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New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
TIE ATTACK UPON TIE VETERANS.
PROTEST OF THE 7TH REGIMENT AGAINST TIL
CIRCULAR.

CIRCULAR.
An emphatic protest against the circular
attacking the Veterans Of the National Guard was
made by the 9TH Regiment Veterans last night
They assembled in great force at the
7th Regiment Armory Col Locke w.
Winchester presided and presented the
report of the Committee of tho Board Of Management
setting forth that Of the members OF tho uniformed
battaons had taken their discharge from the regiment IN
order join IT. that 296 recruits have been added to the
regiment by them that 40 Of them were in the Army or
Navy during the war the Union; that 1856 served with
the regiment in the war; and that the wearing Of uni
form made the organization seryceable for any
public emergency The legal opinions Of Asa Bird Gard
ner and James c. Janeway were presented, declaring
that under the laws the State the Veteran Association
properly wore uniform and had military organization
Resolutions read by General Charles II. Roome, and
supported by him an address that evoked cheers
adopted expressing unabated attachment for the reg
mont promising every to promote ts welfare and
efficiency depored the efforts of individuals to disturb
the aectonatc relations OF the two bodies, gave assr
that the veterans would respond win aAcHy 10 the
calI Ot duty III Pnllc emergency, anu NoID1
Winchester and six members to be chosen by him com
mee with full power TO take such action "a will protect
the interests and rights OF the organization
william \. Darling, Jackson :. schultz and John H.
Gardner made stirring addresses extong the record OF
the veterans resolution offered by Bloomfield Brewer,
authorizing the Board Of Managers to forward the QD
ton7 rs N's o & i'm ~ r ,i1. ryioIs re.oans
Resolutions by Edward Kemp, calling for the appoint
OF committee tO investigate the charges that had
been made. We're Overwh helWingly dof"otod v,.,,. o
Tho Committee OF the Uniformed veteran Hatiaioh OF
the 93d Re egimcnt. National Guard, 0ppolnten 10 confer
with committee OF the board OF ohccls OF lne
23d Regiment, with a view to mnic1b!y arranging
difference growing out OF the attack upon the veterans
in the recent circular sued by division, brigade and
rcgiment3 commanders, will be ready to report In few
DAYS The committee consists of Major C. l.. Sotterce
Colonel T. o. HotchIss and r. Leeds Waters. Al the last
meeting Of the uniformed battalion II was stated that
Colonel Rodney G. Ward, cOmmandant OF the regiment
hal evprtssod his regret at having hastily sgued the cir
cular.
Company G., 22d Regiment, \. G., has adopted resolu-
t0ns approving the action o the Colonel Of thdt regiment
in signing the circular against the Uniformed Veteran
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
CRIMES AND CASUALrIEs-BY TELEGR1PH
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR MEN.

a BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR MEN
BRYANTs Pond, Me-. March S-The boiler those ex-
plOsOn killed four here yesterday had 11O pounds
Of steam on new domehead WAS being tested.
A POLYGAMIST TAKES FLIGHT
PROVIDENCE March S.GcOrge Holt. formerly a soldier
a Fort Adams and later aicyi constable OF Newport has
deserted wife and married again six months
In letter received by his wife to-day, Holt says that she
the fourth he married, aud that he had TO
20 OF he would soon be behind the bars
AN ARIZONA RAILROAD BAIDGE GONE.
CLINTON AIiz. March SIhe heavy rams for the past
fOryeght hours have sWccd the san Francisco River
such an extent that the iron suspension bridge the
Arizona and Mexico Railway has been carried away
causing loss OF $4,000.
A WORKMAN AssAUED BY MASKED MEN.
FALL RIVER March s.-Nilliam Lee, spinner al the
SagamOTe MIL severely beaten by masked men last
night while his way home from work secretary How,
ard the Spnnrrr Union days ago offered To SEND
him his home in Providence but Lee refused 10 20.
MCTINOUS SAILORS LOSE THEIR PAY.
BALTIMORE, March S.-Captain Greece, OF the ltanm
bark Tonic nine Of whose refused yesterday 10 90
duty sailed to-day for sapeO Sound. new crew Hns
shipped and the mutneers lost more than eighteen
months pay, which due them They are sill hge,
no steps having been taken against them for suDOTdpF
ton.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
OBITUARY.
DIR. p. W. MCDONNELL.

