New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21

Hsrrv Fem has voluntarily Withdrawn from the
candidacy for president OF the American " Ho
PROCESSES growing Discrimination to enter INTO
any contest for such honor " even " at the risA VI
being considered vaceting"
A PUBLIC DEBATE AND RECEPTION, c,,u,.
The Literary Society of the Young Men Sh lns
tian Association of this city held pubic deoaIo
and reception at Association Han laSe T nnL
The exercises consisted of an organ SOLO W onin
w. Taft an address by the presldenIt o Llp y III
Hutchinson. paper on 1.-THE Turks IN Europe by
Jasper I. Goodwin. and debate on the question
L" Has the Policy OF England on ta9 1 nui S"''
ton Promoted the Best Interests OF EuropeT
CONVICTION OF A RoBBER.
Tho inrv in the case of DAVID Kidney. charged
with helping to rob Gnstaye Unar, tne 81 tIe
Court of General Sessions yesterday, after an aDs
sence of twenty hours, with averdict OF gulty Oh
robbery in the first degree and were dlscnaLged oy
Recorder Smyth. Kidneys companion, John Gar
mody was convicted recently and sentenced 10
eighteen and half years imprisonment A friend
OF Kidneys is now under arrest Tor lntimldatihg
witness in the case.
INSPECTING NEW STEAMER.
The pew iron steamer Pilgrim, bulit DY '3nI t
Roach g. Sons, was visited by many people n daS1
feet long, 81 feet wide 17i2, feet deep. Il has
iiO-nch cylinder engine, with with stroke of IA
miles an hour 1t has $50 frst-class berths and
can accommodate 1,2OO passengers OF al CLASSES.
Tie total cost of the steamer was @li Z|V,Uoo' III
its construction are exhibited all the latest i'm;
proyements in bodybuilding. But what attracted
the most attention were the $50 Edison electric
lamps possessing the combined power OF at
one regulator some having ten-candle power,
some sixteen and some thrty-tWO.
BROOKLYN.
An Atlantic-avc sign painter adyertises his store
as an Academy OF DE Sign"
Mayor Low will go TO Albany today to oppose the
bill to legislate EXCISE commissioners Lhuoi a"u
Evans out oil oil 20.
General h. f. Tracy, exJ Judge OF the Court of
Appeals is very i'll at his home. No. Lao Monta-
guest, IRON indigestion anu maIals'
suit for limited divorce has been brought by
Patrick RYAN against Mrs. Rosanna Ryan, alleging
cruelty Mrs. Ryan seeks an absolute divorce from
ner husband.
Tn. Patterned Presbyterian Church of the Govern
anters has offered $1,000 for the Wllloughby
Avsnne Methodist Church building. Miss Anna
Oliver formerly occupied the pulpit vi the latter
church. ,
Tn. Middle Reformed Church. from which the
Rev. DIR. 4. p. Ingersol recently went to the rurl-
tan Congregational Church. has extended call TO
the Rev W. II. Ford. now Of Matawan, n. ).
A suit in which the amount OF damages Is iald az
81, 600 has been begun by Sylvester ~ Beard
against the New-YOrk Tartar Company Inc plah-
TIN alleges that mis- health is injured by the nOxous
odors FROM the companys factory
Tbe Sheriff has been informed that John Irving
one of the Pachen Avenue gang of burglars, Who
with William Porter escaped from Raymond street
ail after their conviction three years ago. Will be
released from Moy atnenslng frlson ny lno Iennsyi
yauia authorities on April Z.
leoure before the Brooklyn Protective Labor
League was given last evening by Walter +. Bar
nett on Pro ection TO Alneriosn Labor" he dls,
cussch the bearing OF the tariif on the WAGES ana
nrosperitv of the worknNnen. debate was after
ward held in which several persons participated.
Tho weekly report OF bridge work shows that the
plunking OF tho roadway is nearly completed anu
work on the bridge, During last week there were
pnt IN position 10 knee brBces 10 under floor
stays 2Os tie rods on intermediate truss, shear
niatea nnder floor main span. There 9,32S
ryets driven.
Ar,dayits tending to show that the jury which
failed h. agree the trial OF the suit OF John Lily
10 recover S}5, 900 az damages from the New York
Central Railroad Company had been sampeTcd with
were handed 10 Judge Brown YESTERDAY. Inc am.
davits set fvrtn that one Mastersou' an agent ior
IN, company was seen In extended conversation
with three Of the jurors. The jury stood U to In
faS or of tho plantih.
A special meeting OF Branch No. of the Car
pcuters' Union representing the carpenters OF tho
Western District of Brooklyn. was held last night
al No 4G2 FultUp-st. to take acton relative TO the
question OF wage. Tho meeting was OF opinion
tnat an Increase of % cents day should be asked
for and a committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for meeting Of the trade TO DO
held next week ard To Invite tine corporation OF all
carpenters who not members OF the union
A suit brought in behalf of Ann Fitzpatrick
against the CITY of Brooklyn To recover $1,000 rs
damages for iGlures received NJ over ,Ss
Circuit Court yesterday. 10 was shown thht Tue
poice informed the CITY two yenrs before The acct
Ha
Inv a gate or cham aud that TINS was not done. The
paintn little grI, slirp ped IN hole as the bridge
wa. moving aud was injured. The jury gave her
5000 damages.
After IN. Conf house Committee OF the Board of
Supervisors had voted TO return the bids received
Tor repairs ut the Court house to the bidders yes
t.rday g. r, Williams. one of the bidders. found
that the envelope containing his offer had been cut
open aud sealed again at the enJ with .mucllage.
He showed IL TO the committee; The proposition
10 open the only other bid was rejected by tue com
miItse. SIR Williams then opened hts bud IN the
presenc OF the committee. The other bid was also
opened. when It was found that the former was ~
Less than the latter. The Latter Will DO lully IN
Sestigated.
Mayor Low was informed yesterday that tho
Governor had signed the Arrears bill. which was
prepared by the Mayor. Corporation COUNSEL ana
LyarCs. The Mayor authorized the Arrears Depart
ment TO receive payments Yesterday under tho vol
untary provisions of the act, which provide that
owners may paw before October | an amount equal
10 go per cent OF the valuation OF 1881 III discourage
of all OF taxes imposed before July, 1867
with q per cent from the time the act was passed
and any arrears for than four years past may
be paid before October l,without interest except
from June / 1882. The act also provides ior the
adjustment Of oil nrrearages ny the Board OF
Assessors.
JERSEY CITY.
Patrick II. Birmingham, grocer at Ninth and
Nonmouth-sts swas awakened about o'clock yes
terday morning and discovered man hiding behind
the counter in his store. birmingham struck the
burglar with weight and then proceeded TO give
him a sound thrashing after which he turned him
over to policeman The prisoner vas recognized
lar and general thief After n physician had
dressed his wounds the prisoner was committed for
trial.
NEW DURHAM-COuntyP Physician Converse made
an autopsy of the body of Thomas G. Greenl cal,
who was supposed to have died from poisoning, and
found that death WAS caused by strangulated
hernia Mrs. McMenomy, who administered the
medicine which supposed to have poisone
Greenleaf has not been arrested.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKES-Mrs. Patt was found at o late hour
on Monday night lying unconscious in the hallway
of No. IL Willow-st.. and was taken to the police
station under the supposition that she drunk.
Or Kudhch gave it rs his opinion that she was
under the influence of liquor. The woman remained
unconscious all night, and yesterday morning it
was discovered that the woman's skull was frac-
tured. Last night she was IN dying condition.
NEWARK.
The New-Jersey Fire Insurance Company has de-