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New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
RACING ON r ILLER SKATES

The Knickerbocker Roller Skating Rink, at the
American Institute Hail. In Thrd-ave was crowd,
cd Yesterday afternoon and evening. The special
ATTRACTIONS were exhibitions of fancy skating by
Miss Minnie Parrott, and . mile rsce for silver
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
VAIL OF A CARD-WRITER.
ECONOMY PRAc cnsED THIS YEAE-sALE OF CHRIS


rcoNoMY pRACusED THIS YEAI-sALE OF CHRIST
MAS CARDS.
"I am $50 ont this year." said well-known
writer of Of Sew-Years visiting cards, who occupies
n norton of the entrance to one of the broad
way hotels to 2 TRIBUNE reporter, on New-Iears S
How do you account for t'"
"1here has been 10 falling of in the number OF
cards written" lie continued. Il have executed
Won't buy good cards now. Times are hard and
money is short. Where l formerly soid nan
dozen packs of the best irnged ana 1ahcy inc GsqS l
year has been upon plaln whlte caIds' ana llc
more expensive cards have been lett on Iny
POINTING to pile of handsomely fringed cards,
many of exquisite design, the card-wIter con-
bSye ali been o but people
can't afford to pay for them, l have been kept
pretty busy for week. wit9al ana @ IL II Vas aScfor 9or
writing on the plain white card with q
smooth surface TO the sandy rough surface OF
the fancy card work oa can be- execnod am of
% Newt Orleans to the Exposition In a few days,
end shall return to my old stand at Coney Island
In the summer p
"There has been an enormous rush FOR Christmas
and New-Year cards this year" said Broadway
Setaer 4f tnesg cords AZ this season of the year
has now assumed gigantic proportions. vi course
Che great rush has been for Christmas CARDS. vi
these we have sold great quantity. HARD tunes
nave had no appreciabe effect upon our sales; Inc
moro expensive cards have sold almost as readily as
the cheaper ones. PrangS Ancflcai cuus nd'o
6eeD the fayortes, although there has been large
sale of imported cards in addition. The sale OF
Christmas and New-Year's cards has now. become
one of the NEST important features in the PUBLISH
eSS busin ess"
tORE REDUCTION IN TELEGRAPH RATES.
The reduction in telegraph rates announced by
4he baltimore and OHIO Company yesterday was
followed promptly by the Mutual Union Ieiegrnph
Ecmpany. which is controlled by the Western
Union. The Mutual Union rates were announced
"a follows, To Chicago, 10 cents; to ST. Louis, On,
Sinnati and intermediate points, 20 cents; TO all
Sffiees in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Cop
Sscticut and to Phadelphia BaltimSre and Wash, G
ln9ton, ID cents The rates by the Mutual Union
M}Ss TO eli points West, including St LOUIS ar ana
Chicago, had been 20 conts since July l. Inc
present rates are in no case higher, apa 70 many y
points are lower than those by the Baltimore anu
Ohio Company
SWEPT FROM A RAFT AFTER sHIPWRECK.
The schooner Estelle Day, Of Milton, Del, sailed
from Charleston for Phi!adelphia on December 40,
loaded with pine lumbey. Two days later she
struck heavy weather off Cape Lookout, and on
December ~ she broke up and sank. The crew
formed raft and clnng to It, without food or water
Tor four days, with the exception Of the mate Z.
S. Curling. OF Lynn. Mass, who wac swept away
~ud drowned. The men were rescued by the Nor
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
DOUBLE PURPOSE OF A GENERAL ALARM

Superintendent Walling yesterday sent out the
following general alarm to the police:
Look out for calling himself Rohschild OF Mott
Haven age forty five feet and eight inches high, having
heavy dark mustache, black eyes sa0w complex zion and
very strikDg Jewish features wearing scaskin cap
without q fr0ntpicce and dark clothes. He has been
swindling Wholesale merchants.
Mr. Walng said that the swindler had obtained
goods in small quantities. mostly gloves and neck
ties. by false representations. The object of the
alarm is more TO put merchants on their guard
against the swindler than to procure his arrest
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC


sun rises 90 set,IiO Moon st 60 dooa' aga is 10
man WATER TODAY
<U-sandv Hook sOf Gov. Islani. si3 Hell Gate i082
TU-saudy HOOK, $40 Gov IalGnd. 9lv Hell GATE Illus
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
MYSTERY LOWERING ABOUT THE EwENs

No further information relative to the. disap-
pearance Of the Even Brothers, of liquIdated cot
ton pool fnme. could be learned yesterday. Mr.
offices at No. 81 Broad-st.. and as the firm is not
at present directly interested in the market the
return of the members is not looked Tor speedily.
It Is ,ntmated THAI the Ewens have gone to New
Orleans, where the atmosphere IS more agreeable
than In New-York.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
REvELRY IN RAYMOND STREET JAIL.

