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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28

men. whether actlng as grand or pett jurors tei'
Is a natural aversion ID branding a a cHmuil &c
uniortuuatc becr-shop proprietor or bartender TOT "'
same act which under the present law Is uAo'on'
when ommit,ed By a club OF tie manager Of - hote"
To remedy these evils. the Grand Jury respectfully
,u.ee,t to The court that a modification Of the p.e'e"'
Law should be enacted by the Legislature WHEREBY
the sale Of liquor on sunday should be forbidden !.
III PLACES withut respect % licenses, or tAt' . ~
sh1u,d be permitted to sell durlas certain holf, q
sunday. uuicr proper restrictions AID with Que re-"Ig
tn .,r-,I ,I..tN4tr.>. The law ,l1uN apply 10 -,
ria.,s. AMI I'm All eases alike. with 40 G.scr.uIial.i,,
Iudgc CoyyIng said 4 fcw words In commcndauon =
rho n,~..erturnI. Charles L. FO>dick j. foreman VI
,hn Grn,d y;ry. which was discharged when te 10,
sentiment was handed in. II i undcrslogi -
cicbt@cn voted Tor and live against The adop'loh '"
the pcscnlmcnt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
CALIFORNIA rROrrERs AT AUCTION.

Another instalment Of trOtting stock from California
Is at the American Institute Building, where the auc-
tioncers. Peter c. Kellogg d Co., will sell it under the
hammer on March 3, 4 and 5. The largest c~OnsigncrS
are William C0rbitt, of san Matc0, Frank II. Burke,
Of Mcnlo Park L. j. Rose, OF Los Angeles; q. Nalensin,
Of PleasantOn, and NJ. W. StimsOn, of Los Angeles.
The leading features of the consignncnts Of Mcssrs.
Rose and StinsOn are the get OF STEAMBOAT and Alcazar.
Mr.. Corbitts horses are deep In the Wilkes blood through
Gray WILKES and Sable Wilkes. Mr.. Burhe's horses
take largely Of the celebrated Electi0nccr blood, as his
chief stallion IS Eros, a son Of that horse that was
bred at senator Stanford's PalO Alto Ranch from Soutag
Mohawk, one of his most celebrated brood maTtS.
Mr.. NaIcnSiu-S hoses are by Sidney and SimmOcolon,
the former being a remarkable sire of trottcTn and
PAGERS for his age. Other cOnsignera send the progeny
Of AntocO, AntcvOlO, Del sur, NutwoOd, NOOdlnet,
Balkan, Judge Salisbury, Elmo and other sires of con-
spicuous merit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
THE WIRES MUST COME DOUN.
IMPORTANT ACTION BY TIE BOARD OF ELLc-
TEICAL CONTROL

TEICAL CONTROL.
MAYOR Grant succeeded In getting his Board on
Electrical Control together yesterday and his thrc"
resolutions already referred to IN The tribune Wcro
passed. No. l requires that all h0u-etop h-hthS
and power wires below Canal st.. within a block Of a
subway, be removed within thirty days. y map OF
the lower part of the city wa, submitted by . .
Wheeler. The Board expert, showing where long lines
Of such wires had been run. These wir's, DIR. WheeIef
said, were put up without permission.
"They must come down. was the Mayors lacOnic
observation.
Resolution No. . requires the subway Construction
Company TO build needed subways in all streets which
the Board OF Estimate has ordered rcpaved ms year.
before the new pavements are laid. and directs tho
electric light companies TO inform the subway Com
pany within one week where they want subways.
Il want the electric light companies 10 undcr'iand. %
the Mayor announced. that they are 10 say now
what subways they want and they will be built, but
don't come here after the new pavement have been
laid and say that you can't take down Your poles and
wires because you have no subvays 10 place them u.
You may rest assured that there will be no tearing uD
Of new pavements to build subways. That kind Of
work IS at an end
Resolution No. 3 is the most important. Ii
authorize, the removal Of all poles and wires found IN
New-Y K, between Third and Eighth ayes. and Eighth
and tyninth sts., after June i. Paul d.. Cravath,
| reprcs uting the United states and other companies,
wanted certain streets excepted from the resolution.
no subways having been provided. lie instanced
Sevcnth-ave, from Fourteenth TO Fory-sccond SIS,
Fifth ave, below Twenty third-st the cast side OF
Third ave. from Eighth TO Fourteenth SIS. Clinton
Place. University Place and Nintllst. Ex-Judgo
William ii. Kelly, for the East River Company, added
Elghthsr. west of Third ave. and Irving Place be
tween Fourteenth and Twentieth sts.
"You ought TO except, Also remarked President
Cutler, Of the Metropolitan Telegraph and Telephone
Company, our few distributing poles. where the wires
come out OF the subways."
The Mayor looked surprised. " You don't appear
TO grasp the meaning Of this resolution be said. "Is
is intended 10 rid the streets Of all poles and all over
head wires. Use the hOusetOps."
sometimes they won't let us do this Mr.. Cutler
answered.
Then let them do without the telephones" tho
Mayor returned, SententiOusly.
The Board adjourned until Friday at . D. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
SHE A STILL WILLING 10 MlRRY HIM

