New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

Gustav Hibner, who was recently the de-
endant suit brought by the United States, denies
that he has ever been claim agent
The Rev. Emanuel VI. Schultz, financial agent
OF the Working womens Protective Union has resigned
his position owing TO his inability to make the desired
collections for the institution. HIS Resignation mas Deen
accepted.
In the United States Circuit Court, yester-
day. in the appeal OF Seth Crosby and others aSt
the ship Gossamer, Judge Woodruff gave a decision
Affirming that OF the Court below, that as between the
hDeants and the claimants, the former nave no zen IN
priority OF the mortgage of the latter judge Mooalu
also affirmed the decree Of the Court below III the case
OF Bennett and others ag the schooner JOhn sanueson
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
OF Public Works has made requislton upon the boafu
OF Estimate and Apportionmcnt through its Chairman
his Honor the Mayor for the issue of 100000 addonai
"CrOtOn Wafer Main Stock, authorized ny 1he laws oI
1872 1873 the purpose OF prosecuting the ayng
Of Croton water mains, ana extending ana improving
the distribution OF CrOtOn wafer.
Capt. Leary of the City Hall Police received
letter yesterday, signed A. A. Hoag, stating that he
had robbed of $50 In this city, and had recently led
fast life, aud now intended to drown himself lie
wished Capt Leary TO forward an neosed note TO ms
wife whom he states resides at Franklin, Mass CAPT.
Lcary will communicate with the authorities Nv franh-
lin, aud ascertain whether such person nVed there,
and II not will take the matter as JOKE.
Miss Carlotta Leclercq, the actress, has been
greatly annoy ed during the past fortnight by receiving
letters from propretors Of various fashionable boarding
bouses requesting her to fulfill certain engagements
assumed TO have been made by her agent TO occupy
rooms houses Upon inquiry 1t was found that
aud that in several OF the houses visited by her costly
Jewels had aerward been missed from the rooms she
Inspected The detectives at the Central Once were in
formed OF the wOman's depredations, and are now
making every effort to arrest her.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather, p
small audience was in attendance at the Bedfordave.
Reformed Church. Brooklyn. last evening the
sion Of the delivery Of Miss Kate Fields lecture
"Chares Dickens" but "a more than ordinary degree
OF appreciation eyinced and the speaker main
tanned ner post without apparently feeling the lack OF
that support which belongs peculiarly 20 crowded audi
ences In mentioning OF Dickenss earlier efforts IN
the line of English opcretta, Miss Field sung the aria
"Autumn Leaves. her lecture. wmch occupied ah
hour IN delivery, treats or Dickens as an authOi, an
actor philanthrOpst, poet, a genius and marked
embodiment of social excellence Her reference u eX
sting rather nOi-eXl>tDg Copyright regulations Oe
this country and Great Britain was this lG Is
q dsgrace that authors nave no rights which our Gov
eminent feels bound % respect nut such Is, ana VIII
continue to be, the Brains have no lobbyists at
Washington"
The New-York Produce Exchange received
FROM the Chicago Board Of Trade bale OF cotton to be
disposed OF for the benefit of the suffering people Of
Memphis This bale was originally gvon by Col. Reed
Taylor OF Arkansas for the benefit OF the Orphaus at
Memphis and sold In that city Tor 81 800, then shipped
TO st. Louis and sold for s90 then it purchased by
members OF the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce for
$3.50 o. At the Produce Exchange yesterday crowd
assembled in mont or the PFesidents desk ana a D.
Wetmore, having been selected to make The drawing
took inDer from the box in which all the NUM-
bers had been placed No. 60 was the hrst one dTawn
which found TO correspond TO the name OF jacob
Ges. clerk III the empl - OF Messrs Partridge Weils
4. Co.. -four merchants OF No. l19 Broad-s, who chose
take the 500. The whole number OF Subscribers was
81 each. Tue bale was weighed by Messrs wright
q Byrne found To contain 40 pounds OF cotton. 1t
Will be at once forwarded to Boston, TO DO disposed OF