New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24
NETWORK CITY.

STEALING AT THREE SCORE AND TEN:
On complaint of George Gibson OF 40; % W a pa
| ST Henry Watson, age seventy, and George BOW
man ace tventy-four were held for trial Yesterday
| by Justice Power Mt the Tombs for the larceny OF
seven reams of manila paper, vaiueu al %-A' hoi"
| his store. 1900, nov,
| Frederick OConnor age sixteen, OF NO. Duane
| ST. was committed for examination ny. JHAttiWTo
Power yesterday, at the Tombs for stabblhg VIII
! lam Frederick Hencken, of No. 73 Beach-st III tne
| public school IN North Moore-st, with dlrk Oh
| February D..
| TOO MUCH wHIsKEY EVEN FOR AN ITALIAN;
| certificate was received at the Bureau OF Sltai
Statistics yesterday that Vitro Laban, an la a.!
Street Police Station from acute alcoholism, caused
| by drinking pint and d half OF Whlshey on
wager -
The Hungarian Singing Society will give an enter.
tainmcnt at Stenway Hall this evening, IN ana OF
the First Hungarian Presbyterian Society. me ex-
crcises will consist of singing by the society ana IN
| strumental performances by well-known musicians,
| with recitation Of " kossuthS prayer Ai'er INC
| Battle of Kapolna."
rs NISErY-sECOND YEAR. -,
| The n;ncty-second anniversary of the Forsyth
| Street Methodist Episcopal Church Wi! take place
on Sunday. There will re services III the morning.
| afternoon ard night by Bishop Simpson, DI.
| Irrnrus Prime ana other cergymen. Thuriow
! Weed. J. g. Cornell and william hoyt exnect to be
present OF the debt OF the church 81 ,6oo IS has
| been pad.
TO Go BEFORE THE ADVISORY cOM>ussEoN.
Vicr-Prc.i .cnt IIeIck, of the Produce Exchange,
Yesterday appointed the following committee 10 90
| before the Railway Advisory Commission 81 me
trunk lines of railroads which will meat nths cry
the second week in March A. b. orr; tTa4N4LH
| Edison i. L. Liycrmorc, Leonard H3lriIhe, - -
| Iiichoy. Franklin Woodruff, David Bingham, = .
Clarl, James Niece, john Sinclair, john q. Dale
| Anderson FOw Ter and Asa Stevens.
IRON BROKERS DISSATISFIED
The committee appointed IN accordance VIM
re oluton m "A meeting of the iron trade week ago
10 consider the desirabuity of forming an Iron TX,
change in this city, ami to frame a constitution ana
bylaws for this Is not approved by the IRON prVkerS
They assert that their interest Is not rtpresthteu
and that the members OF the COMMITTEE are hoV
enthusiastic enough in gard to the proposition
The hrOh rs thrca, form an organization lude-
p nient Of The manufactures ana importers
No Monty FOR WARDS IsLtSD.
President iiurbnt OF the Emigration board
stated yesterday that there were ohiy enough pro-
Unless the Legislature makes an appropriation at
once Wards Island will have 10 be closed or me
Cominl ,.iOnars must borrow money upon Their IN
dividual bonds 20 maintain 1t until an appropfl-
alton is made. One vessel brought thirteen desti-
tute persons yesterday, among ON were one
luuatc two crpples. three with only one eye, ana
the others minors or more than sixty years OF age
To HOLD A SPRING MEETING AT CREEDMooR.
At u meeting OF the Executive Committee oil inc
National Rifle Association yesterday, it was de-
cded to rep0r to the Board of Directors in favor of
holding spring meeting There was some discus
sion among the members as TO how many DAYS tIlc
meeting ought 10 last. George j. ScabUry was III
favor of having it continue four, but resolution
that it should last only two days was adopted III
was also decided to report IN favor Of h2ulhg ino
meeting in the first week III June Inc EAecuJl'9
Committee organized yesterday for the year, ana
Major G. :. Schcrnerhorn was elected chairman
WORK OF THE BUILDING INSPECTORS.
