New-York tribune., 1883-03-16
NEW-YORK CITY.

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NEW-YORK CITY.
The members of the Cotton Exchange yes,,sraaS
voted TO observe March 23 Good friday ana niaich
"a holy Saturday. as holidays. 70
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: nos. ~
BrOome-st 100 MOtt-st (rearl 1856 East IWenty-
eighth-st and 2O5 and 207 East Forty-seventh-s''
PLANS FORA NEW APARTMENr-HoUsE.
Edward JUST OF No 80 Gre ~ Jones Sc a o,biy
story apartment house at Seventh-aye ana One-
~ wiz S1a0 1a01 900 '
for thirty families aud will cost about @zoo'ooo'
Jersey FARMER DISAPPEARS IN THIS CITY,
Inquiries were made at Police Headqmarters yes
terday for Henry Miller, farmer OF Woodbridge,
N. j., who came TO tins city on SatuIuay t;Oni No
trace of him was found IN the poilce rccorus'
FIRE-EsCAPEs ON TWO HOTELS.
Inspector Esterbrook yesterday ordered nre.
broadway and Morris-st and the Eastern H0tel at
South and Whitehall sts. Some change, IN tue IN
teriors of the buildings, necessary TO allow Hee
passage to the escapes. were ordered also
AN ADDRESS TO THE YALE ALUMNI.
President ID. G. Gilman, of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. will address the Yale Alumni Association at
Delmonicos this evening" SeaatST Wam h"nup Preston @
Johnson 1852, president of New-Orleans Univer-
sty, will also be present.
TIE SUIT AGAINST LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Judge Brown sitting in the United States Circuit
Court Yesterday rendered q decision denying the
motion for an order remading to rhe State supreme
Court the SUIT of John McCaull to restrain MISS
Lillian Russell from singing under any otner man
agement while she had contract with him.
THE REV. Mr.. NREF TO GO TO LANCASTER.
The classis of the Reformed Church held special
meeting Yesterday IN the Collegiate Church, at
FIfth-aye. and Twenty-ninth-st, aud dissolved tne
pastoral relations between the Rev. g. s: Neef and
the German Church in Noriok-st.. to take ehect on
April /. Mr. Neef will 90 TO Lancaster, Pcnn
IN AID OF TIE PRINCETON BOAT CLUB.
An entertainment will be given by the Princeton
College Boating Ass9clat'on IN the Ataaeny % TI
Music on Tuesday. March ~ at which the comedy
of " The HONEYMOON will be glven with ANA
teurs from various colleges IN the male parts. lbe
Princeton Glee Club will sing
"REMINISCENCES OF ALEXANDER H.. STEPHENS;
The Tammany Hall General Committee met last
night and passed resolutions OF respect TO the mem
oIy of Alexander II. stephens John Kelly EiTs gaivs
some "reminiscences of Mr.. Stephens, after whch
John z. Reeves and others spoke.
IN MEMORY OF A PELLow-CLERK.
The employees of the Controllers Omce held
meeting in Allan CampbelPs room Yesterday. AZ
which he presided and passed resolutions OF respect
TO the memory of Henry NJ. Garvin, VINO dlod on
Tuesday. Mr.. Garvin was for tA enty years clerk
in the Department.
B. CORNELL DECLINES TO SERVE.
At meeting of the American Temperance Union
at No 97 Sixth-aye. last evening, q communication
from J. b. Cornell. declining the Office OF president
on account of other duties, was accepted. COM
mittce WAS appointed to decide On the securing OF
president and the names of ID. Willis James and
David liuylcr were suggested.
WORK OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
The Board of Estimate aud Appointment met
i'm the Mayors Office yesterday and authorized the
Controller to issue assessment bonds 10 the amount
of SI25 600. Commissioner Hubert q. Thompson
made a requIstion for S250000, 20 be raised by the
issue of CrOton water bonds to continue tho work
of supplying additional water TO the city. Inc
matter was referred To the Controller.
M'GLoIys COMPANIONS ARRAIGNED.
