New-York tribune., 1883-03-17
NETWORK CITY.

NEw-YORK CITY.
The wreck of the steamboat City OF Catsk'll,
which was burned al RondOut few weeks ago, was was
sold at auction yesterday i'll Burng Snp lor pl'Ioo'
to H. I. Hammen
In the Marine Court Yesterday, William A. Pond
e. Co. music publishers, oh aimed Judgment oi
S176 against tho Comley-Barton Opera Company
for wares merchandise, etc.
A WARRANT FOR FRANK MoRDAUNTs ARREST
Mrs. Mordaunt applied TO Justice Power, In tne s
YOrkyille Police Court, yesterday Tor warrant Ior
the arrest of h husband, FrInk Slordannt the &C
tor on a charge OF having abandoned her. Inc
warrant was issued
SALE OF TRoTTING STOCK.
About 200 horses. some OF them wcll-known on
the turf, will he sold At the American Institute
Among the breeding farms represented are those OF
Colonel H. :. Russell, Alden GOLDSMITH, "A. Is.
Darling, Charles NJ. Pond and Judge B. +. Tracy.
DEATH DUE TO WOUND CAUSED BY A CLOCK.
Matthew Schuff. shoemaker, age hity-iOur' OF
No 20J MottsI., died vest rday from eryspelas Oi
che head aud ace. AbOdt three weeks ago Cioch
fell, and striking him on the head caused a snRnt
abrasion OF the scalp, which Resulted IN erysipeas
A BILL TO RE-AssEss PROPERTY OBJECTIONABLE.
Tne Mayor and Gle hcads OF the city departments
yesterday voted tnat Selate ci No 239, u author-
ize the Com nissoners of Iaxes ana assess nohVs 10
Te-assess certain property III tine Nintn ward, was
Objectionable
FAILURE OF A CIROM0 DEALER
Augustus Rice, doing business under the style OF
the Continental CnrOmO Company. AT No ZJO
Broad way. ma ie a gnment yesterday to victor
Hem, giving preferences to Mortz Stern,Pi3,o0O 50;
Louis ioeenstein, 81, 2o0i Moritz Leultcn3rrg,
1915; total, 9l63OJ 80. Hls llabllltes arc aoou1
$4,000. and assets S27,OOO.
AN APPLICANT FOR MR. vANDERPOELS PLACE.
Aco.nmittrc OF the Produce EXCHANGE. Charles ;.
Brown; George L. Oug.aSS, j. H. Sey nOIr, Edwin
f. Lloyd aud VI. Fo sOn. called on the Mayor yes
terday and requested hun TO appoint ). B small
Dock Commissioner when the term OF oihce OF
Jacob Vanderpoe expires on Nav l.
ENIIsrING APPRENTICES FOR THE NAVY.
The lIult,d States trimming shin Minnesota, under
command of Captain Gilhs, will leave her winter
quarters ut the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, on TUESDAY
10 resume her ANCHORAGE in the Norm RlVeI on
Wcst rNenty-third-st. where the enlistment OF ap-
prentice boys for the Navy will be continued.
SURGICAL LESSONS FOR woRNNGMEN.
DR.. L. 5. Peek, OF Wrst Flfteenth-st;, gave ihe
second of "A series OF five lectures on First Aid TO
the Injured 10 large number of employees or
Hoes pr ntlng press works at the DsWiti Memorial
Chapel, III hvingion-st., on thursday evening. Tue
subject was - HemOrrnage and the lmprOvised
means 10 control il, as applicable to injuries III
large machine works
THE PARK DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION .
For three reasons, the Park Commissioners dld
not BEGIN their investigation yesterday INTO the
cuarges of John Miller the carpenter 10 the effect
that property OF the Department had been unlaw-
fully used. General NIee was stIil IN Albany, the
acciIsed persons were not ready 10 apOear. and
Commissioner Wales had been summoned g. appear
at the CITY Hall. The Board, therefore, adjourned
until Monday.
CHHAMES SEEKING PLACE FOR GARDEN
Two young Cinnamon. one OF whom Is Quong
Woung Loung. grocer in Mott-st., are looking
about for suitable ste ior market mar gar,en
On tuesday they visited Flushing and Inspected
the farm lately occupied by J. Relliet tnerc lt IL
not thought that tney VIII Duy very iaigo piS0o
at present.
pEsERTED ny HEI HUSBAND.
