New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-04
NETWORK CITY.

reading of the Cooper UNION VIII 10 oiooe"
on Sundays until October
II s proposed TO lay the cornerstone of the new
Produce Exchange Building, with appropriate cere-
monies, in the present month.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange
have removed their meetlng-room from No %
Pearl-st, to No. 10 Broad ST.
The noisest station on the elevated roads is that at
Fulton-st. The high walls and narrow street ACT
a sounding board and create ieariul uin'
On and after Monday. May 3, the steamers f0r
New-Haven from Peck Slip will start at III p. IN;
instead Of 1880 p m, and connect with special
train.
DEATH FROM BURNS.
Coroner Herman informed Yesterday OF the
death from burns on Tuesday evening OF Amanda
L. Rutan n married woman, age nineteen. The IN
juries were received on April 10 by her clothing
catching fire.
GIRLS ATTEMPTED sELF-DEsTRUCnoN.
Emma Gottlieb, sixteen years old, attempted to
kill herself yesterday by swallowing poison after
quarrel with her mother at No: lib Ellzabeth-st.
She was taken TO st. Vincents Hospital, where
it said she would recover.
sToCK-RAIsERs FROM THE NETHERLANDS.
Among the passengers on the steamship d. STEM
mann, no were landed at Castle Garden on Tues
day night, were about fifty men and women and
their families, on their way to Stevensvile Texas,
to engage in sheep and cattle-rasing They came
from the Netherlands
POSTAL INFORMATION FOR FRANCE.
At the request OF the French Minister of Posts and
TcegraphS Postmaster Pearson has forwarded 10
that officer. through the Department at Washing
ton, number of tabular and descriptive state
menis and other documents showing the nature
and volume of the business transacted at the New
York Post Office.
NORMAN d. SIMPSONS PLEA.
Norman ID. Sampson, late OF the Appraiser Ot-
in the Court of General Sessions. and pleaded not
guilty to the two indictments against hun, one for
attempted bigamy and the other for aiding Mss MIS-
Hall III attempt at committing suicide. The
trial was set down for May 10.
spECULATING IN IMMIGRANTS.
OF the l,I9G immigrants landed at Castle Garden
yesterday from four foreign steamships 400 were
1tahans who arrived on the Vincenzo Flono from
the Mediterranean. II is said that padrone named
Giuseppe Broiali, living in Baxter-st:, advanced
the passage money, SIS. to each of the immigrants
Oh condition that they shall each pay him 50
month for one year, after he finds them employment.
BUILDINGS TO BE ALTERED.
Plans for Altering the vacant building at No. 726
Broadway at a cost OF $4,000 were filed az the
Bureau of Buildings yesterday. Tho place IS to be
made into a hotel. Henry Hilton Is the owner.
Alterations III the building at Nos 3i6 and SIS
Broadway are to be made by the safe Deposit and
Storage Company at a cost of $l25,OOO.
The FASTEST TRIP ON RECORD.
The Guion steamship Alaska, which arrived at
Queenstown, from New-lork at 6:l5 p. IN. on Tues
day, beat not only her previous record by six hours
but surpassed all previous transatlantic voyages OF
any steamship. Her time was q days and % min
utcs. The average daily run 400 miles,
and the greatest distance made in twenty -four
hours was 10 miles
BUILDINGS DECLARED TO RE UNSAFE.
An examiner of the Buildings Bureau yesterday
reported that the factory at No. 1873 Centrest.
dangerously unsafe and should be pulled down at
once. The buildings iii Second-ave., from No. 1913
to No $40, inclusive, reported unsafe on
account of settling rear walls. Buildings az Nos.
2, 100 Second-ave 1853 Prncc-st and ~ Hudson
81. were declared TO be unsafe also.
NEW BROOKLYN FERRY PROPOSED.
