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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
THE STATE OF TRADE.

baltimore May 26-Flour quiet and steady. unchanged
-.cr,ts 10 3jJ bbl, shipments Lob! bbs sales 400
bills Wheat quiet and easy NO req spot 3taHo9sse
he month 92d,2Lc June 81 @ol',c, July ,, ayot S
s,orI as I35 bush sale 1877 900 bush southern wheat
dnl lower: Fnitz, 90d93c Longberry, 9l1o4c corn
s,aady: mi\cd spot 53i4 ~ sc the month; o3c pa
inns Zoe bI july 81 sc bid steamer mixed 49's i9'sc
rcrrits a. lI3 bush shipments 3i.36l bush; stock
sG 800 hush sales 49, 900 bush southern corn wni i
active Sc; yellow, active aud firm 532c oats que,
and steady; No white Western, 3sd3.Ee NO mi nv
Western, 800 SGlae receipt: 900 bush stock ioi Us
40 0Oi bush Hay easy good TO choice timothy Sisa
as Grain frghs quiet steam to Liverpool per DUST,
Sd Cork for orders per graI,s ,caSy achao9d BUT
Ger steady, unchanged Eggs Urn loc Somee a ar mo
changed Copper steady and unchanged wh'sSey
steady IL rs , III.
Eunalo May s6.--Spring VIVA In lair demand limits
steady cars No. hard sold at o3c, closing ny 93c
spot 92c G. |. f.: 5000 bush No Northern sold at
OOc 10 900 bush do sold at 80 34c; 5000 bush sold
ot 80 "a 20 5sc; 1000 bush sold at 80 lac spot
closing at SO 3-4c: sales c, l., closing at SIC
asked: IL 900 bush No. Northern spot sold at Soc ;
a. 600 bush choice do sod at 81 1-2c 10000 bush
10 . Northern c. /. (. sold at SIC. Winter wheat
quiet . ears No red sold at 94c; 3 cars No
sold at O3c Germ quiet and easy $1,000 hush No
, yellow sold nj 81 3-4c cars No 3 yellow sold 1T
"a I.oc: 900 bush No. . sold Mt 50 3-4d SIC: 1000
bush No. sold at 80 l &c In store. Oats firm, offer
jncS light: 4 No white sold at SOC on track;
1000 bush No. white in store sold at 81 lee 3 cars
do OH track sold al 3sc: car No. mixed sold at
80 lie on track. Rye-l No. Q sold at SIC on
81 Is Rye -four. 81 656 81 rs. Millfeed firm and
changed. Canal freghts dull, wheat; 2 Ice TO New.
York; no other offerings. Recelpts-Four, 800 bbls;
wheat. % 600 hnsh corn. 171O00 bush: rye. 10000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
COTTON NARkETS.-BY TELEGRAPH.

Liverpool MAY % D. m.-Cotton-The sales Of
the day include 800 bales American Future
closed barely steady: american Mlidilng low mn,
Jmno delivery. 1do4 1-6id June and July delivery,
4 -Gtda4 2-Gid July and August delivery, 1oid
August aud september delivery, GGid sellers, sep
tcmbcr delivery sod sellers september aud ociobcr
delivery, sod sellers, October and November De
livery 4 1864 buyers; November and December de
livery, 1.-64d buyers. ~
Galveston May 2C.-COtton steady; mddllng.
Bloc low middlng. q I-ic: good ordinary DC
net and gross receipts. 6lS balc> exports coa'twsc'
l76S bales sales i.4s4 bales stock. :!,!43 bales
Norfolk Nav 2G.-CottOn steady mlddling . sc
low mddling, g IL I5c: god ordinary, &c net re
ceipts. 40 bales gross. so bales exports coastwse
524 bales: sales 230 bales stock. 1902 bales,
savannah. May 26.-CottOn quiet middling. 'c' low
mddling q use good ordinary lie; net and gross
receipts, $50 bales exports coastWise 4o' Dais saes'
6s5 bales stock, 26.031 bales ~
New-Orieans. May 26.-Cotton steady; mddlng.
lac low middling @ l1I6c good ordinary 316c
net recepts 6oIs bales gross. 6.4O4 bales exports
TO Great Britain 2IOO bales; sales, 1880 bales
stock 80 2O4 bales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.

