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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
THE ABANDONED CLAM BOAT.

A CLAIMANT APPEARS FOR THE DILAPIDAIED GRAF l.
An owner has been found for the lit
tie clam soop which was picked up abandoned in the
East River on Monday morning by the Brooklyn Po-
lice and taken into the Atlantic dock The sloop was
about twenty-five feet long painted white, had centre
board and heavy mast. Four five bushels OF clans
and pair of overalls were in the boat The boats sails
were set 1t seemed evident that the slOOp had been
run into by larger vessel and all sorts OF supposluoh
were INDUCED in as the fate OF those who had Deeh
on board A small board found lying on the bottom
ON which were painted the words OF Little Neck" IL
was thought that this might in some way lead 10 an
Identification and the acting superintendent OF the
BROOKLYN Police telegraphed 10 Little Neck for niOrna
tjon but Yesterday evening he had received no reply
Yesterday morning, however, A. II. curtis, OF NO AZ
FnltOn-sL, Brooklyn called at the BrOOklyh fOiice
Headquarters. He said that on Sunday evening tIe
steamer Adelph on which nc was returning from ROCK
away Beach, ran into aud upset small Yacht IN the
who were in il had picked mp and brought to the
city. did not have their names the police OeneYe
this Is the solution of the mystery but they wonder na
tie men do not claim their property 10 is da1dged Dut
IL hardly IN condition than must nave Dcen
before the collision II the sOOp and CLANS had gone 10
the bottom somebody would have been out OF POCKET
YESTERDAY afternoon a appeared at the Atlantic
Dock 70 claim the yacht. He said his name was James
Casey OF Little Neck L. l. The name of the yacht was
The Honest John and she owned by George Van Nos
trand his brother Isaac were aboard, and when
of South Brother Island she struck by the Adelph
MFR Casey said that his brother struck by the wheel
and injured internally He referred TO the Police
Property Clerk, in whose hands the yacht had been
placed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
SEVEN STEAMSHIPS FOR EUROPE.
SMALL LISTS OF CABIN PASSENGERS.

Seven steamships will sail from this port to-
day for European cities. The lists OF passengers are
falling off, the tide having set in in homeward drec
ton Two of the three steamers sent out by the Anchor
Line carry freight only. Among the passengers leaving
to-day are Lieutenant Lucen Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse
and the Count and Countess Castor dAthemar OF Paris
on the Labrador The complete passenger lists OF to-
DAYS outgoing steamers are follows:
FOR HAVRE- BIZ The Labrador-COunt and Counties Gas
ton a Athemar and child. Miss Robers0n Mrs A r. Reid
Miss Lucrea Mcclure, Lucien n. b. Wyse, Samuel W.
Cragg ex-Uned States Navy Miss NJ HeDert, j. j. Mar
tinez Mesa, Mrs. Herculana Mesa, IiDo Martinez,
Fernandez, l. ID. Albertini, F. 9. Aedayla,
Mrs A. do Rlenck and child, f. Calcaeno Diego
two children Miss +. Navaree, Miss G. Nayarete, Mrs
Rodriguez " FeucheTe Emile Cespedes, Miss RhOads MT
RhOals NJ MonUejO A A. Anderson Y. Robinson j. o.
fischer Mrs Adams Mr.. Charles Bernard, Mrs Charles
Berlard Miss Classe BERNARD. Miss Helena BERNARD, A.
Gomez n. LOzanO H. NicaTia Louis de Vlayerdo, h
Istailade DR. d. \. Reynolds.
FOR LONDON--Bv The ELystG-T Gaynor, MT Mercer,
the p LaeOix n. Warren Sophia J0IRensen Henry
Monsarrat Thomas Rush. Samuel Wnoughby and wife, Mrs
J. C. Raynor, Jane Croker Charles Kenyon and wife,
William NJ. Short. Henry s. Lemons. Mrs Ellen Webb and
child MIRA Clsyford Miss Wallace, Mrs. H. NJ Culberg,
Charles ScaTett and WIFE, f. 8 Logan and WIFE Mrs NJ b.
Braden and son Murphy and wife aud two children
Edward McCarier wife and three children. William 4.
RI The Dsn,nar-Mrs Scott and Miss Gcott, Charles
Athens Rudd ZedolIner NrE. Henry f. A. PiukDey Mrs
Burwe child and James SERVER aud WIFE, Ashworth
Schultz OIenhar Schultz, Frederick Pilot, W. j. T.
Allen Mrs Bell child Mrs. Dyer and child Bennett A.
Hume Wood, +. e. shaw. r. J. Remson James Ryan,
Edward whitney 5. r. Chase, William Andrews
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
PLANS FOX FIGHTING LIQUOR DEALERS.
ACTIVE MEASURES OF TIE SOCIETY FOR THE PRE-
vENIIoN OF CRIME.