The advent Of "a Democratic Sheriff IN office in
Brooklyn yesterday morning was made the occa-
sion OF II jubilee AT midnight sheriff stegman
Farley, at Raymond street Jail. The 1913 prisoners
were counted and after Mr. Stegman had received
a receipt for them lie handed the keys over to the
Democrats he'd secured the Office again, after six
years in which the Republicans have had sway, Il
horde OF ward politicians. many OF them of the
lowest type thrOngcd into the Offices OF the jail TO
partake Of the b0unties which the incoming sheriff
spread To mark his entrance upon Office. One ot
those present said that If the prisoners IN the cells
had been released It would have been impossible TO
pick them ont of the crowd. The wild revel was
prcsenf were unable 10 90 home and had TO be
given places to sleep of the effects of the dcbauch
All of them had not recovered last evening
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SHOTS FROM RECKLESS FIRING.
SI1OlS rhO-h iNbSh AN-'-N'
spyrpAI PERSONS WOUNDED-A POLICEMAN
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

SERIOUSLY INJURED.
While the new year was being usheied IN WIN
the blowing of horns and the reckless discharge OF
pistols IN various districts of the CITY, several per
man Herman Weise, of the Twenty Precinct
was talking with Policeman Walsh, IN Ninetieth-
st. near Lexing gtonave, W hen bullet, shot from
housetop. whizzed past the patrolman's ear, ana
struck the rOundsman in the rlgnt MP; welse Iei
on the sidewalk, seriously wounded. Both he ana
his comrade were unable TO tell the exact ction
from which the bullet had come. After W else lad
been taken to the Presbyterian Hospital the police
made careful inquiries III the nelghbornoou, Dut
could not ascertain who fired the shot. II was not
believed that the shooting of the roundsman was
Michael Swift. of No. IS Tenry-st., formerly
sergeant of police shot In the wrist whe lean
ing ont of a windowat No. 2i3 Madlson-st to watch
n noisy crowd of youths the street. The bullet
came from distance, and II was Impossible 10 teii
from which of a dozen active revolycrs II had been
discharged Swift went to the Chambers street
Hospital to'have his wound dressed =, ,-o
Alice Matthews age seventeen. OF NO fov Ncst
Tighteenth-st received q slight wound IN the arm
while she was waiting for a car at Eighthave. ana
Uorato-st The bullet which wounded her had
taken so long flight that It's force was nearly
A stray shot at One-hundred- and -forty-iirst-st.
and WaInut.ave struck Michael Hart, of that
place, in the hip and inflicted Il slight flesh wound
John Crowley. n young man whose nome is NJ NO.
4Os East Eiehteenth-st, was fonnd III lrst-av1d,i
suffering from a scalp wouGd. The police could
not tell by an examination how the wonnd Aad
been inflicted and Crowley refused to tell lie was
sent TO Bellevue Hospital ~. w,
William Fallon. q young laborer OF No. 244 West
SIxtcentl-st engaged in an alteration with
liouor dealer named McElroy, at No. l32 seventh
ave and was knocked on the head, receiving q
severe wound. lie was taken to the New-lofh
Hospital, and the police began se3r9h lor Mc1
Elroy, who keeps liquor store at Eighth-aye and
Eiglt hist
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

