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

| Christian Hansen. captain of the lighter Carrie
Starin, fell overheard near the Battery yesterday
j and was drowned.
| INSPECTOR Esterbrook yesterday sent a notice TO
| John III. Sherwood owner of the Sherwood apart
| ment house at Ffth-ave. and Forty-fodrth-st.,
directing him to place fire-escapcs on the house.
| A SMALLER CROWD OF PENSIONERS.
The Grand Army excursion that filled twenty
bargcs detractcd from the number OF pensioners IN
Canal-st. yesterday; Less than 4oo Applications
were made during the day.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE ELECTION.
The ticket officially announced as elected, at <
p. m. yesterday, at the Produce Exchange, was as
Published in The TRIBUNE yesterday with theIad-
diton of ID. A. Lindley, vice-presldent, who re,
| ceived S04 votes while Gustav Schwab obtained
KILLED BY FOUL GASES.
While scavcngcrs were cleaning vault In the
rear OF No. 412 Cherry-st. Yesterday, lgnatz Natz
an Italian Of No. 602 East Thirteenth-st. was over
come by the poisonous odors and died soon after he
was lifted out. Charles Benncge, of No. 612 East
Thrteenth-st.. was Frustrated, but he recovered.
IRVING AND HIS FRIENDS
Justice Donohue yesterday admitted James Irving
to bail in the OF 50, 800 Francis. alias Cap
tain McCue and Michael Boylan alias " Fleet
| wood Mike" were each held in $1,000 bail in
the Jefferson Market Police Court on a charge Of
perjury preferred against them by Richard NJ OAR
| ling, who recently prosecuted Irving.
KINGsBRIDGE IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD.
The New-YoIk Historical Society held It's regular
| monthly meeting last evening. The librarian an
nOunced gilt of 120 volumes OF early New-Eng-
| land newspapers and periodicals by Mrs. D. w.
AIsopp. The paper of the evening was read by
Thomas H. Edsall II was his history Of klnssoTdgc
| and its neghborhood during the Colonial period.
THE MAYOR OFF FOR VERMONT
Mayor Edison and wife. accompanied by son IN
Ill health, left the city yesterday for Chester, VT
| They will be absent about week. President
Reilly OF the Board of Aldermen, has so far re-
covered from attack of pleurisy as to be able to
visit the City Hall for short time yesterday, and
pc formed the duties OF acting Mayor.
SUNDAY xcURsIoNs NOT TO BE INTEnrERED WIFI.
Inqairies were made at Police Headquarters re-
Gently in regard to the duty Of the police to stop
Sunday excursions. Corporation Counsel Andrews
Yesterday expressed the opinion that the Police
Department Is not required TO Interfere with them
provided that they aIc conducted In an orderly ana
! quiet manner.
| THE NEW SPANISH CoNsUL-GENERAL.
| Seaor Miguel Suarez Guanes, the Spanish Consul
General entered on ms duties at the Consulate yes
terday. He is about forty-hyc years Old and began
| 1856, remaining until 1850. The retiring Consul
General leaves this city for Agicrs to-day by tho
Labrador. via Havre.
| AssAULTING POLICEMAN.
Patrolman Lawrence Clinton of the Thrty-fifth-
| ct. police squad, attempted to arrest drunken and
dsordery man at First-avc. and Ihirtieth ST. about
| noon Yesterday, when he was Knocked down with
| a heavy piece of wood which the man picked up
in the street. Citizens helped the wounded police
man to Bellevue Hospital whore a severe wound
on the top OF his head was dressed. HIS assailant
| escaped.
| THE LUTHERS MISIsTERIUM
At the closing session yesterday OF the Lutheran
| resolution presented by the Rev. l.. Koemg was
adopted by the Synod, requesting all churches OF
the Synod to prohibit dancing ut their sunday
| school picnics. resolution was adopted asking
| the faculty OF the Theological Seminary at Phlla-
delpha for expression OF the doctrine OF predes-
| tination AS held by the Lutheran Church.
| THE MISTAKE OF THE DRUGGISTS CLERK.
