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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-21
GENERAL BUSINESS.
HxE NEw-YoRK CITY CHARTER BILL TO CONE VI


ExE NEw-YoRK CITY CHARTER BILL TO CONE UP
TO-DAY.
Albany April 20.-In the Senate to-day Mr..
Vcodiu brought In bill relative prisoners, which pro
wides tina; but prisoner shall be confined In each cell
In State or county prisons Mr. Schroeder brought 10
bin relative to side Justices in the courts OF Brooklyn
When the New-York City Charter bin was announced
FOR ethrd reading Mr. Forster moved 70 recommit IT to
the Special Committee TO allow the Board OF Educa-
Mr. straham opposed the motion saying that tho bin
November last and every opportunity had been given to
anyone wanting hearing ..,.,
INIT Mr. Forster consented to the motion Of Mr., Bi1by,
.tsr vii, bs acted upon tomorrow when the bin Is read
! This following bills were passed by the Senate
. Rotating TO Mount Sinai Hospital. New-Iork. .
Authorizing fairs to DO held by volunteer associations
To facilitate the formation OF agricultural and bor
Xppropristins $1,000 for a monument to General
Providing school scco IN in the Twenty
third and ar S nsS BIZ extending the
tirne within which the Commissioners Of Taxes and As
s;S sss"ss%ents was on motion Of Mr. Aivcrd passed
The following bills were passed A1thGrnins ue oo,n on,
mend their maps extending the time for the compile
Eon of tho organization Of the Atlantic Guarantee ana
Trust Company aroeiding the act for the incorporation
Providing for better protection of hfe and proper,
In the public schools of the CITY Of Brooklyn
Amending the act relative to the City Court OF fap
kers. =.
Speaker Sharpe offered concurrent resolutions Tor IN,
urpose OF having the state OF NewYork represented a.
Inc celobrations OF the anniversaries OF the Battles
Yorktown Va, and Cowpens, 3. C hich were adopted
Relative the assessment OF real ettste III Long islah'
CITY for State and county purposes
Mr.. steele, from the Joint Committee reported com
plete the bin to amend the act to provide Tor risn,
faxes for the OF the State certain corporations
Aleo 10 oquaize taxation. Also TO incorporate TIT
Ladder Protective Society OF Staten Island
The Governor has signed the following bulls: 80,
Amending sections 1924, 2,247, 2,43S, 2,46O 3,2s'
and s. 3l2 Of the Civil Code
Amending the oct incorporating the New-fork Cotton
Exchange,
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CALENDARS THIS DAY.

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Ser,sr Y. Ro.iowssy. mdsssasor; Nicholas DramH''
Par -oilderslscve. J.-wm- E. Sawyer felony I'D
burglary, continued.
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narties under Che present circumstances OF May day
happening on Sunday. Some landlords are insisting
that their tenants shall go out on SATURDAY
before Monday Much unpleasant controversy Is
the result Judge McAdam, Of the Marine CONT y
considered one OF the best authorities on landlord
inquired Of him recently ms to the law governing
this subject lie said There IL not the sightest
doubt, when MAY comes on sunday. nnt I'M io en1
purposes, May-day. No Court will Issue
any process until noon Of Monday Mayo. 1hentwo
hours must BE- given before the process Is reurnabe
after o'clock of that afternoon There is the whole
matter In nutshell
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DECISIONS-April 90.

Supreme Conri-Chambers-By Judge Barrett.
Jewell sgt DECENTRALIZATION denied with $40 cost 70
paid by the petitioner. ny agt. RyanReport as,s
Motion granted With so costa Dickson All cossas4, ;,
Motion granted aud security for iu the VI sv y.
qured Attf sgt The Rockswsy Beach improvement 80
slOoss abide tho McNansrs agt Sexton ne
settled proposed by defendants administrator hyes
Guano csnpany-sec memorandum. nsns3e. AT wIissr
cro-EItra allowance 81 $50 granted Mason Iadsfs
and Hartford Publishing Company agt kmbAn-A'"'
granted with $40 coats. a..,tN
S,s and sacc ass ..ss
Superior Comt--Spccei Ivm-By Judge spen n.IL
Fz-nmons ag The Blocker street and Fulton Fsry -
road Company Adsiasen 81 al Agt Eiwsl IT all bssS.s
fsnsia iu sst SccolSsn iswls AT LAWS EsGas .ts
Koehcr-0rders granted Robbins act Roboaas-Oicsss
sisaed. wesIervef AIT Adams IT, ec.-order denyaE e
conhrnag sale and nna decree IN Partition. Wari ~
a-Let conis Ion issue the stsy mast DO vacated ~
er sgt Muller Order settled bssrs u 4 At Enss
The New York Central and Hadson iuvsr Rsioaa CoSp:4
defendant proposed amendments settled Jex et ~ ~
scbspp-propo.si amendments settled.
Narire Cosrt-CAausbcrs.--By Judge Nebfps<SeS
Tscheclutelin agt porindtnsrr-E xtrn allowance o. II
granted defendant and action dsosenaued % Payues
default granted on terms wAlEsr at BradyCsuss q g
trial April ~ Philip sEt Hps-MotAnn 6rnnesd HALL
The Hydrogsn coMesay heIts aye o1inss ~ -,
Parker agt Fnniny Mcdonald at Dunn; Yellsn sst S@
n 1ss, 4 Black at fsainsr.Disnt.ssd -
Bear.isleyi seners sSt ssesls4 anA 10
%adasn ass ..son~J ID sssa.s a. WlSs6 - ~
As~aaedink dismisse6
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RAILROAD RATES.
COMMISSIONER FINK EXPLAINS.

