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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
DID NE SELL MR.. DAVIDSON'S hottest

CAUSES WHICH LID TO MIR. BARRETrs ARREST
HIS COMPLAINANT AT TIE POINT OF DEATH.
A prisoner described as Charles III. Barrett,
a merchant OF Philadelphia locked up ut Police
Headquarters last night by Detective sKernan of tho
Dlsrict-Attorney's Office. Ho arrested In Philade
phia several days ago and brought 10 this city
reduisitlon charging him with larceny In tho first
degree Precious 70 his arrest he had been indicted in
this city complaint Of Frederick ID. Churchill. u
lawyer, who had an Office at NO. % Park Row. Barrett
WAS taken to the District Attorneys Office late in tie
afternoon, but It decided that lie should not DO
called upon to plead the indictment until tomorrow.
Detectives at headquarters gave the following version
Of the transactions which led To Barretl's arrest.
Mr.. Churchill last fall undertook TO negotiate four
notes OF ~, 800 each, signed by Sheriff Davidson and
entrusted them 10 Barrett who sold the notes and appro-
priated the money 10 his own Recently the notes
fe due and the holders made effort 10 collect the
face value $4,000 with interest Through the BOwery
National Bank Barrett admitted that the notes had
been dsp0sd D ne @ we Inn mn b hSy tSoc
that suits had been brought 10 compel Mr. Davidson 10
pay the notes and that an attempt would be made by the
maker had received anything Of value for them IL
was uggested that the notes possibly mad been drawn
by the sheri for election purposes during the Pres-
TO a TRIBUNE reporter Mr. Davidson said: don't
know ANYTHING about this matter never saw Churc-
hill and never had any dealings with him. Neither do
know anything about the man Barrett ! haven't any
notes outstanding, and haven't been sued This whole
Mr. Chnrohi moved recently from West Ninety
A. To Washington Heights and thence TO No. 345 West
morphine as night. Hs wife said heshad been suffer-
ing from recent hemorhage OF the lungs and was be-
eyed 10 be at the point 81 death No Information con-
corning the notes could be given by members OF the
. dispatch from Philadelphia said that Barrett was
acclsed ,Of having obtained dry goods worth $4,000
from left Weller Co., OF this city. upon the represent
alton that his frin,of Gunnis Barrett x Co., or Market
st above Ffth-st was worth 100000. and was per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
AMATEUR ATHLETE DEFINED.

r,c,s,ov ny THE NATIONAL AsSoCIArION-DArs
OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
Tho National Association of Amateur Ath-
,, q, America held special meeting last night OF tho
,stronolitan Hotel 10 settle definitely the Qualin-
a,,ors az an ameteur athlete. There Is
,rad,t,on among athletes that the question
Ia. bean settled but just how has faded from
tina re,oory of the Oldest inhabtant. This much how
ever Is KNOWN that by the former rulings it was Aoods
as easy to be an amateur as to enjoy future on ~
by Colonel Ingersolrs doctrines Among ,s a
san by A. ysntanbach, Mr.; Bishop, ana ana
q Robinson; the Manhattan by f. W. Carr and j. T.
Myers; New ork oy g. Cocnrane eoeaaie II
Wanwright; Williamsburg, G. W: Badeau y. " iuu ss
and r Castner and the Star By Samuel starxey' James
Doyle and Alexander McGiIra ;, wood Ny.Ac. O. r.
Iohpson 3 T. A. c. aud W. q. Hageman. W; A. ", wsre
aonointed 10 submit draft OF denhltl9 VI an I hs
Their report was the saSeeS VI Wa. made was that as
rpeoS r. might be construed as retroactive Ihs ha
haitian delegates also wish the portion WHICH ,,i~ss
amateur the right assist at professional nesssNe'
,;an omt Mr. Myers wishes the old rule 10 stand
The following definition was nnaiiy auopessu, ,as
"n,anoti,on ar for money, under faise nane,~
with professional for prize or where ga'e mons} -
charged has ever al any .ae tar mnaey Of
e e anv valuable consideration But no'nms
IN oi ,Sis' definition shall DO construed 70 g %
III hr riles than money. And 1t is expressly dewA
tbat this dennition Is not made rer0actNe anu -
acts ~ amateurs shall be judged in accordance ws
Sro,sions of the old definition and that the ioies.
Bo;,ion sball take effect and after May
The report was passed by vote OF 70 Z, We "a
Club voting with the nan N raW Sharp line betses
amateurs and professionals speu'n S SSon ~,
cuss the operation OF the new dehntl9n anu a""S
The championship games WI 90 ncio on 'uHo ~
the Manhattan Athletic trouhos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
GIVING A LAWYER POINTS ON LAW

