New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-08
NrVV-yOPK CITY.

NEN-1Okk vi I.
The Board of Estimate and Appcrtionment met
YESTERDAY and authorized the issue Of $lOO,OOO AS
sessment bonds for work now dong.
The detachment of the 1st Artillery, which has
been stationed at Governors Island Tor the laSJ hVe
years will start for California tomorrow
Oscar c. Weinman, of No. 173 Seventh-ave., who
was arrested last week on charge of receiving
stolen goods has been honorably discharged.
JUDGE sEDGwcE or JUDGE sANF , RI g..
Chief Judge SedgvIck Mt the opening Of the Cen
eral Term of the Superior Court Yesterday, read
paper in which he euoaized the life and character
of the late Judge Sanford.
FREE LECTURES AT THE COOPER UNION.
There will he a free lecture every Tuesday even
ing in room No. q, Cooper Union by Prot j; O.
Zachos, beginning November 3. The free Saturday
night course will begin on November ~.
THE sHERWF's CONDITION.
Sheriff Bowe was somewhat improved Yesterday.
He IS still very feeble and confined 10 ms bed bt
with careful nursing the physicians believe ne WI
recover He was seized with congestiYc emil, lol-
lowed by extreme prOStratIon.
THE CRIMINAL COURTS OPENED
The November term of the Court of General SeS-
Company. was sworn in as foreman of the Grand
jury The Court adjourned over to-day.
4 P0IICY-DrALsR CAUGHT by \ roy.
AT thc Essex Market Police Court yesterday, be-
fore Justice Flammer William Pfcillcr was charged
with dealing in lottery policy-Slips at No 20 GlinI
Berhardt, ace thirteen of No. 20 Cln;onst The &C.
cuscd man was held for trial Oh two charges IN de-
fault of $500 bail.
SALE Of The FALTs COLLECT on.
The sale Of the Fales Collection will begin Mt
Ch'ckerinc Hall with the pictures tomorrow
evening al s o'clock, and will be continued ON
THURSDAY and Friday eyenlng s Ih' y oTGd3Si
SAT Broadway. on the fifteen afternoons ana
evenings following.
DECLINE N FOOD PRODUCTS.
There was a further break III prices Of brcadstnil,
and provisions at the Produce EXchangH yes,crd.y'
and at the close the. prices showed the following
differences from the Close on S o i cc Ms
and oats from y to 3 of cent bnShel lower;
There was a decline OF from 10 I % cents barrel
in four and in lard from 10 to 20 cents hundred
TWO YOUTHFUL TRAyEILERs.
Secretary Jackson, of the Emigration Board.
recently received tirkeS and money to be gwen To
two pass myers who were expected 20 arrive rom
Bremen. to enable them t0rcach kankdRee Nlscon-
sin. The two passengers arrived yesterday on the
General WeTder, and proved 10 be 6ottlGh Her
mann six wears old, and his sister tour-aud-a-halt
years old. They came from their home III Germany,
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MICHIGAN RELIEF
"Safe Home from England" sends TO this office
$50 for Michigan relief; Oscar gass, of Cold
Springs sends $40; the Congregational Church at
salisbury Conn Tl3 ne TemanHSr o G n6rl
respondent inquiries The address Of Mr. Dowd treas
urcr Of the Michigan relief fund; II 's; 'Niihai1
D0wd, president Bank Of North America, No. IA
Wall-st., New-York."
GENET TO BE RELEASED o. FEGD y.
Henry Genet, of Tweed mig fame, VII be released
from the Peniteutary Oh FRIDAY next ms term OF
Imprisonment expiring on that d1y. An effort was
made to have him pardoued out on wednesday, but
il failed. The idea of ms friends was that the par
don won d free Genet from the payment OF the fine
of over 80 600 which was imposed Ut the time ne
was sentenced To imprisonment. The amount IS TO
lie paid by his friends.
TIE ROBBEFIr At Claims STORE.
