New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13

moving slowly the officers asked if any assistance
was required. They were informed that me l ma
chinery was slightly damaged, but that no assist
ance was necessary. The City of Richmond Is OK
pected to come up to her pier this morning.
MRS. MoRDAUNTs CASE DISMISSED.
The GrandJury Yesterday finished its investiGatioh
into the charge of felOniOus assault made Dy rak
Mordaunt, the actor, against his wife, Mrs. fannle
MOrdaunt. He accused her of having aimed pIsI
to at him Immediately after he had been dischargef
in Police court. The Grand Jury heard the tstII
nlony of Mrs. MOrdaunt and her daughter, as wen
as Of the complainant, and the case was dlsihsSeu
CAUSING ANNOYANCE TO WITNESSES.
Frequent complaints have peen maze TecenSsY 10y
persons who were Summoned before the Grand jury
that they were compelled to wait all the morning
without being heard, and that they sometimes had
to make a second or third visit to the 1ury-rooih
Yesterday twenty-seven cases in which witnesses
were summoned were passed over without attentd0n,
and nearly forty witnesses we're sent away. Inc
trouble is said to arise from the fact that cases are
brought to the attention of the Grand jury by the
representative of the District-AttorneyS Office III
which the testimony is very long and there Is only
@ single witness, representing some society, whlle
the prison cases. in which many witnesses have been
summoned, are neglected.
BROOKLYN.
The new Seventh-ave. surface road will be opened
on THU sday.
Barnum's show will appear in Brooklyn on April
70 and continue one week.
The driver of bob-tailedD car says that if he
did not tie a knot in the tail of bis horse, there
would be great risk of its going through the collar
Clifford L. Hart the lawyer, of No 1912 Lafay-
ette-aye; who died IN st. Josephs Hospital IN EASY
New York on Wednesday night, poisoned bimselt
twice before.
Sergeant Rogers and Policeman Taman, of the
Ninth PRECINCT, were charged with negligence be-
fore the Police Commissioner yesterday. pls-
oner who passed their inspection at the Police
station on being taken to Raymond Street JAN
was found TO have loaded revolver In his posses"
sion, like the one John Kenny shot himself with IN
nOlirpmpn
search the man.
The twenty-ninth anniversary OF the foung
Mems Christian Association of Brooklyn was
HdsS Island ' Hs nsel socey Edwin Pack
ard president Of the Association Goneac Sg
the GxecS we're Rector of S.
Georges Church New-York and the Rev. DR.. A. J.
F. Behrends, of the Central COngregational Cnnrch'
The report of the general secretary L. ). w like,
showed that the number of active and associate
members IA 1 305 an increase of 90 over the pre-
vious year. More than 136,O35 persons entered
the building week days for Association purposes
JERSEY CITY.
j. G. Hollands torpedo-boat, which disappeared
on Monday has not yet returned.
William H. Smith, New York CONFIDENCE man;
was convicted yesterday IN the Circuit court OF
sw ndling Andrew Farz out OF $22O ny Dorrowing
it on some spcclous excuse he was sehtehceu W
three years in State Prison.
The Carpenters and jorners of Jersey City have
determined TO demand an increase or wages from
80 10 to 80 At largely attended meeting OF
the craft on Wednesday night COMM ttee was APP
pointed to wait on the boss carpenters and present
the demand. The committee will report to meet |
ing of the Uuon to be held next Monday evening, |
and IN case the demand is refused strike Will be
begun on Monday, the 23d.
IVES LEICESTER COUNTY.
YoNKERs.-A public meeting was held on Wednes- |
lay evening for discussing the polluted Nepperhan,
which flows through tho most populous part OF that
,ity, into which much fifth Is poured. City En- |
gineer Wilson, when asked to the cost OF building
large trunk sewer, said that it would approximate
100000.
TUcKAHOE.-Las October the Board of Education |
j. G.. Cleveland. principal OF the village
ch0Ol, charging neglect of duty. MT. Cleveland
appealed to the Superintendent of Public lDstruc-
ion and hot contest ensued, 1t was regarded az
. test case. On April the superintendent decided,
ordering the board TO renstate Mr. Cleveland IN the
chool with full pay for all the time intervening |
between the time of his discharge ana his relnstate-
nent
STATEN ISLAND.
NEW BRIGHToN-COunty Treasurer James Tully |
old al his Office yesterday bonds to the amount OF
,57 900 to the Staten Island Savings Bank at per
ent, with a cent premium. The bonds fall due |
Il 1895.