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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
NATIONAL GTARD NOTES

Colonel Crugcr, Of the 10th Regiment, yesterday
called on President Reilly, of the Board of Alder
men. and asked him TO name n day for the AfnOry
Commission to consider the claims of the regiment
for a suitable armOry. The commission consists Of
the Inspector General, the President Of the Board
of Aldermen and the City Chamberlain. The latter
is temporarily absent, but meeting will bc held
probably OIL Monday.
Colonel Austen Will be relieved Of his command
on Tuesday by LleutCnAnt-t OlOncl Gates.
The 18th Regiment will be Inspect ed by he officer
commanding at the ATmOTy Tomorrow evening.
Captain Willard l.. Candcli has been commissioned
TO command Company y, 2.}d Regiment.
Lieutenant +. II. Walker has been commissioned
as COumissaTy of Subsistence to the 41th Re gimcn.
Orders have been received from headquarters
direct ing medical officers commissioned 70 separate
companies to wear the uniform of the organization
with the insignia of the Medical Department.
The 18th Separate Company, of Flashing.
has been ordered to drill tomorrow and the follow
ing Monday.
CAPTAIN stephen +. Ryan has been detailed as
president of the court martial ordered to convene
In the Ogth Regiment for the trial of abscntccs from
annual inspection Drills Will be suspended in this
regiment from November - until December 3.
The 18th Regiment will be inspected at the
AI1nOry OH Tuesday.
Commissions have been received for Captain W.
+. Courtney and Lieutenants II. j. Jordan and
Russell Benedict
". f. Seymour OF Company L, has been ap-
pointed sergcant-major
The lst Battery Will drill at its Annory on
The I'D Regiment will be reviewed by General
Christensen on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
AN AGED WOMAN WHO NEEDS AID.

In little garrett at No 1914 Bleckcr-st.. with the
! lirht coming through a single dOrmcr window. an
old lady sat Yesterday morning telling lHBJNE
reporter some of the sad reveTScS which fortune had
brought 10 her IN the last few years. The room
contained Ouy the most necessary articles of fTnl-
turc In the little stove had Just been placed the
last piece of tine pail of coal which a charitable
friend had sent two days before. The breakfast
dishes had been cleared away, a little bread ana
coffee having furnished the morning meal. With
evidences of poverty on every hand the room was
clean and the dress of the lonely woman showed
that she was a comparative stranger TO her present
condition. 49,
This was the home Of Miss Margaret Wellington,
formerly associated with her sister as the
keeper of "A fashionable boarding house IN
this city. Her sister died threcc years
ago. and Miss Wellington, now over seventy years
walk except with great difficulty; her sight IS
also impaired, although she said that she could do
some coarse sewing if she bad any 10 do. When
asked how she supported, Miss Wellington
said that the ladies Of st. Clement Parish paid her
rent (S4 MONTH and sent her few groceries, but
she would not prefer living in Home for Aged
Women to remaining in such an uncomfortable
home. The broken-dOwn woman replied that she
had been told there was no vacancy in any Home
where she could go. There one reason, she
added, why she wOnld prefer not 20 60 10 Home
now. About fifteen years ago when she and her
sister were prosperous they adopted baby girl
filled the foster mothers eyes she referred to her
young charge, who is also suffering from the
change in her financial condition. The child has
not attended school in three years, but las been
obliged TO earn her own living Miss Wellington
said that if possible she would like 20 lave her
child live with her, but added significantly You
know what is said about bcggars selecting their
gifts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
LOWER PRICES IN CHICAGO.
THE EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER AND LARGE
ARRIVALS.


