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AMBITIONS OF THE ALDERMEN.

THE ABSENCE OF uORsERACEs AFFORDS THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASSERT THEIR POWERS OVER
TIIE CITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO TEST
THE MATTER IN THE COURTS.
Owing to the interest of the Aldermen in the races
at Coney Island the Board adourndd Tuesday. with
out finishing the business before it, There being no
races yesterday the Board held special meeting.
Alderman Fink, while running to catch tho Coney
Island boat recently, slipped on banana peel he
immediately had an ordinance prepared making it a
orange, lemon or banana pccls on the sidewalk.
This ordinance was passed yesterday
ernor providing for new aquefuct was passed by
the Board, and immediately signed by the Mayor
and forwarded to the Governor; The Aldermen
then took up the discussion of subject of great i'm
portance to them, it being no less than an attempt
on their part to assert their power over all other de-
1879 restricted the powers of the Board to passing
ordinances in regard t" the streets and all other
of the Board has been that of permitting barber
poles meat racks, signs and other Instructions to be
erected on the streets and sidewalks All authority
hers hers of NV, which a are appointed by the the
Limitation of their powers and patronage is uncon-
stitutional. committee of the Board has had the
subject under consideration, and report presented
by it yesterday proposing to test the law, was
adopted. The Board passed resolution which d-
reefs the Dock pepartment to retain the pier the
allow it to be covered with shed to be leased to
any individual. The Dock Commissioners are I'M
Thy claim exclusive control, under IT, aarter.
over all docks and piers belonging to tn it' and
refuse to share this control with the AdoI ,u,n IN
case the Mayor approves this resolution, and the
Dock Commissioners disregard 1t, the Aldermen pro.
pose to take the matter into the courts and compel
the Dock Commissioners to obey their directions.
Aldermen Cavanagh, Power and billiard the COM
mittee which had the subject under Investigation,
stated yesterday that business men had agreed to
provide funds to employ counsel aside from the Cor
poration Counsel to test the validity of the Boards
claim that all departments subject to lis drcc-
ton.
The Mayor sent in to the Board his veto of the
resolution roteSting against the passage by the
Legislature of act for the surrender of part of
the City Hall Park for the of tho Brooklyn
Bridge. The veto message contains the same arg',-
mcnts the Joint letter of the Mayor and Controller
sent to the Legislature.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Secretary Hunt is
sued an order to-day appointing Advisory Board who
consult together and be able reconcile conflicting
opinions and theories with to the number and
class of such vessels should DO constructed and to
unite in recommending such Congress would be most
likely to approve. >"
Lieutenant Commander VIM b. Hof and Lieutenant
Eugene b. Thomas have been ordered to examination
for promotion Captain Samuel L. Brcese been placed
on waiting orders Civl Engineer Henry Craven has
been ordered to duty ut the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N
H. Civil Engineer M. T. Endcott has been ordered to
duty ut the Navy Yard, League Island, PENN
The United States steamship Wyoming left Portsmouth
Va, this morning for Port Royal q. @.
The United States steamship Yantic arrived ut Key
West, Fla, this morning all well ON board.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw.YoRK. ...JUNE 80 1881.

PORT OF NEW. K......JUNE 80, ISL
ARRIVED.
Steamer Claudus Ger, Weiss LaGuayra June To- Porto
10 81 with mdse and passengers TO Ben
Bliss ballet.
steamer Alps (Br Krause, Kingston Ga days. with mdse
steamer Aivo r) Williams AspinwalS days with mdse
and passengers to pm Forwood a Co
rtana (r) ONei Dunder 10 days with mdse 70
Archibald
steamer (r Mailman, Montego Bay and Port An
tonic ia, days, with fruit to q Vessels.
Suppicioh (Br Norton sydney and es Roy Oh
DAYS Belom ~SsseIto Henry Bowring
q CO,
master; vessel To Neacham Il Farnham.
Neptune Berry Boston, with mdse. ETC. TO H
Dmock.
Colorado Boger Galveston June 20 and Key West
20 with mise and passengers to Z IL Mallory Co
Ship (Gei Chrstofcts London 81 with empty
barrels % order; vessel Ia Fnnch, EAlye & Co.
st Christopher er Frsnbog Vigo 90 days In bal
Punch, Edge n Co.
America Of New Haven Armstrong Antigua IL days.
with suNsr and moIasscs Ia IL TTowbridges sons
Carolina Falanga ta SCOTS Lisbon 40 days with
ORDER vessel ~ Funch. Edge Co
Bark Yaun lNor Hegepann lristol ~ days. with empty
Bark Helon tk"f Jacobsen BRISTOL 80 days. In ballast to
HcuhnSn. PlUkoxlns n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.

