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New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
THE TWO GRA4T A4S1ID B4LLS.

The German Licderkrauz Masquerade Ball
when taSt- pace az tue Academy o. Music tomorrow
evening involved larger expense than any OF the balls
heretofore given by tuis We--kuown society Especial
attention given 10 the decorations The Aca-
dc4, wi be transformed into tropical garden sueca-
cargo ~ plants having been sh pped Cuba ant
Florda. The and approach tc Irving Hall viii oe
lavsu decorated with the choicest fover Ten elc trc
lights viii bee placed in the Academy. Tie
bali Will be-iu at o O'Clock. and masEcrs will
hay. access TO the bal room Ga0r except the palr
OF l.. This VIII be- reserved for tha formation OF tlo
poo1aisc. which wiu BEGIN af 10 O'Clock IN tni. the
costumes oi tne period of Louis XVI aut AL masked,
VII ;tne pAt. Tie costumes "- 1e *, 'eiin5'J men
am ,',' ". 30 l"i-"i "' -. "'''-''i ~ ,A' i' |
fore = o,o,1 uu, In cost InI., %. domino and mass
ILr demand fOr L1E.- bias Dre1 ST. ra that @" cu'J-
f"pt -oAlohu l'Acr D. I'VE "-tu l.l 'u. up Ii5't ,A
tend ter side OF tl" Stage IN he me WIN te pro-
son and I-.4- Hln, supper - ur scrrrt %. cute
I1 .r'.a tl Dr" co'r OF tAe bali The dancing mfslc
r .. o ol '.'i" MS a. ',. ~ ''.'. - t. i'
lg.i- u.ur.ua, , .o rr-v tuata q Henry Havencyer
~ e.cirr l.. Wander Emdc. O-aa. Wanl..n O..
..'.'-' ] .i % ''' 80 & - 80 D' ~ ~ .t, p ....a.r
H. tl. procession If t.e Anon society ol Thursday
Do -,o t . ' ... .o M i.,. } ID, .l ID f,,d
ial,-. t.-l. . 10 t st.'iy 3e,s, Master OF Cere
rao. .--. .-Iary band rlc. Division H." How 10 pte-
v-t ro.t. Accdculs, locomotive, cic. Division ILL.,
How 80 DO Ir Go n'pz houses drawn '} IoIsh
aLu aussiaH jew, e,,. Division ~, Cu.seB people.
d-aw- wy tHuIIt1. D.ri- 'u n. Boys orchestra, Is,
Company. Ion 81 comm iec tuuruJi chaf0i ~ AtiOn
du.. nr ,..rI.r- -...r- eic. division W.. LAp-rt
guild of putrner- Bi-rrk ruling o1 ta' Aurrica0 hft
e,. Division kIi. season of C4l-Irdl-tae Zltu. egg
frlu which Gentle -urr- -s uatc--i. Division VIII,
2a Curupiuy. Lo,uy ,0uui tee; 2l Company. l.oer
r.rlrti.-. ulumpi.l c.r o.. Prince t3raiF-. drawn
lv rolGul llue-, hA"c le. -.e ending VIC. flc race
tuMuItt,e i..ar Guard, to0gnc spar--, etc. 81. -c-
OF a .. Ia rra-- et m the fue- OF IHllts
tl 4uu Louis xiv Cromwell ana Van bYcS. -u. Ih-
terror tp' uI'- T. ue Ia@> ~ mirrors pdin'-- -
AMI natural flower. money mas been eNlrrd"
OI bali alr otucr eyer gwen ul ll@ -orcit'
leo r.Ee-trI, o' 100 md-.iAls eacn W.I supply tAt
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New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
AN INJUNCTION BIZ WESTERN UNION