James Kelly, John Marphy Owen Murray ana
Michael Cah members RS or MeSISs, %Ses,oggn gang fbo
murderer who was hanged last week. were ARA gned
yesterday in the Court OF General Sessions. Henry
charged with robbing wished to leave the city to-
day. but the prisoners asked time To prepare their
defence They pleaded not guilty and were remand
ed till Tuesday.
Emanuel Ojeia, who arrested In Jersey CITY
about February on q large of passing counterfeit
money. and who has since served a term IN the
HuosOn County PeDitentary was brought 10 TINS
city Yesterday 10 answer an indictment found
against him by the United States Grand Jury for
manufacturing counterfeit haf-doITs> IL was
asceraned at the time uf his arrest III New-Jersey
that he had carried on the manufacture OF base
coins in the rooms IN Beacker-st occupied by him
self and his family.
swINDLIHG DRY-GooDs MERCHANTS.
Detectives Handy and Fogarty, OF the Fifth Pre-
clnct Yesterday took u Police Headquarters for
Identification woman whom they hal arrested for
obtauiug money by false pretences from merchants
IN the drygoOds district. She represented heIsrli
as a poverty-strcken widow who wanted money TO
bury the bOiy OF her son. She was recognized as
Caroline Never O confidence swindler. and an ola
offender She was afterwards committed by Justice
White at the IOmDs fOllce court
SELLING NEEDLES IN PRIZE PACKAGES.
well.dresSed, intelligent negres5 went TO Ponce
HEADQUARTERS yesterday and showed superintendent
Walling a slip OF paper on which was printed
bogus order Tor II sewing-machine. She sald thht
swindler had been going about among poor families
and selling small pTZe packages oil needles LOT HI
each lie represented himself as the agent OF wal
lace Brown IL Co, at No. 24i Broadway. here Is
no such number i'm Broad way the space being occu-
pied by the City Hall Park
TELEGRAPH COMPANY TO MEXICO.
The certificate OF incorporation OF the Mexican
Peuinsular Telegraph and Telephone Company was
filed Yesterday. The lines OF the company are 10
run from New-York over Staten Island to New,
Jersey and thence to and through the states OF
Yucaian Campeche TabascO. ChIapas and Oajaca
IN Mexico. The capital stock ls liked at SoOOOOO.
The par value OF each share ~ TlO he corpora
tors are Frederick VI. Deano, Henry Z. dc Rivera
and Charles Rabadan Oh the capital stock, 2O,OOO
shares are held by Mr.. Delanc, $4,000 shares by
Mr. de Rivera and $4,000 by Mr.. Rabadan.
BROOKLYN.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correction
Yesterday appointed Miss Jane Burgess matron In
the Penientiary TO succeed the discharged Mrs. Ag-
mes Murray.
The sum of So 800 as damages, was awarded
Yesterday IN The Supreme Court, in the suit oil
Anna Boyle against John j. Jones, for being run
over by u lager-beer wagon.
The numerousy signed petitions in favor of plac-
ing the new Post Office and Federal building at
Washngton-st. and Myrtle-ave. have been left
with Mayor Low for the site Commissioners.
A boy named Richard Shorthll. age twelve, of
No. ~ EInlet-St. WIS IOuuu RIoSSly III
Pierrepont-st yesterday morning. He was sent to
the Brooklyn Hospital, where he Is not expected to
1--we Efforts are being made TO ind where he pro-
cured the liquor.
While the workmen engaged in building the ele
vated station at the Sands-st. terminus of the
bridge yesterday afternoon, were hosting piece
of iron weighing several TONS Joint broke and the
iron fell about thirty feet. Ii struck Jacob Miller,
age itty of No. 222 North Slxthst., VINO was killed
outright and William BOardman, age thirty-seven,
of No l4G Leonard-st., who was seriously injured
on the face and body Both men worked for the
contractors VINO are putting up the structure.
Mrs. Hannah G. Johnson age seyenty-fve, of No.
2I5 Graham-st., was found dead III bed yesterday.
having been su1ocated by gas. She had hung her
watch and cham the burner, and IL Is supposed
to have accidentally opened it,. Two servants,
Mary and Ann Riley, employed at NO. 80 LIVING
ston-st were nearly suocated in their beds by
Gaping gas. 1t Is supposed tnat after they had
turned off the gas they turned on again accident
ally. Their recovery IL expected.