New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE IN LoM n,rn
woddnos though not frequent, are not nnSh Hs -;
. WeuIihGro ,aan Int marriages of Immigrants III
crS.r 70 sscnre employment are decided hovos:
Snch a wedding occurred yesteIuaS' old and
Wilhelm Rieger, thirty.four years Iip' both
Marosreiba Strohmeier, thirty years o'u IN the
NATIVES OF WuItemberg, were passeig,o,o buro last
Steamship Suevia which arrive IRON 20 IN other
woat Tkev met and were attracted 10 can an TS hor
wWs,adav man from Syracuse went 10 the L s
Inreau for a married couple Tor nohs use the atfen
work. There were no sq &c the Strohmcier woman
boJ heen oh served BY Matron Esiinger anu IN
intendent Richard. and they to4nd nU Risper
sbou,ea and danced and Margaretha biushed anu
smiled. n.,5 oo+;no ga oroomsman
"nnnla 70 No 10 Statest., and within na1 an noun
The marriage ceremony was performed Ny d Tou
Berkemeler, which made fta1ff, from syracuse then
presented the couple with sum OF money o " 20
little festival last night and with ticAeVs " e' ="
Syracuse to-day.
RESULTS OF THREE SUNDAY FIGHTS.
BEFORE Justice Power in the Tombs Ponce Con ht
yesterday, Officers Brennan Snd The nIf ITALIANS An
tonic and Felicia Anon. charged win peGing ino
assaants of Francisco losIs9 Mho Sf Was
severely stabbed. Felicia Amons face was eoyeleo
with blood from cut under the LETT eye anu uwU
other wounds on the head. lie had elghi o' .ei
wounds on his hands, wrists and Dody wii So nn,
tonic had been cut on both hands. before oe ,he
taken to court, the prisoners were Ieu an n.y. vho
presence OF Alberto at 81 en Who had wounded
him nodded his head in assent ana salu .Mo
,brothers.n Camille Alberto, the VIE OF Vne
wounded man, through an Of the
affray She was apparently indlspoSed 70 say any
thing concerning II. She stated that She SAY ~
weapons used and that the hght was Gauso S 49, -
quarrel as to who should pay for keg Oh peei'
Alberto was said to be improving at the hoSpi'ai'
and hopes of his recovery are entertalneu' b ,vos
shot ON the evening Of the same day, ~ No. 81
Cros5y-st was not SO WELL and the surgeons SUI
that he probably would de- Inc pollce "0A0S
searching for bis assallant. =, ,.o0
James Boland, OF No 1913 Crosby-st., who was Vas
stabbed in the abdomen i'll the m0rnlng lay ~ VA
same hospital The surgeons SAID that ne Mo did
recover On suspicion of being the person VINO uIu
the stabhing, d. tective Carr yesterday. mVInln3
arrested William II. McEToy The latter Is iiiodS
OF the girl Annie Brown i'll whose company DOT t'n
assaIlant was. On being confronted win the lu-
jured man. the latter fal ed 10 identity me prlsohc
Justice Power, Ill the lOmOS ronce N'"A" '"N
Quently discharged him.
THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund yester-
day transferred 100000 from the SINKING Iuhu LOT
the payment of interest the city debt 10 tne SILK
Inc fu11 for the redemption of the debt. Controller
Camnbel SAID that the interest on the debt payaDie
ON Nay was 1892, while the amount 1 N me ~
sinking fund for its payment was 1854 S6o o.
Controller Campbell said that the Doc6 Coinhls-
siOners estimated the cost of the proposed improve
mcnt of the East River front from Sran AM 70
and reports bearing the matter were oI't tf
pTnted in pamphlet form, in order that the puonc
might be afforded an opportunity 10 oe heiu o'ioi'
definite plans were adoDted. =,
The Controller then handed in his report on the
question of site for West Washington Market; ne
said that as the Dock C9mmsso,Wg est FIeyentb-
and West twenty secOnd-st.. which would Gut OH
all land between West-st. ana the river, A. M"e
impossible now 10 make any recommehoa'iQn
regarding the PROPOSE .ion to select site near the
present Gansevo0rt Market: 1t was voted 10 oncI
the franchise of the 1hiry-fourth-st Ferry TO Long
Island City for sale at auction al an upset pIco Vi
$4,000, the fare not TO exceed ceh's'
BILLS IN THE INTEREST OF A SECT.
The Baptist preachers yesterday passed a res9 3I
tion protesting against the passage OF senate Dill
No 1875 and Assembly bills Nos. III ana LOO ell
titled Freedom of Worship bulls" They allese as
for the protest ~ hat ne plllS are o
essay since the institutions for the poor nave now
all the freedom of worship required; W they VIII
very seriously disturb the order ana dlsclpnnIe
of such institutions; g. they Will most certainty
nrodnce disorder and strife and are IN the interest,"
Of scctarianism in its worst FORM The Rev. u. 1.
Phillips, formerly of POrtchester, n. l., read
naner on "Uunior OF the Welsh Pulpit" The
Sneaker said that the Welsh were p0euc rather rI
than scientific people as result OF ie ocau.lu
scenery of their native country. theology was
their fayorite study and preaching their nODDy
The speaker stated that there was not single I'M
del publication translation IN inc Welsh nm
SnaGe' Tie sncce s of the Welsh i'll preaching las
no doubt due to their conversational style.
NOT THE MORAL COMMUNITY LOOKED FOR.
Two young girls of Yonkers Ella Wharmsby age
seventeen and Carrie Brown, age fourteen, dlSap,
peared from their homes on saturday hlRht, ana
came to this city with Matthew Harvey and an
other Young man. They were traced by DrOther
of Carrie Brown TO a notorious concert hall III
ChahaIn-st where the runaway couples spent Il
part of the evening. All further trace OF them
was lost there. The affair was then reported AT
Police Headquarter,, and Detective Thomas ADAMS
was detailed to search for the missing gIrl>. a
sister of Carrie Brown had an interview with City
Judge Matthew H. Ellis and Captain Mangln OF
YOnkers which resulted i'll a warrant being issued
for the arrest of the girls and their companions.
The parents of Carrie Brown are III moderate CIR
cumstances and recently removed To u t1ls Guy 10
Yonkers where they hoped to find a moral com
munity in which to educate their children. Inc
father of Ella Wharmsby Is an Old and weIl'tO-do
resident of YOnkerS, where he OWNS some real
cstate.
THE WATER FRONT OF BROOKLYN
Mayor Low sent. a communication to the Board Of
Aldermen Yesterday in regard 10 the ownership OF