TRYING TO HEAD OFF TIE BITIMOGF AND CHTo's
rxTENsI0N OF THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH.
An Injunction order has been obtained by the
Western Unicn Telegraph Company in suit brought by
II in the Supreme Court against the National aud the Bal
tmore and Ohio Telegraph companies and the Newl ork,
West Shore and Buffalo Railroad Company The Injunction
YESTERDAY 1t retrans the defendant companies
from interfering in any with the rights or properly OF
the " cstern Union Company the line OF the west
Shore road operating, constructing or IN any way en-
largng The line OF telegraph now existing upon lhe I@i
road compsuy's right of way It s asserted that the
Western Union acquired its rights under contract maze
or January 7.1SSO. With the Jersey CITY ana Albany
Railroad.
The sut OF the Western Union IS regarded the first
step in possible legal warfare TO be opened by it AGAINST
the Baltm jrc and Ohio Telegraph Company which has
been vigorously pushing lines aud extending ts power
in the last few months The last important
movement Of the Baltimore and Ohio the purchase
OF the lines Of the National Telegraph Company aong the
route OF the West shore and Nckel Plate railroads
After dr Vanderbilt purchase Of the Nickel Plate the
two telegraph systems which previously had he'n under
inj.uoudrnt lnanl-emert wore united uuder the Ma
sionaI Company. The Jersey City and Albany, with
which the Western Union Company claims to have
toegrapb contract was chartered 1878. Il was one
o. the seyer. corporations which went to make u the
West shore an" Bu4o Company. It was projected from
Jersey City Albany but reat OF way was secured only
from Weehavkcn 10 Fort Montgomery Olttdce or
fnrtyeight miles, and the road was never puit ccpt
distance OF aDOUt twenty nVc niles lpm ki ciriu
Junction. some distance out Of WcchavE,n. to HaF-r-
straw. IN lSS1 the road was COZ -OAutied VITA t'e
NDrfn River Railway ani the Ittcr, long With other
companies. finally merged into the y est oh"rr.
The friends Of the West Shore and Jh- Nati0ua Iee-
graph CopIbtu- asserted last ni-ht that the sA' o
the Western Union did cause them alarm, ana
they declared that when the matter got mo 10 iJ ui
courts the contract csefu Union Win thc ON
Jersey CITY and Albany would mol count Tor mu'a b.
lines the Baltimore ald OAi0 made careful e1AlnauOh
contracts, et' and was shl1hsI li!l
there Wa, no him nori-rr wih the transfer 81 ihl
concai The West shore, ttic-rJ4' pa Ines Fte IL
formally offered ~ Jay could 7our time ago. buI ne ie-
fused ~ CONSIDER the purcba,s r2u%e or the terms
a-kcG. he did not wish 90 buy ihe Nickel 4ldj'S
ine along with that of the Wesc shore alu
there had been an Undt r-tanouE between u5c
rer-Ous who owned the two properties ua theT shnaH
no. sold separately. 10 Is suppose tlsi ihe lhac'i'L
obtained bv the N"~tcTu Union was 'ucd IL c"i,t
qucacc Of tho Baltimore snd Olns ineui"1 10 s'ih7
f,y,Iye additional! wires be- here sni CL. aso.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
MUSICAL NOTES.

Madame Teresa Liebe announces a concert at
Chickern- Nal March 8 which she will have the
AID OF Miss Beebe. Nile Heimlcher Mr.. Max Heinrich,
Thcolorc Isebe and Nj. Max Liehling.
On Thursday evening Professor Otto n.
schn viii appear as solo violin performer al concert
for the benefit the German Emigant House In Stein
wsv Hail. Professor Schn f. pupil Of Edmund SINGER
OF stuttgart and Is resident Of syracuse where ne
teacAes music az the University.
AT the Casino concert tonight Miss Emma
Jsca viii sing an air from La Fora del
Destino." and a waltz by Mattel; Herr Fritz
Giese Will play four pieces for the y1olonceilo
Mr. Sto!Ca-d viii sing the bull5Shter's song from
Carmen and other pieces, ami the orchestra VIII pay
Runinsten's Bal Costume
The programme of the fourth concert of the
Stan lara Quartette Club Tuesday evening Is com
posed Of three very interesting and beautiful numbers
VIZ: slhubert's posthumous quartet in d minor
Reah0vcuS Kreutzer Sonata and MOzarts fourteenth
ousrtet IN E-hat major The sonata will be played by
Mis- Mary Garlchs and Mr.. Hermann Brandt
"Orpheus and Eurydice' will give way at the
Ptou Opera House on March L TO adaptation by Mr.
Tarue OF La Vie Parisienue" The piece has suffered
in the performance OF late because OF the absence or Mt
IDtEbv Bell Having recovered from hurt this clever
actor will the role OF Jupiter tomorrow evening
or March OrDhels and EurydicP Will reach Us hun
dredfh per.Omance which event VII he cOmmemorated
by the distribution Of a souvenir
On Wednesday il will be twenty-five years
since Mr. : g. Mills began his brilliant musical career Ia
tbs country On February 20, 1859, ne gave his FIRST
roucert m the City Assembly Rooms Introducing TO our
puhc schumanns pianOforte concerto ard LISTS trans
cripri1u of the Midsummer Nights Dream music.
Car Ber.uanu directed the orchestra. Two days Alter
he married % German lady who hal been student with
hin al tho Lepsic Conservatory MI NILS VIII celebrate
the anniversary of the events TINS week.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17

