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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
VESSELS DETAINED AT QUARANTINE.

The bark Annie Read, from Pensacola. arrived
Yesterday with a shlpWrccked crew on board She
was detained at Lower Quarantine for observation
On August Is. in latitude % 20 north. longitude
So OF west the Annie Read fell in with the Amer
Washington ID. e., partially dismasted and water
logged. Captain Lang and the crew, eight III all,
were taken OF the wreck also some provisions ana
a few sails. II being night, nothing more could be
saved On August -, Peter Peterson, seaman, a
native of Norway, died of yellow fever and was
Health Officer upon her arrival it was determined
10 detain her until she could he tumgated and
cleansed.
The British bark Chelmsford which sailed from
AspInwall on July 20 for Turks Island arrived at
Lower Quarantine yesterday IN distress. Five Of
hen crew being sick with breakbone fever, the
vessel put into this port Tor medical assistance.
CLn il under the observation of the Health Officer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
LIFE BUoYs PICKED Up AT FIRE ISLAND

The report that two hie-buOys marked "R0ucn,
Hayre" and two tenders marked ~ and al >"
had been picked MP on the extreme point of Fire
Island Beach on Wednesday, caused some inquiry
a. to the safety Of the steamship k0uen, OF the COM
pagnle Commemorate de Transports a Napeur Fran
caIse. This vessel arrived recently from liavrc and
on Tuesday sailed for New Orleans, so that II the
buOys belonged her II Is PROBABLE that they were
lost overheard before she reached this port. They
could have drIitcd to Fire island in twentyour
hours from AbseoOm. where the vessel was last seen
in good CONDITION, going south.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
, SECOND DIvIpEYD TO BE PAID.

Plantations are all completed for the payment;
by Kecciver James ID. Fish, OF the Globe Mutual
Life Insurance Company, OF the occohd ulvi"chu,
amounting to ten per cent to the policy holders OF
The company Notices have been sent to Poncy
hollers inclosng receipts TO be returned Tor the
checks that will be Immediately forwarded 10 'hei.
IN Wnud,,v the pa,ueut viii he begun. The first
dividend TO general policy holder, was thirty per
cent aud was paid in last January. The present
dividend. winch Will be distributed among over oVV
noIry-b0aers will reoulre for It's payment about
600 900 Exclusive OF dividend OF per cent
10 lie pald directly by the State Insurance Depart
ment, the further distribution of the receivers
assets will depend upon the outcome OF pending
litigation to defeat claims of former agents CT the
company which Mr.. Fish alleges are eXOrbltant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
ASSIGNMENTS OF pOLICE JUSTICES.

OF Police Justices to take bail at Police ieadquar-
tcrs during the month o. September: soon u.
smith, l, -. %; Andrew j. White, =, 10. - B
II. Blxby, 3, Ii, %; j. Henry Ford. 1, 10, 20 /;
Hugh Gardner 3, 10. y: james L. kllbrcth, q, u
- y. +. Morgan, 7, Is, 20 Henry Murray, >, ~
30 Marcus Otterbourg, ., 20; D. n. Patterson, Jrp
TO- II Maurice J. Power. ii, -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
HOME NEWS.
ppnMINENT ARRIVALS.

Fifth Aronue HofeL-General Thomas o. Os-
ho iI,i16 states Minister TO Argentine Republic
The Hon Richard W. Thompson. OF Indiana and James
n Warren OF Buffalo. Windsor Hoel-Reuben r.
snr"cer ~ Cincinnati and Theodore NJ. Pomeroy, OF
Auburn. n Y.....S Nicholas Hotet-Ross X; winans
~ "a aifimorc 800 Gilsey House-Judge A. H. Hagner, OF
The SnnreIne Court OF the District OF Columbia hoet
Brttnsicici-A. J. Cassatt, OF philadelphia HoDman
Ho1 sSJamcs A. Dumont. United States inspectorSien
eral OF steam Vessels .Nec York Hotet-GeneraI W. IL
Emory, u 8 A., and the Rev. Joseph Is. stratton OF
NalchcZ. Miss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
Suicide OF A GERMAN NEwSDEALER.