BENJAMIN Richardson the Harlem millionaire,
who owns WashbgOns state coach, ana lives IN n
house resembling q fort, in the hallway OF which Is
a sign bcaring statement that his honsekeeper Is
count of an old "rockaway' wagon III which be
has been accustomed TO ride about town for many
wears. lie was in the lower part of the city on
"Wednesday and left his horse and wagon III 'front.'
of store while he insidc the place transacting
some business. On returning to the sidewalk II
was found that cool thief, who probably was NOT
aware of the affection which Mr.. RICHARDSON had
for the old "rockaway," ha climbed into the yen-
erabe vehicle and driven away wlth II.
Mr. Richardson went TO Police Headquarters and
caused an alarm 10 be sent out, insirucing the
poice to search for his property. He paid another
visit 10 Superintendent Walllng yesterday ana u
second alarm was sent out. The horse was found
in an uptown market, but there was sun no trace
of the wagon. Mr. Richardson left long de
ecroton of the latter and IN the afternoon he sent
n telegram 10 the superintendent saying that he
forgot to say that the black rockaway had RED
wheels streaked with black The police thought
that the intrinsic value of the wagon probably was
not much greater than the cost Of the teiegrom.
hope of relieving Mr. Richardson's mind
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

For some time past it has been
noticed that the walls OF the large
sewer running under Willow street
Philadelphia, have been weakened
by the constant passage of freight
trains along that thoroughfare. The
Highway Department on Tuesday
sent a gang of laborcrs to strengthen
the sewer by bracing it with heavy
timbers, and an opening was made
below second street. \ number of
the men were at work in the sewer
at the time that the heavy rain-storm
broke over the city and they were
warned by a rumbling noise that
a hea " body of water was rushing
toward them. A scramble was
made by all hands for the opening.
Among them was James Wright,
aged thirty years, of Sixteenth and
Wood street. James stopped be-
hind a moment to light his pipe.
The delay was almost Il fatal one.
With tremendous roar the rushing
wave struck the man us he sprang
toward the opening, and his hor-
ror-stricken companions heard his
scream ofagony, smothered in the
gurgling flood and his form vanish
ed like a flash into the darkness of
the sewer They ran as quickly us
possible to the river front, and Just
as the the most fleet of foot reached
the mouth of the sewer Wright was
projected at least fifty feet out into
the river, clinging to plank His
coat had been torn from his body
and he was bruised and bleeding.
Being a swimmer he at once struck
out for shore, and was picked up
by row boat that was passing.
mo words can describe the hid
eous terror Of that journey through
the darkness" he said last night, in
reciting the story to a crowd of adj.
miring friends. "The noise was alb
solutely frightful, and | was turned
over and over like a scrap of paper
blown before a gale of wind.
struck the plank just as | reached
the opening, and chung to it for my
life. Record.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02
DRIFT-WOOD.

A go-as-you-please walking match
of twelve hours a day for six days
began in London Monday,
Forest fires are raging in the Dis
NAL Swamp and along the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, in Virginia.
Ten bodies of the victims of the
snow slide at HOMESTEAD Mountain
in Colorado, have been recovered.
The number of killed is estimated
at eleven.
By the collapse of building in
Pittsburg during n fire on Monday
night, two men were killed, four
seriously injured, and number of
others slightly hurt.
The British man-of-war Garnet.
which followed the Russian corvette
Strelock into Norfolk harbor few
days, dropped down to Hampton
Roads. "The report and belief in
Norfolk is that Captain Hand,
commander of the Garnet, left Nor
folk to escape newspaper reporters
and special correspondents"
Thousands of emigrants are dai-
ly fiocking from the Finland coast
and embarking for America and
elsewhere to avoid being drafted in
TO the army in the event of war.
In Gothold agriculture is at stand
still the farmers expecting to be
compelled to perform military SER
vice to preserve the neutrality of
Sweden.
The disease prevailing in Ply
mouth, Pa, is described by promi-
nent physicians of Wilkesbarre as
typhoid malarial meningitis, and
they say that "the chief cause is due
to stagnant water pumped out of
the mines, which is allowed to per-
meate the upper soil and create
poisonous diseases No death from
the disease have been reported since
Sunday night.
A freshet in the st. Johns river
New Brunswick, is reported to be
more disastrous than any that has
taken place within the memory of
the oldest inhabitants. A number
of briggs have been washed away
and washOuts are reported all along
the railroad from Woodstock to
Presque Isles. Four inches of snow
fell during Saturday night, which
will add greatly to the volume of
the frcshet.
At New Castle, Pa, on Monday
evening John Anspach, aged twelve
years, aimed Il muskct, which he
found in an old store room and
which had not been used for twenty
years, at Frank Quinn. 1t was dis
charged, the contents taking effect
under Quinn's left ear and killing
him instantly. Quinn was the son
of prominent coal operator and
the unfortunate affair has produced
intense excitement
A foot race 125 yards distance
for $500 a side and the champion
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

