New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The steamships flbr aud Polynesia brought ], IA
Immigrants TO New-York Yesterday The arrivals
for the week numbered 5,35o
LFCTURFs AT THE TWENTY -THIRD STREET THEATRE.
Dr.. George Leemiug Is to gave series OF Illus
ire this week. The uhjects selected are MARY
Stuart" ''.ioan of Arc" the Tower of Londou."
and Robert Emmct"
sfAn TICS or WEEK.
Arrests last week. Az; births. $40; deaths.
693: marriages lsS. The free floating baths were
used by Isl s74 bathrrs. OF whom go were
girls AID women. The Croton water rents were
Sl4,29S SO.
MEETING OF IoNGsHoREMEN.
The special meeti * called AT No. 3>o IIudson-st.
last nj sht OF the Lo gshorrmen's Union Protective
Assoes,op " %Ts Of the 6r' fund from $50
TO 500. A quorum was not presrut
THE LUMBER RAFT AT THg ERIE BASIN.
The large rat, OF lumber winch has been brought
from ST. John, y. b., bv the tugs Cyclops and Havl-
land passed through Hell Cato yesterday morning
In two sec ions and was taken to the Eric Ba stu,
where he raft will he broken up
DROWNED BY IHR uPsErrISG OF A BOAT.
Three young men. thomas Welcn William Cor
nish and Thomas Duly, went To row In a small
boat Oh the West Farms Creek YESTERDAY after
noon The boat upset Nv accident aud Welsh
was drowncd. His nome was In Brooklyn. Cor
nsh aud Duly 1--we In West Farms
ANOTHER TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The certificate of INCORPORATION OF the Postal
Unlul Telegraph Company was filed yesterday.
The lines OF new company are o extend all over
the United states. and the capital. as az present
fixed, on which TINS ~ 70 De done ID Sl.3OO III. L.
Ciaulnrr, A. W. Kent. w. j. MICA pin ana others are
the lncOrpOrtto1a
no FALSE CTRTIFICATFs TO CHINAMEN KNOWN.
Collector Robertson SAID yesterday that he had
received 40 information or instruction from Wash
ington in regard 10 tue alleged issue IN tbls Guy to
Chinese immigrants OF false certificates which
would place tnrn in the class not Inhibited under
he anti Chinese law. be existence oi any such
certificates o doubted at the Cu,Om-liodse
THE GILMORE JUBILEE.
The programme at tne Gilmore Jubilee NJ Man
CAV nc,udrs many features. Besides the Gilmore
Band there will 10 performances by the 22d
Regiment drum corps, corps OF Scotoh ppers,
"rrd sblTtcd anvil bngade," MISS Emily
Spader the suprano; ii. w. Stanley. tine English
tenor; Mime Donald. SIgnor Gotschalk, a Choir us
OF male voices, and the Meig- sisters
A FERRY To THE BARTHoLDI STATUE.
Several staten Island caoitili,ts have applied to
the Secretary STATE foaa certificate OF incorpora
non If the Pioneer Ferry Company. They lnte 4
10 operate a ferry betweea this city and B-dloes
Island evidently desiri To secure the rgnt tocarry
people there to witness the building OF the Bar
thod statue. ami The colossal work after IT - com,
pleted The IncorpOratVrs are William Ken Ger and
IIugh VI. Morrow. OF Staten Island and John Moss,
OF Brooklyn. Tno capital stock Is $4,000, with
| right 10 Increase 1t TO S2OO,OOO.
| MYSTERIOUS CONDUCT OF A DETECTIVE.
CURIOSITY has heen caused outside of the Police
| Drpar ment ov the mysterious conduct OF Drtsc-
ivr-;Scrgcanl DOrcy, who goes down the Bay every
am remains until evening. lie boards every v
ing steamship at Quarantine aud searches for some
person among te passenTels mer1 Is some r"aSon
connected WIN the fattOD Garden Post Office dia-
| nond robbery IN London.
TIE INQUEST IN THE BoUGER CASE.
An inquest vas ncd ~ Coroner MeIkle yesterday
in the of John Bouger. who was killed by fail
| winch resul ed from blow gwen by Michael Cor
| dom companion The afray took place on Pier
No 40 East River at the foot OF Clinton-st After
| hat ha Al
| ceased mau came 10 his death from a fall caused
b, blow given by Gordon, but hat the the prisoner
| was not guilty OF an intent 10 kill The Coroner
| committed Gordon TO the Tomb+
CLEVER FoRGERIEs by YOUTH.
John Wesley age sixteen. VINO ives III Bellevllle,
| n j., and II employed as clerk by }. Jay Bell, a
| merchant, at No 81 S0uth-sr. IN the TOmbs POllce
| Courl before Justice Herman yesterday was
charged with 'rgery. 1t Is alleged that he has
| forged the name of his employer 70 three checks
| on the North River Bank, respectively for SIS, 410
and $40 The signatures resembled the genuine 80
| mucn thai It was only after a close scrutiny that
| they could DO pronounced false. The youth was
| committed 10 default of $500 bail for trial.
| swINDLlNG IN MENRsCHAUM PIPES.
| The firm OF RejclI & Becker. manufacturers of
meerschaum pipes, etc, at No. 90 Chambers-st., on
Friday night caused the arrest of Anton
| Schwatzel. one OF thelr wOrkmen, at his home. No
| 155 Bloomield-st., Hobokrn. The msn Is employed
as a fnIsher, and he IL charged with returning
| % the firm smaller pipes tnan those delivered TO
| him to he flushed. When arrested unfinished
| meerschaum pipe bowls of The value OF $500 were
| taken DIV inc ueteCllVc ile was tea yeBter-
| day at the rombs for oIamln ton.
| FIDDLER" NEARY ARRESTED POR FIGHTING.
| Officer George LaughlIn. OF the Fifteenth Pre-
| cinct took 10 the Jefferson Market Police Court
| yesterday Martin. alias Fiddler" Neary, the
| pugilis of No As BrOOme-st., ana George 'Boland,
| of No. 201 Suyan-st.. and accused them of light
ing IN front OF No. 2lSl2 Wooster-st. Mr. Neary's
| head was badly bruised and swollen He had also
| been stabbed i'll the left arm aud right cheek.
Neither of the prisoners seemed inclined 10 maze
| complaint against the other, and Justice Duffy,
holding that each had been badly punished dis.
charged them.
IN JAIL FOR ABANDONMENT.
| John Il. Kelly was arrested by order OF Justice
Donohue. on Friday night and IS now in Ludlow
Street Jail. being unable TO procure $1,000 bail.
The order was issued on complaint of Mrs. Alice
| Kelly his wife, who has begun an acton IN the Su-
| preme Court Tor a divorce on the ground of aban-
| donment. Kelly - a member of the theatrical firm
OF Kelly anu Ryan, who appear the Bards Of ara.
Mrs. Kelly, IN her complaint, alleges that her hus-
band abandoned her in 1882; since that time she
has been compelled 10 pawn nor diamonds ard other
jewery. The couple were married at South Franz
ingham, Mass, in January, 1874 and have one
child, girl OF five years, who is with her mother.
The case will be argued on September 8.
| CATHOLIC PRIESTS GOING TO RETREATS.
About $50 of the secular cergymen of the Ro-
man Catholic Church in the archdiocese Of New
York will leave this city tor Troy tomorrow morn