New-York tribune., 1883-03-10
NEW-YORK CITY.


Garden yesterday from six European steam'h hips.
Ann Smith age fftv OF No 30 Washing on-st.,
burst bloc vessel III her left leg on Thursday al
ternOon aud blet to death.
The habcas corpus proceedings IN the case Of
Henry Dougl1s Kind. who is charged with commit
ting a'son IN England, were dismissed yesterday.
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
A Presbyterian Sunday-Schpol Institute. under
the direction o Dr. Wordru VIII be held tomorrow
and Monday and Tuesday IN Dr. CrosDys
church. at which the Rev Drs. Vincent Hall, Vail,
Hutton and others Will speak.
IN AID OF THr HAHN MANN HOSPITAL
Chauuc-y VI. Dcpcw will deliver his lecture on
A summers DnfwOod' at Chickering Hall on
Monday evening. the proceeds VIII be gwen 10
the lIohneman Hospital. In TINS lecture Mf: Drpew
gives in his wei known Y0n. the results OI his re-
cent observations u Europe. Iicke sare for salc At
the Windsor Hotel. Cartoons book store. fonds
music store aud Chickering Hall
WILL OF LEANDFR sARLEs.
The will of the late Leader irlcs, wealthy
livery stable keeper. was filed yesterday for pro-
bate. The estater gives. with triling exceptions
hIs entire estate 10 his wife ani son and three
daughters The estate CONSISTS largely of stocks IN
various NcwYork companies and Is said to be worth
nearly II .OOO. 900.
IMPROPER USE OF TIIE MAILS.
William H. Hopkins, o. No. l67 Broadway, was
arrested c.terlay by Deputy Marshal bernhard on
the complaint OF Anthony Comiock ior ..ll senalng
THOUGH the mails circulars tending t. enconrag'
immortality. tie taken fore Commssionrr
Shields and held in 1000 bail TO await the acton
Of the Grand jury.
A light was displayed last night from the mast
head Of a ship anchored IN the Upper Bay. near
konbin's Reef. The ship will remain there until
the new light-h.usc is built The work of tearing
down the old structure, which ha, been StandIpg
about fifty years viii be- begun n once; The new
hght- house to be OF Ton aud will be both larger
and higher than the oil stone structure.
LEAVING HER LOVER DisCoSsOLArE.
Inquiry made at Pollcc Headquarters last
night, by her sister for information concerning
Mary soldier, ago twenty, who has been missing
tor twenty-iour hours from her homo. at No.. 4oo
West Twent y-seventh-st. Mary is said TO be
handsome bro yn-eved young woman. and was to
be married next SUNDAY Her family aud her lover
| are very dlscOnsolat' AT her disappearance.
THE CASE OF AN ALLEGED JURY FIxER.
The Corporation Counsel lew days ago appealed
TO tho General fern of the Supreme Court In the
case of James VI. Jarvis, who was discharged by
Justice DOnOhuo from arrest on the ground that tho
evidence was not sufficient 10 sIstan he charge
against him of having taken brIbes 10 relieve per-
sons from Jury duty. The appeal was yesterday dis
missed Oh purely technical grounds.
GENERAL wooDFoRD AND MR ROOT.
Unit States District Attorney WOOdiord sent n
letter Yesterday his successor, Elihu Root, stat
ing that he had assumed legal engagements which
rendered il necessary that be should finish his
duties in the DIsrict-Attorneys Office by the end
of this week. lie expressed desire that Mr.. Root
should take charge OF the office on Monday at the
latest. Mr.. Root has gone to Washing on on 0us-
ness connected with the duties OF his new position.
NOT WATCHING POLICEMEN SHARPLY ENOUGH.
An examination OF the records of tho IA rounds
men in the police force IN being made by the Com
mls-IOners, who tnnk tDat sOlne Oh lncm nave De-
come inefficient. There has been u gradual decrease
I'm the number of complaints against patIOlmen.
The Commissioners int nd, it is said. to s"nd mum
Der of rOundsmcn on post IN lew days and appoint
in their place younger and more active men.
THE OBSERVANCE or DECORATION DAY.
+. W. Bruennghausen chairman OF the Memorial
Committee of The Grand Army OF the Republic of
this city, has appointed ~ the Committee Oh Public
Exercises Decoration Day, Generals Henry A.
Banun, Martin j. Mcmahon and WKrzvzanOwski,
and A. NJ. UnderhIl and William A. COpp. A letter
was received yesterday from James B. HOrner,
cep.ing the position OF grand marshal A meetingof
the Memorial COmmltte wlll be held on Tuesday
evening at Schllling Hall, Nc. 30i Sxth-ave.
LOSSES BY THE FRONT STREET FIRE.
The fire which destroyed the candle factory of r.
G. Mitchell a. Co., at Nos. 326 and 324 Frontst., at
an early hour Yesterday morning, was not extin-
guished until 3 a. N. The OF tho tre has not
been learned, and the extent of the damage is still
some what uncertain. Mitchell ~ Co place their
loss at 100000, although IT may not exceed
SG5 900; this was not entirely covered by Insur-
ance The losses of others affected by the fire were,
i'll all, $4,000
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY IN ENGLAND.
On warrant issued by Commissioner Osborn, OH
the complaint of j. PerrepOnt Edwards. the British
Consul, Edwin ii. Wadge was arrested yesterday
The prisoner, who is also known as Captain Archer
and Major Templer. is said To have negotiated IN
England forged bill of exchange for COS los.
Wadge said, howeyer that he was wanted In Lon
don so that he could be tried on some charges reat
ing TO an offence for which he could not bo extra
dited, and that he had not been guilty of the of
fence charged lie was committed TO the Ludlow
Street JAN for examination to-day.
IN A DRESSING ROOM At MR.. DALYs THEATRE.
complaint against Thomas Hackett, of Engine
Company No. % was made To the Fire Comm's-
sioners on February 10. by Augustln DaY. II was
asserted that llackett who had been detailed 70
guard Mr.. Days theatre, against possible hre,
had entered dressing room, where he had no night
TO CO. while u performance was IN progress. Mr.
Day. however, declined TO appear against the hre-
man, ahd the Commissioners were Obliged |" as
| mI-s the complaint. Secretary Jussen yesterday
wrote TO Mr.. Daily, expressing the Commissioners
atisacilOn at his refusal help them MAINTAIN
the discipline OF the lTemen detailed at theatres.
THE ROBBERY OF JESSE WILLIAMS.
James Dunn, alias Pop" White. alias I" Doc"
Long and George +. Aflleck. allas Davis. who were
| arrested on charge OF robbing Jesse Williams,
| land speculator, OF $1,000 III gold in Philadelphia,
together with Carrie Aleck, the wife of one OF The
prisoners. who arrested while dcpOsiIing 1000
| in a savings bank arrag gned before Justice
Patterson in the Jefferson Market Police Court, yes
terday The evidence being Insufficient 10 hold the