New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09

npon Goods sboud be abolished. He also suggested
that the custom of paying aaVahces on nt tbe
yarous trades Is to be held at the Exchange 10 dis
cuss the recommendations.
ARoAp-wAGoN FOR THE ALDERMEN.
At the Ladies' Fair of st. Josephs CHURCH. In the
large hall in Eigbty-seventh ST., near first-ave,
there is among the many valuable articles a
fine road-w which will be gwen TO
the most popular Alderman. The votes are 10
cents each, and there is livery contest. Inc iaI
10 open every evening.
APPLYING FOR THE STOLEN DIAMONDS.
Ex- Governor Solomon, representing
the German Consul-General yesterday applied to
Collector Robertson for the diamonds recovered
from Marriott who had stolen them from Franz
Kramer. in Paris. to be returned to him to send
them back to the owner. Collector Robertson re-
ferred Mr.. Solomon to the Secretary or the treas
uTy.
SAVING YEARS DELAY.
The Western Union Telegraph Company was in
formed yesterday that the Court of Appeals had
granted the motions recently made in behalf of the
company TO advance on the calendar the appeals
taken by the company from the General Term OF
the Superior Court in the Hatch and Williams It'll
cations The appeals will be heard in the first week
of June. thus saving at least years delay in their
being reached.
FIVE YEARS FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY
William Brooks, 'lOngshOreman, pleaded guilty
to charge of robbery yesterday in the Court OF
General Sessions. He met Francis A. McCann in
SOuth-st, the night of April 20, and offered to
accompany him home While the two men were
walking together Brooks turned and struck his
companion several blows on the face and snatched
a watch from his pocket. Judge Cowing sentenced
Brooks to five years IN the State Prison
A RAILROAD COMPANY CENsURED.
An inquest was held by Coroner Merkle yesterday
in the case of Mrs. Annie Docharty, who died in the
Roosevelt Hospital on Nav H. from injuries received
from being run over by train of the Hudson River
Railroad at Tenth-ave. and Ihirtleth-st The jury
censured the railroad company for not having
proper safeguards at every street crossing and rec
OmIncnded the adoption OF au ordinance requiring
them 10 provide such safeguards.
PROSPEROUS CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.
The seventy seventh anniversary of the Orphan
Asylum Society of the City of New York was Gele,
brated Yesterday afternoon at the asylum IN West
Seventy third-st. The secrctarys report showed
that there were 100 children in the asylum, and
that there had been no cases OF death or even OF
serlOu, sickness during the year The treasurer re-
ported that the expenses had been 5000 81 and
that there was a balance on hand of S5,2sG %.
THE IMPROVED CITY OF ROME.
Henderson Brothers. of The Anchor Line. have
received a cable message from Ola gov that the
City of Rome arrived there on Saturday from Bar
rOw-u-Iurncss to take her TRIAL trip. She will sail
of Rome has ad hree additional boilers and several
other improvements in her machinery since she was
running in the Inman Line. She viii sail from
here Tor Liverpool on Saturday June q.
CAN POLICEMEN ENTER SIDE DOORS?
Superintendent NaIng will send to District
At .Orucy McKcon to-day reports from the Thirty
third and inTty-fifih Precincts concerning the
frnllless efforts OF the police TO punish liquor
dealers. Tho captains Of the two prec nets state
that six persons were arrested Tor selling beer on
sunday but justice Murray discharged them,
stating that the policemen had night 10 enter the
side doors of the beer shops. DIs.nct-Atorncy
McKeon has promised Mr.. WaIling 10 bring n test
case INTO higher cOur. anu get decision when
Will settle the ques ION
A DIAMOND THIEF LENIENTIY DEALT WITH.
benjamin Warren, age fourteen. employed by the
Wcstcott Express Company. was arragned IN the
Court of General Sessions yesterday, charged WI tn
having stolen on ApHl package containing dia-
mouds valued at 5000. with which he had been in
trusted. John ii. Paul, the superintendent OF the
company, sail that NaTr,n bad always borne
cood character before the commission OF thi, crime,
and that he furnished means o. support TO his aged
mother. Warren pleaded guilty and WAS sent u
the House OF Refuge by Judge Cowing.
now CENTRAL AMERICANS ARE swINDLED
DR.. Ferdinand G. Valentine, formerly Surgeon.
