New-York tribune., 1882-03-02
NEW-YORK CITY.

In February tbe Excise Board received $31 .47j in
fees for licenses issued.
"L.E p" sends 80 for Mrs. Gathering GTrdhCn,;;
"H. NJ. j." sends 81 IL f. b., S3; NJ W. L"
81, and ii. L. Sanford, $3.
The increase of pay to the as-cartmrn in the en-
plOv of the Street ClcaHing Department from @o 10
$3 50 per day went into effect yesterday.
John Kennedy, who was indicted as an accom-
plice of Bernard Fitzpatrick, who Killed FoIIcclnah
Morton, was discharged yesterday by Judge "il-
derslecvc.
THE SPRING POETS AT WORK
Post Office emploveS report remarkable increase
in the mails yesterday. As 1t was the hrst DAY OF
Spring it is assumed that the flood gates OF Spring
poetry now open.
RIVALRY IN BAXTER-sr.. . ,.
This is Ahralam's store not MoseTs" and "ths ms
is Moses's store. not Abraham's" are two hostile
signs that swing in the WlEd OF BaNter-St. NJ D.
The real names are suppressed.
LARGE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS.
The greatest number of immigrants which has ar,
rived upon any vessel for several months landed
at Castle Garden Yesterday Onthc steamship SlIcSa,
from Hamburg She brought ,2G2.
TIE CITY MISSION AND TRACT SOCIETY.
The New-York City Mission and Tract Society IN
February held 405 Gospel services, which were A. A.
month were S4,516 %; the payments, Sl7G2 ".
ORDERED TO REMOVE A SHED.
The Dock Commissioners have passed resolution
ordering that the platform and shed built out be
yond the bukhcad line at Pier No 10 North River,
by the Cunard Steamship Company, shall be re-
moved within thirty days.
MRS GENSLER ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Genslcr, who was held Tor perjury
In the trial of the action brought by her against
Henry Hermann, who she said had been married 10
her under the name of John Gcnser, was admitted
10 bail In $500 yesterday.
HIGHER TESTS FOR PETROLEUM.
cable dispatch was received at the Produce EX-
change from Bremen yesterday stating that the
German Test law for petroleum imports had been
promulgated. The law fixes the test at % higher
than formerly required in Germany.
SEATS FOR sALEswOMEN.
The complaints against Simpson, Crawford %
Simpson, Daniel & son and Macy q Co.. for vlo-
latng the law requiring seats TO be furnished Tor
salcswomen were dismissed in the jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday by Justice KiIbreth.
MURDERER INTENT on LIFE-sAvING. ,.,,
William SIndram, the condemned murderer, still
insists that he would rather be hanged than son
fenced to underg long term of imprisonment. lie
has employed good deal of his time in perfecting
new fire escape and has constructed paste-bOard
model.
A POST OFFICE STATION ROBBED.
Burglars forced an entrance into the Post once
station at Railroad-ave. and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
enty-seventh-st, MOrrisania on Monday night and
after blowing open safe got 3C IN postage stamps 4R
postal cards after leaving the station
WRECK PASSED AT SEA.
The German bark Johannes. from Bremen, on
February % passed in latitude 1926 longitude
GGo2l| the wreck of the Yarmouth schooner Premier;
The ilbbOom, bowsprit and fOremaSt were gone, ana
n signal of distress was flying from the mainmast.
The wreck hailed, but no one was seen on
board of it.
LARGE INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
The receipts at the Custom House for February
showed an increase of 81 3672SG over those for the
same month last year. They were From imports,
Sg,S SOS .3G5. and from Withdrawals, $3,726,6so
total $l3,5S5, ,0j3 last year receipts from Imports
were 81. s9777S from Withdrawals S3,3l9oSo;
totaI, $l1 1,217,7G7.
THE WHITE STAR STEAMSHIP BALTIC.
The White star steamship Baltic, after being lad
lid for four months undergoing extensive repairs
has resumed her place on the line She will not
tn-1a u
steamship City OF Berlin, but will take the place
Of the latter vessel on Saturday III order TO carry
the Australian mail.
