New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-02

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| Iron and Metal Exchange annual meeting
Ramsden In Harlem Police Court IN po,o
BOston-New-York League baseball ha'on 'N WV
Grounds.
NETWORK CITY.
The annual meeting of the New;York Petroleum
Exchange was heiu yesterday The president, l..
H. Smith, submitted the usual report
Louis Adams, boy who lived at No. 21S
Second-st wounded himself seriously In the thigh
yesterday while playing with loaded pistol.
The Irving Hall Executive Committee has passed
aresoluton recommending the governor 20 apPolmV
Henry George as Commissioners OF LABOR otatisucs,
under the law recently passed.
Willis s. Paine the superintendent of tho
State Banking Department, yesterday took the
oath of office before Justice Barrett IN the Supreme
Court. Chambers.
RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES.
Two small boys, John Crowley and John sum-
mers, who had run away from Stamford, COnl''
were caught at Pier No. 80, East River. by ponce
man of the Steamboat Squad. They were sent back
TO their parents.
A CHURCH DECLARED TO BE UNSAFE
An examiner of the Bureau OF builqings Iepor!ea
Yesterday that the old church at Laight and Farck
SITS. was unsafe. The ratters are decayed and the
ceiling is cracked. Repairs were ordered by the In
| spectOr of Buildings.
A MEXICAN MAIL DELAYED.
Postmaster Pearson Informed yesterday that
the steamer City of Mexico which was to have car
ried the mails sent by way OF New Orleans to vera
| Cruz and other Mexican ports, had been WIN
drawn and the mails had been returned TO TINS CITY
to be forwarded at the next opportunity.
DISMISSED FROM THE POLICE FORCE.
Policeman Van Colt. of the Twenty-secOnd Pre-
clnct who was caught Oft post in lquorS0rc, and
| who threatened 20 shoot the roundsman who DIS
covered him. recently was dismissed from the force
| bV unanimous vote OF tue Police Commissioners
| yesterday.
A POLICEMAN DIES OF DIYImUM TRuMENs.
PatIoman Alfonso Robertson, of the twenty
eighth Precinct who sent to Bellevue Hospital
| suffering from derium tremens on Sunday night,
died there on Monday evening. Information OF his
| death was sent TO Police Headquarters yesterday.
| RELEASING THE APPRAISERS STORES.
Collector Robertson Yesterday signed a lease Tor
| the Government with Paul n. Spohord. for the AD,
praScrs stores for three years. at nal rental
of $Gl.500. Arenewa OF the lease may be made at
| the end of the term or the Government may pur-
chase the property within three years at
! 100000.
| OWNERS OF GAMBLING HOUSES WARNED.
| Disnct-Attorney McKcon yesterday received
| from Inspector Byrncs the names of about nifty
persons the owners OF houses that are repgted t.
| formed these persons that they must abate the
nuisance com planned of or they will be presented to
| the Grand Jury for indictment similar course
| has been previously taken with good results.
MEETING OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
At the meeting of The Ney-York Historical Society
last night paper was read by ia nes W. GiraTd on
the formation of National char ettr as apolicaDe 10
| the "ancient city" OF NewYoIk. The clements
entering into that character were Dutch, English
| French ard those of New-Ea Iianl Iho Kew. Dr.
| De Costa exhibited an ancient map which, he sald,
| showed the presence OF FcuaZZlnO the llOrehllhe
navigator, in tins harbor.
CARTER BEATS COLE AT CUSHION CARROTS
The second game of the preliminary cushion
| carrom billiard tournament was played last night AT
| Madison Square Hall, No; 94S broadway. by N
| gene Carter and Harry Cole. IL was won with
| great ease 10y Carter by score of 400 to 2O2
| HIGHEST rms Carter 30 and % Cole n aud 20.
