New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-17

The following merchants were elected members OF
the Cotton Exchange yesterday: Henry N. Smith,
" NJ Evans ] Lee HHmfreeville, J. d. Peet, g. II.
McFsdden, ]. Fl. Parker and John c. Graham
EDWARD HEwITT's DEATH NATURAL
Deputy Coroner Raefe made post-mortcm ex-
animation Yesterday of the body OF Edward Hewitt,
the inventor of whose relatives insisted thil
he might have been poisoned. IL showed that lie
died of natural causes.
PHI BETA KAPPA ALUMNI
The regular, meeting Of the Pm beIa Kappa
Alumni in New York for the cleo ion OF Officers Will
be held Of Delmonicos this evening az Gsiof OK
Il The establishment OF an International Tribunal
DANGERS or sTREEr-cAR TRAVEL
Car No % of the Blocker street line ran INTO
truck went through the side of the car and struck
passenger named Thomas Mcclure in the side IN
Turing him severely. He was taken to st. Nheents
Hospital. -
ILLNESS or A NAVAL OFFICER
Chief Engineer j. 3. Carpenter, T. ,. Navy, VINO
went South six months ago in cntlra conll,Ion
from disease contracted in the Asiatic Squadron
and developed while duty nj the Brooklyn Navy
Yard returned from Florida yesterday slightly ini-
proved in health
AIRY ATTIRE FOR An EARLY MORNING WALK:
George Henger age twenty-eight, Of \ 25l East
One-bundredaRd-twenty- weight ST, was tounh walk
in Sixth-ave., near One-hundred- and-twenty-hith-
ST. Yesterday morning at o'clock, clad only IN
night shirt He was fast asleep. policeman reused
him and took him home.
IMMIGRANTS CROWDED 1NTo STEAMSHIPS.
Four steamships landed 3;l33 Immigrants at IA
Scotch and irish The City of Montreal from Liv-
erpool, had l,4l2 the Italy from Liverpool, l43
the Utopia from London. 5!)3 and the Ferdinand
de Lesseps, from Marsees, 307.
NO EVIDENCE AS TO TIE GUILTY PERSON.
At the inquest yesterday on Mary Towly, the
woman who was alleged by her father to have been
malpractcc was the of death, there was MOTH
ing 10 show who was the guilty person. Dr. Frazer
of Brooklyn. the prisoner, was allowed 10 go WIN
out bail.
pp,,rs ron .nyrRTIsIHG CARD DESIGNS
The prizes offered by I. Sinclair y Son for the
three best series of original designs for chrome al
first prize of $500 tn J. &. Beard, of New York; the
second prize of 900 to Max Roscnthal Of Phiadel-
phia, and the third prize of 800 to Miss Roslha
Emmett, of Pelham Manor, n. \.
CONVICTED OF MAKING COUNTERFEIT COINS.
Martin and Mary Leonard were conylcted yestet-
day in the criminal branch of the United states
Circuit Court on an indictment charging them WIN
manufacturing counterfeit silver dollars at No 100
Chcrry-st Secret Service officers bought T90 ~
spurious coins from the man and they were delivered
by the woman. Sentence was deferred.
nocrors rrsT1ryIyG IN TIE WHITAKER CASE.
At the Whitaker trial yesterday Major Gardner
called Captain Henry Lippincott assistant surgeon
at West Point, 10 rebut some oil the evidence oelru
by Dr. Beard and Dr. Smith. Governor Chamber
lain then called DR.. r. c. Gray, OF Brooklyn, TO the
stand His testimony agreed substantially WIN
that offered before The Court adjourned until tins
morning.
THE Young MEMS HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
Thescventh annual report of the Executive Com
mittee of the Young Mems Hebrew Association
shows a deficiency Of S;}25 90 Th. is said to have
been caused by decreased membership and by large
expenses for entertainments The receipts for the
year were $G,05G 30. and the G,xprndituIes
SO ISL a. The association has on hand assets
amounting to ~, 500 %.
