New-York tribune., 1882-04-06

parents were unable TO get any trace of MN nm,
| yesterday, when his body was found IN the North
| River near the Battery
TIE ACTORS FUND.
| The total amount of contributions received by A.
NJ. Palmer, treasurer Of tho Actors Fund, has no W
| reached the sum of $347 80 The returns from
the tickets sold by the police $l2,3is, aud from
| the theatres, 1851 So
DAMAGES For THE LOSS OF A HUSBAND.
Elizabeth IIaincs recovered yesterday IN the Su-
preme Court, q verdict against Walter Jerolamon
for 81 $50 damages for the death of her husband
who was killed by falling through hatchway Ill Il
building belonging to the defendant.
SUIT sCoNTINUED.
Judge Truax granted yesterday in the Superior
Court, Chambers. order of discontinuancc Ill the
Injunction suit brought by William II. Cameron
against the Mutual Union Telegraph Company to
restrain the issue of stock beyond $1.2OO.OO0.
TO AID THE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN.
Mrs. Lucinda b. Chandler will lecture in Steinway
Science TO Religion and Government for the bene-
iii of the York Medical College and Hospital for
Women. Mr.. Steinway gives the Use of the hall.
Oh INTEREST TO THE PALMER FAMILY.
meeting Of the members of the Palmer family
living in near the city will be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. in ST. Pauls Evangelical Church. IN
Thirtyionrthst., near Eighth-ave, to consider the
question Of holding another reunion next summer.
REFUSING TO TELL WHO SHOT HIM
Peter Mccormick, age fourteen, went to Bellevue
Hospital yesterday suffering from shot wound IN
the check. He said he had been shot accidentally
IN the beer shop at No. 800 East TTty-ifth-st. but
refused to tell who shot him. His home is at No.
6S West fortythird-st.
sINDRAM pENIED A NEW TRIAL.
Justice Barrett, in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner refused Yesterday to grant n new trial i'll the
case of William Sindram. who is sentenced to be
hanged on April p The moti9n was based on aiii-
dered woman, did not die from the pistol wound H.
fiicted by Sindram.
ORDERED TO BE DEMOLISHED.
Inspector Esterbrook of the Buildings Depart
ment, yesterday ordered the removal of the follow
ing buildings, which were declared to be danger
ously unsafe Nos. 135 Fors} th-st., rear, 40 Bay.
ard-st., and the store at the southeast corner of
Grand-St. and the B0wcry. No. lJ7 Broonc-st. was
reported unsafe also.
MFALL NOT YET ARRESTED.
John VI. McFalI, the house painter, who shot his
wife in East Twenty ysixth-st., on Tuesday still
at large yesterday, the police having failed III their
efforts to trace him Mrs. MeFalrs right cheek was
one of the bullets had lodged there. Her right eye
was dlated, indicating that the other bullet had
lodged near it. Dr. Bull probed the second wound
detect the bullet. Ii SAID that Mrs McFall had
a chance for recovery.
CARING FOR THE CITY's SCHOOLS
At the meeting of the Board of Education yester-
day superintendent Jasper reported that 1,131
truancy cases were investigated by the truancy i'll
spectors in March. OF these 252 were reported as
truants and 147 were returned to school. Ihe num-
ber of children found at work contrary TO law was
eleven Ii was ordered that the premises at One
hundred-and-fifth-st and Ihird-ave should be
leased for the use of the primary department No.
~ and also premises at Woodlawn for primary
school.
IN TIE STREET WITH A FRACTURED SKULL
policeman found man lying on the sidewalk
in Third-ave., near One-hundIed and thirteth-st.,
at 1870 a. m. yesterday. The man lnsensibe,
and blood flowing from his ear. AT the
Twelfth Precinct Police Station DIR. Steinert said
the man was suffering from a severe confusion; be
thought that his skull had been fractured by fall
The man was taken 10 the Niney-n Street Hos
pital He had not been robbed, two bank books,
a watch and ST. 73 were found i'll his pockets. The
bank books bore the name OF James Butler.
THE WRONG MAN SHOT
John L. GfeatheT, of No. llG Centre-st., and
William II. Giles, drivers of the Lackawanna and
Delaware Express Company, were in Wat-st. on |
Tuesday afternoon, when Giles man, whose |
name is not known, attempt to steal blanket from
his wagon. Giles caught him, when Timothy Flynn,
of No. Alb West-st. ran up 10 Giles aud struck him
on the lace Then both men started TO run away. |
thieves The ball struck Thomas Murphy in the |
face, and he is now IN the New-York Hospital. |
Flynn was held III $500 bail yesterday at the |
Tombs and Gilieather was allowed TO go on his |
parol.
THE HARVARD NINE IL THE CITY.
The MketTSPCli@ns Met prd Payed the Harvard Colege
" battery" Doyle and Rlpschlager, pitched and |
caught for the Metropoitans while Bean pitched I
and Nichols caught for the coeglans. The Metro
pitching was wretched, while the Harvards did well |
both in the field and at the bat. To-day the two |
mines will meet again. The score 10y innings was as |
follows the laryards playing nine innings and the |
eight
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DYING WHEN ABOUT TO LAND.
Mrs. Margaret Davis, with her six children, rang
ing from two to fourteen years of age The family of
the Rev. Theophilus Davis, OF Mineral Ridge, TrIm-
bull County, Ohio were passengers on the lnman
steamship CITY of Paris, winch arrived yesterday |
from Liverpool. Mr.. Davis left his family III Wales
several months ago and recently sent for them TO
come to the United States. Mrs Davis had long
been sufferer, and on Tuesday night she died on
board of the vessel Her body was taken charge of
buried at Wards Island. William Morgan. one of |
the passengers the City of Paris, took charge of
the six children and Will take them to their father,
in OHIO.
NEW COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING.
The members of tho Cotton Exchange yesterday |
voted in favor of giving the Board of Managers |
power to purchase a plot of ground and to erect |
building thereon, 1Or the purposes of an Exchange,
at a cost not to exceed SSO0,O00. The present |
bnilding is TO be sold and the proceeds applied |
toward the new structure. The ne Exehange o"d has
per cent interest, and has a standing offer of |
fl30,0Q0 for its present property. II IS thought |
ease the Exchange will only need to borrow about |
500 900. 1t is said that the building proposed to
be erected will insure an income Of $4O0 from
rentals, and give the Exchange accommodation |
free Of cost.
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT.
George Bloomfield, one OF the witnesses desired |
10y the prosecution In the trial OF William Tracey,
nd not answer when he was called upon 10 take the
witness stand. lie IS a Washington Market butcher,
and, being almost the only witness of the shooting
who was not professional gambler his testimony
was considered very important lie gave evidence
before the Coroner which bore heavily against
Tracey. Bloomfield was taken before Judge Cowing
Yesterday, having been arrested on bench warrant
charging him with contempt OF court. On the re-
quest OF his counsel he admitted to bail in
-, 800. The proprietor OF Sweency's Hotel became
lis bOndsman.
GIVEN TEN YEARS BY TWO JUDGES.
James Lawler, age Twenty-Five was before Judge
Cowing, yesterday, in the Court of General Sessions
Oh a charge of robbery. lie was convicted on sim
lar charge few days ago before Judge Glider
sleeve. Assistant District Attorney Fellows said
that he had accepted "a plea of grand larceny, al
though the facts showed the man to bo guilty of
robbery. lie did this because Lawler was to be SEN