TO the Edifor OF The Tribune.
SIR: note in your editorial of to-day that you
have fully understood portion Of the argu-
ment contained in the article published in The World
of the 10Th, III which endeavored to show that the
railroad companies are limited in their charges by
canal competition. / meant, OF course, limited o.
to their maximum charges. They can arbitrarily il
they choose make rates much lower, but not higher
than canal competition allows.
You ask the question, Whether the Commits
sioner can explain what tho water routes had to do
with the reduction of the rates April IL from 30
10 rs cents, OF with tho advance Of April 1872 To
But the water routes had everything TO de with the
reduction of rates from 80 10 80 cents April l..
The 3O-cent rate, 1t was agreed. should he main
tanned during the summer months IL was on ac-
count of the agreement of March / L, to which you
refer, and the object of which you correctly ex-
plain, that IL became necessary TO make the reduc-
ton from 80 to 25 cents. This low rate, in the
opinion Of the railroad Managers is not justified at
present by water competition. 1t Is very unproit-
able to the railroad companies hardly paying more
than operating cost.
Under tho agreement Of March / | all shippers are
10 he put upon the Same footing and the plan of
ducing rates 10 a common level in IL WAS found
that any shipper favored with special rates.
was devised Ter the purpose OF putting u stop ~
favoritsm. AS soon NJ the desired object was OBJ
tanned the rates restored to 80 cents.
With this explanation, hope You will perceive
that there IL DO Inconsistency in the action of the
railroad managers with any statements that have
made In my letter Of April ID. Respectfully yours
Nec-f York, April 20 1881. ALBEIT FINK.
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THE WHITTAKER CoURrMAR1IAL.

William NJ smillie, vico-president of the American
Bank Note Company. testified yesterday at the
Whitaker Court-Martial that the appearances pro-
duoed by photography were often deceptive, and
that he believed the underwriting DISCOVERED by
the experts 20 be wholly imaginary.
The next witness Charles L. Cochran, of Pitts
burg, o teacher of penmanship. He had examined
standards Of Whittakers handwriting, and proposed
10 them. Tho Judge-Adyocate objected TO the ad-
mission Of these standards the ground that they
were not proved 10 be Whittakers and ID was only
after Q long delay that the cadet himseH was u.
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FOURTH DAY OF TIE TRADE SALE.