ARRIVALS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUYEl
CHICAGO Nov. 17.-All the markets settled
down to-day and wheat is Is and corn z q cent per
bushe lower than twenty ago The chief rou-
bic is that the railroad managers predicting large
cepts for next week and the immediate future The local
bulls afraid that the market IL be swanped with
wheat and selling their holdings Some of them
leaving their party The railroad predicted the
thing last week. but were only half right The
cepts for the week 63 bushels Of wheat and
100 000 bushels Of corn The shipments OF wheat
bushels less than the receipts the shipments
Of 100000 bushels larger than the
receipts The "bears" have been all the
week getting little the advantage both
about the and the wheat pits. The great and
the freezing weather forced upon the
Of the bulls" the conviction that any hope of essening
the local stock Of wheat would be abandoned for
the winter
Ii has for long while been hoped against hope that
there would, some day. be q great fleet OF vessels
loaded with wheat and out. There will be great
feet of vessels sent out here loaded with anything
Those that this until the close OF navigation
start at their peril with expensive and high
OF insurance. The local wheat crowd will take for
granted from this that there is TO be least
100000 bushels OF wheat in the elevators
this winter, and perhaps 100000 bushels.
Whoever attempts advance prices will be this dsad-
vantage. Whatever aid TO come from manipulation will
be in favor Of the bears While there will be no clique
to attempt squeeze with elevators the half
filled with wheat the presence OF so much grain viii en-
courage short selling Elevator predict thar by Feb
ruary there will be much wheat in town the eeva-
tors handle and the elevator capacity now 22OOO
600 bushels and their working capacity abont 100000
bushels TOdays trading apparently altogether be-
tween local scalpeTs and without Significance The
November option closed at 95s December at 9j7, Janu
airy at 9G@, May at 104ls The closing was weak and
the predictions for Monday aIe lower prices
Corn even weaker than wheat and very much
duer. November stopped at 4sls December at 474,
May at 50 OF the 10000 bushels Of corn which have
been lost the lakes within the past week. the larger
share has belonged TO j. b. Lyon 1t has all been fully
insured.
Provisions little lower to-day, apparently sim
ply because the grain markets weak Pork dropped
cents, lard and ribs There only 10000
hogs the yards and they all taken The receipts
for the week 2l3O0O. IL is estimated that there
will be 100000 In next week All the packing houses
have been open during the week, and saughterng has
been active The speculation in products has increased
and big traders, including Hutchinson, have taken
large lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
THE NORTHERN PaCLfYC BOYD ISSUE.

Argument was had yesterday before Judge
Wallace in the United staes Circuit Court, the
ton for an injunction In the suit OF Durant Da Ponts
against August Belmont, Henry Willard, Frederick Bill
ngs and others and the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany. John f. Parsons, +. Elcry Anderson and %. ".
Downing appeared for the plaintiff and Joseph H. Cboate,
ARENAS II. Holmes and George Bray among tbs
counsel for the railroad company Mesrs Anderson aud
Parsons made arguments for the plaintiff and Messrs.
Holmes and Choate for the defendants The object Of the
injunction is TO restrain the proposed issuing OF mortgage
bonds The plaintiffs alege that the bonds cannot be
issued under act OF Congress- as they are TO be used
Tor other purposes than the construction OF the main Inns
and the Portland branch The defendants declare the
issuing Of the bonds lawful aud that plaintiff bought
stock only for the purpose Of bringing the suit The meet
ing or holders OF preferred stock the proposed
issuance OF bonds is to DO held November 90 The
arguments made were the ia substance in the
Field and Bradley suits recently argued the State
courts. Judge Wallace reserved his decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
A FERRY TO BEDLOEs ISLAND.

The Committee on Ferries and Franchises Of the
Board OF Aldermen, to which was referred the petit
tion OF Erastus Wiman, Erastus Brooks, Peter X.
from Whitehall-st. to Bedoe's Island has reported
tavorably on the project. The committee says that
during the construction of the pedestal for the pro-
posed statue OF Liberty a necessity will exist for
regular boat, and after the work is completed the
citizens of New-York and strangers visiting here
VIII require means of access, which should be under
the control of the city authorities. in order that
regularity of trips certainty of communication and
reasonable charges shall be enforced. In accordance
with the recommendations of the committee the
Aldermen requested the Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund to sell TO the highest bidder the right to
operate such a ferry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
racyj Charles B. Waite on the part of the Repub-
Ioans, and Thomas Shiels as en- independent.
EGGS THAT WERE DRUG rNTHE MARKET.

