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New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
MIDNIGHT BLAZE IN DUANE-ST.
THE UPPER PART OF sIX-sroRY BUILDING
BURNED oUT-Loss $4,000.

THE UPPER PART OF sIX-sroRY BUILDING
BURNED oUT-Loss $4,000.
Flames were discovered soon after midnight
story double building Nos Sc and SO Duane
ST. second alarm followed by third.
which brought, beside the extra engines,
the water tower from Chamber and Cen
tre sts The fro passed through the
intervening floor and quickly gained the roofs.
The first floor bore the firm sign Of W. H. Parsons q
Co., paper dealers, and also To Let" The second and
third floors occupied by the National Blank
Book Company. Among the other occupants OF the
building were John +. Diemer, metaend documentboX
dealers and Hoad Graft printers and photographers.
Firenen the roofs Of adjoining build
Ings dragged up several lines Of hose and the
water tower started, but the volume Of water
from the top and front for long time
seemed TO have no effect on the flames, which
in short time raversed the length q the building and
broke through the iron shutters In Manhattanplace
one burning mass at ! O'clock, and there
danger that the iron front would fall
But the hremen by means Of the water tower In trout
hose from the roofs OF the houses either side and
playing upon the the burning building from
house the opposite side OF Manhattan place deluged
the burning structure aud by 1880 the waning flames
upper floors were then completely gutted. The damage
the building will probably amount to S20OOOand the
stock OF John +. liemer, and Hood & Graaf
entirely destroyed. Their combined loss Is esti
mated at $4,000.
The cause OF tho fire was not learned.
The employees OF UOad GraaTs print
ing and lithographio establishment, In which the
flames originated, IN the habit OF working late,
and II Is surmised that OF these belated
wOrknen may have been responsible for tho fire.
FOR othsr Fres see second Tagc
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
THE RPOOKJYN LIBRARY FORA YEAR

The annual meeting OF the Brooklyn Library was
held in the build ng. at No. lSo Montague-st last
evening W. A. White presided The report of Trea-
surer Morgan showed receipts of S25.6j9, and
expenditures OF S25 500 President White read the
animal report IL referred 10 the death of Librarian
s B Moves and the need of securing an man OF
eminent ability TO succeed him.. The number OF
her of books we're 1871 in the year. making total
of 49, ssS at the present .lIme. In 1854 lO6,9iS
volumes we're circulated and $4,000 books were con-
smiled. An arrangement is being made iy which the
teachers and advanced pupils in the public schools
have the use of the library.
portrait OF S. b. Cbttenden, painted by Eastman
Johnson was presented to the library by James ii.
rockingham in behalf Of number of the directors
Addresses we're made by Melville Dewey, OF the
Columbia College Library. and the Rev. DR.. Z. H.
Hail. of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
COL. KNOX TALKS ABOUT THE SOUDAM

Ills NAME. INHABITANTS AND RULERs-THE sUA-
KIM-BERBER RAILROAD.
"The term Soudan," said Colonel Thomas
W. Knox in his lecture Tuesday to the American Yacht
Club at their rooms No. 574 Fthave., The Egyp-
ttan soudan sis derived from the Arabic, which is, In
turn contracted from Billed es Sudan, meaning the
country OF tho blacks. This, will be seen, Is ca
pable OF wide application, and would, In Its
strctest sense include large portion OF Thompson'st
The Egyptian soudan Is also rather INDEFINITE III lts
boundaries but may be regarded as including hordo-
fam SEMINAR Darfur, together with Nubia Taxa. Ber-
ber and Dongola few years ago the Egyptian soudah
attended southwark to the Central African Lakes All
of this latter part together with much OF the Nile TO-
on has been returned the control or native ches Dy
the course of recent events Mohammed All Pacha, an
Albanian captain who to Egypt in the service OF
Turkey in the first ruler of the soudan ana
Inv force and treachery founded the present dynasty
Kbartou was founded in 1922 ON tho site OF the city o
shendy destroyed by Mob ahmed All ID tenenso ~
city varying from 10000 to 10000 In population ae
cordng the condition OF the slave trade when mas
diers and were employed for that purpose Dy inc
conaueror Mohammed. They did not object 10 his ous
the recent rebellion has been caused py tue
lated whole sections OF country IN loss tnn 'c =;
present the Egyptian nato sSSGah haf Of ten or twelve
millions OF which three millions are Arabs anu tue III
mander nessos unsS MsSy with III the Arabs in driving out
sweea the Nils and the Red Sea the tribes
whence come che men OF Osman Dignas army now sa IN
s,rnt ofuakim while along the valley and TO atne west
are the people who flock 10 the Mahdfs standard Inc
theory Il certainly plausible that the hsaa Sou nay
army had walked into his trap The Prophet ns us
payed great ability In four years he has driven mo
w. 70 conousr II IL Impossible estimate his forces
lie v undoubtedly aided by Frenchmsn ana remains
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
TINE RpVJVAL OF" PIMA FORE"

