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WORSE THIN 4 BRICK.
An Informal Machine to he Carried in the
Crown Of = Hat.

A Harlem gunsmith and model maker who
has had considerable experience In construct
ing intricate machinery, including devices for
handling powerful explosives. said yesterday
that he had in the past few months made two
so-calied Internal machines that were concealed
In Innocent looking silk hats. The machinery
Is operated 10y c!ockwork. He added:
TO conceal the machinery there Is placed
over IL q concave mirror. Any curious person
looking into the hat would not notice Ms shall
low depth because of the appearance his face
would assume. The can is Intended for nitro
glyccriue and will hold considerably more han
u quart. 1t Is intended that the man who wishes
to use the machine shall wear it into the huiid.
ing he wish to iniure. Removing his hat and
placing it against n wall. he will take hand
kerchrf out Of it and at tho snne time remove
the pin that allows the clockwork TO- start;
take ken from e Ss p rk and Walk KAY away 40 WI"
Isn't such q hat top heavy and liable to drop
ofYP' the reporter asked.
Not so heavy as you would think only two
pounds and about five ouncns. Any one can
accustom himself to carry brick like that In
his hat"
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Two hundred friends Of Senator John O.
Jacobs gave him a gold watch and dinner NJ D.non
ioos last night The watch MAS Swiss hunting case
repeater. On nd was the monogram q. j." On
the other the inscription, Presented to the Hon
John jacobs by friends IN honor Of h long and faith
fu services In the Legislature Of the state of New YORK.
May 5. 1894"
ying the watch was hve ounce gold oh ain
and seal III which the letters }. @. J. were formed
with diamonds. The dinner twelve cnurSeA The
dinner Nm was novel production In The form = an
proprate amps to show The order II a passage I'm
a,or Homer Nelson pr.s!dt4 and other. who we're
DAILY Senator MCCARTHY, Senate. rrninor Senate, th
ator Herman Senator Covert prercntea the vif to.
p.thcr with parchment inscribed with the names of
th.d
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mo, vNloS CRY. May 5.-A fire which started at
,, A'' evening In lumber yard of Peter Kunz Co.
.VoMy caused by sparks from a locomotive. spread
,,r'uN owing toa high wind until by O'Clock, most
' western part OF tho city WAS In ruins The fol
"s business houses were entirely destroyed; p.
h" Co. lumber and planning mills except one sIna
p,ct, 20" sl5oro; Turpen 4 Harris butter and egg
acaIsrs Io "'; $50; j. stArbuek Co, produce
el'th boots and sho-s ioss 81 500 ID smith,
Enu' ''r tl;,u"p VIM. Branham. restaurant loss
txr-.., behuk, Restaurant, Pan Handle and Adams
oravs treis't and passenger depot and four
i, 'nsiy He's los. a. no John Barnes loss S2oOD;
Gscr' o. " so and Vim. wright, furniture, loss
bgrn.d .un'ter OF other business houses were also
f..il,ncsa' a lager number, with twelve or hftsen
ss'ts,,' were badly damaged by FIRE and water. The
Dsv,'n ", loss 10 $500 THIS ire WAS seen from
'""' oH1o' forty seven miles distant.
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DYNAMITE PLOTS IN AMERICA.
A Judicial Oecision Wanted ~ to the Powers
and Duties OF tho Government.

WASHINGTON, May "a high authority
said to-day that the Cabinet has about reached
the conclusion. II proper opportunity offers. to
make test case OF the alleged Irish dynamite
conspirators In this country. Tho Govern
ment IL it shall DO decided that a proper case
presents itself. will cause investigation to he
made. Simply with the view Of reaching def
mite and judicial decision that mag stand as a
precedent. No one believes however that the
Government will grant any extradition
persons accused are charged with and
will be tried for purely private and
personal offences. The perpleXlng qucs-
lion is whether such offences i.s the alleged
dynamite conspiracy arc. under the peculiar
circumstances, In the category Of private OF
fences or not Some members OF the Cabinet
think that IL will be well 20 have an early legal
determine upon this point. II arrests
should be made and the courts decide against
the accused. it would still rrmnin for the
Government to consent TO "XtradItion.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGR4Ph