Information was sent to Police Headquarters
yesterday that DR. p. W. Mcdonnell, the oldest police
surgeon the department had died at his home, No ls
East F0rty-fourh-s, after illness OF many months
Dr. Mcdonnell nearly seventy years old. He ap
pointed police when Fernando Wood was Mayor
OF the city and commanded the police force Upon the
establishment the metropolitan system he left the de-
parlment Tor a short time, but he appointed
parOman and assigned surgical duty. He and Police
Surgeon Waterman the only surgeons in the depart
mcnt during the riots OF SG3. when the Municipal De-
paTlment was organized Dr. Mcdonnell reappOntod
surgeon and hc remained until his death in the district
which embraces the Nineteenth SubPrecnct and two of
the Police Court squads. lie had been unable perform
any active duty IN his district for about Il year.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
ONE POINT IN ARTHCRs FAVOR.

SIR: am the advocate of no particular can
didae for the Presidency knowing that the Republican
Convention will be TO nominate good man. But
is historical fact in favor OF President Arthur
for which II no has not been given sufficient
credit refer 10 his fidelity TO his party after he be-
came President He has not weakened 1t by trying TO
carve an Arthur party out OF the existing parties He
has worked earnestly and cordially with the men who
elected him Ofce in making and eXecutn such laws
10 deemed the best interests the country In
his noble fidelity 10 principle he stands alone among
Vice Presidents who have become Presidents. John
Tyler and Milard Fillmore made desperate efforts
secure reelection and succeeded by Of the Op-
pOsite party. What Andrew Johnson tried TO do Is so
III ern an event that IL need not be referred TO- The
Republican party strong he could not destroy
Chester A Arthur stands alone among Nice-Pre,idents
who have not sold themselves for Of political
pOttage. NOLNLY GREEN.
Neio- York Feb. -, 1854
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
Mr.. OBRJEVS CONFIDENCE.
SURE or BEING ELECTED CHAIRMAN BY NOT LESS
TIIAN so MAJORITY.


Jobp 7 O'Rrien. who WIS found in his Office
yesterday said to a TRIBUNE reporter AN not doing
any t,lng shall elected chairman Of iho commit
tee by 90 majority have canyassed the question very
carefully and closely, ard do not zee how It Is possible
under any circumstances that should have less tnah oV
majority"
"The figures given IN The World are not yours then p
have talked with reporter but yourself a gen
tleman from The World told that he had tried To ma
me- and not doing had fixed up some figures which ne
hoped would stand by"
After looking at the alleged interview Mr. OBrien cOD-
tiuued The committee will meet Tuesday night II
there is full attendance shall have 100 votes OUT ol
273 or 81 majority. 1t is not possible, however, that
there will be full neotng OF those who stay away the
propoion will be leas OF my friends than of oppo-
nents SO am certain to be elected as say by from 90
to 30 votes"
What was there in the story recently circulated that
President Arthur requested yOu to withdraw from the
contest the craftsmanship" /"
Not a word Of truth. He wouldn't interfere. He
wouldn't interfere if he mad the disposition know
that a number Of gentlemen have been to see him aDc
tried TO induce him to take some action OF that nd
How about a second committee if you are elected =
There's no foundation at all for that story. IT isn't
true at all that there would be separate committee.
know that positively Ih3t Story was staGlou d7 INi0
How do your friends regard the caucus action y
As settling my election cOncusVcY. see lndJ ooiO
b. Smith says In your paper this morning that II stleu
my defeat and would dishcarten my friends. lie must
know that is not am dead certain OF election -
Police Justice Patterson said: "Tbc election Of Mr
O'Brlcu is certain-bcyond question. know myself OF
three OBTien not out at the caucus mat VIII De
Out at the meeting TUESDAY night. hear Of others
United states istriciAttOmey Root, who attended te
Everett House conference al which Mr, Cooper was nou
natcd said: 81 think from the accounts OF the OIren
caucus there Is probability OF Mr.. COopaTs election as
chairman do not agree with all the criticisms OF Mt.
O'BIien. do not why II is not possible to nave
strong opinion 70 the selection OF chairman without
the necessity Of calling the opposing candidate olpro-
brous names do not however think II wi5e TO select
Mr. OBen at this time. have opposed hn before anu
do now, and have strong hopes or MI cooper :
a1a
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
NEWS IN LONDON.
Continued from First Page.

