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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
SUDDEN DEATH OF COLONEL SCHURIG.
DYING IN AN ELEVATED RAILROAD TRAIN-AN HON.
ORAnLE wAB RECORD.

DYING IN AN ELEVATED RAILROAD TRAIN-AN HON.
oRABLE WAR RECORD.
Colonel Charles Schurig Deputy Collector Of the
Brooklyn Iutemal Revenue District, died suddenly
ON n Ihird-aye Elevated train near the Battery
last evening The cause OF his death Is supposed
10 have been heart disease. His body was taken 20
The New Street Police station, ana WOru was sent
Bro1kIyn. The deceased man was forty hyo years
M age and had held the Office OF Deputy Collector
for The last four years. lie was born In Germany
and came TO the United States when boy.
At the breaking ont of the War he enlisted IN the
limited States service with tho l4th lbroOkiyn)
State militia. known as the saith Volunteers
Colonel A. NJ. Wood commanding, and was made
sergeant. He was wounded IN both breasts
nj the second Bull Run battle and
vas disabled for time. lie reioned his command
I'm time 10 participate in the long aud terrible hght
az the Wilderness and had his right arm shot away
At the close OF tho war lac returned to his Old trade
of matchmaker CT, -. a.. p,,,,I
cans toioppose Boss Mclaughlin for Register Of
Kings County, although IL seemed
almost hopeless TO oppose the BOSS a vigorous
campaign and the fact OF Colonel Schuiig services
carried the day. Since the close OF his term lie mas
fIicd n numbcr of Government offices III customs,
revenue and postal service and was connected WIN
the BROOKLYN Post-Oiice at the time OF ms death
He was an early member OF RANKIN Iost, no. ~,
g. 4 r. but Of late wears was connected with
NaIorv Post No. 81. Colonel Schurg was
osn asurcr OF a lodge Of the knights Of Honor,
and memDer of several German societies, -
The Memorial COMMITTEES oil the w. a. ~, IN
sess,"u Last night appointed a committee 20 adopt
sui able resolutions on his death. Ills luheTdl Will
take place on Tuesday afternoon 81.
Al the house 10 was stated mat ne
left home yesterday morning IN perfect healtn
apparently. and supper was awaiting his arrival
last evening when the tdings of his death we:e
received. lie leaves wife ana lonr cllidien, TWO
of whom are married and living IN Brooklyn.
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THE ARMY AND NAVY.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Orders have been
issued from the War Department directing Ave officers
who have been duty here in the Signal Service to
turn to their respective regiments follows Captain
W. II. Capp 10th Infantry June 30 relieved at his
requos Captain J. W. Powell 9th Infantry; First Lieu
tenant r. p Strong, 4th Artillery, and First Leutenant
@. A. Booth TIN Infantry, July ; and Captain $. NJ
Mills, 9th Artillery, September l..
The order detaching Lieutenant NJ. NJ. Macomb, 4ta
Artillery to duty at the Military Academy, West Point,
has been revoked and he has been ordered to join his
regiment June 80.
Naval Cadets John b. Jackson, George W. Lttlebales,
William H. Lesdbetter, John H. Barnard, John NJ Eli
colt and L. Enger have been detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered TO the Tennessee Philip j. RYAN.
Charles f. sweetng TO the Yantic John A. Jackson,
Charles +. Webster, Robert Mcclellan. Eustace C. Gas
cock, Frederick L. Chaplin and r. Barclay Ia the Ninsic
Harry George, William Aldrich, A. Keith william
KearsaRe g. Il. Mitchell Harvey C. Petit, r. II. Pail
bin William Wilson, X. L. Lerch. II. A. Woods b. Il.
Thurst0n L. H. GgnillIat, F. X. COyin, X. T. Frazier,
l.. u. Weeks, H. A. Field, w. T. Gray, W. C. Herbert, 4.
s. Hastead T. " TOrey G.. NJ. Won Schrader, George G.
Stout, A. B. Legare c. T. Brady, Z. ". Dyson, o. w.
Arrnisead g. W. Street, W. i. Dauah. T. A. w. Shock &.
p Eaton H. H. Batths. T. s. OLeary, James L. Palmer.
d. Greene and Harry A. Gillis 70 proceed home and
await orders Harry g. Leopold 10 the Yasc instead OF
o. Il. shallenberger to duty in the draugntlngroon
Bureau of steam Engineering; Lieutenant John DO"nes
and Lieutenant Henry AcCrea to the Colorado.
The United States ship Saratoga Is at POigkeep-
sic N ", where she will remain until the l3ta ln-
slant, when she viii saIl for Newport L. l.
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BASEBALL NIWs

