New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-29
NEM-YORK CITY.

Dock Commissioner Laimbeer offered resolutions
in the executive session of the Board yesleruay w.
appoint dock builder and TO make reduclIoho III 'i0
force and salaries
LEFT IN THE STREETS by HIS FATHER
John Tooley, age five, was found by the poilce IN
Greenwichst. Tuesday night ne saLd that ,in me
father left him last Saturday and that ne had slco
found a home in the streets.
MAKING CIGARS ILLEGALLY.
John Klett of No. us Second-ave., was arrested
yesterday by Deputy Revenue Agent Someryllle'
charged with keeping an illicit cigar factory. Com
missioner Shields held him for examination IN 9oVo
bail
Oscar Wide, who is expected to arrive IN me
steamship Arizona on Tuesday next will deliver ms
first lecture in this country at Chicken Hall on
Monday evening, January .. The lecture Will NC
entitled " The English Renaissance"
CHILD KILLED BY BLING RUN OVER
Frederick Knoboch age nine, of No 1,2SS Lex
ington-ave., was run over yesterday morning at
First-ave and Eghty-tOurth-st., and Killed by a
horse driven by August Schumacher, OF No. l,Olo
First-ayc Schumacher was arrested.
FRAcTURING 4 COAL-HEAvER's HEAD.
William Lyons, fireman on the steamship New
Orleans arrested Yesterday charged with Strlk,
ing Patrick GibbOn, coal HEAVIER, on the head ana
fracturing his skull. commissioner Shields held
Lyons in 81 900 bail TO await examination.
OPPOSING ITALIAN AND NEGRO LABOR.
Several of the contractors on the New-YOrk, On
taro and Western Railroad met in this city yester-
day and condemned the practice of employing ne
gro and Italian cheap labor their works. ireo-
luton was adopted urging all contractors on the
line TO discontinue the practice.
HELD FOR INFLIC1ING STAB WOUND. -,
Lascar Caferreta, of No. $50 W0o'ter-st., Whlle
engaged in n quarrel with Joseph Equi, in a bar
room 40 No. i45 Woostcr-st., tuesday night re-
ceived n severe stab wOund under the lett ear
Equi was arrested, and at the Jefferson Marker
Police Court, Yesterday, was held ON charge Oh
fclOnious assault.
ASKING PoR DELINQUENT LIQUOR DEALERS NAMES
The Police Commissioners recently sent TO Mayor
Grace a record of the number of liquor dealers ar
tai liUuOT without "A license
Tho Mayor demanded the names of the six hundred
and odd offenders. and for several days clerks have
been busy at Police Headquarters copying the names
from the precinct returns.
woULDBE BLACKMNLER ARRAIGNED.
IOus $. Ward. of No. 2O6 llenry-St who was ar
rested by Detectives tosgrove and Mcknight for
attempting 10 blackmall Joseph A. White of No,
100 West SXtccnth-st.. was arraigned before JUS
tce Otterbourg at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, yesterday, and was remanded Tor iurther
examination More arrests are expected
DIPHTHERIA AND SCARLET FEVER.
Up 10 last night III cascs Of scarlet fever had
been reported for the week. The number OF deaths
from that disease yesterday was nine. Dlpthera
took sudden jump upward; twelve deaths beng
reported against usual daily average OF seven or
eight The total number of deaths from dlphthera
last week, was sixty, agains; hfty-two in loSO.
RErORT WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
William Iibbcy, of the firm of a. l. stewart
Co., said last evening that the report published yes
tcrday mat there was great dissatisfaction among
the employees in the firms Chicago house was moth
ing but idle gossip. The changes that had taken
place were merely the result of reducing the num-
Der of employees after the Christmas trade was over
LOOKING AFTER BOYS AND CHILDREN.
William ,iller of No. sos Greenwch-st., and
William Halliday of No. 100 Westinghouse, were
held for trial NJ tho jefferson Market Police Court
Yesterday on complaint OF Oniccr Wilson, of the
society for the Prevention OF Cruelty To Children;
the former, for allowing boys to play pool ~ his
place. and the latter. Tor selling hqnor to II child
SENTENCES ny JUDGE BENEDICT.
