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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
PEEpARING FoR THE PEIMlRIES.

The subcommittee of the Committee of
one Hundred engaged In the work 81 cndcayorng 90 re-
organize the Democracy Ia this city ha- nearly
plctcd the prclimnarics for holding tc Irinaric.
TucSdy evening There GG- election districts in the
city, and a primary election will ho he'd 10 each to
choose delegates to compose the yarous Assembly Dis
frct Committees n has been small job find places
fl tho r. spcctivc election districts ia which hold the
primaries 4 Supervisor had to be selected for each
primary. Lists u places and sup1,i .ors have been
submitted to the super, isory Committee and IN most of
the Assembly Districts there already factions.
~ the new organization IN order 20 prevent spit AZ
tbe outsc the committee has selected from the sts
presented IN such way as 10 give al The fac
tons representation. II r. appar that there viii he
shart struggle FOR control Ia most Of the Assembly
Dlstr,is The representation 10y delegates b. based
th, number oi Democratic votes Cnr at the last rCs
dental election IN the -pectyc election districts Some
are only entitled To delegate while many viii have
three, The total number of delegates 10 be- elected n
1913 The Assembly District having The smallest mum
r b. the It'll the banner Republican district which g.
ov entitled Ia thirty two delegates, and the largest l.
10 WITH. which has sixty six.
The result o these primaries II looked forward 10 with
GOOD deal Of ilcrc-t by politicians Ot oil shades al
otiu,u n 10 proves rucccs-, nominations and rlcc
lions for u time nj least viii DE cSa under the control
~ the machine" politicians OF all inctions. II ~
claimed hy the friends Of the movement that u cncctu
nlly breaks mp tho "0uc-Inan power and gives the
Vnicfs at large opportunity 10 express their viii n
ia, formation OF the Assembly DlTtuC committees
whcr virtually all he political power II placed mud
from whichhc delegates 10 the various nominating
NoutlOuB chosen.
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ALLEGED TO BE CLEAN.

The cprina street-ccaning such as IT Isl when when
Neoap March O, was finished yesterday py Capa ni
Williams and his 400 sweepers: They were =. ~o s
f6e whole dry-twenty men in each preSalnv1., a.
Ssnal-nsing 400 carts and carrying on 4.oOV uaas
a. street dust. Some Of the more impor!an. en ~
ourbfarps were swept by machines neiohglhe ~ w
Rnrrau Two thousand five hundred loans Oh 'ns
S~een;ny. were taken to in four scows, ana
mora viii follow to-day. The streets swept yes'eI-
day' according to Deputy Inspector Plunketts re-
wv ss an Broadway from Canal-st to Chambers-st
Churcb-st.. from Waucn-st. To Canal-s' North
Moore Beach and Franklin-sts, from West Broad
way to Hudsonst; sonth.st. npm and one of
(berry-st Water-st., from Catherine-st. 10 JeneI-
sop-st and two blocks of Frout-st:; Canal-st iron
Broadway TO Wcst-st; Mercers5.. IRON 20 Mercer
e.: Tenth,st from Grecnwich,st. TO Wesrst;
Charles-st., from Hudson-st. to Mest-st.; fou our
tssnth-st from San1es u. to FoarteentS-st
rwelfth-st from Hudsnn-st. 70 lmrteenthiriav .s
Chrystie and Forsyth-sts; AVENUES, from f fious
ton.st. to Fourteenth-st; Chnton-st., from h0us-
fon-st to Frst-st.; HoustOn-st., from Avenue-b 10
Counbia-st; six blocks of Rivington-st.; Attorney
and Pitt-sts.; Canal-st, from the Bowery 10 Broad
Way: Franklin Leonard, White and Walker-sts.
from Broadway to Centre-st.; Parts OF ChrlstopheI
and Washington-sts i'll the Fifteenth Precinct J;
West-st,. from Cana-st. 10 Twelfth-st;; Avenue-A'
from Eghth-st. 70 romlen' ASenue-C. from Fit
feenth-st to Eighteenth-st.; Thrty-ninth and For
tieth-sts.. from Tenth-ave. TO the North River
Eleyenta ave- from Forty hrst-st. to orty -seconu-
AZ :. Wsshilrton-st from Warron-st. TO Canai-st.;
Dey. West, Washington and Greenwleh-sts, .
4 petition has been circulated in West Nlntn-st-
requesting the Bureau 70 hep 10 70
hire a man to sprinkle the street by hand anu 70
sweep it every day till December l. triaI was
made last week, and was satisfactory 70 an vpr
the ground twice last week, notwithstanding the
fact that it had been previously swept each ,le ~
the Long Island farmer who has been hircd ny INC
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IMPRISONED IN THEIR OWN ROOM.

