The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-08
NEW YORK CITY.
The Tariff ON Sugar.

N atior al Associated Press to the StaE
NEW YoBK, Feb. S.-The Importers &
Grocers' Board of Trade held meeting
yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock to
receive the report of the Special Com
mittee on the questions submitted to
the meeting The previous afternoon rel
alive to the proposed changes in the
tariff. 1t was stated by prominent
sugar dealer that the proposed tariff
would exclude all the higher grades Of
Cuban and Porto Rico sugars, and would
cause q decrease in the revenues oi
about one.hall, namely, nearl! $50 QUO, 900
annually. The principal features upon
which the Committee have to report are
embraced In the following resolutions
offered by Mr.. X. B. Minturn:
"ResOlved, That we beueve that the
changes which are cOntemi lated in the
exis tIng tariff should be in the direction
OF simplitication, while those proposed
by the Committee e on Ways and Means
introduce 80 complicated a system tn t
it will be found exceedingly diff .ult, ii
not Impossible, to administer it without
constant liability to fraud and the FREE
QNCnt occurrence OF serious questions
with the Custom-hOuse 10 the Injury
alike of the Government and the trade.
"ResOlyed, That any increase upon
the present cyerage rates OF duty upon
sugar, already very heavily taxed, is an
unjust burden imposed upon the pubic,
the increased rate being felt directly by
consumers, and would also give adul.
ti0nal incentive to fraud"
The Fsicks-LOrd Matter to be Set
tied.
NEW YORK, Feb. S-There are indi.
cations that the Hicks.Lord matter will
be settled BY mutual CONCESSIONS on the
part OF Mr.. Lord and sons. Mr.. Lord
sent an order to his agent to collect the
rents of his property for the quarter
ending February l. The order was in
legal form, and instructed the agent to
turn over the money he collected.
Throw n from a window.
Officer Ditman last evening heard a
cry, and on looking in the direction
from which the sound came saw We
man falling from the seconu-story win
dow of the tenement house, N o. 3l5 East
Forty-fuurth street. AT the same time
he noticed a young man passing under
meath the falling body, but belole the
policeman could prevent 1t the woman
fell with great force upon the youth.
TIE officer ran to their assistance, and
found The woman to be Mary LOncan-
non, and the boy Robert Walker. As
they were apparently seriously injured,
physician WAS summoned, Who stated
tnat W Waiker's back was broken and the
womans injuries fatal.
Walker was taken home and Miss
COncannon removed to Bellevue Hospi-
tai. The injured woman occupied a
room on the second floor OF The mouse,
and has been living with sailor, John
Garter, for some months past. Carter
was found in the room, and also Charles
Callahan. They were arrested. Some
hours after Mary Concaun0n's arrival al
the Hospital she regained her senses
and stated that she had been thrown out
of the window, but before she could tell
the name of the guilty party, she sud
denly sank into Il stale OF coma, from
which she has notrecovered yet. Car.
Ter, Callahan and the formers supposed
mis- ress had been drinking, and wbit
under the influence either one of tbs
prisoners, it is tnVuynt, pushed her oul
Of the window.
Regarding the POpe's Death.
The news OF the death of the Pope
much excitement. Whether Cardinal
McClosAey had received message from
Rome announcing the Pope's death
could not be ascertained last evening
rhe Cardinal would see no visitors and
went to bed early. Father Farrelly, his
Sec etary, was not TO be found. AS
soon as the official announcement
reaches the Cardinal programmes fol
observances in this diocese will be is
sued. 1t will include requiem mass in
ST. Palrick's Ca hcdrul ana all the lead
ing Catholic Churches, the in nLeriors o.
which will be drapeQ in mourning. In
the Cathedral an imposing catalalquc
containing funeral casAet. will bt
placed in the chaucei and addresses bt
delivered BY several pastors.