New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17

n meeting OF the directors VI 49,
Union Telegraph Company, yesterday INC loii0i
officers were reelected without chahgo'
4 CoIoRED WOMEN TAKES LAUDANuM.
Margaret johnson, colored woman, age twenty
fva ATTEMPTED to kill herself yesterday ny
swallowing dose Of laudauum at No. 2l3 EasJ
One-boundTed- aud-thiTd-st. She was removed "
the Presbyterian Hospital
THE ACCIDENT TO THE HOONACHIE. ,
7 n Wareing of No. 1876 Libcrty-st. says ,th9t
the HobOken Ferry Company was hoI ~ an ~ l9Io
for the recent accident to the MOOnachIc' DuJ nc
adds Z" The pilots in general on the river are 700
careless and do not consider the responsibility resi-
ing on them"
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
Companies and + of the Sth Regiment WGIo
drilled at the Arnory last night as were Companies
r and G of the 9th Regiment, and Companies ana
d of the ODD Regiment. Company OF ne p9ih
with twenty-one men under LSu tII ~
was under arms, and Company ID held us lhohlhy
meeting.
A UsR FOR DISCARDED LITERATURE.
Persons having reading matter which they no
mo if 70 Lieutenant Nc Clcllan, Of Toms River, \,
j Lieutenant Nc Cornell, of Bay Shore; l.; II
Lieutenant Failing of ChinCotcague, MaTyIand" OF
SUPERINTENDENT Sparrow, Of East Orleans Mass.
for the benefit of the of ife-savlng stations
AN OLD CouNTERFFITER ARRESTED.
John Mulvcy, who has been arrested previously
on charges Of c9untGrlctmG, was agalm G GhiiEIJ
lie pleaded gnty ~ having passed cnuhteTleiI
twenty-five cent piece. lie was recognizGd aI an man
who escaped arrest by United states MarShals IN
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UNHEALTHY SCHOOLS.
The Board Of Health Yesterday received report
from sanitary inspectors to the effect that the pubc
school buildings IN llity-l3urlh-1' D,l"g'n 80
and Seventh AYES, and in Ouc-hundfed-Jhd-t"ehty
eiQhth-st., near SlNth-aye., were Hhl'alhN OH az
count Of defective plumbing. The reports were sent
to the Board of Education.
DIFFERENT QUOTATIONS. or COFFEE YALTEs.
The president Of the Coffee Exchange yesterday
appointed a committee to investigate the causes iof
the disparity between the oiucIaI ana private uI,
patches from Rio JanciTO on Saturday. The private
advices received by leading houses quoted prices OF
coffee at from - to + cents lower than the hgures
| I'm the official dispatches 10 the exchange.
sFTrCTING GLASS FOR THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Nayor Edison. cx-chairInan of the Building Com
mittce of the Produce Exchange; Alexander r. Or,
chairman of the committee; /. II. Armour ana l..
r. LiyernOTc, yesterday Inspected twcnil-sIN al
ferent patterns of stained glass al the new building
10 make a selection for the glass roof Of the build
ing.
STEALING 4 CARRIAGE ROBE.
James Johnston a hOstlcr employed IN Robert
Bouuer's Stables at Nos. and IL West lty-hith-
St. in the Yorkyillc Police Court yesterday charged
William O'Bricn, age, sixteen oil No. I[@ Mt'i
Fiftv-fuurth-st aud John Swccny, age hitceu, oi
No West Fifth-st., with stcJlnga valuable silver
fox robe. The accused men were held to answer
by Justice Herman.
! POLICE ELECTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIFF PRESS
Al he meeting of the Police Commissioners yes
terday il was decided by the Board 10 give 10 the
reIut so Iative in charge of the Associated Press
olact returns all the facilities accorded hereto
~ ~ -, ,,t,,ro az tI.gc F,,iitie- y.Y.
stated at the meeting. President French and his
associates expressed desire to aid the press by
permitting the police force ~ cooperate IN carry
! ing out the suggestions submitted TO the Board.
EXHIBITING THE KING FIRE ESCAPE.
An exhibition Of the King Fire Escape was given
in front of the City Hall yesterday. An extension
/ minnie and , seconds. hfc-car was sent mp and
! two men wcTJ successfully lowered The ladder
stands at an angle Of 50 degrees, and, by the
operation of crank at Its base, II Is made to re-
yOyc in either direction thus reaching with It's top
| any window Of d building.