Annie Pell thirty years Old, and hertwo cnlldren,
five and three years old respectively. arrived at
Cafle Garden from Antwerp on January % She
had been preceded by her husband four mouths
before, who came here under the name 0f George
a hnF al faafl lA
Garden. He faitcd 10 do so, bat she mas since
learned that he was III house in Wesi-'t. ON the
day that she arrived she appealed 10 the CommiS-
sIoners OF Emigration yesterday iOr assistance
MEETING OF ANGLERS.
special meeting OF the National Rod and Reel
Association was neld yesterday afternoon at the
Metropolitan Hotel. Francis EndicoLt, the pres-
dent, III the chair. Among those present we're
James l.. VallottoB, Charles T.. Feeks, h. X Wilbur,
j. }. Bloonieid, Frederick Mather. Justice ii: T..
Mc(iown and Professor A. NJ. Mayer. The hrst
Wednesday III OctOOer was tho date hxed for the
next Angling tournament. The president WAS en-
powered 10 appoint committee oil arrangements
for the Tournament
AID FOR UNFORTUNATE HUSGAIASs.
Count EsterhlZy.wno zoos part IN the hungarian
revolution OF 1SiS. now IN this co tntIy. lie is
endeavoring TO provide some assistance for his un-
fortunat. compatriots, who have lett their own
land on account OF the lnundaions aud agricultural
distress. 1t Is proposed 10 form an organization
and place il IN tho hands Of the Hungarian CLUBS
when united. Meantime any subscriptions may be
sent TO Castle Garden, addressed u the order OF
Count EsterhaZy.
TAKING AN INTEREST N THE NEWS.
little not -belled black k-and-tan appeared some
months ago al Police Headquarters, aud has since
lived Bohemian life in that neghborhood. has IL
nally cast in hs lot with the newspapers. and makes
daily Journeys between Police Headquarters and tho
Offices down Town. apparently regular tour OF
inspection lie may De met any day on the route,
along which le picks up precarious living. His
business at the newspaper offices is always tran
sacted IN the counting room, aud lie never ventures
in elevators.
CELEBRATING HER nUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY;
The Executive Committee OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Home gave birthday party yestor-
day TO one OF the inmates Mrs Frances Eol-
drum, a centenarian. Mrs. Hodrum is a
native of Canada, and has been member
OF the Methodist Church tor eighty years. She was
| admitted TO the Home from the Greene-st Metho-
dist Episcopal Church about fifteen years ago. Az
the table or honor were seated Mrs. Holdrum, age
| 100, Mrs Romano, age 0l, Mrs. Tracy, 30. Mrs
| Reed, 90. and Richard Moore, OF years of age;
There were towcrs ce-cream. cake and fruit Tor all
| the inmates.
A SPONGE EIGHT FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE.
The annual exhibit Of the Alumni Association OF
| the New-York College of Pharmacy. was gwen last
night No. 200 East Twenty-thrd-st IL consisted
| OF selected specimens of crude drugs, chemlca
preparations the latest improvements IN pharma-
ceutica appliances, and some rare works on chenis
| MoKesson d Robbins. Peek a. Velsor, w. II
| SchIciielin a. Co., and Lasker & Bernstein. Among
| other things there was sponge shown eight feet
in circumference Ii Is said to be the largest sponge
| ever found.
DIAMONDS IN A POLICE COURT.
| A richly aitired woman about forty years of age
was ushered INTO The Yorkvile Police Court vest er
| day. She costly bracelet heavily studded
| with diamonds. Her hands glittered with the sam'
gems, and she also paIr of handsome diamond
earrings. Drunk and un able TO take care Of her
| SELL" the charge which was promptly dcnet
| by the prisoner, who said that her name was Mrs
Mary Smith. She said that she was under the in
fuence Of mOrphia, taken q medicine when ar
rested. Justice Power fined her o. which she pai,
from roll of bills amounting to $3.50. She left th
| court followed by pug dog
| THREATENING WITNESS IN COURT.
Henry Krebs was yesterday arrested On benoh
| warrant IRON the Court of General Sessions, q
charge of threatening witness. Krobs 10 friend oil
| David Kidney, VINO now on trial for being All &C
| cOmplIce of John Carmody, who has been sentenced
to eighteen years imprisonment for robbery: Carlno
dy was convicted partly on tho evidence Of Helen
Beck. who saw the robbery. On Wednesday tho
young woman was threatened by party of Kid
ney's friends, and yesterday Krebs spoke 10 he
| ment, he struck at her aud threatened 70 injurs