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TOPICS IN NEW YORK.

JACOB SHARP DISHEARTENED.

AFRAID THAT HE WILL DIE IN PRISON.

Completion of the Argument on the Motion for a New Trial of His Case- Henry George and Dr. McGlynn.

[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]

NEW YORK, July 27. -Jacob Sharp spend a very restless and uncomforable night, and arose this morning very much disheartened. He is fast developing a morbid fear of dying in prison. To a personal friend he remarked this morning that he knew he was dying anyhow, and for the sake of his fmaily he hoped he might be permitted to die outside the walls of a jail. The arguments for and against Sharp's appeal for a new trial were closed late this afternnon, and Judge Potter took the papers, and promised to gibe a decision at as early a day as possible.

Henry George said this evening that the publicly announced determination of the Pope not to interfere with the Roman Catholic members of the Knights of Labor was a practical acknowlegement of the rightfulness of Dr. McGlynn's position. The Pope admitted that he was not justified in interfering with Roman Catholics becuase they were members of a secret labor society, and yet he denied to Dr. McGlynn liberty to excercise the right of free thought and free speech.

The annual report of the superintendent of the United States assay office in this city for the year ended June 30, 1887, was sent to Washington this afternoon. It shows a large increase in the deposits of gold for assay and refining: while there has been a falling off in the silver deposits, not withstanding the receipts of trade dollars. In round numbers the gold deposits will aggregate $53,000,000, as against $16,400,000 for the preceding year, while the silver deposits will only aggregate $5,000,000, including $3,250,000 in trade dollars, as against $5,300,000 the year before, when there was no influx on account of the trade dollar redemption. The amount of of billion now on hand in the vaults of the assay office is a fraciton less than $50,000,000 in gold and $3,750,000 in silver.

"Buffalo Bill" is to have rival in the WildWest show business in London. Lured by his brilliant social success over there. "Mexican Joe," otherwise Capn. Joe. Shelley, aslled on the National Line steamer Italy for Liverpool this morning with a good-sized party of Texas cowboys.

Mr. Henry S. Ives and his partners continue to adhere to their policy of silence regarding the Baltimore and Ohio negotiations. Their lawyers are apparently hard at work preparing the papers in the suit against Rober Garrett, and both Mr. Sullivan and ex-Gove. Roadly declare that nothing further will be published about the case until the formal complaint served.

A meeting of coal company preseidents has been called in this city for tomorrow afternoon to take action on coal prices for August. An advance in prices for all sized of coal will be ordered.

Ex-Postmaster- General Frank Hatton talked politics at the Fifth Avenue Hotel today with his characteristic postiveness. He thinks that Mr. Blaine can get the republican nomination for President, but he cannot be elected. It would be easier to elect Sherman than Blaine, but even the Ohio man has too many enemies to be a desirable candidate. Mr. Hatton would not say who he thought would make a strong candidate. He says the Robt T. Lincoln does not want the nominaiton.

The steamship Italy, of the National Line, was being loaded for sea and the men on Tuesday night were asked to work overtime. They demanded sixty cents per hour, were refused and left. The Italy sailed today two and and a-half hours late, and now the National Line agent say he will replace his 150 union men with non-union workers. He says all the companied have formed a combination to replace union me.