Of the the consolidation Of the great banking
houses OF Barnetts, H0ares, Hamburg, ana Lioyo
and Bosanquct, Salt, Harman, salt "hat
with Lloyds Banking Company The
usual Interpretation put upon this afuoh
is that these two private banks, which were at one me
the most nourshng In England, have recently been car
riei on ut loss. Tho first mentioned firm were the
bankers for Blakeway the absconding stock broker and
through him they incurred heavy losses Lloyds Com
pany as the result of the consolidation, will extend Its
capital to R5,OOO,O0O sterling. 1t will make no altera
ton ia its American agencies.
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
The Hon. f. Sandys, the well known sporting man, mas
engaged Edward Day trainer. Clifford, the jockey
sailed yesterday for Virginia, by the steamer Greece tax
ing with him the aged horse Charaxus and twoyearod
fly by Scottish Chief
ROMAN CATHOLIC MATTERS.
Catholic circles excited by the report that Dr. HERBERT
Vaughan, Bishop of salford has been appointed Coa9
tor TO Cardinal Manning with right Of succession. Ino
appointment meets with general approval among the
Catholic clergy Of England and Ireland.
special ceremonial celebrated to-day at the
American College I'm Rome in honor OF the memory OF
DR. Hosot late head Of tho College Lewis Richmond the
American Consul General, and all the leading members
of the American colony present.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
sICrssIONI-T AGITATION ~ DAKOTA.
FOREIGN NOTES

BRUssELs, March s.The Nord Russian organ referr-
ng to the Emperors speech to the German Reichstag,
says: The present moment Is most Opportune for a
general or partial disarmament The quiet OF Europe
affords practical basis for peace"
LONDON, March s.-1he betting Oh tho boatrace be
tween English George Bubear and Wallace
Ross of New Brunswick, which will occur Monday was
to-day to 1 IN favor OF Ross.
PARIS, March s.--A FrancO-Irish Anarchist named
Murphy has been sentenced to six months inprison-
mcnt and fined 1000 francs foradyOcang assassination
in the Socialist newspapers
PETERSBURG, Va March s.-Dr p. Wesley Young, Of
Granville County n c. is dead lie Of the most
prominent physicians and surgeons in North Carolina,
and widely known IN Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
OBITUARY NOTES.

CHICAGO, March S.-Edward Milliken, of the
"Jama" Company, now playing an engagement at
McVcker's Theatre and who enacted the part OF
Trac died yesterday Of heTmOrage of the lungs all
ment from which he suffering upon his arrival in
this city. The remains will be conveyed to Boston
BOSTON, March S.The Rev. DOrus Clarke, COngrega-
tonalis divine, dIed here to-day, age eghtyeight. He
was OF Puritan descent.
BALTIMORE, March Sister Mary Rose Lindsay Of the
Order Of the Visitation died last night at Mount de Sales
six miles from this city She entered the nOyitiae at
Georgetown d. In 1851 and was one OF the colony Of
sisters open tho Academy Of Mount dc Sales in 1852
She there took her last and has been teacher
IN the academy. Sister Mary Rose was niece OF the
WclknOwn Jesuit Father McElTOy.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
DRIVEY 70 SUICIDE BY GRIEF.