Elaborate preparations are being made by
James c. Duff for the brief revival Of "Pnaforc which Is
10 take place at the Standard Theatre The scenery and
costumes are al. to be new Mr.. Duff said yesterday:
al am rather interested In this experiment Pima
fore has now had Of nearly four years When
the original ran under my management ended no one
could have been heartily Pinafore =
sick than myself yet today find my
self eni wing the rehearsals with all the zest Of nov
elty and feel reinforced in my opinion that sullivan
has never since written such music. Ny east VIII be
eYcentionally strong Richard Mansfield as Sir Joseph
has all the grace and conrty essential 10 the part
He has already played IL over 300 times. MISS ST John
makes a charming J0sephiHe and Alice Barnet played
Buterc,tp during the original run Ia London Hiilafd
Is exccllent R0Lph."
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
HARVARD REQUIREMENTS IN DISPUTE.

Boston, March 26 (Speciap. decision OF
the Board Of Overseers OF Harvard College that
% the requirement" Of Greek for admission
TO the freshman class " shall remain the
as hitherto, until changed by the
sent OF this Board" does not absolute vote
against the action OF the Harvard Faculty. II means
that this action was not decisive, and that
the whole matter rests In air until the
Oyerseers at TO mako decision. The Oyerseers do
sire stop any action of preparatory schools toward
changing their crriculum 1t having been already re-
ported that two schools about to institute
changes on account Of the decision OF tho Harvard
Faculty The fact is. there is dispute at Harvard
TO the powers OF the Board Of oversoers and the
Faculty. The members of tho latter body
supposed they possessed the sole power
of framing the admission requirement the notification
20 other bodies being merely an act OF courtesy The
Oyerseers however state emphacay that the Faculty
has not the power to take such action as
mas been credited 10 IL, tho Faculty being
creature OF the Board and having vested powers 10
mako change OF requirements the Faculty sees ht
o dout this question OF rights and privileges the matter
may be referred to the court.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

TRIBUNE OFFIcE. March 27-l a. m.-Occasionalught
snow or rain attended storm which moved from Mime
sofa to Lake Huron yesterday. Some cloudiness pre-
vailed I'm the Lower Lakes and ON the Gulf and South
Atlantic coasts In the Mississippi Valley aud eastward
the temperature average l2o 2l' Mt Roches-
teri and II fell nearly l5o in Texas. Montana and Da-
kota The winds generally were light. The movement
Of the barometer here slowly downward during the
clear weather. Tho temperature ranged between 3O'
and 5io. the average 39l4J being 9S5' lower tnan
on the sponding day last year, ana os' hlSher
than on Wednesday.
Slightly warmer, fair or partly cloudy weather, and
perhaps light ran may be expected to-day III this city
and vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

Osman Digna Is Frenchman by birth, bs nams being
inherited from his stepfather He has Q military
education and was two years In France on oiea busi
of the late Khedive without discussing the
ton Of whether not wolseley made mistake In he
route he certainly did so in undertaking the strength
Of his enemy and starting late in the This
latter was however tho fant of the home Government
The famous cataracts only rapids the greatest fan
suakim was surveyed ten gears ago by American ON.
GERS Tho line s about $50 miles long and would b
easy of construction II nothing unforeseen Happens,
1t will be completed by the end Of the summer Brtish
cannon planted before Khartoum and Central Africa
opened up the influences Of civilization"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
SALE or THE HAISES ART COLLECTIONS.