The articles Of incorporation OF the Brooklyn and
Uptown Ferry Company wer. filed yesterday in the
County Clerks office The capital stock Is fixed at
SIS, 900 divided into $50 shares. Edmund Nc
Laughhn, W. NJ. Bassett, jeremiah Darling Ann
brose snow and Others are NAMED as corporators
run the boats from the foot OF East FOurteenth-st
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THE EXPLOSIVE ~ TIE INTERNAL MACHINES.
Professor r. Ogden Doremus, OF the College of the
City OF New York, has examined samples of the
gun-cotton found in the explosive packages
Gently sent through the mails He reported yester-
day to Postmaster Pearson that tho samples were
gun-cotton Of an explosive kind, which is not kept
for sale here The gun-cotton ordinarily used in
manufactures is not explosive The samples were
not soluble in alcohol and ether. Professor Dore-
mus thinks the gun-cottOn was made expressly for
the purpose for which 1t was used.
LAST HONORs TO A SPANISH OFFICIAL
The funeral OF Colonel jose Ramon Olancta of
the Spanish Legation at Washington, who died
suddenly on Sunday night ut the Windsor Hotel
took place yesterday morning at the Cathedral, in
Fifh-avc. Generals Daniel E. Sickes j. Watts
de Peyster and George w. Cuom, the Marquis de
Cervera, Commodore MOntego and Vlce-Consul de
la Cueva pallbearers. The body was escorted
to and from the Cathedral by detachment of
United STATES artillery detailed by order of the
Secretary OF war. lhe burial was at Calvary
Cemetery.
CALLED FROM BROOKLYN TO NETWORK.
The yeStry If the Church OF the InteTccsSIOn, at
Washington Heights, on Tuesday night extended a
unanimous call to tine Rev, Bishop Falkner, of
Brooklyn TO succeed tie Rev. Il. ". Donald Mr..
Falkner was born in England in 1884, and
graduated from the Union Theological Seminary
1868. lie is IA younger brother OF the Rev. DIR. j. b.
Falkncr of Philadelphia, and is assistant rector
OF christ Church. brooklyn. In regard 10 bis re-
ligous views he is said to be a conservative church
m nj
harmony with those of the parish which has
called HIM To be It's rector.
SUICIDE OF AN INSANE MAN
Thomas Burke, age Orly-cight, "A resident of
Staten Island, became Insane recently, and it
arranged TO have HIM transferred from his home 10
tie lunatIc asylum at Middletown n Y His
brother started for the institution with him ycser-
day. They came to this city and were going into
the Chambers Street ierry-house when Burke broke
away from his brother and threw himself front
OF IA heavily loaded truck which passing He
over and killed IN spite of the efforts Of the
driver. The driver was arrested, but he pa
rolled by Coroner Knox.
IRON AND METAL EXCHANGE.
At meeting OF subscribers to the New-Y0rk Iron
and Metal Exchange yesterday, the committee ap-
pointed to secure a charter reported that the bll
had been introduced III both houses of the Legslat-
The following officers of the association we're
elected: President, Jordan l.. Mott; vce-prcs-
dent VI. Il. Flynn treasurer. 1allmadge Deaueld
managers, William W. SNOW, Carl Mayer Edward
Is. Bartlett, IL. Il. Lyman, Henry A. Rogers, Palmer
Buda, Edward 7, White, j. Z. Robinson. j., Viii
y,
ward Hill. committee of five to make arrange
ments Tor suitable It onns was appointed.
AN ORDER OF ARREST VACATED
UCratlO u. Angle began recently action against
Eugene L. Beecher 10 recover $4,000, the value
oi certain mining stock which he uad exchanged tor
land, the tile to which proved 10 be bad lie al
legged that he had been deceived III regard to the
lands by Mr. Beecher and "A Mr.. Htchcock who is
now dead. An order for Mr.. Bcecher's arrest was
procured, and his bail liked at $4,000 Justice
Barrett yesterday vacated the order of arrest hold
ing that tic evidence proved that Mr. Beechcr had
nothing whatever to do with the transaction IN
which Mr.. Angle parted with his stock. Mr. Hcechcr
sold the land to Mr.. Hitchcock who exchanged IL
with Mr. Angle for stack.