Richard Pcndlcton, alias Pencil, twcnty-faur year
old, oi ~. 800 East twenty first t., was sent 10 tn.
Elmlra ReiOrmatory BY Judge Fitzgerald in General
sessions yesterday. The prisoner was employed by
the Gorham Manufacturing Company In Broadway,
and robbed It Of silverwafc worth Thousands Of dol
lars, which Joseph VI. bolton, age twenty eight, o.
Thirty -slxth-st. and Eighthrave. and Jonn &. William
age twenty eight, Of No. 2O2 Il West Twenty fourth
ST., sold In Philadelphia. Pcndicton ANA William
pleaded guilty TO grand larceny ~ TIE second degree
and Bolton was convicted Of re ciyInS the stolen prop
crty. Pendlct0n's relatives offered 10 establish him
I'm business in san Francisco and his sweetheart offered
to marry him if the jucec would set him free.
Judge Fitzgerald, however, thought that %iendlctOn
deserved some punishment. Bolton, who Is a member
OF Company ID, 1th Regiment, ana Williams were also
sent to the R~efOrmatOry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
TIE cENrEN1RY or WEsLEY'S DEATH.
GENERAL OBSERVANCE or II \ BY METH
ODIsTs EVERYWHERE.

ODISTS
MONDAY, March =, Is the Tooth anniversary OF the
death Of John Wesley, the illu>triols founder Of Method
ism; and it viii De observed by Ncthodists throughout
the world. bat more O. pccrlly by the MeJhodi,ts Of
Great Britain. Ordinarily the death Of a great man
is not made the occasion Of a celebration more or
les, joyou, I'm it, character. But "a, M~cthOdisjs look
back over the hundred years OF their history TO the
| death Of their great founder, tley ,'e nothing to make
tAom feel sad. Wesley died after a long and noble life.
His work was done and h, dcnthbcl was a glorious
triumph from the point OF view OF the Christian be
lever. Beside, al this the hundred year, that have
elapsed since h, death have effected for him a cauoui
zation 50 clorioi, that nj. death Is -WllIp"cd up in
victory. In a sense h. n, not dead, but a living vital
force in the wonderful organization evolved by his
cou-ecfa.cd c.ll.-.
II i, quito unnecessary 70 speak at any length of
Ncihodlsm. Evcn II its loyal sons did not do that
a., they viii. fully and effectively. il wouli speak Tor
.,,.ll. II has been ard Is one OF the greatest moral
forces recorded boz history. And ~ it, founder II i-
not too much q say that hc va, one 81 the greatest
RELIGIOUS leader, tie world has ever seen. Professor
Huxley. Wh, WEI certainly not D.. accused Of 't uH
due plrtuily tor tAr!. uau.'y, not lor- ago '' 'i
him: "I believe there Was uO man - whom England
Is 81, much indebted for tAi, great ml;al reform .I'"
the d-iduc-, II the c.,. ,,cntA century, a- - JOHN
! wesley. A.. Vc View lm aoF, De- stands "'lo"s "''
a..oca o.-Wltca,ll. Fletcher. Ncuu, IcsrH-". Il"
| m..ue-a, Washington dl amoas hI- generals ANA Ma
...f ..f. ,-,..t- tl.rl
Il ''' ,,. anal o.rtr.- hcr,v,-.
'".''", ""' ~ ., , r.,l,. ,rl,p,. ia
"' out IL. ,,l and e,ol1.
"'''' y
!F !'"e'"'s ..r.o, o,lr sc,n,
DnFh~ "H 4" - r,.i,,d
Il which De Wa, q minister, and N which ho Icu't lr'