Christian Rathgeber, age thirty-thre the
proprietor Of small bakery at No. l15l First-aye com
mtted suicide last evening his home In the rear Of the
bakery His business prosperous and he had wife
and four children TO whom be devoted. The young
est child six months old. died yesterday morning and
Rathgeber became beside himself with GRIEF. While his
wife was Olt Of the house at p NJ. making arrange
mentsfor funeral Monday, he took the infants body
from the cradle and rocked Il in his arms The older
children went play I'm the street Suddenly they were
startled by pistol shot ana they found their father lying
dead ia the room where the infant had died He had shot
himself through the head with pistol Of large calibYe
When Mrs Rathgebcr returned she became seriously IN
ami wac conveyed 20 the house OF q neighbOr.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
DIu4GES SUFFERED BY RCFrs STORY.

The hearing in regard to the application Of
the Ncw-York Elevated Railroad 10 condemn the
easement Of Rufus story in Front ST. was continued
Yesterday ut the Office OF Commissioner Horace Eu-sol,
In the Equitable Building The counsel for the road
who were present were. David Dudley Field. Henry IL
Anderson. and Charles T. Baoerdort; ana for the lie
ftudant John T.. Parsons. After the petitioners hal
closed their case the defence took the testimony OF
Henry =. Martin Elias *. Herrick aud ". s. Drake.
All NJ tie witnesses stated that I'm their opinion the
property OF Mr.. story damaged 10 the extent Ot
81 ID per cent OF lts value, $4,000. Tho cOmmis
sloner- McsIrs RUSSELL Perkins Bud Clark Nsitod the
promises OF Mr. Story and mado careful inspection OF
the pro- ertY.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
MIR. SARGENT NOT TO RESIGN.

BERLIN, March S.-Mr Sargent has decided
not to resign He will submit the matter to the author-
ties at Washington.
The De,dsch Tage6IaH calls attention 70 what 1t l.
pleased to call Minister sargents Incompetence as
compared with his predecessors and says: We believe
that tho American Government ia ignoring the fact that
Minister Sargent has exposed himself 10 rdcue lie can
not remain al Berlin without affecting the relations 0i
America and Germany Ills stay will also be offensive to
the German, IN America
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
SPECIAL RATES TO THE WEST SHORE,

CHICAGO, March Sin reply To nOtlce from
the chairman Of the st. Louis local passenger committee
complaining that tho Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
pany were charging the passenger rate from st.
Louis to New-York via Chicago that the Eastern roads
out Of st. Louis quoting, and demanding that the
Chicago and Alton should increase its rate two dollars
General Passenger Agent Charlton OF the latter road has
prepared an answer in which he denies the jurisdiction OF
the Louis passenger agents The reply also declares
the Willingness OF the Chicago and Alton to limit these
tickets any way necessary to avoid danger OF their mis-
use The complaint made against the Chicago ana Aon
grew out Of on arrangement which 1t has with the West
Shore road for booking through passengers.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
A QUESTION or COAL RATES

PHILADELPHIA, March s.-Leadng operators
IN bmnOus coal state that the differences between tho
Pennsy Ivania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road companies in reference to freight rates have been
adjusted by the refusal Of the latter company TO accept
further orders q reduced rates Railroad officials are
retcent regard to the situation but say that contest
always arises he fore the spring rates Of tolls made
It stated that the Baltimore ana ONO Company made
contracts th shipment Of large quantity OF coal
from TIE Cumberland region to be delivered M this port
a, 80 S3 per which r. from - 10 p cents below
the cuIrent rateE charged FOR ClearleId coal
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
RESCUED From DROWYING.

