New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-25
NETWORK CITY.

thirl-st.
Mr.. Tower, the Supervising Steamboat Inspector
whose resignation has been requested. Is salo 10 DC
preparing statement in his own defence
CHEF GICQUEL BETTER .r
Chief Gcquel of the FIRE department, Is sun a.
the New York Hospital, hut he rs recovering lIoH
the Injuries he received at the fire IN Cherryst last
week The physicians say that he is not injured III
ternally and will be able to so out soon'
REPORT OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS
The animal report of the Commissioners OF Excise
70 the Board of Aldermen shows that they granted
9O75 licenses from May |. 1881, to April 30. ioSz,
and paid over TO the City Chamberlain receipts ioi
the same amounting to S51O,4ll 10.
TIE POLICE NOT SUSPICIOUS or FOUL PLAY.
The body of Peter Mclaughlin, who was drOwned
Sunday in an attempt to SWIM Twice "oLoS' ' ,,,t
North River at the foot OF tory,thlru-st mas no,
vet been recovered. The police have no Suspicion
of foul play in connection with the aHalr'
DECLINE IN BREADsTuFFs.
The bears" seemed to control the bIeadstnns
markets yesterday. wheat declining from ls TO ~
cents bnshcl and flour about ten cents barrel.
Corn also declined 1i2 cents bushel Dni suDse-
ouentv recovered to the closing prices OF saturday
Cash" oats were about a cent Dushei higher' anu
"options" a cent bushel lower
EXAMINING CIVIL SERVICE CANDIDATES: ,
AT the Custom- louise Yesterday the Board OF Civil
Service Examiners began the second seml-ahn9 l
examination for hs year of recorded candidates 1Or
vacant clerkshps in the Custom. House. Ii was eA-
pccted that forty applicants would be examined out
only twcntv-scven reported. Inc success III conl-
pctItOrs will not be announced ior seFeral uayS'
BUILDINGS REPORTED UNSAFE.
Examiner Mcnamara. of the buildings Bureau,
reported Yesterday that the freight elevator III the
store at No rs Ihomas-st was danSeIousy unSie
Orders were sent to the owners TO have 1t repaired
Immediately. The following buildings Were To- TO-
ported as unsafe: Nos 80 and l52 Suliv1n-st, lao
Elm-st. and 773 Eighthave.
TIL, PILOT OF TIE PLYMOUTH ROCK SUSPENDED
The United States Local inspectors OF StcainDoa,s
have rendered decision In the case OF inc coIison
between the Plymouth Rock and the breaH~a ~ In
the Narrows few days ago. The license OF W. j.;
Martin the pilot of the Plymouth Rock, IS snspended
for sixty DAYS for reckless navigation. captain
Malet of the Breakwater, IS declared Tree OF Diane
for the collision.
TIE FIRES IN THREE MONTHS. -
Fire Marshal Sheldon yesterday sent to the FIRE
Commissioners report for the Quarter emu lno
ing June 30 IN the three months liner "g,v Tres
was SG27 Sl5-$119,249 to buildings and ToOo3
TO the contents The losses were covered by insur-
ances amounting to $ilS7,36o'
ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE ALBION SOCIETY,".
The Albion Society held its ninth annual picnic
at Joness Wood Colosseum yesterday. i he attend
ance was small III comparison WI h that OF IaSt
wear There were twelve races. In the ha!l-hc
run. there werethrty nine entries and twenty start
cTs John Turtl jr, won the AIOlon cup " altvl
Lee professional, entered for tne thlee-ihle wdih
under false name, Out was Iuicu .ou' "' 'ooi 10 "
was recognized
ANTHONY COMsTOCK ACCUSED OF ASSAULT
Charles McAdoO, an elderly man, who was Tor
mery in the employ OF the society ipr Ie otppreS
at the TOmbs Police Court, to prefer charge OIL
assault and battery against Anthony Com5stock,
agent of that society McAdoo sAld tne ASSAULT was
Committed on July "a, when he called for wages
due HIM at the office of the society In Nassau-st.