bdGs That WE'RE A DRUG 1NTHE MARKET
=, When the steamship Heimdal came into the New
York haIbor on fire recently, portion of her cargo
consisted OF $50 cases Of eggs sixty dozen in each
case They were consigned to l.. o. Snackenberg
q Co., Of No. 90 Muray-st. The steam developed
IN the hold of the vessel cooked the eggs thoroughly
w; H. Ellis man who was on the lookout for bar
gains purchased tho $50 900 hard boiled eggs for
SZOo " having been represented to him that the
eggs might be sold at handsome profit to prOprie-
tors OF hotels and restaurants for IN salads. He
had the eggs stored at Prince aud Macdougal SITS,
put ne soon discovered that they were worthless
large quantity of matches had been burned in the
sulphur
MI; Ellis tried yesterday TO get rid of some of the
eggs by placing them In ash barrels, and police
man threatened to arrest him if he did not stop.
men ne applied at the Ofal dock and was told that
ne could not have the eggs delivered there. lnde-
spar ne went TO Police Headquarters and was re-
ierred TO Sanitary Superintendent Day, who told
MN Ihat the eggs must not be thrown in the street.
Mr. Ellis was advised TO cart the eggs to New-Jer-
sey, put he seemed dsInclined to do that. He de-
ciaTed that he had been swindled because the eggs
had been represented to him sweet and whole
some. and he threatened to begin a suit against the
persons from whom he bought them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
THE POLLUTION OF THE PAssAIC.

The Hudson County Grand Jury made a present
mcnt Yesterday, calling attention TO the pollution
of the Passaic River. The presentment sets forth
that the factories Oh the several streams between
Paterson and Newark cause a large quantity of ref
use TO be eInpted into the river; but the great
source of pollution is the sewage Of the city of
Newark All the filth of that city is enpticd into
the Passaic through the sewers. which have their
Outlct at the river along the whole water front Of
the city, Some Of these sewers are less than mile
from the Jersey City Water Works at Belleville
and the filth discharged from them is borne by the
flood tide up the river at least a mile above the
works and with the water is pumped into the res
ervor at Bellevlle and thence distributed through
Jersey City and Bayonne. The Grand Jury recon-
sewer which will carry the sewage into Newark
Bav and thus cease endangerng the health Of the
people of Jersey City and Bayonne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
ALDERMAN CRoKER's SUCCESSOR.

The fact that Richard Croker, Alderman elect in
the XVlllth District, has accepted the position of
Fire Commissioner makes necessary his declinatiOn
of the position of Alderman. The new Board. which
meets on the first Monday in January, will elect his
successor as soon As IL is organized. 1t will prob
ably depend on the Republican members TO say
whether the new member shall be an adherent OF
Tammany Hall or the County Democracy, as the
representatives Of the two factions evenly
divided without the vote of Croker.
The candidates Tor president of the new Board are
already in the field. William T. Kirk will probably
be the Tammany candidate. although Hugh j.
Grant and Michael bury are also named. Charles
III. Reilly is the candidate OF the County DeLnOc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

brother Coroner Kennedy, who has interest in the
undertaking business, makes il a practice to send
nernits for that purpose. Coroner Kennedy says
that he was absent when this permit was issued,
and knew nothing of it, but iustiies the action by
fhe fact that ConnelPs employer and Mrs Council
went 10 his brother and requested that the body
shonId be- taken care of by him. Besides" il was
added "the contractor offered to pay the funeral
exnenses and il thought better he should do
SO and TO have the money FROM the Post 60 70 his
yiTc,D The members of the Post intend 10 consider
the action Of Coroner Kennedy. and they say they
viii probably prefer charges against him to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
SENT TO JAIL FOR REFUSING TO ANSWER

James Meyers, seventy years of age, was wit
meas in the suit in Brooklyn of james y. Morton
against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
to recover go, 900 for alleged malicious prosecu-
ton, The plaintiff was arrested on charge OF en-
ward acquitted. In the trial Meyers was asked on
Characterization on Friday by ex-Judge Armour,
of counsel for the defendants, who IL was
that gave him $50 IN money which Mr.. Morton
rendered To the company to cover any alleged
deficiency. Meyers answered that he had promised
NOT 10 tell and considered the promise binding
The Court ruled that the question was material
and asked the witness TO answer. As he still re-
fused Justice Cullen said he should send him to
iail for contempt. Still the witness stubborn,
and the Judge sent him in charge &c an officer to the
RAYMOND street Jail until he tl,odght best To
swer the question: The commitment does not ex-
coed thirty days Mr. Meyer on his way 10 Jail
said: am seventy years old, but am Wiling to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Gilsey HOuse.-SenatOr James G.. Fair of
Nevada, and James N. Mathews, OF Buffalo. . HOtei
Monsignor I. j. Cape, OF London. and Major
j. H. Powell, OF Washington. Sturterdnt House-EI
Congressman William LOughridge. Iowa. EUeren
HOuse-Proes0r Peter s. Mitchie and Professor E. w.
Bass, OF West Point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sun rises 66l sets 44O Moon rs 9O2 Moons age ds 10
WATER TODAY.
AM-Sandy Hook 1895 Gov. Island 1lOs Hell Gate 023
PM.-Sandy Hook 1lO2 Gov. Island. 1l37 Hell Cato 05s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
THE AMBITION or an ONO DEMOCRAT