AT the monthly meeting of the Emigration Com
missioners yesterday Commissioners Forrest thought
shat the Lax discipline at Wards Island required
that physician -in-chief should he appointed and
he suggested the name of DR.. john K. Allen. Com
missioner Stephenson thought that justice demanded
tho promotion OF Dr. Maupin. Discussion the
only result. Mr. ulrch offered q resolution direct
Ing that tho foreign steamship companies he in
formed that urtess the law requiring the payment
of 81 for each immigrant landed at Castle Garden
Was ipmcdiateAy complied with suit would be
begun by the Commissioners. Commissioner Lynch
oatd that neg0tiations In progress unOfii-
cially, looking toward compromise by which the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
SHEEPSHEAD BAY BRIDGE.

GRAvEsEND AUTHORITIES AND AUSTIN CoRBrN IN
O. CONFLICT.
The contest over the bridge in Occap-ave con-
Meeting the village of Sheepshead Bay and Manhat-
tan Beach, in the town of Grayesend, L. l.. was re-
%S B 5s I Sr
is public highway an attempt was made to replace
the Plankng torn up Monday by direction Of Austin
work, by direction 81 Highway Commissioners
tan Beach ordered the work to be stopped by
authority of d. c. Corbin. This authority was not
The policemen secured reinforcements and
newed the demand &c After a parley the work YORK was
s1 un S9ro %he as ra in tins Of cSf
was that large force OF men from the Manhattan
Beach Hotel with Justice Storms,, who holds Court
down by the Gravesend authorities was torn up.
formal complaint against one of the men doing this
Bay, aad Policeman Higgins was ordered
to arrest the man. AS the policeman, proceeded
to 90 tins ne was himself r arrested ~ tine
Stormss court room request to adjourn the trial
was refused and the Justice fined Higgins $40, and
ordered him to stand committed until the fine was
paid. The prisoner was thereupon locked up, but
after an hour and half he was released and told
for false imprisonment. Meanwhile the commune
cation across the bridge still interrupted.
The health authorities of Gravescnd are still
active in the attempt to prevent the pollution of
Sheepshead Bay with the sewage from the Manhat-
tan Beach and Oriental h9,ss At meeting ada
q report on the conditions needed to keep the water
pure. The Board, after discussion adopted
the following resolution unanimously.
No person corporation shall suffer permit the
tents of amy privy, sink tub cesspool any offensive
substance flow into creek Concy Island,
or i'll the waters OF sheepshcad Bay; shall
corporation permit suffer any such substance
to be thrown cast in any such creek waters OF
Sheepshcad Bay. No pipes shall I've connected
with hotel and such creeks and Shccpshcad Bay
the purpose OF carrying such substance in sad bay
creeks.
The town authorities propose to see that this is
forced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
THE SUSPENSION OF COAL MINING

The anthracite coal companies have not vet agreed
as to the suspension Of mining in July. The last
agreement extended through the first week of the
companies that further restriction Of tonnage
would be necessary. 1t is proposed now to work on
pension of mining for the month six days. This
plan Is not entirely satisfactory to of the COM
panies, which are in favor Of making only three
days in each week Of the month 1t is also pro-
posed to give notice of advance in price of from
1O to 70 cents 0 ton to take effect August l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
Il COMMITTEE or DISCIPLINE.

The Tammany Committee appointed to dis
cpline william X. Roberts, Alderman MoAvoy and 9TH
ers, and to reorganze the With XVIII and XIxth
trcts met in Tammany Hall last night. The committee
organized and then held session, idsttpg two
hours Nothing done but To discuss the mode pro-
ceure and to sen to stateents Of interested persona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
THE FIRE RECORD.
INJURED BY BURNING VARNISH.

