New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

Buildings ut Nos ia Hester-st. and "a Forsyth
st. reported unsafe yesterday.
There will be another exhibition of fireworks on
the Polo Grounds tomorrow night.
| A Nrw CHAPEL TO BIZ BUITT.
| The trustees of the Cornell Methodist Episcopal
| Church yesterday filed plans for a new chapel IN
| Seventy -sxth-st. west OIL Secohu-a'e'' 10 oo9'
| 10000.
PROGRESS OF TIE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL;
| In the last week twenty-five feet OF the Hudson
| River Tunnel were built on the New-Jersey side OF
the river On the Now York side the iron shell OF
section fifteen feet long has been got ready ior the
| lining of masonry.
| FOUND DROWNED AT THE BATTERY.
| The police of the First Precinct yesterday found
| the body of IN unknown about fifty years old,
short and stout, with bald head and clean-shayed
| face floating IN the Battery Basin. The police
thought that the body had been IN the water about
| three days.
| TO CONSIDER CLAIMS AGAINST RAILWAYS
| The subcommittee of the special Committee on
| Railway Freight Grievances Will meet at No. -
PcarlSt day to consider the c1ims filed prior To
bringing suit against the railroads for damages re-
sulting in the delay of transportation pending the
recent strike.
| KEEPING A SHARP EYE ON a CONTRACTOR.
The work of retooring the rotunda at Castle Car
| den was interrupted yesterday by Master Mechanic
| Robert Christian, who discovered an attempt on
the part of the contractor TO substitute heIn0ck 1or
spruce tnbers. ] bore will be only short delay LII
| getting spruce timber.
| BRINGING ADULTERATED MILK INTO THE CITY
| on complaint OF sanitary Inspector lsham How
ard T. Clark express driver Of No. 20 k0ScllShO-
| ave. Brooklyn required to furnish bonds IN
| 5000 By Justice Patterson yesterday at inc lOmDs
Police Court for bringing adulteratcd milk INTO the
| city for sale.
| PAYING BACK PART OF \ BANKS CAPITAL
Under the decision of the Nassau Bank lStatel 20
reduce its capital from S1O00,000 to 100000, Its
stock holders are now being paid back 30 per cent
of their holdings in cash. The action OF the bank
was taken in order to reduce the burdens OF TAXA
| ton on its capital.
| FRUITS AND NUTS TO BE INSPECTED.
| A meeting OF about twenty-i produce brokers
afternoon at half past in the rooms of the Mercan-
| tile Exchange at Rcade and Duane-5ts. Inc meet,
ing adopted rules grading domestic dried fruits ana
peanuts and providing for the appointment OF TWO
| inspectors
| PRESIDENT ARTHUR's MOVEMENTS. .
President Arthur is evidently enJoSng himself at
his home on Lexngton-aye Although oihce-seekk-
ers by the call to him. none are admitted
| He has succeeded thus far in avoiding the atteD-
| tiOns which host of friends arc anxious to bestoW
upon him. Yesterday he drove out twice on private
bsine S. but spent the greater portion of the day
| at home i'll the disposal OF his correspondence
| WRIT IN FAVOR OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.
| Justice DonOhue, in the supreme Court Cham-
bers, yesterday granted writ OF habeas corpus IN
| favor of Theodore Gebert who is confined IN the
| TOmbs on a charge OF having murdered his nfant
| sepson By striking him the head with ham
| mer Geberts attorney to-day Will move TO nave
the prisoner released on bail until trial
A DISHONEST SHIPPING CLERK.
Paul Seaman, who has been employed III the store
| of Sewel d Erickson Nos. Gl2 and GA Broad
way. for ten years as shipping clerk and has been
stealing ostrich feathers and other valuable arti-
cles for nearly year, was arraigned III tue Jeiler
| son Market Court yesterday, where two
charges OF larceny were made against HIM, lie was
held IN $500 on each complaint ior trial.
