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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
TALKING ABOUT ELECTRIC MOTORS.
MR. EDISON IN DEFENCE or HIS CLAIMS As AGAINST
MIR. FfEIDs.

MIR. FIELDS.
Thomas A. Edison. the inventor, recently eh X
pressed his views freely 10 a TRIBUNE reporter III
regard TO the eectTo-d ynamic motor 10r, WIFI WIFI
stephen d. Field, nephew of cyrus w rlo'"f
some time ago obtained patent nc ol"i,i,o , Tl
the latter To priority of invention over INC
cf Mr. Edison and Dr. Sicmcns were recently AZ
lowed by n Patent Onicc decision. MT fic'u H1s
complained that. having pooled his patents WIN
thoseof MIR. Edison in the Electric RAILWAY Com,
many of The limited states Mr.. Edison, when asked
to allow him 10 take out his patents anu clo1c wv
Tho CONCERN gave HIM no satisiact0n, and MI
Field has declared that If his hands were not thus
tied he would at once apply the motor to the Forty
sccond-st branch of the Ncw-lOrk Elevated Eall-
road. on which the company had offered TO allow
the experiment to he made. Concerning TINS MI
Edison said: ,
MIR Field tried an experiment concerning the
use of electricity rs motor with an elevator, ana
he calls that applying the motor to railroad ana
SAYS that if II Will 90 up and down, ear VIII go
along on a track. ! have built n railroad tlr,e
miles long at Mcno Park, on which | ran at the
rate of fufty-tWO miles an hour with my electro
Rotor, and carried six or eight ireGht
cars 1t is real practical thing. | could not 20
on with IT because had not time. had too many
other things to attend to, especially in connection
with electrical lighting. Fields people were afraid
they would lose their patents and wanted TO con-
sOhdatc with me. The practical parts OF the IN.
Vcntion are mine. | consolidated with thcul ana
since then they have done nothing. had been
separate from them m this matter ! would nave
appealed the case and would have won II, nut HS
we were consolidated do not need to DO so; ana
now because did NOT defend he case. he wants 10
Withdraw hs patents from the pool am NOT
willing to let him withdraw alter having put my
invention i'm aud allowed him 10 get his decision.
lie cuuldn't have got II on any such nonsense aF
running an elevator am willing ne Should Apply
IT 70 the Elevated Railroad. II h' wants TO DO 80
he can have all the profits 80 far ~ avn concerned.
| guess all the others Interested would consent ia
have II introduced m this way. } am Keeping
pretty busy. am going into original experiment.
ing again. III get out new crop nl uiNohuoh7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
STATESMEN OUT OF Harness.

From me NsO York IIerdid AprN H. 1888.
While Mcs.r5 COnk'ng aud Blaine are doubtless en-
trcly sat SHED with private lfotho one practising Law
ana making fortune; tho other, having already made
fortune, writing history Of American poitcs-hcir
friends give frequent tokens Of anxiety To see those two
conspicuous men back IN public life 90, at least, the
public ntnrprcs the praises OF each IN their organs or Ia
Journals friendly 10 them.
No Justly blame this desire Of their followers
aud admirers these chiefs back IN the places ihey
50 long held "a political leaders Who with equal sk and
briancy marshaed their force, IN Congress and In con
vcntons We also would Ike 10 sec Mcssr3 Blaine and
Conkling back In public ie aud It Is worth while for
their friend TO consider the beat way Of accomplishing
this.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
WAS HE CLUBBEDf

George Sanders. age thirty-threc, Of No. 81
Frs-st. went into the FIlth Street Police station
head cut, and the blood flowing freely from the
wounds. He was under The influence of liquor. and
had been dubbed at Bowery and Flrst-sl. An ambu-
lance was summoned, aud he was taken 70 mo
Rellevuc IIospital. sanders said that he had been
drinking with friend. and that about o'clock his
friend left him, bit when he crossed the B9wery
called 70 HIM. Shortly after ne reJolued MS l'leud
q policeman accused him of robhing the man, and
when he denied the accusation the policeman
dubbed him.
Injuries yycro received i'm a notorious sporting
house. known ~ the Champions Rest" at
the BoWcry and Houstou-,t., ~ free hght.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
M Ui>TDOE TIE Dog


