New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-20
NEW.YORK CITY.

Special Agent John B. Peck. about whose wild ex-
,edltion among the West Indies for some of Captain
Kids there has been much written was a'
Washington yesterday. He has not recovered the
treasure aud his crew are camoring for their pay
free entry permit was granted at the Custom
uopse Yesterday for the landing of the body Of ex
Governor Hoffman, which IS expected to arrive mere
81 TUESDAY morning on the steamship Fulda- Mrs
Hoffman IS passenger the steamship Cmbria, due
here rnOrTCw night
Joore Cuv1ng yesterday directed acQuittal in the
Ease q william Downey, who was charged with man
slaughter IL the frst degree in killing william H. Hen
messy lUdGer Al No. % BoweTy. where Do"be5 WAS
the nEfs clerk The prisoner was discharged.
Justes Bsrrstt Of the Supreme Court yesterday
denied a. 1-3iHoEtun for order for the arrest OF
hnthony C0rFtDck in d SUIT brought by John Hem
ming 10 recogeg E39,O00 damages FOR alleged eonsY-
rscy.
The Barnun- Bailey clrcus and bypoerons season
in New-York viii end Tomorrow. About 2oooOO
people have visited the big show since IT opened ID
Madison Square Garden six weeks ago.
The Columbia College baseball nine win play the
Jersey City team tomorrow, instead Of the Bridge
port nine as had been arranged.
The members Of the Foreign Fruit Exchange met
yesterday and discussed In general way complaints
OF the manner Of inspecting fruits. committee was
appointed confer with importers and to report SUCH
amendments TO the rules would seem to remedy the
present methods
@w. p j. The Chinese treaty sent to the
Senate aud referred the Committee Foreign Rea-
TONS which has not yet reported
The examination into the complaint brought by
Lawyer Abram Killing against Frank f. Trowbridge
about monthago, in which the complainant accused
Trowbrdge of embezzling 5000, derived from the
sale Of jersey Central and Richmond Terminal stocks,
was set down peremptorily for Monday afternoon by
Judge solon B. smith. in the Tombs Court yesterday.
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salmon are largely in control of NewYork merchants
Broadway fruit dealers expect an carly arnVai'oi
West Indian spring specialities
There has been no old style Of North River shad
this spring Fishermen fear short season. the nets
should begin yield heavily from April 10 to TO- but
thus far hundreds only have been caught instead OF
thousands
The amateur gardeners already begin TO make florists
and seedsmen weary with remarkable horticultural,
botanical and agricultural interrogatons.
Charleston begins to send strawberries. They
retail at 10 cents per quart; Flodas down to so
cents for best.
People who think the spring backward should
member that there were eight inches OF snow the
level here just year ago.
"No,' said an oysterman the end OF AprIl will
mot break up we get the hot months by trans
planting Virgnias SO they win not spawn, and thus
obtain oysters for summer wear-
The will Of Father Drumgoole bequeaths all his
real and personal estate TO the ST. Josephs Union
and the Mission Of the Immaculate Virgin, OF which
4 he was founder and which he managed.
o'Donovan Rosa received sl25 80 this week to
sbrng England to her knees"
Father McCresdy. pastor of the Church Of the
Sacred Heart given $50, and Joseph J. o'Donohue
so5 In aid of the fund for the defence of Father Nc
Fadden Cweedore, County Donegal
The Goth Regiment Testimonial Committee has been
rcorganized These are the names f. j. Curry, prcsi-
dent of the Home Rule Club John p Lynch Com
missioner Coleman, John Fox and John W. Powers.
They intend to raise $4,000. and then statue in
Central Park
One Of the newspapers has a heading Homicide
oyor Ten Cents.S This Improvement, though long