New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-29
NETWORK CITY.

The members of the Columbia Bicycle School, at
Nos. 214 and GIG East Thirty -fourthst, VII, give
exhibition and reception this evening at oclocA
MR.. BIGIIN ExoNERATED.
Ex-Alderman Bernard Biglin, who delivers tne
city baggage received at Castle Garden, was sued
Elizabeth Coshinsti, who asserted that he had
rfied her bag in transportation. The charge vas
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
Catharine Stevenson, an lrishwonan who had
lived sixty years in this city, died from OLD age on
Monday in st. Elizabehs Hospital in West Yves
cate Of death to the Bureau of Vital Statistics yes
terday gave her age as 1O2 years.
NOT HELD FOR TRACTURING A TRANP's SKULL
Alfred S. Washburn, OF No. ~ West iwentyttsev ,,,
cnth-st., who threw the tramp John Mcmahon from
his house on Monday afternoon ana fractured IN ms
skull, and who was arrested for assault, was DIS
charged at the Jefferson Market Ponce court yes
terday. Mcmahon is still III the hospital
HIS SKULL FRACTURED IN TIE STREET
William Brown, age sixty. four, an Engllshman,
found last night in an 1nsensiDie GonHt1on nm III
the Bowery at Princo-st. He was bleeding, pro
fusely at the ears and it was supposed his skull was
fractured He was sent to ST. Vincents Hospital.
The police attributed his injuries to a fall.
4 LECTURE INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The lecture which Colonel Charles > Spencer had
promised TO give on Thursday evening before the
You: Mems Association of the Temple
Bet Fl has been indefinitely postponed because OF
the sneakers gong TO Albany to argue the case of
the murderer leighton before the Governor.
NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND IMMIGRANTS -,
Tho steamships Vandalia from Hamburg, with
900 immigrants: the Arizona from Liverpool
with 302 the Geser, from Christansend, with Sol
the Uabsburg, from Bremen, with 6SI the Mas
from Rotterdam with $40; and the ne hufter,
from Antwerp, with $50, arrived yesterday, making
total of 8, 5GJ.
The police of the Fifteenth Precinct found q man
with his skull fractured III the basement of No. 20
South Fifth-ave week ago. and sent him to the
Hospital The man h Teman GGo b Tde
MS James McI2ae. He could not cOnyerserationaly
however; it is probable that he will die.
THE DEATH OF MARIA MEYzEY.
The investigation in the case OF the Geatn OF
Road on Saturday night was continued yesterday.
Manager Ham sad i'll regard to the matter yester-
day that the company was perfectly satisfied VINO
was to blame for the accident but for the satisfac-
ton of everyone a thorough inquiry was being
made.
Judge Russell, in the Superior Court Special Term,
rendered decision Yesterday, dismissng the com
plant in an action brought by Joseph xon against
| Melville c. Smith 10 have an assignment by him
| TO Mr. Smith of 7Gj shares of the stock of the
| Broadway Underground Railway. Company set
aside on the ground that the consideration Tor the
assignment had not been paid.
A SCHOONER SUNK OFF LONG. BRANCH
CAPTAIN Triton, of the steamship Beneiactor.
| which arrived yesterday from Wilmington, reports
that he passed sunEen e1c opS Rrancb
The wreck lies directly in the track OF cOasting
steamers and is in dangerous position with hGr
is supposed she was sunk i'll the dense log on Mon
A LECTURE on CREMATION.
DR. T s Lambert delivered a lecture at the meet
ing of the Ncw-York Cremation Society last night
in the German Masonic Hall. entitled why Gre
nation Should be Approved" Seventy-hve persons
age y were present. The lecturer advocated the
building of public crematory by the city, The So
ciety numbers more than 100 members and has been
organized year.
ASKING THE AID OF CONGRESS.
The Board of Managers Of the National Temper
ancc Society Yesterday at No. % Reade-st
adopted memorial asking Congress to appoint a
commission of inquiry into the liquor traffic also
protesting against Senator Logans bill, To devote
the tax on liquors to educatlonal purposes, ana ana
asking that the constitutions of NeM-MeXlco and
Dakota be so amended as to prohibit the sale OF
liquors within their bounds
STEALING BILIIARD-BALLs.
William Mciienry, age twcnty-three, OF No 500
Firsi-avc and John II. Julian age twenty-five, of
No 322 East Twenty ninth-st., were arraigned be-
fore Justice White Yesterday at the Esse1 R Mrf fer
breaking into the liquorstOre at Nos. 100 and I6I
East Twenty-seventl-st. at an early hour yesterday
morning and stealing pool and billiard balls yalued
at $267 They were held for trial each IN default
of $500 bail.
RELEASING HEE RIGHTS UNDER WILL;
John Anderson, the wealthy tobacco dealer, i'll
his will, which recently admitted 10 probate,
beaueahed to his wife life interest IN the income
of 81 600, 900 in per cent bonds and the family
mansion in lieu of her right of dover. Mrs Kate
So 600 900 cash. released her rights under the Will
to John Charles Anderson, her son, who inheTts the
residue of his fathers estate beyond lew requests
TO other members OF the family.
CONVICTED BY ONE JURY WHILE ANOTHER WAS
OUT
James VI. Fuller, who has several aliases and is q
familiar figure in the courts of the city, was tired
Yesterday before Judge Gilderseeve on two lndct-
ments one charging petit larceny and the other
grand larceny His method was to rent an I'M
furnished room and to make use of his opportunity
to steal from the other inmates of the house. While
the Jury was out of the courtroom trying To- arrive
al decision in the of petit larceny, Fuller was
found guilty on the charge of grand larceny. The
first jury disagreed. The prisoner received live
years sentence.
CONCERT FOR NEwsBOYs.
Miss Henrietta MaTkStein last night gavc mu-
steal and literary entertainment to the newSOOys
who sleep in the East Side Boys Lodging House OF
the Childrens Aid Society at East broadway and
Goyerneur-st Over 900 boys were Ill attendance,
and many friends of the institution. The school
room in which the exercises took place was beaul-
fully decorated with flowers and plants. MISS
Markstein played several selections, many OF them
being those with which the boys were familiar. NJ;
T. Wilder humorist, rccited several pieces, ana
readings from Shakespeare ana Dickens were also
on the programme. Miss Markstein is soon to give
a concert TO the prisoners in the Tombs.
BROOKLYN
The trial of Alderman II. o. Jones was again
postponed yesterday.
the head with poker. and fractured his skull, yes
ffTdiy At Der On M N Rrd "ner0 DO'
The debt of 81 900 upon Souls Universalist
ssnas-l. =. eos,lL Mn haA he4n tniAA1. max
(53y W0y&g Commissioner Ropes YESTERDAY 0lS-
chaY0eA seven meD iD the Water PuVveyoTs Bureau,
making en- appointment i'll the place of only one Of
them The saving 10 the city VIII be about $1,000
q year.
MAYOR Low has sent 10 Albany the draft of pro
noscd act m regard 10 tAe matter Of rapid Transit
me snDstance Of " has been already Yrnted. K
provides for adequate compensation TO al properly
fopl DAMAGE done,
A burglar effected entrance into the house of Mrs.
Hnlen M Simpson No. 1913 PacIlc-st.. early yes