The fourth day of the trade sale of books at Gin
ton Hall opened Monday morning with the last
part Of John T.. Potter X Co.'S invoice. There were
"A few new faces among the buyers seated in
front Of the auciioncers desk. The prices
were i'm the main satisfactory 10 both buy
crs and sellers The catalogue of Sheldon *
Co inclndcd fifty copies of Rpget'S lhcSauus.'
paper and cloth covered novels various memoirs
and biographies, Spnrgeon's sermons, and T. >.
Arthurs Home Stories. new series. Several sets OF
Wcbstrr's Unabridged Dictionary were sold for g..
N C. Merriam. and 5000 copies Of abridged
editions for lvison, Brakeman, Taylor X Co. An
invoice from 4. C. Armstrong Il Son comprised the
works Of Dsrac. Dean Stanley, Archbishop
Trench Charles Lamb. Macanay's Essays and
other works. Among the lots sold for Lee 4
Shepard were n number of SETS of "Olivor Optics y
books the works of Robert Collycr. Sophie Mays
stories the illustrated edition Of Boston poets. and
miscellaneous books for schools. Small Invoices
were sold for Henry A. Sumner ~ CO.. A. Williams
& Co. and Peter g. Thomson. Davenport Adamss
Dictionary Of English Literature was offered by
Cassell Peter Galpin 81 Co.: also Cassels Popular
Library TWENTY-FIVE sets of The Mdga:ine o.
Art Dore's Adventures of Mnnchausen" several
sets of Casselrs illustrated Shakespeare. and
variety OF books for children. The list of George
Routlcdge * sons London. included the novels of
Beaconseld. Bulwer, Charles Dickens, George Mae
Donald aud Dumas IIugss Les Mserabes" sets
of Rontedge's Globe Library and Red Line Poets
Narryatt's novels, and other standard English
works The days sales closed with the standard
notifications of William 7. Anirs. and Photograph
albums from Charles II. Yost OF Philadelphia.
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One riEnncan, feature of the returns this ycor Is the
great increase the Prohibition vote. The largest Pro
hibtiOn In past ycar3 o37was cast iu 1874 and
Inst year the vote for Governor illi In total
vote OF $50 1875 Tbs year the total Prohibition vote
will be not far from 900 In n much smaller total vote
than was east I'm lSSO As has been slated before. tue
COnrtituiional Hmcndncnts were adopted by good ta
iortrs and John r. Rich ucpJ rlrcftd in the Win
Congressional District hy abOnt $500 plurality.
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CIVIL NOTES

Elizabeth Jones recovered yesterday, In .As
Supreme Court, before Justice Donohue, . tudgmens
against the city for 81 800 for Injuries sustained In f
caused by the unsafe condition OF the sidewalk.
Justice Donohue has appointed receiver OK
panv Tie also authorized the Of certificates Of In
debtedness to the amount of $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Real has begun an action in the
Court OF Common Pleas against the Second Ayenue Rail-
road Company to $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained by her through the negligence or wilfnl
misconduct Of a conductor Of one Of the company's
cara.
In the suit brought by Charles Woerishoefer
against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and
Others TO have so much OF its stock declared
void az has passed into the hands Of innocent holders
Justice Barrett granted yesterday order TO show
why the should not be removed to the United
states Circuit Court.
In the suit in behalf of Flora Benecke, q
child ~ FIVE years against Francis finer and George
Mddet0wn damages for injuries inflicted upon
her By monkey alleged 70 belong to the Defendants tho
Jury Yesterday rendered verdict in favor OF the child
Tor 80 300 Judge J. r. DAILY, before whom the case WA
'ril In Two OF the jurors SO each Tor being hiteeh
minutes late.
Edwin A. Pratt recovered yesterday in tho
supreme Court q verdict OF $3.50 against Charles Ap.
pleby damage for false imprisonment Ar. Appieby
sued Mr. Pratt TO recover certain goods which hc ALLEGED
the latter converted 10 his use, and procured an
order OF arrest which Mr. Pratt was confined IN lld
low street jail for sixteen days The men both lived IN
the same apartment house. and the original LITIGATION
grew ont ~ the fact that valuable goods belonging TO MI
Appleby found their way ~ he said rom time 10 ue
- s''uo unknown MANNER into tho apartments OF M.
Piatt.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, April 2U.-Ihe f0HoWIhg DusI'
ness was by the Supreme Court OF tho United
States to-day:
No 272-The American Life Insurance Company plaiLu1
In error It the OF Bruce; argument concluded
so 27:S-r Joseph and Denver CITY ksilrah CON
many painn An error agt Matthew Baldwin; submitted
No 57i-James W. sohsumburg plAntn In error sst me
United state; argued 49, -. a, .
No 276-Joscph Golding MASTER etc. appellant ast inc
steamship illinois, etc. argued. r.
No Ip3-Samuel Il. walkers executors etc. appcl2nIs,
agt the United states continued. - =,
Provost continued a.. -.
No iss-W X stevenson Of al. appellants art the Tex.
and Pacific Railroad Company argument begun Wit.os
further hs continued until next
because n that Justice Harlan had formerly s.ud
roirso' . 'hn parties thereto aud without bia
the court had quorum
Adjourned until 10. morrow at ~ clock.
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THE NEW MILITARY CODE.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRrDUSE.l

ALBANY, April 2O.-The Assembly Commit
tne on the Militia listened to arguments to-day the
proposed Military Code. Colonel Emmons Clark OF the
9TH Regiment delivered long argument In opposition
70 the Code critcising its provisions severely His
main argument that the Code was intended create
standing army instead OF the citizen soldery intended
by the Constitution. General George W. Winga'e also
opposed the CODE crtcsng especially the attack made
In n upon rife practice General Molneux and Colonel
Cruger Of the 18th Regiment members OF the Code
COMMITS sion defended their work. The Committee then
resolved TO give final hearing ON the Code next We'd
pesday.
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A LIVELY DEBATE oVRR MR. LANES NIL FOR RN-
pEN.Es-MINOK MArIERs.