Carriers average was ilve The game Tonight VIII
| be between Edward McLouChlin and Cole
NOT CASE OF LEPRosY.
| DR.. T. f. Schultz resident physician a. Castle
| Garden, made thorough investigation OF the case
| ~ I,ttha iu1ru fOrt
| Bolivia who was supposed to have lepTosy. Dr.
| Schultz pronOunces the case fatal one oil cancer
eating Of many years standing. The entire lei eide
| of the man eaten away, aud also portion OF the
| back. and the result is question OF only lew
| days.
| SATISFACTORY TRIAL OF A STEAMER
l.. de B6ban, agent of the French steamship line,
received a dispatch from HAVE yesterday that the
trial trip of the new steamship Normandle vas
| ended on Monday and was in every way satisiac-
| to-v The vessel made a distance of 900 miles.
| with an average speed of 1Gl2 miles an hour and
| maximum speed OF IL a.
| COMMITTED FOR TRIAL WITHOUT BAIL.
| Joseph Harrison. of No. 4lG East Thirty second
ST. and james Austin. age thir ysiX. of Milwaukee,
| Wis., the two men who were arrested by ohiccrs
| of the Tenth Precinct after an exciting chase and
| desperate resistance Tor burglary at No. lOJ
| Bowery, known as the philharmonic Concert
Saloon were rearra,gned before Justice Patterson
| Yesterday at the Essex Market Police Court, and
| were committed without bail. Much OF the stolen
money and property was recovered.
| TIE MATCH BETWEEN HANLAS AND KENNEDY.
| Arrangements were to have been Completed yes
| terday AT the Office of The Iurt, ficid dad f@m,
| for the bOatrace between Hanlan and Kennedy
| but the men who relieved Mr. Dnryea as lianiahs
hacker, did not appear; Ro"oll' tme DedeslrJIan'
| has written that Mr.. Duryea Is i'll IN LONDON.
| Kennedy is at Lowell as a guest OF the Nesper
Boat CLUB, of which a son OF Governor b. f, Butler
! is president. and he is training there. The hnal
| depositsfor the race will he made on May ..
COMING ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.
| The public anniy rsary exercises of the American
Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friend,
Presbyterian Church at Madison;aye. and Fifty
| thiIdst. Two hundred and fifty children from the
Home and its Industrial Schools viii be present ana
| sing. Reports of the years work wi be read and
| a memorial sermon will be pre- ched by the pastor
| of the church, the Rev. DR.. G. ). Robinson, The
| annual meeting of the society viii be held on May
| 9 in the Home chapel, No. 20 East Twenty ninth
| ST., at 1890 A. NJ. and 2:3O T. NJ,
| THE NEw-YORK COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
| The New-York State ColOnizaton Society held ITS
annual meeting Yesterday at No 20 Centrest. ana
| Control The Rev. Il. 5. Macarthur, the Rey Ernst
II. Crosby, Robert PorterGeld and George Putnam
| Smith, The Rev. DIR. Samuel ID. Alexander was
| chosen president of the Board and the Rev. DIR.
j. ID. Wells and DR.. Charles II. Nichols vice-presi-
| dents Letters read from I. mccarthy Stuart
and j. IL. Brown, who are going to Liberia as
professors in the L.beran College and who are now
| in London.
| THE CHARGES AGAINST TOM LEE.
The Indictment found by the Grand Jury few
days ago against Tom Lee the Chinese restaurant
keeper, presented III the Court OF General Scs-
| sions Yesterday. but he had not been arrested uD
| to the hour of closing court. The charge against
| him is that he received money from the owners OF
| Chinese gambling houses and guaranteed that they
shoud not be interered with in their business. His
counsel professed willingness to produce his
client at any time and furnish Dall ior his appear
| ance.
BROOKLYN.
II IS understood that President Arthur has ac-
| cepted the invitation given TO HIM TO attend the
| opening Of the bridge.
/ The Board of Education made up its budget yes
| terday for the ensuing fiscal year The amount
/ was fixed at $l,4S7,611 90. Last year 1t was
81, 159045 Al.
A coroncr,s iurv vcsterday decided that i. w.