A load of Office furniture was taken to Police
Headquarters for storage yesterday bya truckman who
said that he had been hired to from No. 900 TO
No. POI Broadway, but the owner had refused TO pay
for the carriage Lae.n the afternoon lawyer who said
tendent, Wpllng to take papers from
desk In the collection, He bad no
means OF Identifying himself as the owner,
however, and he was Obliged TO 20 away without the
papers There had been no refusal he said 10 pay the
No 261 Broadway until he had been paid.
THAT was demand he had right 70 make" re-
marked the superintendent
"Do you mean to say" the lawyer inquired. with
establishment that am compelled To paya cartman
before he delivers my furniturel"
There is an ordinance TO that effect It ia intended
fuse TO pay the carriage after their furniture was
deliyeredp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
SUFFERING AMONG rHA KEz pERCEs rR1pE.

CHICAGO, March 81 (SpeciaD.-A dispatch
from Arkansas City. Kan. says Information has just
to this point that the remaining members Of the
Nee Indian tribe, with the Indian chief Joseph
at their head, to be transferred Immediately from
their present reservation IN Indian Territory where they
dying by the score to their old reservation in Idaho,
In 1877 when Joseph and his went TO with the
whites he conducted OF the most wonderful marches
and succession of fights In the annals of Indian warfare
and when at last he brought to terms and
dered to General Mills at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana,
In the fall OF 1877 he 900 miles from his
yaton scout has just come IN from the present
ton OF tho Noz Perces and says that an inspector OF tho
Interior Department at reservation and that tho
tribe to be at transferred TO tho land OF their
forefathers OF 500 or more men, women and children,
over have died. Chief Joseph 10 much broken and
is predicted that his tribe reach their old homo
before the weather sets In he cannot 1.-Two long to enjoy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
THROUGH NETWORK STATE.
.rr.1ps or THE sououARrE BANK.

TRoY. March 21.-Franklin Krum, jr. OF the
firm of Wilbur. Krum & Wilbur of this city and
son of President Krum, Of tho schoharie
County Bank, which suspended yesterday
denies the report the bank embarrassed by the
heavy Endorsements OF the president for the Troy firm
The firm say that such Endorsements VIII n9t reacn
81 600 and as they have always met their obligations
and are perfectly solvent, their affairs could In 10 way
the bank -. A.. c.hoh.-,. yu
ace over the failure OF the National Bank was unaDated
to-day The streets were OF animated DISCUSSIONS
i'm which all classes OF citizens participate Line failure
was occasioned by quiet run on lnursoay
which was probably the result Of ranor that tne a,
dIeb,rg Paper Mill Company. OF Middieburg composed
of Franklin Krnm and o. Williams, had made an as,
nmsnt TO the bank There was no excitement, ana
fhs fact that run was being made would have been IN
observed by outsiders under other circumstances by
n0ht 800 600 had been out, aud the indications
that there would continuation OF the run on the do
lowing day convinced the bank officers OF their Inability
TO resume. Consequently the cashier Mr: Wiiilans,
wrote 10 the Controller at m and teiegrapned again
Yesterday for an examiner President krun states tha
the cause OF the suspension was depression In rear
estate In which large Investments had been made,
and his inability to realize on the notes OF farmers
and others when they became due He said that ne be.
ieyed that deposlos would be paid every cent u they
were eniept and would wait for the collection OF invest
,nepts $4,000 of which are Individual notes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
KArER O0LoRs IN BRooKLYx.

