New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-27
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

For two months the steamers OF the Ward Line
have been carrying down TO Cuba a great deal Vi
machinery TO replace that which destroyed by
the fierce September cyclone which swept over tho
Gem Of the Antilles In the interior OF the island
the wreck Of sugahouses and fruit and tobacco barns
was friehtfu and the valuable machinery in many
OF them was rendered utterly useless by the masses
Of timber that fell on r.. But II It was I'll WIND
for the poor Cubsns It brought a good many Spanish
dollars to the makers Of machinery in this city.
A New-Jersey farmer brought to a friend who is
commission merchant In Reade-st one day iaS'
week white sweet potato, which the enterprising
Jerseyman had grown IN the rich, black soil OF the
IiacBensack bottom. 1t nothing moro nor less
than the :" buneato" or white yam OF Cuba, which
the farmer wished 70 demonstrate to his ncighboIs
could be grown on Jersey soil, and he did So NO"
he predicts that few years this delicious vegetable
grown across the North River, VIII be common IN
the markets Of this city its North Carolina cousin
Heretofore the Cubans Of this city who wanted to eat
genuine Z" buneato," had to seek out q Fulton-st
merchant of their own nativity, who for the benefit
of his countrymen keeps hand besides the Cuban
sweet potatoes unlimited supplies of caimoiios'
guanabanos,' sappadlloes, pomcgranates. and many
other kinds OF tropical fruit but little heard of In
this
The porters on the elevated railroad stations have
begun their annual growl over the weather Their
special cause for complaint is that whenever 1t Is
entire PLATFORM and then Just as soon as 1t clears of
they must sweep up the ashes again
A slender black-hared. firmly knit man, with a
sharp eye and a quick step, but who doesn't look
bit like a hustler is often seen passing up and down
Fifth-a ave in the neighborhood OF the Union CIuD
Nobody would take him for a mason, but brichayins
Is his business, nevertheless His name Is Lawrence
McCabe. and he has built more Methodist churches
than any other man In Ncw-York Mr.. McCabe has
dcal NJ atfpn 10 he Of build
ing materials and IS said to know every stone quarry
and brckyard n the United States. The best bricks
used In this city come from Baltimore. Anybody
can distinguish baltimore bricks by their brilliant rose
color 1t IS said that they never fade. That is why
they are so highly valued by builders. They cost $40
a thousand than the bricks Of IlaveEtraw. y
few of the houses in which they may be seen are the
Union League Club the New-York Club, and the mon
stcr building Of the Methodist Book Concern.
Yale. Harvard and Princeton boys who may be suf-
fcring just now from the football malady, ought to
write 10 one Dr. Very, OF England, for relief DR.
Very never saw game anything like that recently
played AT the Polo Grounds therefore his acquaintance
with rushcrs,7 backs and "halfbacks' IS ncees-
sary limited; but he has nevertheless discovered
and formulated ailment that Is peculiar to those
who affect the game. says the learned Doctor " On
examination there may be efusion into the knee joint,
a soft and somewhat tender area over the quadrccps
extensor femons, and the patient cannot lift tho limb
when It IS kept extended. Ecchymosis Is not com
mon. The amount Of eolnt elrusIon depends on
the position of the injury with regard to the bursa
behind the quadrceps tendon, and whether the man
has tried continue his sport walked much after
the accident The blow may be in the middle Of the
thigh and an eifusion into the Joint the player
may complain OF a swollen knee, forgetting the real
malaGy Usually the muscle IS found to bo moro
bruised than broken All OF which is respectfully
submitted in behalf Of Thanks giving encounter be-
tween tho crimson and the blue.