New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
- ,no,,C,Ippp AND MRS. LANGTRY.

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fributed to Mrs. labouchcre that Mrs 1'ang'ry nau
formed an sc0uaintauce which seemed 10 her Units
Iabouchercl detrimental TO the actresSs success az
fracted special attention. Ii was not peneNeu'
however that the trouble denoted so serious q
complication as this statement would seem 10 'no'
cate. u a man
about town the statement of Mrs. Labouchere init
Mrs Langtry intended 10 continue TINS ooleotoi,
able acquaintance In Boston was eagerly taNeu up
Of Of" taste and culture were industIlously
discussed. Many yong men who had uSn o 90 az
tendance the English beauty duIInS a ne fonna
ioSt evening nm their accustomed places or resort
and those who were not had been seen pf n nu
during the day Inc ontg"Is inmews-eatherers
last evening One gentleman. VINO nas nTt M n
Iangtry frequently since her arrival mace MS a.
pearance in travelling guise. he sald ne was Rohs
~ Hoston-or, rather near Boston-to attend
funeral.
THE COOLEST DAY OF THE SEASON.
Tho weather Yesterday was the coolest In the
city this season. Heavy Overcoats ana luIs Wei1 20
moor comfort in the cold street-cars. I'D whlcn .no
conductors somehow nana9e To keep INC uooas
onan INST of the time. Horses as we'll as men kepV
no a brisk motion III the streets. 'ne oIacIns a., a."
uosphere seeming To act as genera ~ ~ IiN',
Ice was reported III the upper part Oh the huue ,
ond uavi0ation was practically suspended yesCef-
dav The Albany and Troy boats stoppeu Iuun 10y
for the season. The ice men VIM n -" tHe Hudson
during the autumn were abOut the ohIV p POI son.
who were reiocod at the prospect OF tlle eI h
falling below zero "a pulnt III Is salu 70 na'S
reached Yesterday at many PLACES along tue I''oi'
In This city il marked l3Oab0ve zero d. V q, ~,
lo0 at noon aud - at p M. ana cont,n ~, Wast'
rice durinr the evening. In some places III MGsC
chester Comfy the mercury went AS low as t DC
low zero. At 3 p. m. ii marked y AZ A5panS' IT.
at Boston sos at Oswego ana - az renor,ed
only place from which snow was repor.ea
was Portland Me. The temperature was Iepo.VoI ~
10 De rising very generally over the country anu
warmer weather was predcted ior eou FAY dors has
81 aud ~ Ar
filed te minds OF boys aud girls. both young anu
old with visions of fine ice and good skaHns w
come And their visions Will in all probability pe
rcai,1ed very soon In many windows down town
glttering skates have been set out III IesoenGouo
orray and attract crowds OF eager gaZets. III Nei
trail Park the usual preparations LOT tlS "VSOii m
0ati1n of the crowds OF merry making shdtoIs ~
flock To the frozen lake have been going IoI"aiu
the last four weeks. and are now ne s se hv to
morrow if the ice good condition LOT shaIIug.
Instead of heating the place by stoves Us iornely
heat will be supplied from several small lun 10
The exterior OF this building Ill De palhteu IIOu
red color At tho lake at one hundTeo-anl
tenthst. small pavilion viii be ereG,eo in any
provision will be made for the convenience anu
comfort of the skaters The ice on the lake Is now
about three inches thick. but Is OF very pour
Ouallty Before the recenj heavy SNOWMAN thele
Va tbout one inch of nDe ice but the snow Was
.o heavy that the ice was submerged ana the
present Ice surface was formed 10y the freezing VI
me woter-hoaked snow. Ii is Thought however
that bV Tn ursay there will be at least hNe lhcnes
OF ice If the weather should remain colu' oBa'ine
will then be allowed
THE CONTEST OVER MR.. BEEKMANS WILLS.
Surrogate Coffin. of Weschester County, was oc-
cnurd Yesterday in bearing testimony IN rcGaIu 10
the estate OF II phcn Beekman' OF MOTH I1ilI!
tovu who died In February last and lett three
wills The first of these executed IN l)ecenioei
1916 in favor of Miss Maria kmIna See the second
executed i'll February 1881 was ~ taV4roi Ms MIC.