around the room handsome and table shade
besides some dolls raed for During the afternoon
and evening Landers band played, the children present
danced the Virginia reel and exhibstons were given with
the shade graph" The following ladies were In charge
Flower table Mrs Perkins, Mrs WoOlsey, Mrs. Bernhard,
Mira Jaray. Miss Perkins; 81. Valentines table, Mrs
Bird cham, Mrs Robert q. Remsen. Miss Remsen, Miss
Fannie Remsen Miss Jennie Remsen, Mrs. Jones' Miss
Lizzie Jones' Miss schermerhOrn; fancy table, Mrs cn-
ard irwin Jr.. Miss Lawson Miss Beach, Miss Mltche
room, Mrs. John D. Townsend and Mrs. IOtten; re-
fTesnment table, Mrs. Dana Mrs. Hurry Mrs klssei'
Ma DeFOrest and Mrs Hggins0n. Among thOse pres
eDt Mrs. W k.Tander5il Mrs ". G. schernerhorn,
Mrs ". r. Douglas, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish MIS- Mafshah
o. Roberts, Mrs. Kernochan Mrs. BrOckh0lst cutting
Miss Anthon, G. II. Warren, Mss Warren Mr.. ana Mrs'
Frederick SChcnck, Misc Heckscher, Mrs WOOlsey MIS-
Henry CleVs, Mrs. BatchfOrl, Mrs Robert winthrop,
Mrs. Pearson, Mrs Frederic Bronson Mrs j. l. b Mott
Mrs. Hadden Miss Alice Jerome, Mrs. David Bishop,
Duncan Elliott aud Mrs. A. :. Welsh.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
THE L0T0S CLUES SATURDAY NIGHT

The LotOs Club gave q varied entertainment
last evening at the club house. which was enjoyed by
large number OF the members and Il cir :Tenda w.
Carleton. Montague MARKS and Arthur T. HIS the
entertainment committee. There so-ss and
rscitatiOns by Frank Lincoln, Richard Mansfield,
William Rising Frederick Leslie Mr. r. ley,
Jcss' Williams, Marshall wilder and Edward Fabian In
terspersrd witt these solo and part by H. Pep
per W. 7. Carlton, signor PeruZini, A. /. Hills and
Messrs Hawley, II Hard and Netcaf.
The exhibition of pictures was fresh and interestinr
Many of the painting, notably those owned By Calvin =
Brce. had never been publ ly shown before While the
majority ot Tie sevcutyrwo pictures were by foreign
arti-l-. American talent duly recognized " The
Carrier" by Charles sprague Pearcecccupcd what
may be termed tie place Of honor.
II IL an example OF easy yet Vgor-
Ous hrIre painting "The Apprentice" by w. VI.
frrlt D,lcr American artists represented Wee
w. l. PirEr-l c'A Brittany Forest Scene -" David JOh-
son. Krnsctt -. L. huIgut, l. ". Wood. Emu NtddeT,
JARVIS. EoseutL.I. A T. IaIt, WusIOw Homer, Eiward
Norm, II. G.. Bispham aud h. :. CHORD. Among
the fOrrI n pauuuss CCuI bc ~ceu works
by ViDert. JimhIez, Worms, BIil!oum. Delort,
Theodore Rousseau. Da,z, IrOmenlln Boz
Jsclur. FrlPp. voklariL Bou-Iton snd Jean BeIanO.
The cuN VIII remain view tomorrow, wHIcn IL
ISt!lc-' DAY.
Anon tIOsl present were General HOrac Porter, o.
opri 81 laui BOuh, CALVIN = Irlcc Or. Pard'r, D.. Me-
Donald DE- Bu0og good L. :. n; e. h. Lvlu --jcn, w. Il.
.h tO.A-, W. r. ,Onror, Constant Meyer, L. :. Gil
luora. Is Johnson AM General L.rng
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
BEATING 4 JrupNG RECORD.