The Brooklyn Art Association gave private
view yesterday, from a. Ato 6p M OF thcwater color
paintings which TO be- exhibited this week It's gal.
leries in Montaguest Over three hundred works arc
hung. Percy Moran exhibits happy little sketch en-.
titled "Reverio." The Marquis dc LeuvIlle has o
landscape Of mountainous view In wostmoreland.
sketch which retains It's cooring 10 advantage
Is kruseman Van Eltens Housatono Barring
ton" fancy study OF pretty face and dainty pose
is Florence A. FIancis's PORTRAIT" Watching for
sented by w. V. Blrney. MT. Van Elten's ''Mlking
Time" as attractive "a picture as the collection
drawn and nicely coored Other noteworthy pictures
exhibited by Walter satterlee, j. o. NicoI J. Alden
W. Freer Leon Moran, Alfred Kappes, n. L. Sand and
Irving X. Wes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
SECRETARY WHITNEY ON THE DOLPHIN.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Secretary Whitney
has written the following letter to John Roachn reply TO
communication from the latter announcing the COM
pleticn OF the dispatch-boat Dolphin:
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter Of March 10 informing me that
the United States steamship Dolphin has been com
pleted in all respects In accordance with the
Specifications and certificates from the Inspectors OF
Hull Machinery have been forwarded to the Naval
Advisory Board 70 this effect ana that prepared
now to deliver the vessel IN accordance with the
tract and request to give instructions 10 the Com
andent the Yard directing HIM to receive the vessel
looked the papers presented by the Advisory
Board and find that the vessel did not upon her trial
trip recently, show $500 collective indicsted
horse power developed by her engines and
maintained successfully for six consecutive
hours contemplated by the contract
however provided In the contract that notwlth-
standing this failure the vessel shall be accepted 1t
can be shown the satisfaction OF the Naval Advisory
was due neither to defective workmanship mater
falls" The Board has expressed Its opinion that the de-
ciency of 1873 indicated horse power required not
due TO defective workmanship materials. but that
with better coal and well trained engineer force this
result would be exceeded.
would suggest that another trial be had under such
conditions shall be prescribed by tho Department for
the purpose OF demonstrating that this suppostion Is
correct In this and other regards am now looking
into the matter before exercising 50 grave
responsibility accepting the vessel desire state
ment from you OF the full amount OF your claim upon
he Dolphin up tn date
Very respectfully.
W. 9. WHITNEY. Secretary OF the Navy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

CHICAGO, March Plat meeting OF the
eastbound passenger committee the difficulty about the
restoration OF the seaboard arising out OF the
fact that the total Of the local rates between Chicago and
was than the through rate was overcome
This was done by scaling up the local rates between
Chicago and the Western ernin OF the seaboard trunk
lines so that total Of the local rates shall equal the
through rate The restored OF s SO from Chicago
TO New-York went into effect to-day.
CHICAGO March 2l-It has been officially announced
here that the Central Pacific Road has agreed TO join the
Union Pacific in withdrawing the subsidy OF $4,000 per
month from the Pacific Mail steamship Company
Bosrox, March 2l.-President Adams OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company stated to-day thas ne had
carefully gone over the accounts of the company for
ssa and that they showed earnings above all charges
nd xcass Of AZ per esna
ON the capital stock The preliminary statement OF ~
counts will probably be issued next Tuesday. In regard
10 the proposed changes in the Union Pacific Directory
is learned on unquestonabe authority that NJ Gould
will be- succeeded by New-lork man, who has been
closely identified with his interests. Russell sage VIII
also be succeeded by New York IL Is stated that
MI. CLARKE Will b e succeeded by Mr.. Galloway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
MOVEMENTS OF TIE MILITIA.
INSPECTIONS, PARADEs AND DRILLs-NEw APPOINT
MRNTs.

INSPECTIONS, PARADES AND DRILLS AlfOiNi-
MENTs
The annual inspection Of the 9th Infantry by
the LIST Brigade Inspector Major Blocker Van Wagner
took place The right wing was Inspected on
Tuesday night and the left wing on Friday night.
Colonel william Seward Jr., in command on each
OCCASION aud Adjutant Yeot d. Dechert reported 200
men for duty in each wing out OF the 600
composing the regiment Tho dress parades
and battalion drills which took place In connection
with the Inspections reflected credit upon the officers
and men. The regimental and company books will be
inspected tomorrow.
First Lieutenant f. C. Wells was elected Captain OF
Company d. 9th Infantry Thursday night IN place Of
Joseph A. Carberry. resigned.
Drum-Major George W. HIN OF the Infantry has
the pneumonia His life despsired OF last week. but
he Is better.
CAPTAIN Abe IT, Hertz. Company A., Infantry.
whose resignation was In time ago and who
WAS urged by his friends withdraw declares that IL Is
irreyocable.
Company Of the 18th Infontry. Captain Henry ID.
lockwood, Is recruited 10 tho maximum strength-lO3
men-and has been compelled to deny many
applications for membership. IL is known
as a. The Temperance Company" all OF its members
having bound themselves To total abstinence from DtO1
eating beverages Young who anxious tn enter
The Rational Guard mud little difficulty in obtaining
their consent 10 their Joining this company on
Colonel James IT, Jone, has Issued general order to
the i2th Infantry giving special Instructions 20 mat me
may DE auir 70 tcHlpnu lEoupAtre
properly uniformed, armed and equipped TO any call into
aotiye service aid OF the civi authorities Tho com
panies aro divided into squads of men living near
each oier provision Is made for wing notice "a all
xpsditon when cal"d upon Tor "ot'o
service.
ihe entertainment given Thursday evening at
siegoTtners No ~ Lafayette Place by the members OF
the Company VI the 7th Infantry. In honor or Colo
mel william n Rb.et formerly captain OF the company,
was attended by many ~ the veterans and active mem
ber-. II the forty-ninth anniversary oil Colonel
Rlb!ol's enlistment IN the company.
The prOongc d illness VI Colonel Unbekant Of the 18th
Infantry Is felt by tho entire communal 70 De serious
misfortune Lieutenant Colonel A. T. Stewart Is In com
mand.
on Easter Monday. dress parade and review Will be
followed by promenade concert.
EX-Captain Darius Ferry, formerly OF tho 1th has
been elected Major OF the 2Jd Infansry.
The 18th separate Company, Captain Miller viii give
a games at its armOry In Flushing on
for the purpose OF raising funds for furnish
ing and other EXPENSES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
wAsHrxoros. Saturday. March p, 1885.