The artists IN the Sherwood Building, No. 5S West
Fifty-seventh-s will open their studios to-day for
an afternoon and evening reception. Among those
whose pictures will bc shown are T. HOvcnden,
Robert Niuin f. II. Lungrcn, X. Bruce Crane X, ".
Shurtlen j. +. Cropsey, A. A. Anderson, Mr7. +;
Greatorex, II. Bolton Jones, j. SyInington and
Pcrcival De Luce.
ACTING WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
Coroner Herman committed IN February last
Daniel Locke aud John Thomas, keepers of liquor
shop in South Fitth-ave to answer the charge OF
having thrown Charles n. Gray ont OF their place
when he drunk, causing his death. They
ceedings by writ Of habcas corpus ON The ground
that the Coroner had acted without sulhcleht evil
dencc. ... ......... ....
The ninth anniversary OF the opening
of the Chaplin Home for the Aged and
Infrm in sXty-HHth-st' between Ihlrd III o-gaicl ana
lie
afternoon and evening. There will he musical
exercises and brief addresses by the Rev Drs.
Robert Collyer, J. T. Newman, Charles Deems j.
NJ. Pullman, and the Rcys. I. H. Eaton, uiruhef,
GuunisOn and Others.
BUILDINGS RFPORTED UNSAFE.
Inspectors Of the Buildings Bureau yesterday
commended the immediate tearing down of the lOdg
ing house at No. lS6 Divis0n-s:. and the :" rag
shop " at No. 1876 West Broadway, as the buildings
were likely TO fall. The following buildings were
reported as unsafe and needing repairs Nos. lj2
and 154 East Forty -second-st, 400 Nnth-avc., 1876
West Ienth-sf 90 AYenuc-B, 139 Ayenue-D, 90
Stanton-st. and Broome-St.
TWO CASES OF sUFFOCATON by GAS.
Richard H. Strykcr, age about tmrty-tyc, Of JET
fersOn Greene County, Iowa, was found dead III his
room Yesterday at the Bridge Hotel IN Chatham-st.
Death caused from the eiteGtH OF gas, which he
had left turned Oh. Frederick Hoffman, age thirty
of Paterson ~ j., on going to bed At o'clock yes
tcr,lay morning at the North River Hotel No ,10g
Barclay-st, blew out the gas, and was found dead
in his room at noon yesterday.
INTERESTED y THE IRISH TONGUE
A meeting of the Society for the Preservation of
the Irish Language and Music was held last even
ing at Clarendon Hall Owing to the small attend
ancc the question OF establishing free library Of
Irish books was not discussed. 1t was stated, how
ever that several of the prominent Irish citizens Of
Ncw-YoIk had promised 10 aid III the establishment
of a library. TIE exercises consisted of singing
Irish music and speeches in the Irish language
DEMANDS OF STRIKING CooPERs CONCEDED.
At the meeting of the striking coopers, held in
their headquarters, at Myngton and Goerck k-sts,
Yesterday, messages were received from employer
Dalton. Who has shops In Williamsburg and this
city. and employer Hcrdt, OfJcrsey CITY, cOnceding
the strikers demands. T.. O'Ccnnor, at Water and
Corlear-sts., offered hls men cents for shayeups
and 32 cents for mill barrels, and SO week. The
offer was accepted, and the men will return to work
to-day -
CHARGES AGAINST POLICEMEN.
Police Commissioner Nichols listened to COM
plauts against members of the p lice force at
HEADQUARTERS yesterday, PatrOlman kehoe, of the
Seventh Precinct and Policeman Keller, were ac-
cnsed of clubbiHg Policeman Mccarthy, of the
Fourth Precinct, was charged with clubbing john
Sommcrs, porter in the employ Of Banks X Broth
The case was adjourned week TO allow the police
man TO produce witnesses.
THE CASE OF i. r. sIIERwfN.
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