Ji,tIe q, interest was 10 be noticed IN yesterday :
wheat market Less than 100000 bushels were
deal, IN and fluctuations swayed by the local
element Speculation appeared TO BE- OF Il "aihne
character, and there no important outside d"
velopments Price. were alternately weak and strong
closing slightly better IN cases. Easier 'ablc'
and lack OF trading vicor together With local deal
ing caused "A weak opening. and better weather con
d,,ons s,,lsepueutly I'D decline of 1--0 Ia cent
Tho Cincinnati Prize. Currcnt-' review was generally
favorable. II WINS easy market to handle, however,
and toward the close few shorts were " run III.
r.rfet engagements Of 100000 bushels 81 No ) spring
wheat for export during the last few DAYS ana I'M,
contributed To the late buoyancy july oRu"NS OPEN"
AZ 81 Is rose 10 81 IL Is. ard then icI !" ~ 7d
al 10 cents. spot wheat quiet and Irregular
shippers took ~ 900 bushels and milleiS 5000
bushels. -. ,,,
ruled firm on the supposed deal" AZ chicago "ihcr
months were heavy and 14d3- cent lower geh"r
ay on lnrgcr receipts and better grading At 'hcaf"
less disoouragng crop and realizing sales. sln
lots werc heavy and only 3%'oo bnsh'I' were I'N'"
for export. ,., 800
options were down lac II cent. with considerable
realizing. Cash oats were Of 2a34 cent nnd "ero
dull -. ,
continued buying by packers the West. There were
$50 ticrccs of spot lard sold
The final quotations were as follows 80
-Aus,i "t' 90 "a septe@bcr, 90 ~ cents. -,
Coru-Nay 81: Jun". 30 -; July. 81 August
81 10 september. 81 . cents.
oats-Mnv ~ IA June. 20 IL July, 30 August
80 / 9 september, "a 81 cents. 40 On.
The receipts Of grain and hour reported Yesterday
al New York, Philadelphia. baltimore and Boston were
ms follows: Wheat 3--l2G bushels. corn. Of .o22
bushels: oats. j6O3- bushels: total grain. 65G,'-'
bushels; Hour Gf.s-5 packages. AZ Chicago. Mllwan,
bushels: corn iO6 80 bushels oais 23f.16S bushels
total grain. fI11ai bushels; -four. eli3d packages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
THE MARKETS..
TOTAL RECEIPTS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

COFFEE-Duress again prevailed in Brazi CROWNS on
the spot and the tone rather weak, with NO klo
quoted at l27sdl3 sales 1000 bags No. g. per Hufon
hc and LEO bags NO % be sldppcd lo; OF mild
In speculative line the dealings were only MODERATE
and price, ruled mewhat unsettled There wa, sght
decline at the outset. which May shorts started
covering Thu, coupled with the libr, warehou-c d.,
yees caused advance OF Oa25 points IN the currnt
month Other deliveries Responded with rise OF odlO
0nts Realizing set In thereafter, however ana the nm
prcvcInent wa, lost There wa. an alb
.encc Hayre and Hamburg advees owing 10 holiday
Rio quoted steady. London weak and lower. Onirill
quotations ~ y. m-May, SOS I'D June, SIS July.
5is Cd August I'd September SOS cd October 5js 3D.
l.io quotes First ordinary 40 kios). IL 200 good
second 40 kilo. 10 60; exchange Hrvael ZIG
O06 bags Rio stock 100 600 bags Rio market steady
receipts Santos 1900 bag, Santos stock $4,000 bags
santos quiet good Santos III 100; holi
day Tomorrow receipt, at no July ] to May s5 1892
1880 22iO 900 bags receipts at Sano, July to May 2j.
1892 g. l52 OCO bags sai. time 1891, 2,0l3 600 bags
same time 1890, s3i 900 bags total sale, here to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
LIVE STOCK MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH

Buffalo Nay 2G-Clttlc-Rccepts last - hours. 1920
head total the week thus 81 10 head for
timc last week 1000 head; consigned through. 1850
head 10 Ncw.YoI 1856 head sale 10 head market
steady Hogs Receipts last - hours 1880 head to,a
Tor tha week far. 60 j25 head for time last
week - 2cO head consigned through lo950 hcnd TO
Ncw.York also head; sale 5000 head opened
st,ady closed strong; few selected sold a: - 10
Heavy sJd&5 Oj packers and medium, $50 % york
crs cool to hest, s!ati o. pigs and lisht = SaF2;
rood heavy ends ~ 50ni - pigs GOOD e. hest ~
as pgs common skpN 10 falr ~ 3'as 90 ?S..rted
rough, ~ lOdti 10; common OughS - ooGf3 % sa-S
p $50 ~. sheep and lomlsIReccps last - 20 hour
ii 500 head total for the w'rk thus far, lioo h'ad
for last week 80 500 head consiSnsd nrS1eh
oenei Strongc, for lambs dun ana 5or@sl lower fGr
and slow or warnings and lambs choice 70 sangy
Gull. and common s3dsj .; clipped lambs choice to
fancy Oa*7 fair good, ~ lId 70 so culls To com
mon slq - 30; spring lambs, ~ JO0tS 90
C,ir,go Nav 2G.-'Thc Evening IOurnlI' reports :;
Gait e-I,cc, .ps 1900 head shipments. 1000 head
rorlet fairly active: shade higher bN. steers
:, 2jG ~ - good. SO :cas 20; Others = 'ods3 -
fn,dcr. ~ 5Oq@3 -: ito kers. = 21dfS %; TeNals
~ o,6 - 80 Receipts. 3oo0D head; shipments.
1, 900 heed market brisk; steady To stron@er iolgh
and common Siasi 20: mixed and packers - 62aSi 10
milne heavy and butchers weights ~ soGrf -; nrht
/, OdF 90 Shcrp-Rcceipts, 5000 head; shipments;
" CoO hc,d market active steady g. strong; cipp'l
Tcxan. 80 6J6si TO- cirpcd natives and westerns - 10
81 3j yelrlings 81 7jafG 80; spring lambs - BOA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
ELIZABETH.

THE TRAIN PLUNGED INTU The DN1N"'
It was O'Clock yesterday morning when the WIeoA
that blocked the Long Branch Railroad at the hhha
beth River drawbrdge sufficiently cleared ava! 10
hermit travel to be resumed From 8 40 O'CLOCK VIC
night previous until morning Central trains TOT Lo's
Branch and other South Jersey points were run o'o
the prnnsvIvarna road The accident which plunged
Locomotives No IS and two box loaded with jute
rope into the open draw 1t is alleged was due 10 te
failure of the brakemen the freight train 10 be AZ
their posts. One it is said, was in the caooose ana
the other on the tender of the engine When the
engineer Charles Foster. blew his signal the brakes
vere not promptly applied, and the heavy traln
Consisting OF twelve cars, being on a down grace
fairly snd into the river the momentum Deihg 700
croai IN overcome. Foster and his fireman, Garret
6nick had ample time to provide for their own safety
by Jumping. as the train was under slow heanwaS
The on zine WAS partly buried in the soft mud between
The bank and the turret on which the draw revolveS
where il still lies. 1t is alleged that the train was
rnnninr much faster than it should at this point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
TIE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. MAY 20 (-pcciai.-T were larger corn
receipts to-day. 374 ard better grading - cars
OF contract, The estimate for fr-.ly was 40 cans
These larger figures, however did MOI s.,re the Nav
bulls Prices were maintained fairly. There were
transactions early nj 90; then after the cash car
lots had been absorbed prices advanced T. %. Tn
close was 10 cents. The bun crowd shipped ont
o3O 600 corn, showing that IL Is keeping IN" stock
well cleaned up. There rains reported from
Indiana and there little showers here. As a
rule the weather through the West favorable. ana
promise was also for favorable weather for Friday
IL takes about five days for IA" drying machines u turn
no , into 40. > corn Consequently IN" machines
were not buyers OF the low grudcs todny. That
more freely for July. II sold between 50 , nnh
40 "a and closed al ~ 80 cents. Wheat was steady
within very narrow rang. July >olt between
- and ~ Is and closet at - La - D. cents.
i. Louis did little buying on the theory that the
oycrnowci river bottoms would make receipts nelt
during June. New-NOrk did a little buying on the
reduction Of French stocks In bonded waIchplscs
F" The Price Current" rather brari1 II said
that latc sOwn wheat was doing better. Th' North
west reported freer sales by farmers ScabOari clear
anccs were light. Pardrdr a considerable seller
visions were excited and higher. Tn" bull campaign
by the Cudahys sin being pressed July pork
sold between 30 81 and $40 3d. and closed nj SO %
Juy lard between NJ ~ and ~ 80 and closed M
-6 20 July rib, between 81 20 aud 20 40. and closed
AT I'll 81 There were $4,000 hogs the estimate flr
Friday was 26OOO. II is expected that short ribs
next Wednesday Will show decrease from last
month O. lO.OUO.O 900 pounds. That Will make the
stocks about 3i,OOO,ODo aeainst s4OOOOO year ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
1--WE STOCk MARKET.

