New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1892.
TWENTY-FOURPAGES
THE .NEWS THIS MORNING.


on the Thames by two and quarter lengths.
- The political situation in Rio Janeiro is
again critical; many army officers have been
arrested. - Louis Anestay, eX-sub-lieutenaht'
who murdered the Baroness Deliard. was gum
lotined in Paris. - Lieutenant lletherlngtoh'
L. S. n, was acquitted of the murder Of his VIE
admirer in Yokohama.
Coneress-The House in session: The Ill
putting cotton ties and bagging on the free list was
passed the River and HarbOr and the lln-fiate
bills reported.
Domestic.-The President returned to Washing
ton from his shooting trip in Virginia. - Three
German bakers were drowned by the capsizlng
of their Yacht in New-Havcn harbor. - Tie
Governments April report on winter wheat puts
the condition at s1.2 - w. I. Baker was re-
elected president Of the Worlds Fair Directory
with his salary reduced one-half; Solcitor-Oen-
eral Butterworth rctires, his Office having occl
abolished - Cold weather is prevailing
throughout the West. - The steamer Cone
maugh will carry another cargo Of provisions TO
Russia.
City and Suburban.-The Ohio Society vel
coined Whitelaw Reid home by dinner at Del
monico's speeches by Chaunccy NJ. Depew. Sec
retaries Foster and EllSins. Colonel Mcclure. st.
Clair McKelway, Mr.. Reid and others - \
scheme OF alliance between the Newly DIRK Cen
trail. the Delaware and Hudson and the Erie was
cot ON foot to Offset that of the Reading Lchigh
Valley and New-Jerscy Central roads. 80 An
increased death-rate for the week was reported
hr tho Health Board - Stocks were quiet
with strength shown in special features.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day Clear OF
fair and colder. Temperature yesterday
Highest, So degrees; lowest. 80; average 20 90
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pv M means the least interesting event Of
the present week will be the opening of the
.hamnionship season by the National League.
This will be effected on Tuesday. Ncw-fork-
ers who wish to witness the first battle VIII
have TO 90 far from home, since the Giants
will NAV at Philadelphia and the Brooklyn
Cluh will he at Baltimore The other clubs
will he Boston at Washington, Pttsburg at
Cincinnati, Cleveland at Louisville ana Ohi-
caoo at St. Louis. Distinction would have
been gained for the day had the struggle OF
the Giants been set for this city But the
schedule as arranged is wise one, since 1t sends
all the clubs as far south as possible thus add
ing to the comfort of the spectators and the
safety of the players.
The annual exodus to Europe of American
tourists appears to have begun For every one
of the five big ocean liners which sailed from
this mort Yesterday was freighted to its utmost
capacity with travellers bound for the Old
World. Each succeeding year this migration
begins earlier and although the winter season
is scarcely at an end the offices of the various
steamship companies are already besicged by
nose anxious to secure accommodations Tor
trip across the Atlantic. The agents report
that every steamship leaving New-York during
the next ten weeks for Europe has already its
full complement of passengers booked, and
predct that the number of American visitors
to the other side this season will surpass that
of any previous year.
This is Holy Week, and in the Catholic and
Fniscopal churches it will be observed with all
the solemnty which additionally attaches to
the season. Besides concentrating the last
scenes in the life of the Saviour, it is also pop
ularly regarded as the elimination OF the
I.cnten season. and will be thus observed by
many Church people who are more or less in
different to the rest of the Lenten season. 1t
is q noticeable fact also that many people in
the non Episcopal denominations seem inclined
10 observe Holy Week without at all abating
sny of their theological views. Such general
observance of the week is certainly hopeful
sign of the times, and makes for that essential
unity of all Christians which is so desirable.
There should be no contention among Christian
people in the presence of the Cross.
The great annual boatrace between the Ok
ford and Cambridge universities which is one
of the principal events of the sporting year in
Great Britain was rowed yesterday at noon
on the Thames and resulted in victory for
Oxford. The latter won by two lengths and
a quarter, and broke all previous records Of