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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NRw-YcRK. Saturday April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
including late arr % cars OF $50 head
Mr. received Al carloads stern & Metzgcr cars
the IL Jersey city sold ~ arrive No trade
In Live Cattle. feeling steady.
shipments as reported Yesterday.
CAIN ES.- Receipts about 16l head. There was
ateader feeling to-day. and prices fraction higher
ConnO TO rume Veals sold at oGOte few Choice and
Extra at l2911se.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 26ia Of
5027 head-l6 at C0s, and 10 NJ Jersey City
Total tie week 1851 head against 2S96 head lass
Demand good aud much the yesterday
Heavy fat lives net wanted clipped sheep sold at 81 100
and % head OF Common stock At SO 40 Unshorf
sheep sold c Poor To Choice and III head ~ De-
sales Hume q Mullen sold; 1873 state Sheep, 50 70, ~
1Ilenback a Dewey sold, lSS state Lambs, ~ n, Il
G3C la do 10 d. &c 80 Western do los 10 at 5ac 10
do &c; 446 clipped state sheep - d. az 4c 81 %
50 10 t49sc III 10 ~ 10 at sc, and sOdo 20 D. &C
IIacnOeck & Davis sold; "a wi eoasin Lambs 20 o. -
7c ala Wisconsin sheep 100 H. al DC 272 do part hwes
lis TO- 80; 800 state sheep loo ID, at &C. ana 4s d%
lo2 70. at O7sc . -. 60 -. ga a. q, ca
Judd uckipghsm sold, IS Michigan sheep lib 10, -
Ole l8 DO d. &c; lis Western do "a 10 ~ % ooA
Newton Giet sold l6I Michigan sheep ~ 10 AZ 20 IA
SO Ohio DO 10, 1913 do O 10 az - w zVs az so
Is al 5acj M do mainly Ewes ls9 obi ~ ~
a s5 a. Ohio Y.arins 80 s. c ~ DO 70 ~ at $40
Il sadiler a CO. sold; l02 Lancaster county, Penn.
sheen mainly Lwesfew Bucks l3g ID az &c 229 Micht
1an haan ~ M nj $50: zlS do, 80 n, at sac.
eo;SRecepts were IL Of $50 heads cars at Jer
sev CIV and cars 40thst Total for the week 2D93I
head against 20 s24 head lsst week FEELING little weak
Nominal quotations o1o2@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
THE REPUBLICAN, COUNTY COMMITTEE.

No one has yet been definitely named as the
probable candidate for chairman OF the new Republican
County Committee There Will be cOntestng delegations
from the lid. probably the With and possibly one or
two other districts the meeting OF the committee on
Tuesday evening aud until these contests have been
settled permanent organization be effected The
election Of officers will therefore over to subsequent
meeting.
The friends OF Edward Mitchell anxious that he
shall allow his to he presented for chairman mus
far lie has slgnied whether net he VIII consent TO
be a candidate. James W. Hawes once president OF the
Young Mems Republican Club, has many supporters.
General Lloyd AsInwall Is also mentioned available,
and Professor Theodore W. Dwight and John d. Lawson
named. Joseph II. CbOate would II Is conceded,
make an exceptionally good chairman and there arc
many members who would like TO Cornelius y. Bliss
In the chair during the coming year He 10 not mem
Der of the committee but this could readily be arranged
by having some from his district resign when he
could be chosen to MI the vacancy.
There Is general sentiment among the members OF
the committee that the chairman shall be man who
will commend himself TO all sections Of the party In this
city as one emnently fit for the place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
INCIDEN1SAT CASTLE GARDEN.