In the criminal branch of the United states Cir
cut Court yesterday Judge Benedict sentenced
Charles Anderson 10 the p"nItcntiary for three
months for using washed revenue stamps on bottles
containing cologne. Joseph Revere, who was re-
Gently convicted Of dealing IN counterfeit trade dol
lars was sentenced To the Albany Penitcntary Tor
i've wears.
The Government began a suit in the United states
District Court yesterday against Ncugcrg, kels ~
Co., a Broadway dry goods Importing house. 10 re-
cover duties aud penalties two cases of silk
goods alleged 10 have been fraudulcntly imported
Inc Goods were iny0iced n push but an cXamIna-
ton showed that the cases while they contained
few wards of plush were filed with silks.
TO ~ TRIED AGAIN FOR MANstAUGurrR.
Francis Mckrnua who shot and killed William
Il. WIilsc IN Muheuy-st.. IN September 1873, was
convicted Of manslaughtcr In the third degree, IN
the Court Of General Sessions, IN the following
January and sentenced 10 the state Prison Tor four
wears. writ Of error was allowed aud the Cen
eral Term sustained the conviction. ! he case was
carried 10 the Court Of Appeals the prisoner IN the
meantime having been admitted TO bail mat
Court reversed the Judgment and new trial was
ordered Yesterday Mrkcnna was reaHeSt"d by
Detectives Field and O'Connor and was committed
to the Tombs 30 await trial next month.
BROOKLYN.
Thomas RYAN. arc twcnty-Onc, Of No. Garrison
ST. was arrested for beating aud threatening TO kill
his aged mother yesterday.
Ancxamination Of the registry list shows that f-
teen men over ninety years Of voted at the late
| election. The oldest was ninety-elght years
Eyprrt Accountants Martin and Seaman, Of the
Controllers Office were examined Yesterday before
tgl IA
the charges Of acknowledgement OF tho Kings County
| Pcultcntary by eN-Nardcn ShevlIn. Tn experts
admitted that the actual number OF prisoners rs
| shown by the books was less tIan thG number
| charged to the county by Mr. SheVln The lnVes-
tigation will proceed on Friday.
Argument was heard by Judge Gilbert in the SUI
nr,uI, Court in Brooklyn yesterday III reference To
| enioining the Board of Aldermen from overriding
| tie veto by Mayor Howell, of the resolution add
| ing Fulton-st., MyrtIe,ayc. and - broadway to the
| routc of the Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company.
| Indigo Gilbert promises To render his decision az
| spcedily as possible. In view of the delay OF the
matter i'm the courts the Board Of Aldermen yes
terlay adjourned until to-day to override the veto
| hearing was given by Judge Gilbert, in the SUI
preme Court, yesterday, IN the mattcTOt compelling
Bishop LOughn 10 give IN account OF the financial
affairs of the ST. AnthOnys Roman Catholic Church.
4 demurrer was nterposed on behalf of the Bishop
ON the ground that the proceeding was not justified
and was n scandal on the prclate The counsel for
tie petitioners stated that the Bishop was trustee
of the church and the law required all trustees u
| make sworn statements once in three years. De
| CsiOn was reserved.
| JERSEY CITY.
| A man who gave his name Stacy Mershon, was
arrested Yesterday a charge ofinsultng the sales
| women i'm Newark-ayc. dry goods store. Papers
| were found in his possession showing his name to
| be- DIR. Ershulc of Newark. n. J. The authorities
| of Newark teegraphed that an indictment had been
| found against him for malpractice.
| The trial of Henry G. Foster and Thomas Snow
| tbe ALLEGED gold-brick sWnders, was concluded
| Yesterday To the great surprise of the Court the
iurV brought in a verdict of acquittal. Judge Gar
rctson took Gee aston to express his dissatisfaction
with the verdict, and informed the members of the
| Jury that they would be excused from further ser
| wee i'm that court for the remainder of the term.
The Board of Aldermen has requested the BoarC
| of Finance to direct tho Corporation Attorney L
h.lrIr q anit of ninctInnnL nnanaL tho LniLel Rail