New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21
NEW.YORK CITY


"a RI sends TO THE TRIBUNE Office 500 for the
Seeds family.
The Rev. Joseph Cook Is TO deliver his lecture on
Seven Modern Wonders Of the World III OnoA
ering Hall tomorrow evening.
Professor Charles D. b. Mills will lecture on ne
Promise which Science Bears for Humanity, at tne
house of Ii. Herman, In West Fifty-sixth-st THIS
evening.
The Minnesota has been ordered from her winter s,
quarters. al the Navy Yard to the North RIVER OH
fwenty-third st., to continue the enlistment of
boys for the Navy.
John Reilly, yesterday sentenced by Judge Cow
ing TO IMPRISONMENT Tor three and half years. was
one of two men who robbed Paul Smith: coioreu
farmer from New-Jersey. IL Canal-st on March T.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN BLEECKER-sT "a.
The row of little old buildings on the south size
of Blocker st., between Broadway and Mercer-st;,
will be torn down after May l. A Dig stone ouho-
ing will be erected on the spot.
COINS AND MEDALS AT AUCTION.
At sale of esq lois of COINS, medals etc. at tne
Bangs auction rooms yesterday, $l1O was paid Tor
a silver dollar of 1874, $40 for a, copper cent
Uned States OF 1893 and $500 oF the sa SIX
TO have sold for $780, The total receipts OF the sale
were SO, 294 III.
THE WILSON sEwING-MACHINE COMPANY.
A suit for 100000 was begun recently by the
pEesident of the II lson Sewing Machine Company
In Chicago against the company TINS excited
great dsmay among Eastern stockholders put III Is
stated by the agent In this city that the suit was
friendly suit begun TO quiet the fears OF certain
alarmed wOrkmen.
JOHN FoLEY's PROTEST.
A bill before the Legislature to provide for the
PAYMENT of John Foey's salary as Supervisor pre-
vlous TO the abolition of tue office IN lsf4, was re-
Gently condemned by the Mayors Cabinet" Mr
Foley mas sent letter to the Mayor complaining Uf
that action az unjust and inconsistent ana review
ing his campaign against the Tweed King
CHARGED WITH STEALING RUBBER.
Daniel Haryer, age twenty-five, oil Charlton'st'.
was arraigncd before Justice Patterson yesterday at
the Essex Market Police Court, on charge OF being
implicated in the larceny OF iorty-one bales Of
rubber of the value of $4,000 from the foot OF west
Nineteenth-st, on January 10. belonging to Seiger
Bros dooR business IN Beaver it, and FOR which
John McCune has beeL already tried and convicted
in General Sessions. lie was remanded Tor examn-
alton.
HELD FOR A PHILADELPHIA ROBBERY.
Charles Harrison age thirty-two. of No. 90 Chrys-
fest. was arragnod in the Tombs Police Court
YESTERDAY, charged with completely IN the robbery
of a bonded warehouse In Philadelphia Property
to the value of about $1,000 was secured by the
thieves. The prisoner oppressed his willingness to
accompany Philadelphis officers to that CITY with
ont a requsitiou. Justice Power committed him
into the custody Of Philadelphia officers
A LECTURE ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
DR.. Samuel Kneeland READ paper at tue meeting
of the American Geographical Society last
evening in Cbickering Hall on the " Philippine
Islands, The lecture was illustrated with
walton, of DIR. Kneelands visit 10 the islands
in 1881 and 1882. lie saw many examples
of American enterprise there In 1881 the exports
TO the United ates from these lslanus amounted 10
more than $2O,OOO,OOO.
MISS RoOsEvKLTs DEPARTURE.
Miss Blanche Roosevelt sailed on tho Arizona
yeste rday she gave a luncheon to small party of
FIRE d. IN the cabin an hour before the start.
Among those present were Smith +. Lane, Lady
Hardy, Mr.. aud Mrs. Robertson and Colone, and
Mira MoultOn. Miss Roosevelt said that IL was her
ambition TO emulatr Patti. rather than Nine. DE
sta9l and she would return in about two months,
when she would sing In opera,
KFIIoGGs ANNUAL SALE OF TROTTING HORSES.
