New-York tribune., 1882-02-22
NEW-YORK CITY.

thlrd-St., near lnlrd-aNc yesterday
The body Of a newly born infant was found yes
terday in the hall OF No. 100 MOtt-st.
Sanitary Inspectors seized 5,Oj9 pounds of un-
wholesome meat a. markets in the city last week.
The Corporation Council yesterday informed the
Board of Aldermen that it had no power TO rehiV
taxes rates for the supply of Croton water.
The lower story of the Twenty Second Precinct
Police Station was reported unhealthy yesterday
on account of the escape of gas from the sewer
Francis Rogers. age ten, who said he lived IN
Sprlng-st, was arrested on Monday evening, WIN
S3 10 which he had stolen, on his way 10 leXas
The New-York and Rotterdam Steamship Com
pany has extended its line, and number OF the
steamers will sail from NewYOrk directly to AM
sterdam.
HIS FRIENDS ALARMED AFTER ONE DAYS ABSENCE.
Frederick Durres age thirty. of Worcester, Mass;
came TO this city on Monday with several hundreu
dollars. He disappeared after visiting his motneri
who is a resident of the cy. His relatives can ma
no trace of him.
MATRON FOSTERS WILL.
The will of the late Flora Foster formerly malT3n
of the Tom5s was filed yesterday for probate, me
testatrix beqneatbs $500 to the Woman's trlSon
Association of NewYOrk. The rest OF her estate Is
divided among her relatives.
EXTRA MEANS OF VENTILATION
A communication was received by the Board or
Health from X. II. Macy 4 CO. yesterday 70 me me
effect that the firm would at once furnish extra
means of ventilation in the wOrkrOoms over lts
store, at Sixth-avc. and Fourteenth-st
Mr.. A>DEGBHT OFFICIALLY THANKED
The Board OF Aldermen NcS1eGuhy atOplcu lcS'-
luton rendering the thanks of the Mayor ana Com-
mon Council to william II. Vanderbilt for detray-
ing the entire cost of removing the obehsk from
Alexandria, Egypt, to its present site III OehtIai
Park.
A GOoIt REASON WHY A WILL WAS NOT VALID.
Surrogate Rollins revoked yesterday the probate
of the will of Emma Suffers. II appeared from lne
testimony in the case that the alleged VIII was eN-
ecuted a few minutes later than the law has ever
allowed the execution of will 10 take place. the
alleged tcstatrix being already dead.
CONTRACTING FOR A NEW SMALLPOX H0sPliA Az
The Board of Health Yesterday opened bids for
the erection of a new smallpox hospital on North
Brothers Island The lowest Old was ihaue i oy
Mahoncy q Brother builders, and the contract
for the work was awarded to them AZ TOO,oOO lhe
hospital is expected TO be a model building.
NOT HALF E~OUGH CARS.
InOuiry made of several conductors on the Maql-
son-ave. street cars showed that III spe OF al we
TO oyercrowding the managers seem TO have paid
no attention to the matter. :" What We need,' said
they "is more cars; we haven't half enough"
pgNURR1NG TO AN INDICTMENT.
Conductor George +. lianfoTd and brakeman
George Mchus were taken before Recorder omyth, III
the Court of General Sessions, yesterday morning,
but their trial adjourned by consent to the rst
Monday in March. Ira shafer, counsel Tor Menus,
filed demurrer TO the indictment with permission
10 amend it before the time OF trial,
DROPPED DEAD.
This afternoon William HAYES, fifty years old, a
seaman employed on the lightship of Sandy HOOK,
by Timothy Harrington and soon alter eNpreu
while seated on a chair. The body was taken 10
Murphv's undertaking establishment No. G3 Nladl-
son-st., and word was sent to the Coroners olnce'
DISTRACTIONS on THE WATERFRONT.
At n meeting of the Dock Commissioners yester-
day Mr. Lambeer called attention TO the lllegallty
of erecting she'd; on the waterfront property OF the
city resolution was adopted, ordering the Cum
nard and White Star Steamship Companies 10 re-
move the structures erected by them without per-
mission. In case this IS not done tney VIII oe lo-
moved by the Board.