From The Iuff'I IrDrsfs.
There were two men nm Hamburg. just outsidc
the village Nho.r aru. ldoiucd. and qulrrcls over the
uc fence hld mIdc tham about as bad trends "a church
member. can consistently be- ono WAS She owner of a
coach dog one cf those harmless spotted dogs that never
rt wave of trouble roll across their p""cul breasts
The other owned mougrcl curthdt kind OF dog mat
hides I'm fence corner and as YOU drive 10y Jumps ont
suddenly under your uolss ic'i anu ahou Wl'e week
causes ruuiw9V and kocps mp tho sale seven shooters
ono dty the owner OF the coach dog was DRIVING INTO
town With hs canine uui'r tho wagon. souc ono h'd
stolen dog dav or Two n 'oi' Ho ne nag Jn" HoSyh
dog chniuci 90 the axle lie was moving along slowly
pa,t me noghbot'H house. tabuE 7qlnt meanwhile ai
the luc fence, when out Jumps W. u''Anu'l u"G '.u
scrtp hit dug tied up what dos the coNarlN eur do
but luwp ont and hci r the man could alg just about
chow The coach dof mi9 H'uHng' N,a,' lo" oWn'I o.,
the coach dog fora m'mh'r ia good standing oi church
with Htccpo ON 1t. wa ,Noo'dhSN Mronshl up'Nd an
was pctyc when lac went INTO the h"u'C that night he
r"ci To- - ,,n Wilson's wDcto IN no tiuc he cd
lot hu dog that had record of hrus able to clean out
Jn,t ~ the shnlca ~ evening nud settled hrmly on
Hamburg tho iatmor and his bulldog nlghod from no
INA ne that night ana the morning the farmer got
brush aud black paint aud ho ana such Job ON that dog
that YOU coudn have told at ten feet distance mat no
wasn't the twin brother OF the Coich dog When the
farmer got that dog painted You should hayo Witnessed
triumph at what ne called bis masterpiece, and II
pleased man never existed lhat night tue farmer
al chcd his horse put chain on the bulldog Ied the
t ,ne ,,eon sirtc 10 T,Ta IInmhurg II ws hapuy
party. Even the bulldog seemed unusually cOntenttd
For that kind OF dog slowly TIE farmer drove along
toward neighbours and "a he ncared he saw mo neigh
bor aud the nOngrel the front gate lie felt
GOOD that ~ he got with the gate he had almost
syd good evening when the eighber's cur seeing
what thougut was the coach dog chained under the
wagon, made rush m thar direction ana alghtcd on the
hds's back Talk Of Transformation The chan
that occurred the second the startling and
sudden that ever witnessed That bull dog Just gave
grunt, and Ia the time taken yOrate lambs caudal
appcndage had broken loose from that wagon ana closed
on that ours throat win tine gup %. wise. There was
no use trying to cali the dog of brd made up his mind
he had good thing and the sensible thing 10 keep
it, Half hour later when they'd pried his jaws open
with "a wagon stake the cuTs sput found to have
climbed the golden staircase that loads the canine here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
r1rrn OFF Llrms MISERIES.

A Young man. age about twcnty-onc, named
Rr,pdoi committed suicide by shooting himself
tnongh the head with revolver on saturday
night, at No. IO3 Slvth-st Rcndal, who Is an
and secured n room IN the boarding house of
Mrs. iiurchardt. at No. 103 SlXth-Si.
lie had been unable TO get work
and on saturday afternoon he went homo IN drs-
u0ndrut frame of mind. Yesterday afternoon, when
The ladlady went to his room, she found HIM lying
ON the floor IN pool OF blood which had come from
n bullet wound m hi, head. Tho weapon
with which he had taken his life lay on the iioor
beside him. Rcudal left letter addressed To Max
Setback No. % Biecckcr-st., bnt no such man could
be found nj the number iadicat ID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
THE prvoNIA AND HER CLEARANCE9.