Gov, Cleveland left Albany for Buffalo yesterday
Postmaster General Gresham will yyitors after
2P on account Of pressure OF business
Secretary Chandler has gone 10 New Hampshire on
account OF the serious Illness Of his mother,
The Government has released the Appraisers stores
in New York city at an snnua rental Of 80 $40,
T. Cases celebrated stallion Governor Sprsgne died
Of pinkoye at Lexington, XIV Yesterday The ,tal!ioEs
earnings on the turf last y-sr were over $1,000
Aman named kinsellr has confessed TO tie police at
Kiln am Jail DuIlln that he was concerned in the
murder Of Lord Leitrn. II, l.beieNed TO b. insane,
Awoman named Cleveland en- Tuesday asst disposed
Of notes for 81 $40 10 H. %. Deshnrn ~ Leroy, v.
which are found to be spurious THO notes purportcd
10 be made by resident o. OHkr-d, Geh,see county
william Nichols, travelling salesman q machinery
FOR the iran NJ L. " rockerell Co of Dallas Ten was
shot aud Killed On Friday evening b! Charles Alams
on tie east bound PASSENGER tran a. y was sprsach,
drtuking.
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broadway merchant was rrcentlv seen standing N
front OF his store watching the passing hons me pose
OF Ills rotund rgure was The -rfect smodmsnt 81 oH
iou, SECURITY and self Satisfaction Along the crowded
ihnrouvhfnre came . dHpper Young man whose pain ny
directly in front of the siatuesQue merchant when JUST
orange peel" his legs new out from under HIM ana i IN
his snnfu endea, or himself he caught WHY
hold of The ant with the grip OF drowning man
and in the strugg both went down the dnpper Young
man ON ion On rghtinR himself the m-rchants leg was
found to he broken: an ambulance was quickly nni.e,
Inc injured AN driven away and tie scene ciostu
This serious mshap we were At once leo 10
think of the United states Mutual Accident Asochuon
ss and 3o2 BroAdway New York aud that an accideht
policy covering $50 weekly indemnity would az lral,
kn~s pres.ncd to this udicrous but unfortunate case
the most cheering aspect-Adr.
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LOSSES BY FIRE.

Holiday Bros warehouse and offices. on the Ohio
leyee, in Caro- H. were burned yesterday morning
Loss, $4,000.
Six buildings In the business portion OF Tarport, Pa,
were burned yesterday. George o,Nel sleeping in a
died yesterday afternoon.
The store and dwelling of Richard Davis AT Long
Plain, Mass, burned Friday evening with most
~ their contents The Are WAS caused by the bursting
OF petroleum lamp Loss, 5000; insurance, si0upp
Eight dwellings with outbuildngs Lebanon street
Hanover n. II, were burned yesterday The loss IL es
timated at S3lp0 Prof. H. T. Parker was struck on
the head by falling chimney while on ladder Passing
water buckets, and had his skull crushed. lie is in
critical condition hut 10 considered To have chance fol-
recovery. The Losses viii aggregate about 1900.
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sULLITANS CRAZY FREAKS.
Arrested 10 Philadelphia for Ringing the
Hell IL Independence Halt.

