New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-14
NETWORK CITY.

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Unsafe buildings reported YESTERDAY: Nos. - ana
"a Christophcr-si, No. 403 West Twenty-nlntll-st
| front and rear, No. 123 Bowery aud No. 40
| Perry-st
The Womens Relief Association has received
| since May 10 subscriptions to the amount OF
SlS6 80 of which 500 given by William a.
WneelOck.
OPENING OF sTARIx's GLEN ISLAND.
| StarRs Glen Island will be opened to The pubic
TO the island five times day starting from Pier NO
| IS North River. JEWELS Wharf, Brooklyn, and
| Thirty third-st.. East River.
MEETING OF REPUBIICANs.
The IYth Assembly District Republican Assocla.
| ton had a meeting last night at No: 100 East
broadway. Henry j. johnson presided. John W.
Gilnl was elected a delegate to the Central Com
mittec in place of Charles T.. Abbott, resigned a
number of members were admitted to the assocla-
tiUn.
TRAVELLERS ACROSS THE OCEAN.
Ex-Conrressman william s. Groesbeck and wife
A. NJ. Palmer of the Union Square Theatre; John
b. Manning, Frederic j, DE l'eyster and ianBh
Clarence A. Seward, the Rev DIR. }. Allen, the Rev
A. H. Lewis and DR.. W. IL. Flint, sailed for Europe
yesterday. the Guion steamship Arizona.
EDWARD $. STOKES SELLS a LEASE.
Edward = Stokes, who shot James FISK, has
transferred for 81 and other valuable consideration
n fortv-two years lease, from 1874 Of house and
lot on the south side Of Twenty hfth-St., west OF
Broadway, to Robert }. Livingston nc pald
$50 600 for it year ago. The assignment was
recorded yesterday.
OFFICERS OF TELEGRAPH CoMPANIEs
At recent meetings of the Mexican Telegraph
Company and the Central and south American
TELEGRAPH Company the following were elected
officers of both: President, James \. Scrymseri
vlce-presdcnt, William e. Hamilton; secretary
James r. Beard; treasurer, Samuel c. Blackweuj
auditor, Bernard SchuiZe.
GENERAL SHERMAN AT GOvERNoR's ISLAND.
The West Point graduates OF ~ dli not can upon
General Hancock III body yesterday, as had Oeej,
suggested Two cadets appeared at Governors
Island in the course of the afternoon ana were
presented to General Hancock. About $50 Ten
crai sherman arrived and was greeleu WIN
salute. HIS visit was informal.
THE RECEPTION TO MICHAEL DAyrTT
Arrangements were completed at meeting heid
at the Astor House, yesterday, for PUBIC recep-
June g. Mr. DavItt will go to Boston immediately
on his arrival IN this country and viii take part IN
the Irish Centennial IN that city on June 10 anu L.
lie will then come to New-l DIRK
u. CAPTAIN GOODMAN on PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
CAPTAIN John Goldman delivered an address on
" The Iniouity of a Protective Tariff" before the
New-York Free Trade Club last night at NO. i. ~
West TWENTY -fourth-st w. }. Pollock presided
The speaker described protection as born IN SIN
aud shaped in iniquuy' 1t was onelnated by
Charles Y. of Spain, VINO discovered II along WIN
the inqulsitiOn and slave trade.
TAKING TESTIMONY IN A RAILROAD SUIT.
United states Commissioner Shields and James
NJ Ball, n special Commissioner, have been taxing
for several DAYS the testimony OF CALVIN Llttehod,
of New Jersey, in a railroad suit pending IN the
United States Circuit Court in Florida The htlga-
ton grows out OF the issuance OF DOnds worm
81 600 600 by the State of Florida, in place of GER
tain raiirnad bonds which were surrendered TO tho
State The amount involved IN the particular suit
IN which Mr.. Littleheld IS beng examined Is
$2Sj,O00.
LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF A CHURCH.
The cornerstone of the new edlnce TO De crecteu
| bv the Second Avenue Methodist Church IN lloth-
ST., between First and SecOnd-aves. was la'd yes
| tcfdav The building will DO of brick, with terra
Gotta trimmings, will have seating capacitV OK
| / 600 and is expected to cost about S|o'Ooo
| Among the clorgymen who took part in the eIer-
ciscs We're the present pastor, the Rev John Johns
ae h 16c Rev Kew Mssss L. s. Weed T. H. Burch W.