NewYorh gay Nay iaI y oS
" vao s OF % rloo io Mort alive 40 trading Feel
ng weak. City dressed beef steady at 04d14c per NJ
freisnts hold up m space June has been taken
mainly at 80 shlng7 pr head Insurance premiums IA
pr h Mohawk takes $50 nstcad of 4s7) head all shipped
by w. @ 900 S eH for ~ orncco sailed
bermuda with 25 cattle and % sheep IN frd'y 'e
MILCH Cows-Ony head In to-day Feelllg , trine
but o, "S %s not Ssy bssn at sns %
head An extra mixer would bring $50 or SO r-,..s
ac,s and ali ,cd a, sady prices although Of the
tina. they cd S S gndE'' Ssyss
sold a, slec Per n fair to choice ve"' at ''aoc .
eN De Ss csvcs te quiet fairly steay and firm
Tor mall caye S0s snG G dpe sed at 'Sa little
eaIycs at s@5isc dressed butt Inllk. at sdec q.
per sf & j &c. ls Sui ~ a.. = sc;
jeillas Wright CO.. 81 veas. is5 NJ at S'c' "a do
~ + y: Co. 81 ve'' 'sl No. at '''' as
20 4. q: 4 g 81 ys1 S g g. ,0'
G. Dilcnlack: 1873 vsais. its n, at She euls
80 Is 5o q: Is as 81 So ,s 81
''I Hume ~ az Iuon SO buttemik calves. i2e ID. at ssc
per sI r KID L%MbS-IIecspts including carload,
Seadls ca % ss jersey City carloads
carloads at lloSKen sheep ruled VERY Tn az - and
e hSo e selected Tor export sold at % IS Yeirnes,
~ c G q s @ Psf i no Very eaSs
lots oNc~.d culls at 500 80 30; and a bunch OF IN
iorior r,ate lambs ,od at 7iac per N. fe" choice
Dr,s.cd mutton Arm At lIdi2icc per -. Inferior eve
mutton selling down Joe dressed yearlings selling
at 10 q he and dressed spring lambs AZ i3GI0c
S1les- Wilkerson & sherman PIG Tennessee lambs
SO n average 1T - 80 per 100 AZ Kentucky do 80
:. al IS 30: - Kentucky sheep loi n. at ~ 80.
n Mcpherson 4 Co. Pa Virginia lambs. "a n, at 80
J. y Pdcock Sons 80 Virginia lambs 81 n. II
do 80 N at 80 l27 culs 80 n at - 80; % do. - =,
At 80 COG Ohio sheep. 90 n. az 10 so; 2ll do o3 ~
AZ 90 ~
49, do !; n at 20 p: - do ~ n ~ PSI 1870 West
ern sheen aud warnings 60 n. Mt 90 90.
NJ collins oG7 Ohio sheep. - =, at - 80
= :. Kase jersey ewes 81 n. at 80 90; ~ jersey
lamb, 81 n At 81 30. 80 .
n, .,S III 90 do ~ n at "a 50 40 do 70 ~ NJ
- 30 bucks o6 n at 81 - state warnings. - n At
sG 30 97G Michigan do Is N. at ~ % State lambs
30 H. - so - ~ -
do iO2 ~ az so 40 Michigan ycarlings 65ia n. at
~ rs - . 49,, 90
do 74a ~ at - -.
UOGS-Rcccipts 10 carloads. I. o25 head One car.
load FOR sale hut not sold hcfor, Change. NORMALLY
st, adv &C s5ds5 40 and bunch OF choice State pigs
would perhaps bring - 30. -
Very few county dr ssi arriving; ste1dy at Gd5Sc
for heavy; 6',d7iic for medium. and '@dsc for light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
M, avg FOR A NEW RAILROAD.

