New-York tribune., 1882-02-28
NEW-YORK CITY.

Jerome b. Parnentor OF Troy.
NEW-YORK CITY.
The will of the late Elijah Ward was filed yes er-
dav for prohate The tcStatOr hcqucathes ms cntre
estate to his wife, whom he appoints eXecutllX'
Commissioner Coleman has announced to me
cartmen in the employ of the street CIcanihE 10
parlment that their pay Will be Increased 10 % oo
per day.
FRIGHTENED HORSES IN BROADWAY.
Two horses attached to a barouche became liil-
manageable in Broadway near FOurteentll-St yes
tcrday afternoon and dashed against street-car,
slightly injuring OF the car horses Inc car was
crowded with women who hurriedly sought safety
on the sidewalk.
APRIL AIR IN FEBRUARY.
The bright weather of yesterday tempted croWus
of people 10 the Battery, The seats were SAG ,
missed and in their place the long mes of chains
were brought into use. Large numbers OF people
went down on the ierryboats to Staten Island solely
for the pleasure of the trip
ADVANCE N CEREAL FOOD.
The advance in breadstufs at the Produce EX-
change markets Yesterday was sniiiclehl 10 cIlpTh
the export demand. the dealings beng prmclpliiy
for speculative account. Wheat closed from 10
y cents higher than ON Saturday. corn p ot cent
and oats from y to 81 of a cent a bushel higher
FUNERAL OF MRS OBRIEN.
The funeral of Mrs Eliza O'BTlen, of No. IL North
Madison Square was held yesterday morning IN st.
Ann's Church in East Twelfth-'t Mrs OBrle9
was the mother of William and John OB1en, wan %
Street bankers She was n descendant OF unG Ht-
gucnot family of GuiOns, of New-Rochelle W est
chester County.
SALE OF THE STOCK OF c. NUGENT & co;
The Sheriil7s sale of the stock OF g. Nngent " %,
morocco manufacturers. OF Newark, seized III their
store at Spruce and William sts., took place yester-
day at No. 27 East Broadway. Receiver trelnEE-
huvsen represented the Mechanics National BANK,
of Newark and there was a large attendance OF the
trade and the prices Of the goods were Satisfactory.
rXONERATING A DOCTOR.
Mary j. Trnscott nurse, eaied at the once oi
Il, 1sS1 and requested medical eXamnatl'n;
AZ her desire he placed her under the influence OF
chlorolorm and ether, which cause. Paralys GI r te
man held All Inquest and the jury eAohclated d.
Cleland.
COMMISSIONERS BUYING GOODS on CREDIT.
Pending the action of the Legsl ,ture on the De-
ficiencv Appropriation bill Oi $4,000, the Com
missioncrs OF Emigration nave been enabled 10 puT-
chase supplies for Wards Island on credit. 1t would
have been necessary otherwise for the ConmSslon-
ers of Charities and Correction TO take charge OF
the 752 inmates on Wards Island as they couIu hoI
have been turned adrliL
ESCAPING FROM BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
The police o. the Steamboat squad recently ar
rested James Calaghau, a river thief ON charge
OF stealing a coat from the steamboat Saratoga
The prisoner was sent to the rombs lie com
plained of Illness and was taken 20 Bellevue Hos
pital. On Sunday he managed to escape from the
hospital. and his absence waS not known untll he
had been gone too long to be ovcriaken.
THE CASE OF MRS. GENsLER.
Justice Donohue. in the supreme Court, Cham-
returnabe to-day at half-pa,t o'clock in favor OF
Elizabeth GenSlcT. who was commit leu WITHOUT
bail on Sunday by Police Justice Otterbourg TO
await the action Of the Grand Jury IN regard to the
charge OF perjury preferred against her by Heluy
Hermann, whose wife She asserts she Is.
UNSAFE BUuDITGS REPORTED.
