New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-17

The New-York Athletic Club will give 100
yards and one-mile swimming races for the amateur
championship of America, III the Harlem River, on
Saturday, September 10.
REFUSING TO HIS OLD CHAIR.
In Yesterdays issue of lie Messenger Franco Ameri-
cain NJ II. de Mariel announced his return To the
edItorshp which he had occupied for quarter of a
century up to last February. The paper will be de-
voted the support Of sound Republican principles.
REGISTERS OFFICE NOTE.
Salmi Morse has made an assignment of the lease
of bis theatre III West Twenty third-st. to George
d. Roberts aud Albert q. Eayes for five years with
privilege of renewal. The annual rental of the
theatre is $4,000.
RUNNING INTO STREET CAR
Two horses drawing furniture truck ran away
Yesterday afternoon at Eighth-ave and Sixteenth
ST. They were stopped at Twenty -secondst., after
having DESTROYED tho side and dashboard Of an
Elghth-ayc. car. No one was hurt and the horses
escaped injury
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEINBERGs.
The schedules OF Isaac FenDerg, paper-hangngs,
at No. 60 Mott-st. show liabilities Sl0.Go2; nom
nal assets, $l32l7 actual assets, So i43. The
schedules of Morris A. Feinberg show Liabilities
SlS.014 nominal assets, $lo,ZOOi actual assets'
$4.7I9.
CHILDRENs' FARES TO CoNEY ISLAND REDUCED.
The fare for children on week days for the round
trip to COney Island has been placed by the mana
gers of the Sea Beach route at 10 cents 80 cents
including admission to the exhibition of the Wild
West" The boats leave Iwenty-thlrd-st. and Fer
o. North River, every forty minutes.
FOUND IN A STABLE WITH A FRACTURED SKULL.
Ludwig Keller, homeless young German, was
found nsensihe from fractured skull in the stable
in he of No. lOl Ridge-st 1t was thought that
he had gone into the stable to sleep and had been
kick ed on the head by of the horses. The police
sent him TO Bellevue Hospital.
MISSING HIS BROTHER FROM A FERRY-Bo
Foster Wallace arrived with other immigrants
from Europe on Wednesday. He was met by his
brother Thomas and botn went in search OF work,
and being unsuccessful, started to return To Castle
Garden. Foster missed his brother on the Staten
Island ferry-boat Solth6ed yesterday, and thinks
that he jumDe overheard
A GRoCER's CLERK AS A HARD HITTER.
William Patterton, Of No. 27o West One Hun
dred and-twenty- elghth-st, is at present confined
to his home suffering from conclusion OF the brain
caused he saws, by blow from the fist of q
grocer's clerk named Arthur Papke. The latter
was held yesterday for examination i'll the Harlem
Police Court.
THE CARGO OF THE STEAMSHIP BRITISH EMPIRE.
The steamship British Empire, which sailed from
this port for Havana and Mexico yesterday, to ok
out unusually large cargo OF corn, potatoes and
provisions. She also had OH board a machine for
making artificial ice, for firm in Havana, aud five
locomotives for the Mexican Central Railroad.
BEGINNING HER NINErY-FIRsr YEAR.
Mrs. Ehza Van Colt, mother OF ex Supervisor
Peter Van Colt Of Brooklyn, celebrated the nnet-
eth anniversary of her birthday yesterday at the
house of her son, James Bum, at East Rockaway.
She was visited during the day by large number
great grandchildren. Mrs. Van Colt retains her
faculties and good health and her memory is fresh
aud accurate.
HELD on A CHARGE FORGERY.
Philip GeiRer, of No. 1877 Second-st,, on
Wednesday evening presented check for $35 to
| John Miller, grocer, at No. 5S7 Third-aye.,
together with note signed by Andrew Prentice, OF
No 237 Madson-ave., requesting Mr.. Miller ia
| cash the check Both the note and the check were
found to be forgeres and yesterday Geiger was held
| in 81 900 bail.
YOUTHFUL PIcKPoCKET.
James Cassidy, age eighteen, of No. 80 Scammell
ST., was charged by Robert Sloss OF tho Devonshre
Hotel. at Fourth-aye. and FortY.secondst, before