New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-27
NETWORK CITY.

the season TO Albany To-Day III p' Ih'
The prizes offered by The Nelo- York SportsmGn
for the most successful jockey have been given to
James Mclaughlin, the famous rider for the Dwyer
stable.
The Washington Club. of which, Colonel
William r. Roberts is president, has leased the
house No 146 Fifth-ave. and will take possession
in two weeks.
match for $500 has been made between
Duncan c. Ross the noted Western wrestler IA anu
Matsada SorakichI, the japanese champion 1heS
will wrestle in Cleveland on April Z.
f. G. Blackford of Fulton Market, received the
first North River shad of the season yesterday ~
was caught by Is. r. tlsher' Oh heSPor'' anu
weighed four pounds.
ADOLPH HUBINETs DEPARTURE.
Adolph Hubinet, of the champagne firm 'oi POM
merry & GenO, sailed for home by the French
steamer Canada Yesterday. lie has been over thls
conntr from Maine to Florida and from NeW-lork
to San Francisco.
DEATH DUE TO A STAB WOUND:
The inquest in the case OF William Ryan, NM .n9
died at ST Vincents Hospital on March 81 resulted
Yesterday in a verdict that his death was caused
by q stab inflicted with a shoemakers KNIFE III Tue
hands of Henry Often
END OF THE ROSE EXHIBITION.
large part of Mr. Klunder's exhibition of roses
and other flowers and plants were SOLD yesterui.y
and large boxes of the flowers remaining WERE senS
TO various hospitals Mr. Kunder is greatly pleased
with the results of the exhibition.
TAKING HIS LIFE BY POISON.
The dead body of S. Schwab, age thiTty-elght,
was found in room at the Carleton House, at
He is supposed to have committed snclde ny
poison. He was a Bavarian, and he leaves VIE
and three children.
DAMAGED BY COLLISION.
The steamer Edith Golden, which arrived yester-
day was run into by an unknown schooner OH the
jersey coast on Thursday night, and haa ABOUT
thirty feet of her rail and some OF ner rigging oh
away. The schooner lost her fore-riggng but de-
clined assistance.
THE ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY TO BLAME.
The COroner's jury in the case of John HednDTerg
who was run over by locom9tiye on on Ino
censured the company for not lnstructlng It's eneJ
neers to blow whistle when the trains are APP
preaching any part of the track that Is undergoing
repairs
AN ENGLISH HORSE AND HIS JOCKEY. -,
Cbaraxus an English racer, belonging 10 the
Hon. Mr.. Sands brother of an English peer arrived
in New-York the steamer Greece, OF the Natlonal
Line Yesterday, in charge of his trainer, EDWARD
Day a brother of the famous Yorkshire trainers,
John and William Day. The owner came WIN MS
horse. and brought with hun an Engilsh Jockey,
Edward Clifford.
IRISH HARP FESTIVAL.
Miss Maud Morgan will play on the harp seiecI,
tions from ancient Irish melodies at the muslcai
festival and Seanachas of the Society for the Preser
walton of the Irish Language III Stelnway ana
Irving halls on Easter nesdaH , Hp and f tRc 6d
time Seanachas will hold carnival In Irving Han
PAII-BEARERs AT MIR. FOGG's FUNERAL. -,
The pall-bcarers at Mr. Fogg's funeral to-day viii
be William N. Evars, James A. Roosevelt, james
NJ. Brown. Henry b. Hyde, John Jay, Cyrus v.
Field George u. Morgan. +. s. Jaifray, d. +. Apple
ton. George Bliss. Eugene Kelly, and Josiah NJ.
Iiske. Populations from the On IN, League Cluo
and the Chamber of Commerce will be present.
CHARGED WITH SELLING OLEoMARGARINE.
James w, Culver, an attorney at No. 40 Broad
| way, who lives at No. $50 Dean-st., Brooklyn' IN
! the TOmhs Police Court made cOmplant yeSlef-
dav against Frank A. Woilensak, butter dealer at
Fulton Market, for selling Demonstrating instead OF
| the best dairy butter which was ordered ana pau
for. The case was adjourned until to-day
nv HE COMMISSIONERS.
