New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24

IN the effects Of the heat and whiskey yesterday
afternoon. The surgeons at Bellevue. Hospitai
thought that liquor the chief cause OF their I'M
consciousness. No sober persons were overcome Dy
the heat in the city.
nICsoRY ELECTRIC LAMPS.
Passengers on the steamships or ferry-hoats are
treated TO singular optical illusion by the electric
lights the suspension Bridge and at the Battery
Viewed from the bay, the arc formed by the Bridge
lights is continued by the string OF lights along tne
Battery. The illusion is perfect until Governors
Island IS approached, when Castle William inter-
rupts the pretty spectacle.
ASHES AND GARBAGE IN CUTTERS.
General Shaler yesterday sent TO the department.
of Street Cleaning two reports, made by Sanitary
Inspectors Tracy and Murtha, TO the ehect tnat
cutters in Washin gton-st, between Morris and Dey
SITS. In Rdge-st., between Delaney and Broone-
sts, and IN Delancey-st., between Goerck ana
Lewls-sts
DIR. NEWMAN UNABLE TO PREACH.
The Rev. DIR. Newman, who is just recovering
from severe illness. will be unable to preach to-
duct the services at the Madison Avenue Congre-
gatonal Church, preaching the farewell sermon
this morning The church will be closed during
July and August, and services Will be resumed on
the third Sunday in September.
WEIGHTED WITH HEAVY STONES.
The body of the unknown man who drowned NM
self in the North River near the loot OF Canalst on
Friday afternoon was recovered from the water
yesterday. About the waist were leather straps, 10
which were attached two stones weighing ABOUT
sixteen pounds each. The clothing consisted OF q
black coat, q green waistcOat, green trousers new
laced shoes and white Undertaking. In the pockets
were two handkerchiofs. tobacco box, PAIR Oh
spectacles Matchbox and key.
WONG CHING FOO BAILED.
Wong Ching Foo, the edlCOr of The Chinese-Ameri-
can, was arrested few DAYS ago in suit brought
against him by Chan Pond Tipp to recover OO1 as
damages for an alleged libel. The bail was fixed at
Sc 900. Yesterday the Oriental editor was brought
into court writ of habeas corpus for tho pur-
pose of having his bail reduced Justice. Donohue
reduced the bail to $500, and the unfortunate cd
Itor soon thereafter released
RAsCAJITY OF MEssRs SMITHS COLLECTOR.
Edward Picard was arraigned in the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday TO answer charge
of embezzling $16l from the firm of j; II. Smiths
| Sons, liquor merchants at No 20 PecK-sllp, by
| whom he was employed as collector. The charge
was not pressed and Picard was discharged. The
| firm Of Smiths Sons recently brought into no.
| tice through the shooting of Mrs. Clarence IL.
Smith, wife of one OF the members by Helen Leon
| ard.
NOT YET SIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
resolution passed unanimously by the
Board of Alderman at their last meeting providing
| aborers employed in tho various departments OF
the city government should have half holiday on
Saturdays Mayor Edison was asked yesterday
| whether he had signed the resolution. He replied
that he had not aud that he had the matter still
| under ADJUSTMENT.
WORK on THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL.
Work ON the south tunnel under the llndson
River which was delayed by the death of iTenOr
w. Park. is under way, at the foot of Morton,
ST. Sections OF ten feet each will be completed
every twenty days. new syndicate for pressing
the work has been formed 1t is thought less diff
Guilty will be experienced IN new caisson than was
the case IN the north tunnel. OF that tunnel 900
feet have been excayated from the NewJersey side,
and 10 from this side. Tho north tunuel, It Is
stated can be finished in eighteen months and the
south six months If the money Is furnished
promptly.
ENGLISH PAPERS BROUGHT by TIE wERRA.
The North German Lloyd steamship Vera, which
reached this port at p. IN. Friday, outstripped
ali previous records OF fast trips between Sonth-
ampton and New-York. making the run IN little
eight days and one hour. full ME OF Liver
pool and London papers of Thursday. juno IL. was
brought by the Werra and delivered at the otlceof
TnE TRIBUNE on Friday night last Had not the
Werra's purser and captain taken this trouble the
papers OF that date would not have left Liverpool
BY the regular mail steamer until the day after the
Werra's departure, and would not have reached
here until Tuesday next.
DISCOVERING STOLEN ARTICLES.
The store of j. Ill. Busklrk, at No. 5S5 Sixtl-ave.
was broken into last Sunday night and stationery
valued at $3.50 stolen. Detectives Price and Dun
lop of the Twenty-ninth Preciuct, learned that
statiOners articles which were beng sold at ex-
tremey low prices at No. l,320 Ihrd-aye. had been
purchased of Joseph Snow, OF No. 307 East Seventy
fourth-st SHOWS place was visited and about $500
worth OF property seized and taken 10 the police
station. Snow, who is about SIXTY years Old, vas
arrested and taken 10 the Jefferson Market Police
Court Yesterday where he was charged with recey-
ing stolen goOds At the request OF the officers he
was remanded.
BROOKLYN.
Arrests last week, 571i permits granted for new
buildings, 63.
James O'Neil, laborer, with no home, pros
trated by the heat In HamiltOn-aye, near Courtsi.
yesterday and was taken to 81. Peters Hospital.
The Mayor has vetoed the resolution OF Alderman
Donovan. passed by the Common Council on June
l. providing for gold badges for the assessors the
controller and the auditor.
The examination of the Rev. Father Florence
Mccarthy for an alleged criminal assault on his
servant. Kate Dixon was begun before
Justice Naeher yesterday. The girl gave her tesi-
mony and the JusticedenIeda motion 70 dismiss the
nj adi furth sr Al Friday
next.
Justice Cullen yesterday granted an order of dis
continuance in the suit OF Miss Mary Alice AlmOnt
Livingston against Henry Fleming She received
a check for S15, 900, and gave her own check for
SO 100 TO Mr.. Sawyer, one Of her counsel. The
compensation of Mr.. Newcomb. hor other lawyer.
IS not known
The Charities Commissioners and Chairman
Beasley, of tho Supervisory Committee on County
Farm, yesterday at conference decided to take
Immediate steps for enlargng the asylum at Fiat
bush Last month forty-One insane paupers were
received at the asylum, which was already
crowded
The complaint against Thomas Finley. foreman of
Deacon Richardson's Atlantic and Seventh save;
railroad for violating tho Penal Code, dismissed
yesterday by Justice Walsh The counsel for the
road declared that the workmen under Finley, who
were occupied in laying switch az fIatDush and
Seventh aves on Sunday, April %. were following
up an excavation which 1t would have been dan
gerous to leave. The magistrate took the same
Wow.
In the Supreme Court of Kings County DudleylH
Norris a lawyer who has an Office in Wall-st, New
YORK but who lives in Brooklyn, has begun suit
to compel the Hanson Place Baptist Church TO show
cause why he should not be relnstated as member
He asserts that he in good standing, and that
charges were brought against him on which he was
expelled while the covenant of the church makes
il imperative that notice should be served on him
TO enable him to make a defence
A we'll dressed young woman was found lying in
the area of No. 316 Adelphi-st yesterday morning
at o'clock. She suffering and spoke with diff
ficulty when policeman raised her. She gave her
name az Maggie Gleason, eighteen years OF age OF
No % Concord-s ST. but for time refused to tell
what allied her. When pressed she admitted that
she had swallowed oxalic acid, and excaiming
was sent to the Cumberland Street Hospital, where