New-York tribune., 1883-06-05
NEW-YORK CITY.

sachem Edward Kearney was installed by the
Tammany Society last evening.
Ow Yeang Ming, the new Chinese consul, and his
secretary Cheng Ping, yesterday caileo Oh 'ne
Mayor
President Reilly, of the Board of Aldermen. has
been confined TO his house with peullsy Tor seVera
days. but Is improving.
Iawn-tennis tournament Is to be held on the
grounds of the ST. Georges Cricket CluD al hOpo-
ken on June o. and 3.
The net funded debt of tho city ON June IS
given by the Controller as $95, ZIG l3o o3, a re-
ducton of 1925, ,el3 % since the beginning Oh tnc
year.
The June Grand Jury was sworn i'll yesterday IN
the Court OF General Sessions. samuel Stevens, OF
No 20 Broadway, Is foreman. Recorder Siny'n
delivered the charge.
STATISTICS OF MISSION WORK
The City Mission of the Biblo House reports Tor
Nav, 43 city missionaries, 3Sl meetings, 16,lso
attendance, 81 800 tracts, l49 pledges 3ol IaInl
lies aided receipts, $3.50 81; payments,
1855 1G.
HEAVY LIABILITIES AND ASSETS
In connection with The assignment OF JGhn +:
MAS filed YESTERDAY: Liabilities, $3.50, S94 W !;
nominal assets, Sl51.O99 30; actual assets
SGo,6o9 81.
AN ADDITIONAL LONG BRANCH TRAIN
On June an additional tram will be put on the
New-Jersey Southern Railroad leaving Long
Branch at GAO a. ~. and arriving In New;iork at
S:25 a. III. 1bc full summer schedule VIII 10 INTO
effect about June 20.
AN ASSISTANT FOR MR.. COLEMAN
Governor Cleveland has signed the bill allowing
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning Coleman TO ap-
pont Deputy Commissioner. commissioner CoIc-
man said Yesterday that he would make an appoint
ment OF Depaty Commissioner before July l.
LARGE PAYMENT OF DUTIES.
Matthiessen 81 Wiechers, sugar reilners,lyesterday
paid at the Custom House for duties on sugar i'm
ports $16l, 800 "a. With the exception OF pay
ment of $loO,OOO by Havemeyer a. Elders, about
year ago this is the largest amount ever PAID on
any one day Ill duties.
SEIZURE OF sMUGGLED GOODS.
The special agents OF the customs service yester
day seized from the foreign mails arriving at tno
Post Office the following dutIabe yaiuabies: SO
cameo tiger eyes, 81 engraved crystals meer-
schaum pipe. ~ silver watch chains, 4 gold neck
laces 13 gold crosses and 80 pairs oil sold earrings
PASSENGERS BY THE sERvIA.
Among the passengers who arrived from England
by the steamship Seryia, OF the Cunard Line, yes
terday, were: DIR: Rodney Glissan, W. IL. HuSted'
CAPTAIN T.. j. Kelly General l.. T.. Mauran, Dr. J II.
Thompson, General A. B. B.UDderwood, the Rev. j. n.
Walker, Colonel Peabody and A 5. Cochrane.
DECIDED NOT GUILTY OF FORGERY.
Major George w. king,of the flith Avenue Hotei,
was arrese ed some time ago charged with forgery III
having on February ii, affixed the name OF james
III. Frazer TO a check for 1881 90, which was non
oled by Thomas Waters bIoKer at NO. ,h 10 New New
plant was dismissed aud Major King was hohoraoiy
discharged.
BREAKING HIS LEG IN TRYING TO SAVE BOY
John Barry, age twenty = waiter employed al
No. z Annsi., where he lives saw lad slip into the
East River near Fulton Ferry yesterday afternoon.
Barry stripped of his coat and walstcoat TO plunge
after him. but his foot slipping he fell and fractured
his leg above the ankle. lie was taken 10 the
Chambers Street Hospital. The boy was rescued by
| police officer.
THE LAST MEETING OF sORosIs.
The last monthly social meeting of SorOsis for the
| season held at DelmoDic0's yesterday. The at
tendance was large and there was an interesting
programme. The subject of discussion was the
| Drama In which Mrs. Erminie Smith, the Rev
Phebe .Hanaford. Mrs. j. c. .Croly, Mrs. Sara
Ostrum and Mrs. Mary Kyle Dallas took part.
ARRIVAL OF sKILFUL SWIMMERS.
William ii. Beckwith. the champion swimmer
| and his sister, Miss Agnes Beckwitb. whose grace
ful eats in the water have long been the attraction
| at the London Aquarium, were among the passen
| aers who arrived from England yesterday Dy the