DENYING THAT HE STOLE EELs.
Patrolmen Leary, of the Steamboat Sqnad, en-
deavored Yesterday TO defend himself selore inc
ees from a Fulton Market stand. He made a direct
denial of the charge, and he brought several W.T.
nesses who cOntradicted the testimony previously
given against the officer. The COMMISSIONERS le-
served their decision.
MRS. GENsIER HELD FOR Perjury, ,
Charles Hunt, of 20. 1876 Allen-sI. and ElzaDeth
Gensler of No. $40 Ludlow-st., DO of whom were
charged with perjury in connection with the Her
raiGned in the Essex Market Police Court. Justice
Otferbourg declined to entertain complaint
against Hunt, but held Mrs. Genser for examina-
ton in default of 81, 800 bail.
FAILURE OF AN ADVENTUROUS CRUISE.
Captain Harrison, of the steamship Assynan
said that Captain Beaumont, the sailor who starred
from London in June last with another sailor III the
twenty-eight-foot beat Norway for cruise around
the world by way of New-lorh, had returned safe
iy 10 London lie had suffered many hardshlps
and got no further than longitude 40 West.
ENDING PERILoUs OCEAN VOYAGES.
The German bark Oilers arrived yesterday; sev-
enty-six days from Hamburg. For SIX weeks Ill
succession she encountered westerly gales ana hur-
r1cancs losing sails, boats and bulwarks icr cab
jns were repeatedly flooded with water. The steam
ships AssyTian Monarch and the 1hingvalla report
that they passed cebergs and large fields OF ice on
the Banks Of newfoundland on Thursday ana FIJI
day last.
Justice Barrett, in the Court Of oyer and Iermi-
ner decided yesterday not 10 admit to bail John
OCOunOr who is charged with the murder OF ms
yyife in October last. OConnOr was tried a few
DAYS ago but tie jury failed To agree Justice bar
rett said that if OConnor was not tried again az
the March term of the Court OF General sessions no
would permit his counsel to make new application
for bail
TO SPEND FOUR YEARS AT SING SING.
Andrew Gawner, OF No. AS West FOrty-hfst-st.,
charged with stabbng his wife Ellen with table
knife on February l5 iniiicting wounds on the head
and arm pleaded guilty of assault yesterday III the
Court OF General Sessions, and was sentenced by
Judge Cowing TO four years Imprisonment IN the
State Prison. William Dempsey, OF No. lob East
Eighty-second-st., received Lac sentence Tor
burglary.
BUILDING WITH A DANGEROUS FLUE.
An anonymous letter was sent to the Board of
Health recently stating that there was a dangerous
fue in the building at No $50 Broadway. Some of
the offices in the building il was stated, filed
with gas at times and the occupants were afraid of
a disastrous fire. Sanitary Inspector X. ). Tracy
examined the building complained of, and he re-
ported yesterday tilat nue. apicllcu 10 DC uai-
gerous. On his recommendation information OF the
complaint was sent to the Fire Department.
ACQUITTING WITHOUT LEAVING TIE BOX.
Antonio CapOrella in January last struck his
brother over the head with poker, and from the
effects of the blow the brother died. CapOrella
indicted for murder III the first degree and his trial
took place yesterday before Judge Barrett 1t was
shown that Caporella's brother came home drunk
and began to kick and strike the prisoners wife.
The prisoner intcrfered 10 save his wife and the
fatal blow was struck in her defence The jury ac-
quilted the prisoner without leaving the jury-box.
MARRIED TWICE BY THE SAME MINISTER.
Francis Ryan, of Thirteenth-st. and Avenue B.
was arragned III the Yorkyille Police Court yestcr-
day. charged with bigamy. On January 81, 1851,
Ryan. it is alleged. was married to Ida Wiley by
the Rev. j. Ii. Strausburg at the Wilet Street NJ.
d. Church. On February l6, 1881. he was married
TO Miss Maggie Lyons by the same minister and in