loyal all li, Me. j. ,llu.t, Therefore. bui J' a. source
...tlf.,.,, T., urtl,-l-t- tIlt thr.u-u tc large
,. i... no.. -t,nl., , u..ru,uou.
"'h'" ''"'l' va ' O., "a.
10 TIDE tw" Nc,leS-' J'"l '' "''' ~.
minister NNlty. And q VIII LouJi', De- rc'|.'d '3
10. .t.. .t. hoo. A.. .r This country ia
"''' '. .. t, ..,.utl,u.
l-11 TIE MctI'oi'l' Oh N' 'NH saw '"'
iu recognition II 3d., g-i,lu- courtesy. III a rpcr'"
Oh. ,....L., tn. D..r -.yc r.- cNplauatl0u %. hoV
'' ' -
th'c M'"'"'i' ''"' - - d.. ,..
DO 1888, some eight " ten t'AH ego '-|O ,".J, ,.rr,.
president oi the Wesleyan conference d-hcd' WIZ 1''
,)ur,c-y and Mod',tj "AiDh D. 'A't 'VI'' va W.
that Womb allow U' cI"'u"' ~ u 20. '"
Westminster .Ahbvy. iu tuct, Corner - M"ic' 49,
~ the bwc,t prtlni,l 81 our i-.-H~' I''"'"
VcHtUld 10 answer, IL We ar 90 "1' "
to ChIrles. Why not 10 joan =" '1it' a.
cuNiingly. together win ~, DF"llt' '"L a." 49,.
cxcIud us Charles. but as the tfeal'i s.i.u,' " CV
greater ,plut 81 u' t"o li4l n"""I"t," b. . ft,y,-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
THE STREET CLEAyIyG EXPERIMENT.

At the suggestion Of The Mayor Advisory Com
mittee the STRENGTHENING methods in Sections A and
b, between Twenty. eighth and FOrtieth sts., are to be
reversed on Monday. In section A, between Twenty
eighth and Thirty fourth IS, the cleaning win be by
machinery. In Section Il, between Thirty fourth and
Fortieth sts., the hand broom system will be used.
This Will give the house holders IN both sections tho
opportunity TO Judge Of the respective merits Of the
two systems. All the permits to cart garbage and
ashes from the hotels, theatres and apartment houses
which have been Teld by private cartncn were revoked
Yesterday by Mr.. Beattlc. There were G05 OF these,
authorizing the dumping of Lao loads daily. The
proprletOrs Of hotels, theatres and apartmenthOuscs
wifi hereafter receive the permits direct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
THE JURY OUT rwEyrY-oYE HOURS.

The Jury in the suit Of John Henry llOllandcr
against Jacob Daiz. the Guatcmalan Consul General
al thi, place, for $4,000 damage, for alleged 'bcl,
ASSESSED the injury don" the plalnthf at q cents 30 the
United states District Court before Judge Brown yes
tcriay. The jury retired al I ?. III. on Thursday and
came I'm seven hours later for additional in.tiuctions.
Yesterday morning the foreman reported that the jury
could arrive at no agreement. but Judge Brown sent
them back for further Discussion. Finally. soon after
/ p. M, the JUROR, looking WDr, on ana Hl'ea'icli.
handed inI. verdict for q cents. Iiul!andcr's c0uHsc! VIII
move Tor "a new trial.
The defendant gave for publication an account OF the
oxrni.inu nf UolIandcr from GuItcmgli on May 81.
1ruO' ON The charge that Ia was n =" peInlcious for
cIrncr. y and The plaintiff thought that his good name
Mad bcen injured to the cXtct oi H1U,OUO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
White-steinitz (to play.

