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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
BARNUPS SHOB IN WINTER QUARTERS.

| TEN ACRES OF GROUND oCCUPIED-GErTING READY
FOR NEXT sEAsOS-A BABY SEAL.
Bridgeport Conn.,. is well known as the winter
home of F. T. Barnum's show, but by those who
have never visited Barnum, Bailey 81 Hutchinson's
Menagerie and Circus, in its winter quarters, no
conception Of it can be formed Ten acres OF
ground are occupied by buildings of all sorts from
car shops to monkey houses. For nine months in
the year the show is travelling and the natural
wear and tear is great thus the necessary repair
ing and the preparations for the next season makes
the three months of supposed ldleness full OF work
Everything is systematized. each department being
under the charge Of "a competent manager. Inc
seVenty-fOur cars. which are necessary 10
transport the show In its wanderlngs
the thirty-three chariots and the numerous
wagons and cages are taken 10 the shops and made
new again. Five of the chariOts are supplied with
machinery for raising and lowering them 70 the
height of twenty-slX feet The raising and lower
ing of these charlOts necessary for then TanspoT
taton on the cars They require extra care and al
teution in decorating. and theo cost ORIGINALLY
$4,000 each. Each chariot banq wagon ana cage
Is supplied with a new Canton flannel cover every
year. all made upon the place The 80 sets OF har-
ness and the other saddcry are also OF home manu-
facture as are the tents which cover ten acres OF
ground and Of which duplicates have 70 be kept al
ways on hand. large number of hands are kept
constantly AT work il tins and the other depart
ments.
Nj. Barqgm is enthusiasts i,t3n, in ,r,i re-
comprises thiIty-hve head. The elephants range
in Size from three feet in height TO the great Jumbo,
the pride of the place. lie eats seventy caves OF
bread four hundred pounds of hay and one bushel
of oats day. The only baby elephants born m
captivity are among the herd, and are two and four
years Old. 4 baby seal three months old. born on
the place is q curiosity which will make its bow 10
the public when the season opens. \ large building
is devoted 10 the stabllng Of horses, with ring IN
the centre, where many of the performers practice
daily and where the horses are put through their
PAGES that they may make no mistake when the
public performances take place. The entire NUM-
Der of hOTses employed is three hundred and nifty
harness, and there are one hundred ring animals
besides
he annual street parade in New-York will be
held on March 8, and the season will be opened at
Madison SQUARE Garden on March 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
THE COURTS.
TRANSFER OF UNEAPENDEp BALANCES.

Justice Donohue, of the Supreme Court, re-
served his decision yesterday the motion made IN
behalf John H. Bird to restrain the Board Of Appor-
tionment from transferring unexpended balances OF
1914 10 to pay clerks and accountants employed by
the Commissioners OF Accounts ia their Investigations OK
the expenditures the various departments OF the city
particularly In that OF Public Works. Mr. Bird brings this
action taxpayer urging that uneIpended balances
he transferred only city department to an
other, whereas the Commissioners of Accounts DO hot
have that relation the city. The proposed TO De
transferred OF balances from amounts appropriated 10
market cleaning and 10 contingent expenses In the Con-
trollers on Charles T. Miller the counsel for Mr.
Bird held that the statute provided for two Commission
ers OF Accounts only and that they not authorized
to deputze their authority to employ assistants The
payment ~ such work therefore, authorized or
provided for by statute Particularly there could be no
transfer OF moneys proposed to for the services
In question, and certainly the proposed payment could
not be made from uneXpended balances Of any other year
than the present one.
Corporation Counsel Andrews replied that the Commits
siOners had been acting In accordance with statutory
authority In their Investigations that the services OF
clerks and accountants and Incidental 10
the labOrs OF the Commissioners that the statute
authorized the transfer Of uneIpended balances and any
such transfer need be restricted to balances OF the
present year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
FAL4L DISPUTE OYER i MIYE.