About 1900 people witnessed yesterday the
second game at the Polo Grounds between The Buffalo
and New-York League nnes. s. NJ Decker again acted
Is umpire and his decisions caused much upfayorabe
comment The game opened in lively manner the
Buffalo nine securing FIVE before the home nine
went to the bat Richardson was the first man at the
bat and although Ward pitched the balls over the plate
the umpire would not call strikes. ana in consequence
Richardson was given his base on balls By an error by
Ward. O'Rourke, the next also got to nrst base
shaer struck out and but for the error Of Ward and
the umpire this would have retired the nine
without scoring. Brouthers however, made two.base
his which sent home Richardson and 0'Rourke. Lille
and Force also made safe hits, which added three
gums TO the The NewY0rk men made two runs In
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MISS RUSSELDS MISTY FLIGHT.
An ENGAGEMENT TO SING Al THE BIJoU OPERA
HOUSE BROKEN.

AZ ENGAGEMENT TO SING Al TIE BJoU OPERA
HOUSE BROKEN
report was circulated mt the theatres
Yesterday afternoon to the effect that Miss Russell and
nv Solomon had left tue steamer at quarantine and re-
turned TO tho city little Investigation proved the
conndlessness OF this report with which the name OF
w II Hamilton. the actor was connected rs having In
formed the captain OF the steamer as to the true Identity
and Mrs Solomon" Mr. Hamilton sailed on the
sane ship and Mr. Solomon owes him large sum OF
money and had been keeping ont Of hs way for many
weeks In addition 10 her contracts with MessrS Field.
~ Boston. aud Henderson, Of NcwYork, Miss Russell
mai also signed with Mr. Rce lessee OF the Bjou Gen
cral Barton who Is Mr.. Riees representative In New
York said yesterday; Though / have not actually
seeu the contract know that It exists, and that there
IL S. 900 penalty attached to in the event Of Miss
pnssels breaking IT, She would have had % pay tnat
anybow a, / am now onylnoed that Mr.. Henders0ns
contract Win her perfectly valid and unbreaAaoe She
wrote 10 begging 20 give nor cnanee 10 play AZ
the Bou where her 1rst success had been mace ana
assured us that she could settle matters WIN Hender
sgn Under these circumstances Mr. kce allowed her
To sign at her own risk.
In z pop " which Is being played az the Bjou a cho
rms of dudes enacted by yOung women mas lhtey been
Introduced Since the story OF tn Black Prince was
made public OF tho dudes Is careiDly gotten up TO
initiate the sable arl5toorat-walk, clothes ana color
being faithful copies.
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DESPERATE FIGHT NTH II PRISONER.

On Friday afternoon Detective Simmons of
the Hudeon River Railroad Police arrested Robert Har
ris who boarded train after robbipg John Paars
bakery In Eleventh-aye. James Ryan, OF Rondout !;
Thomas Fitzgerald OF No. 533 West Thirty and
Charles Werner who says that he has homo in this
city, attacked tae officer Werner fired nine pistol shots
at him while the other kept Werner supplied with
ammunition. Harris was taken TO the Forty-seyenth
Street Police Station and officers sent in pursuit
OF the others In West Fifty eghtbst Werner fired five
shots at O1cer Kear OF the Twenty second Precinct
Police. and was dubbed into submission. He and his
companions arrnigned ~ the Yorkyille Police
Court yesterday. Werner held IN $1,000 bail for bis
assault kear aud said he drunk and did not know
what he was doing lie was also held In $1,000 bail
for sssaulling Simmons, and Fitzgerald aud Ryan
held Ia 5000 bail eaob for aiding In the assault
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OPENING RACES AT CONVICTION.