A collection OF eighty -nlne OIL paintings,
water colors ard drawings, belonging to Richard Il.
Hanes were sold at Leavtts saiesrooms last night
OIL paintings in the majority and Included the
works OF both foreign ana American artists Que winch
called for the greatest competition was POmpeildn
Girl Feeding her Pets for which an American lady
merers studio. IL started at 800 but THIS price
was rapidly sweed 10 $3.50 The Ihoughni Cardl
ing the Koran" by A. Fabres Rome, $lOO Russian
officer Taking % Smoke" by Detae, painted In camp
while the artist serving IN the Franco-Prissan
war S175 "1he Prize Ball" by Rosa BOnheur, Sl15'
and Pau and His Family, by ID Monte CapO, at 4l02
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
BILLIARD PLAY YERs DIsA GREE.

Messrs. DAILY, Schaefer and Dion, and rep
resenatives of Sexton and sosson, met yesterday ia
make preliminary arrangements for the billiard tourna
ment to begin April 25 In Irving Hall. They at
went into a discussion to who besides those named
should participate. Schaefer proposed the
name of Wallace competitor, whereupon
the names OF Mclaughlin, of Philadelphia and l. Nor.
that the question be decided by vote To this schaefer
objected saying that Wallace must be permitted 10 en-
ter. Argument followed and Schaefer went away 10 an
angry mood Nothing was DONE IL was said that
Schaefer ia afraid to meet soson and that he will with
draw. Should he take such step the tournament WILL
nevertheless take place.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
BURIAL OF A OHINANAN.
A Chinaman known as Number 81 died at

Casebolts Laundry In Belleyille, N. j., on
Monday from consumption, and Immediately
after his death his compat1ots procured q
pine box and placed the body in IL for immediate burial
At D. IN. about one hundred Cinnamon followed the
coffin TO the cemetery short distance from the laundry
but when they arrived there they found that the men who
had been employed to dig grave had abandoned the job
in OF the ground being frozen more than three
feet The body then carried back TO the laundry and
another grave digger was hired and went TO work
and about midnight the coffin again conveyed 10 the
cemetery The usual rites peculiar to the Chinese
observed among the articles placed in the grave being
OF clothes pairs Of shoes. straw hat, fan and
two packages Of cigarettes When the grave fed
the top covered with bowls OF chopped rice and chow
chow q smoked ham and other edibes.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
TONTINE.
A SIDE ISSUE SETTLED.

A letter from Mr.. ID. p. Fackler, in THn
TRIBUNE of March 6, caused some adverse comment
which finally led to the correspondence given below:
JAMES W. ALEXANDER, esq, Vice President Equitable
Life Insurance Company
DEAR SIR: The TRIBUNE OF SMarch' 8 contained
Of interview with you In the Of which
remarks made which by inference might be con-
strued to refer to views expressed by and to intimate
that was the .mouthpiece Of Mr. Jacob L. Greene.
would consider IT act Of justice, II you would correct
the impression which ypur remarks were calculated 70
make. Respectfully yours,
DAVID r. FAcKLEk.
Nep- Fork, March 25, 1885,
DAVID p. FAcKLER, esq. Consulting Actuary, New
York City.
DEAR sR The reference to which you refer was I'm my
opinion justified at the time by the circumstances they
appeared. Having since learned that the remarks
referred to not suggested by Mr. Jacob L. Green's
eheerally withdraw any statement which could be
construed to express such opinion. Your high char
acter actuary and gentleman shoroughy known.
and 1t gives me pleasure to say that nothing would
induce reflect upon 80 Independence and candor
Yours truly, JAMES W. ALEXANDER.
O0ice Of the Equitable, NeT York. March 25, 1885.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
pRINOETON ALUMNI UINNER.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2G.-Among the
guests expected at the Princeton Alumni dinner here to-
morrow night are Dr. McCosh Provost william Pepper,
the University of Pennsylvania; Samuel c. Perkins
president OF the local Yale alumni; and Thomas X
McCaiier OF Newark. The officers OF the Philadelphia
alumni OF Princeton ore: Benjamin ii. Brewster presi
dent; Josiah r. Adams, treasurer George +. keene,
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
Posi- Once Notice