Henry Kupper. a German newsdealer OF No Isl
Fir,tave.. committed suicide early yesterday by
,hootinp himself near the County Court House IN
Iong Island City. Kupper formerly kept Ceer
shop at No. 33l East Ienth-st9 but he failed IN
NAV last AT that time lie owed ~ to jacob
Tw1pert the brewer. and "a judgment for the
amount of the bill was obtained against him IN
court recently he raised the money Win consider
able difficulty and lie ieit ms home Oh hulsuay
urn and it was LEANED that he had not PAID the
III I,ve-cent piece was the only money found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
Announcements


But suppose "A irghtiul attack of summer
conpaiu ci,e- yon middle of the delight
might whore you Iha depends ON whether or not yon
have Iutilco PERRY DAVIES PAN KILLER Policeman Daut
Roche.for s. mat Dis daughter her
school friends thus attacked place
Had not kLER that night mi glt have
last when yOu PicK unk the scashoie
remember that th may you VAL
suddenly neod PAIN hlLLkL"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02

The police were instructed yesterday to look foi
Hiram Luther Weeks, produce merchant at no.
~ Gaus,, oort St who is described as thnty-nine
years Old. short and stout with a brown mustache
and bald head. Mr. Weeks lived az Great Neck,
every weekday TO open lis store On sunday he
left his family at Great Neck. intending TO stay
all night il tn. city. lie was III the ncghborhood
of Gansrvoort MARKET on Sunday afternoon, but his
store was rot open on Monday morning, and his
friends have not been able to get any trace OF him
since then. Ii was said yesterday that Mr. Weeks
was a man of steady habits. He probably had
several hundred dollars in his possession when lie
disappeared. HIS friends fear that he has met with
foul play. When he was seen near the Mari et on
Sunday he wore a blue flannel suit aud Il Mack .
NAV hat lie carried a gold watch and chain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TUE CASE OF MRS. MONTGOMERY.

The case of Mrs Montgomery; who escaped from
he New-York Hospital on "Wednesday morning
wearinp ONLY nght-dreSs, and who mas since p'eh
confined in the pavilion for the insane at Bellevue
Uosnital is still a mystery. The woman was cN-
amiped Yesterday afternoon by DR.. w. l.. Hardy,
musician of the Tombs who is an expert III lnsan-
" lie pronounced her temporarily insane. but
nm Monday will make another examination before
ordering her removal To a TRIBUNE reporter Dr'
Hardy said: W. , 49,,
:. The woman is suffering from st. Vituss dance
She SAYS that she has had malaria and that is very
likely. That she is temporarily insane haven q
douht but more than that cannot say untl MN
dav Perhaps some of her relatives NAV turn w oc
fore that time and may find out somethhg Muou
her previous condition, which Is an lWpvoi 1ai1u
thing in such cases. The woman Is IN nlsuitS
nervous condition, and talks incoherently ou, sue
repcats i'm substance what she said 10 MI Lahcnsoi
which was reported in The TRIBUNE oil thls ihoiH-
ing" A., ,ortoomarv
Previous TO her arrangement Mrs. MohleolneirE
had been cuplo, led by James II. Lancaster consult
,nc engineer of No. o. Lberty-st, as a ie"cn1I Oh
mechanical drawing. Mr.. Lancaster knew h1imug
81 Mrs MontaOmcry's affairs until he took hcr TO
,hc bosnItaI on Tuesday. She then conhded 10 nm
that her husband had sent her word OF the death Oh
q gentleman TO whom she had once been engaged,
DR. Sweetland. and the shock hgd been very great
70 her Mir Lancaster SAID yesterday that he Vas
convinced bV her manner and bearing that MIS-
Montgomery Is a woman of culture. lie hopcd lna'
some of her relations would soon come TO her assist
unce meanwhile he would see that proper attention
was paid to her wants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
COMIC OPERA MANAGERS PLANS.