Captain Young. OF the Anchor Line steamship Dc
vonia. raced 10 and fro GA the deck 3i the Si'Hm'
yostcrdty lie Was asked If he had bccn informed
that u. clearance would lac refused unless No-o'
Roscnalcln. the alleged paupcr omigraht, who cs-
cupcd from the vessel. SAILED WIN H. 49,.
don't know ANYTHING moro than have seen m
tbc papcrs tbisrnoruinr" he replied. 90 can't keep
n lookout Tor m, own sailors when they have a
mud to run away, aud how was 10 Keep ms man
Roscustein unless locked HIM mp; that had no
authority to do. / don't know where he can he
found now. II il q strange way those commission
crS nrc acting. Formerly people were wanted to
como 10 the country: now II seems chat mono but
cabin passengers are wanted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
AILENArING A HrsRNND,S AFFECTIONS.

An answer has been fled in the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn IN the suit brought by Mrs Sarah 81.
Harrison of No. % E0ducy-st., brooklyn against
Mrs FREDERICK WaTing a widow of LcXing ton
ave. recover $4,000 "a damages for
the alienation Of her husbands affections Mr.
harrison is a cousin of Mr.. Warue, who died leav-
ing an estate of 500 OOO. The complaint alleges
that after the latcr's death Mr.. Harrison became
intimate with Mrs. Waring, and frequently visited
her at her house. aud drove out with her to Central
Park in her carriage. II ischargcd that since March
1883. he lived IN Mrs Warnings house at intervals.
and Mrs Harrison found him there ut one time,
when a scene occurred. The answer Is general
denial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
LEMONADE TO ORDER.
ruE GROWTH OF SMALL INDUSTRY ~ INF LOWER
PART OF rUE cry.

lllI hl'N III VI = NNNiH ''i''.'' ~ ~ '''''
rARr oF ruE cry,
A vounr man who has been engaged i'm running
stocksn IN Wall street for large iitm 81 brokers,
was recently recalling the experiences of the lads
in his huAiucss IN the matter of luncheon. All that
thoy could afford was to stand at some corner nnd
eat sandwiches and pie pcddlcd by man ron
basket aud wash them down with tWu-ccnt gln,s
of Lemonade, dishcd out of bowl winch contained
one lunp of icc about three quarts OF water aud q
half dozen slices of lemon lald on top. Lately,
however THESE embryo inaucicrs have been able 10
indulge in the luxury of an ado usually made
for them 10 order. stand L. ai william ana wall
sts., under the protecting wing OF the custom
House. The contents CONSIST OF pies and cakes,
which do nOtlOok tempting; upon one chd lSa hugo
water cooler and ncaTit an immense prOl lemons,
a squeezsr and a large bowl OF powdered sugar.
The making OF the decOCtion ~ simple, consisting
of "A whole lemon to each glass and all the sugar "a
sweet tooth could wish Tor. SAID the young
broker:
This experience caused me 10 make journey in nv
old cam grounds and In that Indus ~ . no
iced great change indeed. In the ne shbo'h0od DE-,
tween Lberty-si: ana beav'rst. ana oalWtF ana
Pcarl-st, found no les, than tWehtythf lehon'Ie
stands al OF which de Il to ORDER and Of tie whole
number 3ny two kerr IL IN e bHss eds I've '
n Nas,au-t, three In roadway and three IN Broad
st.. use on warm DAYS average II 400 lemons day
while the entire twcntyt rec stands use, IS ea1y as
could get the figures, about 1000 lemons during 50 ID
From some figures obtained I tried 10 calculate the
profits, and give the r. suits:
I%%P S' Powdered 1SS sugar .
POO lemons average Do
Total 81 80
This would make about 800 glasses of lemonade NJ
five cents mahiu- the receipts somewhere III t'e region
So with expenditure OF only - 80 ms appears
10 be lucrative business, and IN this branch OF New
York trade competition seems to nave benefited Doti
parties the buyer and IN 5 Her
1t nav be thought that the customers consist only
of office boys aud District Telegraph messengers,
but stock Exchange members, men from the Pc
troleum Board the Custom House, business houses
and banks. frequently send after or 90 out for a
PLAN, egg, or soda lemonade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
NEWS FROV jHE SrBCRBS.
TEMPERANCE MATTERS N RAILWAY.