A kettle of varnish boiled over in Perrin e.
Payson's factory of dryers and Japan varnis No 5I2
West Thirteenth ST., yesterday afternoon, and the in
1ammable material flashed up like powder Mr. Pay son.
who by, badly burned about the face and
hands while trying to cxtinguish the fire The employees
succeeded in putting 1t out before had done much dam
age. Mr.. PaysOn sent to the New York Hospital
Last spring, by similar accident the factory set on
fire and almost wholly destroyed. The loss then was
rO
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woRKMEN's INCREASING DEMANDS.

Department Of rublic Works and tho strcot-Clcan-
Academy Hail. in Thrd-avc;, to demand higher
wages Manus 0'Connor, Of the Park Department,
presided. The chairman said in his opening fpee =
John Kelly reduce our pay, AM we have Xxi
him politically; and if .hayOr Cr.Ce does not
tablsh our former rates we viii kill him too for the
10000 work gmen of this city the greatest
factor in thee ctions."
\, Somm.itee VI ten was appointed to wal upon
ri 70 u. ,sat Dry answer niasS-nle, ling VIII be
I've bi ,,cls hell meeting at the Steuben House
in + wciy. Ii v as anne lnccd that the sale of
uni beer IS rapidly decreasing. The WORKING
men Of the uited States aud Canada, employed in
the machul ats and alnalgamated trades. yesterday
S OF Go IRON aS S%%ss
thanking him for his genera ity in voluntarily Civ
ing i his employees half holiday on saturday Mr..
that he gave the half holiday n matter of bust,
ness-for his own benefit; and that the men
nnder no obhsations to him; IT. L thought that he
10 so publicly on account of tho attitude of other
firms.
Members of the Amalgamatcd Society of En-
gneers who strike being sent out of
town to take positions in other places
At meeting Of the boss horseshoers last evening
at Millimans Hall, in Seventh-ave. it reported
that nearly all the boss horseshoers in the city had
employees An effort will be made to raise the plico
of work
Delegates from the various street car lines under
the control of the brooklyn City Railroad Company
met yesterday at No. 236 Bainbridge-st., and re-
solved to issue address to the management of the
company asking that days work be restricted to
twelve hours without n reduction of pay. The en-
ployes work from thirteen to sixteen hours n
day, and on extra trips eighteen to twenty hours
KILLING HIMSELF TO AVOID DISGRACE.
A defauting clerk, Charles ). Martin, age twenty
nine shot and killed himself yesterday morning at
his home, No. 212 Adephi-st., Brooklyn He has
been the confidential clerk of George w. Brown, a
real estate dealer at No 72S Fulton-st., Brooklyn
for two years. The business of collecting rents and
keeping tho books was entirely in bis hands. Re-
Gently Mr. Brown found reason to suspect that the
accounts as kept by Martin were not
correct and an expert accountant en-
ploycd week ago. deficit of 81 800 had
already been discovered Martin protested in
noccnce, but his suicide ia believed To be
of guilt. 1t is not known how Martin used the
money. He had salary of 81 900 and his house.
rent free. His family consisted of wife and little
girl, and so far as known he had no bad habits.
Yesterday morning, while Mrs Martin was prcpar-
ing breakfast, she heard the report of pistol and
hurried to her to find that her husband whom
she had left i'll bed, had shot himself and dead.
The bullet had entered the region of the heart His
| right hand still held the revolver with which
| he had done the deed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
A STEAMER DAMAGED.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3O.-The steamer En-
pire caught fire carly this morning ut her wharf Oak
land All the woodwork amidshps about the cnncs and
officers quarters will have to be replaced. There were
1000 tons of coal board but this did catch fire
The estimated damage to the steamer is 500 insured
for $57 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01

was standing in Charles Connors liquor store, ut
No. 1893 First-avc., Officer brennan camc in and,
without reason or provocation, attacked him with
his flats, knocking him down and breaking his left
of insensibility, showcrcd abuse upon him and
threatened to run him into the Penitentary. Owen
Harvey, of No. $50 Avenuc-A., and Michael Leonard,
of No 291 First-aye who were in the liquor store,
testified to the truth of the complaint Brennan will
he put on trial before the Board Of Police next
Wednesday,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN THE PARKS.