Mr.. PORTER AT WoRK.-The new Assistant Secretary
of State. Ex-Governor James ID. Porter OF Tennessee,
assumed the duties OF his office to-day.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT FRAUDs.-Tne Grand Jury to-
day returned additional indictments against William II.
Dempsey and Daniel carrigan, and j. W. Drew and Dan
lei Cafrgan for presenting false vouchers, in what are
known the Navy voucher frauds cases
TIE First PosTM AsrER APPoIsrEp.-Thc newly elect
ed from. Tennessee j. H. Richardson mas
the honor of securing the frst appointment made by
PostmasteT-Cyeneral Villas Upon his solicitation j. NJ
TAYLOR was to-day appointed postmaster at Lynchburg
Tennessee, TO I'LL a vacancy.
STORAGE OF THE PURITAS-The Secretary OF the Navy
declined TO approve requstOn 70 pay for the stor
age Of the Puritan John ROachB shipyard from july
1876 to December 1882 until he shall have had an OPP
pOrtunity 10 examine the contract. The amount III
yoved 500 POL and provided for In tho deficiency
appropriation bill which passed at tho last Congress-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
EXPIRATION OF MR.. PEARSoES TERM

Postmaster Pearson's four years term as Post
master expired yesterday. His commission was signed
by President Garfield on March 3D. 1881. He had been
Acting Postmaster for few days before that me after
Postmaster James had become member OF the Cabinet.
Mr. Pearson Assistant Postmaster for several years
and has all grades Of the postal service having
entered the Railway mail service when boy. No tenn
porary appointment necessary on account of the ex
piraton of the Postmasers term, He holds Office until
his successor is appointed Nothing occurred at the
Office mark the fact that the term OF the head OF
the Office had expired. Little speculation has been In
dulged among the employees TO the probability OF
Mr. PeaTsOns reappointment The heads OF departments
are anxious that there should be no change OF
administration The clerks for the most part
WINGED that they will be retained in case, as almost
all OF them entered the service under the system OF
Civil Service examinations and they do not expect TO be
removed except for incompetency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
OBITUARY.
LIEUTENANT-Co COMMANDER THOMAS WADE.

LIEUTENANT-COMMAN THOMAS WADE.
Boston, March 81 Especial. Lieutenant
Commander Thomas r. Wade, OF the Navy RETIRED died
I'm Maiden Friday. He born In Boston in 1919,
and since he was fourteen years old has followed
faring life Advancing through the various grades no
became commander Of the ship Onward, In 1856 His
last command In the merchant service was the ship Sill
yer STAR engaged In the China and India trade His ship
WAS bound for Savannah and wrecked on Jarvis
Island in the Indian Ocean, just before tbs beginning OF
the rebellion. Mr.. Wade entered the United States
ser vice as volunteer May 3. 1861 and was acting
through the at the close of which he was
transferred TO the regular Navy. He received com
ission as Lieutenant In December, 1861 and was pro.
noted to the rank OF eutenant-commander in July,
1870 He was placed on the retired list November 1877
Hs last service officer In charge OF the nitre de-
parment in Maiden, where he living for long time
He leay es q wife and three children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
ATHLETICS At HARVARD COLLEGE.
PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING sEAsoS-TRAfNINd
FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS.
fBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE

BosToN, March p. - The prospects for
athletics at Harvard during the coming spring IL not Of
the brightest are at least of hopeful character The
gymnasium work, both general and special. has been
excellent Mr. Lathrop, the trainer, has succeeded In
giving specal instruction to many men, Is shown by
the number OF entries for the athletic meetings
notably in the wrestling and tumbling Many other
are training for the intercollegiate contests under
bis Guidance and his time is well taken up This winter
has seen 200 students in practice than ever before
The baseball lacrosse boating and intercollegiate can
dates are now waiting for the time when they for
sake the gymnasium for outdoor practice The univer
sity nine have been playing handball daily 10
the cage with fifteen players. The club has been
unfortunate in loosing two men who w1nd
the former captain win not be able to play on account
~ I'M health and r. NJ Hurd has left college. The uni
yarsity crew has in training the following men W. g. 5
Mnmford 81 T. P. Burgess. 81; J. J: storrow 80 ].
X Yocum 's5; K. j. Caldny, SO II. W. Reyes, 81 T.
m Cabot SO W. A. Brooks. 's7 w. Endcott, 81; They
ara much hampered by the lack OF professional coach
u IecTosse team has about thirty candidates. but will
have to work hard to defeat the Princeton team. which
has nearly all its old back. Yale has Withdrawn
from the league.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
SULLIVAN AND RYAN TO Fight.
10 Ia thought that the match between John L.

Sullivan and PADDY" Ryan will DO arranged to-Inor
row. Word has bssn received from Chicago that Ryans
hacker declined to put up 5000 side but that he
would make the match for $4,000 side, sulliyan's
hacker Richard X Fox, at telegraphod that su-
van would fight for 49, 500 and Ryan replied that he
would the $500 deposited as forfeit by Fox In
tho fight on Monday. The match originally 10 be-
for 500 sde but Ryan refused to fight Tor less than
$4,000, when Sullivan agreed TO the stake Ryan backed
out II Ryan to fight the arrangements will be-
made tomorrow. The only terms which Sullivan Will
london prizering rues. The dght will BIO fought near
Butte City, Montana,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
HEIR TO PART OF 300. 100000
Mrs Sidney III. Smith, OF No. 9 Clark.

Brooklyn, prdes herself on being of the claimants
the Lawrence estate In Lancashire England and de-
cares that she Ia the great grandchd of Hannah
Lawrence who was born In England The estate Il val
ued at $lO0,O00,OO0 Mrs. smith says that at Malta
". j. there l. Bible containing beside the geneo
logical history OF her family this record: William
Lawrence, His Book. Bought OF John Bowry, June 10
1901. Price, 81, 81. Cd" An uncle OF Mrs smith Is
William IL. Whitlock. deputy collector OF Internal
Revenue. Her husband Is commission merchant at
No. 557 Broadway, IN this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
SENATOR'S READY FOR HOME.
AWAITING THE PRESIDENTS PLEASURE.
BONE FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE-oFFicE-
SEEKERS THINNING OUT.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

SEEKERS THINNING OUT.
fsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNkl
WASHINGTON, March 21-The Senate has practi-
eay finished the work before it and stands ready to
adjourn. Most of the pending treaties either have
been disposed Of or action upon them is about to DO
taken. Every nomination sent in by the President SO
far has received consideration. The committee ap'
rointed nj the suggestion of Senator Sherman the
other dsv TO wait upon the President for the purpose
f informing him that the Senate had more business
TO transact and stood ready to ADJOURN, performed
that duty Is understood and was told By the Pres
dent that with the exception Of few foreign nomi-
nations which he would send in at early day. there
remained nothing which he desired TO communicate TO
the Senate No nominations were sent In to-day and
there Is grumbling on the part OF Senators VINO
want to 20 home and 10 not admit tho Propety OF the
President keeping them here wtnle there Is nothing
for them to do HIS attitude 10 looked upon ny many
Of them wanting in courtesy to the senate. uhey
tahes his time in everything and consuts his comfort
before he does that of others
The announcement that the President Is about to try
his hand at foreign appointments has set the
hearts of q few ofhce-seekers beating again. Tho
chances of Pendleton are discussed with renewed
will carry away one OF the big prizes either the mission
to the Court of ST. James that in Paris or Berlin
The visit Of Uncle Joe I" Mcdonald continues to be
riddle rather perpexing TO solve He would not accept
any mission It is believed, that might be offered to bm
or indeed any place within the gift of the President
or the present he is here only to give advice incident
ally the Executive, and to at all times that MI
Hendricks does walk away with the spos to which
"Joe" considers himself entitled.
The crowd of ordinary ofceseekers has thinned out
considerably within a few days. Petitions, however,
continue to pour in heavily ever, at the Post
Office Department especially. They are all the way
from q few inches to as many hundred feet long,
Southern Senators deluged by the applications OF
then constituents and they fail to state that the
writer of the application has served faithfully and with
distinction in the Confederate army This TACT alone
seems sufficient to the applicants to secure Tor them
employ under Gov ernment which they sought
TO overthrow.