THREE MIN KILLED-ONE MAN CHARGED WITH TEN
MURDERS.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Feb. 22.-A dispatch from
Bakers1ne Mitchell County. y. c. says that tragedy
occurred that place Monday in which three
were killed outright by neichhOrs with whom they had
become involved in a difficulty. Near Bakorsyile is a
INCA mine. and it, possession disputed by Edward
Ray together with another side, while three
men whose names were not learned claimed possession
ON the other side Ray aud h3 companion endeayored
70 drive the Otncr three away Ray and his com
ptui0ns shot tine three down killing them almost
Instantly. The two murIcrers Immediately fed, and
have nj since been heard from. Ray charged with
the murder. times previous to this last affair Of ten
men, The three killed all respectable citizens
% Mitchell County, =.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. %. 1894.
SOUTHERN DAKOTA AsA STbTE.-The Senate Committee
on Territories to-day agreed report bill providing for
the admission state OF that portion or Dakota south
OF the 46th parallel.
AMERICAN PORK IN GREECE.-Thc Department OF State
has received a telegram from Eugene Schuyler United
states Minister Greece saying that the prohibition OF
the importation Of pork from this country INTO Greece has
been abolished.
K DUCING FORCES AT NAVY YARDs-Secretary Chan
der has directed the cOmmandans Of the vaTOus navy
yards reduce the under the civil establishment
the yards the lowest working limit Oy the middle OF
March. account OF the decrease Of business
NEW TREASURY INsTRUCTONs.-The Treasury Depart
ment has received Letter from the Secretary or State
commenting that instruction he given 20 customs officers
admit entry IN certain without the giving
OF bond merchandise valued al less than 800 The re-
commentator has been approved, and customs officers
have been ordered to act accordingly.
FOREIGN CONTRACT LABoR.-In the House to-day bill
was reported TO prohibit the importation and mmra-
ton foreigners under contract 10 perform Labor IN the
United states
TFrE PLEUKO-P VErNoNIA BuL.-The Pleuro-Pneumonia
bin was debated in the House to-day, but action
taken.
HOUSE COMMITTEE on CENsUs.-The House Conmitteeon
Census was announced to-day follows; Mr. Cox. OF
New York Mr.. Oates Mr. Storm, Mr.. Buchanan, Mr..
Jones Texas Mr.. Kleuer, Mr. Phelps, Mr.. Stone, MI
Guentner, Mr. Nutting, Mr. Hit and Mr.. J. S. Wise.
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THE GENERAL MANUFA OTURINGLAW.


AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
lFRoH AN OCCAaONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Feb pa bill has passed the Senate
and is now in the hands Of the Committee on
Trades and Manufactures of the Assembly, which
provides for an important change in the general
manufacturing law, so called. This law was
originally passed in 1s4S under the title of IAN act
TO authorize tie formation of corporationsfO for manu-
featuring mining, mechanical or chemical pur-
poses" The pending bill amends the second
section of the original law amended in 1871, so
that it shall read as follows:
ANY corporation formed under the said act passed
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty eight
OF the acts amending extending the SAID act may
the pay ment OF any debt heretofore contracted "
IL In the business for which II Incorporated by
mort gazing all any part Of the real or personal
property OF such corporation; and every mortgage ~
made shall be a. valid TO all inents and purposes II
executed by individual owning such real OF peIoua'
property providing that the written assent or STOCK
holders owning AZ iedst ndjgTo OF tne CsplI SUE w
such corporation shall first be fled in the oce OF the
clerk OF the county where the mortgaged properly Is
situated.
The law as il now stands provides that the assent,
as above set forth Of stockholders owning at least
trohrs of the capital stock shall be necessary to
a valid mortgage.
1t is to be assumed that this bill will not become
a law unless the necessity for its passage is made
clear beyond a peradventure. The law as it now
stands NAV werk hardships in some instances. But
il is a grave question for conservative men 10
consider whether To pass the amendment proposed
would not all things considered, be "A step In the
wrong direction. 1t certainly would pave the way
to great changes in the management OF many cor
poratiOns. II might open the door to sharp practice
the freezing OUT of small share holders for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
INVESTIGATING GENERAL BoYNToN.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES s. GARFIELD AS TO THE
CHARGES OF MR.. KEEPER.