While the ferry-boat America Of the Union
Perry Company's line her O'Clock trip from this
city Brooklyn yesterday cry Of "Man overheard"
was raised from the bow, and later form
struggling the water asern The tugboat Rescue
cued the man. who proved TO be william X. Butts, ago
twenty-eight, OF No. 40 East Thrtysixths, and
ployed "a a clerk in the First National Bank. lie
landed and taken the third subpecnct station house.
BROOKLYN, where stmulants were administered When
asked il he had Jumped from the boat, he said that ne
had not Later some OF his relatives came aud took him
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
LOSING MS TRAIN AND HIS GLASSES.

Az elderly man, evidently in great haste to
MI ar important engagement rushed up the steps Of the
Elevated road at PARK Place last evening. Train had
Jdst stopped he seized his ticket, and taking his eye
glsses oil hs raced for the second later and
tie glasses accompanied by the ticket caticred into
box, and the gatemau Jcrked the lever down yicousy
amid nd of splintering gla-s.
"Nhy, Dless my soul!" Clnculltcd the old gentlemen
I've dropped my glasses IN there"
Yes. noticed it" said the gnteman calmly.
The unhappy gared the uniformed spirit OF
evil Rs II he would Ike 10 commit murder. ana then
turned 10 gaze sadly AZ the Disappearing train
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
THE GRAIN SHORTS COVERING.
LARGE BUYING IN CmCAGo-SIGNs OF BULL
MARKET.
lBY TELEGRAPH 20 THE TRIBUSEl

lBY TELEGRAPH Po THE TRIBUNE
CHICAGO, March S.-TO-night corn for Nay
Is going at 81 cents, and wheat TO- the month al
07l4 cents. The shorts" are all much alarmed and
while some OF them cool enough 10 refrain from
scramblina their property. they all feel Ike doing t.
Jones and Rean, the big two " who for few months
past in the OF outside speculation have cut tre
mend0us figure about the wheat and corn pis filed the
rings with brokers to-day, and ordered them to buy all
they could The scalpcrs became aware OF the situation
and ran price up them The big to short Part of
the gossip f. that thcy ar short 200 900 bushels % corn
and half as much wheat. While the <o.ipers pat tho
figures unQucstl0nably high they ri int In b,ev
ing the pair heavily short is -1id that day two
ago Jones and Rean bought puts on 100000 bushels
of corn, Of Lnib0m, at 1jl2'r and tnen
pounded the market tp 3jisr, intending then
To put III, grain, believing that Lindo'om''
customers would ~ once sell ont and that the market
would 20 all to pieces under their pounding and Lind
blom selling Lindblom's customers took the corn, but
disappointed the maupuator. by not selling IT, Instead,
they kept buying To-day when Indhom began selling,
his principals had nearly 1900 600 bushels Of the grain,
and ., 100000 bushels OF it were sold at SIC.
The trading in grain to-day very heavy. There is
wide difference OF opinion 20 whether there is
any merit in the advance in wheat or
not The reports OF damage 80 crops are
Increasing but they always come IN az this ume 0 me
year. The CONSERVATIVE commission men arc dNL34int
customers buy There has they argue been an eight
There il likely 10 follow at least nyc cent
lOr long pull for profit Of more than ie" cents, or
a ealc FOR more than a quick turn. The men who are
,calpng this market for i've cents or getting all
the money.
There il likelihood OF cut in Fastbound freghts
next week fifteen per hundred. This j. about
nine cents per bushel on wheat to thc seaboad The
curb on wheBt 97s cents bid.
Corn IA gaining friends. although tho
shipments from the country and the receipts
here are both increasing II was going tonight at $500
SIC, aud strong. Last Thursday night it sold at
"a 7sc and didn't have friend. The receipts today
were 1862 cars 93 OF which graded. Corn il moro
OversOd than wheat and large share Of the selling has
been done recently and at low figures The big sellers Of
Yesterday and Thursday although active buyers to-day.
did by any Their lines ard the purchases
they did make were at loss The off grades were in good
shipping demand.
Provisions were steady with trading light May pork
closed at Sl7 90 There disposition TO sell snort
II is generally admitted that present holders can put
the figures where they choose and whatever the
theory OF the commission man, he does not advise
"shOrt selling" The packers appear 10 be playing the
market for a decline. There only 5000 hogs and
these poor quality The estimate for next week
is 10000.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
4 RECEPTION 70 Wou4N SUFFRAGISTS.