There are two literary societies IN the University
of the City of New-YOrk, each having about thirty
members Between the societies there has long cx-
isted most friendly feeling. All legitimate means
have been resorted to in obtaining new members
and tine students have gathered once week IN their
respective rooms at the fourth floor of the Imyer-
sity building without the slightest dlscord. Inns
happy dwelling together of the brothers was some
what disturbed few days ago in consequence oil ne
repeated defeats which society has sustained IN
debating with the other. Determined to score AZ
least one victory this yea the defeated society at
tempted TO do il in the following manner.
The day previous to their opponents regular meet
ing. holes were made in the door and casing OF the
lodce-rooEi, and heavy screws and coil OF large
wire were secured with which to fastcn the door.
Not suspecting any trick the society assembled at
the regular hours and bolted the door of their room
TO keep out ntruders. A debate followed, and dur
ing the discussion the committee from the other
society was hard at work. A decision having been
reached the meeting adOurncd but not To leave the
room Finding the door more securely fastened than
with bolts "A panel was broken out, when the cause
was revealed. In attempting To remove the 1asteh-
ings they were pounded on the hands by outsiders.
Something must be done. An informal meeting was
held and a Freshman suggested taking the taple
and battering down the door. The vote in favor OF
this proposition was unanimous. The society got
out finally, but the table. chairs and lodge-roon
generally looked as if there had been not Shalr
legs door fragments and table ruins strewed the
floor The society which played the trick is ner-
yously expecting retaliatOry attack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25

Steamer City of Paris r) Lockead, Liverpool April rs
and Queenstown IA, with mdse and passengers Jul"
Ept ODD orOsan IlysTeO ART Is spd Queens
steamer 0ermanc IBr. Kennedy Liverpool APr, 10 ana
Steamer an BO9de cogsnhsssn ARb rs sHe
Newcastle 10, with ndse and passengers 10 PUNCH h''
steamer oInOco By T.assT ge5%S nd days. with md''
SOT%sn MonsTfh P ASSes Cen apr 90
steamer Delaware W9nstt Charleston days. WIN muse
Steamer Wyanoic cuci Iichmond City Point and Nor
folk with mdse and pas engers to Old Dominion ~ nd and
passengers 10 Old Dominion So Co. -. mr. Viii,
mdS eG and pa..e A1Ts toS Rome IT,
ship Anauac OF Boston, Limit M4ns Isl days WIN neHp
ship Abnerf Benyon. Of ThomasOn watts Liverpool 40
BARK Mattea A1si vidnlch naples ~ days with fruit
lark IoSbaran q stockton F. Mcdonald coconada Dec
and Helena Feb 49, with castor seed etc to Baker Aros
BsTk stmsn Allen, of Boston Elddge cebn l9a days
with hemp to Brown Bros Co vessel 10 vernon IL Dio""
ser Colonel W Race Smith JscEsSnylS S 70 days. with
sUNsET-wind at Sandy Hook, moderate, wswi very
hazy.
MARINE DISASTER.
KHr WEST. April 24-The American schooner Marion p
e cargo has put in here with manboom broken ana loss o
"''"'4"' THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS
FAsTxEr. April 24-l2 m-Pas.cd steamer Britannia (Br
ousESsTowS, April 2l-salcd steamer Aeiers CBr, GILL;
fr3n Liverpool i9r New; Ok cno,, ftr, rrangue
"'"1 AMERICAN PORTS.
BOSTON. April 24-Arrived, steamers Scandinavia ODD
Ross from ne se ir I9eTdR 9 Parry from Law
erRIG seppr A H i seameT John Dixon Br
Gibson, from Rio Marina.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
TO-DAY.
Moan S sic Moon Mon .culas S5s days q
HIGH WATER To-DAY-A 800
sandy Hook. 5;O4 Gov. Island 500 Hell GATE fi%o
" ".
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I,NFANlLlAR WITH GAS.

Sophia ycusen, Swedish woman forty years DID,
s,os cnosqca as sarvaut on Saturday by the house
e.per OF the tlai house at No 200 West Fifty
1T. She was found at M employment bureau and
was taken at once To the house where she was TO
work Satur!ay night she was given a room on the
ION floor of the building. and went TO bed early.
Yesterday morning she did not come down, ana one
of the other servants who sent To call her de
tected the odrr of gas escaping from the ROOM Inc
door of the room was 1pencd aud the woman was
found dead ia her bed. She had been suhOcateu ny
ua, in The roa,n. II was learned at the employment
Bureau that she had been employed in Westminster
County and il was believed that she was unfamiliar
with the Of gas, and that she had blown IL OUT
before going 10 sleep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
A CONGREGATIONS QUICK RESPONSE.