Michael Schwartz, Storage passenger OF
the steamboat Bohemia. confined in room III Castle
Garden yesterday and will be returned TO Hamburg as
an assisted emigrsnt. Schwartz came from near
Hamburg and has apparently been an inmate OF
an almshouse. He is about thrty-hve years old, and
healthy looking but Is imbece. His hands are para
lived and the of both feet grow downward under
the soes OF his feet. He could speak few words OF
English and talked indstincty IN German, but
could give lucid account OF himself. Inc
passengers say that his fare was pad Dut
he had no friends or relatives on
board passenger by the steamer Ceitic named John
Ward Of sheffield England. acted strangely when few
DAYS out and mpained OF pain IN the back OF
his head His conduct became such that he was placed
in the hospital Ward said Yesterday that ne
mad been soldier, and he showed three knives that
he had won Tor his Workmanship. Then nc
said that three men were following him. ana ea1h
enc had knife similar 70 his own he
saws he has a wife and nine children In England and
daughter, Mrs. A K. RedhOuse, living In KINGSTON new
York SUPERINTENDENT jackson said that lie viii DE hcd
10 see II he has any Tor in, and II not lie
will sent back On the Celtic also cafnc bright blue
eyed Irish girl from Cork she Is seventeen
years old and gave her name as hatle
Cotjer A young man, 10 whom she was en-
gased to be married IN Cork, suspected OF being
associated with dynamituefs few months He was
pressed by the police and escaped BY steamer To
America. She has followed him here. When three days
out she gave birth "A healthy baby boy III whlch All
the steerage passengers took Interest Before their
arrival contribution was taken among them Tor hate
and her baby aud pound aud several shiings was col
ected all English pennies The boy WAS chrlstrued
william Celtic Cotter Kate says she has sister uying
and permitted 10 go there she expects TO una he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
MR.. wALFORD's FIRsr CONVERT

The meeting at Masonic Temple yesterday
was held In honor OF Daniel waford, tho president
OF the Manhattan Temperance Association. Mr. Wal
ford told story called 1.-THE House that Toa Built Or
MY First Convert II appeared that "Ton" lived In
the basement OF an unfinished house Long Island
twenty years The teetoallcrs held meeting
near the place and Mr. Waford made "A speech, saying
that the proprietor of that house either dead
drunkard. 'Tea" heard this. and II made him des
perato that he took The pledge The resit that he
finished his house, buried his wife, married widow
buried her also. and married again SIR Waliord Is
old Englishnan and has labored for the temperance
cause nearly fifty years.
At Chickcring Hall the Rev. George G.. Morris OF
Philadelphia delivered an address before the American
Temperance Union. He was followed by Robert Fowler
Williams, the boy orator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

Mr.. Oscar Wilde contributed to yesterdays SCN-
DAY TRIBUNE an essay on :" The Philosophy OF
Dress" G.. w. s. wrote Of Easter in London other
letters were from TRIBUNE corr, sDondents, III
Paris, on Ferry's dawnfa in Berlin, on Bis
marcks Birthday in Vienna. on Hans Makart and
the sale of his effects; in Washington, on social
and personal topics +" John Paul wrote of Nature
and Art in Florida; an old soldier told of Mys
terry of the Rebellion; "Night-Cap Party" was
described by one who was there and Mr. Edgar
Fawcett gave a Social silhouette OF The Lady who
is Sensational. "Glances at Timely Topics and
Round About Town" were features Of local inter
est; "A Morning at Monmouth told what the
racers are dong; Talk at Great Ccntros' gave
views of life in other large cities and there were
numerous Current Anecdotes, etc, making m
paper of notable interest. special correspondent
told of the VOYAGE Of the United States marines to
the Isthmus of Panama; G. W. :. sent cable let
ter on news topics in LOndon biography of y. p
Willis was reviewed; Music, the drama and society
we're accorded due notice ard tho news of the day
from all parts of the world was presented fully.
he following II a synopsis of leading topics
FoREIGN-General disapprova of Mr.. Gadstone's
Russian policy == European countries have de-
ciared quarantine against vessels from SPAN. -=
French Ambassador at Pekin or Tered To continue
peace negotiations --=- Egyptian Government
ordered 10 reopen the Office of the Bosphore Egypea
= No present danger of an attack on Battle
ford.
DuMEsTIC.-Dr. Stern n Jewish rabbi, committed
suicide at WilkesbaTTe == senator Eyarts dined
with the Middiesex Club in Boston -== Four
prisoners escaped from prison in Massachusetts and
five from jail in Maine.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-Gencral Grants condition
unchanged -- Measures 10 guard against
cholera. === Baseball players relnstatcd. -
Fatal fire IN Pearl-st. 49, Gold value of the
legal-tender silver dollar t1l2l2 grMnsl, e23l
cents. == Stocks irregular till late. when all de-
clincd AVID closed weak
Copies may still be obtained at this Office or by
mail Price cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
THE COURTS.
cAIENpARs rnls DAY.