ACTIVE MEASURES OF TIE SOCIETY FOR THE PRE-
vENIIoN OF CRIME.
]. ID. Whitney, counsel for the Society for
the Prevention Crime, has prepared list OF liquor
dealers who he says, have violated the Excise Law lie
will insist upon the revocation OF their licenses lie has
asked for conference with the Excise Commissioners
and they have appointed ! p. IN. tomorrow. The
list will be handed TO the Commissioners with the
request 10 annul the licenses. These offending liquor deal
ers have not been selected from any particular ward but
were taken az random from different parts Of the city
they were detected violating the law The following
their names and addresses: +. jaeger, No 100 Third
ave-; Louis Mlnicus No 404 Flrst-ayc.: ID. Hudne. No
439 East Fourteenth-st; George Massmanu, No 449
FouIth-aye.; NJ. Baumel, No. 81 Bowery +. Burkhort
No. 81 Bowery; Henry schramm, No. 800 West Nine
teenth-s A. Early, Eigbthave. and Sixteentl-st; j.
McCrokan No. 362 seyenth-aye. I. W. Barns, No. 1872
Westinghouse
Numerous complaints .,"c been received by the
society persons annoyed by the violation OF the
Excise Law, and by gambling houses in the vicinity OF
Thiry-hr,lt-st. and Broadway. Several saloons not
content with selling liquor with closed doors on Sunday
recently had the bodness to keep their doors opeu
during that day. A policeman who was asked 10 see
that the law observed replied that he did not know
whether he had the authority 70 interfere 80 long
he did any liquor sold One letter 10 the society
stated that in single block on Thlrty-trst-st, near
Broadway gambling was carried on there also on sun
day aud this place general nuisance. Mr.. Whit
ney said that the society was determined 70 take re-
pr6ssiye against all these people The soc
ety has been throwing eggs the hquOrdealers ana
now IL intended TO throw bricks The lquor-dealers
said Mr.. whitney. had been given many opportuni'
ties 10 reform, but since they replied with def
ance, they would be treated with the rgor OF the
law Mr.. Whitney an officer OF the United States
Secret Service aud be has remarked that comparatively
few lquOrdealers eyade the laws with refer
10 licenses, because the penalties are very heavy
and the laws enforced by the United States Courts
But the local Excise Commissioners were frequently SGT
at defiance by lquordealers who are politicians or
who have TaInmany Hall influence behind them. A
prominent politician. who Is liquordealer deed Mr.
Whitney ia matter referring 10 the United States
laws. A suit WAS consequently Drought against
him which will cost him at least 80 000 and perhaps,
heavy penalty besides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
PROGRESS ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

In consequence of the rain yesterday after
poon work on she East River Bridge suspended for
few hours The anchorages and cradles were entirely
deserted After the rain had ceased the resumed
work and completed the sxtysxth strand of wire for
the great cables This morning work will be begun on the
eighteenth pair OF downstream strands AS the bridge
cables require only strands the cable work will
be completed by September 1. When all the strands
have been finished, the New-YOrk and Brooklyn piers
will be cleared OF the Sheds wheels and OOhouses and
the men will begin dropping the cables into their perma-
nent places IN the snchOrages The cables viii then be
wound with bands OF ron from which the suspenders
will hang These sUspenders are now being manufac-
fured AT Pier No 20 East River where number OF the
workshops the bridge stauted They Will De about
one and hreeOnrths inches in diameter IL VIII require
nearly fourteen miles Of wire rope TO make the sus-
penders. .
On the New-YOrk anchorage train OF cars for carry
ing the material used IN the construction OF the anchor
age was placed yesterday in running order The cars
are run by steam engine All the arches except one Of
the New-YOrk approach have been erected They ex-
tend from the river front up Frankortst as FAR as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
THE WASHINGTOY LABOR TROUBLES
my TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSE.l

THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT OF THE TREASURY
CONDEMNED AT A MEETING OF THE WORKING
MEN. .
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, July 30-The resolutions passed
by the workngmen to-day were offered at the meet
ing by a member of the Typographical Union, and
were as follows:
Whereas The action of the Supervising Architect OF
the Treasury letting by contract to certain parties
contractors at such low figures, knowing as he
does that the could not he done for such sums
without swndling the workngmen Is policy OF injus
tce TO responsible contractors who are willing to pay
liberal wages, Therefore
Rssolred That the National wOrkingmen's Assembly,
composed OF representatives from all the trades In
the city, denOunoe the manner In which contracts
are lot and call upon the architect 10 pay more aten-
ton responsible contractors than the lowest bids,
for In doing he not only does justice
who are neither responsible willing to pay honest
Pesolred That while We arc opposed 10 violence In
carving their demands uphold aud viii sustain
I'm any fair aud honorable the workmen who held
out and demanded fair days pay for their services III
the recent troubles at the new Bureau Building.
Resolved That the only way the wOrkingneD VIII ever
obtain their rights by aunited 'front.' only obtained by
strong OrgaUZatOn and appeal 10 them 10 cut ZOOS"
from unknown aud irresponsible leaders as such only
tend injurc instead OF doing good, ana hold their
meetings In halls and under tho protection OF this as
sembly. $50
esoyed That the action authorities in arrestng
citizens deprivmg them OF the liberties accorded
them under the first amendment 10 the Constitution
II Gets with our unqualified condemnation
Cohen, the agtator, was present, but took no part
In Tho ueaiinU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
INVESTIGATING A sEAMANs DEATH.

Captain James w. Lindsey, of the brig
Acira together with his mates Price and Delano. was
arrested June g. charged with brutal treatment OF sea-
man. william voss. during voyage from this port to
South America On the briggs arrival at Porto Cabeo.
Voss was sent to the hospital and died on March Is,
from the effects IL alleged Of the brutal punish
ent he had received The prisoners brought be-
fore United states Commissioner Osborn and the cap
tain end first mate were held under bail.
Assistant DistrictAttoney Fiero received yesterday
reply to letter he had sent to A LscOmbe, Consul at
Porto Cabelo The Consul states that he saw Captain
lindsey when In Porto CabellO, but that he heard
nothing about the sickness abuse of the seaman Voss
He sends certificate from Dr. Lugo, the surgeon now
in charge OF the hospital where Noss died, declaring
that the patient died from excessive vomiting produced
by an abnormal gathering in OF the lungs This is
based upon the records OF the hospital the surgeon VINO
attended VOss being absent The Assistant District
Attorney written again 10 the Consul desiring the
of the who were employed at the hos
ptaI at the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
9 INCREASED RATES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
FIRST CLASS FREIGHT CHARGES ON DRY-GooDs
DOUBLED.

3 INCREASED RATES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
FIRST CLASS FREIGHT CHARGES ON DRY-GooDs
DOUBLED.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company VIII
issue to-day circular the drygoods trade informing
shippers Of an increase the rates on first class me
ehandise from New-YOrk San Francisco, from no 10
So hundred The assigned for this change IS
that when the rates placed at low figure rner
chants only shipped light freight by rail- aud sent all
bulky merchandise by clippers around Cape Horn-thus
leaving 20 the railroad companies light and COSTLY
freight on which the risk too great for the sma
profit The officers stated yesterday that merchants
could now ship exclusively by clipper-ships or pay
double rates for all rail- The circular. which VIII be Is
sued to-day, says:
Notice IA hereby given OF the following changes in the
California classification OF the Union ana Central Paolno
Railroads. taking effect July 20; Dry-gooas e0ito t
canvas clothing enamel CLOTH duck quilts, cOlni0rt-
bles wicking wOOen goods and yarns IN cases. VIII NC
classified double hrsclass the aboye-named arueies
i'm baes shipped at owners risk of chateage, under
q written release, once ana nan thod '" IN
ribbons silk goods thread ana shoe ebsTs and
other furniture OF all descriptions that have heIetoi9c
been classified lower than fOurth class VIII S
take fourth rates pianos, organs ana neloueos
and other musical instruments, well Ooxed VIII DC SaS
ided once naf first class rubber goods sno9 u.s.
clothing aud goods, not otherwise speelneds VIII We
classified third class druggists rubber goods, nIst
class rubber hose in cases, class A ruDDer hose III
bales, released, fourth class
The difference in charges and time Of delivery OF Call
forna freight according to this new schedule is as fol-
lows: c,.nu. 40, nina ~
Line 100 lbs. d ,iyy
An RAN Slz W az dsys
raeie Mail s so 10 90 100 days
The Pacific Mail officers state that they will not adj
vance the price at present. unless new and satisfac
tory working arrangement is entered into WIN 'he
Union Pacific Road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
sIuTOR WHO RESENTED ILL WORDS.