Peter q. Kellogg * Co.'S eighth annual SAFE Of
trotting horses began at the American Institute
buIlaing yesterday. with good attendance. Fifty
two horses sold, none Of them. however, bring
ing very nigh prices. Among the horses bringing
the best prices was Derby whose hainiltonian and
Morgan blood made him sell at $3.50. The horses
TO be sold to-day are remarkably mo lot' anu
some high bidding is expected.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH BIGAMY
Maria Probst. German woman living at Forty
fourtL-st and Eleventh-aye.. was arralgned ia tno
| YorkyIlle Police Court yesterday on charge of
| biQamy. John Probst, of No. III Boyd-st New
arr, N j.. testified that he mad married the defend
ami on July 10, 1871, and Joseph Walter, OF No.
535 Vest Forty thirl-st. stated That he had been
married to Maria December D. 1877. Mrs.
rrobst IN her own defence said that she believed
| that Probst WAS dead at the time sho married
| Walter Justice Herman committed heI for trial.
FINED FOR TAMPERING WITH WITNESS.
| Mary Fceley witness summoned 10 appear
| against Patrick Sullivan, charged In the Police
| Court with burglary. Sue was visited on February
10 by Joseph Real, friend OF Sullivan, who offered
her $50 II she would not testify sullivan was sen
| ptIsonment ana Real was afterward arrested on a
| charge of attempting 10 bride a witness, and was
convicted in the Court of General Sessions. Judge
| Cowlng yesterday sentenced him to pay n fine Of
| 500, the jury having recommended the prisoner
| TO mercy.
ONE OF MOONS ASSOCIATES SENTENCED.
| James Kelly, Owen Murray, John Murphy and
| Michael CahIll, four members of the gang led By
| Michael T.. McGloln, the Young murderer recently
| hanged, were arrdlgned for tral yesterday III the
| Court of General Sessions, on charge Of having
| robbed Henry 4. Hopkins, a young engineer III
seventh-ave. On the night Of March 10 they fol-
lowed MN from saloon, and knocking Linn down
| WAS convicted by the jury, who recommended hm
TO the mercy Of the court. His companions Will DC
placed ON trial to-day.
| AN UNsAFE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BUILDING.
An examiner repor,e Yesterday That the indus
| trial school building in Cottage-place, neal
| Bleecker-st., was unsafe, because needed repair
| had not been made. Ii is stated in his report thai
1.-THE floor of platform IN the rear OF the Dull ding
is rotten the wooden rail and stairway 10 the second
story loose aud the 'reads OF the stairs are worn
East One hundred and twenty and on the
northeast corner Of Ann-st and Theatre-alley wess
| reported as unsafe also
RELIEF FOR THE STARVING IN IRELAND.
The Rev. Lawrence Wash, treasurer OF the Irish
| National Land League, yesterday cabled $4,000 to
Ireland for the rehet OF the victims OF famine IL
| the west. He forwarded to Bishop Mccormick
Ballagha1reen, County Mayo, $1,000; TO Arch
bishop McEvily. Tuam, Galway, $500; TO Bishop
and to BISHOP BISHOP
Conway, Ballina, County Mayo, 5000. Two weeks
| ago Mr. Walsh cabled $500 10 Bishop Duggan
| LOugnrea $500 to Bishop Logue and $500 u
| Father Gallagher. of Glencolumkille, Donegal.
| GUARDING AGAINST FRAUDULENT BALLOTS.
A. G.. Carey, OF Boston, yesterday exhibited al
the Office OF the Chief Supervisor OF Elections
new balot-box designed to render frauds imposs
bic. In this box the ballot Is placed face down
upon an apron running pair Of rollers; the
officer in charge OF the box raises lever aud turns
q crank each ballot is deposited. The ballot !:
carried by rollers under a clamp which, by an in
Genious device. unltes 1t finally with the ballot
preceding. The ballots thus united, arc carried
over another roller which may be detached and
placed on frame where the ballots can DO easily
counted. As only the face OF the ballot is visible
when il is the frame, If two ballots deposited
only one be seen and counted.
BRICK CHIMNEY TAKES A SUDDEN " HEADER
A large BRICK chimney, which Tor years had sa
calmly and quietly the roof OF No. 1913 Pearl-st
destroyed the good character which IL had hitherto
possessed by taking header" though tine sky
light Oh Monday night at 10 o'clock. What suddef
| fraaL ,ya,oo,,S 1, -. 80 ,nt kaau f,und a.,