At a meeting of tho Fire commissioners, yester-
day Mr.. PurrOy offered resolutions, when were
! adopted to test onr-wheeled tender 70 carry
! 900 feet OF 81 inch rubber hose, a roller for
raising hose 10 the roofs of houses, and frame
watch-tower for exercising with scaling ladders,
and to have hydrsnts painted red
TWO THEORIES OF THE PYRAMIDS.
meeting of the New-YOrk and New-Jersey
Auxiliary Society of the International Institute
for the Preservation and Perfection of Weights and
Measures was held in Cooper Union, Room No q,
| last evening Jacob NJ. Clark presided. Lieuten-
ant c. A. l.. lotion, l. ). A., read paper on nc
Scientific and AstrOlogiC Theories OF the Egyptian
I Pyramids"
rvcITr,IENT IN THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
There was excitement in the Produce Exchange
| Yesterday because of wide fluctuations in bread
stnfs and there were of failures here and in
Chicag 90 which could not be confirmed. The wheat
market opened feverish and unsettled, with an adj
nance of 3 to % of cent buShel, then declining
! from i to 80 of cent bu> he'll followed by an al
vance of Is 10 Il Of cent Suddenly the prices de-
| clined from to 25s cents bushel under strong
! pressure to realize.
AMATEURS IN "IoLANTHE."
The Young Ladies' Dramatic, Union VIII sing
| Ioanthe" at the Academy Of Music on Saturday
! evening The proceeds Will be devoted to afund ioI
! a Home for Chronic InvalIds. Among the honorary
| managers are Governor Cleveland ana Mayor Ed
! son The amateur company numbers more than
! one hundred members, and has been engaged III
rehcarsas for six weeks past under the supervision
! of Frank Russak, who has been assisted by Ernest
| Never and 5. Barker. Miss Fanny llirsch will be
| Pbglis Miss Minnie Seligman will be iOdathe, and
! Mr. NJ. Morton will take the part OF Ire L@d
! Chancellor.
! THE NEW PLAN or THE GUIoN LINE.
! The new steamship Oregon of the GuiOn Line
| which arrived here on Monday after remarkably
| fast winter trip of seven days, hiteen hours ana
| twelve minutes, against adverse gales ana seas VIII
! sail at G:3O a. III. Saturday. This Will be the
| poneer steamer under the new system OF sailing
IRON this point weekly on Saturdays as well as
! ON Tuesdayg The Oregon will carry out an un-
usually large list Of cabin passengers Tor so early III
the season who will go on board OF the vessel to-
| morrow night, when she Will be lighted up from
stem to stern with electric lights.
REFUSING TO AMEND COTTON EXCHANGE RULES.
Amendments 10 the rules of the Cotton Exchange
proposed by committee OF twenty-one providing
for the reduction of the commissions % per cent
| which were approved by the Board OF Managers
Yesterday were balOted upon and defeated, by 10
to 10 votes. The announcement01 The vote caused
great indignation among those who are opposed tC
the thigh commission" and at least fifty members
| declared that they would do business without re-
! gard 10 the present rules. For this they may be
suspended from the privileges OF the LAcnahRel pul
| they declare that if the Supervisory COMMITTED
| susDends any one of them the rest Will take Tho
matter into court TO test the cOnsitutonahty OF The
| rules.
| PROVIDING FOR SOUTHERN DISABLED SOLDIERS,
| 1t was resolved yesterday that the mass meeting
| in behalf of the Confederate Soldiers Home n
| Richmond. Va should be held in the large hall %
| the Cooper Union on April 8. General Grant wa
selected for presiding officer, aud the tolloWln'
| gentlemen will be invited 10 address the meeting
| General w. s. Hancock, General j. Is. Gordon, Gen
| eral w. +. Sherman, Ex-Governor James ID. Porte
of Tennessee General Martin T. McMahon, Malo
! Cook General NJ. C. Butler of South Carolina, Gen
eral John A. Logan, General w. G. p. Breckinrldg
of Kentucky. General Is. G.. Butler, General Jane
| r. UBeirne and Mr.. Beecher.
ITALIAN LABoRERs swINDIED.
! The MAYORS Marshal Yesterday investigated
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