Letters for Europe need not be specially directed ,ps
Dy er 10 ssclrs spbeiy
delivery at rrllsAtAnV3 mans ars iof.
warded the fastest vessels aylillbie-
mails Tor tns week eniins hhcn % Ni' oo''
PRoMPiLY IN at this oftce as follows
southampton and Bremen etters must os aroSseu pef
Ouer') al N. Tor ia Iialcs pSr s. s. ~ a.
Tor Venezuela and Caracoa per &
at D. IN. for Belgium direct per Noo,alaaa az va
ip M Tor Cape Hsyt. st!; Domingo and o rurI,
Island per $ g. George w Syue !" Eoy n -,
Tor Cuba Porto Rico and Nassau, n Y. POI
sa Niagara, via Havana at 1880 p IN. for vera orui
direct per A g. Whitney, New.Orieans letters must
he sireciod per steamer VIA New-Orieans' 'l
suNoAY-At 1880 D. Honduras and Livingston per s s.
CITY OF Dslias VIA New.orieaDs-
N as Tor China and Japan, per CITY OF Pekns (vlt
san Francisc0l, close here March .25 M D. "a.
Aais for Australia. Newzealand. sandwich and Fll
Isanas civ OF sydney IVA san rrAacsey closo
hero April u az y. ID. io- on arrva ~ Ne"'fosA "
s. s. Republic WITH British maiis for AustraiaI
.The schedule OF CLOSING nsPschc mails arinyed
On The uninterrupted trAn
san Erapusco Mails EAST arrviuy ON rAs ~
San Francsco on the Jay sny OF steA Aers ara dS
paetea 'nenee 'h0 HENRY O. PEARSON PostrAssse.
kost once. Nsw.yerx. n. " MATCH ~ iSSa.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
KILLED BrA BOILER EXPLOSION

TIrusvILLE, Penn. March 70 'Speeap.-A
boiler in sawmi located at Pinevillo barst tS ai'oi
noon, throwing aman named Rnland through hos,'
oak ceiling and smashing his body almost 70 Jey ~.
Several other enpIoyes had just gone away from .o
boierroom to do some outdoor work whsn tne oAp'''
occurred.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
THE WEATHER REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. March 26.-For New England,
fair weather followed by LEGAL rains warmer souherly
Winds falling barometer.
For the Middle Atlantic States, warmer fair weather
followed the northern portion by local rains, southery
winds falling barometer.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

n diagram hroms'ei variations in this ry ssntA.
divisions OF time for the ~ hourS
pe sdnz midnight white line .h oscillations
y the msrcu during The broken dotted line represents
neAtes the theInomes A hua
o pharmacy, SIS Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
a Perfume, Edenia.
AIRRIED.

WALDFN-BALDwIN-O Wednesday, March %. at 7:3d
p m residence Of the brides parents 97 Clinton
ave- Brooklyn by the Rev. L. b Mcleod. Harriette
Eleanor daughter SO y Baldwin, esq., TO Mr. Schuyler
Walden both Of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

Would you allow your house to burn downh water would
No Then lungs from destruction by cur
ing your cough with HALEs HONEY HoREHoUED AND lAK.
Pixies Toothacle Drops cure minute.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

CAMEL-sHIP.-TOmmy Atkins Ito mate, who
had been told ofit the refractory almaD " On,
look here BILL h, res this cussed beast has been playing
cup andba tn me for the last two hours Missed
me many tines " (Vide spcciui correspondence
frsm the SOudan).-l Punch.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

E. Ross. of 6th-ave., sells Colgate g. Co.'s
Laundry Soap. The standard article. :.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
5petlaI Notlres


Bangs Il Co, Auctioneers 739 and . IL broadway.
will sell
THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT $50 O'CLOCK
collection of Miscellaneous Books. including Works Of
the Rebellion. sporting GeJiogy freemasony illustrated
Books, &C. &c.
MONDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY AT $50 T. NJ,
colectou valuable works, in History Bography flc-
nm Americana French Librauon aud handsomely hts
rated Books also desirable Theological BOOKS
a n soure ~ sons jewelers.. ~ Fultou-st, y, 4.
- '' Diamond Ear Rim Is matched ali sSes
watches our make siJ % sJJ sterling slSsr"ara =,
Nieder sellers Water.
(The original German seliers)
Recommended by the leading European edical authorities
purity
Unequaled as u la0le water
Beware OF limitations.
ANTHONY OkCHs 5l Marren-st,
Sole Agent for the U. ).
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-11-14

