New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-23

attempt TO make an inroad on the inviting veg
etabcs that stood before him. but when he hau
placed the last delicate bone OF the par Oh p1TS
upon his plate he rose from his seat. wiped ms
lingers carefully upon his napkin, and taxing tne
arm of his attendant, walked quickly down the
road toward McCoHbs Dam bridge
".There is no use for Walcott To protest that ne
ENJOYS the quail said Mr. Case, " for no d0csn dig
his teeth into their flesh with that vim ana vigor
He fOreets to eat his vegetables now ana lhat ~
very bad sign. You may depend upon 1t, my OOy'
those birds are sticking IN Walcotts throat
CONFIDENCE EXPRESSED IN MIR. WOOD.
Edward A. Wood secretary OF tho Now; YORK
Mining Stock Exchange, who was robbed on
Thursday last of $i00. has asked for an ohciai III
vest cation INTO the circumstances of the rpoDciy.
Nh Woods action has been taken III view OF tno
unfavorable reports which some persons nav ~ ~
culatcd regarding the affair The pTsSiHe d ~ osp
Exchange Yesterday appointed H. H. Cook' ilo t"
Durham and j. f. Scott as sub-comh Il zoe Vi tno
Governing Com 1ttee to make the ihVes'l.at'"i,,
Their rerOrt will be submitted at Inc IneeLln3 ..
the Cove rnOrs on next Friday MT Nool - helu IN
hioh esI.en hy the members of the Exchange VINO
are unanimous in their belle! that nc was tle 0si'
of shameful outrage. He has done business III
mining circles for many years ana us oI9inos.
assoclates Yesterday We'd with his warinesO
friends in testifying 10 his integrity ana piooH5,
All suggestions that might tend TO cast suspiclpl
nrOn the secretary arc Indignantly rcJecleu Ny
The police have practically abandoncc any
theory that they NAV have entertained =. nis ' ,
M robbery vas committed. Captain Carney, OF tbe
First Precinct said terday that not me sghteNt
Glow had been obtained rs to the thiei on account
Of the peculiar circumstances 81 INC Assault. Ii
said: "After | found out tnat Mr.. Wood was wen
ana favOTabiy known IN the street, ana coulo piihs
numerous testimonials as 10 the esteem III WucH
lie WAS held by ,hoso who had had onslness I% .,,
possessed of moderate means that would permit MN
to replace the stolen money without crampng LiIi-
self removed any motive for his tdklnS the money
the ilailslSsumed different aspect.
ARREST or WEDDING THIEVES.
A handsome sealskn cloak valued at , ;2oO'was
stolen on December % from Mrs. Shcidoh' Oh
Philadelphia while she was attending tue Wedulng
of Miss Nettic i. Brown and j. W Ood hlt'hcIch ~
the Church Of the Incarnation. Inc CLOAK ma, hau
been left in the charge o. the ton IN the Ve.Duo
during the cereuony i i-drcsbed young man
came for il for " his lady friend ana the sexton
mnsuspectingly delivered it TO hin. inspector
fashionable weddings that have Ocen held uptown
since then In that way he got on the tiach OF the
thieves who il seems. attend weddings i0T 4 I'VE,
Iihood On Friday night Detectives Slcyin ana
O'Connor arrested Thomas Shortell, who was once
n conductor on tue sixth AyeJue surface ralIIoau'
Shorte is twenty fOurtyears old and lives al No.
11g East SeVentyflth st. Yesterday the detectives
arrest ed as accomplices Benjamin +. Bagiey oil No.
100 West Forty itst-st. who says that nc IS spec
MIA tor and John I. sullivan, clerk ~ the Ihlsicy
House al Twenty-eighth- st. and Sixth-ave. Shor-
tell confessed tie theft of the cloak. The prisoners
were locked mp in Police Headquarters last night
and will be arragned in court to-day. Bagley las
oniv recently finished lv6years term IN sing sing
for stealing fur cloak from the SturteVant House.
