New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
NETWORK CITY.

The filing of the will of the late John c. Hamil-
ton was postponed yesterday until this morning.
A large number of complaints made by persons
who had been refused the right to register were
laid before the Grand Jury yesterday.
The following buildings reported unsafe
Yesterday: Nos 293 295, 297 AMI 297l2 Green
wich-s,. and 40 East Seventy -elghth-st.
MEETING OF THE BAPTIST PREACHERS.
The regular Monday meeting OF the Baptist
preachers yesterday was devoted to statements of
parish statistics and general prayers for the welfare
of the Baptist Church
THE JUNIATA GOING TO CHINA.
The United states steam sloOp-Ot-war Juniata
was put in commission at the Navy Yard Yesterday.
She will sail III about two weeks to Jen the Asatlc
Squadron. She Is commanded by Commander
George Dewey, late secretory of the Light House
Board.
THE CASE OF JOHN DEvOY.
John Devoy the Editor of lhe IRISH Nation,
the banker, by accusing him OF msmanaging fund
OF $50 900 intrusted to him, will probably be tired
to-day, the case being on the calendar OF Recorder
Smyth in the Court OF General Sessions.
BURIAL OF SHEPHERD F. KNAPP's son.
The funerd of Shepherd +. Knapp, jr, who was
drowned last Friday, was held Yesterday 81 the
nastor tne Rev. Dr. StOddard, conducting the ser
yice. Sheriff Bowe, Register DOcharty and Robert
Bonner were among the large number present.
GoING INTO COMMISSION.
The United States steamship Juniata went INTO
commission yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
She is to JOIN the Asiatlc squadron in Chinese
the Lighthouse Board, is TO be IN command Lieut.
enant H. Ii. COstigan the inventor OF the aerial
night signal just adopted IN the Navy has been de-
tailed to command the marine guard On board the
vessel 49,. ..-.....,..-.,
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
p j. Lackersteen, the iilndoo who tred to enter
DR. Paxtons church, at Fifth-avc. and Elevcnth-st,
and preach there on sunday, was arralgned before
Justice Bixby in the jefferson Market Police Court,
yesterday morning on charge OF GlsoIde rae con
The prisoner was dismissed as there was no EVIL
dence TO sustain the charge.
COMING FROM LIVERPOOL.
Arc0nc Others who arrived from Liverpool yester-
day on the Inman steamship CITY OF Belllh, were !:
ID Wharton, United States Consul at SOnneberg
Mrs Wharton and family; judge +. farnaI; ing
Rev A. r. Howard, Lieutenant Neate. of the Royal
Navy; the Rev. j. f. Riggs and wife, Madame olga
de Seydenitz, and d. N. Rice and wife.
STEALING FROM A FELLow-BoARDER.
Mary Ford, age twenty-five OF Centreylle, n. j.,
was afraigned before Justice Murray yesterday at
the Tombs Police Court by Detectives Doyle ana
ROGERS, of the Central Ohice. for the larceny OF
1878 in gold coin and bills and jewelry OF the
value of $500 from the trunk OF Ellen GOodheart.
while boarding with her at No. 81 Beecker-st., on
October Z. She held in default OF $1,000 bail.
THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday
transferred $3.50 900 from the sinking fund for the
pavment of interest the city debt 10 the sinking
fuad for the payment OF the debt. Controller
ing to $3.50 949 4S will become due next year. and
that the amount can be paid from the estimated
revenues of the sinking iund ana nced not DC raised
by taxation.
MORMON APOSTLES MISSION ABROAD.
John H. Smith one of the twelve apostles OF the
Mormon Church, will sail on the Gul0n steamship
Arizona to-day lotake charge OF tIe work OIL that
organizaton in Liverpool. Ills father was a cousin
of Joseph Smith, the founder OF the Mormon Tell-
gion and with the exception OF ieber j. Grant he Is
The Youngest of the apostles.
THE GRAND JURY AND WARDS ISLAND ASYLUM.
The Grand Jury yesterday finished The inyestlga-
ton begun by them last week, INTO the cOndlllOn
of the " ARDS Island Asylum for the Insane lhey
examined several of the employees ana some OF those
who had knowledge OF the treatment of the patients
confined in the asylum. The result OF Their lnVes-
| tigation will be made known at the end OF the
| term, probably in the form of preseutment.
A NEW JURY CALLED
One of the jurymen IN the OF Patrick Cary,
| who is enGeavOTng TO obtain damages to the
amount of $4,000 from the Cunard Steamship
Company by suit III the United States Circuit
Court was not IN his seat yesterday and II was
found that he was SICK. AS the lawyers I'M
| willing 10 90 on with eleven Jurymen. new jury
| was called and the testimony taken on Friday was
| again heard by Judge Shipman
| AN HABITUAL CRIMINAL SENTENCED
Charles de hevera, who has previously appeared
seven times in the criminal courts of the civ was
again before Recorder Smyl IN the Court of Cen
era Sessions, yesterday lie had pleaded guilty Of
grand larceny III having stolen some 1ewelry from
Nlttie Ellsworth. of No. 3O4 West Ihirty-trst-st
The Recorder IN sentencing tho prisoner SAID that
me was a notorious thief aud had just come out OF
the State Prison after serving i've years. lie was
sentenced to another term OF the same length.
| NEW BUILDINGS TO BIZ ERECTED.
| Plans were filed yesterday IN the Bureau of Build
| Inqs by the Rev. De Ia CTolX, OF No. 12O Wes
TWENTY -fOurth-st Tor a rectOry in Seventy-sIXth
| ST near Ihird-ayc., TO cost S25, 900; by John l.
brewster for two brick flats in one hundrod-and
] thirty -irst-st.. 10 cost $4,000; by Samuel Ii
| Bailey for seventeen brOwn-stone houses III Lex
iuqtOn-ave. near One-hundTed- and -seYenth-st, al
a cost of SIS 900 each, and by the estate of Edward
| Clark Tor flat at Seventh-ave and Fifty hith-st.
| to cost $4,000.
| AN ENGLISH ALDKRMAN's WONDER AND DELIGHT
| The following has kindly been furnished for pub
| LEGATION by the Alderman himself " Alderman
| Thomas H. Jenkins, of the Borough of Stafford
near Manchester, England who has been on a toul
In Kansas Missouri and other States for two months