SUPREME CouEr. CH,mBEEs-Bsforc Barrett J.-Third
Monday motion calendar
sUFRKNE COURT-SrEcfAL TEn-PAhT p Before Donohuc.
J-Nos 1872 227 22s o. 80 23l s0j. lCsl 1880. lu.4
"a 500 All 1855 1888 l0Hi. lO4o ZIG. III 1872. o.
~ ) / 90. lU72. OH, lU.'2. 1913.
SlrRgME CoURr-srECIAL TERN PART tI-Beiore Beach,
Igi II5l lOl2 llGl. lt40 iOil 1852 80. llfs 100
sUPREME CoURT-ClBCUH-PAET l.-Bciore Lawrence. J.
$50 i6sS. j.57 ai60 $40 iiJ ia ls5 SIa. 1853
3?s2 1884. 1853 aG2 1916 3473 327j. l,4 2O33 44u.
SuPRRMK CoUHT- CIBCUH-PAET IL-be,oro Andrews. J .
stabtr AT sAove Jonnison ag Citizens saving
sUfsrHG C2GaT~CIacuT- IIT-Be;orc roclh1m. J.
Nos. 1919 ". 4lt5. - q, 80 49, j - 3li2 5.56
lOsOL2 Ip7 y lu7' y lO7 l. 1913. lO7,l2
sURRoGATEs CoURr-Holns. s~-Wnl Of Jesse lloyt at
sGrEsIon coUpr-srEcIAL TEm-Beforc sedgwick G. l.
SUPERIOR CouRr-rRikL TERW-PlEr before rruax J.
2a-, 81, $50 i49 SJI s3s. 80 s67 sl6 Go
scrEaios coURr-TmAL TEEM-PARr II.-Beiorc o'Gor.
man 7Jl, lniU l62s. lGl- 5Jl. J25 gJl 49, 1872
20. 2O2i, 5f<. sol, $40, 1879
SUPERIOR CoURr-TRIAL TRRM-PART I1I-Bofors Ingra-
ham loss $50 l4zo. ga "S0 9i6 9Ao $50. VD3
coMS6s PLaAs-EQunr TERN-Before Larrcmore Nos
COMMON PLEA-srRcIAL TEsM-Deiore DAILY. c. J.-NO
COMMON PLEAs-TRlaL TEsM-PAsr I-Bcforo DAILY. J.
lilo 1910 1928 1871 1872 697 22 SOC 1850 1918 II 90
ll3I, lGsl 647. 1876, 937. l2Jl, ~ 1872. ll2'.
COMMON PLEAs-TRlAL TERM-PAR1 Ill eiore Van Hoe
iS5I i26s 1856 1890 80 l57 II g. 776 a. iiJs ii4l
1870, / 100 226. 1913. o.. ll5s.
CobKI OF OYER ASD ADMINISTRATIONS Van Brunt. ]. ana
Asst. Dist Atty. Fellsws-NO1. J., .. 3. 4, >. O.
CouE1 or GENERAL sEssIoNs-PAET I.-Before Cowng. J.
and Attorney geOfd-NOs l. g. T. D. o. l. s. 81
10. II. Il, - Ia. -. 10. H. is. -. 20, II.
sleeve J. and ssst Dist Attorney Nlco-NoA l. p j. l. D.
q, T. 4, 81 10. II, II. Is -. ID. 10, II, Is. TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
LIVE STOCK MARKEr-RY TELEGRAPH.

