New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
NETWORK CITY.

throat with beer-gIass while intoxicated in Pearl
st., yesterday He inflicted only slight wound.
The child of two immigrants, named Hofiner, died
on Saturday from smallpox IN inc h'eiS'"'
Hospital.
The Merchants (Fire) Insurance Company has
leased the Lowery Building, No. 151 Broadway,
and will remove there on May l.
Four boys were fined 70 each BY Justice Hermann,
in the Yorkvlle Police Court yesterday, for throw
ing suowbals at pedestrians on Sunday.
A street yender in Nassau-st. yesterday AFTER
noon was selling Autographs of Mary Anderson and
Mrs. Langtry for a cent piece.
The committee engaged in the award of tho hos
pita collections yesterday at the Mayors Office
The work was not finished.
A MISSING MAN SEEN IN CALIFORNIA.
A letter has recently been received in this city
stating that Frederick Wagner. n liquor dealer in
Firs-ave., who disappeared IN September, has been
seen at Starkey's Hotel in San BerCadino Cal.
PLANS FOR SIX STORY BUILDING.
Plans were filed IN the Bureau of Buildings yes
tprday by Charles c.. William A. and LOrlllard
Spencer for tore, stories high, on an irregular
plot of ground at Canal and Green"sts. The build
ing is 10 b. constructed of brick and stone and Will
cost $4,000.
EXHIBITIONS ny MACE AND sLADE.
Mace and Shade. together with their combination,
will give sparring exhibitions ut lridg port Conn.
on Wednesday, Mt Jerse CITY on Thursdly, and a.
Newark on Friday. On SATURDAY evening they VIII
appear again ut the Madison Square Garden. when
the price of admission will he ONLY 80 cents.
.vIGXArx To SAIL FOR THIS COUNTRY:
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from MYirice Vignaux, the French billiard player,
stating that he would sail for Ncw-York on tho
steamship Canada, OF the National Line. on SatT-
day On arriving hcrc il is probable that Vignaux
will play a match game before taking part IN the
Chicago tournament which begins on March 2G.
Az ASSOCIATION or FRUT-DEALEBs.
Merchants engaged in The foreign green fruit
trade met al Br q AMI Bcaver-sts yesterday, and
adopted q plan of cOnstifu ION and bylaws for tho
Fruit Merchants Association The question of
making il joint stock corp ration, with u caoit1l
of ,0OO was deferred Tor future consideration.
A hoy WITH AZ INDEFIyITE DESTINATION
Adam Schilliug. fourteen years cd. native OF
S0nnbOrn, llcss'll, st"crigc pa'scng'r on tho
steam hip Ebe. which arrived her on SATURDAY.
Anna R and his two bro hers. Joa him and Peter,
bur failed 10 tell him Were they lived. He VIII re-
main at Castle Garden until his brothers send for
him.
MEETING o. \ REPUBuCtS ASSOCIATIONS.
Before fic meeting o. th' XVIII Assembly DIS
trict Republican Association insj night NJ No. ~
Secondary. the Executive Commi tc' Of the organ
ization chose &. = Conhllng rs us chairman
Michael CIega1 presided at The meeting OF the as
ISOLATION. few new m'mbers were elected.
APOSTLES or lEsTHFTICIsM.
About sixty ladies' and ON flcmen assembled last
evening in the rooms Of DR.. l.. \. BaIalf n No pj2
Broad way. 10 form a SucIcty flr Hs'hetical Gull
turc. committee was APPOINTED 10 draft con I'll
tuition. Among hose present were j. leol, Cesar
Pinto, T. AqraInontr. Mr.. aud Mrs. L. Zayas Mrs.
f.. Dupuy and J. T.. Moraushi.
ASSOCIATION HALL FILLED TO OVERLOOKING.
The Young Mems hfistian Association held = re-
ception last evening az AssOciaion Hail. nj twenty
thrd-st aud Fourth We. J. W. Moore. 81 Brock
iyn. gave an interesting lecture on " New-ior
CITY. Oh and New illustrated by steTcOptcon
views. Tho Hall was crowded. 10 overlooking. and
some time hcforc the lecture hcgcn he doors
closed. and many persons were turned away.