It is now pretty generally conceded
that james g. Fair and MN. NJ. Stew
art are to be the opposing candidates
for the u. S. Senate from Nevada next
winter. Neither should be chosen
Fair mas shown himself, in the dis
tribution of the patronage at his COM
mand, utterly unworthy of the conf
dence and seaport of the Democracy
ef Nevada. On a few personal friends,
without regard to merit or long Life
devotion to Democratic principles, he
has bestowed all his favors. Stewart
is a nonresident, lugged into the State
lust ia time TO make him available
for the Senatorial race. Between the
two their is little choice in fact NO
choice so far as the people are con-
cerned. Canhot Nevada find a mar
within her borders. worthy of this
position, who has something IN the
State, and who will work for the vel
fare of her people9
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-11-14
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

San Luis Obispo has IN exhibition
a cabbage weighing 30 pounds.
Vacant lots in Eureka with a 10
foot frontage on Main street, are sell
ling for 5000.
1t is estimated that immigrants
have brought $2,5OO,00o into Oregon
the past year.
There will be about 5000 head of
bsef cattle feeding in and around
Reno next month.
Public schools cost Butte City 500
900 a year.
A Mining Stock Exchange is pro-
posed at Helena, M. L.
The Reno Gazette says that Kinkead
wants to be re elected Governor.
They are rafting off hotels at Hal
ley, Wood River.
The grand jury at Blackfoot found
twenty nine indictments for unlawful
cohabitation.
Warren NJ. Angel, formerly of
Wells, now in business at Jasper, and
Miss Ruth H. Wiseman, daughter of
Isaac Wiseman of Glover Valley, were
married Oct. goth, 1885.
Senator John P. Jones of Nevada is
just eonvaleseing from an attack OF
pneumonia.
Milk is now being shipped from
Mason Valley, to points along the G.
& C. road, for Is cents per gallon.
There is a lively competition between
rival milk men.
Ex-senator William Sharon is
reported 80 i'll at the Palace Hotel
that his life is despaired of.
Ross and Burns, the two Eureka
footpads indicted for highway rob.
berry, pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced to five years in the State Prison.
The compiled laws, now in the
hands of State Printer Harlow, will
be issued in our large volume, and it
is the intention to have it bound so
substantially that there can be no
cause for complaint on that account.
Considerable prospecting is being
done on the west side of Mount David
son. Float quartz carrying free gold,
is found in many places. and many
locations have been made. Some of
the rock exhibited is very good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-11-14
The Toughest Fish story Yet.

The San Francisco Examiner tells
about a peculiar fish to be found in
Goose Lake. They rise to the surface
and swell up to a large size 10y taking
in air. Then they float around re-
fecting all the colors of the rainbow.
A crane recently swallowed one of
these fish when in its normal condi-
ton, but before the crane had gotmore
than fifty feet above the lake the fish
had taken in enough air to explode
the crane, which at the sound of a re-
port like that of a gun, flew to atoms,
and the fish game lightly down on the
water, no worse off for a short ride in
the air.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-11-14
A strong Point.

A correspondent of the New York
Financial and Mining Record makes
the following good point in favor OF
the much abused silver dollar, and
proves conclusively that sven England
is not a gold standard country:
Your readers are aware thatin Great
Britain, among other descriptions Of
coin, there is a national silver coin
called a crown piece passing current
for five shillings.
That crown-piece circulates all over
the country, is received in payment of
taxes as one-fourth of the gold coin
called sovereign, i. e., a debt paying
value of $1.25.
Let a person take a crown-piece to
a silversmith and ask him to purchase
it, and he will only receive 80 cents
(perhaps not that for it, That is to
saw, its casual commodity value only
will be paid to him.
Yet no Britishsr calls the coin or its
subdivisions inferior currency"
"depreciated crewn. piece" "dishones
crown piece nor does he ask the
British Chancellor of the Exehequer
to suspend the coinage of silver or
talk about the ''vitiation of the cur
rency," or the "masqusrading of the
crown,piece at % to 30 per cent.
discount" or that the people are being
robbed ~
The silver is purchased at the price
of the day and put into circulation at
go 7-16d. an ounce, or profit equal
to 20 to 30 per cent. to the treasury.
No, sir. The Britisher has too
much self>respect to make any low
remarks ofthat kind toward a national
coin which bears the design and super
scription of the Parliament of Great
Britain, aud which the agents of that
Parliament receive in payment OF
tDxes at the value of$t.25. The intel
ligent people of Great Britain do not
look to the casual commodity valus
of the metal, they look to the stamp
of the national Parliament.
the above remarks will apply to
the French five-france piece or the
silver coins of any other nation.