A LIVELY DEBATE oNRR MIR. LANES BILL FOR IN
PRNsEs-MINOR MATTERS.
Tho nre,ilar meeting of the Park Commissioners
yrsteitay was somewhat livclicr Than usual \ pc
tition WIS presented by William Steinway, Oswald
Ot;cudnrfcr Sigismund kaufman and willy Wal
Wn.',,,,. Of III and Of Natural History should be
thrown open 10 the public ON SundayS. II was re-
frrlr,l tO the directors of those insttuuons. re-
utn,t was received from President Barnard, oi Col
una College. asking that the students Ice allowed
tn pI7petcr base ball and KIT IN Central Park.
The matter w,ls referred to Commissioner Wales
ON commissioner Lanes recommendation il was
dcridod that Crooks Amrr.can Band should give
ten performances during the @caSon nj the Battery,
and that DpdauTthS ana the IN Regiment bands
give seven performances EACH on MI rnatc Sainr-
days NJ Central Park. tnnui+siuucr Lane read r.
mort IN which lc recommended the sinking of artc
sian wells in Central Park to supply the lakes with
water The report was referred back IN Mr. Lane,
who sad that that waa poor way to treat
fellow mrmhcr." Commissioner Wales retortcd that
the Commissioners Mir Lanes reports were always
very superficial. Mir. Lane complained that Mr..
wales always opposed any motions that lac made.
Mr.. Lane read long report ON the alleged poison
Gus condition al the in Central Park, the subject
hay NJ referred 10 him at the last meeting. lie
WIS con yulsrd with laughter and evidently Thought
il was "a good Joke upon his colleagues for their
~ ou in giving HIM TINS subject 10 report upon. lie
suggested that Professor j. W. ;. Arnold bc APP
pointed 10 inycstigA the matter and suggest "A
remedy for the evil. The subject was laid over.
A hi! Was rccci, ed from smith l.. Lane for $50,
for expenses as Commissioner for the last three
months. which caused considerable discussion. Nr.
Ianc presented similar bill IN behalf Of Commis-
sionrr Dlliilr aud moved that ~ be allowed.
Mr.. Oiline said have presented 40 bill nor
have | authorized anyone 10 do 80 for me. When |
see fit 81 make one | can present II myself
Commissioner Wales added - understand that
some Commissioners are In the habit Of charging for
ham sand witches and largeT-bccr consumed while
thoir tour of duty. | shall vote against the Com
miSsoncrs bill because don't understand it.
want To see the vouchers. ] don't want persons to
take any money for an outlay they don't make. At
the next meeting shall call on the Commissioner
for vOuo hers
Mr. Lane-1hat is a small way to treat
Catc.
Mr.. Walcs-Ihe Commissioner should he com
PEELED to furnish detailed statement of expenses
Mr.. Lanc-lhat is just what might Ice expected
of your BRAIN it runs In such small grooves
Mr. Wales-I want il understood that will not
allow any to rob the citizens where | pre-
vent IT.
Tho Board then adjourned until next Wednesday.
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ana tina, the bin was actually in their Interest Ia p me
vded board Of srbratos between we pcSR srnsss Of
0uarrrls between the two forces. A., I'm ,.. n
Mr. Crspser said that be tngnt snss x"te FOR IT,
ins 70 the fact that the people dcmandsd re pSa
he amendments OF Mr.. Hustled and MI spporr,n $50
vr;ected by large vote The voting on tine OH scr
ff,cn began Mr. ~ C. Murphy gave r when
Ia aid. In explaining his vote vote Ior IN. "" The
stengthen the hands Of my RpSSss IKE Vote was a.
foiiows IRepublicans In Roman Democrats III ''o''i
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NAYs-33.
PUBLIC SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES
The SUCCESS OF THE BILL RETARDED IN INF
SENATE.
fpr rELroaAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.)