A marty of Western men held long conference
In, pnsseII sage president of the Iowa Central yes
,srday with view Of interesting him in the organ.
,.at,or n, construction company to build line OF
r~od from Centrevie, Iowa. to Sabine Pass In Texas
an the Gulf O, Mexico. The scheme Is SAID 10 nave
been well received by Mr. Sage but no dennie asr.e
-. as r.ocbed The proposed route Is TO lead
49,, Certreyte TO sabine Pass. through DE VIII on
a.. v,ssour River, Sedalia, Springfield, Mo-. Darda-
nellie. Hot springs, Ark. and Alexandria La. From ON
49,. ,.st named pdnt to Sabine Pass branch OF the
Ts,as Pacific will be used. The scheme involves the
Construction OF about .S5 miles from cenTeViiie'
iowa TO Springfield, No., but Is asserted tna' '"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
NEWARK,

FIRST BRIGADE, n. J. N c., REORGAN12ED.
An order issued yesterday from the Division Head
ouarters, New-Jersey National Guard, by General
ioseph F. Plume, the division commander, effects
q revolution In the First Brigade. Some time ago
the state Military Board adopted the new tactics OF
The Regular Army Of three battalion formation for
infantry The change first enectei in the Second
pricade. commanded by General william J. Sewell
The 3d. 9th, and 9TH Regiments, comprising this
brigade are of eight companies each, and all that
was necessary was to divide the commands ih'o
two battalions EACH placing the major over one ana
the senior captain temporarily over the other, u'ui
a law can be passed for additional majors. by the
order Just issued by General Plume the First Brgaue
is to be placed on three battalion basis dating from
next Tuesday, and the entire body OF field ana stan
officers including the four colonies, are placed Oh
the retired list. The brigade includes the ISL ana
5th Regiments Of Newark, the 4th OF jersey Ivy
the I'd OF Hoboken, the First Battalion OF fa'eIso'
Second Battalion Of Verona, Bergen county, anu '',
Third Battalion Of Orange The commandments VI
these regiments who are now retired are is'' oo'o"o
Campbell; Cd, Colonel stevens; 4th' Ooiono' "
5th Colonel Barnard.
Tho death OF BrigadierGeneal steele left vacancy
which was to be filled by election OF the heid oirps'
and the candidates the four coion"s' IN"
election when held will be participated in by new
Of officer The b st Cd and and o a Res%ens and
The Third battalion Joined to the lst ana o, na
Secood Battalions and two companies from the 4e
and 9Th Regiments. All OF the ofnccrs Iet eur.
Viii no eligible for reelection. and IL reelected ey
wiu o,ea hack their old commissions. Those VINO aiS
nermanentiy retired will be breveted one raiN
higher.
Tho suit against the late william NJ Force 70 com
pel an accounting during his term as Register Vi
tho Eastern Division Council. resumed before
Vice Chancellor Pitney yesterday. r. V; Lmdaburn
appeared for the plaintiffs and exChanceor IrHne
and g. W. Ward for the Force estate: A. r. l l;
OF Ocean County, the present Register. proouueu
four minute books from 1873 to me pIIsen dated
hack to 1863. II for tho purpose OF so"ihs
that the propretors had been recognized oS 'no
Legislature. The went over untu lGuas. .
Dean Stansbury of the Episcopal DloceSo "hs
somewhat worse yesterday. 1t was thought thn . nc
was diving but he rallied The physicians had aoah
doned all hope, and his death is hourly expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.

1oJTNT yERNON-The Rev. George G. Needham'
ue evangelist who recently took part IN the series
n, rcylvals in this city, has been engaged to MI III"
pulpt OF the Presbyterian Church during the absence
~ the Rev. Mr.. Lane at the National Assembly ana
his vacation Of a month besides The newly
Organized Press Club had benefit concert at "liiu
Hall last night. Those who took part were MIC
NJ, pertipi soprano: Mis-, Marie Ostrander elOcu-
Zionist The Mozart Club, Frederick rkhuHt, the bar
it1De of the Church Of the Heavenly Rest wafer
Stries cornetist Master Cecil Iarbordt, the eight
yes.rold vocalist Frederick Emerson Brooks. the Pet-
bnmorst and Miss Mary BudwOrth, accompanies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
THE PETROLEU.U MARKET.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICE

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES.
There was no change In the field situation OF an
important character but the Mcdonald pool sustained
It's production Of 1880 barrels. Tlic Significance
OF the dealings In crude yesterday waH the sale "i
10 900 barrels at the stock ENchange-he iirt tts:c-
lion I'm more than two weeks. The price Vas % 90
cents material reduction from the last sale OF cash
OIL At the Consolidated Exchange there were sale,
of o 900 barrels but the market was practically I'M
changed at 80 5d 35 Ia cents The close wa heavy
and dull.
Refined oil unchanged nj 600 cents In barrels,
3.J5 cents I'm bulk and G.s1 cents IN gases f"I'1gh
quotations We're: Antwerp, ID - nhncs BTlhei
so marks London, , Is pence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
DO1fpSrJ/. TBIgvBLES LEAD TO SUICIDE.