From The Cincinnati Eeos Journal
1t is matter for general party regret that
Allen o. Meyers, memDcr OF the ONO Legislature, IL
going about the State declaring himself factiOnist
by" lac once said to the writer OF this paragraph.
intend TO shine like of the GraCchi under the
MONDAY sun stink like rotten mackcrel at midnight
on the pebbles of the Tbe 1t may be matter OF seT
Gus interest the vi the Democratic members Lcgs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
CORONER AND UHDERTAKER.

Thomas Cornell was killed by falling from the
seventh story of the Stewart Building, at Broad
way and Chanbers-st, on Friday forenoon. The
contractor by whom he employed volunteered
topay the funeral expenses. Coroner Merkle is
sued permit TO Michael Kennedy, an undertaken,
10 care for the body, and II was placed in coffin
and sent TO Connects home in Cherry-st. Connell
Post, G. A. r. The Post has only been organized
year, and it's official undertaken is John j. Ryan.
Sonneips death. xas the first in this Post. When
care Of the body he sent another coffin 70 the house,
placed the body in ii aud returned the first to Ken
nnedy. The members of the Post are much incensed
NJ tho action of Kennedy. They say that lis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
TROUBLES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

The Erening Post and The Nal and EIprcss per-
sisted Yesterday in their refusal TO recognize
Typographical Union No, y or TO pay the advance
in wages which the Union demands. The Ndit
aud ETpress was Published 1s usual The publisher
said that he had sufficient hands now to get the
paper out on time and he will not accede 10 the
Unions demand. The Post was able 10 get ont
only single edition, and while the Office was in
much better shape than on Friday the paper showed
evidences of the strike. Mr.. 1T. John, the pub
Usher said that he considered the demand wholly
uniustifabe and rather than submit TO II the pub
location of the paper would be suspended indein-
itely He had succeeded in getting a few female
eompositors The only fresh demand made yester-
day outside of the German papers was on The Sum
day HTcuTg The new rate was paid at once with
out strike. The German papers ali agreed
to pay the rate demanded by German Topographic
= cal Union No. 2.
The strike of the carpct-makcrs is without any
new features. Meetings of the strikers were held
yesterday IL was decided by the Executive Com
mttee that nothing more should be done until
subcommittee had seen the firm OF r.. >. higgins *
Co.. and learned whether some arrangements could
not be made between the firm and the strikers.
Mr. Higgins says that unless some arrangement is
speedily made he will lock up his factory for a
couple Of months and begin 10 train new hands.
The Executive Committee OF the ClgaT-boX
Makers Union sat all day at COncordia Assembly
Rooms, No. % Avenue A. Early in the day word
was received from three OF the smaller manuiac-
turers whose names the committee refused To give,
that their hands could return to work on Tuesday.
II Is stated by the Union that StraitOn a. Storm
have given notice to two firms with whom they
have contracts that the goods must be delivered
time.
On Friday number Of members Of the Brick
layers Union No. !, of Staten Island, visited
building belonging 10 John Seimer, ut Beach-st.
ard Richmond-road. and attacked the Don-unlon
men who at work there, driving them FROM the
place. The police arrested three OF the assai ants,
Who were arraigned before Justice Mccullough
yesterday, and held n $3.50 bail 70 answer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

tIre TO take In the full meaning mis- proclamation.
Does the Democratic party want to shine like dccayin8
lnackerel at midnight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

Forty-seven pOstmasters in the United States
stumbling along a salary OF one dollar year " Tho
republican party must CO." fOrty-seven democrats are
after those fOrty-seven dollars Martt0rd Post.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
REMOVING A DEAD BODY ILLEGALLY.

