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

| NEW YORK CITY.
| Mayor Edison yesterday returned from Saratoga,
| some what improved in health, although MS colo
| still annoys him somewhat.
| President Reilly Of the Board of Aldermen, VIII
20 to Saratoga today. 10 be absent until the ga
| instant. when the Board will meet.
LANDING OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED IMMIGRANTs
| The steamer Baltic from Liverpool landed 100
| immigrants. the Frisa from Hamburg 7o7 and the
DevonIa from Glasgow I'll at Castle Garden yester-
| day.
FIRE ESCAPES ORDERED.
INSPECTOR Esterbrook yesterday directed that fire.
escapes be placed on the St. Francis Hospital build
| inps in Fiftb-st. and the st. Francis Xavier
school. at No. 151 West Nineteenth-st.
SEIZURE OF DUTIABLE ARTIcLEs IN THE MAILS;
Officers from Captain Bracketp5 Office at the
Custom House seized ourmeerschanm pipes one da-
mond stud and 1875 yards of lace &C the Post Office
yesterday The articles came in tho foreign mails
LAME BOY MISSING.
The police of this city were asked yesterday TO
search for Felix Robert McManus. lame boy four
teen years old, vino ran away from hts home IN
Washington on Thursday. Ho took with him q
white rat and a Manila hammock.
A COMPLAINT ABOUT A sUNKEN WRECK.
Alta meernR OF the Pilot Commissioners yesterday
a complaint was presented from the Supervisors OF
+ ushing IN regard TO sunken wreck which OBJ.
sructs navigation in Flushing Bay. The complaint
was referred TO the inspector
CREMoRSE MISSION EXCURSION.
The second annual excursion of the McAuley Gre
morne Mission took place Yesterday. The pleasure
seekers were conveyed IN the barge Roberts Os-
cawana Island The party consisted OF aoout 400
persons. Music was furnished aud religious hymns
were sung.
APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT
The first appointments made at the Custom
House under the new Civil Service act were made
Yesterday. A. CHAMBER was appointed day inspector
and &. Is. Sheve clerk. The former made 81. 10 per
cent in his examination aud the latter 9O.0o per
cout.
RECEPTION on BOARD THE LAMPAsAs.
A reception was given on board the new steamer
Lampasas OF the Mallory Line. yesterday. The
visited by large number of people. who were en-
tertsned by Captain Cr0well and his officers.
BRUTAL MOTHER SENT TO rue ISLAND
Mrs. Mary Ann McGinnis. of No 9l7 East six
teeDth-st, was yeinrday sent 20 the Island Tor SIX
months by justice Herman, in the Yorkvllle Police
Court for beating her two little children IN most
cruel manner. She is an habitual drunkard
MEETING OF TIE AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS
The Aaueduct Commissioners meet to-day to elect
a secretary and transact other business James w.
McCuoh, who has been chosen by the sub-com-
by the Department of Public Works for new reser-
vor and aqueduct will be discussed.
THE HATCH PARTY TO VISIT WEST POINT.
The Yellowstone Park Excursion, organized by
Rufus Hatch. will make a trip To West Point to-
morrow on John Roachs steam yacht YOSEMITE"
leaving Pier No. 1. North RIVER at a. m. After
an inspection of the Military Academy and &c ounds
the guests Will lunch a. Cranstons Hotel.
JUDGE HILTON NOT TO BUILD AN HOTEL.
Judge Hilton paid living visit TO this city yester-
day. To a TRIBUNE reporter who called on him he
sent message Dy his private secretary saying that
report that he gong TO build hotels aud cot
tages at Atlantic Highlands and Elbcron was "aIl
new TO him."
THE TRUTH NOT IN BIER.
At the meeting of the W0men's Christian Tenn
perance Uuon on Monday afternoon. the subject
discussed was . Beer ellis Lies" Statements were
made 10 ne injury said 10 result from the use OF
beer as a beverage. The question Of the amount of
nutriment IN beer will be discussed at the next
meeting.