Several massive pieces Of timber in Union square,
Tuesday led great many people to ask what they
were for, and if they inquired of civil policeman
Brush Electric Light Company is going to light the
square with it's lamps. II is proposed to erect TWO
poles, one in UnioE-square and one in Madison
square, each 100 feet in height and supporting upon
its summit six electric lights of the power Of 5000
candles each, or $4,000 candles for the whole
cluster.
"Are these lights put up at your own cxpensc!"
was asked of one Of the superintendent of the
work
yes; they only intended az an experiment
The expense is not far from 81 900 for each lantern
When the success of the experiment is demon
strated, the Park Commissioners will be requested
to authorize us TO pnt up much higher and brighter
lights in place of these. ! should not be surprised
to electric lamps in New-York suspended ut a
height OF 500 feet in five from this time. The
"wness that is thus mpared to the an by ds
lance. Tho Park Commissioners have already
taken steps have erect three lanterns like these
in and form in the lower part of Central Park"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
DAMAGE AT ALEXANDRIA. IOWA.

KEOKUK, Iowa, June 3O.-Tucsday morn
ing fire, supposed to have been caused by lightning
destroyed of the best business the neigh
boring City of Alexandria The people wild with
excitement and sent to Keoku for aid, which was dis
patched to them In the form OF engine reel
The loss will amount to %32 600 insured for $4,000.
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HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Tim Arenmc Hofe'-COngressman Amasa NOrcrOss.
OF MASSACHUSETTS, exCongressman d. Morre or Penney
vania IT, Wrlls Washington NcC York Hotel!
Congressman Philip Cook of Georgia Aibe'nare Hotel
r. w. IInrd, OF Ohio .SfurteU0nt H0use
Ex-COngrcssnan William JOugluid &c. Of Iowa.
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Board would be benefited. The resolution was lai d
on the table. Mr.. Ulrich then entered protest
against that portion Of the minutes Of June which
chief baggagemaster at Castle Garden. He claimed
that the Board had power to director to force its
direction.
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MORE UNpROyOKED CLUBBrNG

Complaint was made at Police Headquarters yes
against Policeman James brennan, of the Eigh-
tecnth Precinct, for beating him brutally without
provocatiOn. Mr.. Hussey ia now In Bellevue Hos
pitsl. His complaint alleges that june g. while he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATE RE ALMANAC
TO-DAY.
San ses 4;S2 sun 1885 Clock fast 3m. 3Ss
Moon sets. 1908 Moon souths. 350 Moon
HIGH WATER ro-DAY-A. NJ.
Sandy Hook l044 Gov Island. ll;24 Hell Gate. 0;5o
HIGH WATER today. NJ.
sandy Hook ll05 Island. HAP Hell Gate. lis
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DAMAGE TO A JUNK-sHOP

Fire broke out Yesterday afternoon on the
top floor of No. $40 SOuthst occupied Junk shop by
Patrick Hays. The building damaged 81 800 and
Its contents So, 900. The losses covered by nsr-
Sparks from blacksmiths forge by caused
tho fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
DAMAGE TO A LYE FACTORY

A fire ut Washington and Park-av
Brooklyn, yesterday morning caused loss OF 500 in
the I've factory of +. W. Arbnc and loss Of "a 900 on
the stock and machinery.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
LUNDBoRG's PERFUME
EDIxIA.

RTKERS ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER
s made from the VERY Ginger is always eied
for strength and purity Is onehaf the regular price
20 cents per bottle.
All grocers and druggists sell it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
DEATH OF A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

The death by apOplexy of William, w. Burnham
formerly book keeper in the Dock u ,partment Oc-
CURED Wednesday at Montreal Burnham was in
dicted about two years ago defaulter in the
Dock Department to about Sic, 900. He pleaded
guilty and was admitted to bail in IS 900. He sud-
denly disappeared about 9, year ago, and nothing
death. His body was brought here yesterday, and
the funeral services were held at No. 243 West
One-hundred- and twenty -ninth-st last night. He
leaves wife and was about fifty years old. The
recent investigation of the Dock Department showed
that Burnhams embezzlement amounted to $23, 600
more than was first rcpOrted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01