~
Miss Helen Lenoir agent for X. UOyly Carte,
the comic opera manager, arrived in TINS Guy lIoIn
London yesterday morning ihiBuNE aopoi NJ
called upon her TO learn something aDont M.
Carte's plans for the coming season. MISS Len90Ir
said +: q Mr. Carte has made arrangements with MT
Henderson, Of the Standard hea}r t IGT br rG Of
which is hy Park d Paulten ana the MUSIC ,'
by Bocalassi. and of Gilbert and Suvan's new
work THE Princess The latter opera is III the
favorite VEN of the authors of Patience,
Young man who has reached the age OF tWen'y
five has a fairy mother who never grows oio', p'iu
remains at the age of seventeen. This yonlh loves
village maiden, who is also beloved by her guard
IAN the Lord Chancellor The Chancellor mas 70
get his own consent to his suit and sorey puzHleu
thereby. The young man Is found by ms s"or. 5
heart talking TO ms yOutmul nlo'HI This Is
is taxed with beng false. lie says , dmaJ u
my mother and is OF course hut "'s cam.
not tell much about them, having had 100 htCn w
do in engaging company and preparing cos,u, ne
TO hear much OF the opera, me mat cnor u oN and
WaV represent peers each in his proper looe anu
cor0net and III one scene they march across 'ne
stage playing brass instruments. me Moi i, -
Mcssrs Gilbert and Sullivan are under contIacV, 20
come over 10 supermtend the produclioh' pui AZ,
Sulllvan's coming depends upon his health; when Is
not good We have engaged Richard Mansfield,
a comedian; Arthur Rousby, a line paSSo' ana
Twelve young ladies' all new to this country, VINO
Will sing minor parts. The opera VIII De ready loI
production about the middle OF October. $50
- Les Manteaux Nolrs is the story OF village
belle who is betrO he'd 10 miller. She Is rescued
from danger by a cavalier III black mantle ana
falls IN love with his voice. Complications ensuc
from her being abb, to recognize him only by MS
mantle when the King and MS Lord Chamberlain
arrive aud assume similar parts Tor disgulSes.
there is a great deal of fun III the opera
and the music Is tunefu, though not eaborately
scored. We have also brought over KIP van
Mmklc and the Vicar of Bray, both OF when
Will be produced during the seas II, though no ar
raugements for that purpose have yet been maze.
II has been stated that George GrossmIth
would come over, but owing to the large number OF
entertainments winch he gives at houses OF the
nobility III London, 1t pays him better to stay
therc.D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
WHAT rs GOING ON TODAY.

Autumn Meeting COncy leland Jockey Club.
Arion Society sImmerniShts festival
Cricket match at llObOkcn.
Greenwood Lake regatta.
Bicycle race ut Polo Grounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02

or the body Kupper sixty years Ola, ~ on rs
believed that his mind had become unsettled Oh
account of his business troubles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02

"sEEMs! I KNOW NOT SEEMS" SAID HAMLET
BUT THEN HAMLET WASN'T IN THE CLOTHtya
BUSINESS. EVERY MOTHER or A BOY REALIzEs
THE IMPORTANCE OF SEAMS, AND STRONG oyps
AT THAT. IN THE GARMENTS HER BOY WEARS.
AND 50 DO WE.
IN OUR CAREFUL PROCESSES OF MANUPAc.
TURING MEMS AND BOYS CLOTHING EVERY
SINGLE DETAIL OF CONSTRUCTION RECEIVE
CLOSE ATTENTION. THE SEWING Is DONE WITH
ONLY THE BEST THREAD AND WE sELDox
HEAR OF A GARMENT RIPPING. WHATEVER WE
SELL IS WARRANTED BY THE AGREEMENT WE
GIVE WITH EVERY SALE. WHICH LEGALLY
BINDS US TO RECEIVE BACK UNSATISFACTORY
GOODS AND REFUND MONEY.
WHOEVER THINKS OF BUYING CLOTHING TO
DAY SHOULD EXAMINE OUR STOCK BEFORE DE.
GLIDING on A PURCHASE ELSEWHERE.
STORE OPEN UNTIL o O'CLOCK TONIGHT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
THE r1Rr1 slit or MAYOR TAUssIG.