CONVICTION, Ky, June 9.-The inaue ural
meeting OF the Latonia Jockey Club began to-day The
weather was clear and cool and the attendance oncour
Gg1ng and large fields OF horses in two of the four
races on the card rendered the sport interesting Leo
natus the Derby winner repeated his line performance
in that event by winning the Hindoo Stakes at a mile
and half He beat Drake Carter. who
beat Lord Raglan for second place Tho
time was 2:40I. The nrst race was one
of mile, for purse Of 500 MARYLAND was he winner,
in I:433 isrna B. second ord Cleaner thrd Eva
q won the Ciipsetta Stakes. with Mona second and Mir
yana third. Time Tor The FIVE furlOrgs, l044. The
selling race for "a pure of $500, for all ages mile and
"A quarter, had seven starters. Matte Rapture won,
with Little Joe second Mauitou third. Time, 200.
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the nrst Ewing made hit and scored on UoInors nt
for three bases. Conner scored on Caskns w 70 ic.
field In the second inning the visitors added two more
runs 10 their score OROurke and Sbaner naoe halo
hits and both scored BroutbeTss two-oase MT NC
New Yorks made only one In the second Mnine No
more runs were scored until the seventh pnlng wnen
the NewYork nine added two more runs 20 .nelr ~
In the eighth inning Caskins reached hrst Dsee on W
went 10 second Dorgans hit and scored Old an ~
IAe In the last inning the Buffalo nine sesuIeu ut
as run Brouthers got TO frat by forcing snaner OUT az
second He went TO second Whites bit ana scored on
an by Conner at first base In ther nan " d
ninth inning Ewing again made attree-base MI anu
scored an earned run on CoDnOrs hit summary Is -
follows:
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Joun nvwaru rasno went Them. ana the
friendship of Ross and the poet terminated only
with their lives. They finally parted ia
New-York just before Payne started foS
Tunis On his death-bed in Washing
ton, in 1866. John Ross gave a gentleman q
letter to Professor Henry. the Secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution, asking for the Howard
Payne manuscripts. which contained an interesting
account of many of the more eventfu scenes IN
Cherokee history. Payne had informed Ross Of the
existenc6 OF these uscrlpts and that they were
deposited In the Smithsonian Institution and had
authorized him 10 obtain them. They could not be
found, however although .diligent search was
made What became of the unpublished fragments
OF history is an interesting question which viii
probably never be solved.
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4 FArAL EFFORT TO BOARD 4 TRAIN

An unknown Italian laborer, about forty years
old. attempted to get uptown elevated rail
road train, in the Bowery, at Houston-st, late yes
terday afternoon The train had begun 10 move
before he reached the platform of the station. lie
caught hold of one of the closed gates of middle
car but the brakeman pushed him away and
warned him to keep clear OF the train. The windows
of the car were OPEN and the Italian who appeared
to be beside himself in his haste 10 get uptown at
tempted 10 crawl into the car through window
He got his head and shoulders in the window by
the time the car reached the northern end of the
platform. The speed of the train was RAPID by that
lime and the Italians legs struck violently against
the railing of the platform. With howl of dis
may the man let go his hold on the car window,
turned O somersaut in the air and fell head-frst
upon the sidewalk. HIS skull was crushed IN the
fan and he died while an ambulance was taking
hlm toward Belley ue Hospital.
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
NO COAL COMBINATION MADE,

A published dispatch from Philadelphia an
noupced Yesterday on the authority apparently OF Pres
dent Gowen Of the Philadelphia and Reading Kalroau,
that articles Of agreement absolute combination OF
the anthracite coal companies had been arrangeu'
that the Philadelphia and Reading the Central Oh New"
Jersey and the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
were already parties TO the agreement that the Lehg
Valley Railroad lad promised TO act In harmony win
them and the Pennsylvania Coal Company nad expreSseo
willingness TO enter the combination on reasonable
terms and that the Reading Jersey Central aud Lack
awanna companies IN consequence oil their cOnro Vi
more than one-haf of the entire ianthraclte coal Pro
ducton, would manage the combination
At the offices in this city Of the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western Railroad, the Delaware ana
Hudson Canal Company the Lehigh valley hauroau'
the Central Railroad OF Now-Jersey, the Lengh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company aud the PennsylVama
Coal Company 1t stated yesterday that the pun
shed dispatch was the first information on the subject
that the officers had received. The officers declared
with one accord that proposition OF TIE Kind mad
been discussed or suggested At the Office OF the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, which, 1t was stated had
given notice OF Its willingness to enter the combination
ON terms II said that no notice had been
sent that no reasonable terms had been ASKED
and that no proposal TO Join q combination
had been received or considered by tho company.
President Sloan the Lacwanna Railroad, was not at
his Office but his opposition TO combinations Is well
known The condition OF the coal trade ls neither
good nor bad" said officer OF one or tue eadns cOH-
panes "The ccmand about absOrDs tho restricted PRIV
dncon but the prospects, the rest OF the year are
not certain depression In the IRON TRADE anu tue
falling off in railroad building viii affect business every
mand will be governed largely by the condition Of manu-
featuring interests"
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RUNS SCORED BY INNINGS.