SUCCESS OF The
fpr TyIEoRAPH TO THE rRrBUNEJ
ALBANY, April 20.-The bill authorizing 'nc
,nsrserr OF the state Charities Aid Association
permit from the Supreme Court Judge to inspect ehar
table institutions poor houses and jas In this State
nailed TO secure o sufficient number OF votes to-day
meep hostility TO the bill has been displayed ny
4be state Board Of Charities In their interest senators
have exacted important amendments and then Voted
against the measure q whole. Among the amen
eots granted as concessions to the opponents OF the
Ial was the important excluding all State nstitu
fions from it's provisions TIE effect Of this amend
mont would be to limit greatly the operations
of the State Charities Aid association, but the friends OF
that society reluctantly consented to the amendment IN
order II possible the bill The vote ON the bill
was az follows Republicans In Roman, Democrats In
Uutesj: - 49,, ,>.-.
Eidman Forster Focer, Hubert Pitts Robertson Ses
atoms Strahan Wagner and Woodin.
: Nays-13-Braman, Jacobs, LOOMS, LORD, Lyndc
McCarthy Mills. kuvAa, Rockwell, Schroeder, Serens
RendOyer, Williams. \,
AS the bin had not received seventeen votes 1t was de
clar lost by Robertson Senator Baker moved
10 reonsder the and that the motion do lie upon
The table This motion adopted gives the friends
of the bill opportunity to obtain enough votes W
pnss IL.
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TIE TOTE ~ MICH!G1N.

THE RErt'BrICAS PLURALITY ABOUT CHRONOLOGICAL
INCERAsE IN Tnr PROHIBITION v"TE
Returns from fifty eight Of the seventy eight
counties IN Michigan give The Republican candidate for
Supreme Court Judge 1880 plurality and 2.iOO ma
jorfiy The remaining counties viii increase the plural
lty $4,000 The vote Of the nnycieht coun-
tics II compared below with the full vote for Preside nj
N $3.50:
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THE COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, April 20.-ln the Court OF Appeals
today-prcsent, the Hon. Charles j. Folger. C. j. and
a.-ocintes-thc following business WINS transacted
No l6s-Mara G. Renfold respondent. ayt the Universal
Late Insurance Company, appellant argued. -
No iT4~Henry Evans, appellant agt Amanda Hill and
apoth.r respondents Judgment A1hrmed with costs
No i3l-Jus Dardonvie respondent ast Holloway
Lewis appellant argued 49,. -,
Thomas Kane and another respondents; argued Case W.
The following the calendar for ThupdaySos ss iI'
ia 2i1, ll3, las. lJs, l2e.
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LUMBER INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWEST

TIE SEASON OPENING LATE-PR0sPEcrs oP AN M
MENsE BUSINESS THIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
TIKI EXHAUSTION or TIE FORESTS Oh THE
NORTHWEST.
iyRom AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUsRI
CHICAGO, April 16.-A statement OF the
amount OF logs secured for the season up to April 10 IN
the principal logging districts OF the WINS
lisbed today The exhibit Ia IA follows;
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A SUIT ABRUPTLY ENDED.

TRENTON, N. j., April 20.--In tho United
States Circuit Court to-day the osse OF
against Jesse Holt oo4 81 with interest
from January the balance claimed by the plaintiff
70 be due for the construction of certain elevator ut
Jersey City In 1879, wA brought 10 IN abrupt close.
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M Boarl then adlonrnod nntIl nekt WelnesIay
COMPLAINTS ABOUT CROTON WATER

Complaints have been made by residents in the
upper part of the city that the Croton water has
peculiar taste Engineer Brdsall, of the Depart
ment Of Public Works, who for several years has
had charge Of the Croton Aqueduct. said yesterday
that there were no more complaints than usual at
this time of the year He ascTibes the queer taste
in the water 10 the change in temperature, and
thinks that II Will not amount to anything serious.
Some complaints have come from persons living in
the newer part Of the city, who draw their sup.
plies OF water from pipes having dead"
ends, and consequently the circulation il slug
gsh. This has been rcmeded "a far a. pos
slblo by blowing ont the pipes, thus removing
the sediment and allowing fresh water to come in.
Dir. Brdsall does not think that there arc many i'm
purltes in the water; There have been four or 1--WE
severe frcshcts in the Croton watershed, and the
water has been pouring the Crotsn dam at the
ratio of from $50 OOO,O 900 to 400 900 900 gallons
day for more than month. This would naturally
have carried away all the surface impurities before
this time.
There il not much danger Of a water famine this
year. Both of the great storage reservoirs in Put
nam County are full, and the lakes which were
largely drawn upon during last winter ARC rapidly
nlling up The reservoir in Central Park Is slowly
filling, but the increase is slight owing TO the
quantity consumed daily. The Aqueduct Is deliver
ing 05,O00,0OO gallons daily, its full capacity.
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His APoLOeY.-There has been family jar
Come. mother. come, says the ssn-n-law 10 the old
lady In obedience to the pitiful request OF his wife
not 10 be dsagreeabe, let us make Il up said there
was woman In the world a. unbesrable a you are
didn't Mt which you felt hurt Well take il back
there are othera-"