TESTIMONY OF CHARLES s. GARFIELD AS TO THE
CHARGES OF MR.. KEEPER.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-The Keifer BoyntOn
Investigating Committee resumed it's sessions this
ing Charles :. Garfield, Of Cleveland Ohio cousin OF
President Garfield, the first witness He had known
Boynton about year and half and Keifer about the
same length OF time He in Washington in the latter
part Of February, 1888 and present at converse
ton which took place somewhere about March between
BOynton, J. W. Elder, and he thought somebody else
He heard OF the conversation II in regard 10
some claim that Elder had which he wished 10 speak 70
BoyntOn about BoyntOn said that he had claim NM
self-the McGarrahan billiard any one who would not
hold of that bill would take hold Of bill or 600 or
600 said that he had been 10 see General heIf
about II and would do nothing with it, He said that
the Speaker would leave the chalr WuhouJ
either friends or money He eald that the McGarrahan
bill was large and any who would be OF assst-
ance would get nav IT, That the substance OF Inc
CONVEX alton which took place IN the west nall OF the
House OF Representatives. The date was about the MD
die VI the before Congress adjourned In answer 10
Mr. Ward the witness stated that he did net understand
Eovrton 10 say that he hM made representations TO
Kefer that there money 10 the bill for any one VINO
MIR Coleman asked that subpGnas be issued J. W
Elder W b. Moore. OF Buffalo; Henry Maddox, OF New
York; A. :. Works, Of Washington A. g. smith, OF
Washn gtOn Thomas II. Gardner of Washington, ana W.
b. Green, Of Rockville. The testimony which would pe
given by these witnesses Of such nature that the
Investigation ought 10 he concluded on the part OF
Mr. Keller until il could he placed before the committee
II The committee would give him one week ne pedged
himself that no further continuance would be asked 1Or
The committee adjourned until Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
OTER-zEAL OF 4 TEMPERANCE SPEAKER

At a. recent meeting of the Suffolk County Tenn
perance Society, at Worthwhile, L. l., J. Morrison
Raynor referred to the Rev. Max Frankel, of the
German Evangelical Church in Greenport, in words
that were understood to imply that the minister
was a drunkard. Mr. Franke was in Brooklyn
visiting his sick mother when the
meeting was held. When he returned TO
Greenport and heard of the charge against him, a
meeting of the church was held and resolutions
were adopted denying the attack by the temper
ance advocate. The resolutions were then pub
lshed IN a circular and sent to al the stores in
GreenpOrt and other villages suit for $40 900
for libel was threatened by the minister, and Mr..
RayuOr under oath made retractiOn of all
the charges against him. f. T.. Reeve, of
Riverhead is the secretary of the Temper
ance Association and he published Mr.. RaynOrs
address On Friday Mr. Frankel began libel suit
against him for = o 600. and Mr. Reeve has written
the clergyman a letter begging his forgiveness for
his part III the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
FREIGHT RATES OF A RAILROAD.

A motion was argued before Judge Freedman,
in the superior Court yesterday for the opening Of the
default taken by the New-YOrk Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company in suit brought against rby
J. f. A Moore, milk dealer OF Duchess County Mr.
Moore complains that the company has refused to carry
his milk to this city except the rates prevailing before
a reduction rom - 10 80 cents a recommended
ny the Railroad Commissioners He declares that there
fore he has been compelled to ship his milk from
Duchess Junction by crcuitOus route moth by the
Newburg Dutchess and Connecticut road and thence by
the Harlem road TO this city Mr.. Moore brought suit
70 compel the Central Railroad Company TO carry his
milk at reasonable rates He not ready when the
10 trial and a'defaut taken. Yesterday
II. II. Anderson in behalf OF the company, while .o,
posing the opening OF the default urged that the abroad
company had perfect right establish ito freight
rates provided they reasOnabe and that the court
would be taking from the company the control 0 s own
road by determining what rates were reasonable
Chares Meyer for Mr.. Moore declared that the company
prevented by legislative enactuents rom imposing
unreasOnably high charges, and that court OF equity
conld determine the nature OF charges in this regard
Judge Freedman reserved his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24