Francis Ehrmann, at whose drugstore no. l6O
East Sixty y-iirst-st., the morphine was gwen in mis-
take for qunne to young Stenhardi a mar ot No; oiS
Coroner Levy in the sum Of $1,000 Amadeus ViOl
the drug clerk OF No. l,129 Second-ave., who was
charged with having furnished the morphine. will
be examined by Justice Herman, in the Yorkyiue
Police Conrt to-day.
COMPOSING HIS GUILT.
Charles Both, a bOokkeeper Tor Anthony d Co.,
No sol Broadway ana James A. Burnett his
assistant were charged several mouths ago with
| embezzlIng nearly $4,000 They were arrested.
Burnett being brought back from Colorado, whe
| he held a responsible position. Yesterday Both
was brought into court and lie entered plea OF
| guilty making a statement which entirely exhn-
Grated Burnett from any completely In the crime.
DUMPING DIRT IN THE BAY.
| Inspector Conway reported to the Pilot Commis-
sioners Yesterday that the captain OF the tug &. T.
| RAYMOND employed by the contractor Marx Sovei
yn engaged in making excavations. had admitted to
him that May II he towed TO sea a self-dumplng
scow with 1000 tons OF dirt and cmptied IL north
| OF Gedneys outer buoy, III eighteen feet OF water.
| The inspector said that this was dangerous
| point and that the dirt would probably form
| shoa
| CITING HIS THROAT AND sTABBIYG HIMSELF
| Frederick Freihcb, a Hebrew clerk. on being
| charged with dishonesty by his employer Moses
! Schlausky, manufacturer OF plain and Jspanned
tinwa are at No. rs Bayard-st. yesterday attempted
| To commit suicide by cutting his throat with pen
| knife and n1icting several other wounds IN his
| face and neck. His wounds having been dressed he
| was taken to the Iombs Police Court and Justice
| Smith committed hun for inquiry rs to his mental
| condition. Warden Finn afterward found it neces
sary, because OF his Violent acllon 10 send MIN 10
1 Bellevue Hospital
THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC COMPANY.
At the annual meeting OF the United States Elcc-
trc Lighting Company yadeI,y Yesterday the following
| Phelps Stokes. Charles K Flint Loqis Fitzgerald
J Henry b. Hyde, John A. Stewart, Robert 3. Min
turn. George W. Hebard Edward Weston, Walter
| i. Hatch, Henry Day, Thomas H. Hubbard Leon
| ard 4. Curtis. The Board was organized by the
election OF George w. Hebard, president, and Leon
ard Il. Curtis, secretary. dividend oil per cent
1 on the capital stock was declared
| AFFAIRS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY.
| SThe Council of the University of the CITY of New
University Building. The committee re-
peal for AID for the University reported
| that $50 900 had already been subscribed toward
| the $25OOO0 asked Tor. At the Commencement TO
| be held In the Academy of Music on June II, the
Rev. DR.. John Hall, acting chancellor, Will deliver
| before the council for some time, were appointed
| last night.
| AvERDIcT AGAINST BoYD's CITY DISPATCH.
The trial OF the suit to recover penalty OF $3.50
| from Boyd's City Dispatch was begun yesterday
| before Judge Brown and jury in the United States
| District Court. Jnc ueclblOu mauc Dy Judge wal
lace day before yesterday held that the city streets
| were post routes within the meaning Of the law
No defence was attempted IN the trial yesterday
and the Judge directed the jury to find verdict for
| the Government. District Attorney Root said
| yesterday that he would begin civil suits against
| the circular department OF the American Distrt
| Telegraph Company and the United States Circu-
| lar Delivery Company TO recover penalties Tor
| violations of the Law against private carriers.
| A WIDOW CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
| In the 1ombs Police Court yesterday Elizabeth
| Elite. age thirty, of No 20 Rivington-st., was
| charged with perjury The complainant was Bertha
Ette age thirty-three OF 614 Bowery, the divorced
wife OF Oscar Ette.a photographer ho subsequently
| married the accused woman Mr.. Ette died on jan
uary 20 aud his wife made application for letters of
administration. Ia her sworn statement she de-