Michael J. Sullivan. the lunatic who shot and
killed Policeman Francis Mallon on Thursday morning
In Cathnrns street. committed to the City Prison
yesterday 10 await the inquest lie has fully recovered
from the he received while resisting arrest after
ne shot Mallon.
One day In 1874 Sullivan. who WAS an Inmate OF me
atbush asylum taken by On attendant to the Cath
ole church IN ratbu-h avenue when the priest In his
sermon poke x the Saviour sulliyan interrupted cry
ins, You are n liari arp Chrirt" . $1,000
IL July 81 the Centennial year he went TO rhiadelpls
The Philadelphia Herald ~ July a. 1870 had this report
addressed aud respectable locking man entersd
Independence Hall ye-i.ray AFTERNOON AID nade ns'
ternln.d effort to enroll his name sullivan, win
the patriots and the founders II the country ou the orig
inal Declaration ~ Independence. by force he was
elected from the room wh.re tins sacred document
Kept aud he was no more allowed 70 .nter Ih,n ne
went into fndepend square. scaled W NghIhihl
rod reached the roof " the shcras Office Infused
with patriotic T. cling. he succeeded ~ reaching the
reepie IN some way and began Z" rinx 70. new bel! Win
NgOr and violence This led to his arrest aid he spent
last niylIt IN a Gel NJ the Central station" . =. .
Mr. Sail van brought hor husband back 10 New forh
on Jnly 10 and In August he ~ sent w the WAiu
Island As. luin.
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The committee appointed to prepare plan
OF organization and to consider the question Of building
either bridge a tunnel under the East River
from the of South sixth street wlsmsburgh met
last at the residence Of the Chairman Capt Am
brose Snow II Bedford avenue No definite conclusion
WAS arrived at
letter from James r serrcll advocated the placing
Of a huge tube made Of boiler iron on the bed 81 the
river it'll shafts sunk In the ground on the banks for
descent to the tube letter from Paul ,ioefel advo
Gated the construction of tunnel on plan invented
and patented by German engineer Al the next meet
ing OF the committee which il called Tor Thursday even
Ing lies from the engineers with whom the commit
tee correspondence. win he read No date ~ yet
has been xed for the nnss meeting at which the propo
sition is to be presented to the citizens.
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Actions were begun In the United States Dis
trct Court yesterday by District Attorney Root for the
recovery of the penalties from Royd and Iusseys Let
Express companies for alleged violations Of law in
conveying letters and packets over lecrcarrier routes
by the District Attorney TO district
telegraph companies that 4 they are engaged in the
business It must he stopped. The companies maintain
that their business is altogether Of different nature
aud protected by law The Postmaster notified Nv
counsel for of the radrd companies to hold the Dir
cuars seized Friday as evidence until the is
decid .l I'm
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The Brooklyn Democrats arc inclined to
draw the tomahawk upon Tammany. never more bury
1t until II buried In the defunct body NJ John Kelly 8
organization. The feeling the conduct Of tho Tam.
many senators in defeating the Governors nominations
runs high Its alleged that John Kelly sent Maurice
Ioahan the Deputy Clerk OF the Senate to make de.
mnnd upon William II Murtha for the patronage Of the
office Tor which he nominated, The message was
that Mr. MurthA assent"d in writing he could have the
votes necessary for confirmation.
Hugh Mclaughlin, when asked yesterday II such was
his aon said that denial Of the assertion from
John Kelly would bring authoritative statement up
uaI LIuni
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BosroN. May SIN the Supreme Court this
afcrnoon appica ton was made by counsel for clas
r. Freeman who Killed his child ~ Pocasset In APrii
1879 while under Suus excitement for the reense of
Freeman on bail on the ground that he is now a sane
man Chief Justice Morton said the full court did not
feel that the tim. had arrived when. after exposure TO
tn. temptation II the world Freeman might not have
of the religious excitement and refused to
th.r IS OF the cn.e should nj 10 nulie pros
the Indictment, the Court would acuuiesce, ", how
ever the case Ircss,d Tor trial. special session
Mnuld be conNenel for that pMrpOst al Barnsinhle.
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Preparing fur the R,ae Match.

LONDON. My 5.-Iord Brownlow has been
appointed Chairman Of the committee which las charge
Of the arrangements fos the Forthcoming international
rifle match The other members of the committee are
Sir Henry fiaford CD. Mcdonald II Edinburgh, and
M..srs Wairond Young Humphrey Wal aud Scrivrn.
system ~ district dies has been organized t"r the
pur Of sup.riutciny the local practice ~ cAhdi
dates for admission to the team. There VIII y. comps
tton before he Wimbledon meeting. at which VIM Re
selected twenty ve candidates for the team and ut the
end Of the first week at Wimbledon there VIII be fur'
Their selection Of eighteen for the team And fOr reserve
ibprs II
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(incinuati's Dramatic Festival.

CINCINNATI. May 5.-The dramatic festival
closed to night with repetition Of "ohe'lo with the
same cast as an Thursday night. In the afternoon
Romeo and juliet" was presented. with Mary Amer
.or a, Ju,i,f and Lawrence Barrett as ROMEO McCnl
Tough was cast Hrrcntio but was excused ana ~.
Mace az Louis James During the week rghS
performnnce, have been given to audiences averaging
go The financial success is certain. and the
associaiio has on hand scenery ana property "h''"
cost from S2D,otD 10 6+Oop
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THE season for frogs legs has begun" said
Jefferson Market dealer yesterday. We had few IN
several days ago but the best came In TO day They nrs
nne. fresh ones, and from Camden and Philadel
phia are selling them for 81 pound, which Ia the
general price The legs average about six to the pound
have seen them large that two weighed pound but
these are not as good rs the smaller"
" How long does the season last -
Pretty much throughout the summer"
" Is there great demand for them ~
:" We sell n good many, hut cant say that there 10
what is called bIg rush TO get them Some customers
buy them very frequently while Others dislike to
look them. For my part give me frogs legs on toast
for brenk inst and wont COmplAlh'
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Failure Of Fruit Importers.