The move made in the Evans is certainly q Nc''
strong one. and at any rate better than - INh''
which apparently would have given MIN d sS''
advantage over me. But Oh closer examination L
IN ho found that colld have released myself by
90 TO NJ 3: "a PxKt, 81 i PIP, with a strong
counter attack which was likely u lead to the lollo"-
ing continuation % Kt-B 3, % Ok :; 20 IN
So, 20 Castles; ~ Kip. % R-Kt2; Is G-R a or -
Or 3. IS BXKt, followed by 0-t WIN T I'M
So, Of 80 Bxo p, 80 omB B. etc., 80 II = "a
g . M B>B 3. 81 O-Kt = "a X R-R 81, and
recover the piece with a good game.
For the Two Knights Defence the RusSlan mas
tors move was evidently the only one for the puI-
nose OF continuing the attack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
DISCONTINUED OFFICE REvTED

Commissioner Beattie revived an Office ye -,
which was discontinued five months ago -,
plac. Of sun,rlntendent of tugs and sco"N :" =,
Street cleaning Department Captain ""'H =
Anderson. n Tammany Hail man. and one "a - Mo
sbeehau', iicutcuants in the XIIIti A'ssn'1 ~
trlct. get, il. The salary is ~ 500 % year I..o,.
Incumbent was Joseph Plckard. Captain s.-,or
mill five Years ago commanded inc ,'.r.rk.
,dclnhi. running between newborn anu r,rbes.
v,hon tho c,ut,in gave up the sea he went mo and
WY "n became a deputy sheriff under W. WAN
aftariTori uuGcr MI. Flack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
THE NIGHT CLIFFS DINNER.

The saturday Night Club gives its mldwintcr dinner
to the newly elected and retiring judges Of TINS Guy
This evening at the Hotel brunswick There are ten
Of these Judges and well known people have been IN
yited 10 meet the guests. among whom the following
have already accepted Judge Wallace, cA Judge Moan
Davis, surrogate Ransom, Judge Fitzgerald Ju'u'e
Ehrlich, cx,Judge Jones, Rear Admiral Braine, Captain
Garden, president OF the southern society Julius thaln-
bers, "Bin" Nyc. Colonel Fellows, David Mcclure, OF
the Friendly sons Of st. Patrick w. j. Tanning, OF
the knights OF st. Patrick, and Colonel a. III. Dawson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
MICHAEL j. GALLTTAN INDICTED.
lie MUST ANSWER THE CHARGE OF MURDER Is
THE FIRST DEGEEE.

II FIRST DEGEEE.
The Grand Jury took a different view OF The KILLING
OF James Cummings by Michael j. Gallvan on Christ
mas Day from that II the Coroner jury. aud indicted
him for murder In the first dcS1rc three daya ago.
Galliyan i, proprietor 81 thc Excelsior stable, In Wet
Forty -ifth-st., and owed money - Cummings and I'd
ward Hurley. whom he had formerly employed. They
tried - collect what was due them, but Il quarrel
alCse and Gallvan killed Cumming and seriously
wounded Hurley. There was evidence that t%aluvan's
friends were wording hard TO make ont a case Of self
defence for him.
The COrOncr's jury found that Their, Wa pllliation
for the crime and "a coroner released Galivan on $1,000
bail 10 await the action 81 the Grand Juty. Detective
Won Gcrichtcn arrested The murderer Yesterday aud lie
was committed for ttIl without ball by Judge COWlng
IN the Court OF General SESSIONS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
PROF. KOCH

The Sodcn Mineral PastiIics (trcchcs made from the SOdcn
Springs. Frankfurt, Germany for Sore Throat, Ca,srrhs.
Coughs and Colds.
DR.. Koch said "a cough for which ! tried many other
medicines, which had not the slightest eject, soon became
better and has now entirely disappeared through use Of the
Soden Mineral Pastiles.n
The genuine Soden Mineral Pastiles must hay the testi.
moniai ana signature Of Sir Morei Mackenzie around each
box. Price zoe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
A SEAL KILLED IN TIE EAST RIVER.

