New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-14
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY MARCH Ii. 1882

| 10 the 1OuDs.
| woM.N's RELATION TO WAR.
A meeting of the New-York UniyersaI fsace
Union was held last evening mt No 30 East nintl-s,.
Mrs K c. Aeerm9n read paper On On no M3pai in
war except hospital work. the speaker said, put she
received all the evil results from it. The Federal,
! Government extended no protection 10 woman Al
| but il was Concress that had the right 10 declare
war: therefore she had no protection. There were
nine persons, including two reporters, present aI
| the meeting.
| FSCoURAGED N REGARD TO THEIR PAY
| Some encouragement afforded last night TO
| the eX-deputy United States marshais, VINO are
seeking pay for services rendered in he fresden1al
election of 1880 letter from United States us
| rict-Attorney Woodford was read to the meeting
Which was held IN PACK S rc3 al had rrfer a
! the matter TO him, and he had applied to Congress
! for appropriation subscription was taken mp
/ to advertise a mass-mcoting at Gtrmana ian lor
| Monday evening next.
SEEKING TO RESTRAIN TIE DOCK DEPARTMENT:
Alexander Bonnell applied Saturday by his
counsel tn Judge Blatclford for an injunction re-
| straining the Dock Department from hllng mp or
| in any way interfering with the uso OF the wharf
| aud bulkhcad eXlenling fifty feet along the west
side Of Wcst-st., between Nestry aud Laight-sts'
| An order TO show cause why a permanent lWnhc-
ton should not be granted was made returnaDle on
| March L.
BROOKLYN.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday to
| Mrs Louisa b. Waterson from Arthur J. WatersOn.
the Board of Aldermen providing for building new
| pier at the foot Of south SlXtl-St.
| Mrs. Iona Dobson. who had her husband, Louis
D1bsOn. arrested last week for abandonment, has
settled the matter by accepting a weekly stipend,
| and the case has been dismissed.
A committee Olive was appointcdin the Common
| Council yesterday TO investigate the allegation
that $500 was paid TO keep the lrtcrs box on
! the sidewalk near the loot Of Broadway.
In the suit of the heirs of The late General Philip
s. Crooke to recover the Prospect Park Parade
| II L. L i Ln,tl,, oh,
! John ID. Prince and others, decision was handed
| down yesterday giving judgment for the defend
| ants.
| A resolution was passed by Tho Board of Alder
rnen vest 'rday authorizing President Richardson,
! of tho Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company, TO go
on with the construction of a surface railroad i'll
SeVenthave for which lac holds charter, and OPP
| posing all legislation to prevent it,
The United States Courts and the Marshals office
now in The building AT Montague and Cllnton-sts..
ore TO be removed on Nav to the second floor of
&" The Garfield" the building now in process of
construction at Court and Rcmsen-st3. The rental
paid for The present offices is $4,000 a year
The special committee of the Board of Aldermen
! appointed to consult with the Mayor and Corpora
ton Counsel in regard to changes III the law cens-
ing various sorts of business, reported yesterday to
| the Board recommending numerous changes, re-
ducing the kinds of business to be licensed and the
| fees.
Dr. Tachmyntis the eccentric Greek, who was
recently arrested for sending threatening letters TO
Dr. Dudley, of the Long Island College Hospital,
when arragned in the Court of Sessions yesterday
asked plead guilty or not guilty at first re-
fused. Finally he said Am crazy, that | should
say gu,ltyP This was accepted as plea OF not
| guilty.
Ground was broken yesterday at Seventh-ave.
and 81. y9hn'space for the new Memorial pres dy y
The structure is to he of stone with a seating
capa ;ity OF 1000 perons The architecture will be
| English Gothic. The Rev. /. A. Nelson, pastor,
and b. Ii. Bayliss, chairman of the Building
Committee made addresses after tho first spadeful
of earth was thrown out.
While in the SurrOgate's Court yesterday, John
Gillen who objected TO the probate of the will of his
brother Daniel was slapped on the neck by his sis
ter who asked bun exciteily how he dared to make
trouble III the matter. Good God judge said
SIR Gillen I've been struck in court by my sister.
/ appeal for protection The woman. rejecting on
what she had done. hastily left the courtroom.
The Chinese Sunday-schOol scholars attached
to the First Baptist Church, in Pierrepont,st.,
Brooklyn, held festival In honor of the Monaghan
New Year last night About sixty Cinnamon APP
pearcd before a large audience IN the church. The
Rev. J. b. Thomas, the pastor, assisted by Hank
Ling, conducted the services, which included sing
ing IN English and Chinese, reading, speaking and
Chinese instrumental music. The Lords Prayer
and the Ten Commandments were given In Chinese.
The Atlantic Yacht Club held its ANIMAL meeting
at Court and JOralemon-sts. last evening The
officers elected were: Commodore, w, G.. Vermilye;
vice-commodore, Thomas A. Howell rear-cOm-
modOre, John Is, Morgan secretaries, william Peet,
r., aud j. l.. Marcellus treasurer, r. e.. Field;
measlrer George b. Motiat trustees j. r. Max
Joseph Lyman and W. W. Richards regatta COM
-. j. L. y. l.. IL. y.
Win ringEam. The date of the annual regatta
changed from June II to June H.
JERSEY CITY.
Andrew Wybird, farmer Of Liberty Corners,
Somerset County n J., was struck by ; locomotive
from one platform to another, AT O'CLOCK yeJtor-
day morning and killed.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs.-The constested will of Silas
Olmstcad, of GarryiOwn which has occupied the
e f,TrfE fer
at an expenditure of about $4,000 was again be-
fore Surrogate COtinof Weschester County, yester-
day. The testator had two sous Charles and Cyrus.
Charles,not being appointed executor OF his fathers
will, contested it on the LrOund Of mental incapa-
city Charles died a few weeks ago, and his son
Cyrus now seeks to be appointed administrator.
The property involved is estimated at about
$1O00,0O0
BrDFoRD-Georre 4. Sherwood, a carpenter by
trade aud for many years an active politician of
Westchester County, died about ten days ago and
was buried Oh sunday, March .. On the return OF
the family after the funeral services, brother OF
the dead man. who had worked with HIM, proceeded
to help himself 10 his brothers books and papers.
This action was resisted by the widow, aad quar-
rel ensued which resulted IN Mrs. Sherwood being
violently choked bv her brOther-n-aw. The latter
then Induced gOOd-OOking daughter OF Mrs. Sher-
woods about nineteen years of age, 10 elope with
HIM The couple drove Oft to Purdy's Station, on
the Harlem Railroad, where they took the after
nOou ttaIn for this city.
'NEW-JERSEY.
PArERsoN.-A boy went into the First National
Bank on Friday, and presented for payment check
for 1920 purportng to be signed and lndorsed by
Dr. Michael Moss The teller sent the boy back
with request that he bring somebody to identity
him The boy had not ret urncd up TO yesterday,
and il was discovered that the check was forgery.
Neither the iorger nor his messenger has been ar
rested...... james Mansfield, who was arrested on
a charge of committing brutal assault upon Nellie
Lucas, age six has been discharged by Justice
Nolan there being evidence To sustain the ale
CATION A stranger hired horse ana buggy of
Richard Titus u livery staole keeper, III Washing
ton-st on Friday. Neither man. horse nor vehicle
has been seen since then. The stolen property was
valued at 1900.
STATEN ISLAND.