CHICAGO April lsTh, Droreri Journal reports; Cane-
Receipts 1900 head Shipments 5000 head market steady
EIport 81 OOGtG OO Cows AID AKe 81 j0a - -; Stoc
ers ~ oOaS4 90 Feeders. s. jOasi ~; Texans 81 100
81 10.
Hogs-RcceIpts 1000 shipments AO0o market strong
Rosgh 3Ja3 30; PacKIng aud shipping ~
81 G7i2; iAghL 81 1881 10. sklps - 2jaA -.
Shsep-Kccelps 500 head Shipments adj market
active Inferior ~ 2oGsi 20, Medium 81 2OGSi 80. Cool
81 10 Choice " 20
LOUIS. April lS-t'dnle-soceipt. 100: shipments
Loo; market firm; Exports, 10 - GoOi
shipping, - 2DGsj 90 Fair 10 Medium, 81 % 80 49,
e.ans. ~ 500 20 90.
She,D-Recepts. 400; shiDments, 900 Common TO Me-
dun. 81 J@s3 OG Fair 70 Cnocs. 81 G01Si 80.
HOgS-Hecripts 400; shIpmenta 5lUD fIghL 81 100
"a 81: PACKING - lOaSi 80. UeaYv 81 4O1Sl ~.
BUFFALO. April S-CGcRn to-day 1000 mead t,tal
for tsus fIr 1000 neads
head Consigned hrOish. 30 cars. marAet neglected;
Good To Chsco steers III 2j1Si JU 5ockers Fee er
IS 3O9S4 70.
sheep Receipts to-day 300 head thus far,
- 900 mead. for hea censR
through 2S asrket active aud higher. Medium 70
7Jdsj Good Choice, so; Ordinary
to .hOice Lambs, 50 OOa - 30.
HOgs-Recept to-day 1000 head total thus
$4,000 head for sans tlne aM week. $4,000 head:
quict; Medium 10 Fair Yorksrs SIS: Good TO
Cnoce ~ 90 al o. Butchers Grades, ~ G6d "a 10; Pigs
In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
Thinning He NAY BE CHARLEY ROSS.

The Young man who thinks he Is the missing
Charley Ross is seventeen years old ana lives q" No -
Fourthave., Brooklyn He has hitherto been KNOWN "'
Arthur Jackson Soaring Of Andrew Jackson senrhR
who is in business Photographer IN Lakewoou'
while his family consisting of his wife, two boys oesldes
Arthur and daughter live at his nome III biooASn.
TRIBUNE reporter called to see Arthur yesterday ana
found him alone in a room on the Top hosi Vi MS
house.
Hush" said the boy when informed OF the object OF
the visit they might hear u.s. pointing to an adjacent
room in which other members OF the family were sthS
will meet you In five minutes in Flabushave near
Fourthave and will tell you all about it, At the APP
pointed time the lad appeared and soon AFTER seated
on n bench in Fort Green Place, related the crcum
stances that led him believe that he was Charley
Ross and which had induced him the day before to place
his ca in hands of Schuy detective agencY III
Temple Court. lie said he lived unhappiy at nome
that years ago while playing win tne cnIeh Vi t,o
family they had told him that he not their broher
bnt an adopted child. when the woman VINO Grains
them in a peculiar way, but said nothing. read a
description of Charley Ross year ago and as l
don't know of any other boy that is missing, sup
pose | am Charley. Here is my, pboiegraph'
taken when a little child He Produced the IKE
ness of little boy unlike the pictures OF Charley
Ross that at one time appeared in the illustrated papers
''Wait moment and will show yon semethlng ne
added. He iretred 20 secluded part OF the p%tk ana
presently returned with old copy book IN his hand
keep tins always concealed about my clothing he
explained so that they can't get hold OF H. In the
dPaiit of letter addressed ITO the
father of Charley Ross In it the boy stated that he
awakened from state OF Inconsistencies In stable AT
Hanson Place and Futon-st. Brooklyn years ago me
man and the who now claimed TO be bis iather
and mother were standing near him. lie Thought ne
might be Charley Ross but did not want MI Ross TO be-
leve that he wished TO impress hm win the inea nt ne
was Arthur SAID he mad not sent this letter to MT Ross
but thought OF doing The young man, wnlle teline
his stery had wild and frightened look and Mhen any
one passed he lowered his voice as IL icaiu 'N"' Ho
would be overheard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
OPENING THE BASEBALL SEASON.

