New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-03
NETWORK CITY.

THE LEASING OF COMFY ISLAND LANDS.
The Senate Committee on Towns anu Villages liloc
at the GIlsey House Yesterday and took testimony
in regard to the leasing of lands on Conoy Island.
One of the town commissioners testlhe9 tnaI anus
had been leased without tie meeting OF the Boaiu'
DISPOSITION OF THE BARTHOLDI STATUE.
II is stated that the Barthodi' statue of Liberty
is 10 be offered 10 Boston IL that city accepts que
offer it will be placed ono OF the Islands IN DOS
ton Harbor. The delay of this city III preparing q
pedestal is said to be the reason OF this possible
change.
AN OVER. CHARGE By A HACKMAN.
Allison IL Shaw, brokers' complained TO INC M 1
John Kearney for driving them from near theIr
offices 10 Forty second-st.. while the law only al
lows charge of S2 Evidence IN the ease was To
taken yesterday aud the Mayor reserved his ce-
clsion.
STEAM ESCAPING IN BROADWAY.
A loud Kissing noise that brought the loungers III
the CITY Hail Park TO their feet and startled 1he
passers-by was heard from near Broadway ana
ChamberS.st., about 10 o'clock last evening. a
large crowd COLLECTED at the spot where ~ VA
found that the steam Heating company vas let.lns
tIe steam ont of its pipes. cloud OF hot Vapor
filled Broadway down as far as the Post once
BIDS FOR A STORAGE RESERVOIR.
Bids were opened YESTERDAY by Commissioner
Thompson of the Department of Public Works, and
Controller Campbell, Tor building new reservoir
for the storage of water at Rye Ponds, WesoheSter
County. The bids were as follows: Dnnn d IhelaR
$50, 79s so; W. Phelan, $G0, 79S 80; Sullivan a.
King $4l .097 3d. George Satteriee, S3o,oeo oV
and Il. +. Hendricks, $35,914 40.
THE REV. MR. VAN DYKES CALL
meeting of the Pre- sbytery OF New-lork was
held yesterday morning the Scotch Church Per-
mission was given 10 the BRICK Church 10 prosecute
a call before the Presbytery OF Newport, Il, l., 10
the Rev H. j. Van Dyke, jr., whom 1T has ALREADY
called 10 succeed the Rev, DIR. Beyan HIS salary,
If he accepts the call, will be $4,000, WITH lur-
nished parsonage
HoRsFsEOERs OPPOSED TO MACHINE WORK.
The custom horseshoers III a few shops yesterday
struck against the Use of machne-Inade h0rsesnOes
I'm some OF the shops the men received the desired
concession without quitting WORK. To-Day conia M
tees will endeavor to extend the strike to all the
custom shops III the city. About half the members
OF the Boss" Horseshoers Union are Ill favor oil
disseminating the use OF machine Shoes
PAPERS AT THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
meeting Of the New-York Academy OF sciences
was held last evening at No. u Vest lhrty -nrst-
st. Papers on " The characteristics OF new sPsC1
linen OF bird of the family Cypselline" and "A
newly discovered absolute limit to economical eA-
pansiOn in steam engines were READ 0y frolessors
Thurston aud Lawrence. Professors NewDury and
Leeds made short addresses on tnelf discoveries ana
observations Ill the last summer.
THE CASE OF ZACHARIAH SIMMONS.
In the Court of General Sessions, yesterday, the
case of Zacharah f. SYMPTOMS, who was indicted in
January, 1851, for violation of the Lottery law,
was argued before Judge Gldersleeve by John
Graham. The counsel presented the second part OF
the exception that lie took TO the competency of
the evidence and whether the testimony had sui
fcent weight TO warrant an Indictment Oelng
found by the Grand Jury. Judge Gudersleeye re-
served his decision.
III
There were recorded in the ReQster's Once yes
terday the purchase by Jacob Rothschild from
Charles +. and Edward v Loew, OF property on the
north side OF Fifty-seventn-st., 800 feet west OF
Ffih-aVe, % feet by 100 feet, and the conveyance
by MIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. Dunn 10 William d. Lee
of Newark, Ohio, OF house and lot Is Ieet Oy 100
feet on the east side of fih-ave., two lots north OF
Siyty-second-st. The sum OF $ll5.C was the con-
sheraton Tor which the first transaction was maue'
while S195, 600 was that of the other.