An examination in the case of Z. A. Ransom,
Editor of Tie Hudson County Ltdgcr who 70 charged
with having published libel on Isaac w Iaussslg'
noon in the second District Police Court III JERSEY
CIV. before Justice Lawrence. CORPORATION Coun-
sci Albeit appeared for Mayor laussig and Mr.
Ransom was represented by Asscmblyman Thomas
Y Gator Mr. FIenmlng and :. b. Ransom, the de
PENDANTS fai her Mr. Albeit read the alleged
H6ellous article, which advised the Mayor that he
ongt TO mi stop 10 rum0Is in circulation that he
hal demanded and received 5000 Tor signing GER
tain railroad ordinances, and that SIX Of the Alder
men had received 1900 each for voting for the or
G,nanors. Mr. Albeit urged that the defendant
sInuIi be- held 10 await the action of the Grand
.Ipry. Tie counsel ior the defence moved that Mr..
Ransom should be discharged on the ground That
ihe article was not IibelOus that no evidence had
hon adduced to show that 1t false and that no
malice had been shown. Justice Lawrence re-
served ms decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
MARINE INTELLIGENOE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-TODAY.
sunrses 5:2S sets rss 9:25 Moons days 20
HIGH water TODAY
H. W-Sandy Hook IlOs GOV Island, lljl. Hell Gate 40
PM.-Sandy Hook, 1875, GOV Island, - lieu Gate lao
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
COMMISSIONERS LOOMING FOR A sITE.

The members of the Government Cattle Con MS
sion visited the Custom House Yesterday and. alter
a conference with Collector Robertson, they went
with HIM to examine land at Sandy look, owned
by the Government. site for the proposed quar-
am me for imported cattle The instructions gwen
the commission by the Treasury Department re-
oulre the selection OF land already owned ny iI,e
Government Whenever II affords IA suitable site. 1t
was i'm compliance with these instructions that the
commission visited Sandy Hook yesterday other
sites will be inspected tetOre any decision VIII be
made The commission is composed of Mr.. Sanders,
OF Chicago, Professor James Law, OF Cornell Uni
ver,ity and Or ThayeT. The two last named came
from Boston on Thursday night Mr. Sanders ar
rived on the previous day frOm visit 10 baltimore
and Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE POLICE.

Police Commissioners Mason. Matthews ana
Nichols had meeting yesterday TO pass the monthly
nav rolls ANA 10 transact some business OF minor I'M
rlrtance President French was not IN tue Guy,
Mr Matthews and Superintendent Walllng nav e
not vet prepared the report OF their Inspection OF
the police departments of Paris and London anu
# will not be presented to the Board OF Ponce PROB
ably for several weeks The Commlssione ;
passed resolutions restoring 10 full
the force Patrolmen John j. Mccarthy and Jenn
Mohr Who were dismissed and then reinstated nv
order of the Supreme Court The action OF the
commissioners was based an opinion by CorPo'
ration Counsel Whitney to the effect that the
taxing of an appeal does not stay the execution OF
the Judgment of the court below A commohlca-
non was received from the counsel OF the hncker-
booker Ice Company asking that the ponce
Throughout the city be instructed 10 Keep children
from stealing tides the rear platforms OF us
WAGONS # was asserted that many accidents 10
chldren in the streets could be prevented II the
law which provides .or the arrest OF children iOuhu
riding OF rear platforms were enforced. Tue letter
was referred to the SUPERINTENDENT. Permission
was granted to DetectIve-Sergeant DorcY 10
receive a check for 5000 from the Belgian consul
Charles Mall in TecOgpitOn OF his services III the
pursuit of Leon Bernard, the thieYng canon OF
lOurNay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02
SEARCHING FOR sHIpLEY'S AsSAlLANT.