weather bright andpvste cables duh II getting
along toward the time for another CROP and barring acct
dents the further aODg the bears get with this big stock
here the better chance they have for getting
the figures down; but the worst month for
winter wheat is yet to he passed. The accidents
may pan out yet and the traders betting on them be
winners after all. MAY wheat closed at 977sc.
II was great wonder that corn dropped too. The
May option. after touching $50, closed at 5s The
trading was dun The scalpers monOpolized the pitt
breaking the price the weakness OF wheat and easily
advancing 1t little by small purchases The receipts
1867 cars) were small for two days and the grading
showed the grain TO be OF poor quality.
II ia expected by the believers in higher
prices that when the soft weather OF mouth in
the roads In the States will become impossible and
the receipts viii then be small indeed, at this point
Corn still has frendtOO many friends the professional
operators say Some OF these declare themselves bears
on the score that the country being buish" and the
country being always wrong there safer thing do
than TO sell It begins to look, however, II the
crowd getting Of the bulish side OF Every
body becoming conservative except Lndblom and
his partners who still talk fOrtyfve cent May corn The
season began with people Of the opinion that there
scarcely kernel Of the grain left anywhere Ihe
fellows who the January squeeze found that thers
little OF il ia the country They rst had II that the
farmers from the Top 10 the bottom OF the corn oe were
scraDng out their last years bins and picking loose
grains out OK the old hooks and crannes of their ware
after bitter experience that there must have been
grading has become bad, not than Onethrd good
II last winter and the stories OF the damage are
being partly verified. Naturally the grading ought To
have improved, actually It has become much worse
THAT the conservative bears have modified their figures
land the conservative bulls have their side become
little less extravagant. In other words there are fewer
eightycent fortycent prophets The best people
here believe at present prices purchase for Two or
three cents.
The traders who were gleefuly declaring week ago
that the pork deal busted" gleeful to-
night May pork touched SIS 80 to-day aud closed at
SIS 30 Lard SO aud closed 80 92l2. TiUee-quar-
eTs III no al
inside say too that provisions TOO HIGH on the
OF meat alone and that the pressure by the manpu
atOn yet to he felt The receipts OF hogs during the
week small tonly 90 $685. less than those OF
the week before and the shipments East we're large eav
ing for packers. II figured that the shortage
in hogs this part Of the winter this year Will be
about 52J, 900 head compared with last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
ELEVATED TRAINS MAKE FURE AIR.

EI-Judge Horace Russell, Hosea Is. Perkins,
and William c. Church met in the Equitable Building
yesterday a. commissioners TO take testimony and de
termine the damages done TO the property OF Rufus
story. Nos. and Front st.. by the elevated railroad
structure. In reply TO questions by David Dudley
Field General Manager Hahn said thar the passing OF the
trains acted like am made a current which purified
air; light obstructed only while tie trains were
passing; Pickering Of Hight caused by this Mr..
Hahn said thar the cars in motion formed vacuum
which air rushed I'm 10 nil up; by this means oul air
along the line would dl=p aced by pure air. John f.
Parsons the counsel for Mr. story, asked what would
happen il the air all around FOUL and then he
wished 10 know whether not Mr. Ham would like an
elevated railroad structure in front ~ MS own house
Mr. Hahn thought tia. would De good thing In mid
summer Robert l. sloan. the CHIEF engineer or the
company, stated that tho shortest distance from the
property TO the road was eleven feet eleven and haI
inches.
The hearing was adjourned until next saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
4 SW1NDLER IN ANTIQUITIES.

