New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22
sEIZING A SUSPECTED TUG.
A SCHEME TO ASSIST HAYTIAN REBELS.

The tua Mary N. Hogen was seized yesterday by
the United States authorities under, libel In
which charged that she was to De USED i iSs
Tinted States. The complaint was made
BY Distrct-Attorney Root, acting P Rnder
orders from WASHINGTON int MT mad. h TO the
Secretary of State by the Haytian Minister AZ az
Washington. Ii is charged in the affidavit Oh Tue
that the tug on Is rsa o the United
States unknown with the intent, in the service OF
sdlstrict and people of the island of Haytl-to W.T.
against the organized and recognized avt foyo
ernment of the Republic o.,il 81 ha against
cruise and carry and on nropeTty Of the Republic
Of Hayti. with which the Umfed States are at
peacsS IL is also charged that the vessel had peen
fitted out and armed by certain persons d fttinS
ont for rebellious purposes The proceeding IS de-
signed to result in the coniseatiop OF tne vessel, van
The warrant of seizure uuder the iiDel was eisGu
to Deputy Marshal Holmes. who went 10 fier NO.
% East River to which the tug was 10 nave peen
taken The tug had oeen y,nSS c hed lad been OBJ
serving the movements of the tug tolioweu ner d 20
Pier No. D. where the TWO vessels lay siue bsd been
waiting ON a pier q short distance from the plsGo
where the tug lying found their way 20 flei NO
% and about o'clock took possession o, tu1
The Hogen is tug ordinary size and does not segi
capable of carrying a large suDpiy OF arms. 3no
formerly belonged TO Mr.: Moran and was use ui ioa
harOor transportation. There was hotnlhg waruho
in her appearance or Appliances. Inc Jug was
sarchsd bu, no arm, were found. .
Tne u oat has been for some tiihe an 1ui'eI %
s,,.,,iciou Collector Robertson said yesterday that
Captain Irish, of the revenue cutter Grant, nau
been wa: ching the movements OF the HOgen Ior
two weeks on suspicion that she was TO De
used by the insurgents of Jerame and Miragoane
under Bazalias. Captain Mccarthy, OF the tugDOat
the collector SAID, SAID that he was acting Ior
SOutard & Abbott, of Kingston, who were Engnsn-
men. They had bought the H0gen, when was 10
proceed 20 San Antonio to raise the Calvnl q
Stearser worth $50 600 before she was sunk. The
of tha had discharged,
wnile he was dunk he had told the story that the
Hogen was to sail TO a Haytian port, carrying
munitions of war to the insurgents. . .
a. tie Office of the Haytian Consul, L. ID. Bassett
If was said that the consul was IN New-uaven. his
representative stated mat PRESIDENT Saolno h nv;
placed The HOgeu under suspicion, tnat the cousui
had consulted with Collector ROBERTSON ana [nat
the libeng Of the boat was the result OIL this the
Hopen has been accustomed 10 take III coal 1T the
delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad
coal whgrvcs ut lIoboken, ana 10 alchor
off Pier No 8. Here a TRIBUEE reporter yesterday
fonnd The revenue cutter Grant. Sue had oeen there
since Thursday night. III order to watch the goib anu
coming OF the Hogen' v"tcG snd as thew stood
there boar put oft from the Grant approached ana
her men held secret consultation WIN 'he custom
HOUSE officials. They then returned 10 ,ne cuuIei.
weiqher on the pier said that THIS ny SterOus work
had been going on for two weeks.
Captain john Il. Me- arthy, VINO was IN charge OF
the ius when il was seized, SAID " bought the
tus about month ago ana paid S11 500 Tor II. L
have since spent about - 400 IN repairs. Inc tug
l.. =.
