New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02

| ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
yesterday afternoon. Charles Hades was eieo ta
death of Samuel Willets. In February, l9t COM sa-
plants received by the society and 1orty-iour
| children were sent to various homes.
MEETING OF THE woMAN's SUFFRAGE sooIETT1 w.,
| The regular monthly meeting Of the New, fork
City WOman's Suffrage Society was held r IN rs
rooms last evening: Mrs. Clara Neymann Teao d,
| Dr. DiO Lewis made few remarks, criticising Mrs
Neymann's essay. Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake re-
ported the progress Of legislation bearing Oh 'ho
subject of woman's suffrage in Albany.
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHAPLIN HOME.
| Founders Day. the second anniversary OF rhe
Chaplin Home In East Sixty-sixth-st. Tor the Aeea
areception in the afternoon and evening Brief aa-
dresses made in the afternoon by the new Dr.
James NJ. Pullman the Rev, ID. NJ. Dodge tne b bev.
| r. Brber Newton the Rev. Dr. AImitage, the Rey.
Charles H. Eaton, the Rev. DR.. Newman ard the
| Rev. Robert Collyer Tho attendance last evening
was large.
DANGEROUS IN CASE OF FIRE.
Fire Marshal Sheldon has called the attention OF
the Insurance companies the danger which results
from the action of several dry-goods merchants IN
leasing upper floors for storage purposes covering
| the stairways with temporary flooring and piling
merchandise upon it, thus cutting OH access 10 INC
floor III case of fire. The Board OF Fire Underwriters
threaten TO cancel policies wherever this Is done.
REPORTING IN FAVOR or A NEW BANK.
The committee of the Produce Exchange ap-
pointed to consider the feasibility of having BANK
| In the new building has made q report IN favor OF
| the organization OF such a bank under the state
law The capital Is fixed at 81 900 900, with the
privilege Of increasing it to $5,60O,OOO In shares
of 500 each. Subscriptions Tor shares, from lne-
bers will be received up TO March 10. The organl-
zaIon will be known as the NeW-lork Frouuco
Exchange Bank
THE NURSERY AND CHILDs HOSPITAL.
There was yearly meeting OF the Nursery anu
Chid,s Hospital yesterday. at which reports were
| read showing tue institution to he In iiourlShng
condition. The following officers were elected LOT
the ensuing year: Mrs. Cornelius Du Bots, hrst a.
rcctress; Mrs. Algenon ). sullivan, secoud az
rectress; Mr. j; W. Ellis, third dIrectreSS MIS- T.
Howard Wright. treasurer; and Mrs. X. H. L.
Townsend, secretary.
AN FMBEzLt Err BUT NOT A FoRGER
II was rumored yesterday that William VI. lngis'
of BROOKLYN, had been arrested IN Chlcago on Mon
dav for forgng letter in which he was gwen au-
thorty 10 collect 900 from persons In the latter
city, BY +. w. Gade publisher, OF NO 40 west
Broadway this city. Mr.. Gade said yesterday that
he had employed nglIs collector and canyasser
SaId tbat InGlis Mad collected bills amounting 10
about $500 and had Kept the money. Mr.. Gade
had him arrested but as he had offered security TO
cover his embrzz.cnent. he will not be prosecuted
THOUSANDS or BIBLES PUT IN CIRCULATION
The Is ard Of Managers of the American Bb" So
cety met Yesterday and heard a report on inc
progress Of the work of re-suppyng the United
States with th1 Holy Scriptures. From the begin
ninp of he fiscal year up 70 January 81. copOrieus
visited 2Ss 7lS families; 35.212 OF them wero sup
pied with Bibles by sale or gift 1895 copies
sold n has cost the society little less than fourteen
cents for every family visited. and about twenty
four cents for every copy OF the Bible put In crcu
lation.
LECTURE on FGYPr AND THE WAR.
The Rev b. G.. Potter pastor Of the Sixth street
BAPTIST Church lccturcd last evening In his chnrch
before n large audience. on " Egypt and tho Late
War for the beneh of the sufferers by the Western
floods, In the rear gallery of the church was con-
structed a calcium light which PROJECTED on iatse
principal cities Of Egypt and INCIDENTS otthe iate
war. Mr.. Potter WIS iston"d to attentiy.Ty
throughout the whole lecture. and be was frequently
InterruLted bv applause. The Cecilia CLUB, or the
church, provided the music. The entertainment
was financial success.