Two large seals were exhibited In Fulton Market
yesterday by Wallace Blackford. one nearly black
attracted great attention because OF lis uniform color.
II was killed in the East River opposite Burling slip
on Thursday, having been shot and sfterwarf dubbed
10 death. The other one was cnt IL Fulton Market
from huntington, L. l., he wing been killed In the
sound near that place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
rop THE PHILLIPS AC1DEMY ALUMNI DiANh|

The committee Of three appointed at inc met
thc Phillips Academy alumni held on nnnadway.
yesterday afternoon In Room 81, No !
committees on dinner. organization anu % rcvislon,
were nominated. but, As the nst 10 an, the next
,hc anal appointments Will not be hau0 Tho A place
wy oect t NJ he committee. to be held at IN, uo date OF the
n n' Ts;r,day Of next week. at 4 p. IN; ~ Thursday.
gu, dlnncr of the association was uAeu ~
March 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28

and last week s.o47 barrels. making a total 10 date thl.
season of oll .632 barrels. against 355.3Ol barrel. m5t
season. Future prospects continue good. nov Sy - o 5G
Russc,s. % 10 % Billings: Maine BaldWlnS. :" 10 ~
shiIIinrs. do. Greetings, 20 to - Shlllings and d pence
do. Kings. 20 shilArgs and 6 pence Canadian bail%lS.
OF shillincs and Is pence 10 81 shllhnGs dNu, v Pcnoo
do GreGnings. 90 shillingS 10 - shillngs anu u pence;
do. spy, II TO 80 s~hill!ngs; do. RuSsetS, 20 70 30
elilings,p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
rur ,npxrJrtcarloy roo COMPLETE.

lanes Noonan was sent TO the state Prison !,
,o,1or suv,h for five years yesterday on the eh1'sn,
committing burglary at No. 4 Jefferson St on '" .,s, be
NJ January II. Gus" Meter mace INV ,.n,,eca,ion
had committed the crime alone' put''"o ~ .,n,ssd 10
NJ N,onar was so complete that the heoolS "biios, fellow.
beiieye HE story OF Meter, who - i UT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28

window Tor the sale Of stamps, - herctofore),, bur II Is
i'm all cases advisable that the -cnders OF mall mater
shall themselves learn It's weight before sending IL 70
the P1~tOHIcc. rs they will thereby AVOID delay 10
thcmsclvc; and Others, especially at those hours WHICH,
foreign AMI other mails are about closing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
roa THE CONVENIENCE or TIE prB1Ic.

IOH IHL tDab LAIiA'" or AHE - M
. There VIII BE- opened on Monday in the Broadway
lobby. on the ground floor 81 tho Post once Il Bureau
of Information, ut which the clerks in charge VIII bo
prepared to furnish answers to 2l inquiries mat MAY he
made by the public concerning postage rates and con
ditIons. applying 20 mail matter Of foreign or domestic
destination or origin, the postal law and regulations,
hour, ~ closing and arrival OF mails, and all othcr
affairs pertaining to postal business. As a RUE 10
ave time and avoid misunderstanding. the in!crna-
,ior a.ked for will be- furnished In print, for which
,,tpn,c :, number Of circulars relating to different
r,,tal subjects have been prepared, and VIII be handed
10 inGuircle. .
fla. turrau viii be- Weighed tas The sill also De at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
THE CABLE CHESS MATCH.


COMMENTS BY w. sTEINITz.
Mr.. Tschigorin has cabled the iolo"his "o'''
Evans Gambit 23 Kt-B b.
Two knights Defence 30. .B-KB a.
The positions are shown on the following dias'aiUS
EVANS GAMBIT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
Dog BREAD

|, thc be,t food for dogs. and contain, al. ur nutritious
ingredients adapted 70 their needs in -H.I con- h'. on o
10 make Q, q healthy natural food. For sale DJ s'o90'''
sporting goods dealers and drlI. gifts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28

Commenting on tho expression 81 would rather 20
10 he'll a brave man than 90 to heaven a coward. ~
used by a minister and noted recently In this column.
" The Christian Advocate says: "Such an eNprc--
sion seems to us a combination Of ir-cyc7cncc and ab-
surlity. II would better belt IN" mouth or an
athelstic blasphemcr than a ~procs-cd Christian The
Editor If " The Christian Advocate has = tersc way
o. saving Things.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28

on saturday evening 1t IS generally understood
that one can scarcely find a Prc~by terian minis
ter in the city. certainly not at the dinner hour. In
many a household there Is a vacant chair. This
evening several OF the pastors have promised - show
their wives and s.,tcr,-sonc of the ministers are
bachclcrs-what they DO when they 80 10 the PrcsOy.
terlan Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
HILL AND JONES SIT APART IN A CAR.