John W. Crawford. OF No. Ga WesS fhIrtieth-st,
comp planned before Justice Dufiy yesterday at the
Essex Market Police Court that Daniel Barnett, OF
No. 90 Marke-sf., had thrown stone at him from
the roof If that house. which struck him on tho
aud injured him seye.sly. He was sent to prison
Tor three months
BOYS Long TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.
William Bamboy. age tlteo0 was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Smyth yesterday for sentence. He
had pleaded guilty to AN indictment charging him
with burglary IN breaking into the stable OF Martin
Lyons. ia Forty hrstst, and stealing silver watch
aud $15 in money. The Recorder sentenced the
boy TO i've years In the Penitentiary.
A TnIEvING DoG-cATcHgR PUNISHED.
In the Court OF Special Sessions yesterday,
Patrick Fully. the dog-catcher. who on Thursday
took black-and,tan dog belonging to MISS Alice
fith-st. and failed to deposit IL in the pound.
charged with the larceny OF tho animal. He was
promptly convicted and sent 10 the Pcntentiary for
six months.
NEW TELEGRAPH INCORPORATED.
Tho New-EngIand Telegraph Company filed Its
articles of incorporation the County Clerks
$3.50, 600 divided into 1000 shares. The pripci.
pal stockholders are George Rowland. David
Crowell and Frank X. Lord: The termni of the
company's lines are to be tho Produce Exchange in
this city and Bangor, Me.
SENT TO PRISON FOR MANsLAUGHTER.
Francisco SpozzoSto, who was convicted OK man,
slau at the June term of the Court OF General
Sessions taken before Recorder Smyth yester
day tor sentence. The prisoner KILLED John Bsa-
msh, German in q quarrel that occurred in
A. al
several days and died In the hospital Spozzett0
was sentenced TO fifteen years in the state Prison.
STEALING HORSE FROM HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw
In tue Harlem Police Court yesterday William
Plaiz age twenty. was held Tor trial IN default of
81 800 bail for stealing from his brother-in-law,
CHARLES Il. oenk. OF No. 406 East observation-disclosures
tbirI.entl-st a horse and wagon on August A.
Platz was arrested on Monday while driving the
stolen horse up Sixth-ave. near observation-disclosures
twellth-st
HOW PAwNBROKERs EvADE THE LAW.
Many pawnbroKers IN this city still persist in adj
ding an extra charge to ticket when articles are
proffered them. In some OF The snops when piece
OF jeweiry Is pawned the pawnbroker adds an extra
dime the ticket for putting IN the safe" # an
arucle OF clothing. dime is exacted for hanging
up or quitting on the shelf; IL O bulky article
is pawned. An extra charge Is made for storage"
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF DEAF-MUTEs.
The second National CONVENTION of deatmutes
Will be held on August %. 20 and 80 at Lyric Hail.
There will be neatly 1000 delegates representing
the United states and Canada. On the day follow
ing the close of tue convention there viii be pic
ME at the Empire City Park Ono Of the objects of
tue convention Is the organization Of national
society of deaf-mutc artists and engineers.
HoUsEHoLDERs COMPLAINING OF A NUISANCE.
Fmty resldsots OF houses near the stone sa wing
establishment at No. 420 West Twenty ittn-s a.
made % complaint TO the Board Of Health recently
that they were kept awake by the machinery until
the ea, ly morning hours. The owners of tho mill
we're asked yesterday TO appear before the Health
Commissioners at an early day to consult about
some method OF abating the nuisance.
THE DOCTORS CERTIFICATE IN THE CoGAN CASE.
In tue case of Dennis +. Cogan, whose death is
supposed TO have been caused by q sIab-wound
inflicted by his brother Henry with lce-pck, DIR.
SirJnacn, who attended the deceased man, yester-
day Gent dcathcertiicate to tho Corouers Office.
the physician gives tetanus as the OF death,
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