New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-04
renIv TO the rumors that Mr.. Dunlaps appointment
Has br,ng nrged by prominent Tammany men,

tbere WAS a balance Ia the City Treasury OF
1915 554 03 to the credit OF the sinking h ond
recommended that $3.50. 900 of TINS sum snoaiu Do
transferred to the sinking Fund for the redemp-
ton Of tho city debt The reccomhenu"'''" ""'
approved.
FIXING THE CLASSIFICATION OF COTTON. iona
The committee of experts. appointed oy yarit tbs
cotton exchanges OF the country 10 cons ,ou met
adoption of O uniform classification OF cot'Un, me-
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday. The follow'hS
representatives. we're present Messrs. Muller OF
New. Orleans; Pelesa, of Savannah mu ps Gin.
ciUUati. 1readwell. Of Norfolk Blake. of Houston;
and Allen r OF this CITY; and Mt huger wds sb
chairman 1t was decided Shh az nse5 as basis of
classification which was adopted by Tie Ne"-ioiA
Exchange two years ago.
FALLING DEAD IN THE CITY HALL PARK, -,
An unknown man about seventy years o,u
aronned dead eserday morning IN City Hall ParX.
He bad been sitting on one or me Drncnes ior an
hour reading ne wspaprr ne Soay was ,nd from
there. by permit uf Coroner Levy, TO kennedys
Morgue in Pearl-st. II not Identified to-day, the
body will be removed to the clty morgue: IL 10
supposed that the dead man lived IN the oeignOo
hood of tile park. lie was five feet SIX lncnes III
height, smooth shaven, white hair, and was dresser
in a well worn, dark tweed sule had on All oiu PAN
of galters anu wore neither collar nor necKtle
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE PARDoNED.
Eugene Guinand, the Frenchman. who MADE
bungling attempt at suicide. at No 347 kiylngton.
ST.. on Sunday night. by shooting himself III tue
ear was taken before Justice Ford III the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday. to answer TOR nav
ing fractured law by failing to fracture MS sku,
Guinand SAID that the shooting was accidental puI
il appeared from testimony that no had been ia'-
ishlng his love Bertha Miller, age nineteen. lug
daughter of his lanOlady, who had not requlteu
his passlon and had thereby provoked MIN w
threats of solf-destrucuon. The tender-heared
Justice moved by the words OF pain spoken oy MIs'
Miller oil him VINO wished 10 De her soh-ih-iA"'
discharged Gunand.
MISSING MAN WHO ENLISTED.
Patrick Higgins "a young man living IN Brooklyn,
who was enpioyed as bOokkeeper IN SASH anu
blind factory Pear-st.. this CITY, recently wen
away from home ON "A prolonged spree. When he
recovered from il he found himself without hat
coat or money IN Paramount Park, Phil4deIpnit
He was unable to return nome anu ashalned 10
communicate with his friends. ana so enlist IN Tue
ITuIt,n states Marine Corps Shorty afterward he
was transfer from the Phiadepha 10 the brook
lyu Navy Yard. Then he made himself known 10 us
triends vino mad auxIOuslp searched Tor MN. lney
tied themselves to secure his discharge from
the United States Service aud his iormrr EMPLOYERS
offered to take hun BACK again: petition was
presented TO the Navy lard authorllies anu yeo-
terday 1t was granted
BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Kate Ward has begun suit against her
husband. John Ward, for limited divorce upon the
ground of cruelty.
An Alderman is to be elected to-day in the f0nr-
,centh Ward. There are three candidates. Inc
word is Democratic, aud no Republican Candidate
Is run. .
The Kings County Republican General Committee
evening in Music liall 10 nN tue GATE
tor the primary elections. preceding tue otrt" CoI
yention of September 10. Tax Collector Tanners
res gnatlon as chairman will be acted upon.
The balloon Nor hern Star, which assembled from
Brooklyn at $50 O'Clock on sunday AFTERNOON.
descended in MauhasSett. j.. L. IN safety Win us
two occupants a bout two hours later Inc balloon
was shipped back 10y the Long Island Rallroad.
