New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-25

tent Of $40 on July 49, In payment OF his bill ne
presented check on the importers aaa 70 bimseI
and ostensbly signed by William D. Astor Gu Use
0uently Mr. Forsythe learned that the check was
worthless, and yesterday Bennett was ali LII h;,
Justice Smith, in the TO nbs Police Court held him
to await the action of the Grand jury.
THE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH STAGE ROUTE.
The Committee on Ferries and Franchises OF the
Board of Aldermen has decided that the Board eau
not give permission to any one to any person OF urn
to run a line of stages from Ono hundred- and
twenty ninthst and Third-aye 70 fren,
nd-forty- fourth.st and the Boulevard. and from
there to Westc hestersve. All the Board can 40 u
to establish the proposed route Inc sinking unt
Commissioners will then put up the irancnise as
public auction and award 1t to the highest bidder.
THE PROPOSED SUGAR AND TEA EXCHANGE.
Carter, Hawley 81 Co.. the tea merchants, arc aci
tive in the new movement TO organize Sugar auu
the two branches OF the tea trade. the auction and
anti auction adhereuts, are 10 Dufy inc
Ratchet" and unite in the common organizaton
proposed Exchange. Many subscriptions nave peen
received 1t is said in tea circles that the QUALITY
of teas now coming into the market Is lar superior
to that of last years Importation
LOOKING TO A FALL MEETING AT CREEDMooH.
Colonel John Ward presided &C the meeting OF tine
directors of the National Rifle Association yester-
present: .Colones II. G. Ltchfeld, j. Ward, K Z.
Ward j. e. Cowperthwait, j. B0dne, and Messrs
A. u. Kursheodt +. II. Hoton, II. G. Crane and W.
N Vose committee was APPOINTED CGhs Sshyr VI
Sith The treasurer. Colonel X. C. Ward. ex-oficio,
10 arrange for fall meeting at Creedmoor. MAJOR
George shorkley continued his Oh Sioo
TO the association and received vote OF tnanks'
BARGAINS IN CHOICE BABY CARRIAGES.
Crandall a. Co., manufacturers OF Dapy Carriages
aud toys at No $50 Ihrd-ave, near lhirty
Ar are now offering special Inducements TO dealers
i'm the former articles the toy business being sus-
pended until August. The firm received nc the
centennial Exhibition awards on their cane, reed
and wooden carriages, the springs OF when tney
have secured a patent. VelOcipedes also fea-
turo OF the firms manufacture, ana for the holidays
hey make specially OF propellers doil CARRIAGES
bovs' wagons and minor toys attractive TO the
yout hful eye. The house has been established t9r
more han forty years, and has earned an enviabie
reputation. The place IS open every evening"
sTABBIYG A HOT CoRN-vENDER.
Thomas Currap, age seventeen. of No. 515 Green
wich-st., and John Dalton. age twenty OF NO lof
Ihompson-st. in the Essex Market Ponce Court
Yesterday were charged with stabbing John Pfeif-
Ter n colored man, age twenty-slX, OF NO. iOo
M0ntrose ave, Brooklyn. Pfeltfer was selling not
corn in East Second-st at O'Clock IN the morning
when he was attacked by the two prisoners, who
first attempted TO steal some corn aud then stabbed
the yender Officer Balister, of the Eleventh Pre-
tinct arrested the highwaymen as they were run
niuraway Pfeiffer was taken to Bellevue Hospital
| Tie prisoners were held TO await the result OF
Pielffers injuries.
ARRIVAL OF MORE ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.
Seven more families of assisted immigrants ar
| rived ON the steamship Ethiopia, of the Anchor
line. Yesterday. Each was supplied wi from e
70 f5 ana all were bound for points where friends,
| tSey said were awaiting them John Hansen.
liz nnIe Who came in the Bohemia of the Hamburg
American Line on Monday, said that he was shoe-
maker and could take care OF himself. EnzaDetn
Trennan who arrived on the White Star steamer
| Celtic on Sunday, paid her own passage. Her nus
hand she sad failed to meet her III Queenstow n, as
she az nected so she going on 10 frlebds In the
| Most Patrick Fox, brother OF the insane woman,
called at Castle Garden aud took his sister away;
Aired Fontana son of the blind man who arrived
| last week on the Normandie, also took his father
away from the Garden.
| BROOKLYN.
| Owing to its proximity to the mouth of sewer
the freq bath ut the foot OF North Secondst Is TO
| he remoy cd TO the foot OF Noble-st.
| lanes Dawson who was arrested yesterday at
| Mvrtle-aye and Cumberland-st. for intoxicstion.
| was found to have $2,400 in his pocket. Out OF
| this he paid line OF $l.
| y n Rartlett & Co, Iessees of Harbeck's Stores
| in Fnrman-et have scot check for 81 900 to be
| distributed among the hremon injured at tue lire
| on their pier on Thursday last.
| DIR. j. b. McCauley, Of No. 301 Van Brunt-st,
| was arrested yesterday upon charge OF failing to
| report the dearh Of AN infant to tic Board oil
| Health.
| On account of the obstruction caused by farmers
| wagons IN Fulton-st., City Works Commissioned
| near Fulton Ferry.
| a The burglars who entered the house OF the Rev
| G. III. Fay, Universast minister, Of No. DE
| Keap-st on Saturday night, while the family Was
| in the country, secured silverware worth $loO.
| A limited divorce is sought in tho Supreme Court
| by Mrs. Eliza Longworth from Daniel Longwor
of Hewletts IL. l. SThey were marrleu III 1907 anC
have five grown-up children.
The Board of Assessors yesterday reduced the
! valuation of considerable property on the water
front The property OF the DE kalb Avenue Railroad
| Company which had been placed at $322, 900 was
| reduced TO $1S2,OOO.
The election of Andrew Il. Culver. president o.
the Prospect Park aud COney Island Railroad Com
| pany az director of the Iron Steamboat Company
| il regarded significant by persons interested II
the Improvement OF the west end OF Coney Island.
In the opinion of Dr. T. p. Norris. OF No. II.
| Adephl-st, the death of q child of Mrs. McCauley
| of No. 3i Carlton-avo., age seven months wal
caused yesterday by an overdose OF soothing syrup
| which had been gwen to IL. The coroner Will In
yestigate the case.
While at work on the Manhattan Beach Ralroa,
track, ut Debeyoiselane, yesterday afternoon, Joh
| Robins age ffty-slx, of Varet-st. aud Meeker-ave
was struck by passing tram and seriously injured
| He was taken TO St. GATHERINGS Hospital.
cit was tank containing soda water that explode
on Monday in the candy store of John Mullen, a
| sold by John Matthews, was not injured. The tan
was not sold by the trm of John Matthews, but ha
been supplied by another manufacturer. -,
The police force has been instructed to enforce IN
law prev entng the admission of any person unde
fourteen years into o place where spirituous =
malt liquors are sold, unless accompanied
| parents or guardians. Temperance people believ
thiswin prevent the selling of Eliquor for chidre
to carry homo In pals and pitchers.
The funeral of tine late Charles l. Miles. superii
, who was drowned at Babylon on Friday, vi
conducted yesterday In the Lafayette Avent
| Presbyterian Church by the Kew. Ada
McClelland. number OF officials aud politician
were nmong those present. The burial was
|. JERSEY CITY.
County Physician Converse has ordered an 4
a uuast In the case OF John Meinan, who was kill