New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-23

The Board then approved the specifications and
gave the necessary authority for contracts to be
mada under them.
EXHIBITION OF 400 SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Grammar School No. n. in East SiXty-third st e..
was opened only three months ago, and the daily
attendance has increased until il IL now 1910. It's
principal and teachers twcnty-scyen IN ALL yester-
day gave the first exhibition of the progress of the
school. The programme included recitations
dialogues, songs, etc.
USING HIS KNIFE FREELY
Thomas Bradley, age seventeen, while intoxicated
Wednesday, quarreed with Antonio Mennler, a fruit
yendeT at Twenty yenth-st. ard Third-ave and
stabbed him in the neck. Felix VALDEZ, student
of the College OF the City of New-fork, was stabbed
in the back but was not dangerously injured. The
prisoner was held in 81 900 bail.
RowELL TO WALK AGAIN.
Articles of agreement were signed yesterday be-
tween Charles Rowell and John Hughes for a six
days go-as-youpeaSe race for stake of $1,000
each. The date of the race was left blank because
the building has not yet been selected. but II is
thought that il will take place in the latter part Of
February or the beginning OF March.
MISS CUMMINGS DISCHARGED.
Miss Minnie Cummings an actress. who was ar
rested on Wednesday night was discharged yester-
day by Justice Smith She received from district
messenger package from Mrs. Murphy, a DIRE =
maker, but refused TO pay the bill Of Ssl 20. She
explained that the dresses did not fit her, and that
she intended 10 have them changed and charge the
cost to Mrs. Murphy.
SMALLPOX on A STEAMSHIP.
The steamship Westphalia, which arrived from
Hamburg yesterday, had on board | ,0l2 stecrage
passenger. including those transferred from the
disabled steamship Allemania at Southampton. On
the voyage case of smallpox was discovered in the
steerage, and the patient was removed to the Quar-
antine hospital yesterday. The vessel was detained
at Quarantine for fumgaton. The cabin passcn-
gers were brought TO the city.
PROVIDING FOR CONTRACTS IN HIS WILL.
A well-known member Of the Stock Exchange.
who has recently dissolved partnership. has made
will, in which be authorizes his executors 10 settle
all outstanding contracts at once in advance of the
probate OF the will The purpose is to avoid delays
To occur in the dc lth OF amcmber of the Board
dong business alone. The instance is remarkable
only by ITS being the first that has occurred in the
history Of the Stock Exchange.
BUILDINGS THAT NEED REPAIRS.
BuildingsrepOrted unsafe yesterday; Nos 632 East
Nnth-4t 30 Water-st. 81 " liam-st.; go Eaat
Ninth-st; 81 DivisOn-st.; 81 Jamrs-st.; II Dry
Dock-st; 3O3 MOnroc-st.; $50 and SOS Washington
ST.: 229 East Twenty -frsi-st.; DIG East Twentieth
ST.. 179 Pearl-st;a building on the east side OF lhId-
ave, south Of Ninety-ninth-st; n building on tho
west side Of Walnntavc north of One hundred
and-ior y-sccond-st the ceiling III Essex Market.
INsANE on POLITICAL SCHEMES
John Binney, age fifty "A book agent Of No -
South WashiugtOn-squarc, was arralgncd before
Justice Smith in the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday on thashargc Of insanity. chas issued
printed circular which he sent to Mayor Grace
and Superintendent Walng stating that there was
a conspiracy to injure his business and To prevent
him from conducting some important political
schemes. He was committed for medical eXaniua-
RETURNING FROM ABROAD.
Among the cabin passengers on the Cunard steam
shin Bnthnia which arrived from Liverpool yesier-
day, were VIscount Louis dc Pntrc, Dion Bouci-
cault Charles A. MOrdaunt, Miss DOtlc Pearson,
the actress Richard Stoepel, of Days Theatre,
Miss II. stoepe, K j. de Cordova' X H. Bowker,
New-York Coaching Club. Mrs. Bronson and two
daughters were among the passcngc on the French
line steamship France
CONTRACTING FOR TWO STEAMSHIPS.
c. F. Huntington, vicc-prcsdeut of the Central
Pacific Railroad, yesterday closed contract with
William Cramp & Sons for the construction Of two
steamships for the company. These vessels are 10
be $50 feet long AZ feet beam % feet
feet depth Of hold and about 3,1OO tons capacity.
They are TO be employed principally for coal trans
portation from the coal mines OF the cOmpauy al
Mount Carbon, to San Francisco, and Will be- com
plcted about November /, 1882. They are to be of
iron.
UNWILLING TO PRODUCE HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Emma w. Chamberlain yesterday in the Su-
preme Court Chambers filed her return 10 the writ
of habeas corpus directing her to produce her hus
band, Daniel ID. Chamberlain, who Is in her custody
as a lunatic under Il decree Of the Putnam County
Court. Mrs. Chamberlain declares that her husband
is not now, and has never been, IN any asylum
retreat for the insane and that therefore the Su-
preme Court has no jurisdiction to review the de-
cree of the Putnam County Court. Mrs Chamber
lain produced certificate of a physician that her
husband too to go 10 court. Justice Lawrence
adjourned the hearing until to-day.
A CASE INVOLVING MOrIIER-IN-LAw.
Josephine Weber began recently an action in the
Supreme Court against her husband, George Weber
for decree OF separation on the ground and
inhuman treatment. Mrs. Weber is about sixteen
years Of age and had only been married a few
months when she began her suit for a separat on.
Tho case was tried before Judge Trnax at special
Term, who rendered yesterday "A decision in which
he holds "that il would seem TO be "A case of a little
too much mother-in-law" Mr.. Weber's conduct to-
ward his wife may not have been rs gentle and
loving az might have been expected but 1t was not
such as to justify decree OF separation
ARRESTED FOR KMBEzzLING.
William V. Brown, assistant bookkecper. Of the
Poughkccpsic National Bank, arrested in this
city Yesterday on the complaint Of United states
Assistant Digtrct-AttOrney FieTO who on a war
rant issued by United States Commissioner Shields
charged him with intending 10 iniuTe and defraud
the band and to aid and abct y V, Holloway IN de-
frauding the bank by making false entries i'm the
books of the bank. He falsely charged the Mer-
camille National Bank of New-YOrk with three
items amounting in all 90 more than $40, 900. HIol-
loway who was teller Of the bank, is now in an
insane asylum. A warrant was also issued for his
arrest and il was forwarded To POughkeepsie To be
served in the event Of his recovery Brown was
committed to the Ludlow Street Jail to await an
examination. -
Two little girls have held fair in Hancock-st.
for the benefit of the Michigan sufferers and sent
the proceeds, SO 90, to this office.
julius Bruugell, age thiTty-sx of No. GG2 Flush
ipg-aye walked into the Ninth Sub Precinct Police
Station, Wednesday evening suffering from a we'll
developed case Of smallpox. lie was sent to the
hospital.
Gabriel Scott age fifty, of Chicago visited
BROOKLYN Yesterday in search of his wife Julia
Scott age twenty-four, who, hc believed had
eloped with one Rudolph Starck and had gone to
Brooklyn. He had found no clew.
woman who gave the name OF Maggie Davis
was hired by Mrs. Philip Bovine, of No. $40 Dean
st., on Monday a servant. She referred 10 q Mrs.
Van Dine in UniOn-st, who gave her q good char
scter. On Wednesday Mrs. Bovine, coming
homo from shopping, found her rooms In disorder