John Gibson, of No. 81 Warren-st:, VINO was
knocked down by Peter Jerome, OF No. % front-st.
an Sunday night Tor nltLing MIS- Jerom' Win u
Jagged pleco of uh. and VINO struck his head on
nail III his fall, died yesterday III the brooklyn
| Hospital.
Percy Howard aud Joseph Allng. both colored
have begun suits recover $1,000 eacn from the
| Long I-land Railroad Company as damages Tor
| hang assaulted by "a conductor and put OIL OF u
,,od transit train for refusing TO pay their iafcS
| alter they had PAID them-
| Huqn g. Lambert, VINO disappeared from BROOK;
lyn seven years ago under circumstances wh'ch led
to rho belief that he drowned at Coney lsland,
where clothing with papers IdtntIhdl by MS friends
as his found. has turned up IN western state
| lie went away To Tree himself from his debts
| Patrick Brady, who was arrested on saturday Tor
carrvtng ON an Illicit distIllerY In Clarkson ST.,
Flatbnsh was arraigncd before United states Com,
missioner Benedict yesterday, aud his bal was hxed
| AZ $4,000 All the property iOund on tue iarih
,yhc,e the stllI was situated, owned by John Mona
| han has been seized by United states marshal
| While visiting on Saturday NJ the house of MIR.
Ballar, q pot on the steamer ely oil nrlsto'' a.
| nineteen of Fall River Mass tupped on her dress
| IN descending tho front steps aud fell head-hrst
| ~
| iret Sue Died IN half an hOur.
| D- Iosenh G. hutchinson was thrown from his
| carnage at Lake George last week aud ms night
| thigh was fractured de was taken Dy tram TO the
| Grand Central Depot yesterday aud removed TO hls
| me M 470 Cliutun-aye., III an ambulance. Ills
snesdv recovery is expected. DIR. Hutchinson was at
| one time q Commissioner OF the Board OF Health.
JERSEY CITY
Michael Burns a trac Gmau in the employ of the
| C.ntruI Railroad of New jersey, was struck By a
| Lin,,o|iive near the depot AT Conmunlpaw last
| nIght I'D insanity killed. Burns was forty year:
Cd and leaves a wife and SIX children lie had
oniy been in this city three weeks aud began work
| mo for the railroad company on saturday.
NEWARK.
| Uenrv I Guth who lives in Broome-st, ar
ed before Jus ice NettleshlD Yesterday after
| noon on a charge brought by the Oyerseer OF the
| poor 10 behalf oil young girl named Kate Leonard
| niece of the warden of The Essex County Lunatic
| ASYLUM The Justice decided TO postpone the
| hearing to next Monday. III glrPs father then
6ed an Affidavit in civil suit for damages for Sc
| auction but before the warrant was made out the
| nrisUncr slipped from the room and disappeared
toustablcs searched for hn, ana aisrr TWO nour :,
| the same building. When ho was again confronted
,S,th the Justice Gclih consented To make the gir
| his WIFE, aud the Justice performed Inc marriage
| ceremony.
NEW JERSEY.
| rouoxrv-Detectiye Stanton, Of the District
Attorrcy's Office went to liattelPs Stables yester
dow win an order for the horse and wagon which
WAR; uscd NugenJ faTTell anu ElncIhon VII tn'
n,orniny of The attempt TO rob Cashier Smith Of
thc Orange National Bank. Hartell refused tC
rncoInlze the order. although 1t was written and
slpued by the District Attorney, anu INC ny IL SUI
IN hrs possess on H., says that TBS Is due him foI
no riding no horse. and he intends keeping the ZIG
until the amount is paid.
PATERsoN-The Paterson Light Guard. number
inc 100 men, consisting of Companies and Is Of
ths FIrst Battalion of New Jersey National Guard
lft Paterson Yesterday for a trip 10 Albany, Trey
and Saratoga under command of Major Joseph w.
C"ngdou. A number of invited guests accompanied
tnnm When the battalion assembled at theiI
oTmory in Paterson before starting for the railroad
staIion Captain Doremus, OF Conpany A. presented
IN MAJOR Congdou, in behalf al the memo rs Of the
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