The trustees Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
last week decided ask for 2G 900 for the purpose
OF improving the interior of the church building and
securing better light and ventilation. Dr. Armitage
announced the decision yesterday morning, and said
he would call upon meiabers OF the church in tho
course of the week for subscriptions. George III.
Andrews objected 10 asking the pastor TO become a
collector Of subscriptions, and another member sug
rcsted that an effort be made To raise the money
after the close CT the sermon. Accordingly cali
was made after the service for subscriptions. Al
though the congregation had not before heard that
any improvements were under consideration, nearly
&20S 500 WAS subscribed in less than an hour. About
three years ago tho church paid a debt Of about
Gc}O O0O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25

The annual meeting of the Hebrew Benevolent
S.ijgman WAS reelected president, Henry Rice
yiccoprysitent and NJ. RindGkopt treasurer. The
report Of the president stated that there were 31
ir,,t.s in th.: asvlur-lS4 in the boys department.
lI3 in tbs girls department, II III the industrial
scaoo ard 10 whose board was paid for want OF ac-
COMMUNICATION. 1t was also stated that the present
dema.ds cf tie soci,ty A plot of ground has re-
gently been purchased in Tenth-ave, from One
hundred thirty -sxth-st to Une-hundred-and-
erected TIE money necessary for the new orphan
ASYLUM about ! lUG, coo, has been subscribed The
society was established In lSJ' ana mas an asylum
for ,oys M rntv-s,.vrnth-s and Third-ave and
one for girls in Eielty-sixth-st. near Third-1ve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
INHTJAIANITY OF A SEA CAPTAIN.

John Lawson a sailor who arrived here last
Wednesday on the ship Ophela, tells story OF IN
humanity ON the part of Captain Carney, OF the snip
Charles Dennis, of Bath, Me. Lawson said that, ne
was one of the crew on the Charles Dennis Wnen
she left here November 90 1879, bound for Japan
When 100 days out, in the Southern Indian ocean,
between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, Jonn
Thomas, a seaman. was swept overheard oy "aNe'
When the captain appeared on deck he MADE no el-
fort to save the man. After the sailors had SHOWN
disapproval of the captains action he ordered a
beat to be lowered TO search for the man. III was
then an hour and half after the man had dlsap-
reared and the sea rough that the task was
considered useless The boat, however, started WIN
several men and they soon disappeared from view
The captain remained in his cabin for about TWO
hours and then appeared on deck sguall arose III
the meantime aud the captain took the bearings an
stated that the vessel was 1000 miles from Iahu;
He said plainly that he did not think the men 69uu
get back to the vessel and he thought II womb nc
hazardous to undertake to search for them ~ ne
ordered the remainder of the crew 10 get to work.
and the vessel continued on it's voyage; Inc cargo
of oil was unloaded at Yokohama and when the YES
sci was ready TO start again the captain woul1 nol
allow six of the men, who had complained oil ms
action TO return. Lawson concludes MS story ny
stating that the captain would not give the men
their back pay. $500, ooo
The vessel sailed for IloilO and left that place 200
DAYS ago, nearly forty days ahead of the Ophela
There is no way TO account for her delay as she IL
much faster than the Ophclia. Captain Enord OF
the Ophelia said that he had heard much TAX Ill
Yokohama about Captain Caneys action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25

THE BARGAIN COUNTERS
in CROCKERY and GLASS--Din-
ner Sets, Tea Sets, Chamber Sets,
Glassware and all goods suitable to
furnishing a COUNTRY HOUSE;
all marked down much below value,
and will be found very cheap and
serviceablc. We have devoted some
TABLES in the SECOND STORY
of our Fifth-avcnuc store to this pur-
pose. Sale will commence Monday
morning, and continue for the week.
We mean to offer some REAL BAR
GAINS.
DAVIS COLIANIORE d CO.,
92l Broadway, cor. 2lot-st., and III
Fifth-avc. (connccting)
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FREE ADMssloy 70 FESTIVAL EEHEAEs.lLS

TO the Edttor Of The tribune.
SIR: The Music Festival Association is de-
srous Of admitting 10 the private rchearsals AT the
Seventh Regiment Armory self-supporting women who
are unable pay for admission TO the Festival Concerto
and would suggest that you ask through columns
rceponsibe persons 10 send number Of women
In their employ wishing 90 avail themselves OF this in
vitation. Application should be made not later than
Tuesday morning April &C. when viii furnish 20
ployers as far IL Is IN power 20 do tickets for
ihose whom they employ. Address Manager Of the
FESTIVAL Association Everett House, New York City"
Respectfully, MORRIS RENO.
M,isie Festiral association goereu House, Neic York.
ADrf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
4 BOSTON GIRL ASTRAY.