i
stTSGk 4 TST YS1s
Total left on b. Swcch Brout6ers
a RicSarSsc on ToS base H NswYOak o 22
bonbIe plays-Ward COnnor Ewing and Richardson anu
Brout6es Umpiro-s. NJ Decker Time OF game-one hour
and So minutes.
The Metropolitan nine went to Newark Yesterday and
played the first game with the Newark team Inc
new nine defeated the Nets much to me Vi
every The score by innings was as loiIoWs' .
NsSaTs ....S o
91tSsss. Gordon and Iyn'h '''0ner'
Providence, June 9-The Chicago nine played in
their old in their game here today with the FRO
violence nine The champ ions played an excellent game
throughout and finally won an easy victory py the aP
pended score:
Providence ................... S999SSS Gil
Base hits-Provldence. Il Chicago II. ErOrs-Proyi
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-As usual the home nine were
again defeated today The Cleveands outplayed the
Philadelphia nine at every point and won the game ny
the following score:
SS$:9s%$a. S,sr.. Nj.
depha III Cleveland, z
BOSTON, June 9-The Boston and Detroit League
mines played here to-day It wa: an unusually Sng heaS
The Bostonswon rather easy Victory ny tne ioho"e
score:
R Rs.5SIt' 9ld $50
Base hits-Detrot 16j Boston, g. ErTors-Detroit 4 )
Boston. 2.
PrrrsBURG June "a finely contested game was
played here to-day the Allegheny aud Eclipse
American Association mines. The game was not De
cided until the last inning had been played out Inc
ae follows:
ECLIPSE 1ipss;a;;.....--........-.--...SdSda 1888 as
''i Base hii.:Eciipse, ii; Xiegheny,s
krors-Eclipse. Ii Allegheny 3
PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-The Athletic nine were
"Chicagoed to-day for the first time this season
The ST. Louis nine did the best hodiDg-work. and won
tie game by the following score:
st ssg' .::::::::::::S
base hits-St Louis 4 : Athletic. 4.
Errors-sI Louis D Athletic. y.
BALTIMORE, June 9.-Another close and exciting
game the result OF the third meeting mere to-day
between the Baltimore and Columbus. Ainerl
can Association rivals Eleven innings were played
before the decided The score by innings
Is appended:
COLUMBUS. ........s...... o 2 o 3 0-lO
PRINCETON. " j., June 9.-The Domestic nine OF New
ark played the Princeton College nine here oday Inc
coegans outpayed their opponents at every point ana
won by the following score:
Domestic 80
Princeton. .-.................... L S-lS
READING Penn June 9-Thc Interstate championsh hip
game played here to-day between the Harrisburg and
Active mines was by the visitors, their opponents
falling secure single Following Is the score Oy
innings:
A hetiys ......... ... 90
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TELLING WHERE no FIND HIS BODY

George Hollender, a shipping clerk in j. l.:
Motifs iron works who lived in Northumberland
fortieth-st. between Third and Alexander-aves..
disappeared Friday morning after exhibiting
symptoms OF insanity. lie was tfty-fye years old
and had suffered from "a severe attack OF illness.
His wife died about eight months ago. Two or
three times within month he had said TO friends
that he wished to die AMI Oh one occasion he
threatened to commit suicide. Late yesterday
afternoon bis married daughter received a letter
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IN HEIRS SOIT AGAINST MR. DELANO.
NEARLY $4,000 CLAIMED FROM THE Ex-sEcRE
TARY
LEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuNE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l
CLEVELAND, Ohio June 9.-At Mount Vernon
to-day a case which has attracted wide attention
count OF the prominence OF the persons interested
concluded in the Common Pleas Court In
1850 the Hon. Columbus DclanO, ex-Secre-
tary of the Interior, dissolved law partnership
which had before existed with Mr. Samuel
Israel. Soon AFTER Mr. Deano was leaving for the
East he was handed by Samuel Elliott, administrator Of
the Davidson estate, parcel OF Illinois scrip, with the
request that he dispose of It to the best advantage in
New York. Mr.. Deano found that, according TO tho
state law, 1t was necessary to have the
scrip taken up and bonds Issued instead.
The face value Of the scrip was $1,000. and
II was worth about 55 cents the dollar Mr.. Deano
made the transfer ana had tho bonds made
out In hls name. The transaction was salts
factory to the several administrators, and one
OF them gave his receipt for 1900 being the principal
ana interest upon the claim Lucrea Tarry an heir TO
Davidson after brought suit for nearly
OO0 against Mr. Deano claiming that at the time OF
the settlement he had not paid the fuyaue ofthe bonds
The case was ably contested on each side and many
prominent lawyers interested In IL. Judge MoEl
roy the conclusion OF the arguments, took the case
under advisement
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GOOD SCORES AT CREEDMooR.