The police yesterday searched the houses Of John
Neubold, II. B.Clahin & Co.'S dishonest Waterman,
and of John Masterson, his accomplicc IN the rob
berry of the store, and found at both places dry
IN the day Charles Smett, harncs--lualyer, OF No
192 WoostGr-st: was arrested as reeve oil lhe
sion The prisoners were remanded to Police Head
RECEIVER FOR long BEACH
The Long Beach Improvement Company dcfaulted
in the payment of interest or its bonds November
l. Proceedings toward foreclosure Of the first
and second mort gags on the property have been
begun by the Farmers Loan and Trust Company a
truste s. The proceedingsare friendly for the bond
holders arc also stockholders. LOWS \. Hail, vice
president of the company, has been appointed
receiver as step toward the reorganization of the
company.
MONTHLY SOCIAL MEETING or sOR0sI..
The social meeting Of SOrOss at DelmDnico'5 yes
terday was one of the largest gatherings the club
ever held. Among the guests were Miss COpic-
on, Miss Phoebe Cozztns and DIR. Abby Fulton, of
Portland, Me. The question for discussion was:
" Is America the Arena OF Science ?! The papers on
the subject were by Mrs. ErniHa Smith, the Rev.
Phoebe landlord, Mrs. Clara Ncynan, Mrs. Her
man. and Alrs. Croly. The question was discussed
by Miss COzzcns, Mrs DIR. Allen, Mrs. Morse, Mrs.
Croly, Mrs. King and others. There was music by
Miss CopiestOn and Mrs. Louise Gage Courtney.
COLLEGE INTERESTS ~ THE CITY.
The Board Of Trustees OF Columbia College ycs-
tcrday elected Seth Low. of Brooklyn, member of
the Board il place OF Dr. John Z. Jay, resigned.
There is still vacancy caused by the death 81 ).
b. Rugglcs Professor 4. Alexander was elected 10
the chair of Philosophy and Psychology. The an
nual meeting Of shareholders OF the University Of
the Civ of Nrw-York was held yesterday One
fourth Of the members OF the council, whose terms
of Office had expired was reelected for four years.
speeding his accepting ne Ghah.t l,or'hlp. IL was
stated yesterday that Dr. Hall wishes 70 accept II,
but that his church session has declared that he
must not do 50.
THE REV. MR.. SIMPSONS RETIREMENT
The regular monthly meeting OF the Prcsbytery of
the City of Ncw-York was held yesterday in The
Scotch Presbyterian Church, IN Founcenth-st. he
Rev &. y. Parkhurst OF the dadison Square Pres
byterian Church, was moderator. The Rev. VIII
liam Stephenson formerly OF Detroit Mich, having
accepted call 10 the Rut gers Church, ~ Madison
ave. and Iwenty-ninth-5t., his installation AZ
ranged for next Sunday evening. Rev. 4. b. Simp-
SON pastor of the Thirteenth street Church made
long statement in regard to leaving his church. |
his name was dropped from the roll. AT the Bap-
tlst Preachers meeting yesterday the conversion OF
" Brother" simpson was discussed II was stated
that he had been buried in baptism" last week by
a prominent Baptist minister of this CITY,
BROOKLYN.
The trees in Prospect Park are full Of gray SPUR
rels
nr II w Plvmpton has been confirmed as Assis
tant Physician in Eiatbush Asylum for the Insane.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday by
Judge Gilbert to Mrs. Marie NJ, Smith from Donald
h. Smith.
Peter A. Bohanna, LAWYER pleaded guilty yes
terday TO an indictment charging him with obtain
ing money on false preonses, ana was remanded for
sentence IN the Court of Sessions. lie secured a
loan OF $500 BY, representing that lie was the
owner OF property which lac mOrtgaged.
council Of Congregational churches will be held
on Thursday in the Park Congregational Church, 10
examine and install as pastor the Rev. John VI.
by Mr. Beecher. Ali the Congregational churches
of New-York and Brooklyn have been asked to at
tend the council.
James j. Hearn, whose store, at No. 1OJ Grand
ST., was burned on Sunday night was arrested yes
terday for arson i is asserted by John iodine of
No. lis Grand-st.. that lac saw Heam in the store
few minutes before the fire. and that he M match