this country. L he
order has now sinking fund of $4,000 Last
year there were ffty-eight deaths and S5s'OO0
were paid TO the heirs of members deceased.
The officers elected for the following year were NJ
W. Platzek. president; Henry Simon and Isaac
Rosnosky. vce-p presidents Harris Rosenthal' sec
rotary Joseph Harms, treasurer; executive COM
mittee. Isaac Marx, William Bennett, William
Rothschd and Levi J. lsaacs. The convention
will continue its session to-day TO complete It's
business.
THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS IN PERIL.
Ever since the discovery of the latest defacation
IN the Dock Department there have been rumors
that the Mayor intended to prefer charges against
the Dock Commissioners preparatory to removing
them This has been in part c0rrOboTaed by re-
cent remark let drop by the Mayor. COMMITTEE
from the Chamber 81 Commerce and the Maritime