New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-20

nmblican state Committee were kept at that bank
aud that they were made by General SuIIis as as
treasurer OF the commit tee. All cheeks drawn vi
the bank signed by General curtis, ana ~
dorsed by b. Plat Carpenter, the chairman oI tne
Alter Mr. Plattner had identified General Curtiss
signature to certain checks the case was ADJOURNED
TIL Monday.
SHOWCASES IN FOURTEENTH-ST.
The chamber of the Board of Aldermen, was
about half filled yesterday by merchants DONG
business III touTteenth-st., between broadway ana
Sixth-avc and property Owners in the same neigh
borhood who were interested Ill the ordinance pro-
hibing the placing OF On tn nd sFra
effort was made at the last meeting OF the BOARD
to have it rescnded Several votes were taken
and the whole matter was hhaHy re,
f-rred TO the Law Committee TO give
hearing TO the persons interested. fester-
day at 2 y. m. the hour named for tins.
Among the firms who petitoned the committee to
remove the showcases were H. ii. Macy d Co, >.
}. Dobson Miller 4 co0 Co. t Dsm l2;Sy
brothers Jacob ROtbschlJd Merlden Britannia
Company. Woods d Lowrey, Plympton d Co,
James McCreery d Co.. who own SIX oui onys,,
Albert Simonson of No. 80 East Fourteenth-st.,
comp aned that Jennings Demorest, the owner OF
adjacent property, had "a large bay WINDOW erected
on the front of his building. and now wished 10
have the showcases of his less fortunate nelghbors
removed. Mr. Simonson thought that if ne was
compelled to take i'll his showcase he might as well
90 out of business He paid rental OF $4,000
wear. lunOtuS " OOHoSHuc, W.
three cases front of his place When one OF these
had been broken he had found that his receipts had
fallen OFF III all were removed his sales would de-
crease at least SO per cent
George A. Hearn read letters from various prop
erty owners favOrlng the removal OF the showcases
Jacob Rothschild said that they gave the street ETA
common appearance He did not believe that they
brought trade to the neighborhood or to indivd,
nails If it should prove that their removal
hurt trade the persons injured couu
then petition for Their ., restoration esa ahnor
cases we're undoubtedly of some benefit as an adVer
tisement. lie believed, however, that they were
rapidly driving the best class Of trade up to twenty
third-st Some OF the persons VINO favored the
showcases opposed to pediers and vendors.
lie thought that they had as much right TO enclm-
Der one size of the walk the stOrekeepers had the
other. W. Jennings Demorests son sald tnat ne
represented property winch accommodated over
400 tenants, only three OF whom had showcases
ana two of these willing TO take them Ill II the
third would. Representatives of K. Ill. Macy a Co.,
Miller & Co., lie B0utiler Brothers and Others op-
posed the showcases as unnecessary aud an oDstruc
IlOn.
sderatiOn, and probably report 10 the Aldermen at
the next meeting OF the Board.
PRESENTATION TO HAMILTON BATTERY.
General Hancock yesterday, in behalf Of Alexander
terry F. 4th Artillery. This battery is the famous
Hamilton Battery, organized in March, 1776, of
which Alexander Hamilton was the first captain
Artillery. but when that arm of the ser
vice increased to five regiments 1t became
battery of the 4th Artillery. The battery
did goOd service in the Revolution and III every war
SINCE Mr.. Hamilton moved by respect for the
memory OF his illustrous grandfather and by an In
terest IN The service, had handsome banner made
in the form of artillery gudon and 1t was
yesterday presented TO the battery, at the
GENERAL GENERAL Hancock and the members of his
staff and the officers of the garrison were
scented by Lieutenant W. f. Stewart. Captain
Campbell the commander, being absent on de-
tachcd duty at Fort Monroe General Hancock
made the presentation speech and gave the guidon
INTO the hands of Lieutenant Stewart who made a
reply. Extracts from the official records
relating to the battery were read. Among
those present were General w. +. Smith, Colonel
Lawrence and Mr., Schuyler, OF this city, and
Colonel X. l.. Best, OF the Attn ARTILLERY, who com
manded the battery through the War of the Re
bellIon. After the ceremonies the officers and
guests took luncheon at the house OF General Han
cock.
ARGUING WITH A POOL-RO0M KEEPER
John Kali opened poo -rOom III Pleasant Plains,
s. L. a short time ago, which greatly dlspleased a
large number of the residents. Pleasant Plains Is
in Westtied. which has been known as the model
township for morality III Richmond County After
the PRAYER meeting in ST. Marks Methodist Episco-
pal Church on Thursday night, acommittee includ-
ing the Rev. Mr. Daniels and justice Halle, pro-
of tifteenball pool was in progress. The Rev. Mr..
Daniels addressed the proprietor, asking him TO
give W business which was destroying the morals
Of the young men. The village had here;
to:ore been gwen over TO CHRIST, and
the people did not want Such MlckcdneSs
carried on Mr.. Kali said that he had lived in the
town a number of years, and that he believed that
his character was good as any church members in
The place. As he believed that religion called for
honesty IN business transactions he cOnd not close
hi place and defraud those who had loaned him
money to start in business. lie did not wish to Go
anyone HARM but il was a question of dollars and
cents with him. One of the committee told Mr..
Kali that he should put more trust In the Lord.
After singing Glory TO His Name" prayer was
offered by the minister. The Doxology was lhen
sung and the committee withdrew from the pool
ToOn
NOT KILLED BY FALLING NINE STORIES
FredeTick Spangenberg, workman III Neldilnger,
Schmidt d Co.'s malt house at First-ave. and Sixty
fourth-st fell a distance OF nearly one hundred
feet Yesterday aud escaped death. lie had been at
work on the tenth floor of the building and wish
ing To avold walking down stairs lac attempted TO
lower himself 10y rope which lie thought was at
tacbed securely TO the drum Of a hosting machine
ON the floor above him. The upper end of the rope
was moi fast and he fell 10 the ground. He struck
on his feet but the shock rendered hun insensbe.
Ills comrades picked him up and carried him TO his
room n a neighborlDg lodging house, believing that
he had been Killed. A physician, who was sum
moned later ascertained that no bones had been
broken and that the man had a ialr chancc LOT re-
coverv Spangenberg is a German, thirty iour
years old. lie had recovered consciousness and was
able 10 talk about the accident yesterday AFTER
noon.
COMPLAINTS OF STEERAGE PASSENGERS.
Emigration Commissioner Hauselt yesterday in
yestigated complaints of some of the steerage pass
susers who arrived the steamship Depuy de