The American Association championship
season formally opened on saturday, all The CLUBS
except the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs contestng for
pennant houors. The Brooklyn nine opens the season
an a game with the Baltimore club today. The Metro
politan and Brooklyn clubs open the championship
season In this city ana Brooklyn OH Friday Following
is the schedule of games for this week
Aprl 2o-Mercpolitan vs. Athletic at philadelphia.
April 2l-Breoxlyn Baltimore. at Baltimore
Cincinnati. at IT. Louis.
Aprn 22- BrooklyD Athletic &c pnilaaelghs
st ons vs. VS. diSeiSnSt at 81 Gous
Louisville vs. Pietsburg at Louisville.
April 23--Atbetic vs. Brooklyn AZ Philadelphia
Apra4MstgTSPshtan VS. Athletic at Polo Grounds New"
Brooklyn VS. Baltimore. at Washington Park.
cincinnafi vs. Ptttsburg at Cincinnati
Lou, Louisvie at Il. Louis
April 25.-Brookys vs. Baltimore, at Washington PARK
Metropolitan VS.. Athletic. Polo Grounds, New.
CINCINNATI VS. Pittsburs at Cincinnati
st. LOUIS Louisville at st. Louis
April 26.-CinciDnsti VS. Louisville at cincinnati
The newspaper reporters and the official have
generally adopted the League scoring rules even
In the American Association cities The scoring will
therefore be uniform throughout the country, and
orhy records be compiled at the end Of the
season. The League rule requiring the pitcher to
keep both feet the ground until after the ball has left
his nand Is not generally understood by the spectators
League pitchers Radbourne says the the
back is SO that pitchers will not be able TO play
Baiinton OF the Boston club, effective In his de-
nvery as formerly WEIGH, OF the local club, does fairly
well, and has lost little Of his effectiveness OF the
League pitchers who have played far this season
Keefe. the new man OF the NewYork club, seems TO
have the best work. Keefe says he il not troubled
BY the rue he Is the only pitcher who nuts him
sell ON record as fayoring the rule.
Since Saturdays meeting the reinstatement OF the
backlisted players has been the sole topic OF CON
yersstion among the lovers OF baseball The action of
the directors seems to meet with more general salts
tsction than was first thought likely The neayy fines
imposed upon the players will probably keep baseball
Tee OF such tricks in the future.
IL was runored last night that Hugh DAILY, the one
Armed pitcher who among the reinstated players,
will play with the Metropolitan club DAILY is an
celent pitcher, aud such is badly needed by the
local Association nine without another pitcher
the Metropolitan club has little chance OF holdlEg
ts this year. Begley and Becanon have been cried,
but have not proved strong enough for nine Ike the
Metropolitan club.
The New-IOrk -and Leo clubs play nc the Polo
Grounds today
LOUISVILLE, April 19-The Louisville and Cidcnnati
CLUBS opened the series OF hampionshp games here this
AFTERNOON before OF 5000 people. The weather
gas favorable and the game exciting and interesting,
though several bad made by both clubs The
vitors scored two in the sixth inning On muned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.

NEW YORK. April Is.
The business week at the Produce Exchange
closed to-day with quiet markets and a recovery In
prices. The attention Of the trade has been divorced
temporarily from the Ango Russian complications about
which opinions much at The bulls in wheat
using as arguments that prevailing prices are not too
high and the shortage in the winter wheat which
pears have been assured by the bad weather last win
and this spring. and the bears applying their old
arguments that general business and the statistical posi-
ton OF the cereal warrant decline Wheat nearly
cents from the final figures yesterday and ended
net gain OF 1914 cent Corn closed at the best prices
of the day and IA cent, aud oats firm
advance OF 81 cent. Final prices for wheat April,
979s May 97Ss June. 99l2 cents July. 81 OILS; and
August 81 02 Corn ended at 53sa for April, 54l for
May 54a for June, and 55ia cents for July options.
Oats closed as follows: April 39i4 May, 39a Juneiand
July. 40 cents. Provisions ard higher
AT New-YOrk. Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston tho
receipts OF grain to-day Wheat. 1878 bushels
corn. l663i2 bushels oats 70370 bushels total grain,
2s6,46i bushels. The receipts at Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Louis Wheat, ll3, 500 bushels corn. 49,,
400 bushels oats 1917 296 bushels total grain 2l8
bushels -four 80 IA barrels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
FUNERAL or WILLIAM b. DRlPER.

