New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-16
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The body of an unknown vagrant, who was sup sup
! noecd TO have died from exposure was loulG yes
! terday morning Ill lhirtcenth-aVc' near ""l''-
| YOOTt-st. -, a.,
! Robert G.. Cornell was reelected president OF tnc
! Rantist div Mission yesterday, John II. Dcahe
frgt vice prCsidcnt b. f. JudsOn second Ncc-PT'sl-
! dent Ii. 7. Barnes secretary.
TO NEwRTRG by ROAT
The Albany and G. Nihbard, OF thI ilGm'om ad
! Dav Line continue their trips ana, VIII aInIu
! convenient and pleasant way OF reaching tue NV
| rorxp IN THE NORTH RIVER.
! A noIiccnou M : H. IN. yesterday found the body
! Of an unknown drowned man in the North RIVER aI
! the foot of Forty-fourth-st II was dressed III
! suit Of black cloth.
HELD FOR STARRING A MAN.
Thomas Carroll of No. 1896 East FOTty-Scvcnth-str
who on sunday night stabbed John DoRncllryn ~
| the back, was held in 900 ban III inc lOIANAl'
| Police Court yesterday To answer
RTGrsTER's OFFICE NOTES.
! C. G. Guuthcr's Sons have obtained a I'VE years,
lease of No. 1874 Flth-avc at an annual rental OF
| $4,000 A piece OF property on the east ia, on
| Ngrkrtst near Hcnry-st. has been acquired by the
! congregation Aqudlth Achim Mkakan at a cost OF
! $1,000
! HORSE STEALING II THE CITY.
! William Courtney of No. l. Jay-st. ON saturday
| stole a horse valued at 5000, belonging to John H.
! lmtoon from stable III West lM'iI'H-'I. nc
sold fine animal for $50. lie arrested ON sunday
and committed for trial yesterday M the Jcu'is""
! Market Police Court.
TuTIyING ON TIE YASIIC.
David Harrington, Cg"ryd waiter ,I %n
the United state steamship laI!tr, now 30 the aIS
dock al the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was held lot 'Idi
/ i'm driault,oi al 900 bail IN Tie Jefferson MARKET
Police Court yesterday, for stealing suil "l CLONE.
! and a silver watch from II. G. Lrapold, assistant
fireman on the lantc. The theft wa, committed
| on Friday.
EosTov DRF--uAKTEs j. TROUBLE
! An information was ulcd yesterday by Assistant
United States District Attorney Clark. IN The Wird
/ states District Cont against velvet CLOAK ana
/ velvet, silk aud other fine articles of clothing
| country in violation uf the revenue laws. me
claimants Of the property are the Mise, Partridge
! dTcssmakcrs of Boston.
MEETING or EIIzABrrf RoNDnOrDrEs.
The cmommitJoc appointed by the Elizabeth \.
! j. buudhoIdcr- held meeting yesterday lHIr'
| of the five committeeman were present. h,"d"I'
Of the city that, In puT-uIuC" ui Tie aTi'iN'Ni "
! tween himself on the part of the hondh"IGri7 ana
/ the city officials. IL was the opinion OF the com
mt,c that the city should proceed at ono, with TIE
! negotiations for settlement
Az ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
! Articles of Incorporation of the Electrical Con
,tIurtion and supply Company wrrc filed in the
Office OF the County Glen, yesterday with a cdpi-
taI stock OF i@OoOo' J ,,rJ II
Miller. The purpose Of the organization n the con-
/ stwction and maintenance" of electric hghtln2'
telegraph and telephone coudu'to" ana apparatus
SUSPECTED DOCTOR COMMITTED.
Sebastian kcurNg, who was arrested on suspicion
| Of giving powder 10 John G.. IIcug-t, of Tenth
/ ave and Our-hundrcd- and thirticth-st who
died suddenly Saturday morning from the effect,
| IL was Thought, OF the powder, was taken before
| Coroner Levy in the CorOncrs Office yesterday.
After a brief Investigation Of the facts attending
Ilcngst,s death kcurzig was temporarily committed
to the Iombs.