Mir, G,orciana Bee man, from whom he had been
sen3ra ed for a number of years, ana the tnlTu was
in .vor of Mrs Gertrude Beekman. the widow OF
his deceased brother with whom ne was pnnhg ae
beoueathed MS entire property, valued ar ,oOV'
10 the legatee named III the will. After his death
Mr. Gertrude Beekman made an application 70 she
favor admitted to probate, and the TWO
other wills were presented. Miss zee was eAa am
iped as TO her relations With Mi. BeeKman sne
denied certain charges OF undue intimacy WIN MI.
Beekman and id that she RAD not Deeh tle edIl s
of keeping him and his wife separated ohe nllelI
have written a letter 10 him IN which she s'ae9
that she loved him, for she did love hun. che hau
made no effort IN 1t to get him to come oacK
her Mr. Beekman had sent her a package Whch
lie requested her TO keep until he came. III con-
famed some sOlled linen some SOCKS, par OF
gloves some oysters and some onions Wine hElng
received through the mail "a small pamphlet en-,
TITLED The Little Old Woman" II cohtilhou
comic pictures and doggere verses On one ra 6
n ne witness also stated that while living NJ Mr'
Beebma's house she slept in the room with the
servant girl, AID received $50 month ior hcr ser
vices.
PROSECUTIONS IN LONG ISLAND CITY.
The session of the Queens County Court and
Court of sessions was resumed IN Long Island City,
YESTERDAY There was large attendance OF spec
fntois Much interest was manifested III the re-
sal OF the Prosecutions againSt tno p0oi-seIiopss
VINO were arrested at Hunters Point in the raid OF
Anthony Comstock at that place. as well as III the
case of Mayor De BeN Disc; Ex;Judge BuSteed.
counsel for of the pool sellers, EDWARD l. ross.
ino,ed that the indictment against his client
should he set ASIDE, II did lot properly describe
the names of those who were jointly indicted win
him. This was Oyerruled. MI Busteed taeh trieI
IN have the onestion of the legality of the act of
lie Grand Jury argued, but the Judge refused TO
hear any remlTks upon this until alter the DE be-
Noise proceedings which covered the same pont
vere dispoSed Of THIS latter matter came mp II
the afternoon. Winchester Brltton and Jerry A.
Weinberg appeared for the Mayor. DlsIrlct,ht-
toIney Downing conducted the prosecution Inc
testimony was short and was confined exclusively
10 the production by Mr. Britton OF the minutes OF
The proceedings of the Board OF Supervisorsand
fhe lists alleged to have been presented to the
Hoard containing the names of those authorized TO
act as grand Jurors for 1852 and tlom when the
jurOrs were drawn who f0nhd the ihuiotlneht
AGAINST Mayor De Bevoise. Tie District Attorney
II. ed 10 p,Oduce testimony showing transactions
of the Board relating 10 these lists other thah
were recorded III the minutes ouI Juuee arm
strong decided that the minutes were the only
evidence that could be Produced OF what happened
M The various meetings. The counsel addressed
fhe Court which reserved decision until Thursday.
Joshua NcFadden Hugh Gainey and Thomas
Owens who were arrested for brutal assault upon
a woman at Hunters Point some weeks ago, were
allowed by the Dstrci-Attorney to plead guilty 10
simple assault d battery, ana were sGntenced
each to nine months Imprisonment III the Penlien-
uaTy.
NOTES FROM THE REGISTERS OFFICE.
In the real-estate conveyances recorded yester-
day were included several pieces of property be-
longing to Lombard Spencer and Others The CON
sideration acknowledged amounted TO .S413,'l1.
The proper Nos. 100 and lGGl2 Divisions, for
SlI.75O; No. 298 EGzabeth-st.. for s., 800, and
Nos 81 ana 52l2 Eldridge-st for $685.. was con-
$1,000. TO Laura Conklng; No. pa Churchst..
Tor S33. 900 Eleanora L. Ccncij No. 1873
Water-st., for $4,000, to Charles G.. Spen-
86 Roosevelt-st for $500, to Lombard