The trial of John Corcoran for the murder of Lee
Teep, a Chnaman. was continued in the Court of
General Sessions yesterday. Ex-Judge Horace Rus
sell and ex-AsseInblyman Peter Mitchell defended
the prisoner and Assistant District-Attorney
Beecher appeared for the prosecution. All Sin, Lee
Teep and Quong Tung had attended Sunday school
in tho Twenty third Street Presbyterian Church on
the afternoon Of April "a, 1881. Subsequently
they rode down town to visit some friends In Mott
st. At o'clock they got Third Avenue car at
the Bowcry and Chatham-st., and left the car at
Spring-st, on their way. to No. 142 Spring-st.,
which is laundry and III which they were
ploycd. They met the prisoner COrcoran and three
other young men at Marion-st. Corcoran without
word struck Lee Tcep on the head and his hat fell
50 whereupon Corcoran stabbed him in the chest
and abdomen with pocket knife. Lee Tccp died q
few days later at ST. Vincens Hospital. The prose-
cution had not concluded its case yesterday when
the Court adjourned for the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01

A fellow fished rich old gentleman out Of
mill pond and refused the offer Of twenty-five cents
from the rescued miser. "OB that's too inuchr'
claimed he; faint worth it," and he handed back
twentyone cents saying calmly as he pocketed four
cents, THAT'S about right"
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announcements

PLAIN, TRUTHFUL STATEMENT.-Hyatte
ABB Life Baisam viii rheumatism. Try it. s. %
1t will not mend broken limb or stop bull
let hole. but TARRANTs
ache and digestion regulate bowels and today
the finest of all catlartics and stomachics.
Sold by all druggists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
A NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF THIEVES.

Many propcrty-owncrs in the Twentieth Precinct
sent a remonstrance to the Police Commissioners
yesterday against the idleness and ineflicency of
the block between Seventh and Eghth-aves. and
Twenty-seventh and Twenty -eighth-sts., especially,
the region insecure and who have nndisturbed pos
session of it. The nightly knocking down of men"
said tho petition the assaulting of females the
breaking of windows the appeals for help, the
shouts for police the tapping of tills and the gen
tween Seventh and Eighth-aves. veritable pandc-
monium into which a robbed storekeeper would
hardly dare to follow an escaping criminal" The
The Commissioners referred the matter to the Su-
perintendent for investigation
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er shipping Veps. II any Sc. Era P1gLl
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
GOING 10 GERMANY.

The following cabin passengers sailed yes.
e ny the steamship Frisa:
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NETWORK CITY.
The annual parade of the Police Department
took place yesterday. Thirteen hundred men were
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
About Worms.

From The Hour
 Dr. Charles Darwin, whose Natural Selec- ton" and Descent of Man" have revolu- tionized the biographical studies of the pres ent generation, has just published book which is destined to create profound as well as an amusing impression. It is en- titled Vegetable Mould and Earth Worms" :" and 1t goes to prove that this wriggling slimy little creature is one of the most useful and beneicent of any of the various forms of life inhabiting the globe. The worm is deaf and blind, but it is intelligent, and can adapt means to ends in searching for food, in hiding, and in overcoming unusual ob- stacles. Dr. Darwin has been studying the earthworm for over thirty years, and bis book shows how patient, thorough and fruit full have been his researches It is not how ever, the worms which afflict humanity or appear as parasites in organisms that are shown to be so useful to mankind this new ly discovered benefactor of nature and the animals on the surface of the earth is the common worm.
 The earth, it seems, would practically be g desert were it not for the worm. The vege- table mould which makes the soil fruitful is due to it's labors and the secret of it's value is that it eats dirt which has been so well characterized as "matter in the wrong place. In one acre there is an average Of 63, 7o1 worms. The prodigious results or thelr labor are shown by the investigation of field in Kent. In Englanu, Where D1: DaL "iAA AOuAl W :. that the worms had thrown up digested sod amounting to eighteen tons per acre in one year. On a sandy soil at Leith hill the in yestieation showed sixteen tons to the acre. Although at work only half the year, the sum total of their activity is stupendous The great naturalist calculates the actual weight of soil rendered serviceable by the worm for vegetable life in Great Britain alone, since its appearance there, at the enormous total of three hundred and twenty billions of tons. Man subsists on animal and vegetable food, but there would be very little of either were it not for the worm.
 It will not do, therefore. any longerto de-