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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
C1I-RRING A roy or EIGHTEEN.

George Brown. age eighteen was auaignod be-
fore Justice Smith. at the Essex Market Police
Court, yesterday morning By Officer Schloissner Of
the Tenth Precinct. He was well dressed. aud his
looks indicated good breeding The officer told the
Magistrate in a low voice that he had arrested
Brown on Fi?st-ave for being drunk and dsordcrly.
" What have you got TO say to tue charge ~ asked
the Magistrate.
- would j. ko to know what The charge is,7 said
Brown.
"The officer says You were drunk aud diSordery"
" / deny being drunk, sir, and rs to the charge Of
being disOrdery il is not true. ms officer unne-
cessarily nterlered with me, and without proyoca-
ton struck me a blow ON The back with his club.
lie had no reason for striking me, for went with
him quietly enOuohV
70 the officer" DID You strike INN, ms lie saysfD
eyes, sir did | Lii him on tAc arm aud on the
back with my club"
"Well Pm surprised that man Cf your size and
strength couldn't manage boy like this without
using your club, as you acknowledge yourself.
You certainly could not have done 10 in selt-dc-
teuce;' and the Justice, with rephmand to the
officer, DISCHARGED Brown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
Il PROPELLER SENT ~ THE BOTTOM

CHESTER, Penn, Aug. 10.-The passenger
steamer Mary MORGAN, plying between Bridgeport ".
j., Chester ard Philadelphia, owned by ". II. Bickly
and others Of Chester, into the produce freight
steam propeller Picrrep1nt, p.yug between Smyrna.
Dell aud Phil ldepAia, and Owned by j. t. Tygert &
co.. On FRIDAY ght. TIE Mary Morgan had Oh Ioard
moonlight excursion party Of a hundred people from
Bridgeport aud the Pierrepont had twenty-five persona
including the passengers and crew, besides 600 has
krts Of peaches aai large quantity o O'her fruit The
Pterrep ont struck arit>hi1s. ana large hole was
stove tu her. Size tl.i tu water aud sank iu fifteen
minutes In hfieeu feet Ot rr I1e Morgan had her
btW badly broken, ana her forward bulahcdd filed with
winter aud had it been for her iron hui and rrr
watertlght compartments sire would also nave SUNK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
TIE LITTLE ACROBATs.

few days ago Justice Don0hue discharged Ma
rietta sIegrist after she had given bonds not to
allow the three young acrobats Louis, William and
Thomas, to perform within the state. Their his
tory is somewhat peculiar. The Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children, whose agent re-
Gently arrested the boys while they were per-
forming In Saratoga has had them under suTycl-
lance for several years. It IS SAID that the eldest
boy Louis, was porn IN Baltimore, OF Italian pa
rents. and i'm 1865 he was iuGrutWed from the
RandalPs island Nursery to Mrs. Siegrist. Subse-
Queutly the boys aunt made futile attempt 10
recover him. IAe zeal name Of Thomas Siegrist is
said 10 be Robert Crooks. When a baby, lie was
loft at the Nursery az LeXIngtoa-ave. ard Fifty
hrst-st. and i is stated that since he was taken
from the Nursery fashionaby dressed man and
woman have been trying vain to get some trace
of him. The third boy, William. was also obtained
FROM The Nursery indirectly by Mrs. Siegrist. In
1877 the French authorities forbade the boys play
ing at the Paris HIppOdTomc, bat Franz SIegrist
made an affidavit TO the effect that the children
were his and were over age, and they were allowed
to perform,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
4 NEW EIRE ESCAPE-

new FIRE escape was exhibited at Lcggetfs Hotel
on Saturday afternoon in the presence Of a number
Of the officials Of the Fire Department and other IN
terested persons 1t differs from all other escapes
in that il is selfacting 1t consists Of brass block,
within which there is a series Of springs. These
cause the rope after 1t has been run out In the
operation Of lowering a person from window, to
return to the block, and thus be ready for instant
use second time without tho AID Of assist
ants. The block also contains q sef-acting
governor, on the same principle as those used
on steam engines so that the rope VIII not descend
with greater rspidlty when there are four persons
on il than when it contains only one. THIS was
demonstrated successfully several tunes. The de
scents were made on Saturday from the fourth
story windows of the hotel, ami were accomplished
IN about five seconds. The inventor claims that
this escape is very substantial aud viii last Tor
years. its machinery is not complicated. It's prin.
cipal utility would be fer high ten"ment-houscs and
large factories. Olcc placed IN position IL Is always
ready for use, and requires no attention. An exit
bitlOu of The apparatus is soon TO be given before
the Board OF Aldermen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
SUGGESTIONS OF ELIzUR WRIGHT.