IEMIEhANN T. VI NJ I IahE ~ INNll w "
Railway. N.J. holds an anomalous position on
the temperance question. II hasa Temperance Re-
form uh of 300 members, and q total abstinence
ulcdgc list Of over 5000 ,gnatulc' i'm population
ol not much over twice that number But there ~
htilo disposition to vote the Prohibition ticket
manifest member of the Reform Club puts inc
number of votes which eX-tiOycrnor st. John VIII
receive At two; another at twenty-five. IN"
prcsidcut Of the club said 10 q TWDuNE reporter;
J. We do not believe in bImglup political questions
into our club. not even IN town cl"C-
non II IN just this feeling which
hls caused the split regarding the state
League organized NJ the Bond Brook Convcntion
inat week II iscNtrcncly doubtful If the club viii
rnttfy the work OF that convention and hccomr one
of the clubs OF tho League The question IL To he
dccldcd al q meeting to be held on ihursday oven
ng. and II i. predicted that the session viii hc \
stormy one. "a there are some staunch upholde" "i
The State League ia the club.
Yesterday afternoon u meeting was hold IN the
opcra house. \ special train from this city took a
number of well known temperance workers delcgi-
tions from WOODBRIDGE. Mctuchcn, Now-l'rnn.-
wick and Newark. Speeches were made 10y {. W.
linynton president OF the Woodbridge club j. H.
C;inhs. president of the Manhattan Temperance A.
socintion, William Leonard, George Babcock of
san Francisco. and Jonah NOntou of Newark. The
Rev. William PoliusOu preached before the club IN
thc evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
THE RIVAL STATEN ISLAND FERRIES.


Nh. White. the general ticket agent of the lndo-
peudCUt steamboat Company, was selling tickets
yesterday at the entrance TO Pier No. - North
River lie said;
We have set down about 5000 pa sengers 40 Far
q .. m, uut fore tie day the Luuhr viii
prob reach 5000 The people generally do 20 IuW
NAtie lukd a. New York yet, and those who n
the HABIT If gong 10 The leland sundays at first viii
palu J. 60 rom the old pcr The New York terminus
will be chang rue day To Pier No. Is luis Is
whct MI stiriLb boats used TO land wien tc ran the
90 siS en- Island ferry before he got control of the
Whitehall ST. pier our lat gIlar boat leaves here AZ
1850 -. No. bal shall probably We t. hd down an
extra bo Il al $50 OF 10 bring back the people those
interested ir tie dependent Steamboat Company are
mostly tug b ,at men, among whom pool was formed to
this cry.
The travel by the boats al the foot of Whitehall
st. was large al day. The Nor il Shore Ferry boats
were all on time. The steamboat MiddletOwn ran
hourly trips TO Bay Ridge. landing IN tho East
Shore slip Rangway was cut through the plllng
OF the Manhattan Beach pier. The number of pas
sengeTs by this line on Saturday was about 2, 600
and yesterday, up to 4l2 p. m, had reached =, $50.
Albert Messiah. jr., who was for many years bell
chimer of Trinity Church. is the ticket agent at this
pler lie sad at the travel was a &c Us II Lad
Been before tine change of management.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
STATE OF TIE BRICKLAYERY STRIKE.

There have been no particularly interesting devel-
opments in the strike Of the brlckaycrs of late.
The officers Of the Brlckayers Union say that they
are confident that the strike viii not last week
longer and that number of tho bosses
will surely yield to-day. The labOrers will
to-day begin to pay TO their men who are
on strike. They have appropriated $1,000 for that
purpose. Blackledge a. Go. have yielded and
thefr men, thirty brcklayers and twenty laborers
will return to work to-day. A communication has
been sent by ii: Batohors Union Offering al its
money, about $4,000, to the brickl9yers ana labor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
GERS also offered the contents of their treasury to

the strikers , D,,,,.,o,
Union yesterday morning and asked
financial aid The trainers said that they would
moi aid one of the divisions but would givo what
aid they could TO the Central Council. They could
not offer much aid as they have themselves 200
men out of work on account of the strike. Typo
graphical Union No. q has appropriated 12OO lor
thp stTikcrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
HONE Ne US.
PRnll\ENI ARRIVALS,