SUSPICIOUS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS.
The managers OF the Society for the Reformation
OF Juvenile Drlinquents have prepared n brief in
opposition 10 the bill introduced into the Assembly,
entitled, IN Act 10 Secure 10 Inmates Of lnsttu,
81. fH.l ~ 10 tt,ft Aar
The managers in this bill attempt of the
Roman Catholics Ia steal the House oi Refuge on
RandalPs Island.
AUXILIARY TO A PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION.
meeting was held yesterday at the Free Baptist
Church in West Twent y-lth-st. "a preliminary
step in the organization of auxiliary of the state
Prohibition Amendment Association. Addresses
were made by the Rev. Il. ID. Peck. j. n. Siearns,
w Martin Jones, aud others. A committee was ap-
pointed 10 consider plan for permanent organlza-
ton.
YOUNG NoOSANs WOUND NOT DANGEROUS
John NOOnan, the boy vino was shot IN the breast
on Sunday evening by Charles Scobach while
moved from the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital yesterday
an taken hOmr by his father. The wound not
of a scriOns character, the ball being small. IL made
a sight flesh wound aud glanced off. Seebach was
committed ia the iorkyllle Police Court for cX
animation.
TRANSPORTS OF REAL ESTATE.
Property on the east side of Fifih-aye., two lots
north Of Eighty siXh-st, and having frontaG OF
seventy-fyc feot, ten inches, was 10y deed recorded
YESTERDAY acquired by Henry Liprnan from William
H. Scott. The consideration was IJ7,5O0 and the
assumption OF mOrig cages for T75 900. Mrs. Martha
W. Low has purchased the dwelling house aud lot
at No. rs East Sxty-ninth-st. from Charles Buck
for $4,000
TAKING ADYANTAGE or LIBERAL LAWS.
The district messenger company incorporated at
Albany on saturday under the name OF the Pitts
burg and Allegheny District Messenger Company
il understood 10 be s!mpy company local 10 Pitts
burg The laws of this state arc sald TO be moro
liberal than those Of Pennsylvania and for this rsa-
son the company was Incorporated under the laws
of New-York The company has no connection
with the other companies III TINS city.
CHARGED WITH STEALING HIS OWN COUPE
Depnty-Sherf O'BrIen executed "A writ of attach
ment on the property OF William L. HagedOrn, of
No 22l West Twenty -sccond ST., ON January 81, in
suit against him for 50, 800. Among other goods
seized was a coupe. which wa. IN Leopold liaynan's
carriage factory. at No. 2O2 East lweny-iourih-st;
On Saturday HagedOrn called there and removed
the carriage The Sheriff then caused his arrest on
a charge OF larceny. He was arIaigned III the York
willie Police Court yesterday, but az he stated that
he would return the property he was paroled
STEAM HEATING AND THE GRAND JURY.
Tie Grand Jury yesterday began tn investga-
ton OF the numerous complaints made against the
American Steam Heating Company. The witnesses
whose testimony taken were Commissioner
Thomnson. Nathan Simon, Il. j. Maiden. s. +.
Wright, j. Is. Bow'cn, NJ. Fox and u. d. Hiscox;
Ex-Aiayor Grace was not present, though he had
been snbpnnaed. Seyeral or the witnesses, who
were engineers, gave testimony that was unfavor-
able to the company.
THE TRIAL OF GEORGE JAMES RICE.
A large box containing bonds and other docu.
mentary evidence was taken to the Conrt OF General
Sessions yesterday in Anticipation Of the trial of
the charges against George James Rice, tho eX-
president of the Utica, Ithica and Elmlra Railway
Company. There are seven indictments against
him for forgery and embezzlcmcnt III connection
with the negotiation of he bonds. On the motion
of the defendants counsel, ex-Speaker McGulre and
Peter Mitchell, the trial was postponed till next
Monday. The documentary evidence was admitted
by consent.
BROOKLYN.
Police Justice T. s. Massey heard his first in
the Second District Police Court yesterday.
The Board of Aldermen Yesterday asked the repre-
sentatives of the city in the Legislature TO oppose
an extension of the time for completing the Brook
lYn Elevated Railroad.