Louisa Douglas, age sixteen, who said that she
lived in Boston aud had come Oh 10 this city three
weeks AGO 10 sock employment in some thcatru.
fonnd wandering in Broadway late SATURDAY .ught
and was placed in the care OF Matron Webb, at
had been STAYING for awhile at house in Fourth
ave, bot she would not give the name of anyone be-
longing 10 the house Her father was dead she said
and her stepfathcr, a Mr. Kenyon, had made her
earn her own living The only person she knew IN
this city was q cousin named Jacob Baum. who mad
induced her TO ccne 70 New-York. but he had not
tod her
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ANOTHER CLUB APARTMENT HOUSE.

Tho rocks arc now being blasted en- the south side
of Fifty .nnth-st between Sixth and Seventh-aves,
10 make way for q new apartment house which will
b knSwn as the nav tnorne:n IL VIII cost
$83, Coo BY tho Hawthorne Apartment Association.
fhe fourteen stockholders will live in the house,
and there will remain six additional apartments TO
Be rented. The structure will be eight stories in
height With frontage Of seventy:0v' feet and q
depth of ninety feet II will probably be ready for
ma late in the fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
WHY W IT. VANDERBILT GOES ABROAD

William H. Vanderbilt, accompanied by Samuel
+. Bareer, viii sail for England April 80 on the
White Star steamer Geunanic. Mr. Vanderbilt was
called upon yesterday by reporter OF The TRIBUNE
He was In excellent health and spirits.
How lcag do you propose to be absent :" no was
asked. vo,a.r
bilt replied. al have had my passage engaged by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Nt1c- York Hotel-Senator Thomas +. Bayard. OF
Delaware and Judge Maokay Of Montreal n 1' AZ
toney General Hamilton Ward Of Albany 81 boston
HeminStSr Hoe-Colonel Robert O. Ingerson ., iinoi'
...Aibemdrie HotelGenera James H. ".hsst " I'd n w
800. Windsor Hokl-John b. Drake, b '" Ai'ei'"n ~ - "
DOane OF Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
TROUBLE IN SECURING \ PRISONER.

Two officers of the Seventh Precinct in BROOKLYN
saw three men with boat-load of railroad iron act
ING suspiciously on NewtOwn Creek Saturday night
Tbey were nearer the Long Island City side of the
creek and the officers started across the bridge IN
Manhattan-aye. to intercept them If they attempted
pulled hastily to wharf Oh the Long Island City
side, and, abandoning the boat, fed The officers
started in pursuit. and, with the aid OF a Long
island CITY officer captured che of the men, Dennis
Campbell. They then attempted TO bling, the
prisoner and the boat across the creek to Brooklyn
The boat was loaded nearly To the waters edge and
in getting Campbell, who is large, stout man. on
board he managed 10 rock the boat so that she up
set, and the two officers and the prisoner were
thrown into tho water. The boat sank and the two
policemen swan ashore, and again secured their
prisoner whom they then brought 10 BROOKLYN over
the bridge. Michael Caravan was aftcrward ar
rested as one Of the men originally in the boat III
is supposed that he rver thieves anu that
they had stolen the iron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
DROWNED IN THE PASSAIC.

A rowboat containing three men Capsized In the
Passaic River AT Newark yesterday afternoon. Otto
Gessert swan ashore, and Matthew stanford was
rescued by boy in boat, while John Farley OF
this city, was drowned Farley was about twenty
years old. The men were under the influence Of
LIQUOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25

"And did your late husband die in the hope
Of pleased Immortality Sister Virgins !" inquired the
new minister, who making his first call a fair
widow OF his congregation. bless you, n0g the
mournful response, " he died In Chicago"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
ORGANIZING A BRANCH LAND LEAGUE.