A reception was given last night at the Hotf-
man House by the NewYork state Woman Suffrage Assoc
citation 10 Mrs Abigail Scott Duniway OF Oregon,
Mrs May Wright Seweu, OF Indiana Mrs Eliza
beth Boynton Harbort, OF Illinois, and Mrs Helen
NJ Cougar. OF Indiana. Mrs. Lille Deveroux
Blake, president OF tho NowYOrk Association, intro
dnoed these Indies the company aud they aoh OF thom
made a short speech Among those who wero present
were exGoyernors John W. HOyt OF Wyoming, and A. O.
Gibbs of OrogOnj Louis f. Post, DR. Clemenoe r. LoEer
Mrs Mary seymour Howels, vi Albany, J. X H. Wilcox
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
A NEW TRUNK LINE OPENED.
rpv rrrvcp,pu tn THE TIIBtrNE.l

TOLEDO, March SIT is semi-oficially an
nounced here tonight that tho Delaware ana LacKa-
wanna and Wabash have effected an arrangement with
the Nickel Plate and thus secured for Themselves
an unbroken trunk line from the East to the West 1t Is
further announced by the authority that the new me
thus ated win begin at the cutting oi raIes
without limit The move brought about by me us
elimination against Toledo IN favor OF Chicago ny van
lerbt and will largely fostered by Toledo gram cap-
talists who are heart and soul In the movement
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
REFORMS DEMANDED In CUBA.

HAVANA, March S.-The various boards rep
repsentng commerce. agriculture and other Industries
throughout the island recently asked permission TO hold
mass meeting IN Havana, to effect union, and to ask
dnecy from the home government for certain exraord
nary reforms Captain General Castillo has refused
10 grant permission for the holding OF sch meeting
He considers the request incompatible with the rights
guaranteed by the constitution. He Will, however allOW
each board separately 10 make through the legitimate
any proper representation OF it's interests ana de
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

The arbitratiOn committee appointed to adjust
the accounts OF the NewYork, West Shore and Buffalo
Railway and the North River Construction Company,
which built IT, has made its report General Win5low
president OF the Construction Company, said yesterday
that statement that the committee had submitted s
report abb Outey false. II Is understood that the
committee has requested to bring its report down To
the time when the Construction Company delivered the
road 10 the West Shore Company.
Private dispatches fiOm Chicago received in this city
yesterday stated that al the meeting Of the Northwestern
Association, Friday, the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific the Chic2go, Milwaukee and ST. Paul and the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy companies agreed to sub
nit thc differences to arbitration hut that the Chicago
Northwestern and the Omaha companies refused to
aTbitTate question in dispute. The Northwestern,
which controls the Omaha road, represented at the
meeting and voted against the proposition.
OTTAWA, March S.-The Railway Committee have
passed the bill 70 msgamate the Credit Valley and the
Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway Companies.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
A CHECK TO THE wHISKEY BILL.


WAsHINGTON, March S.-The House to-day,
by vote OF 1877 to 15 refused to consider the Bonded
Whiskey bill number of Republicans and some Demo-
Gratis who voted in the affirmative did because they
desired 10 get the bill Committee Of the Whole ana
kill il by striking the enacting clause KepubhCan
member OF the WAYS and Means Committee said today
that only four members OF the committee are really IN
favor of the II likely therefore, tha the
check which the bill received to-day by no means 80
severe as il would have experienced h9d all who are Op
posed to II voted against its consideration.