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Show I aal Oirier Suspcnilcrf. I Xev York; Aug. 4. A story has jus: lruked out at the Navy Yard to the etlect that while the K'.tfe ! Sjuadron was anchored at Rio r Janeiro, in June last. Ensign Manning, Man-ning, K. Eyres a-iii Junior Lieutenant Lieu-tenant William E. K. Bush was 1 subjected to a court martial for being be-ing on shore over night and that for this bo.li were sentenced to suspension suspen-sion from duly for two years. The reason for the heavy sentence, as glvtn bv a prominent ofllcer, was that Hlo Janeiro was at that time au InfMtd toft, the infection being yellow fever AS Is well known, infectious in-fectious diseases ere much more likely to be contracted at night tbau by day, and for tills reaon the navy regulations provide very stringent rules lu relation to shore leaves In Infected lorls, the order being that no member of a shlis company shall remain on shore after dusk. Di-obedltnce of this rule means a likelihood of infection to tin- w l.olc ship's crew. There are rumors of other troubles ha-Tlnn occurred on board ship, one of the cases belli,; well known, namely, tlie suspension ol Commander Com-mander Howell, on the ground of diftbtdiinco of orders In having called fits' ship brrt of ths harbor at Toulon without i-mil3Sorr. This case still rt mains to be settled. Very Furlnnate Kerosery. New York. Aug. 4. United Slates Senator Jones of Nevada lelt his Lotel hurriedly this afternoon, intending to take the train for Washington. Wash-ington. He summoned a cab aim placed three satchel on the seat by the driver. One of the bags contained con-tained registered railroad bonds valued at SU.OXW. After golns a short distance lie noticed that the bag ctm'nlnlng the Ismds was raissinx. Ini.ci0r Byrnes was notified, aud a geuerCl nHnu sent out. .Late in the afternoon the driver of the wagon came to the hotel with the uiisslng satchel, having found it in the street. The driver was duly rewarded. Wanted for lllnaipluc-MtEKElt, lllnaipluc-MtEKElt, Col., Aug. 4. The recent re-cent arrest of Joe Harrison for assault as-sault turns out to lieu e-rylm-lortant one, as it la now deve!od that he is the Texan wanted for klduari'lngand holdiii;; tlie cattle man, Bliiiuiey, from fcgeria park, until the sum of 51.000 was sentto him. It appears that the prisoner's mother sold a bunch of cattle to shinuey, but could not get the jay, nid Harrison adopted the novel plan of cupturiiiK find keeping him in tlie ruounulns alo.il Meeker till the joy was forthcoming. laS night aLwit 12 o-VIock Harrison made ft determined elTurt toe-scajs: by slgh'R under the wall of tne jail, buta 2T-br beard the noise nud gave the alarm lf he had finished his woik. Triillbtr AmoucSallurs. Xhwi-uirr, II. I., Aug. 4. Twenty Twen-ty -four British sailors attempted to escars-'fiom their ship this afternoon, after-noon, stealing a boat whllo excur-siouists excur-siouists were lauding. The crew were sent in J urrnil. They shot oue, tut uivtlictV linger with a tut-lass tut-lass aud captured oil but three as they lauded at the torpedo station. Colli Sihlpuirnt. New York. Aug. 4. Gold bars to the amount of $1,500,000 were ordered or-dered this morning fur shipment to Europe. |