Welcome Sweet real estate broker in
this city, was arragned before Justice Walsh. OF Brook
lyn Yesterday on charge Of assault and battery pre-
ferred by Aaron Vanderwerker, printer, OF No. 81
Clarl-st Brooklyn. Sweet is engaged to be married to
Miss Irene Ronk, who boards with Mr. VandeTwerRer.
her brotherin-aw Sweets visits were not pleasing to
Vanderwerker, who denounced him TO Miss ROnk When
she brotherinaw, 1t is alleged, APP
piled abusive epithets to her. He Is also charged with
having broken her piano on July IL.
Vanderwerker testified yesterday that Sweet.
on July II, came into the diningroom
where he was sitting and began conversation, when
the witness ordered him leave the house Thereupon
Sweet struck him with chair. knocked him down, and
kicked him Sweet then fed, pursued by the witness
who caused his arrest The witness admitted that he
called Sweet thief before the latter struck him. Sweet
testified that he came to inquire Of Vanderwer-
ker in reference to what he had said about
Miss Ronk aud about the breaking OF her
rianO Vauderwerker called the witnesses father
by an abusive name, and then he struck him with a
chair Justice Walsh fined Sweet $40 and held him in
$3.50 TO keep the peace for six months On the eonel'
sion OF examination Vanderwerker was arrested ON
charge malicious mischief in breaking Miss Ronks
pauo He waived examination, and gave bonds III WOO
TO appear for the Grand Jury's action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
wEsTERN GIRHs STORY.

HOW IrY ArBRY CAME FROM COLORADO WITH
HER sIsTER-DoUBIs OF THE TRUTH OF HER
ACCOUNT.
Lily Aubry, the young girl who claimed that
she lost sister, Minnie, In Washington square s'
week is still at tho Woman's Home in Fourth-st The
interest taken in her shown yesterday Dy tnc
number Of persons who called inquire about her. -Four
families desired 20 secure her services The matrcn re-
fnsed all applications as she Ia anxious TO find the
girls sister or TO learn whether her story is true Many
dscred her story but all agree that she is stranger III
this city. Sergeant Tuck said yesterday that IL tno
missing sister were not myth she ought TO DC us
covered in very short time.
Lily Aubry was seen yesterday at the WOmans Home
She is girl OF eighteen years she looks like country
girl with marked German features. She declared that
she came from village called Insiug in Colorado where
she had lived for twenty years of its hundred lnao
ants she could give the names Of only TWO lailies
She afterward gave the Of persons IN inc nes
borhool but the similarity Of their names led 10 sus
picion that she had invented them "My father went
West twenty years ago, to live the life OF reclse sau
Lily by way of introduction He always told us that
owing TO some trouble he left NewYOrk, and wahteu W
Danish IL from his mind. He would not allow us 10 inaAo
a single acquaintance. Seven weeks ago ne ueu' on
his deatbed be sold his and loghpuse After ne
was buried my sister sold the furniture, and received
determined TO come to New-YOrk 10 search l9r ttr
Higbe. Three years ago my 1atDer receiver istor
IRON n in his family We first boarded Morris
A. and then went TO look for Mr. Higbe. 10 continue
the search my sister left me In the square as was very
tired In that way we became separated" -
The people in Insng," she continued, maze no on
lection TO our coming such a long distance Inc lnal
who sold us the tickets only charged S14 apiece 1t only
took two days for the entire journey. We changed carr
at Denver Col There were only three sto es III our
lace groeery kept by Mr. Norton: dry goods, kept
by Mr. Haehurst and the other don't know who Kept
Ii was dry goods and grocery store combined t ane
name of the physician who attended my ather vas oI
hurst and the man who bought the farm was Mr. MOT
ton Oh. yes, had minister. lie has Deen pleacns'
We'll really, 1 forget IL now" She said policeman AZ
Washington Park directed her to 60 TO the woman
Home The policeman duty that day said he had no
cnnversa ton with her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
NEw-JERsEY REVENUE RECEIPTS.

r. b. HathOrn, Revenue Collector for the
Fifth District OF New-Jersey, composed OF Essex and
Union Counties stated yesterday that tho amount col
Iected daring the past year from this district was a.
5l314715 OF this S1s7 1928 80 was received as tax on
spirits distilled in the district. 50 900 26 on manu-
featured tobacco Sl30,0sO % cigars S2i9,5l9 10 on
SNUFF, $47O,3ls 10 beer Sl53,4s2 45 for Licenses
for the sale of beer cigars and tobacco,
aud S37 033 63 for miscellaneous taxes With tho ex-
ception OF the Cincinnati aud St. Louis Districts, the
Newark District makes the largest returns to the de
partment at Washington The In the receipts OF
the Western districts is due 10 the large amount OF
ykiskey manufactured, but more Government stamps
are sold by Collector Hathorn than by other District
Collector In the country. THIS latter Is owing 10 the
two counties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
DEATH TWO DAYS AFTER MARRIAGE.

