New-York tribune., 1875-07-13
NEW-YORk CITY.

Madeline jackson, a cOlOrcd servant at No.
81 West Llevent-s while in the cellar Of the house in
which she ia employed, yesterday morning accidentally
set fire to her clothes with lighted candle winch she
had in hand severely burned about the lower
imbs and body before assistance could DC rehdeied
The steamer =. Caland, from Rotterdam,
arrived at port yesterday bringing SO cabin and 80
steerage passengers The spain from Liverpool brought
"a cabin aud PSI steerage and the Adriatic also from
Liverpool brought ~ cabin and 225 stcerage paSsc-
gers The Idaho expected arrive to-day, has ON board
about 500 Mormon immigrants
The steamer Scythia, from Liverpool. while
on her voyage to this port, between Liverpool and
Queenstown lost one blade OF her propeller, and put
back to Liverpool Her cargo will be forwarded on the
Bothnia, which sails on July "a. Part of the vessels
Passengers will take passage on the China for Boston
to-day and the remainder VIII sail on tle RUSSIA lOr tS
port on July II.
Three cases and a trunk marked "Bernheim" 4"
seized yesterday On board the White Star steamer
Adriatic by revenue officers, the ground thai they
were entered the ships manifest as samples when
they, in reality. contained articles OF wearing apparel ol
ladies and other goods The goods were sent 10 the
sezurchoUse of the Customhousc, where the matter Is
undergoing investigaton
The Assembly Committee on Emigration and
Quarantine Abuses visited Castle Garden yesterday
morning. Messrs Schuyc Waehner Alvord and Ged
n.y were present. They met by Eni nigiatOn Com
mssioners Forrest, Lynch and Maucr, and shown the
operation the stem Of the department at that place
The Committee examined no witnesses They will yiSt
commissioners Of Emigration. "Wednesday they viii
sail down the lower bay and INSPECT the quarantine es
Establishments.
William Hudson, one of the members of the
Fire Insurance Patrol died yesterday from tie effects OF
breathing suplurou vapor At recent experiment for
the purpose Of testing the efficiency of fremens life
preserver designed to furnish fresh air to the wearcr
while passing through the smoke and heat Of the IRE, M
Hudson, thinking thai Lc could undergo the test without
the OF the prcserver attempted 70 bieaihe the
vapor la short time, II Is stated, he was dragged
n-als- la lt4Al q
iccts OF Ills Ilslness.
BROOKLYN.
There were 81 cases of smallpox reported
last week against 20 the previous week. Twenty OF these
were fatal.
A report that Charlie Ross was living with
strange woman on DE Kalb-aye., Marcy-ayc
received at Police Headquarters yesterday 1t was found
TO be false by detective who investigated 1t.
About $50 additional mechanics were en-
ploycd at the Brooklyn NavyYard yesterday. Most of
engaged in the completion OF the secondclas
suop Trenton, which put the stocks more than
year ago.
The suit of ex-City Treasurer Sprague
against the city, to the property assigned by him
city 1t against loss through the deicicn
ces in the Treasury under his administrations viii be
called FOR trial BY Supreme Justice banard on Wednes-
day. July II.
Matthew Hayden of No. 90 YOrk-st. died
yesterday from injuries received on June 3D. in falling
being pushed from extension Of the house at No. -
tlCet-st. the yafu distance OF ABOUT ~ c"t lie
collect bill the third floor, and intoX
Gated While passing down stairs he quarr.led with
Martha Jackson and Amelia Robinson, two colored
women who " re- washing in the extension. They tried
push him away and he rcclcd anil fell. Coroner
las allowed the To be at liberty under parole
appear at an inquest.
Henry Weller, clerk with II. B. Clahin g.
Co.. arnined before Police Justice Walsh yesterday
charged with having abandoned his wife, Maria c. Weller
Of Newlork. He admitted the charge but ayered that
the marriage not legal binding that he did not
affirmative at the ceremony IN which he
joucd through compnsion on the part Of the brides
parents between IL and IL D. Dee. Ii, 1874,
only after express stipulation that hc should not be
compelled either 10 live with support his wife He
placed under bonds OF 900 " appear FOR trial
Monday.
JERSEY CITY.
The receipts from taxes at the City Col
lectors Office Sls.55s 81 during the past week
John Mulheary, passenger, was run over
the Erie Railway depot at p yesterday and both
his legs were cut of
Eliza Barnes and Ellen Brear were commit