Kingston, Jamaica. ! have also an interest IN the
tug myself Soutard & Abbott have bought the
vessel Calvin, which vas sunN on
Port In onie, Jamaica. The vessel was
fhonoht to be- worth $250.0OO and
was bought by the Jamaica firm for $4,000. Ihey
employ ell me 10 raise the vessel ana L expected 10
START IN n little while for Jamaica. MI Soutard
was here few weeks ago and char. Two
schooners which he sent down 10 Jamaica. l.
bought the tug IN my own name because Jug otueI
gentlemen were British subjects. heard ABOUT
week ago that the tug was suspected OF oclhg Ill
the service of the Haytian reDes. The revenue
officers searched the Tug twice, the hrst tlhs Few
DAVIS ago The tug has been at Astoria at H0OoKen
and at Pier No. % East River. There mas Deeh no
c0neeallnent of her whereabouts or her purpose 1
think my employers VIII see That We are luhy
recompensed by the Government for tue lime we
detained mere" -, r H..
tug which remains at Pier NO. Is, close Dy the
tower OF the Brooklyn Bridge.
REAL ESTATE SOLD ON THE WEST SIDE.
Inc real estate market last week presented abso-
luiey no new feature of interest. General dllIesS
continues both III the auction room a-d In private
dealings. Prices show no disposition 10 yieid, ana
a batch of interesting sales OF Nest-Slde
property effected by one prominent Pine-st. firm
reflected prices which encouraging TO holders OF
reaity IN that part OF the city. Dcse sales are not
re arIed however. as an indication ot the general
situation; the simply possess interest as Individual
transactions. he most important sac was that OF
ths plot of ground at the northwest corner OF
broadway and fifty-sixt1-st by +. II.
Cossiri to John Taylor for $32O.000 The
pot extend, 90 feet on the stteet ana IoZ ieet
on Broadway. Francis Crawford bought Tour lots
i'm Seventy Sec ona-st., west of Ninth-aye., for
sos 600 and will build on them hve nrst-class
brown stone houses -Four lois in Seventy second
st. east OF ienta-ave.. were sold by james Il.
Smith 10 George }. Hamilton tor So0OOO Mf. Ham
ilton so purchasing four aoJoining io's Iro ni"r
lin e. Greene for 100000. Buildings Will be
iDmeaIaey erected Oil ali tais property. -Four lots
between Eighth and Ninth aveS.. Two eac1 in
Seventyslxth and Seyenty,seyenth S., p wsfe
West att Eighth ave-, south oil Seventy-seVcnih-
ST. and one lot in seventy-seytnth-sG west OF this
avenue, were sold for $6O0O
A COLLISION ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.
A blockade took place on the Third Avenue Ele-
waited Railway yesterday morning when Tor forty
minutes occaSiOned considerable alarm among the
passengers on tho bockaded trains. A collision
had occurred between two LOCOMOTIVES. AS an en-
CINE was dumping IS ashes at the Ninety
depot near The crossing tracks Of switch, an empty
train which was being taken iEto the depot ran
against the wait ing engines side and both locomo-
tiyes were thrown from he track. The people VINO
had paid their fares at the One-hundrod-an and
twenly -nlDi h-st terminus OF the road were trans
ferred to the Second Avenue Railway. The dam
aged engines. with considerable dlfncnlty were got
OIL a side ira k and traffic was resumed. .
General Manager liam OF the elevated RAILWAYS
sa,d Yesterday To a TRIBUNE reporter that he had
moi received the details of the accident and did not
expect to Tecsive them until Monday lie SAID mat
be- had too much business occupying his attention
to investigate such accidents. The accident" ne
said was caused by the carelessness of the engi-
ueers" but the mciis names he declined to give
DOINGS OF THE SH0RT-HOUR LEAGUE.
The Short-Hour League held its regular weekly
meeting yesterday at No. 2G3 Bowerv, Joseph j.
Fiunerty. the president. in tue chair. resolution
was offered by Alexander Dunn and anlmousy
adopted by the League, appointing committee OF
three consult with LouIs f. Post as To tho adyls
ability of applying for mandamus to compel the
Commissioners of Parks. Docks, and Public Works
to grant the employees of their several departments
q Saturday half-boday III accordance With the
law. resolution was also passed extending sym
patty with and promising material aid TO. the tele-
graph operators now OF strike.
TWAS reported that Corporation Counsel Andrews
had not glvea an opinion as TO whether the city de-
a Ia Cor nnli