KETIY MOTOR EXPOSITION.
The floor of hckering Hall was spaTscly sprinkled
last night with an audience gathered 10 hear from
o. NJ Babcock. of Philadelphia, a kccly Motor
Exposition" which was advertised With all the yo-
calulary Of fraud and wlckcdncss. The lecture was
q Il. Keel nd l. N
and nm exposure, buttrcsscd with formidable show
of alleged facts of the misnanagement oil the com
pany .. ~
At n recent meeting Of persons Interested IN the
Mercantile Library committee was appointed 10
select as directors If the association persons who
would represent the proposed reform in the manage
ment The committee has selected a. four candl-
dates Hector II. Tyndalc. Robert l.. CowlSn' Louis
NJ Fulton and james Magec. The committee reports
that the rest of the regular ticket will be worthy of
FOUND DRow MD ~ TIE RIVERS.
The body of a drowned woman was found in the
North River at the foot Of Cana st Yesterday: Near
it in the water was the bank book OF Catharlne
Hare and this supposed 10 be the woman name
The crew of one of the Blackwell Island guard boats
found Yesterday. at the north end of the island. the
body of . man about forty years old, with sandy
beard anC bald spot on his head. lie wore an
OyercOat.
MRS. QrINfAN LIKELY To RECOVER.
Mrs. bridget Quinla4 Of No '3o Ia.l thirty
day night. i, is Thought will prohably recover The
baI. instead Of PIERCING the brain. was detected
down the side. of the face An effort was made
by the surgeon III Attendance At Bellevue Hos
pital Yesterday TO extract the ball, bat he was
Able to find it, Patrick Qunan, who did the shoot
ing j. in custody at the lwenty-lrst Precinct sta
tion-housc awaiting the result OF his mothers III
juIics.
IMMIGRANTS NOT TO BE IMPOSED tPoN.
For some time rnmors have been brought 10 the
attention of Commissioner Of Emigration llTch
chairman Of the Castle Garden Committee that i'm
migrants were frequently required 10 pay fee for
transferring baggage from the baggagr-roum To the
weighing scales or 10 the express wagon " Castle
Garden Mr. Clrich has caused To be posted about
Castle Garden the following IN various languages
"Trnckmcn arr not permitted TO make any charge
or receive any money for the transfer of immigrants
baggage from the baggagc-room TO the weighing
scales or to the express wagons"
BROOKLYN.
Henry Ward Beechcr started yesterday on n three
weeks featuring tour in the West.
William g. Bishop eX-Ci,y Clerk Of BROOKLYN
died yesterday at his home, at Bush"ick-ayc. and
MagnOla-St.
The deaths from contagious diseases last week
numbered 81 divided as follows Diphtheua -
scarlet fever -, smallpox /.
Primary school No % in Gates-ayc.. which was
closed Yesterday for sanitary reasons, will be put Ia
order and roOpcned next week.
A verdict awarding $1,000 damages was given
Yesterday in the City Court IN the case oi Mrs Ida
lippard, who sued George Ganscrt liquOT-s,cr
nj Mcserolc and Lorimcr-ss.. and his landady, Mrs
Barbara Iaupcrt for the loss Of her husbands ser
vices by his breaking his leg in consequence of get
ting drunk in Ganscrts place. The suit under
the Civil Damage act.
The Medical Superintendent Of the Kings County
Hospital at Flatbush, reports that Robert Elchncr
Of No 3SS Eighth-avc, private. Company d. 9TH
Regiment. ami Charles Froesch. of 40. 336 First
ave. of Company l. 9th Regiment, who were sent
10 that hospital by DIR. MESSENGER, surgeon Of the
9Th Regiment May ~. suffering from sunstroke in
cnrrcd hy participating in the drill at PrOsplct Park
Parade Grounds, have recovered.
A number Of the boys employed as messengers by
the American District Telegraph Company, at the
nav and fewer hours Most of them receive S:i go
n week and work twelve hours n day. They ak for
~ week and nine hours of work, u. II. Wheeler,