Cloudless skies and balmy winds greeted the
,neub r. OF the American no Team CreeduioOr yes.
teray The marksmen took advantage Of tAe favorable
condition of the weather and piled up high The
wind as usual was little troublesome. but not enough
10 interfere with good shooting. The team shot over
the 500 300 and 1,OO0.yari ranges only. Captain
Howard under whose direction the men shot said that
hev teoured more practice AZ the long ranges than
tho shoftor distances. The following is summary Of
he
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from him. written in jersey my ne psue ,A NJ q
farewell and said that his body would be founa N
the river To other members of the family ne se so
remembrances, but he did not give any reason lOl
WelanGar and H,s Sonnlsw. went to Police Head
quarters last night and said that they, were con,
Ynced that he had drowned h5mseif ue odpSs
ters sent ont general alarm fof search to be maze
for Mr. Hollender, in the hope that he might Do
found alfva
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CRICKET IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, June On the cricket game
to-day the oxford and Grrd clubs the latter won
with an inning spare. The score was ~ follows; OK
ford first inning 3D. second inning 26 Girard, first in
ming game between the Merton and Young America
clubs was unfinished. The when the stunps wcre
drawn was: Young America. fret inning 80, second
inning no. Mcrion first inning 80, second inning Z.
with tight ackeis down. The game will be continued
on
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The Civil Service
Commission to-day appointed the following additional
local examiners which completes the list OF local
boards:
Eew-York Custom House-John NJ Comstoek, OF the
Naval Office Nelson g. Williams add Henry ID. stan
wood OF the Collectors Office Cyrus A. Stevens OF the
veyors Office
Baltimore Custom HOuse-Henry r Forbert and
Thomas g. Pupmet, OF the Collectors Once; John Il.
Carter, of the Naval Office; JOHN r. feliman OF the
Appraisers Office and Charles L. Wilson, OF the Sur
vey Office
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BUTLER FINDS THE LOST BILLS.

BosroN, June 9.--The public bills that we're
.unno,ed TO have been stolen from the Governors
Office have been found. The relating to the ieWks
bury appropriation has been sent to the secretary oi
state as law without the Governors signature. WIS
the plymouth County Jail bill Will be sent lH1o :, "
House. where the veto OF II Is the table ~
said that full statement Of the finding OF the pis VIII
exonerate the Governors department.
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HIND AND RAIN STORM IN ILLINOIS.

SPRINGFIELD, H., June "a neavy "nio-
storm, accompanied by RAIN STRUCK 'i0 io.
.,,oua, nouses blowing down barns, fences, &C. aud
dc,pI much other damage No one was injured
Special dispatches to The state Register from Bluffs,
cnann JACKSONVILLE Berlin and other points along the
Lass evening that has fallen for years Tue
whoe country is flooded, and great damage was done 20
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THE LIBEL SUIT AGAINST BISHOP HARE.

PHILADELPHIA, June e.-Samuel u. nun
man. the missionary who obtained $4,000 veruio, -,
the New.York courts against Bishop Hare 10, . tSs
transferred his suit to the courts here to-day -,
purpose of having Judgment entered ana eA 60 IN
issued in this county Bishop Hare had no ep ssa,eat
New-York which could be levied upon Az Van Vora1
Upon certified copy Of the record from jugs '~
court decision Was reserved
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ROuts
MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

EAsToS, June 0.-Peter >. Mclasue' IL con-
tractor having obtained Judgment IN Warren and BUS
sex Counties OF NewJersey against the Pennsy wanna
slatington and New England Railroad Company TOT
$4,000 shert1 of sussex County advertlses 10 SOL
The road and equipments II that county ON August "
and the sheriff OF Warren County on August lO
PHILADELPHIA June 9.-prosdent GowenIs about W
make application 10 the New-York Stock Exchange 70
lis, nil tho bonds of the Reading Railroad Company in
clndng the later issues and second series or per
ea..t n.nliIntnd b midi. md dnfeIrch bonds