New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,,p,c,N SHIPPING INTERESTS.

nr,sent facts 10 the Joint committee OF Congress
ON feGsation for American shipping to support lhe
st Rsste sSSn james ST PaTke exocer
of The NAVY, and secretary OF the Anlei 1;
Shipmasters' Association, was also at the liee'ns;
and he gave his views as to the condiIIiioh anu
wlnts of American shipping interests. Ills oplhII
ions agree in many respects with those eAPIesseo
in memorial which the suocommttee oc0u manS
send 10 the Congressional Committee. N,ons
other things discussed was tc dis.
months extra wages paid seam amen o GIs,
cborged abroad for cause or with ther VNI
oonssnt II was represented that the system Itu
grown into an abuse and was now serious III n
,lpon American commerce. Although oTielilaii1 ont
signed 10 protect The American sllIol, nv 10 fvnr
ofthree months extra wages often WORKS III lg.Di
of the foreign seamcn If an American naiIa ,tt
at Yokohama for the voyageto hone hohs, "a az hTee
r. civen the wages of the passage anu ,nie9
months; Extra pay when discharged III w c"S1 ~
foreigner, the sailor would cosV ge eN' home
49, tL;s reason no captains will employ Americans
abroad Captain Parker took me gIOuhH .na' +faf
law encouraged lazy sealnen Slhco my n n,oster
they could conduct themselves SO that Wy n'";
Hyo1ld DISCHARGE them and that they woulu IeceiNo
their three months extra wages ana Tree udsPoI'
ton back TO the United States. ,.o. o,,or,d bo
Ii WAS also urged that consular cnaiSes S'Io SUI. -,
sboished as they were almost wholly ag"ihSU oOi,
mercc and that the law requiring shPo"E H ii n
carry disabled seamen TO the Ohi'eu 0'"'0' Ava ~
Sn Cantan Parker recommended that the e4actio1
of tonnage dues should be aDolIsnIcu, hcniJ
the requirement repealed that ludIis S"' g.
be carried for the hostages, ITO aI
yorod The enactment of laws when WO9I Iui aI
nut all vessels, 10 matter WheLe Duo, of ali SHIN
SIacs registry free and the admlt'ahce ol an t P
building materials without duty. ne wa IF
OF n fair compensation IL tne t@isoUl1 :" and
Ge stitnte sealnen and for carrying mans " ~ ~
fcor foreiou ports. lie wanted a DOuhD paiu ~
shinbui.ders sufficient to equaIlze wages "u a1o
privilege gwen OF having Stores, AoL uS hond dutv
engaged in foreign trace, taken ION "o 'od ON
free Light dncs. he thought. snoulu Nc pl"u NO., 0
vessels OF those countries when lmpoSeu 'ii'Ni "R'
American ships.
Compel, TION THAT WAS TOO SHARP.
Eendal Brothers. Wholesale dealers II paper STOCK
Of No 40 Nas,au-st., made an assignment ISL
dav TO f. l.. Hail. giving preferences 10 p ~ of
a Haodeu for -. 800 and to ROBERT u o me- ~
Boston. for $4,000, both tor OoIr9"Su 20 With
canitaI OF 81 900 and had large tlaue WIN oll1
Massachusetts mills. On the 24tq lhst. Juus'n ~
Tor s94 was entered against the hrm oy TN IN
in1-rns a. 90 and execution was issued ihe
senior pal'nV were obont 100000 but he
cnuli give no estimate of the assets, "hiGl
consisted of sock aud accounts TecelVaole. ii0
egd that during the boom they ana lni on
res ing very large sales and large prom vi
noner but IN the liquidation wGcn lollVNe" Wv
loom" they met with heavy losses IN setIts T1n
tracts, the rejection OF goqds, anu Ia NC How
mills which have crippled them ever s uCo, ii; W
ever with the probable reaction IL ouSlIc's -
did moi cone) the prestige they had Wl'p lHe pesS
mills IN the country and their credit III the clty a
Imeinrss ability. they thought that they couId
weather her losses and ultimately be successful,
But competition was very 6 sn%,H too
heavy 10 carry The immediate cause was 'ne
judgment mentioned, winch was Obtained "lI noav
the knowledge OF the hnanclal p;.Itnel 'Iu NH
o; he business. Oilers OF assistance were n',u,,
lint the, did not wish 10 involve Their friends any
further and accordingly made the assghHleht'
J. H. Adams d son, exporters OF hardware, AT ~.
oS3 Pearl.sf made an assignment Yesterday TO
AInon d. Fisk, wing preferences for S2O,ZZI. Inc
Insl,esg has been established for over forty years,
aud ne trade was chiefly with SOuth America anu
the West Indies.