rim ArCpua HOfcI-Ex- Congressman Julius
C. Burrows OF Micu.an ..--.. CiTetdon Hotet-Antono
Batres. Minister FOR GuJt mali at washing on &C.
f9yL IIo'e'-Iirutruaut ". W. Griffin, Of tie 10. 1l
Artillery aud Lieutenant G.. f. Henderson, OF The eIth
Regiment, British Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
TROUBLE CAUSED BY SMALL POTATOES.

Dr. Henry o. Claus, of No. 1918 West Thirty
ninth-st.. has long employed Mary ViOhl as has
housckeeper. On Friday Dr. Claus found fish for
dinner with potatoes.
"Can you not give me larger potatoes than
these y sad the doctor 10 his housekeeper. lou
know that do not like small potatoes"
Miss ViOhlsad that she had done the best that
that she could for him. and if he did not like them
that he could leave them The weather was too
warm, she said, 20 bother over the cooking and,
anyway, he was n fussy old man.
great wrath from the table, and he jamined his hat
on his head slammed the front door otter him and
departed to the nearest beer Ihop de returned
about a. III. and renewed the quarrel. Ia
sosk Miss Yiohi by the throat and nearly strsnsled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
LNNG ISLAND.

JAMAICA-Coroncr Eycrtt, on Saturday evening
after taking the ante-mortem statement OF Fred
ericll Morch, who was stabbed ~ Queens on We'd
uc-day had Frederick Finger taken before the in
iuIed man. identified and arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

Charles 'Iottlcbcn, a German, age fifty, a machin
ist living in Ih0mPsOn-ayc., between Wood ide
and Winfield, Long Island, in an out-of -thc-way
place was found Yesterday lying dead on his stoop
In the front yard were chained Spitz dogs which
since Saturday morning had kept up an InCe>sant
barking. Tutrobcn had not been seen since Friday
bnt the ncghbors were afraid 10 90 near the
house on account of the dogs. John Horns,
however. summoned courage enough to
enter the ward and found the dead
body Of Tottiebcn with an empty .whskey bottle
in the hand. The face presented "A horrible appear
their sockets while the tongue protrudcd from the
mouth Tottleben accumulated considerable prop.
erty, and far as known had no relatives. lie had
been a confirmed druukard for three years; Coroner
White of Newtoyn. took charge Of the body. There
were no marks of violence the body aud the cor
oucr Is satisfied that whisky killed the man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
nm and flung IL at the doc

her She seized tea-cup and flung it at the doc
tor, striking HIM on the forehead: 1919.
Officer Gardner arrested Miss Viohl, and yester-
day morning after Justice Power. in the JEFFERSON
Market Police Court, had heard the whole case pa
tlently, he dismissed il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

4 porIor stove and life preseryer are two
import rclu.s ties IA cawpmee'hs QUINN 'ns suH'
mer-lB Baltimore American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sunrses 455 ses7.OS Neon sets 2:t7 Moons agsd% IL
WATER TO-DAY.
HH-sandy Hook, 535 Gov Island, GLIB Hell Gate. so2
PH-sandy Hook, 5j8 Gov Island, 6;3l Hell Gate. o2O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
Announce en- mrs

"RoUCHoN IrCH'-Curcs humors. cruptlonS,
riprwoll tett r. salt rhcum. fr0'rd ee'. chInlains
though ON Oorns Tor Corns. Buni'us LOO
Earl & Wilson's T. and " brand OF Mems
Collars and Cu11 are the best. sold svery"here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

PreCrip FROM DROWNING.
Charles Rurrhard. of SO. 512 Second-avc., while
swimming ina the East River. at he foot of Eighty
,cvcuth-st. yesterday morning wa, suddenly
aiken with cramps and sunk. Harley Curtis
plum ced in and rescued him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