BROOKLYN.
An absolnto divorce was granted yesterday TO
| John i. Stenger from Mrs. fredla u Stenger.
The ST ate Superin tendent of Public Instruc Ion,
| Nctl 1;ilmour visited several schools in Brooklyn
yesterday in company with snpe , fatter
| SON and Associate Super .ntendcnt MAXWELL
The Society of Old Brooklynites met last evening
| and listened TO a paper bv 5. NJ. Ostrander upon
| "Old Customs" In which he maintained that the
| former times were much worse In Brooklyn than
| the present
| Me-srs. Andrews Lairnbeei and Schultz the COM
mssioners appointed by Secretary Fol ger to select
site for the Federal Building In BROOKLYN. sent
| n reoueSt TO Mayor Low yesterday for the use of
| room in the City Hall in which TO meet on March
aud to receive offers for proposed sites and TO
| hear any suQgestons and arguments from citizens
| of Brooklyn. Mayor Low placed the Common
| Council Chamber ut their disposal
| An absolute divorce is sought in the Supreme
| Court By James Cheetham from Mrs Ellen A;
|
CAGES In the police court within tho past year. Mrs
| Cheetham recently sued her husband for limited
divorce on the ground OF support and the case
"a still pendIng She asserts that her husband has
| brought his suit through " idiotic Jealousy"
| The will Of the late David NJ. Chauucey Is being
contested by the children Of two Of his brothers
John and James Chauncey. w nno are dead. Inc me
| property amounting to 10000 was, lett to the
children of the late Daniel Chauncey and the son of
Michael Chauncey. the only surviving brother
before his death the tostator. who lived with his
| brother Daniel. was unSound In mind and unit
| to make a will. Undue influence IL also charged.
| Owing to the deficiency In tho Naval Appropria-
tinn for the Department Of Yards and Docks, some
| Of the men employed In that DeDartme,,t at the
| Bro oklyn Navy Yard have been working since Feb;
| rnarv without pay. The Department OF Yards and
| Docks ia divided into three divisions, civil en-
| ployes CLERKS etcl general maintenance and pres
ervaton and repair. Inc approximation gsye on. IN
The men employed there, fifty In number elected to
continue work, hoping that Congress would pass
JERSEY CITY.
A team Of horses attached TO a truck ran away in
| payonia-ave Yesterday afternoon and created CON
| rderabe excitement rs they dashed in the direc-
Of the P tSe f bm thew @ Gs
| fry gates and, jumping into the river, were
| drowned. The horses belonged to William j. I'M
| derwood, of Monroe-st., New-fork.
| O. r. w. Mcdonald. proprietor Of three grocery
stores in Jersey City, suspended payment yesterday
| and his liabilities are said TO be about 100000
meeting OF his creditors IS to be hold to-day, when
he will submit a statement of his affairs. Mr.. Nc
| Donald says that lis assets aro sufficient to pay
more than double the amount OF his Liabilities, and
that his EN- uarrassment arises from ndorsing notes
| for other. When the Mechanics and Laborers'
| Savings Bank failed in 1878, Mr.. Mcdonald, who
was director transferred oil his real estate to his
| wife, and she holds 1t vet
| NEWARK
| Chief Of Police Donovan. of HOboken, accompa-
MED by John Is. Jacob Aschon back, Ioboken jew
| eer Yesterday appeared al Police Headquarters
| and asa ed 10 be allowed 10 look at Charles Howard
| and William Livingstone, two young men arrested
| on Wednesday Tor oteang rom stores on Broad-st.
Mr. Aschen back recognized the men and stated that
| they had visited his store Tuesday and stolen
| Il gold watch worth Sl25.
| WESrCHESTER COUNTY.
! TARRYTOwN.-John Taylor, merchant of larry
town wa, taken TO the POugh kcopse Insane Asy
| lum on Wednesday. llc Is tho second resident of
TaTrytown who has been adj ged insane in the last