The Hon. Elizur Wright, Of Boston, presi
dent OF the National Liberal League, and one o. the
founders OF the American AnslGveTy Society who Is
now in his soventy-nfth year. addressed the American
Temperance Lyceum at Clarendon Hall, yesterday after
noon. In order to overcome temptations he said
and thus become able TO conquer the great evil OF in
temperance, two Things especially needed at the
present time. These education and seI-respcct
There is within us power Of choice 10 rise above
temptation, and ths power can DC only brought 10
by mean. OF education. Combine education with self
government and an intense seTcspcct, and you have
power that VIII conquer not only the evils that arise
from alcohol but all others. The first nng. then. is
educate our children. Virtue cannot be made by
cOnyuls'on merely. good example IS bet
ter than all the laws I'm the universe. Be
gin early to make children respect the truth
and themselves Ono OF the greatest needs in
the Of temperance IS patience. Failures have
occurred again and again through lack Of patience
Bat Notwithstanding flutcs, other has come
favorabF In all tn world Good people OF every
class have entered upon its wOrk. Though often
unsuccessful ia large c'tcS, have succeeded greatly
III small towns. The tMe is coming when Temperance
people everywhere VIII G. aim exemption from GER
tain kinds of INSTRUMENTATION unacr wGch the con-
sumcr now suffers. but which should bc thrown upon
capital Il tIe great tax which Is required sup
port charitable aud rauper Institutions should be put
upon that portion oi tho population which Is supported
10 be upou the whole property the manu-
fgcturers OF iQuUr"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG THIEVES.

VICE AND FILTH IL A TENEMtNI-HoUSE'
The thirteen years old daughter Of Henry Nc
Grath, a brass-fnsher living at No. 4O6 East
sIxieenthst. disappeared ON Thursday OF last week
and was sought in vain by her parents and the po-
lice until yesterday, when her father found hor
begging in the streets. She reported that she had'
while playing in Sccynd-ave, been entlced away
from home by some strange children to house ID
Eizabetn-st.. whore she had remained since. being
unable to find her way home. Dailya Mrs. Rodden'
the mother Of the children who had brought her
there sent her out to beg aud whom she refused 70
steal when opportunity was offered, her comp3n-
ions struck AMI abused her. Her story was sup
ported by another girl who had been with her aJ
irst but had escaped and had found her way TO her
home IN 1mrtoeuth-St., and both were made to tell
their story To Inspector IhOrne az Ponce HeaCq ai
teTs. The Rodden family was found lii garnet at
No. 229 El.z8beth-st., and husband and WIG were
brought before the Inspector who however Ier
want Of evidence that the children Iad been IOLcl-
bly, detained. was unable 10 hold either. -. -
The visit of the officers 10 the house III EIlhabetn-
s. 20 secure the attendance Of the p2Ir disclosed
state Of things bat would be thought Impossible
within a stones throw Of the Office OF the Board OF
Health The house Is AZ old, twO-5tory tenement
house, a CIGZy wooden shed VITA garnet on top Ia
which the R'Iden family liyed-hOw, was mys-
tefy for there was NOT h either OF l4e tulee uNtA
tlGted rooms the t8iutcst trace OF furniture stove
or pot or pan OF any KIND a horrible siencH oI de-
cYyug Gllh prevailed tire garrett and by the aid OF
lighted mat Ia its cause was found IN q dark room
IL h- centre of which hall filed tub that had
served as % closet. A TCpuisjvs coll ctlon Of filth
Of every description Uttered the hDOr. Inc people,
when spoken % about 10, seemed as.Qnsued that so
slight thing should be MADE the OBJECT VI so many
seriOus reIuOnstrauCes. Down in the street, before
the door, lay the carcass Of horse that had oleG
there on Saturday evening. The cutters III The
block were foul.
INSPECTOR Thorue ordered the situation as to the
children reported TO the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty % Children, and the condition OF the
house Go The Health Board. Tho tcnemelt-AOUse
inspectors have not yet visited the place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Guar rrpE ma TENEMENT-HoUsE.