General OF Honduras asst night lecturcd on Central
America before the II. Marks Literary and Social
Reunion at ST. Marks Church. The lecturer cx-
hIbl;ed specimens OF the costume domestic utensils,
and art work OF the country. He depicted the So
cial habits and customs and gave in reply
TO questions some facts about the
trade OF the country. Europe, he said, annually
drew from that country $l2,OOO0O0. which OF right
belonged 10 that country. Bad limitations OF
American goods. with forged stamps made in Eu-
rope were sold IN The Central American States
DISABLED ~ COLLISION.
The schooner Lacy !. DAVIS arrived from Matan-
zas yesterday and reported that on sunday last
when 100 miles southeast of sandy Hook. she was
spoken by the disabled schooner Belle Halliday,
iron Philadelphia for Boston, with a cargo OF coal.
The Belle Halliday had been run into GA Saturday
bv a steamer presumably of the Old Dominion
i.incl, AMI had her ,tarbpard side stove in. The
captain of the schooner Davis gave the disabled
vessel a boat ~ place OF one disabi' and several
shoycls To throw tine cargo overheard. The captain
OF tie Halliday thought that be could reach the
Delaware Bfcakwaicr IN safety.
DRILL or THE WASHINGTON LIGHT BATTERY.
The Washington Light Battery held yesterday
afternoon their annual sprng parade and drill.
Flfiy-iyc men Wit! iGnr Calling guns, Under com
maud Of Captain +. J.. earle, lett the arnory at
Forty-ti' th-8.. and BIOadwaY at O'Clock. The
route wa. through Forty hfth-St, 10 fllth-aNe,
ljrtb-oye 10 Observation-Disclosures, One
hundred and tcntA-s'. 10 Seyenth-aye., seventh
ave to IT. NichOas-ayc.. thence TO Onc-hundrrd-
aud-ffty-nfth-St. and Tcnth-avc. aud to One
had General Shaer aud Colonel Jn'sen were
interested spectators. The Zen wore their new
uniform consisting of gray jacket, white knee
Dreeches and top boots.
A PRESCRIPTION by JUDGE COMING.
large number OF gambling and lottery cases
were called before Judge Cowug yesterday IN the
Court OF General S"Ssions. In most cases adjourn
ments were bad account OF the prulcSscd Illness
of the LAWYERS. defendants or witnesses. Assistant
Districi-Altorncy OByrne finally said to Judge
Cowing: here j. such constant succession OF
4ick men that we unable 10 try any OF these
casrs CannOt your Honor suggest some prc>crlD-
ton ~ Let us try this SAID the Judge " These
cases must be tired The next Tune they are called.
II the counsel are not ready VIII assign counsel for
the defence Wewlll see whether that prescription
Will he elective
TIE son OF A Prominent ARCHITECT MISSING.
Calycft Vaux OF No. l42 East EIgntcenh-st.,
the well known architect called At Police Head
quarters last evening and said that his sou, Downing
Vaux, twcuty-slX years OF age, was missing. The
Ionug man was III poor health. having narrowly
escaped suiiocatOn from gas few months ago.
lie gaslight in his room had been blown out. He
had been travelling In the effort To regain his
strength and recently returned to the city. lie had
a room at Irving place and tlfteerth;st. On Mon
day ho took breakfast at HIS fathers house. About
z D. H. he left his room and has not since been
or heard Of HIS habits good and his relatives
think that he was overcome by vertigo or some
other form of illness and was taken to some hospital.
not WEI COME AT THE BRUNSWICK.
When the Count dc DeYa arrived in this city
from Hayti last week he went 20 the Hotel Bruins
wick accompanied by Mr.. WOif, his brOther-in-
law who is a white man. After Mr.. Wolff had
registered both names, the clerk caught sight of
the black vIsage Of the Count. lie turned to Mr.
Wolf and asked him If the black man was his
srryant When informed that this was not the
case he refused them admission On the ground that