ENTRIES FOR THE COMING WALKING MATCH.
hp III
walking matcn were closed last night at The Turf,
Field aud Farm Office. The walk Will begin on Octo
Der %, at the Madison Square Garden. The entries
are George Hazael (championl, Charles Roweil,
George ID. Noremac Cameron, Patrick Fitzgerald,
John Hughes the Lepper," Francis ii. Hart,
Daniel nerty and Robert Vnt. They have depOs-
tied $500 each VITA hamilton Busbcy, the referee
anu stakeholder. The men are all III training
sTABBING A RELATIVE -FOUR TIMES.
In dispute between william H. OConnor and
James X. O'Connor, relatives, IN the tenement
house at No. 80 city Hallplace yesterday morning,
the former stabbed the latter iour times on the let
slde of the back. L. was necessary to remove the
OConnor was taken before Justice Murray at the
Iombs Police Court, and was held TO await the re-
suit of the injuries inflicted
AssAULTING MAN WITH A CHAIR.
BarthC lomew ONeilI, age twenty-six, liquor
dealer of No. 33S Water-st., was arragned before
Justice Murray yesterday afternoon at the lomDs
Police Court for violent assault on William Lar
kim a variety actor, i'll q coffee shop at NO. lo3
SOuth-st. UNeill Knocked Larkln down with
char tracturing his sKnil, and afterward he cut
bim on the back of the head with a KNIFE Larkln
was removed to the Chambers street Hospital,
where his wounds are considered serious, ONehI
was committed 10 await the result Of his injuries.
NOT MUCH ANNOYED BY THE BULLETS IN HIS HEAD.
William Scheever, who shot himself twice through
the head at Dutch Kills Long Island Cly on sun
day, was sremoved TO the Roosevelt Hospital
Yesterday. Greatly TO tine surprise OF PHYSICIANS,
he slept we'll during the night and yesterday MORN
ing he drank some broth with evident relish. Later
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Both bullets remain IN the wounded mans skull.
The doctors were reluctant to probe for them yes
terday ScheeVeT sat up bed III the course oil the
day. and conversed with those around nim without
any difficulty. He has transferred all his property
to his only daughter a young woman about
seventeen years old, who has been attending
bOardln school III tins city for some time.
DEsPoNDENT BECAUSE CROSSED IN LOVE
In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday morn
ing, George Barton. twenty-five years old. OF No.
4Z3 East Houston-st. was arraigned by officer
Welden of the Harbor Police. On sunday alter
noon the prisoner sprang into the East River from
the foot OF ThiTd-st and endeavored To drown HIM
self lie rejected all AID and was sinking a third
time when Anthony Bishop, of the police BOAT Pa
troll, sprang overheard without taking time TO d-
against his rescuer, who, however. retained hold
Oh him and finally brought MIN 10 the pier. The
young man, II appears. had been disappointed IN
love. He was fined $40 by Justice Patterson.
BROOKLYN.
Sheriff StegmaD yesterday renstated ex-Aldernan
William K. Altkcn as foreclosure clerk, and Daniel
Williams, the colored messenger who were removed
OH Saturday.
The sessions of the Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen
were resumed yesterday afternoon. The tax budget
for the fiscal year passed, ~ adopted by the
Board of AppOrtionmcnt. without alteration. The
total amount to be levied, exclusive OF the sinking
fund, is 81. 079,049 90.
Michael VConnor. of No. AIS President-st, and
john Fitzpatrick ot No. 301 Nevins-st., quarreled
IN Carroil-st., and the latter was Knocked down,
lie struck his head against the curbstone. fracturug
his skull lie now lies at home In "A critical CON
dition, and OConnor is locked up.
Henry ID. Woodwork. one Of the Oldest school
principals III Brooklyn, died suddenly at his home
No. 40 South FourGh-si., on SATURDAY night. He
WAS born IN Norwich, Conn., ia 1907. lie was at
time superintendent OF Public schools for Kings
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