WHY A CIGAR DEALER WAS SUSPECTED OF sErIlN"
FIRE TO HIS SHOP.
A SLIGHT fire occurred IN the cigar shop OF Max "
II. Klee in the basement of No. 40 College-pi.,
few minutes after it had been closed on SATURDAY
evening. The doors were broken open by Olh'oi
Charles Parke, of the Twenty-seventh Precinct
who succeeded, with the assistance of the lahitoI
IN extinguishing the flames without causing an
alarm TO be sounded. The fire was found IN some
cloths on the aoor near the screen which separates
the store from the workshop, and the close proX-
imifv of bottle partially filled with kerosene LED
10 the impression on the part of some that an at
tempt had been made TO burn the property. In the
upper part of the building, which IS a four-story
tenement. house. thirteen families are living,
and much indignation was expressed at the ap-
parcnflV reckless manner IN which tire llYe9 OF so
many persons had been endangered. Mrs Benqer'
The wife of tue owner of the building +. f. Bender
who keeps q restaurant next door, SAID mat Nee
lived on Staten Island, ana had leie lDe PIaCo
about ten or fifteen minutes before the hre was us
covered having given the keys as utuAl 20 nel sou
on leaving. During tho day he had paid mis- rent
On Sunday morning Klee appeared al the twenty
seventh Precinct Police Station, IN NeW-Chulo
to inquire about the fire, and was detahei OA tae
Sergeant. During the day ne was YiSlted py fifc7
Marshal Sheldon into whose hands the case Had
been given. klee protested his Innocence ~
o TRIBUNE reporter he seli tat ne Vas 'EH 81 VI
Henry Kce of the firm Of Henry hlee q sons
cigar dealers at No. 1872 Eighth-aye. lie had heen
az No. As Coilcgc-place since the lst o. May ana
was doing q good business. He had $4,000 cigars
in stock, aud his property was worth a good deal
more than his insurance He left his store ON sat
urday evening about O'Clock with OOO cigars
which ne was 10 deliver on Staten Island lie
knew nothing of the fire until he saw the account
i'm the papers. The kerosene, he said, was Kept IN
pint bottle, and theIocould not have been over q
gill left in the bottle. 1t was used to oh the lamp
from which cigars were Int. The clothes on the
floor were the aprons of his wOrltmen. lie Thought
that two Cubans who came III and bought cigars
Just before the shop Was closed must have thrown
tie lighted tapers by accident among the aprons
klee was much distressed at being detained, ana
nleaded that his name and business would be ruined
bv the stories OF the fire which had appeared yes
terday. lie viii probably be discharged THIS morn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES.
TIE WALLACE COMMITTEE AT WORK.

TIE WALLACE COMMITTEE AT WORK.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 9.-The Wallace Com
mittea yesterday continued the inquiry into the pro-
vision OF the Rhode Island Constitution requiring prop
erty quail dcadon for foreign born voters. Charles H.
Page, once Democratic candidate for Congress, te5t-
fed that the policy Of the Democratic party had been
In favor OF removing this restriction. The Democratic
pariyiu the state numbered from 10000 to 1000
The Hon. Thomas Davis, formerly Democratic mcm-
Der Of Congress testified taa be was OF Irish nativity
ard mad been IN the General Assembly and I'm the lower
house of Congress- but the chances oil business had eo-
PEELED him 70 make sEmeut, his tile TO realestste
passed from him, and he Loss right 20 vOie lie SAID
he wanted the general Government TO extend the suf-
fagc r. Il has the right do lt. Tie witness h0u-n
the word nativity 4" should be put in the XVIII
Amendment. W. j. Mer, oil BRISTOL, having lest 1ed,
q committeeman saiG IN the spring election Of 1871
the vote OF Bristol for Cutler the Democratic candidate
was 400 and the vut- for the amendment was so WY
dii the other $40 mOcrats vote for Miller re-
p.ed They thought there was no use in voting for al
IL could not De passed The vOos for the amendment
might all have been cast by fOrcignoorn electors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
turned 70 New-York. The greater part of her prop
erty goes to her six nieees and one nephew.
rom RFsCuE OF TWO PRISONERS.

BOLD RESCUE OF TWO PRISONERS
The escape of two prisoners from Blaekw eiFs
Island was accomplished last night under peculiar
circumstances. The two prisoners, Dennis Gillespie,
age twenty years, and John 0Bricn, age TWEEN
ty-seven years. both sent to the island for minor Of
fences and for short terms, formed the crew OF
guard boat No. s, commanded by Keeper Stephen
Kelly. At o'clock yesterday evening this boat
was patroling the river between the island and the
New-York shore, the two men rowing and the keeper
in his seat holding between his knees his loaded
carbine. Midstream the boat was approached by q
yawl containing six city ruffiaus who demanded the
surrender Of the crew of the guard-boat. he keeper
refused but made no effort TO defend bis boat Whch
The men Immediately upset, throwing lts &C.
cupants into the water. Assisted DIV lueUl'
the prisoners climbed into the strange boat.
and Keeper Kelly was pulled ont long
enough to allow the rescuinR party to pun DIS
revolver from his hip-pocket when he was nung
back into the river again and left 10 his tate, WINE
the strange boat was Towed back 10 the New oIK
shore. The keepers caTbine had gone TO the Dot
tom when his boat was upset, and he chung 10 the
upturned craft. helpless, for twenty minutes OF
more until rescued by passing pleasure party ana
landed at the foot East SeveBtyfifthst. Wet ana
bewidered, he made his way to the tifty-nlnth
Street Station and told his story there. An alarm
was autographed through the city, with descrp-
ton Of the escaped men, who when IN the Doat were
dressed in their prison suits but probably were
given other clothes by their TescueTs. lhese; tue
police believe, belong in the Fourteenth Naiu'
where O'Bnen and Gillespie also belong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
THE Coar,MARKET UNSETTLED.

