New-York tribune., 1884-01-23
GOOD sLEIGHING AND SKATING.

shalI Tot try 70 stop them. So far as know, the
demand for small houses here is greater thah ever
GOOD SLEIGHING AND SKATING. 8
A RACE POSTPONED AND THE STAKES RAIsED-lcE
IN THE RIVERS AND BAY.
Genial Gabriel Case yesterday scattered his
broad smiles without fear, favor among among
his guests. From the midst of wilder
ness of Camhric flashed single diamond
his hat had the satisfied tip which he alone g
knows how to give il, and he was prepared for
the race which was to be trotted from Arcularlus,S
house on the hill TO ms own cosy inn, between o.
Charhck's Glover and II. b. Whitehead's Crown,
point Maid, best two ont of three for $500. But
"Gabe" and his guests were fated to be dlsaP-
the coming of Johnny" Murphy from Ken
lucky, where at present he is casting knowing
gangss on next ,oTnr summers tfSd bs $500 would
never be won by either of the racers But oen ed11
Mr.. Charlck "Tu raise the stakes 10 'oOo, w.
Taken" said Mr. Whitehead And so the race, race
the South. The news that the race "Go . on ttend
few daye had cousid derahle influence on tno N mn
9aneraIlv could not resist the temptation OF the
Smooth reads glstening beneath the cloudless sun
and as hard beneath the horses lledu ds 'Ho pave
Among the sleghers who passed ''Gabe,'s" house
were John Murphy behind his horse John MarTeur'
Samuel ike and his bay gelding ihoniasi T.; a.
Holden. with the roam mare Jessie; Matthew klley,
with his famous bay team; }. J, Quinn and tne
mare Nellie QuInn Alley Bonner ana Inc graGWi- II
b. pike, with the frisky Deacon; Ned" stokes,
with BelIfower and Lyman; Ford Clark, with KITTY
s., aud lsidOre COhnfeld behind his team MAKO
On every pond within the city limits where there
is space enough for the skater to fall there was
crowd of gliding laughing, hustling figures, when
told of the universal love for skating. On Harlem
Mere the ice is nearly two feet thick and has be-
come the ideal of a skating pond beneath the planes
of the park employees. Nearly 10000 persons VISITED
il Yesterday The surface of the large lake In Cen,
trail Park was cut up by $4,000 more. who declared
that this season had offered more opportunities ior
skaters to enjoy themselves thau any for many
wears. The park-keepers are kept busy from am;
when the lakes given over to the Skaters untll
p. m., when skating becomes recollection ior the
The accumulation of ice in the ferry slips was so
great as materially TO interfere with regular terry
travel Large fields of ice also 1oated in the Bay,
but il was so thoroughly broken up as oobstruct
the passage of the larger boats. At a. m. the ice
in the East River was so massed on the New: YORK
shore that one of the Fulton Ferry boats in at;
tempting to enter missed the slip and was iammed
broadsde across it, She was held thcIe for nearly
two hours her engines being unable to overcome
the weight of the ice. When she finally started on
the return trip her cabins wero filled with angry
passengers
LIVERPOOL MERCHANT FOUND DEAD.
The dead body of a man about six feet in height,
of heavy build, and apparently beyond middle age,
was found at 6 a. ID. yesterday at the bottom OF
basement of the produce shop of Edward Duffy, at
No $50 Hudson-st The body was taken to the
Charles Street Police Station. Edward Strugnell,
of No. GAG Hudson-st., said that he had seen the
dead man for few moments the night before with
Rlake Foster second officer of the steamship
Arizona, and that the man appeared to be
intoxicated then. Mr.. Foster was sent for
that of John fraser a well-to-do lumber dealer of
Liverpool who arrived in the city on the Arizona on
Monday morning. The body was removed to Coro-
ner Kennedy's undertaking shop in Pearlst. No
marks of violence were found upon IN. In the
pockets of the dark CASHMERE snt which Mr. Fraser
wOre were letters to him from lumber merchants
and other business men in different parts OF this
State pair of gold bowed eve glasses silverwatch
and gold chain several small articles OF different
kinds and a card which showed that his place of
business was No. II Market Grove, Bootle, Liver
pool. Only three small English silver coins were
found. An autopsy will be held this morning.
Mr.. Foster said to RiBUNE reporter yesterday
afternoon: Mr. Fraser leaves wife but no children,
in BoOtle, suburb of Liverpool. have known him
by sight for many years He had good business
lumber lie was q heavy drinker and had been
drinking enough Yesterday before and after
landed to make him noisy. The puTser ordered that
no moro liquor be sold to him. He was not so drunk
that he could not take care of himself when we
went out walking together in the evening. We
walked up IIudsOn-st. and about o'clock we met
young StTugnell. ! said that | would 90 home with
Strugnel and Fraser said that he would 20 to visit
some friends. We parted and that the last saw
of him. He had considerable gold with him. don't
think he was robbed before he was found. Mr..
Fraser was sixty-twO years old. can't form de-
cided opinion whether he fell down the steps and
broke his neck or went 70 sleep and was frozen 70
DEATH but am inclined to the former belief