New-York tribune., 1882-04-19
NEW-YORK CITY.


4,364 immigrant passengers
Surrogate Rollins refused Yesterday 70 ADMIT 20
probate the will of Edwin &. Taylor on the grouno
of informally in its execution.
William b. Van Vliet, Johnstown, N. T., SENDS 10
this office 81 for the family OF Sergeant Masoh .o
total of ye-ccnt contributions received at MS store
The sale of seats for After the Opera new
local comedy by A. C.. Gunter. which Will be pro
duced at Abbey's Park Theatre on Saturday even
ing of this week, will begin this morning.
WHAT AN UNSAFE ELEVATOR COST.
The administrator of Patrick Powers, who was
killed by the falling of an elevator recovered
terday a verdict against Gilbert and Andrew 'an
Tlyl. the owners of the building for Sl.ooo, as
damages for Mr.. Powerss death.
SEALED CoFFINS REQUIRED.
The Board of Health yesterday granted permission
for the removal of about 400 human bodies from
the vaults under the Seventh Presbyterian Churen
at Broome and Ridge-sts, on CONDITION lhat 'no
bodies be placed in scaled metallic coinns'
AUCTION SALE OF BRIC-ABRAC. ETC
collection of bric-a-brac, bronzeS ana on plilnhe
ings including picture 6y MRfS; wi The sale
begins tomorrow afternoon and will be continued
on Friday AID Saturday.
AN ARMoRY TO BE LEASED AGAIN.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday
authorized the Corporation Counsel to prepare
lease for three years. from May l, OF the premises
now used by the 22d Regiment as an ainoi}, III III
West Fourteenth-st, at an annual rental u
$4,000.
BASEBALL AT THE POLO GROUNDS.
The Metropolitan and Worcester (league CLUBS
played their hrst game at the P0lo4'ronhds yesteI
day, i'll the presence OF over 3,OOO people lhe i"i
lowing is the score by innings
Mstropolitan Q , o. 8
PLANS FOR A sEvEN-sTORY STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
Plans were fled at the Buildings Bureau yester-
day for the erection of n sevcn-story storage ware,
house in 10 co:t GOO Ths building
is to be owned by the Manhattan Storage Warf-
house Company.
SCHEME TO oBsTRUCT SIDEWALKS.
resolution allowingall merchants and mannfac-
turers in that portion Of the city south OF fout-
teenth-st., except III Broadway, 10 back trucks on
the sidewalk in front of their places OF business dUr
Committee yes serday by the Board of Aldermen.
THE NEW STEAMSHIP SURREY.
The Surrey the new steamer of the Amsterdam
line of steamers, arrived st this city from her nrst
trip across the Atlantic on Monday evening. Drlng-
iug 12J6 passengers in the steeragc, one OF the
largest emigrant passenger lists ever possessed Dy
anv Atlantic steamer. The Surrey was launched IN
August, 1881. Her passengers went Nest oNei
the Erie Railway.
MATCH BETWEEN SEXTON AND sCHAEFER. =,
William Sexton and Jacob Schaefer, the we'll
known billiard experts, are to play at the Academy @
of Music OH Thursday evening April II, for S2oOO
a side. The game will he 600 points, cushion car
oms Both are making remar kable runs IN practice
and close contest Is looked 1or' Detuhg Oh 'ne
match is already lively.
A WITNESS COMMITTED FOR PERJURY.
Edward Riley was accused by his brother James
of having committed an assault by shooting at him,
and. affidavit made DIV James, his was
arrested On the trial of the case before Recorder
Smyth, Yesterday James testified that his brother
had not fred at INN, but into the air; Recorder
Smylh directed the jury To- acquit, and then CON-
miited James Riley for perjury.
ABLE TO PAY ONLY TIN PER CENT.
The machinery of the American Book Exchange
was sold at auction yesterday at No. 20 BeekInan-
81. and at No. 80 Vesey-st, by order of s. +. Ran
dali the receiver At meeting of the creditors,
held at the Statoners' Board of Trade rooms, the
liabilities were stated TO be about $4,000, 1t
IL, hat tho
more than 10 cents on the dollar.
TOO MANY CAR-TRACKs.
Alderman Roosevelt, at the meeting of the Board
Yesterday, offered preamble and resolution setting
forth that there were useless car-tracks in Park
row and Fourth-ave, and directing the Corporation
Counsel and Commissioner Of Public Works to re-
port TO the Aldermen why the useless tracks should
not he removed and the cars Of the various lines
pass over the same track. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
THE CARE OF PROSPECTIVE STEP CHILDREN.
A document recorded yesterday states that Anna
Amanda Swift, of this city. the mother of Annie
Florence Swift and Naomi G. Swift. ages eleven
and nine respectively, gives grants ana dlsposes OF
the care custody and tuition of her infant daugh-
ters until they shall arrive at the ago OF twentyone
to Howard Holden, who is about TO become her
husband.
THE MAN WHOSE TESTIMONY CONVICTED.
Patrick AglOn, who was arrested on Monday
night for intoxIcation. and who attempted to hang
himself in his cell in The East Fiftyfirst Street Po
lice Station was committed to the care of the Com
mIssioners of Charities and Correction, at the York
Vile Police Court yesterday. He Is stepson of
John OConnOr who was sentenced to lmprIson-
ment for life on Monday for killing his wife lie
was the chief witness against OCOnnor, who in turn
accused Aglon of having committed the murder.
PROFESSOR DRAPER AND THE AURORA.
Professor Henry Draper said yesterday that he
had not discovered any new spots on the sun, per-
baps because he had not looked. He did not think
there was anything startling about the aurora
boreals and laughed at the stories from Cleveland
of persons being prosraed because of the electricity
in the air on Sunday night. He SAID that only
equalled by the story tod him of lady in this city
who went TO have her teeth pulled on Monday, but
the dentists instruments were charged with
electricity that he could not work with them.
RECEPTION OF THE GARFIELD CLUB
The Garfield Club held its first reception last
evening at Lyric Hall, in Six1h-ave between Forty
first and Forty-secondsts There was large at
tendance At 10 o'clock there was a grand march,
and soon the hall was filled with bright costumes
the music being furnished by Bernstein. Among
those present were Assemblyman John McManus.
Andrew Bleakey. Dow 5. Kitte, president of the
club, George Dillenback, John Clancy, Herman
Hollis and Charles A. Bruder
FLUCTUATIONS IN BREADsTUFFs
The breadstufs markets were more variable and
unsettled yesterday than for several days. AT the
first call wheat for July deliveries was from
2 to 33i cents higher than at the close on Monday,
and for August from y TO gig cents higher. Sub
sequently part of the advance lost. No 2
wheat for June deliveries was IL cents bushel
higher than for July. 1t stated that cargo of
corn shipped 10 Queenstown few weeks ago has
been ordered back because of higher prices here
than III Europe.
A NEW COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL CURTIS
Dlstrict-A Attorney Woodford has promised TO Law
before the next Grand Jury the complaint against
General " NJ Curtis for violation of the law forbid
ding Government employees 10 receive money for po-
lical purposes from other employees of the Govern
ment. The former indictment failed for the reason
that the first name OF General Curtis was given as
Nehemiah instead of Newton. In cases OF a failure
of an indictment a new complaint required by the
Dlstrict-Attorney before further proceedings are
had Everett p. Wheeler and Frederick W. Whit
ridge as counsel for the Civil Service Reform Asso-
ciaIion accordingly prepared and sent to the Dis
trict-Attorney new complaint on April 8.
BROOKLYN.
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