Moritz Stern Vim. Stern. and VIM. Rosen-
stein (ouIs Rosenstein Coz importers Of fruit at 3i7
Greenwich street, made an assignment yesterday to
Leopold Fr,edenberg giving preferences for si2s % as
follows North River Bank $1,000 on discounted nors
Importers aud Traders National Bank FIT to2 dis
counted notes, H. x 4 + Thurber Co. 500 for
open account Eurzman Ysamam attorneys Of the
hrn said yesterday that the liabilities were about
S2.pOOD The assets were valued AT about kl75.Usc
The Jost Brewing Company of Buffalo has made an
assignment. John Ringler and Edward Krctz are the
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SOASH FOREIGN TOPICS.


LONDON. May 5.-H In the House n Com
mons yesterday afternoon the motion for the previous
question pending the proposition ~ Sir stafford North
cote that Mr.. Bradaugh be not allow d to take the
oNh had been carried, Instead Of being dcfraed the
effect would have been IN prevent the III lihg ~ SIR
SiaGordr motion The Wtimafe result would have been,
therefore thst the absence of Instructions from
the House such NJ he had sought the Speaker would
have been compelled to permit Mr. Brriiai;h TO take
the oath he requested n the opening oi tue session
The surc sspf, one f the vious qucstion
the chief hupe Of the supporters Of w Bradan:h who
ann nnccs thih he has III view ~ Yesterdays develop
meats .cii-d to yts lib constituents ami tn formally
tender his resignation their elected representatives,
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Talking about mean men," said patrol
man al Broadway and Franklin street yesterday morn
ing went to arrest jew the other day and found
him cutting his hair. You can say what you like.
but he took the chrome for meanaesa"
7" Oh no." replied u Hebrew merchant winking at the
bystanders " can discount your story, went to a
baptist church last SUNDAY out Of curiosity. They
passed basket for collection put In ten cents The
man had the to open his coat and show
his shield. He was police officer in citizens clothes.
He'll got the chrome, never fear"
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THE IHON INDUSTRY.
One Rolling MIN Skating Down-RcdUeIns
the Pay Of Puddter%

READIsa May 5.-The Philadelphia and
Reading Rolling Mill shut down to-day for ono
week. on account OF the depression In trade
and a lack Of orders. The puddlers ut the
Hsading Iron Works. who had asked I'm ad-
vance In wages from $3.50 to 1918 per ton and
were refused. have now offered to return to
company holds the mattor under advisement.
new schedule Of wages has been announced
at McIl,aines Rolling Mills which reduces the
pay OF pudders Is to 40 cents per ton. and that
Of helpers 8 cents per ton.
FAsToN. May 5.-The employees OF the Glen.
don Iron Company have ben informed that mat
than in April. Five furnaces are In blast.
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Assemblyman Timothy J. Campbell called at
Police Headquarters last evening with certified copy
Of the bill amending the Penal Code which he intro.
duced at Albany and which was passed Inspector
Thorne hereupon out the following general alarm
You will instruct the members of your command
section 257 of the Penal Code relative to Sunday
atoms amended not to prevent the sale "
prepared tobacco. fruit confectionery. newspapers,
drugs aud medicines places other than liquor stores
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Striking Baker. Ki.,,ns II vienn".

VIENNA. May 5.-Little progress seems to
have been made taward adjusting tfs- grievances which
caused the bakers assi-tants here to 70 on strike Last
night n IT the strikers engaged In riot al the As
semby Rooms. The furniture IN the rooms was de-
rtroy.d and IN. Windows broken Th" rioters then threw
up harricade In the sre In enable them to resist the
police who had been summoned to Qu"i the disturb
anc~ and " o had d iicnlt time In sub nx ne m"h
Smut ancously with thir outbreak demonstration was
made IN another part of the city by 40 more strikers
who attacked the building led by the Bakers Asso
ciatirn the doors and windows ~ which they broke.
Both parties Of rioters werr finally dispersed.
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VIrriuis's Potato Crop.

NoRFoLK. Va. May 5.-Much unensiness Is
felt by truck farmers in regard to tho safety Of the grow
ing crop Of Irish potatoes Wet spells cloudy and cold
weather during the two months have caused tho
potatoes in ground TO rot badly especially In the Nat
lands. Some ~ the farmers think they viii not make
half a In places the stand 10 fair but this 10
an exception The cr0pr generally greatly retarded
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s,r,l Ing Lnhor.r. Using Violence.

ST. PAUL. May Six hundred laborers on
the Manitoba Railway between Minneapolis aud Lake
Minnetonka asked for advance OF wages from 81 20
10 81 IL per day The leaders Yesterday morning threw
down their tool. and declared hat should work
uniii the advance made, They then started down
run on III. track and further threats not yet carried
out Mere made portion u the under the direct
control ~ the railroad resumed work under the protoc
-. Imam
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DEApwooD. Oak. May 5.-Two feet Of snow
has fallen since the night Of the let All the roads are
impossible At the headw aters Of the principal streams
the ground II covered with to the depth of from
1--WE to seven feet, Much apprehension Of disaster is
felt in case OF q sudden thaw.
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BATH. with the Apaches.