CONTEsuNG ATHLETES Al THE MADISON SQUARE
GARDES-GRA1FTD SPECTATORS.
Five thousand friends of the Manhattan
Athletic Club attended It's annual winter games al the
Madison Square arden last night sawdust .ay about
the J. foos and for three hours Il stamped upon
and packed down by the feet OF Of athletes Cap
tain Williams and Inspector Thorns appeared-unOihcla-
y-and every lover OF Athletics who could spare
tie price OF admission present and app.auded.
Records remained SAFE except In instance but, Ia
thst one Instance, the record f'r three con-
secu,ve standing jumps was smashed, ana the
p..es were hurled nr0 the hereafter NJ W. Ford OF tAe
NewYorE Athletic Club succeeded in covering 3j feet
3l2 inches m the three jumps The best previous record
The proersnlue ie ln with anty yards run, hndi-
aers We run bv A Jues.M Love anu
J. T. smith. The ilri ti!al h.alA DIou ~. ~ % Va
Of the Manhattan Athletic CuO, IN 20 secohes WIN IL
Love second boys race OF 20 yaIus WIN tSenty
with A. Noteworthy second. Following tnls was an 75O
yards, run, dn4c-p, IauEn> from l. l. myers a. to
two contestant, and T. J. Murphy, 40 yards won IN
minutes 1 u seconds Myers's time was minutes 10
seconds II. ........1 49,.
the evening. r. u Harris OF Lhe I1ion biSyee ClD,
the anu ii. j. nan TOOK the
lead and kept until the last round When t4TI' came TO
minutes y % seconds. one-nle run handcap with
nearly thirty entries won by e. -tOueDIldge ~ NM
Its ia a. seconds with L. A Thon on, Jersey Guy,
ne iour heats we're won by W o. Morse in "a = seconds
H. IL Salmon f.. the time l. h.
Vevett IN 25 Is seconds and n. LIucus. r. in 2Js
seconds The hnal won by W q. Morse, Of The
NeE-4Ork Athletic Club, in - Is seconds
A 44Oyarls' hurdle received much applause. The
winners of tho heats > Saturd m minute 20
secouds and NJ w. Ford IN / minute II 81 seconds.
Tbe nna heat was won by Mr. Ford IN minute Gig
onds, with J. j. kieuy second The two mile
handicap walk with +. P. Murray the amateur
ebampi6n at the scratch, resulted Ia j. j. McDem0tt
$50 yards handicap. IN Il minutes, seconds. Murays
time wa. a minutes 80 seconds. The final race
40 yards handicap, ia three heats, which re-
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
SorL4L LIE ~ Nz.RMGr9N

A DINNER PARTY AT TIE ArrORNLT- .ENERtLs
HovSI-t ET,rPT1oS n MRS. MELEOr.
WA,u.NGroS, Feb 1j.--Iht Attorney Cen
e-l anI 1Irs B,aw--. gave ad.unac plsty ts evening
10 horror OF the President, The President took in Mrs
reW.,r and the At.orr 'y General escorted Mrs. Ne
EIroy Taa othe~ guests the sccrerry OF state and
sfrs Frfu.l-5eu Juo SECRETARY OF the Navy and Nrs
Chandler Toe Secretary oI tle Interior and Mrs Teller,
t. .rernaster sueril and Mrs Gresham, Senator IL
1rilads The speaker art Mr. Carlisle and Mrs
Miller % California the Russian Minister and MRS. DO
strive. Miss Fre.lngnuysen. Judge and 3lr-. Cox
The draringro,u reception at tne White House to-day
was one OF the plea held there by Mrs. Nc
Clrov Colonel Rockwell Presented the visitors. Mrs
H.lroys toilet was black velvet embroidered with Jet
and point lace at the throat she vas assisted by Mrs
Logan who stood Oh her right. Ms. Malone Mrs lier
of California Ms Reed Of Maine Mrs W5e of Virginia
Mrs Hugh McCuuoch and cs. Maury. Back OF The line
were grouped Mss McElr0y, who cherry red silk
and or.eu.a ace Miss Gresham Miss Walach AL Mss
,lch.
Last evening the Russian Minister and Mrs. De srruve
gave the la,t OF their series Friday receptions
which have been among JAe most dc!gA IA. parties or
rne sea-Du Mrs De strive rocti ed m dress oI 3uOds
90 O crepcwlfb pink chene flowers The Diplomatic corps
Uas largely rfpI seuIc aud among OLAers err General
md Mrs Nc Ipflar. who came from NcwfOrK tLls
week Colonel and MIS-. B0napare, Justice Field. Juse
f,rav David Dudley Field secretary and Mrs. Teller.
M4s Frclughuysen. Secretary and Mrs Chandler Miss
stewart OF Vermont Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Fish, Justice
BIafcfford. Attorney General and Mrs Brewsic~, MT
tine -ueaker and Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Miller, Wle OF
Iustige lil.Ier, walker Blaine and Miss Blaine.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
Gperl1l Nollces.
The Genuine and the Fraud

