New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-06
HOME NE US.
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEM-lOhh III
Alexander Shaw AGE thirty n sailor on tho steam
ship Nmdobaila, at Pier No. Az, East hlVer' lel
overheard yesterday and was drowned
SUPERINTENDENT JASPER REELECTED.
At the meeting OF the Board of Education yester-
day, Guy superintendent Jasper was reeiecteu Ior
term o. two years. On the motion OF Commissioners
Crawford his salary was increased IRON SOLD q
year $4,000.
DYING IN A POLICE STATION CELL.
Annie sands age twenty-sx, domestic OF No.
Oh "A atts.,t was arrested Oh tuesday night for IN
foxicarlon She was locked up III the Prince Street
Police station. Yesterday morning she was found
dead i'll her cell.
sAFFTY or THE CITY OF MERIDA
+. Alexandra Il sons. owners OF tho steamship
CITY OF Merida which sailed from this port on sep
tcIber "a received teicgIaphic information yeSter-
day of the sale ARRIVAL the vessel at Vera Cruz.
UNABLE TO GO TO THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
In view OF tho tact that members OF the New
York Cotton Exchange subscribed largely TO the
International Cotton Exposition at Atlanta. ia,
Robert 1unnahli, president of the Exchange was
appointed first vico-presdent OF the Exposition.
lie Yesterday sent a dspa ch to Governor COlqultt,
presi, .ent OF the Exposition. regrettlng that lie
could not he present ut the opening.
OPENING or COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
The regular fall sess n OF Columbia College began
Yesterday. The Freshman Class Is larger than that
al last year, numbering ia students. VI the
academic department there are over 800 members;
A pro essor Tor the chair of English Literature WIZ
lac = hosen by committee appointed by the trustees
Columbia Law School was also reopened yesterday.
T6r incoming class will nave membership of about
300. .,.
Winfield f.. Dcyeridgc employed by the unlted
Statrs Accident Insurance Company, was uetccleu
vcstcr,lay by Special Agent NewCOme, OF the Post
oncc department, Sealing letters, the property Oh
his EMPLOYERS. The company had made frequent
complaints OF the loss OF letters Beveridge wac It's
messenger and yesterday while he got nineteen let
trrs from the Post Office box he only delivered thlr-
tern Beyeridge was handed over 10 tho company
Tor prosecution IN the State cou'ts
BKEApsTUFFs STILL LOWER.
prealstufis were lower yesterday and the market
was easier. Wheat closed n cent bushel lower,
corn nom l2 TO "a OF cent lower, oats ABOUT inc
same and flour declined rom 10 10 10 cents par
rel. There was no apprehension OF any SUSPENSIONS
here because OF the failure of j. Is. Lyon IN Chicago
President Parker said that the Exchange had not
received the customary official notice Oh the failure
hence should any losses or failures occur on tnls
marAct through it, Mr. Lyon woui,- become person.
ally liable.
APIER SHED THAT WILL BE "BEAUTIFUL."
Al the last meeting of the Dock Commissioners
MIR Lambeer offered "A resolution that, IN order to
pressrye gr ater symmetry III shed construc ION on
piers along the water Tont, ali sheds should be built
upon pans furnished by the Department. Funch,
L,e * Co. stated yesterday that they had given u
contract to bud shed their pier, and desired to
| know # they should be interrupted and be put to
greater expense by changing tlo plan. hey prom
ised 10 have pier thaI would not be disgrace to
| the city, but "beautIml." A special pan wIl DO
| ardwn by the Department Tor this pier
| SEEKING SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN.
| meeting called 10y the WOmans suffrage State
Committee held in Irving Hall, last G. enng.
Bronson Murray was elected president of the meet
ing aud twenty-iour vcc-prcsidents and seven sec
e,aries were chosen Addresses were made by DIR.
| }. II milton Wilcox, Mrs. llIohar. Emma Gates
| ConklIng and others. dispatch was read IRON
the onan's Suffrage Association in session III
| Wyoming County Resolutions in favor of woman
suffrage, and denuncatOry OF everything else were
| ofiereu by DIR. Wilcox, and passed unanimously
Al the close of the meeting collection was tax
| en- up.
| TRYING TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT.
| Fortunate Namlas and Abraham Abulabhia weT
arrested yesterday by officers OF the United State
secret Service charged with conspiring 10 deiTauI
| the United States Government. The prisoner
| visited Francis X. Rimmel. an engraver at No. ~
University place, and asked him to engrave insid
| wrappers Tor Old judge cigarettes. Supposin
that the men were honest Kimmell did the work
| They then asked him 10 engraye tho outside wrap
pers iog iho cigarettes and also 20 900 postag
stamps as well as quantity Of revenue stamps, an
they paid bin $ll5 III advance. kimmel the
placed the matter IL the hands OF tho authoritie
The prisoners were committed by United State
Commissioner Shields in $1,000 bail Nainais CAV