TIE WATER RENT FRAUDS
The Grand Jury have completed one portion OF
the investigation into the waierrcnt frauds. They
have called rs witnesses all the water consumers ~
whose accounts there appeared to be errors, ana
| have asked about the payments made by them.
They succeeded in finding that other payments had
been made 70 the clerks which had not been prop
ery accounted for. The new indictments recently
found against Bellows were founded on these dis
closures.
LOOKING INTO CHARGES or MALPRACTICE.
The cases Of Rosa Y. Burns and Sarah 4. tOTngan
who died over a month az" from the elects IL vas
alleged, OF malpractice, were up Tor examination DC
fore Coroner Martin in the COroncrs Office yc-t"r-
day. Professor Nthons" and Or. Wesley NJ. Car,
pcutcr were examined. They testified that they had
made microscopic anal y-c- of the bodies and had
discovered no evidence of criminal malpractice.
The examination Will be resumed on October -.
RETURNED TO CHICAGO JUSTICE.
Before Justice Herman at the lOmbs Police
Court yesterday Thomas Taylor who was arrested
last week by Detective Sergeant OConnor, was re-
! auaIgncd. Detective James Murucc, of the Chicago
police was present in court armed with cXtradtton
papers for the prisoner, and the magistrate turned
him over 10 his custody. The man, il is charged,
was formerly financial secretary OF brcklaycrs'
organization IN ChcaR nd two weeks ago disap-
pcared with portion Of tho funds Of the union.
not UNITED WITH THE STANDARD.
Both William Rockefeller, president Of the Stand
ard Oil Company, and secretary of the IidcwatcT
Pipe Line yesterday denied that any agreement be-
tween the two interests had been reached Both
companies aiming to reach II basis of union and
informal conferences are being held at times rs they
have been off and on for long time past. No def
mite propositions have been shaped, il is stated and
there is no Immediate prospect Of the combination
| Of the two interests.
WALL STREET METHODS EXPLAINED.
| The regular monthly meeting of the Institute OF
tJilt pNg en-
| at No. % Wauru-st. Harvey :. Ogden delivered Z
lecture on A" Wall Street and come Of ts customs,
| explaining the methods Of bookkeeping in the
street and the general conduct of "A brokerage and
| banking business. The main object Of the Institute
of Accountants and Bookkrcpcrs is the interchange
| of opinions commercial bookkeeping. The
society also prOcmcs situations for It's members aud
maintains u system Of mutual life insurance for
! their bcnrhi.
REFORMED CHURCH PASTORS COMPARE NOTES.
The church letter" Was discussed by the Rev.
| DIR. Cole, of YOnkcrs ROmcyn, of IIackengack
Wells Of FIatbush; Shepherd and others yesterday
morning at the weekly meeting of the Reformed
Dutch Pastors Association AT No. 81 Ncsey-st.
The cergymcn were about equally divided in their
opinion as to whether pastor should give a general
letter Of disnission To n member going to another
church. or should follow the prescribed formula of
the denominations; 1t was urged that generally
the action Of the General Synod.
KILLED THROUGH HIS OWN CARELEssNEss.
Edward Brock, young man who lived in Lee
ave. Brooklyn, began yesterday to run freight
elevator at No. Is McrCcT-st. He had been en-
ploycd on his own representation that he had run
an elevator for five years. car, containing box
Of freight, placed on the elevator ut noon, and
Brock started the elevator up the shaft. There
crash and the elevator came 20 full stop. Brooke
ifccss body was found the floor of the elevator
He had fallen, and his neck had been crushed be-
tween the second floor of the building and the floor
: of the elevator. No one except the dead man can
, be blamed for the accident.
TIE AFFAIRS OF THE wORTENDYKE COMPANY.
a meeting of the unsecured creditors of the WOr
o tcndykc Manufacturing Company of Ncw-Jcrscy
q was held yesterday in the private Office of HaddeI
| | & Goa at No. lOD WOrth-st The company made
proposition to settle at 30 cents on the dollar giving
the creditors secured notes. 1t argued by sOm'
of the creditors that before this proposition wa
accepted there should he more complete report o
the character Of the assets and liabilities than haC