Every good thing s host Of mators who ape the yr
tues Of he genuine hesitate to place the imitation
before the public the most sluring manner.
Mover has this been better Illustrated than By all the So
porous asters every Of them are limitations
"ALLCOcKs POROUS PLASTER" and. Of course. they a.
claim to be just az good to contain "superior 1sre.
dents"
DO not be deceived By these false statements Always asx
for and insist on having ALLCoCK's POROUS PLASTER
The following letters speak for themselves
10 9Tg-AvE, NEwYoRE, Feb. 1874.
1have heen sufferer fro1 dyspepsia, water baAb
scd stomach and constipation for the last fifteen months
Some time read Brsndrets calendars the case
OF ageuteman in Albany who cured Of similar affection
by using ALLCoCK's POROUS PLAsTERS; 30 got three
-one Soro the pit Of the stomach an two my right
side wore them tAen took bath aud removed the
pasters washed the places alcohol rubbed dry
and applied fresh ALLCOCKTs POROUS PLAsTERS
found my appetite and digestion much improved IN two weeks
in three weeks my bowels regular and now after
using the plasers for weeks myself entirely cured
put fresh DaJers week using altogether eighteen.
JOHN KINZIE.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
-7L57IuoyY AG4LNsT MRS. HA1GAE

WORTHWHILE, n. Y, Feb. 16.-Marshal
blanchard. o. cross-examination in the Haght mur-
der trial this morning, said be asked Hasht at MS
wife shot him tOr. He rcplied 81 dont know why she
did IT, but she has and it is too late.'
Abbie san ,0ury. who lyod with the family for some
time. testified 10 finding revolver under Mrs Haighrs
pillow, with d clotA wrapped around it. Mrs. Ha=ht
said hat II she had any occasion 10 u-e IL the cloth "oId
make impossible Tor any person 70 SCI; what sne mad
Two letters written by Mrs. Hight, one to her counsel
aud ano her TO nephew IN Philadelphia which She had
tried 10 get mailed by released prisoner were receiver
pa evidence. The tO her nephew requested hlm 10
TESTIFY statements made go tJr prisoner i"h years ago
about seeing a-ht drink and about his having pistol
aIl threatening TO take lis LIE
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
IyrITED 10 TIE BR0oKLTY DHAER

The preparations for celebrating Washing
tons birthday al Assembly Rooms Of the Academy ot
Music Brooklyn art weladvauced Among The speakers
at the dinner VIII Wayne MacVeagn, President Seelye
Of Amherst Coiece; Car! schurz and possibly ex-Goy
ernor Long Massachusetts. Among The invited guests
win be George g. CrocKer, for many years President OF
the Senate TGchMd H. David James G. Freeman and
Roger Wolcott. from Boston. Hampton L. Carson, l.
sunbar Loo KwOOd Philip Z. Garrett and Thomas Lean
ing from Philadelphia; eV-PosnasterG Generai Thomas
/. James. Henry b Freeman. Henry l. Sprague and
James ". HAver and others reception FOR 'oui an
viii IreceGe the dinner. Al tAe dinner 800 tur,is
viii sraed The project or reform iu politics viii be
the PRINCIPAL topic of discussion President Andrew D.
While o. Cornell University, A- written letter strongly
favOrng the movement.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
THE slnlEIrAy HOME EETTLEDRCM