INTO II.
Charles Fomar, sge forty, who has been at work
in I'm F5yette County Indiana, for TWO years, came
10 this city.on Saturday to meet friend. De got
M t 3 a. H. on SUNDAY 10 20 10 Castle
q rde,. hut ieug stranger in the city he
lo.t his way aud wandered to a North RIVER per
large man. who was the only person IN sieh', app
uroacned him. and after asking question knocked
hin down and robbed him of his pocket book,
which contained about $50. The stranger then
into ibe water F0llmar struggled for several MN
uteS shouting for help until policeman went TO
his assistance. The German was nearly ne -,
fio.n tod when the oihcer rescued nun: AZ o.
Vinceut's Hospital he recovered suhcleHly
to !ell bis story y,o b ana .+,ad%od b dlp'
lie was unable to leave the hospital Yesterday, but
The surgeons said that he could 30 out TO- DAY.
The 1olice have made no arrests The report
vhicb VAS forwarded by the police headquar-
tcrs through carciessness or stuudltY; was en- iry
Incorrect Ii stated that Charles Ford VINO arrived
here from Germany on SatuI day, leI lhIo IAe NoI'n
River while intoxicated.
SWINDLING A HUNDRED HUNGARlANS.
One hundred Hungarian immigrants. arrived a, at
Castle Garden Saturday, ard were induced by
runners to apply TO the empio'men agency OF
Zander & Co., No 16 Greenwichst, Tor work lts-
terlav they filed aiidaYlts with Assistant Hu2erin-
Icndent Heinz mann that XanGer a 20. bad al
tempted to swndle them. From Their athdaNts IL
appears that each paid to Zander u Co; 81 upon he
promise OF employment on a railroad near flttN-
bnrg Pa They were then locked up on Landtr "
Cos premises and When released yesterday morning
they we're commanded to pay 53 more each; Inns
re- N sod ~
ntnctiyr poppe was detailed to Investigate the
case lie appri-cd Xandcr X Co. that they had
leeu guilty of a gross violation OF the law: Fearing
that their license would be revoked by the Mayor,
they stated that they were wiling 10 return the
ILoyev already collected from the Hungauans, and
their offer was accepted superintendent jackson
then sent the Immigrants to the Labor Bureau TO NC
provided with employment tree OF expense
THE STREETS COVERED WITH MUD.
The weather moderated considerably yesterday,
not only in this cltv but through the country, ana
1le snow had cea5cd in most places where the storm
was seveiest on sunday. The effect OF the storm
were felt here by everyone who was competed 10
I've in the streets Yesterday. On Sunday night the
snow was succeeded by rain and III short time
In. snow was Washed from the sidewalks In tine
,,nrni,p tbe sun shone brightly for some time.
InrltluG he snow in the streets and forming thick
paste of snow, mud ana MIN. On Broad
wav and the principal thoroughiarcs,
which are usually crowded III tie day WIN vehicles,
there were several inches OF tins iIqud mixture
As The day wore on and the muck was turned uD
low draws and vehicles tie condition OF the streets
grew worse. To cross the principal thOrOughiares
was a. dangerous Is II was d!sagreeabe. II Is a
difficult task "a cross Broadway on a day when the
street Is clean, bur when 1t IS coated with such a
filthy compound as covered 1t yesterday, dOIglEg
between the heads of horses Is not 50 easy. Then
the horses seemed to take particular delight in
splasling the mud everywhere within a radius OF
ten feet of them. One could not escape the fylng
fifth even On the sidewalk. Then the melted snow
FROM the pillars and tracks Of the elevated railroads
iel in streams on the pedestrians who wers COM
PEELED to pass Jencatn them.
Commissioner Coleman, whose men were at work
al Gay cleaning the cTOsswalks. has communicated
with the Dock department and asked that the
sn,n nrlyllnnes shnuId be eXtendcd TO the Street