The funeral of William b. Draper was held
in St. Georges Episcopal Church, Flushing L. H. yester-
day afternoon The Rev. Dr. j. Carpenter Saith and the
Rev. Mr. Locke conducted the services The body Of the
dead man was enclosed In plain black clOthcOvered
coffin, and the plate upon the lid bore simply the name
the dead man and the date Of his birth and death
Palm branches covered the cOin and above them was
placed pillow of lilies OF the valley. tea roses and Gala
lilies and a cross Of ivy The services simple.
Among relatives aud friends OF the dead man present
were his widow. Mr. and Mrs. Robert 4. Bovine, Mr..
aud Mrs Morgan Draper John H. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. h Bowse, Abraham Bonninger, Judge William
Mitchell, John Tucker. John Augustin Smith, Fred
erick Elliott ex-Chief Justice L. Bradford Smith, Sam
usl b. Parsons, H. Schuyler Tucker and Robert b. Par
sons The burial will be at Brookdeid Mass, to-day.
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SUNDAY, April 1872. NJ.

r. .
The activity and boom In the Mining Stock market
noted for the preceding week did continue through
the whole Of last week and the sales amounted only to
7O933 shares against $40 shares for the preceding
week. Some further early advances were established
for few Of the Comsock shares, but generally they
afterward relapsed and closed lower than 3
week ago. sutro Tunnel, which furnished two
thirds Of the weeks whole business ranged from 20 TO 10
and closed at IA cents. Consolidated California
and Virginia sold 81 05 and then down To 6sa70
cents. All the other Comstocks were dull and weak,
Hale and Norcross declined from 81 so to SO ~ 20.
The remainder of the market quiet and eatueess
Horn Silver to 81 80 but later sold at 50 20eS2 rs
BIG so,
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sate. h. SAVE. fronting on Battery Park. II he can

Safest he says fronting ON Battery Park. II nc can
procure the necessary land upon which TO erect s.
building For the purpose Of CARRYING out his in NC
has determined follow the example OF the Kew ",
Drumcoole In erecting the bnlldng occupied by we i
association called The Society OF our Lazy OF ~. ~
sary for the Protection Of Emigrants, the neleLs
which will he called upon to pay % cents YER ~ MI
forward the Castle Garden Mission. He mas areauS IA
cumuated several thousand dollars In TINS way; n
homes seon to begin work upon his new Chutch ol o
Lady Of the Rosary, for the Protection OF Enlg" no
wherever has been. thus far the people ne ~ =
received him most generously. ana only shOlt uh,
$50 in % cent subscriptions was sent TO NM IIoln
burg by poor people there who desired 10 pecono '
hsrs NJ his uew assOciatiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20

q Rradshaw whose birds are to be HOwn TOT IooUIu
only through the sea SON. reported first return III ne o.
at 1910; time out. 90 minutes; distance oe Ito ,ei
speed lO74 yards. At 1880 Mr. Goldman IePot' Nd
eleven of his entry of fourteen by LIS
made discovery that IN sending ms % Nv ryoina
trained bird Damon had overlooked ana tne
bic blue of Lady Florence stock from inc oreJ va:
ana wholly ubtrained had been sent instead ~ VIC
not then al home The bird making the best speed IN S
Journey is Frank " registered AL IT was t. o,
first prize in Belgian race with 300 entrees io GOV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
RETURNING TIE ALERT TO THE QUEEN.

Commander George w. Coffin, who com
manded the supply Alert in the Greedy Relief
Expedition, has been ordered to start with that vessel
from the Navy Yard today and take her to Halifax,
where she will be returned the British Government
in accordance with a resolution passed by Congress
The Alert presented 10 this Government by Queen
Victoria ia return for similar courtesy when the United
States purchased the Resolute OF the vessels OF che
Sir John Franklin Search Expedition, from Captain Bud
dngton and presented her 10 the British Government
in 1873 After being fitted out at the Thames dockyard
she came TO NewYork last May, and went North the
supply ship Of the Greedy Relief Expedition and
TUNED Without meeting with the slightest mishap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
DAGGER HIDDEN IN A FAN.

Joseph Dion, the billiard player, met with
peculiar accident on Friday night, which will prevent
him from taking part in the billiard tournament which
he was TO open tonight Dion and one OF his room
keepers passengers in an elevated train anu occu
pied seats near two fashionably dressed women, VINO
left the train at Twentyhir-st The room-koeper ~"
elaborate japanese fan lying In the seat vacated ny
the woman. lie tried open IT, but failed ana turned
IL his employer, who pulled at the strings at
iached to the fan. when long sharply pointed dagger
of the handle and cut Dion on the Joint OF the
third finger "Wnat women want Of such thing can
imagine" said he 10 tribune reporter; g don't MINK
that II was left with any Intention 10 lnJure me-