The rear building at No. 1853 Sprng-'t. WnCn
was DAMAGED by the falling Of the top floor and the
front wall on Wednesday afternoon, was pronounced
unsafe by inspector OF the Building bureau YES
t.rday Mr. Hicks. the owner inspected the struc-
turc and said he would give orders in regard TO u
before Saturday. He thought he might want 10
tear down both the front ana rear buildings Oh ule
To-. in ttaIT nj
inr buldlrgs also were pronounced unsafe yester-
day: Nos. 20 Grand-st., - and 5l7 Canal-st.. Is
and 20 Lisp nard-st. $50 HudSOn-St, "to oPIIhg-
ST., and SO Bayard-st.
RUNNING AWAY INTO THE RIVER.
While Edward Lube, a milkman OF No. iZ3 sui
folkst, was making hls rounds on inc taSI Hne Gt
the city at Is n. H. yesterday his horse took fright
at First-avc and Thrd-Si. and ran away. l1u1ie
was not in tine milk wagon at the time the horse
horse ran toward the East River. Three hours later
John Jacobs u lab0rcr the pier at the 1907 OF
Stantol-si.. saw the wagon u2tlng aI ,ho emu ~
the pier an he secured II. Lu5les morse vas sun
fastened TO the wagon bat 1t WAS dead; Tho MIX
cans were missing, and it was supposed that tAey
had sunk to the bjt'Om OF the river.
KILLED IN FALLING FROM SHIPS RIGGING
Mrs Smi. Ia and her four children, the family OF
Captgin james Isaac Smith of the ship OF the same
name, which arrived at thiS port yest'Td5y trI I
vessel rs they intended taking Il voyage IN heT.
Her arrival however. brought sad news to the ram
ilv Captain smith, in a terrific gale on January
lt; went al0f to examine the sp2rS, rggngs ana
sails aud when on The ;oro-t0pSa YARD ne lo't HIS
hold and fell backward into the sea. boat was
iuwcrv, and his holy picked up II was iolnd thai
IN fallng hi, head had been cut open, ana he dlcG
before hc Touched the water. The vessel Is owned
by William Hickman & Co., of dorchester. ana
Captain smith having been great HVOfltc inc Nes-
sci was named IN his honor.
OBTAINING A STEAMSHIP.
Iulge Rccbc yesterday detained the steamer Me-
made bv Engineer James Blair for illegal dis
charge" The vessel is in commend of Captain 10
scp;I Burey. who took the AsuriaS, her sister SNIP
10 Vera Cruz, about four month ago. C2ptin bur
lev employ IN engineer by the name OF Lynch, VINO
engaged Blair to help him. The captain objected,
but said he could employ any other engineer. he
YES. eli was to sal Yesterday and Lynch started the
fires AMI raised steam on Tuesday; When lie was
told tina! Balr was no. acceptable lie leC the Nsse.
while team was up. BlaIr then brought SUIT against
Captain Buflcy for illegal discharge mt tine latter
asserts that Blair not eng lgcd by him. SUIT VIII
prohav b. brought against Lynch for damages Tor
leaving the vessel when She was ready TO SAIL ana
with no competent person on board to look out for
the engines. Other engineers We're engaged ycster-
day. and the Mcdellin will sail tomorrow morning.
BROOKLYN.
The tall chimney of Jewols mill which was left
in dangerous condition by the explosion, has been
torn down.
william Stone, of No. 80 Atlantic-ave., was con
victel Yesterday in the Court OF Sessions Of selling
policy slips His case is the first OF twenty-five TO
he brought TO trial by Anthony Comstock, who Sc
cured the arrests last SIMMER
The Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to pay
the bill of ex-Sheriif Thomas NJ Riley, of $2,9G3,
for expenses incurred in the recapture TWO years
ago of the burglars Porter and irving; OF the
Patslcn Avenue gang, who escaped from Raymond
Street jail.
John Mahon, age seventeen. of No. 1873 HUDSON
ave. was shot in the right breast on Wednesday by
Henry Cumghauer. IA bartender in a liquor store
nj Undson-aye aud PTOapcctst. His condition Is
regarded as dangerous at the Long Island College
Hospital whc.e he Is The police think the shoot
ing was accidental
The annual report of the Department of City
Works for 1851 has Just been completed by cx-COin-
missioner French. The total receipts for the year
were 81 Dos $40 II. OF this amount, $9l7, Oh 4G
was for water which, owing to reduction of
...-n .hu,r. n lnnrnl.e from lAsN of