Ditrict-Wt0W0N OIucV W14 asked l0.t cycninr
of Inspect 1r Byrocs arnlrung the District tttor.
ncys Office for alleged shortcomings i'm pro-ccuting
criminals. lie said: 9" vt present I prefer to saw
nothing Tomorrow ! Will probably prepare a
reply aud this vii hc given to thc press for publ.
cation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

The Nonh /. larnhlm ioFi. ~. iiS, Grand Army
Of the Republic. the original Ellsworth Euc
Xnuuycs will hold IL. frs reunion at Lion Par, ON
Thursday The feature of the occasion will he a
tableau which will embrace life ia the old fre do
partmcnt. with the vertlblo old roosc-nrrk en-
ginc+. Captain Jack WiIdoy figuring as chief of
the department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
rygAcrn y rNrNwrrr wnwrrrnv

Nrl III0n Vac NIIW M NJ. NV S000ul-Ivc.-
was arrested yesterday on the complaint If nr Iu-
go MAYER ot SO. "Bt Fast one hundred .nud. Gftl.
&c. for practising midwifery without q dponn OF
iccu.o She was taken 80 The Harlem Police Court
and tcmuudrd hv JUDGE German until this morning.
Whom the LAWYER t tho County Medical SocictvWili
he ON hand Ga conduct thc prosecutions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

stclmer March ,lr Mills newport ", - days vi
and steel rail, 10 order. vessel 10 Goo Hnlloy
btslfner Manhattan. stevens Noat Point va ahu 70
Scwt with mdsr nud paAson4crs 10 Old Dnininoh -
steamer rrydiin Olu. Parry Perrin hmD0y, III V''
Simpson. NptuCcG Young ,., -,
konr rIcro Kelly R1ckDort, NJ, 7dWs With spll
master vessel 10 John lCNla. .,, q,
hrIr Nellie starr -oule - John IN, 10 days with u
To ! 50 Ciecl vessel 10 = II Smith Co.
Hcht champion Bu Ferris, StJ0hu, Nh lOdiya VII
Dor go thalo, Talbot s. Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
nOl[EaIIN POETs.

ST KITS. Aug sailed steamer MurIel brI LooAc' A'O'
Barbados hence Tor New York. .,.- o.p,,oo
flr NtYS. NOra.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04

sailed steamer Dessoug. PhNadep''a v,.--t
NFyvORrr Am- &c edicd 81 amer D. o,'ll'
pa4srN-oill.i, At" 'i~l DAlg "i -''ll'-N' '0
"a sailed steamer Wand. rrr VI c-t.i, Cor
GAN SETON, Aug @-sdIod, sle"I''' -'c.''AO'N' ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-31
BAD RUMORS ABOUT GORDON.
REPORTED SURRENDER OF KHARTOUM

THE BRITISH GENERAL SAID TO HAVE BEEN
IMPRISONED.
CAIRO March 30.-A rumor is current that Cen
eral Gordon surrendered Khnrtoum some days ago
to the Shek representing FL Mahdi, and that three
days afterward he and his secretary. Colonel Stew
art, were arrested and imprisoned. The vice-con-
suls of France Greece and Austria were not
molested but they were forbidden to leave the
town. Sir Evelyn Barring, the British Minister
here. has sent a communication TO the Governor of
Berber insisting that he ascertain the true position
Of General Gordon.
soRTIE WITH THE REBELS.
LONDON, March 3O.--It is reported that on March
10 General Gordon made sortie from Khartoum
with 5000 melt, two guns, and squadron Of
Bash- Bazouk cavalry, accompanied by three
steamers on the river Tbe rebels were enconnt-
charged the Bash-BazOuks and put them to ight
causing panic among the infantry. who also ned
in great disorder General Gordon returned to
KhartOum Notwithstanding this check, lie de-
clares that KhartOum Is safe
A PRoTECTORATE DESIRED.
PARIS, March 3O.-The Gaalos says that Earl
Granville has asked the Powers TO assent to an
English protectorate over Egypt for five years,
on the basis of the maintenance of the nom
inal suzerainty OF the Sultan of Turkey, and
the observance of the international treaties,
England guaranteeingtO order Egypt to meet her
financial engagements. Austria has consented so
also have Germany anI Russia, under conditions
poses the English proposal, but will probably soon
give her assent.