In a circular-letter issued on Saturday, the Fenh-
sylvania Coal Company Informed its contractors
that the company would issue on Wednesday aiVeI
the sale by the Delaware and hudson
Canal Company, new price lists OF coal
The price of all coal taken during the
first three days of this week will be governed
by the result Of the Wednesday sale, provided the
prices then realized shall be lower than those
now charged by the Pennsylvania Com
pany. If the prices at the sale shall he
higher. the present prices of the PENNSYLVANIA
Company will be maintained rs at present.
An officer Of the company SAID on Satur-
day that 1t was probable that lower
prices would be obtained ut TING coming
sale than the last circular prices Of the Pennsylya-
mia and OF the Delaware and Hudson Companies;
The advantage OF the anticipated decline would
be gwen by the company TO purchas-
eTs Of the next three, days. IL on the
contrary, he said there should be an advance
in prices, IL would not be accepted as a
fair indication of the present market by
those familiar with the coal trade. An advance
would prove only that 1t was The interest Or
some of the companies to maintain prices by
creating an unhealthy demand for the coal. II was
not known that any of the companies intended 20
influence prices at the SALE but an advance would
be strong proof that such an attempt had been
made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
RECL4LNIyG DRUNKARDS.
A GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MEETING.
SINGING AND EXPLOITATION BY Mr.. sANKEY Az

GOSPEL TEMPERANCE NEE iING'
SINGING AND EXPLOITATION BY Mr.. sANKEY AND
MR. SAWYER.
Two thousand people were unable to obtain
admitancs to the sawyersankey Gospel Temperance
Meeting in Cooper Union last night Every scat in the
hall and the aisles WAS occupied. The " Hippodrome
choir" numbering nearly 800 persons, occupied the
platform and sang several hymns from the Moody and
sankey; collection At 8 p m. Mr.. sawyer
and Mr. saukcy appeared on the platform
FIR. Sawyer announced tho hymn, what
Friend We Have in Jesus" end Dr. sankey
took his seat the melodsou, and accompanying him
self sang the hymn The choir aud the audience rose to
lcr feet during the sing ng and Joined in the chorus
william Cirothers a reformed 1rnkard led in prayci
Mr.. Sawyer then announced that Mr. Moody would be
rose mt at the Sunday :ht meetings in the latter part
OF the MONTH lie also said that those meetings they
would have many reformed men, who would relate how
they had been saved. Among these would be Mr
Latonore OF Chicago who had been converted hear
ing Mr. sankey sing What Shall the Harvest BcP Nh
sauBcy prayed that men might not he able
to get away from the truth conveyed in
the hymn, and then sang it. Mr.. Sawyer called
three 10 relate their experiences. The first
was Mr.. Human. lie said he had found the Lord while
attending of MIR. SAVERS meetings in tho Park
Theatre. He said tua me had been terrible druuklrd
and had narrowly escaped being a murderer HTbegan
to fail by drinking in fashionable places aud had ended
the B1wcTy. lie had tried times reform. but
had always failed until he met Mr.. SAWYER lie found
that the converts a the Park Theatre had something he
had uOt-he grace OF GJd-dud ne determined 10 have
it, He prayed and II came. Mr. Slnkey the hymn
fare Your Windows Open Toward rustlclui Mr. Rus
sell told he had become uOs5e-s-d OF grace Il
necfIug in variety g9rfsu eighteen months ago Mr.
Stanley converted al Moody Guu sankey's meetings
lu tHg Boston Tabernacle He spent two weeks
in the JIiidlng, because lie found 10 warm and
comfortable. FINALLY lie saved, ana since
then has been happy and prosperous. MIR. San
Key then sang the hymn "NLue is My
wandering Boy fG-nghfl' IN bringing tue meeting to
a close Dir sawyer urged ali present to beware Of
procra .inatou He called those who had been
o.,
rose 10 tueiT feet Then he asked those vino were
Christians Of longer siau0g o. announce Themselves
aud several hundred Finally he invited those
WHO wished 10 become Christians TO stand up, and
although tue Response slow, large number sIgn
fled taer desire. After the singing OF the hymn "Why
net Tonight ~ by Ir. SaUKyy 1r sawyer ade final
appeal, ana the meeting was closed win prayer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
A nEINorENT ~ RECEIYER.