SINGERS FROM SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
Half OF the organizations or "Centre s. connected
with the New-YOrk Sunday-Scho0I choral mon
met last night at the {road"ay Iabernace at SKIN
ave- and Ihirty-iVurtl-st. The union, which j. III
It's third year. was started for the purpose OF IN
structing those connected with the Sunday-sch"ois
of this city 10 The reading OF music. ] he meet
inc was presided over iy the Rev. \. T. Scha nler
DR. Palmer ami 4. T. SchaU;ler lea the members ol
the union. lao tlled the body Of the house and all
the galleries. 800 q,
number OF hymns wore sung. The leaders tried
some experiments, dividing the singers and direct
ing that different lines should he sung bY thosc
seated IN different parts of the ROOM ne sluGers
were also directed To stop at q motion Of the
leaders, hand and begin at another motion; Ihey
showed great readiness IN obeylng tue leader
directions. The Rev. Dr.Wllam NJ. Taylor babe the
member Of the union welcome and the Rev Dr. e..
f. Deems made address, in which he advocated
congregational singing
A NEW OFFICE FOR CABLE MESSAGES.
An Office for the receipt OF cable messages VIII
be opened by the United stntes Direct and the
French Gable Companies, at NO. 40 BI0aIWay. TO-
day. These companies will receive thefe tbs DIS
patches offered to them by any land lines ana II Is
expected that the opening OF the once VIII make the
LAYING Of Their Atiatlc cables unnecessary
The poOliu arrangement winch was entered m
To some mCntEs ago by the several companies VIII
NOT he disturbed by this opening of an independent
Office by Two of the pooled lines The dispatches
of OTHER land lines than the Western mon Telegraph
Company will be received al this Office, but the
earnings oil the different Ines Will Do ulNlucu aC-
corling 10 the previous agreement.
G.. c. Ward. tho New. York agent Of tine United
States Direct Gable Company. sand yesterday that
lie aid not know whether or not the opening OF the
independent Office fulfilled the conditions which
John Pcnlcr. the managing director o. the COM
pany imposed in his recent visit to tins country IN
his acceptance OF seat III the western Union
Board.
TWICE DISCHARGED AND REARKESTED.
The man whose cXiIadItion, as being hajor
Frederick Roth, the deiaultIng tax collector AT
Bcrne, switzerland, Is siIt by the SWISS Consul,
was taken before Judge Brown, OF The United
States District Court, Yesterday, and was di7
CHARGED or wit cf ceTiloiarl. The prisoner.
who now gives bis name aS JH.ius SchWcNcr was
Immediately rearrestcd on another warrant AID
taken before Commlsslonrr Osborn. An Application
was then made by the prisoners counsel Tor his Due
charge. on the ground that the time that the Of
fence was committed wac not stated IA the nc~
warrant The counsel for the Swiss Consul argued
against the melton. While The argument was pro-
ceeding Commissioner Osborn was preparing a
third warrant which he handed to Deputy Marshal
bernhard. He then discharged the prisoner, VINO
was Immediately Tcarlescd ana held for further
examination the arrival OF aihdaYits from
Switzerland.
DEFICIT IN AN ARTISTS ACCOUNTS.
j. NJ. Falkucr treasurer OF tho AItlstB Fund
Society recently resigned his position. Ia May the
auditors OF the society discovered q deficiency II
| his accounts and an expert was enplOycd To tx
anime his books. The deficiency has been found &c
| he Ss7l3 II. In resigning from the society Mr.
Falkners interest OF - 900 reverted to it, leaving
| still IA balance OF TI7l3 ~. Thomas Hicks. pres
| deut of the society, said yesterday that Mr. FAX
uer was an artist and an old man, and That he lvet
| IN BrooAlyn. He added that the society woul'
| not prosecute him. IL you mention this matter a
ali said MIR Hicks TO q reporter, Just say that Il
| is very trivial matter"
The society was established TWENTY-FIVE YEAR
| ago and has s,venty-iour mcmbefA. IL mas lafg'
| fund aud it is thought that Mr.. alkner has beer
taking the money ia small amounts for Six or eigh
years.
| COLLECTION OF TAXES IN ARREARS
| f. II. Lacombe, assistant to the Corporation
Counsel has made his report of the of person
| nj taxes from May -, 1852, TO January L, 1888
| His collection for of years prlo
| to 1881, with inteies were. 7,f49 II, and ~
| arrears for 1881. $ls, 077 3G, making a total q
| S3652647 On January IL. 1853. the office wa
| turned over TO Charles ). Beardsley who was ap
| nninied Attorney TOR the Collection of Arrenrs O