ship of America, was run ut Chcs-
ter Park, Ohio, on Monday, py II. NJ.
johnson, of New York, and George
Smith. of Pittsburg There were
about 500 spectators. After fifteen
minutes scoring the men got start
Johnson won by six feet in II 3-5
seconds, beating the record. John
son trained at Ohio and Smith at
Pittsburg.
An old farmer from Tazewell
county came aboard a Chicago and
Alton train the other day and hap
pened to sep into tine chair ear.
Now this beats 'em all, he remark
ed, as he looked about him in aston
ishment. 1--WE heerd tell on sleep
in kars an feedin' kars an them
high-toncd lixins, but this is tlt
first time | ever sot eyes on a shay
in kar. Say young feller, where's
the barber? I'm goin' up to Chi
cage to see me darter Jane, an ! be-
lieve I'll git me h'ar cut.
Two trains on the Iron Mountain
Railroad collided at sharp curve
seventeen miles from st. Louis, ON
Monday afternoon. One Of the
trains was n special, carrying Il
party of Texas Pacific and Missouri
Pacific Railroad officials, on trip
of inspection over the road. Louis
Crist, fireman, and Philip Toland,
connected with the locomotive de-
partment of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, who was riding on the engine
of the special, were killed. William
Stevenson, engineer, was danger
ously injured. Ex-Governor Brown,
General Solicitor of the Missouri Pa
cifc road, had his shoulder dislo-
Gated.
One of the most shocking crimes
ever known in that section was
committed near Concordia Ohio, on
Monday. A German named Adolph
Hess, with his wife and child, lived
in a mean little house, three miles
from the village. Some time dur
ing the night Hess, who was addic-
ted to drink took an axe and with
one blow severed the head of his
baby. The head was found on the
floor. He then beat his wife on
the head until life was extinct.
The room bore evidence of dread
full struggle. The floor was smear
ed with blood, chairs were broken
and bloody finger marks were on the
wall. The woman's body, horribly
mangled lay in one corner. After
his bloody work Hess hanged him,
self to a rafter. When found Tues.
day morning all the bodies were
stiff.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

THE managers of the Gee ! County
Fairs are making every effort to make
of their spring meeting a success.
Is there question that such will
not be the case? Why surely not.
Possibly the "growlers" will object
and say it is nonsense. Just such
opposition as this insures success.
Look at the magnificent premiums
to be offered for trotting and run
ming horses. No country fair ever
attempted such thing. The fair
falls at a time when farmers need a
rest from hard spring work. The
grass is not ready to cut, the corn
has been well worked and nothing
remains to be done but to take sew.
eral days rest, and he is not bother.
ed as to where he will go and take
his family. The occasion will be q
grand reunion of families from
Maryland, Delaware and Pennsyl
vania. The crops can be discussed
the foreign war question agitated
the best agricultural machinery
bought with which to cut and store
their crops. Farmers love to NEE
each other and talk the whole mat
ter over" The meeting in Jun,
will give them just that glorious op
portunity.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

By the Legislature of Delaware
increasing the pilotage fees for YES
sells coming to Philadelphia, has
placed Pennsylvania pilots at a dis
advantage. The Record speaks
thusly of the new law The Legisla-
ture of the State of Delaware which
fixes an exhorbitant rate of pilotage
for vessels coming to Philadelphia is
an unfriendly exercise of power.
The marine interests of Pennsyl-
vania in the navigation of Delaware
Bay outweigh these of Delaware or
New Jersey, and they should be
dealt with in n spirit of comfy. If,
however, Delaware will not change
her laws to advance the interests of
the commerce of Philadelphia, from
which her pilots derive the greater
part of their earnings, the remedy
does not lie in increasing the Penn
sylvania rates of pilotagc. Congress
must be appealed to to harmonic
the conflict of State regulations, and
pilots who find they cannot do bust,
ness in Pennsylvania should remove
to Delaware. Pilotage being made
compulsory, it is the duty of the
State to see that it is not cxtortion.
ate. The fair prices fixed by tn,
laws of Pennsylvania ought not tc
be changed to make them square
with the unfair rates fixed by the
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

If New Jersey and Delaware
cannot come to an amicable adjust
ment over the fishery question, it
looks as though Maryland can sup
ply both States by the large catches
Of herring.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