James Shplry. the young man VINO was st o'',,>
down in R,ngton-st. on Thursday nltn' inpol
cred cons iousneSs at the Chambers street i0Sp'al
yesterday after the Surgeons had removed sp I
fragments of bone from his forehead MS STU it
j. said Ia he fractured SO badly, however that
there IS little hops of his recovery. The surgeons
would not permit him to talk Shlpiey Is s,eue .
nainfrr and has n young wife boarding at NO 10
Prince.st. lie belonged TO a social club having Il
room in the basement of No. 10 klVIngtoh,st;,
The two prisoners Simon StageiiH anu IrahGIs
Mccormick who arrested on lhurbdaE hIShV
ON srslIclon of beng concerned IN the attack upon
Sn,mi'r were taken TO the Essex Market Police
Court Yesterday and were renauded untll to-day
They were net identified. and the police think that
neither OF the men struck the muTdeI0uS blow;
Search is being made for Il young ruihan deScrloeu
AS short and stout with clean-shaNed lace; VINO WAS
seen TO strike Shpley with bale->uck. Jan es
Ma. Inn and lanes Callahan two members OF the
social cuD told the police that they saw the ploT
struck They were standing III front oil the cruz
ron,,s tncv said talking with Shipley, when
younc man wearing blue Jumper \" crossed . tne
street and struck their companion without "oiu
q warning. They saw Shipley fall ami they chased
the assallant until they lost sight Of him III crowd
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-02

MAsPEm.-Mr-. Fannie McGill vas arraigucd be-
fore Justice MChcuna yesterday on the charge of
attempting to hoisrwnip her biOthcr-u-law, Joseph
McGill, Ia the street. She pleaded guilty, and was
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-26
The Panama Canal.
From the Economist.


The Panama Canal Company has held
its first annual meeting of shareholders
The operations during the first year have
been quite preliminary, but NJ. de Les
seps, in the report read, reminded pro-
prietors, who have manifested some i'm
patience to see the digging of the canal
commenced, that according to the origi-
nal plans the period of organization
would not terminate before the end of
1882. The results attained, he said, had
only tended to confirm the belief that the
canal could be opened within six years
from the commencement of the work of
excavation. A great portion of the
geological formation through which the
canal will be made had been classed as
"hard rock" but more complete surveys
have proved that much of it consists of
sand, common earth and soft rock that
may be excavated without boring. This
discovery will permit the company to
effect considerable saving in the cost
of the work. Returns of the sanitary
condition of the isthmus also show that
the death rate among the personnel of
the company has not exceeded that
among large assemblages of workmen in
Europe. During the first four months
of 1882 the average number of persons
employed was 1000, and the number of
deaths from age, accident or malady
averaged six only per month. The first
call on the capital subscribed pro
duced sum of about "a, 000,-
600 francs, of which 40,0O0,000 still
remained unemployed at the end of the
year, and the second call of 1876 francs
per share on $4,000 shares made at the
commencement of the year was duly
met. 1t was originally proposed that of the
600, OO0, 900 francs required for the con
struction of the canal, 300, 900, 600 would
be obtained by shares and 300, 900, 900 by
the issue of bonds. The meeting author
lied the board to issue the first series of
$50, 900 5 per cent. bonds. OF that loan
sum of 10000, 600 francs will be en-
ployed for the payment of the last four
annuities of the purchase of the Panama
Railway By that purchase the com
pany secures an entire monopoly in the
transit across the isthmus, and will be
able to utilize the railway, its wharves
and quays for the construction of the
canal.