John LOckitt whose death from q suoKe VI
apoplexy occurred Monday morning, was married on
Saturday afternoon last TO Mrs Maria j. LOOKUP the
widow Of Charles Lockitt, cousin of the dead mer-
chant who died about nine years ago. she Is forty
four years OF age and native Of Brooklyn. Hell IA
theirs name was John Rendell She possesses consider
able property. and John Lockitt was the admins
traitor OF her first husbands estate. The mar
riage ceremony performed by tue rev
Spencer s. Roach OF 81. Marks Protestant Epis-
copal Church. in Adelphst. None OF John Locktts rel
atives knew the marriage Mr. LOckitt desiring the
fact to be kept because his first wife had not been
dead year. Mrs Lockitts daughter, however was one
of the witnesses the marriage. Mr. I0cktts estate
IL is believed, will amount TO 100000. The funeral
will take place this afternoon nc his late residence, NO.
l45 C1intOnaVe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS ENJoINED.

Judge Reynolds, IN the BrO0KIyn Clty COURT,
has granted an injunction restraining the Kings County
Supervisors from awarding tho contract for certain
supplies for the Commissioners OF Charities TO Harrison
Brother grOceTs, at Westinghouse. and Pacitc-st
II is claimed of the eghtytwO proposals. slxtynne
were opened on July "a and the remainder on July 49,
and that meantime, by coluson with members of the
Board Of Supervisors and Assistant Clerk Con-
molly Harrison & Brother were furnished with
the other bids, and we're enabled 10 prepare
proposals at lower rate than the others
The application made by james Thompson, one of
the bidders. One Of the firm Of Harrison & Brother
denied yesterday that there was any collision. Mr.
Connolly stated that the bids placed in the safe
clerks and the key was given TO the chairman
Of the committee.
At the meeting Of the Supervisors yesterday, Mr.
Byrne, chairman Of the Committee on Supplies, pre-
sened the Injunction and moved that the matter be
ferred 70 the legal adviser OF the board The Injunction
papers we've referred 20 the Law Committee and the
cnilusef ri the bOHfd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
A RECEIVER OF STOLEN GOODS ARRESTED
Caleb Warren the clerk who WAS arrested re-

Gently for stealing goods from A. Morrison OF No 1913
broadway, confessed few DAYS that he had stolen
eaods from the store which he transferred 20 William T.
Miller: they were then sold by William VI. Dean, the
three sharing the proceeds Of the rOberies His thetts
extended from November b. 1877 % June 20, 1873,
and comprised silk handkerchies scarfs, etc. on tns
confession warrants issued for the arrest Of Miller
and Dean and yesterday afternoon officer McSofcy
arrested tho latter In UnOn-squate where he
was engaged as % clerk The officer expected 10 capture
Miller in short time. Dean In default Of 81 300 bail
was committed for examination yesterday by Justice
smith on a charge OF receiving stolen goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-31
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF NETWORK ......................JULr 30.
ARRIVED.

PONT -
ARRIVED
Str Pommerania Ger schwensen, Hamburg July IL, via
Uayre 20 TO Kunharit q Co. - -
str Wyanoke Lawrence. Richmond, CITY fOt anu NoflOkS
Str Russia Br Cook. Liverpool July 20 via Queenstown
Str Morgan City Read Neworeans July "a Bogert &
str Hudson eager Orleans July "a. Clark seaman.
Str Charleston Lockwood Charleston July ~, toJ oun'
Str City Of Savannah Mallory Savannah July a. George
Yonge.
stores, etc, w T. Clyde & Co.
Str uiaucus Bearse, Boston, IL. f. Dimock.
ship Paul Boynt0n (0f Yarmouth. 81 McMuleh Answer
dam So days IN ballast TO Boyd Hineken.
BARK Palermo (0f Annapolis 81 Mclaughlin, llVerp90l
zaaA a kAllaAt W PASkaE a 60