Collector Robertson received word yesterday of
the arrest in Baltimore Of William J. Lee, who is
accused OF swindlIng. In the early part of this
month Lee went 10 President Charles PiccirIllo Of
Woodstock College Maryland and represented
that he had collection of South American an
tiquities which were detained IN New-York for
duty He wanted only II 80 10 secure the release
Of the goods. lie asserted that he member If
the Smit hsOuiau Institution and had authority from
Professor Baslcr OF south America, 10 sell the an
Equities. Professor PiCcTillO did not give the man
ANYTHING. but wrote TO this city regarding hun.
Leeatterward made similarrepresen to an H.
stitution OF learning ~ Bal timore. The police found
in hIs baggage. after he had been arrested. the adj
dresses OF all the leading colleges and institutions
IN In LII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
THE BONDED wHIsKEY PERIOD.
A BILL FOR ITS EXTENSION REPORTED FAvORABLY
TO TIE HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Representative Nor
rson to-day favorably reported TO the House from the
Ways and Means Committee bill orthe extension Of the
bonded whiskey period for two Novote was taken
on the bill in the committee. Mr. Morrison says how
ever action Of the committee not unanimous 1t
believed that minority report viii be made In the
report Mr. Morrison says THE Committee or ways ana
Means having considered the subject Of extending time
for the payment of the distilled spirits now In
warehouse beg leave report that the production of dis
titled spirits in the United states las become larger than
demanded by the market The taxes are the largest paid
by any domestic industry. II suffers in common with
other industries from the present depression OF trade
The burden from which t chiefly suffers is that directly
imposed by the Government. It's relief would p0oapiy
prevent serious disaster aud bankruptcy not only TO the
interest ITSELF associate business interests ms
hill proposes relieve any liability for taxes now I'M
posed By law bat simply postpone their payment Tor
period not exceeding two years, on condition OF urthe
security and of the payment OF interest on the postponed
the highest rate tO INTEREST," PAID Dy the GOFen-
O Of its debt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
4 WooL GRoWERy CONTENTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa call has been issued
for National congress growers OF the United
States the Grand Pacific Hotel Ia Chicago
May T. The cal says that the leading objects of the
yeutou Will he the adoption OF calculated 70
Disseminate correct information relating to the magu
tude. and Importance OF sheep husbandry; 70
effect such AN organization throughout the Union viii
enable the Jck-nasers exercise through the ballot
influence and power which belong 20 their
and the interests they represents 10 obtain for them
business hereafter that consideration and
pect in the halls Of Congress that justly mei1ed
ana thereby to II possible such reasonable Just
and equal protection may be awarded TO other great
and equally important Industries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXA.uINATIONS

ALBANY, Feb. 23.-The Civil Service Com
mission has decided TO hold examination OF applicants
positions In the Cvu service In the state on the same
day III brooklyn, New-YOrk, Albany, Utica Watertown.
Syracuse Rochester Buffalo, Emira Ithaca Plattsburg
and Kingston, The examinations Will be held "a soon az
applications sent 10 the Commissioners al Ibanv and
applicants should state at which OF the above places
they desire examined F4"~N'
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DOWN on WHEAE.
THE CHICAGO BULLS sELLING-CoRN GOOD 70 Buy
--THE POLK DEAL.
by TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE.l

'-IHE POLK DEAL.
by TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBuNE.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-All the old bulls, Baker,
Hobbs Comstock and others sellers Of wheat to
day The crowd has turned bearsh Most Of the little
traders tonight are lot two. The feeling To-
night Is desparug aud the eight cent fellows are carry
ing everything The situation Of fortnight ago Is exactly
reversed Then everybody bullsh at lO2l2 To-
night everybody bearish at 97 There are Just few
commission men who are teegaphlng away tonight TO
The advice is 10 buy and the from
the surplus IL now has, should 60 cent lower, % buy
little more There are commission men who advised
sales al IO2La The trading Ia wheat today was heavy,
aud although the movement IN prices was all one way,
the ecapers were active The May option opened at 39ls
and AZ this figure good deal OF long grain
sale. 0sas there sis nore aud a. the dres
were lowered more aud long property came out
and helped 70 weaken The feeling. The biggest sellers
tAe noOrtrad-Ts who been hoping for IN advance
croI-scars floods and other disasters which usu-
ally act a. bush Influences; but the accidents eounteh
on did not come The people wh0 have codried on arc-
deIts this year have beea left" night a.oag. Tie
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lie hearing was adjourned until next saturday.
RIVAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES CLAIMS.

Justice Lawrence, of the Supreme Court,
transferred yesterday the United states Circuit Court
the Of the Western Union against the National and
the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph companies and the
New-York West shore and Buffalo Railroad Company.
The Western Union lays claim TO the exclusive eight "
constructing and operating telegraph lines along the line
OF the defendant railroad company The defendant tee
graph companies deny this right. and the National Tee-
graph Company its rgut 10 the privilege
claimed by the Western Union Company. temporary
Injunction restraining the National and the Baltimore
and Ohio companies from erecting telegraph line along
the West road has been obtained BY the Western
Union Tho granted the petition Or the
defending railroad companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
STRIKERS RETURNING TO WoRK

READING Feb. 22-The Reading Hardware Company.
whose l25 nOuders have been standing out six wees.
against 10 per reduction announce todav tho,
they VIII resume In few days by Introducing rnopdtng
machines by which one man and an inexperienced has
can do The work Of three fun hands wy
The Reading Iron Work and sheet mill which bar.
been closed for six weeks by the bursting of nv wb
resume work Monday. - 0'4