Pittsfeld, Mass, May 26.-Mrs. Charles Locker
committed suicide this morning by hanging, Mt the
home OF her father, Z. Harvey Smith, Her name was
Amanda Smith until year ago, when she answered
Iecker,s advertisement for wife and married him.
She went to North Adams where he worked In
shoe shop. She furnished a house with money which
se had earned teaching school. Later she left her
husband, returning to her former home. Locker re-
Gently came here for the purpose Of trying to get
her to live with him again. and was thrashed by the
womsn's father and brothers This resulted In cnm'
nal and civil suits, which are now pending MIS-
Locker seemed 10 be much affected by her marital
tros,h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
~ ILLINOIS ROAD CHARTERED.

sprpr0eld H., May 26 (SpccaD.-In the secretary
., state,s Office to-day the Chicago, Peoria ana 'o"'"
wcs,ern Railroad Company filed articles OF i"corp''"
,ion IT Is proposed to construct roau IRON, az,
'o" o.,o rnnIng through the counties Of Cook, Dn-
900 w,Il Kendall, Lasale, Putnam, Marshall IaAe-
Lii and Peoria. The principal Offices OF the company
arc in chicago capital stock. 100000 ncorporatos'
,auos n Lane, Canute II. Matson, Christopher w.
Clusters and Samuel NJ. Rowe, of Chicago and L"c,nS
clark OF Marscllles 1t is proposed to construct me
- .,,.n.t through that portion Of the country Yine
" .ad%av between the Rock lsland and Burlington
roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
ORANGE.
rRANsFERRED TWICE IN 200 YEARS.

sixty Eve acres Of land the mountain SIDE nave
changed hands for second time In the history OF
that section. property was originally purchased
from the Indians almost 200 years ago. By the an
cestors OF Ira Harrison, who died few months ago
after almost completing century OF me- Inc i'''u
hos heretofore been used entirely for farm purposes
hut will now be cut up into building piots 4"e Poo
paid is said TO have been $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
LONG ISLAND.

TO CONNECT ROCKAwAY WITH COMFY ISLAND.
An exteuslve improvement Is contemplated In the
1on,ng OF Rockaway Point 70 Coney Island by means
OF a ferryboat connection. Engineers are now making
surveys from Rockaway to point below the Oriental
Hotel on Coney Island, looking 10 the feasibility OF
cutting channel between the two beaches. Coils T.
Huntington, OF New-Y York, and Colonel Degrauw Of
jamaica visited the beach Yesterday, the owners
of Rockaway Point, and decided that channel was
Tea sibe. IL Is expected that the Improvement pro-
posed will be completed by June Of next year.
Long ISLAND CTrY.-Joseph Murphy, the young
bOxmaker, who arrested In Austin COrbins pri-
waite car the Oriental, Wednesday night, was r.;
manded by Justice Manley yesterday. Murphy tod
Detective Sarvis that he had robbed the on the
night OF February 49, and again on May Is, of q
quantity OF silveredged combs, sverbacked brushes
ana toilet articles, which he gave Wedding gifts to
MIR and Mrs. ReardOn, OF Leonard St, Crecnpoint ,
John Lawson, OF NO l0f Oakands Greenpoint, and
Others.
Daniel Noble went before Judge Pratt, in Brooklyn;
Yesterday and asked to have Mrs Caroline Burger OF
Astoria released from the Middletown Insane Asylum
on the ground she forciby detained there and
was not insane. Mr.. Noble acted on behalf Of Mrs
BOYD OF Astoria. G. IL. Williams, representing the
ANTI kidnapping Society, took part In the argument
The hospital authorities stated that the was TOO
iii 10 be brought home. Justice Pratt appointed u
commission TO examine into the mental condition OF
Mrs. Burger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27

line has been surveyed located and prepared for con
struction. For the rest OF the route II Ii proposed
to unite several small existing lines Of road IL Is
hoped TO effect consolidation with the Des Molnes
and Northwestern, a narrow gauge road in which Cen
era g. NJ. Dodge is interested, BY which connection
can be made with Sioux CITY The Iowa Central
would furnish connection with Duluth. ana Chlclso
could be reached y,isng the Iowa Central ana the
Toledo, Peoria and Western roads. The projectors oil
the enterprise SAY that pledges Of local AID nave
been obtained from several counties in Missouri