New-York tribune., 1883-03-16
Bnslness Noiites.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FosE1Gy-An explosion occurred last evening IN
r ondon. near the houses of Parliament, causing
much damage and creating great excitement at nlSt
~ was .boupbt 10 be an explosion of gas but later
sevelopments indicated that an attempt had Deeh
made 70 destroy the local Government Board othces
with dynamite or gunpOwder no one was I9ureu'
r. The Oxford-Cambrdge boat race Yesterday
resnlted in a victory for Oxford. 60 1t Is rumored
hbat Karl Marx is dead - The funeral OF Prince
Gortsehakoh took place yesterday.
DoMEsuC.-The President yesterday appointed
A. u Wyman to be Treasurer oil the united STATES
g. The Dory Cabler was sunk III the ONO hiNcI
near Lewisport Ind. by the steamer ENQUIRER anu
burned to the waters edge. - A meeting OF clu-
zeus was held in Uniontown Penn. to express IN
d;gnatiop at the acquittal of Dukes. - Augustus
a Bourn. of Bristol Il. l., was nominated ior Uo'-
ernor of Rhode Island by the Republicans =
.Ju,ius Marcus was released In Portland ore'
= Two women ere burned to death In Hart
ford. Conn. III. F. Crocker ahorse-thief COM
mitted suicide in Granbury Jail. Tex
CITY AND SUBURB&N.-f.ve young meolcaI auo
law students were arrested yesterday LOT arranging
to fight duel -sThe Japanese ENJOYS left the
city. - A scaled verdict was ordered in MI
Neyille's suit against the Fifth Avenue Hotel -
A voune woman was given $4,000 damages for
n breach of promise of marriage. - Large
orders for Cuban sugars have been gwen. -
The commencement exercises 6f the Homeopathic
Medical College were held. - Value OF the
legal-tender silver dollar 412l2 grans s4l7 cents
9 Stocks were excessively dull after NOISY
opening, and closed weak.
THE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations III
dicate clear or fair and colder weather Iempera-
ture Yesterday Highest, $50; lowest, 26'; av-
erage, 431o.
of the 1900 immigrants that arrived in
this country in January, 5,044 came from Ger
many. 1t is such cold figures as these that
depress Bismarck when he thinks OF the future
of the German Empire.
A horse thief who hung himself in a Texas jail
yesterday, in the valedctory which he ad-
dressed to whom it might concern, after confes-
sing to the murder of four persons expressed
the regret which was aroused III his bosom at
his neglect to kill two more. 1t is not often
that this unamiable variety of remorse is exhib-
ited by gentleman in such circumstances.
The attempt made yesterday to blow
nm the Local Government Board Offices
in Westminster cannot fail to add consid-
erable fuel to the fame of the Irish question.
Following close upon the defeat of Mr. Parnell's
bill amending the Land act this dynamite
House of Commons, will be widely inter-
preted as grave protest against the
fate of that measure and suggestive
warning against the preparation OF
a like offence. Argument by dynamite never
yet advanced the cause that it was meant to
serve.
When Alpha Delta Phi meets Theta Delta
Chi and the conversation takes an unfraternal
turn in relation to the respective merits of the
two fraternities, but one result can be looked
for-blood, cold blood the very cOldest The
account which we publish in another column
of the ferociOus duel which came so near in
carnadining the blue waves of Long Island
Sound and rendering the green pastures of
Barrian Island cred as frothing wine " will
be read with bated breath and harrowed-up
soul by every one who is not prevented by
audible smiles from iodulging in more serious
emotions.
Governor Cleveland yesterday did something
that is well calculated to cast an uncommonly
thick gloom over the spirits OF the proprletors
of sample.rcoms, gin-mills, rum shops ana all
kindred institutions throughout the State
The thing that the Governor did to witch we
refer was pardOuing a man from Auburn Prison
only upon condition that he shall totally ab-
stain from the use of intoxicating liquors for O
period oftive years from the date of the pardon.
1t is obvious that tho Governor would not have
conditioned the pardon upon such terms If he
had not been thoroughly convinced that intox-
icating liquors were largely responsible for this
mans downfall. Aud it would seem to be just
as obvious, in case the Governor possesses a log
ical mIpl, that entertaining this view OF iDtoxi-
eating liquors he will veto any excise bill that