New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-03

The TRIBUNE has received ANONYMOUSLY from
Newport go for the relief of he case OF suffering
drscr Oed III ITS columns on last Mondays sick old
woman IN tenement-house forced to labor twelve
or fifteen hours a day Tor the barest subsistence,
though IN constant pam from an incurabIe disease
THE cnARG AGAINST MIR. DOWNING.
There was NJ triug yesterday OF the charges
brought against Benz ann W. Downing. District
Attorney OF Quee s. County before CHARLES 3 FAR
cIId, the cree appointed IN the case. IL Is SAID
10 be probable thLt the matter VIII BE- settled.
PLEADING GUILTY TO FORGERY
Albert Pii,ter. age tweuty-fodr Of No. 4 Hal
Place. yesterday commit eel Tor trial ~ default
OF rl 900 bail Essex Market Police Court tor
forging tie name OF CHRISTINA Nagel, age thr,y-hye,
OF no Hall Place. to an order for $50 drawn on
the German savings Bank. Phster pleaded guilty.
LARCENY OF PLATED WARE.
Charles b. HAL. age Iriy-siX, ot No. 90 Roose-
vclt-sI., charged by George A. Higgins. of No.
10 Beekman-st. before Justice Power, yesterday. at
the Tombs Ponce Court. with the larceny OF plated
ware TO tue value of SO from tho oonplalnanPs
place OF business. lis neld for TRIAL IN default
OF 800 bail
THE ASrr.MoSoPoLY LEAGUE.
At a mertlng OF the National Executive Commit
tee. OF the nti-Monopoly League, Yesterday 1t
wa, resolved TO continue all WORK OF tn" orgllZa-
ton Ia future through local Sta.o ana National or
CARNATIONS, respectively. All local organizations
through thr country were recommended TO rcor-
game on this basis.
A DoG-CATCHER HELD FOR TRIAL
MISS Alice omiiey. vi No. 800 Vest One-nundred-
and-twen y-hith-st., was "A complainant IN tue
Essex Market Police Court Yesterday afternoon
against Pa'rick fully. age nineteen, a dog-catcher,
living at No. 40 MulberIy-st. Miss smiley charged
hun with stealin. her PEI poodle, which Is not at
the pound. Tully denied the charge, out was neld
for trial in delaull OF 500 Ddil.
Theft or POSTAGE STAMPS BY PORTER.
Jonu Graney, age twenty-five, porter at No. 20
Park place. has been suspected for some time OF
purO'ning ppsage-lA bels and Joseph w. Fiske. one
ths empiDyes, marked several. which were SUISSE
quently traced 10 the possession OF Grdney. H.
charged with petit-larceny before Justice Power,
yesterday, at the I0nDs Police Court, aud Was neld
nj htlat
ENDING HER LIFE WITH RAT POISON.
Mrs. LOUISA HOLMAN, tue vile OF n mechanic at
No. l47 Ezabethst.. died yesterday from the
effects VI rat poison wncn sns took on Nednes uay
with tho ntoutiUn OF kIlnng herself. She had been
the mother OF several children, WAC all died BON
after OIrth After tho death oil her last lniant
months ago she han been melancholy aud II
was believed SHE mad become insane.
REGISTERS OFFICE MITES.
The building recently erected on the northeast
corner of Gramercy PARK ana TwentIeth-st, the
former site of the tiramrrcy Park tiotel was pur.
chased yesterday Tor 100000 by the Gramercy
Company. MlessIs PARK IL Tford have secured u
loan of 100000 upon Their new building on the
east side OF Flith-ave., aoOut ifty feet bouti oil
SiXtietn-st., and extending through to Fifty
ninth-st.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The committee OF tho PUSt al ieleg.Ipa Company,
consisting OF Hugh D. Jewett aud George ID. Rob-
erts, to winch mas been Entrusted the DUTY of open
lug tho line Tor prbc business. hal fixed no date
YESTERDAY. Dispatches from Chicago stated that
the caDle by wnIcn an entrance the city 10
made would DO com Jleted before night uniess some
accident should happen The COMMITTEES expects 10
open the line Saturday or at the latest on Mon
day. No change in the rates recently established
has been made.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
The AmeTlcal Institute neld LIS usual quarterly
meeting last night the Cooper Union. Francis T..
Loutrcll presiding. Tue following new members
were elected: james Z. Durant john Fell Tnomas
Patterson, John k Hull. James VI siorel, w. &. Ged
ney. Lewis L. Tlbbals and Albeit e. Hoppock. Five
hundred dollars was appropriated for tho purchase
OF new books In chemistry, engineering and asn-
culture. ho pro posed amendments TO the bylaws
offered by George Whltetield tor adoption by the
quarterly meeting were land on tho table.
CARDINAL MCLosKEY GOES TO ATLANTIC CITY.
the o'clock train yesterday OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad TO Atlantic City,
where he vii remain two weeks. enjoy
by his secretary. Father Farley, and Nv Father
Corrigan. His pryate carriage conveyed him to
he depot at jersey Ci'y, wnere special Pullman
parlor car awaited hun. Tue health OF tue Cardinal
IL improved, and exposure the nausp lcious
weather Of yesterday had seeming ill edcct upon
HIM.
PAwNBRoKER's QUAINT COLLECTION
Displayed III the window OF BOwery pawn
br0keGs sale store pieces of jewelry mementos
and relics tnat form an interesting MUSEUM Badges
of gold once worn by Aldermen, CouncI men and
tremen; watches on which are engraved the names
Of persons who have seen Ueter days; costly snuh-
boxes and wedding presents fad their way here
having been unrcdeenrd AT the pawushop WIN her
misfortune or extravaganza forced the former own
ers 10 take them. number of unredeelned we'd
ding rings form feature OF the collection.
TILE NEW PRODUCE EXCHANGE VAULT
The Produce Exchange Yes erday awarded to j.
b. ~ j. NJ. Cornell tne contract Tor building the
malu vault for the New-York Produce Exchange
Sale Deposit and Storage Company III the basement
OF the new bui ding. The Colnells have built the
majority of the deposit in the city, and
the present one 10 be tne in the United
States IL IL TO oe iurnlsned with all the latest de-
wees Tor securing protection from robbery fire,
ana 10 be nnisned by January |, 1854. when tns
company will begin business.
SHOOTING IN ELF-DEFENoE.
John Dougherty OF No. ABB West thirty ninth
st., Is IN the Roosevelt Hospital suffering from
hull ,uaunl La Ihinh NH az