Ii was stated about a week ago that a committee
appointed by the Board of Town Officers of East
Chester to examine the returns of Matthew Koran,
the Receiver OF Taxes III that town, had reported
that a number Of alterations had been made by him
in the tax roll, every instance the amount of tax
being increased. ii is now alleged that the case
against the receiver grows stronger, instead Of
weaker, the Board OF Education Of the Fourth
School District having ascertaiped a case in which
she school tax had been paid, but returned by Mr..
Koran as still unpaid Believing that other H.
stances OF the same kind have occurred this Board
has published list OF school taxes returned by
the Receiver unpaid ard has requested those per
sons whose names appear as detnQuents to present
their receipts IN order that the true state OF affairs
in regard TO The taxes in the town may be ascer-
famed and the Receiver of Taxes held respOnsb for
any wrong doing. IL Is also alleged that Sir. Koran
has failed 10 pay over to the County Treasurer a
proper share OF the percentages charged on overdue
faxes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
TuE PrACH MARKET.

Low prices last week had the good effect oil start
ing peaches widely into use. and sellers uiu hot To
gard the free arrivals of Saturday Win anAic'S'
Fifty-one car loads and the steamers contribution
made total of $4,000 baskets. all Tor the CITY,
Prices were very steady at 7Oc.@@I Iot Iair u
10 oro+,s With q few extras at 81 %. Baskets
rapred nj 5Oa75c. Frut was IN good keeping or
der and any surplus could DO safely shipped; ! nc
number of varieties begins 10 enlarge IN adGiuon
70 Troths. MIxous, Yorks and Crawfords, or Mela-
CATIONS we're included in sufficient quantities to in
d.cate good qualities for the coming week. The re-
cepts for the week ending Saturday, August u were
/ rs 900 baskets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
BECOMING 1NsANF ~ IAn.

The only remaining member of the Patchen-ave.
Crookyul gang Of BURGLARS, so called because they
were captured occupying fine house in that street.
has become insane in the Raymond Street Jail. This
IS Gilbert Yost who was tried under the alias Of
John Wilbur, after lie lad first given the name Of
John Doe This gang was composed Of William
Porter, John Irving, "Shanc" Draper and Yost,
and all have been imprisoned in tAis jail The two
first named walked out OF The Jail few months ago
and have not been recaptuTcd. Draper was banded
over TO the authorities Of Massachusetts,, who
wanted him to answer IOr the robbery Of TIE
Northampton Bank while lOst renamed IN Brook
lyn, where he was remaGded to jan AFTER the jury
disagreed at his trial. The indictment on winch ne
was tried charged HIM with rObDng Martin EbertS
store, No. 14s GrahGm-aye., Oh the morning OF Au-
gust 10, 1878. The defence was an alDl. Inc jury
stood nine TO three for conviction.
For the past three weeks lOs. mas shown signs OK
insanity, and ON Friday he attacked his Keeper. DIR.
A. W. Shepard, after consultation with other phy-
sCians, declared linn insane, ana he VIII Dc removed
TO the asylum at FlatDush to-day. H!s actions are
violent and occasionally he screams 50 as TO he
heard in al parts of the jail. He tancles that ne
has been sentenced 10 be hanged. lie has made
several aliu-iOus TO the death Of George Leslie
Howard, the burglar VINO was found dead IN M0rl-
sanis. IL Is thought this gang had something to do
with his death.
Dr. Shepard stated yesterday that Yost's case is
one of acute mania, brought on by cOnunement ana
br0Odiug over trouble. 1t will probably grow worse,
and he viii become q hopeless lunatlc. There IS no
to suppose that u Is tClgned as the lndct-
meut against 1ost As OnlJ for burglary IN the third
degree and there IS reason to think that c0rVlc-
ton on that may not be secured. Shaug Draper
was ID the cell with NOst for nearly a year, ana
when he was taken TO Massachusetts, be said TO
Sheriff Riley that lac thought GOst would he crazy
in a week. When asked why, he replied that Iost
would lose his reason in bIO0dng over hls troubles.
ii was only two weeks after Diapers departure that
the keepers noticed that Iost acted strangely.