! TAKING HIS LIFE ny POISON.
A man about fuTty-tivc years old, who had been
! staving for "A week in the Occidental Hotel, at
| BrOOme-st. and the BOwery, committed suicide yes
to-day by taking poison. He registered himself at
left on the table in his room the following note ::
! Notify d. w. Blake Of the Domestic Sewing Ma.
! chine Company. He will know, how 70 act Scott,
Mr.. Blakes name ~ not in the city directory and
! the police did not find him.
TIE NEW AMERICAN LINE or STEAMERS TO CHILL.
! j. b. Houston, president of the Pacific Mail
! Steamship Company, Yesterday denied the reports
pOratcd at Albany Oh Saturday, IL 10 run Oppos-
| lion line between New-York and South America.
John Roach had told him, ne said, that it was the
purpose TO run aline Of steamers between Boston,
! New-York, Baltimore and Valparaisochlla. The
! line will touch also at Rio Janeiro and BucnOs
/ Ayrcs and 60 through the Straits OF Magellan.
FUNERAL or MRS BONIFACE.
! The funeral of Mrs. Boniiace, the wife of George
! c. Boniface, the actor, took place yesterday. The
! services were held IN TRINITY thUTCh, ana were
conducted by the Revs. J. W. Hill aud d. J. Ayers.
| The pallbearcrs were William Birch, DR.. w. Elem
ing, Hugh Hastings and Harry RidclI. A large
| number of professionals wcrc present, including
! John Jack and Mrs. Jack, Thomas Lee, Mrs. G..
| Wilkinson Mrs. William Henderson and George G..
| BonifacC, Miss Stella BOniface and John d. Boni-
face, husband and children Of the deceased woman.
! The burial was at Greenwood Cemetery.
! OPPOSING THE HUDSON RIVER ROUTE.
! The Aqucduct Commissioners continued ycstcr-
day continued their hearing in the case of the prop
! npt nVNUs bp ara A Yer
/ route for the proposed new aqucduct. Alfred j.
| Taylor, representing the Andrews estate at Ford
future time TO bo heard with reference 10 the pro-
posed route. He was told that he would be in
formed of the date when the hearing will be closed.
| Charles +. Gould, OF larytOWn, said that the
debris from the proposed aqLCdUCt would be great
annoyance while it was in course Of construction.
GERMAN COMPOsIToR SHOOTS HIMSELF.
| Frank Smith, age 81 n cOmpOsitOT on me stats
| Zcitupq, shot himself through the head with an
English bulldog pistol yesterday afternoon at his
| home, No. % Ncw-ChambCrs-st. Smith was born
in Germany, but had been in this country for "A
number of years. About six wee ks ago his oldest
son died and three weeks ago he lost his wife since
! when his mind has seemed unsettled He said to
his son on Monday that he could not live. lie
| leaves four children, the youngest a boy, age
! twelve A letter addressed by him to charles
Sheling, fellow cOmpOsitor, saying that life was
a burden without his wife and announcing his
| intention of committing suicide.
THE WRECK OF GERMAN SHIP.
Captain Woodruff, Of the steamer City of Column
ba, which arrived from Charleston yesterday re.
ported that about twelve miles north of Barncgat
lighthouse a ful-Tiggcd ship ashore, with top
sails and courses haulcd up. She is believed to b,
the German ship Meta, which went ashore IN that
vicinity on Sunday morning. Theodore Reeger, OF
No William-st., the consignee, said that the YES
sci had hogged" broken in two and would be
come a total loss. The Meta was built at Damarls.
Gotta, Me-, in 1854, aud then the Ella
Austin. She was sold TO +. Rioters, of BremeThaven
in 1877, when her name changed. She wa
of ,sl2 tons burthen, was valued az $4,000 and
was fully insured Her cargo was valued a
$4,000.
ITALIANS STABBED ny AN FRESHMAN.
Antonio and Rocco RuTso Italian father and son
of No. 1879 Mott-st. were met in the Bowcry yester
day by a drunken Irishman who jostled then
rudcly. When they pushed him aside he drew
large knife and stabbed them both in the breast
intiicting deep gashes. Detectives Cary and Zero,
of Police Headquarters heard the cries of Oh
Italians and arrested the lrishmen, who said tina