A meeting in The interest OF the Land League
movement was held yesterday at ST James, School
meotiug was tc crgai,ize ladies' branch league in
ST. Jsmss's Parish in the Fourth Ward, by Mrs
ParnelL Several Roman Catholic priests occu-
n;ej ssots mon the platform and made brief adj
dresses Mrs. Parneil was introduced by the Rev.
Father Xane, and was enthusiastically received
She said that she believed with the help of women
the present movement would result III the ultimate
emancipation of Ireland. Thomas r: Grady spoke
of The patriotism OF the Irish race. The movement
he Thought. had already accomplished much. in the
tat that tie people could not be forced to pay I'M
lust rcnts and if they would continue TO show the
same spirit they would obtain their nights III the
pgnization aud number OF names was placed on
~. rcU Speecles were also made by the Key.
Father Farley, James OFlahcrty Michael BIeAlui
ard others.
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two or three steamers but business has preyehtsed
nv leaving the city before take the VOYAGE r iU n
tbe same steamer on which go across"
How much truth is there IN the Statement tna iH
you are about to purchase from Mr.. Coleman ms
place of Stoke Pogis In BucknshaniSniie' H"e
landf .. e INV
ut is all romance l have no intention OF pui-
chasing the place. There is about ~ much truth I'D
II as tbe statement that have been selling New
York Central aud Hudson River Railroad stock.
The fact is that have not sold OF bought snare
of that stock in the last thirty days II on par
with many of the newspaper stories OF my buying
and selling stocks" ~ A.. -,
allow about your consultations with the sub
committee of the Worlds Fair Committee y ,
{" have held no direct communication with the
Worlds Fair Committee since General Grant re-
signed the presidency, several weeks ago"
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SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF SEw.YoRK.....-APRIL2 "a 1881.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Victoria DBL Murray London April ., with mdse
an passengers Henderson BruA-
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SCENES IN THE PARKS.

Nature which has been trying the patience
of New-York with all kinds of changing weather.
has lately relencd, and YESTERDAY almost snrieted
the city with warmth and chceriulncss ierSnhs
though they remembered the recent unSeaS"hane
cold and storms could not help smiling IN the lace
of such "A perfect day. Naturally, the parks were 2
great attraction. Thousands of men, women ana
children went TO the Central Park in the afternoon
many of the little people to behold the long stretches
of green grass for the first time. These evidently
enioyed the day most of anybody rs they stared IN
wide-eyed wonder and not cry Of petnancr could ,
be heard from them Every walk III the iark hau
its prOmenadcrs, and the tres have not YET
leaved out sufficiently TO ohstruct the view, the IK
presented a panorama OF life ana motion. - 9
As is usual on Sunday. most o the visitors were OF
the working and poorer CLASSES. let there was
large number of richly dressed persons VINO evil
IDENTITY were not willing to lose the pleasure of
walk in the PARK willie the weather is inst right for
enjoyment and the grass wears ltS brightest RI"'n
People wandered nj will yesterday over the GfcGh'
the Ramble and the lawns on the east sue, ne
Mall was black with a slowly moving crowd, anu
the thrOug around the menagcrlc was too dense Tor
comfort Persons who did not care 70 enter the
sitting air inside the buildings watched the lnIo-
lent sea lions and six lOmg-leggcd ostrichcs. VINO
daintiy shipped the tender grass IN an enclosure
The boats on the lake were kept IN almost constant
motion, aso were the goat-carriages ana ,he 1%h
KEYS, though the latter moved very lelsuTIy. re
more aesthetic visitors made the pilgrimage 10 tlc
obeisk, and threw back their heads before 1t. Tie
willows are the only trees that nave maze
much Roadway in coming out. single variety
of shrub is the first to flower, putting iofh sHal
yellow blossom. As the ImnvNE reporter passed.
through the upper part OF tue IdI ~ tue io'' =, I"
robin was heard but he too shy ia show him
self Many vehicles passed over the drives, bnt inc
pedestrian, were largely in the ascendant. \ park
policeman Mt the Scholars Gate sad at $50 p m.
that H. OOC persons had entered at that gate. be-
sides 3, 600 carriages Probably over 10000 per-
sons visited the place III the course OF the day.
The downtown parks were well filled 10y the per-
sons living near them. TOmpklns-sIuare was con
yertcd into kindergarten By the troops OF light
haired German children. Madison and Union,
squares had their quota Of laughing children and
thoughtful admits. In Washington Park there was
dry fountain The Battery was q iaHurie place 10
catch the fresh west wind, and was well patron
lied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
A MOST ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY oP
BLACK SATIN
BROCADES,

THE BEST QUALITY IMPORTED. AND NoTwITH
STANDING THE SCARCITY OF THIS CHOICE QUAIL
ITY OF GOODS, AND THE GREAT ADVANCE IN
PRICES or SAME. WE ARE ENABLED TO OFFER
THIS LARGE LOT AT PRICES LOWER THAN EVER.