New ORLEANS. May "a special to the Tines
Democrat from Hermosi!o, Mexico says: AN engage.
ment took place yesterday AZ Suequaech Canon, 1863
miles southeast NJ here between the Apsshes and tho
Federal troops resulting In the defeat f he Indians,
who sustained loss Of twelve killed and many 0nnd-d.
Three of the troops were Killed and Ave wounded Tie
hAht asted an hOur and forty IhiMMtes.N
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WIHNiPEn May "a car load II Indians who
were travelling from Fort walsh to Qunppelle.
ditched The latter place The m'ians thought the
enuno"r caused -" acrcnt for the purpose e killing
them hnd they chased him two miles threatening to
taxi hr scalp tn. nterf Of the rhisf alone pre-
vented blOU,ished. Several Indians were mi ured.
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The French Clergy Must Obey the Law.

PARIS. May 5.-In the Senate to-day M. Bat
bic contendcd that the decision Of the Council Of state
which renders cergymen OF all ranks liable to suspen
sion of their stpends was volstion Of the Conc"rdat
lie declared that the Government had entered upon
downward course. NJ Martin Feuilhe Minister OF Jus
tce, replied that the Council faithfully interpreted the
Concordat The state he said could not be left power
less in dealing with public worship lie would matain
the CnncodHt and protect Religions but would Also ex
act obedience to the law.
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CNIoNTowN, Pa. May "a Pit sburgh bank
obtained judgment yesterday for 5000 on a note Of
o. Tinstman co. well known coke operators Of this
place. II s said that the nrm Will be compelled to make
an assignment Monday. Their assets are about
S00oO and their liabilities considerably above that
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Correcting . B,undcr hat Deprived them OF
their spri-gS

WAsHryGPoS, Nay 5.-Through . misca!-
cua,Ion 10 surveying tho lands for the Zuni
Indian reservation In New Moxico. tho lnt"n.
ton Of tho Government that the reservation
should include the springs which lie northeast
was not carried out. Recently Paymastor WIN.
r. Tucker son-in-l law NJ Senator Logan. and
his associates took up ak claims. containing
2400 neres. which, embrace these srrinTs. IT
Is said that shou d the claims Of Mr.. Tucker 20
this land he granted the water supply OF the
Xuns would be cut OH An executive order has
been issued amend ny the original order so as
to include within the reservation the land Oh
which the springs are situated.
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A Goose. Egg Eating Contes

READING. Pa. May 5.-This WAS the seventh
day Of the eating contest now going neaI
Boyertown, this county. Edward Laferty. aged -.
thin and spare has undertaken wager OF 800 to
eat five goose day for twenty days Thus far no
has succeeded He is privileged to eat them boiled,
loached or fried lie generally eats them at noon.
Thus far this novel and strong diet has not affected him
He works truck farm ana takes great deal Of out
door exercise.
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The Trial or Fitzharris

DUBLIN May 5.-FitRharris will DO tried by a
spccis Jury accessory to the murder of Mr. Burke
and fE the murder ~ Lord Frederick Caycndish An
entirely new Jury panel has been summoned.
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TUCSON. Arz. May 5.-Adviccs from San Car
los say that Chihuahua Apsches Just arrived from
Mexico say Charley McC0mas 10 still living. well and In
cnre Of chief Bonita They SAW the hoy eleven days
and say he made pc. among al the Indian. ne gee
troops don't surprise the camp Charley VIII be broxnt
In nnye Tho Indians are going TO try to make peace
and use Charley McComAs as = means.
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Said to be Sinclair and Halliday.

HAVANA, May 5.-Two Americans. supposed
to be W. H. Sinclair and s. b. halliday the young clerks
who robbed their employers Lang Robinson Co, flour
erohants Of New York, Of several thousand dollars
have hern arrested NJ vitas They brought TO
Havana yesterday where they are held poniing the
rival uf the proper papers under Tie EAtrntion act,
when they Will be sent to New York.
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Troy. May 5.-Wil'am Lape OF Saratoga
county tried to horsewhIp Police Commissioner Craig Il
Troy last night. Craig took the whip away from Lnpe
ard broke II In picccs aud Lape abandoned the field
The men had qarrelled the settlement OF IN estate