Elmira Nov. Q Especial. Edward f. Jones
md Governor Hill met in the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western depot I'm this city to-day. When Mr.. Hill
entered the station his eyes met those OF GelHral
Jones. who sat near the door. Both men eyed each
other curiousy. Mr.. Hill went to the ticket office and
bought a ticket, at the time casting furtive
chances at the BinghamtOn man. Hill then stepped
over to the latter and extended his hand, which Nns
grasped by the General both men saying HOW 40
Won do7n No further words were exchanged, and in
few minutes both took seats apart in car Hill bound
for Oswego and Jones for his home. Jones came to
Elmira on business connected with "The Husband
and refused TO be interviewed further than TO
saw that he firmly believed that Mr. faSsett Will DC
elected by substantial plurality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
OBITUARY.
CAPTAIN JAMES MURPHY.

Captain James Murphy, Deputy Collector Of Internal
Revenue under General Michael Kerwin, died at his
home One hundred and fifty secondst and Tenth-ave.,
yesterday morning at o'clock nftcr short Illness
He was born at Bandon Ireland, ftyeght years ago,
came to this country when he was seventeen years
old and made an enviable record during the Civil War.
He enlisted a private but distinguished himself by
bravery during several important battles. AS reward
he commissioned n captain in the Goth Massachu-
sets regiment OF infantry, known the Harvard Col
lege Regiment owing to Tho presence OF so many
Harvard in It's ranks.
Captain Murphy took part in all tho battles OF the
Second Corps OF tho Army OF the Potomac, and was
mentioned with praise in several general orders At
the battle OF Gettysburg lie was also complmented Tor
his exhibition of skill and bravery.
During the last decade Captain Murphy was prom
inent in all OF the Irish revolutionary movements, and
was an ardent advocate Of Home Rule for his native
land. lie was q member of the Washington Heights
Republican Club OF this city, and took active part
In the campaigns of the Republican party He leaves
a widow. Ills only child died few years ago. The
funeral will take place to morrow at St. Cathannes
Church, in hundred and fifty thrdst. The burial
will be IN Calvary Cemetery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
ClBBY WANTED TO FIGHT.


Walter Besant In The Philadelphia Times.
one cab anecdoe leads to another The one that
follows happened to a friend OF mine. lie drove from
Piccadilly TO place I'm the suburbs outside the
radius On getting down he rendered three and SIX
for his fare-this was a little over the proper fare
The driver wanted shillings The passenger refused
I'D like to fight you for IT, said the driver me
very thing!" cried my friend, who had never In his
life put on boxing glove and was almost as ignorant
AS MR. Piclwick even of the fighting attitude. Tine
very thingl Capital! Well have the dght In the
back garden NV brother Will look on. hold the stakes
and see f,rr The cabman got down slowly. 81
was pleas, H. continued the narrator "to discover
that he appeared almost much afraid as / was
myself perhaps-if that was possible-even more. lie
followed into the back garden. where there was
lovely little bit Of turf quite large enough Ter pract
purposes placed my shlnEs IN my broaer n
my sleeves, all with an appearance OF checrul
soan ss Won aTei The ANXIETY Of the moment was
confess, very great. But it decreased as watched
the mans face express successvely all the emotions
OF bounce, surprise, donbt. hesitation and AFFECT
cowardice. mo" he said L" gimme the three and SIX.
know your tricks. both Of you. I've been done ms
way before And so, grumbllng and swearing, he
drove away. Ny happiness at seeing him So was vas
only disturbed by the riddle suggested by ms ue,
parture and his words What tricks could ne mean can't
How had he been done beforcl Is II common 10 lght
cabbes for o sMllngs and to win the stakes IL is
a riddle TO which have never been able to ma an