A report was sent to the Buildings bureau yes,er-
! day tnat the primary department oi Grammar
! school No. Ii, in Seventecnth-st. between Eighth
| and Nnth-aves., unsafe. Ihe piastenng OF the
ceiling on the second floor sad to he loose ana
| liable TO fall The 'OaTd of Education was asked
! TO have needed repairs made Buildings at Nos. lG9
! West FOrty-hith-st. and go HudsOA-st. were re-
| ported unsafe also.
SMALLPOX CASEs.
! Three children were discovered suffering from
! smallpox Yesterday III the tenement house at No.
! 3OG West Thirty-seventh-St. IheX had NOT been
! yaccnatcd, although a case OF the disease was
! found III th, house zen days ago. Michael McCar-
thy, OF Colorado, arrived III this city yesterday and
went to the Reception losmt Il III the afternoon,
having been attacked with smallpox lie had been
| in Chicago for short time before he came Last
Ex POLICEMAN FITzPATmCKs CHARACTER
Bernard +. Fitzpatrick, the eN-pollceman, who was
! convicted of mauslaughter in shooting iolccn@n
! Thomas j. Norton, arraigned for sentence yes
terday in the Court of General Sessions District
| Attorney McKcOn moved that sentence be pro-
nounced AID said that the was not one III winch
mercy should he extended to the prisoner. Fltzpat-
rics counsel asked to he allowed TO prove the past
good character of his client and the case was ad-
! jOurned TIL to-day.
SUSPENDED FOR INsUBORDINATIoN.
Surveyor Graham has suspended Samuel e.. Ac-
! ton Subordinate Of his depTiment on the charge
! OF insubOrdInatlon. ii appears mat MI Acton op-
icctod to some criticism of his work that was made
by the surveyors Office and wrote an insolent let
/ ter III answer To it. The Surveyor gave hlln an 0p-
poItulty to withdraw the letter. aud on his refusal
! 10 do 50 suspended linn from duty. MT. Acton Is Il
brother of Thomas C. Acton, Assistant Ircasur.T of
| the United States at NeW-1Ork.
PROMPT HELP FOR AZ JNFQETGNATE WIDOW.
iii. X. NJ Nv. a. d." and Mrs. ". ii. Harris
each contribute - for Mrs Gordon, the unfortunate
| widow at No I'll East udred-and-twclth-
st. M" has also sent 81 t. IHE TRIBUNE.
| The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Church OF the
Divine Paternity, at its meeting yesterday morning,
READ the statement OF Mrs. GO.don's needs whic1
! was published in lEE Tribune on Sunday, and. 1T
the suggestion of the president, 80 collected
| for the SICK woman. The amount was sent to this
Office IL was stated that the society would assume
charge OF the case from this timc furnishing what
| assistance is required
ARGUMENT IN TIE MUTUAL UNION SUIT.
| Argument was heard yesterday by judge Blatch-
! fOrG III The United states Circuit Court on motion
| made by the counsel for j. H. Babbltt in his suit
against he Mutual Union Telegraph Company 10
have the case remanded TO the superior Court. The
motion denied. Later IN the day llr. McNamee,
COuns for the plaintlil, Obtained a new order from
! judge Batchford directing tue defendants TO show
cause why they should not carry out the stpu-
laton agreed to by the counsel III the sIit in the
! Suurrlor Court, by which the examination of the
defendants would proceed. The order Is made return
! able Tomorrow
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB Al DINNER.
| A dinner Was given by the Congregational Club
lasI evening ut the Turf Club Theatre, No. "a last
! I,cuty-,lxth-st. There were over hundred
| quests and members OF the club present
General Heath of brooklyn, sat at the head of tie
table and presided. The Rev; Dr. [. :; Robinson
| had prepared an address on ChuIcn MusIc dHI
! intended To deliver it before the club, but ac
| count OF sickness hc was unable 20 Dc present
After the dinner Edward kmbalI Of Cmcago, rc
larcd some OF his experience III raising money t'
! pay OFT church debts Mr. and Mrs StebDlns sans
| and there WAS a discussion on church music.
CONTEMPLATING TWENTY-FIVE CENT PIECES.
| Fritz Spieker, alias Francis Schroeder. wa