! Q. steele w. W. Bowdish and John Parker.
| INQUIRY AS TO RAILROAD FRANCHISE
A resolution was offered yesterday by Alderman
| Rrady nj the meeting Of the Board, directing the
Committee on Railroads TO inquire whether II had
the legal power 10 limit and prescribe the rare on
| the FourIh Avenue Strcet-car Railroad ana 10
regulate the license fees charged on the cars Inc
! resolution was adopted Inquiry Is also to be MADE
whether any provision has been made 10y statute OF
ordinance for payment TO the clty Oh any percentage
OF the receipts earnings OF the lne OF lor com
pensaton in any form for the franchise granted 10
! the company.
! OBTAINING JEwELRY UNDER FALSE PIETENCES.
| An alleged swIndler. Terence Macdonald, VINO has
| had desk III jewellers office at No. 80 Maiden
Lane was arrested and ken to Police Headquarters
Yesterday by Detcctiyc Sergeant Heidelberg III IS
! claimed that the prisoner has s"indled seNeral
iewcer in the city by falscy representing himself
| as a dealer and procuring goods on crcdlt, Among
| fLr couiplainauts who viii appear against him
b. J. sechcl, Of No - " mtehall-s W no lost so;
| H. Wilson, OF No. 173 Ihompson-st, and a sixth
| Z.
COMMITTEES OF THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
President Holman, of the Produce Exchange yes
teIday appointed the several trade committees TO
| act until Ju e. 1883. They arc composed OF young
| men IN comparison with the committees of last
| year George {. Martin, chairman OF tue TRAN
Committee is OF the firm OF David Dows ~ Co Inc
following are the chairmen of he other committees:
| Lard - y Marplcs; Petroleum, L. C. Bushnell;
Naval Stores W. +. Lorey; Distilled Spirits +; o.
| Boyd; Oils, X. j. Thompson; Cheese john Ander-
| son: Butter j. H. Hodgson; Lghterage, W. NJ.
Stiliwell; Maritime, A d. Snow; Delivery of Ware
house Grain, L. k. Llvermore.
| AN ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAL A STEAMSHIP AGENT.
| Martin Schmadhofcr, aye tweuty-scven, was ar
rested Yesterday at No. l6 Safest by Detectives
| Mcknight and Cosgrove, OF the Central once and
aTraigued before Justice Gardner, at the IombS
| Police Court on complaint OF l.. W. Morris, OF No.
| II tiltl-ave., general passenger agent OF the
| Netherlands American steam Navigation company
| for having addressed 10 HIM o threatening lctteT
| Schniadholer wrote that he Intended to publish
certain statements i'll German newspapers detrl-
mental 10 the interests of the steamship company
uniess he received 5000 before O'clock that night.
| He was held for examination IN default OF $1,000
| bail
RECEPTION To A sIAMESE PRINCE.
| Alderman Roosevelt, at the meeting OF the Board
| Yesterday presented preamble and resolution re-
citing that Prince is about to visit this country a.
| the special ambassador OF the King OF Siam, ana
providing for a committee of arrangements Tor ms
reception. The resolution Was unanimously adopted
Alderman Roosevelt said yesterday that there was
no intention of mourning heavy expense to the pub
| he. IL was likely that the Prince would he hand,
somelv treated by merchants and others Interested
in the Slamcsc trade ana mat OeSiucS these hltC-
lions there would be public reception at the City
| HALL which Will not involve "A large expenditure.
| NEW LECTURESIIrs AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
| The trustees of Columbia College have recently
established three prize ecturcships III the School OF
| Political Science. The lecturers are to be desig-
mated by the faculty Of that school from members OF
| the academy who shall hay, graduated either from
| the school of Political Science OF from the Law
| School and have taken a two years course III the
School OF Political Science. They are TO hold office
| for three years and will each deliver an annual
course of twenty lectures They To receive 1900
per annum. The appointments are to begin III June,
| 1883. Isaac L. Rice. the president OF the academy
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