Robert Landry, n younF shoemaker, died suddenly
from hcmonhage of the lungs, at broadway and
COrtlandt-st., about year ago. His home ia
Ncw-JeIaey. The police carried his body to the
Church Street Station and sent for Coro-
ner Herman, who issued certificate
of death. When informed of his death
Landry's relatives went 90 the police station at
night and removed the body by permission of the
coroner They could not get burial permit from
the Health Department that night, but they were
permitted TO take the body to jersey City without
proper permit by exhibiting the COrOncr's certih-
cate. Afterward they obtained burial
permit from New-Jersey official and
no record of Landry's death WAS sent
10 the Bureau of Vital Statistics in this city. All
vcrdiCts in COrOnCrS cases are sent 10 the bureau
for safe keeping months after they rendered,
md the verdict in Landry's was received by
Deputy Register Maggie few weeks ago There
was corresponding entry in the death records and
Dr. Nage began an investigation, which resulted
in discovery that the law governing the removal
of bodies from the city had been violated. DR..
Maggie went 10 the Coroner's office yesterday 20 get
from the books Of Chrk Ioal information necessary
20 complete the death record in the bureau Ii was
said also that Colonel Clark Secretary OF the Board
Of Health had written letter 70 the cOrOners re-
questing them to greater care in the future III
regard to the bodies OF non-residcnts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
WHAT Is THOUGHT TO BE a CONSPIRACY.
4 CHARGE AGAINST AGENT BILLINGS -- JUSTICE
WITT ENPEEssEs Az OPINION.

WHITE EXPRESSES An OPINION.
Charles +. Billings an agent OF the Society for
the Prevention Of Crime in the TOmbs Police Court
yesterday, was charged with compounding mis-
dcInean0r. II was alleged that he had received n
bride Of - from Fanny Melius, the keeper of q
diseputabe house at No II Chathain-st. 20 shield
her from the consequence Of the sale of liquor with
out a license.
stance, that Billings had called AZ her place
yesterday by appointment. He had visited
her a few DAYS previously and had promised 10 call
again 10 receive money 10 refrain rom prosecuting
her. Inthe meantime, she said she had c0uuunl-
Gated with Captain lyman, of the Fourth Precinct
aud. acting under his suggestion, had handed the
man a ~ gTcenback which was marked with lead
pencil and slightly torn, that IL might be used ~
evidence against him. As soon az he accepted the
hill Detective Meyer who had been stationed near
by for that purpose, arrested him.
The accused man said that the case
was one Of conspiracy. Acting under instruc-
tions. he said, from President whitney.
Of the society, he had visited the place on
Tuesday. and paid for glass Of beer, thus securing
evidence Of the wOmans guilt He reported the
matter to Mr. Jenkins who requested him To secure
another evidence of her selling liquor. Accordingly
he went there yesterday, and was furnished with
glass Of whiskey. In payment he rendered her
s. bill and she walked 10 the counter but return
ing. she handed him back bill Of the same demon
ination, saying that she did not want payment for
the drink. Thinking that She had comprchendcd
his ohjrct he restored tho money 20 his
pocket. and instantly ne made prisoner.
Mr.. Oliver. who appeared 10 prosecute the case.
pointing out pencil mark on the bill which had
been taken from his pocket, asked the accused man
if hc had seen the bill before.
NO lac replied.
Have you any more biIls'' continued the
lawyer.
Yes" answered Mr. Billings, and he exhibited
several other 50 notes
=" suppose You have been 10 other places to-
day. continued the counsel.
" | have was the response
"Oh, that accounts for the grccnbacks." said the
lawyer.
At this Justice White exclaimed. angrily: Mr..
Oliver III not allow you % use any such language
as that toward this man. ! am perfectly satisfied
that this is a case of conspiracy
But the marked BILL lntcTpOsed the lawyer.
" II was an easy matter for her TO exchange that
for the one handed her. and prefer to believe his
version OF the affair rather than hers. / know the
character Of the saloon she keeps and while | oc-
cupy this bench shall not he made party to any
such proceeding. The police show their inability
10 close places of this sort and while | continue in
office the court over which | preside shall not DC
used improperly
Mr.. Billings was then parolcd until Monday,
when some witnesses will be examined. Soon after
Mr., Whitney appeared and declared that he had
the utmost confidence III the officer.