THE Wilmington base ball team
started off on Wednesday by losing
game 10 Philadelphia club by Il
score of 20 to 5. The day was
blustry, and the boys little green,
many of them not having had the
chance of early spring practice,
Better things are expected from
them in the future.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND seesnew at
fractions in Washington daily.
Other men know that there are at
fractions there, but have not been
able to see them.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

The greatest task that we know
of is the counting the cash in the
Treasury. When through counting,
we will look for our share.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

THE police prevented prize fight
in Philadelphia the early part of
this week. The authorities of peace
are determined not to he allow any
thing so 6isgraceful as prize fights
to take place in the city of Brother
ly Love.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

sOTaCE-Fours econd-handed Bug
CITES, good rs new, for sale. Carriages
painted and trimmed in good style. Adj
dress or call ON f. L. OCHLETRER,
AnrlS Am. Newark. Del
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

SECRETARY BAYARD has been in
disposed this week. He spends but
four hours at his Office each day.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02
CLOTHING

Ready-made, the best to be
found: We have taken
special pains to get up all
attractive assortment OF
STYLISH SUITS for Men
Youths, Boys and Children
AS we make much Of our
Clothing, we buy CASH
mereS from the mills, cut
and make them under our
own supervision. We
know what we have to
offer our customers, beside
Offering the best for the
least money, We give
with every $12 ready-made
Suit, sold for Cash,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

a general resumption of business
seems inevitable. Mills are starting
up everywhere, workmen can no
longer be seen longing around the
streets of our cities. The iron trade
looks exceedingly bright, The diff
ferent manufactures in Philadel-
phia have in most cases resumed
operations. May such good news
spread throughout the land, and
bring good cheer To many homes.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02
A WATCH AND CHAIN

MS an extra inducement for
You to try us We gave
the boys watches last sea-
son, but now we extend
the offer to men as well.
We do Z il to extend
our business, which has
been growing ever since
we started, and We know
it is bound to continue to
increase when our ma mel
Of doing bus ness is known
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1885.

THERE is n wide difference of
opinion between the "Delawarean"
and the milford Chronicle" The
first thinks the late Legislature did
good work and ought to he held in
esteem by the Democracy Of Della
ware; the second holds it to have
been a very poor specimen of the
Legislative class, and inclines to be-
lieve the unterrified of the Diamond
State to be in articulo morris. We
think truth goes in the middle. We
have known better Legislatures and
we have known worse.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

The Washington correspondent
of the "New York World" is CON
slant in its criticisms of Mr.. Bay
ards course AS Secretary of State.
Well, now, who cares what this cor
respondent thinks. He is like a
school boy who puts his crude
thoughts in print and thinks all the
world will read and admire them,
when, as a matter OF fact very few
notice them at all, and, then. simply
to laugh at and despisc the pre-
sumption of the author. The
attempt of the World" cores
pondent to dictate diplomacy to Mr.,
Bayard is about as absurd as il
would be for one of this years Col.
lege graduates, big with little
smattering of learning, to try tc
teach the Professors the best modes
of education. Stop your nonsense
you fedglings
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

THE Philadelphia daily papers
are now predicting large peach
CROP,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

THE Pennsylvania Legislature
contains some fiery spirits. Wrang-
les are frequent, and the whole SEES
sion has been marked as one of
extraordinary interest
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

AT THIS date war between Eng
land and Russia seems to be settled
Russia being determined to fight.
England is doing her utmost to pre-
serve peace, but if war must be she
is well prepared at every point to
wage tremendous struggle.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

We JUDGE from the mammoth
shad taken from the Delaware river
the tide must be high at all hours.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

nnI7T Send six cents for postage, aud
n pAIII receive free, u costly box 81 goods
n Hi | (which will help You Ia more
S'mOncy right a" ny than anything
else Ia this world Al Of either sex
succeed from fir hour. The broad road to for
tune opens befOra 4 workers absolutely sure
Al once address True Il CO., Augusta Maine
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

Clears out mice, rats reaches, flies, nnts, bed
bugs skunks, chipmunks gOphers. l5c. Druggists
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

Palpitation, Dropsical, Swellings Dizziness, In
digestion, Headache, sleeplessness cured b!
Wells II ealt b Remover"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-02

Ask for Trough on Coughs for Coughs, Colds
Sore Throat, HOarseness TrOches lie Liquid 25c