New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-23

REPORT OF A BIBLE SOCIETY.
The Board of Managers of the American and
Foreign Bible Society held "A meeting yesterday
afternoon at No. 1l6 NasSau-st. The annual re-
port to bo presented this morning at the public
meeting of the society was read and approved The
ANNIVERSARIES will begin to-day at 10 a. IN. IN the
First Baptist Church, at Park-ave. and Thirty
ninth-st.
TO VISIT HIS HOME AFTER 4 LONG ABSENCE.
Among those who will sail for Europe Tomorrow
on the North German Lloyd steamship Elbe, Is
David We'll q prominent member OF the Independ
ant 0rier II tho R'naI Bjrth The members of his
lodge gave him a reception and banquet last night
at tho lodge Sir. We'll Ill his trip will visit
his home from which he has been absent thirty
three years.
GRoCERs FORMING An ASSOCIATION.
The retail grOccrs OF Newly 0rk and brooklyn are
about TO form themselves into an association Tor
| mutual benefit and protection A meeting of the
Brooklyn grocers will be held in Otten's Hail. tul-
ton-St., tomorrow and their brethren OF New1fork
will meet in Beethoven Hall in this city Oh Thurs
day. There are SAID 10 he 10000 retail grocers III
| the two cities.
RUN OVER IN THE STREET.
! car of the Avenue-C line yesterday ran over
Oscar Rocker two years old, and broke both his
| legs, injuring him dangerously The boy was
carried to his home at No. 1913 East ihrd,s4 line
age seventy, was knocked down by light wagon
in East Tmrteenth-st and injured seriously yesier-
| day. She lived at No. 81 BaXter-st.
NEw-YORK CERTIFICATE EXCHANGE.
| At n meeting of the New-York Certificate Ex-
| change yesterday the following officers Were
chosen President, Rufus H. Cole first vlce-pres-
ldent p g. Weaver; second vice-president, II. ID.
Olsen treasurer. w H. Ludlam; secretary, James
! Wills, aud an Executive Committee of seven. Ad-
mission fees were liked at $40 and annual dues at
So A meeting of the committee will be held to-
day to fix a date for opening the exchange.
ESCAPING BY LIQUOR-DEALEB's ARREST
| Officer Townsend, of the Thirty ecOnd Precinct,
! who is stationed Oh McCOmb'S Dam Bridge. started
OF Sunday in pursuit OF two young men who had
been amusing themselves stoning man He chased
them into a bOat-house the proprietor OF which,
| Charles Both, supplying liquor to a crowd OF
men. Townsend arrested Both. while the young
men escaped. In the Harlem Police Court yester-
day. Justice BiXby held the prisoner III 500 bail
| TO answer
| REARREsTFD on A CHARGE OF PERJURY
| John Casamitjano and Florcntis Babccount. two
of the witnesses in the Montcs divorce suit, were
| rearresed yesterday by Detectives Reilly and Won
Gcrichten on charge OF PERJURY IN the testimony
| preme Court. They had not appeared IN court
when their case was set down for trial and were
rearTestcd "A bonch warrant issued by Judge Gil
dersleeve. Pedro Montels went on the bond of the
two men, who gave bail for $1,000 each.
SEEKING A NEW TRIAL FOR MGLOIN.
The argument for n new trial in the case of
Michael E. McCoin. who is under sentence of death
| for the murder of Louis Hanier in December last,
wac had yesterday before the General Term OF the
| Supreme Court. McGloin Ill company with several
accomplices. went in the night to Mr.. Haniers
house for the purpose of robbing 1t. McGloin was
stationed at the foot of the stairs TO keep watch
| while the others committed the robbery. MIR.
| Hanier hearing a noise, came 10 the head OF the
stairs, and as he was about to descend, was shot
| and killed by McGloin.
COLLISION OF THE ALASKA AND A BRIGASIINE
| The Gulon steamship Alaska which arrived here on
| Sunday when about 200 miles east of Sandy Hook
on Friday night run into by the brlgantlne Cas-
ITALIA from Richmond, Me, for Philadelphia with
cargo of ice. The bowsprit of the Castala carried
| away about 20 feet of the Alaskas starboard rail
on the quarter. Captain Murray, of the Alaska,
hailed the pilotboat Thomas s. Negus and requested
her 10 give assistance II necessary, TO the Castaa,
which apparently only slightly damaged. The
Negus towed her into Newort harbor yesterday
| morning.
| THE CAUSE OF GUsTAvUs MEYERS DEATH.
An autopsy was held at the German Hospital yes
terday afternoon upon the body of Gustavus Meyer,
| the German who died there Oh Sunday. 1t was
| found that his death was caused by rheumatism In
both knees, anemia, and general iuanition due 10
| starvation. Meyer thought that he could cure oil
from ng od o0 aad 9Gd for nearly
| two weeks on pound of dried pruDes and water.
He had about him when he died gold. bank notes
| and certificates of deposit in savings bank,
| amounting to more than $4,000.
| DESERVING A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.
Elsie David, Russian woman, VINO arrived here
| on March IS with her husband and two children,
| was AL applicant To the Commiss oners of Emigra-
ton yesterday tor charity She stated that her nus
band was professional singer. aud that he was I'M
| successful in obtaining employment in any OF the
| theatres. On Thursday last, while she in the
kitchen, her husband packed up all OF his clothing,
with two gold rings, gold bracelet and 1000
| Iuubles about $500 belonging 10 the wife, and
took steamer for Hamburg. leaving her destitute.
She cannot account Tor his conduct us he had al
| ways been good 10 her.
- CONCERT MOI sloffED ~ Ihh foLiCE. 4,
Captain Petty and several officers OF the Sixth
Precinct entered the Atlantic Garden, at No. %
| Bowery Oh Sunday night, when concert
| gong on, and arrested Theodore Schnager the
| cashier, IA nephew OF the proprietor aud Matthew
| Fisher, bartender. for violation of the Excise
law, after the owner, Mr. Kracner, had disappeared.
They were arralgned before Justice Patterson yes
| teruay in the 1Onbs Police Court, and were re-
quITed TO furnish bonds each in 800. After the
arrests, business was resumed BY the propr etors
who sold weiss beer aud soda TO their guests.
THREAT AGAIssr THE PRESIDENT
An unsigned postal card received al the Post