The annual kettledrum and fair IN aid OF the
Samaritan Home for the Aged took place yes'eiuHy al
ternoon and evening in the list Regimen ArIioi
100 h. we're ur-sent u the afternoon, aud there was
l.r,e tteudance IN The evening The sales we're gOod
and proBably over 81 900 viii be realized for the onay
10 which the kettledrum the main source OF income
The Home Is al No Ala West TwentysecondsL MIS' o
w. ham No "a Waverey place, is presiaen' oi 'no
society. The arlnory presented gay appearance "HoH
nlled with people In the large bOolh dec
grated with Jsuuese lanterns and fans Booths for TO
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
Mrs :. FINKE.
l92 BaOlDwAT, ROOM NO. 10.
NrX NalW Ian ~ f41A

nrst what very fine remedy ALLCocK'S POROUS
PLASTERS when they cured my wife o asthma and
when 7 attacked with pr umonia tLree months
ago first thought Of ALLCOCKS PLA>rERs. BY the
advice Of my physician placed two under each shoulder
and M chest few hours brcsihed easier
the congestion OF the lungs much less the cy feeling
down and in my back vanshed the pasters
made that broke out Ia prouse Precipitation
and IN three days well and attending ny Affairs
ought that took BRANDRETHS PILLS every
night Tor a week, which think helped good
WILLIAM PERSCH.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
oPER4TITEg RATES REDUCED.

MANCHESTER, y. H., Feb. 16.-The Amoskeag
Corporation announce. reduction Of five per cent
vsc, for cardug aud spinning with no reduction IN
weaving thus carrying back 10 The cut-down Of
1850 Tie reduction will 20 INTO elect on March l. The
Aiaur.e.ter CORPORATION viii make reduction OF from
ou 10 two per cent February 3D. leaving some Of the
departu!rus uutoucAed. IN the STARK ana Amory Cor
uyrtfOpS Inc reduction relche- about ufe per cent ana
iuere viii be uniform reduction IN the Lan6don Mills
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17

AT No 400 Madson-ave last evening the subcommittee
appointed to draft and submit to the Mayor bin provid-
ing for the opening street along the East River from
sxyfourth to Ninetyfrst ss., submitted The bill
had beeu submitted 10 the Mayors cabinet aud had been
laid over fOr action until the next meeting Luke +.
spoke OF the necessity Of having the street built a.
I'M.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
THE WEATHER REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-FOr New England,
slightly warmer and generally cloudy weather and light
rain or snow, east 70 south winds, lower barometer
For the Middle Atlantic States. warmer EAST 10 south
Winds cloudy weather aud rain sunday, with lower
barometer
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. warmer and cloudy
weather ana rain east to south Winds lower barometer
for the Lower AXE region. cl'uoy weather and hght
rain snow east south winds, lower barometer near
ly stationary temperature.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17

spectively by IT, o. TaIlmadge in 53ls seconds; A. j.
stephens, In 81 seconds. ard 9. g Schuyler In 52A3
seconds. The hnal heat won By Mr. stephens, OF
Newark, IA SIS seconds, with Mr. Schuyler second.
The chief Object o' the meeting was to raise sufficient
mOuoy send L. f. Myers H. Frederick and A. Waldron,
OF the Manhattan Club and Frank p. Murray, OF the
Williamsburg Club, TO England In order 10 allow them
opportunities 20 match themselves with the English aa
teur athletes The receipts satisfactory,
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
MApLEsoN.s GKEAT MFRIr.

ET0T7 III N6---
There is something truly drOll IN the dispatch
from MINNEAPOLIS which forth tta- the dul -I -o
nc Mtp .son synpathize- with ns cou-re-e Mt Apoey
~ account Of financial losses sustained IN lis eO '
srDuly tn American demand Tor imported opera 'i'
Mlpesor has enjoyed few b3cK~e m MS Gay but t r.
II vn - calm ouot iudicous loser. re is equal TO
every variety OF misfortune from dis ujed note Dbl 70
tbe cooDs, OF prna donna ~ the rise ~ the curtain
GA no amount of operate triuation sIrl his
serenity Diva- may desert and buous tenors betay,
t he eU the even tenor of his way. Il Is not his eX-
Derience that makes him valuable Al impresdIlo
II ls his temperament.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
POOR AND WEARF or LIFE.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.--Ihis evening Charles
2 Mason age sixy-s -hI, native Of Virginia and deaf
mute attempted suicide by swallowing ounce Of au
mum. lie wrote a slate that ne robbed IN lynch
burg OF al M money and started 10 reach the home Of
niece near Ctica y y he was without money. home
friends, anu asked the phy sclau, 10 1T him die Mr.
Mason appears 70 Doe gentlemen aui Is said
fi,u ,l tLt. M.l~Ju family Virginia