The complaint was dismissed
COMPLAINTS OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS.
complaint was filed with the commissioners OF
Emigration Yesterday by several of the German
Imm1crant passengers of the Red Star steamship
iceland. which arrived from Antwerp, OF heagre
quarters poor and insufficient food, and BAD ven,l-
Iation in the steerage. testimonial from the
English immigrant passengers testltylng that The
accommodations were good, was presented by me
compInys agent. An investigation VIII DE maue
to-day.
THE REPORT on TIE NEw-YoRK POST OFFICE.
The report made by the special committee sent
ont nv the PostmaSteTGeneral 10 examine the large
most offices in the country has been prepared IN the
case Of New-York, ana has been sent 10 Wasnns-
ton. Ii recommends a reduction in the larger
salaries paid, but commends very highly the gen.
eraI efficiency of the administration of the office.
The examiners recommend the abolition OF lew OF
the Offices Ill which large salaries are pald
COMPLICATIONS ABOUT A BARK.
A motion was argued yesterday before Judge
BenedIet. in the United States District Court. to
compel Sheriff Stegman, OF Kings County. TO de-
liver TO Marshal Knox and Commissioners Lyman
the bark Lorena, which was hbellcd In the United
States Court The vessel is III the custody OF Sheriff
Stegman under suit III The State Courts, ana Judge
Haight has granted an injunction restraining Mr..
LYMAN and the Marshal from Selling 1t. Judge
Benedict reserved his decision on the question SUB
mtted to him.
STEALING PROM n MEAbfsh VI fhhSlDbNl >
Pedro Trinidad and Pedro Castro, residents of
the buckingham Hotel, and members of the suite
of the President of Guatemala, while visiting
Central Park on Sunday, approached 10y
Henry Harvey age slxteen,o OF NO 20 Ihltdave, who
snatcned IrlnaGads watch and handed II to CON
federate Harvey captured, when his con-
fedcrate handed the watch back 10 him and ran
away. Harvey in the YOrkville Police COut yes
terday was committed by Justice Otterbourg Ill
81 800 bail Tor tIlal.
STILL PLYING THEIR VOCATION AT CASTLE GARDEN
Tie Battery Park police officers have maze "A To.
port TO the Park Commissioners of the frequent I'M
positions practsCd upon immigrants by many of the
licensed runners" who are abOut Castle Garden
every aay This matter was called attention 10 III
Yesterdays TRIBUNE, but the runners were said 10
be plying their vocation yesterday. resilient of
I tins cifv who was mistaken for cOuntryman by
of the runners, was intercepted and asked II he
wanted to hire some laborers. nc runner repre-
scented that he an agent Of the Labor Bureau at
Castle Garden. superintendent Connolly, oil the
bureau, stated that he had no men employed for
any such purpose.
ROBBED or THE TROY BOAT.
William Cox, OF Harris Fails, took passage for
this city on board the C1tY vi Troy sunday
evening. Shortly after going on board lie dis
covered that lie mad been robbed of P4 IN money
and his berth ticket lie was told by Jacob BeT-
hams an empOyo OH board tne boat that John C..
Williams had Ills property When the boat arrived
AT this city, Williams arrested and the ticket
was iound III his possession. lie was arraigned in
tine Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, when
he stated That Bcrham had gwen HIM the ticket.
He SAID that be physician ana had lived in
Newark for eighteen years. Justice smith commit
ted nim.
HUSBAND NOT TO BIZ TRUSTED
James McEray, who On saturday night sprang
from the roof OF his house at No. $40 East Twenty
elghth-st. to avoid arrest, was atragned III the
| lOrkViile Police Court for examination YESTERDAY
lis wife stated that he attempted to shoot her,
when she took refuge under a table and atterNard
escaped from the room. Last May Mrs. McEray
caused her husbands arrest ANA commitment TO
the island for Six months ana after he had been
/ locked up for ten days she m1uced Justice Otter
bourg 10 grant his discharge she then stated that
To his Release she had paid prisoner named
OBrcn, who had occupied the cell with HIM %, and
two lawyers S27. Meantime McEray was recon-
mitted Tor examination.
ATTACKED BY TWO ROBBERS.
John HandTau, pilot, OF No. 2lS AdamS-st.,
/ Brooklyn, attacked by two men at the Bowcry