ASSAULTED BY A BOY.
| Valentine Laura, age twelve, cabln-DOy, was
arraigncd before Justice Patterson yesterday at the
| Tom6s Police Court for stabbng Gitana Romano
| seaman on board the bark Maria, lying OIL pier No.
| Ia East River on August Ii. The wounded man
was removed TO hospital III Brooklyn. The prls-
oner was held to await the result OF his injuries
| BURGLAR SHOOTS AT AN OFFICER
| An unknown burglar broke into the liquor-store
| of Charles Diekman. at No. 100 Dclancey-st., at
| 4;30 a. III. yesterday and stole some cigars anu
| postage stamps worth about $40. AS ne was get
| ii " out of the store he was seen by Policeman
! Tucker of the Tenth Precinct, who attempted to
| capture him The thief drew revolver and fred
| two shots at the officer He made his escape after
| ward by running into alley, but he left behind
him the stolen articles.
VIOLATING THE LOTTERY LAW.
| Anthony ComstCck agent of the Society for the
| Suppression of Vice. arragned before Justice Pat
| tersOn yesterday at the TOmbs Pollce Court Louis
Pohl age thirty eight, of No 800 East Fourteenth
ST. and Carl Augustine, age thirty-tive, native OF
| Germany complaint of George h. Oran, for deal
nv in tickets OF the Louisiana State Lottery ut No.
| $50 BOwery on Angus. II and II. They were hcld
for trial each charge in default of 81 600 ball
| NOT ALLOWED TO LIE on A BENCH
Officer Driscoll, of the Central Park Police found
John NJ. Chew, age twenty, OF No; 1873 West Fifty
and arrested him. In the YOrkvile Police Court
yesterday the prisoners father, }. e. Chew.
| dealer IN Texas bonds and lanls at No. Wal-st..
| appeared and was highly indignant at his sons ar
rest Officer Driscoll charged that the offence was
a violation of a Park ordinance; but, IA the law had
never been printed. Justice Bixby dismissed the
complaint.
| civil. SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.
| Adoph Nelson John ID. Cole, Max A: Lesser and
| Samuel T. Jones have been appointed to 81 200
| clerk ships in the CustomHouse By Collector Rob-
| ertson. The appointees were selected, under the
| civil service rules, from the candidat who were
| successful at the January examination. From the
| January the
six clerks twentyi five day inspectors and ten night
| inspectors The candidates who passed at the ex-
| animation in July will receive appointments from
| time to time required THIS list, however has
| not been reached yet.
DEATTH OF NEWS AT CASTLE GARDEN.
Castle Garden never more devoid of news
| since il has been a landIng-place for immigrants
| than it was yesterday. The only Item of interest
| was a mandate from superintendent Jackson upon
authority from the Board TO Superintendent
O'Brien at Wards Island, to deliver to bearer"
| four fat pigs and receive in exchange twenty-hy
| small pigs. This transaction had no percepuble
effect prices for hog products on the Produce Ex
| change.
| SPENDING MOST OF HIS TIME AT SEA.
Captain Joseph Burley, who started on a hazard
Gus tourney III taking the small steamer General de
Zaldo from this port to Havana three weeks ago.
arrived safely at that port on Saturday last, trans
ferred the vessel to her owners and was on board
| of the steamer City of Washington on has return
two hours afterward. He arrived here on Wednes-
day afternoon and resumed his duties as first mate
of the City OF Alexandria, which sailed yesterday
for Havana Captain Burnley reports having
sighted the Russian bark Japan, of Sand Key, fla
on August IL.
BROOKLYN.
BJohn Buchanan, Stalwart politician of the Twen-
ty-second Ward. has been appointed =" boss mason
in the Navy Yard to succeed John II. Briston, OF
| the First Ward.
The SUN of $166 66S67 remainder of the amount
APPROPRIATED by the Legislature in 1880 to be paid
| by Brooklyn toward the cost of the last River
Bridge viii be paid TO the order of the president OF
| the trustees, Henry g. Murphy, on Saturday.
| Mrs f. ii. smith, age eighty. of No. 2l3 Guern-
sey-st, died yesterday from injuries received by
being run by furniture truck at Carton and
| MyTtle-ayes. Charles MatthlesOn, OF No ~
Myrle-ayc, the owner and driver OF the truck, was