New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
NETWORK CITY.

Jobn O,Brien an employe in the chemical WORKS
Mt No 53S West Sixteenth-st, was scaideo yestoI-
day by the explosion of small steam-cheSt.
The Excise Commissioners yesterday revoked the
Tcense of Adam Bscher at No 2S6 BOwery, po-
liceman having testified that the place was oPoi vi
Sunday. - +,
SHALL THE CITY LEASE THE sTEWARr roI
nueged the Controller ascertain the praclcaOllty
of leasing the ewart b uilding, at broadway ana
ChambeT-st, for municipal Offices, ana the lerinS
demanded.
CHARTERING An ENGLISH STEAMER. -.
f. Alexander & Sons have chartered the Engish
steamer Scotia for a vOyagetO Havana and Mexico,
TO take the place of the City of Washington, which
is receiving thorough overhauhng Inc ocolia
will sail tomorrow.
LoDGING-HOUsE LICENSE REVOKED 4,
The Board of Health yesterday revoked inc
license for the lodging house at No. 63 CherTy-Si;'
kept by William Mack, at the complaint OF IreSlc
dent Gerry, of the Society 1or the IreNen'ion oA
Cruelty to Children.
A FIREMAN HURT.
While Engine Company No. 4 was responding 10
false alarm of fire. sent from the box at wall ana
NaSs9n-sts at 10 a. M Yesterday, Assistant Engi-
neer Gustave KOsmak fell from the engine ana Was MAS
run over. Both his legs were injured seriously lie
was removed to the quarters OF the company III Llo
erty-st.
SIGHTING DISABLED BARK:
Captain Bell, of the brig Jumbo, which arrived
crmber s. in latitude 3Oo north, longitude 10
west the disabled bark John Boyd from Bordeaux f
bermuda for repairs, having lost nearly all her
THE FUNERAL OF CHARLES WOOD.
The funeral of Charles Wood who threw NM
self from a second story window of his home at No.
15S East SiXty-frst-st,, on Sunday, Whlle uhueI q
temporary fit of insanity, took place last evening;
There was a large attendance of friends and
relatives. Services were conducted Oy tne heN;
Edward f.. Coe, of the titth Avenue hlind helorllied
Church. The burial will take place IN Greenwood
to-day.
REGISTERS OFFICE NOTES.
Ex-Judge Abram j. DttenhOe1er mas pnrchaseu
calc a Tafi a
ON the south side of Seventyt about seventy
five feet west of Madison-aye from William an f S
Madison-ave, nor II of Thirty-nin hist, and a lot
on the southwesi corner of BrOOme and Mercer sts:
have been acquired by John Mel. NaSh at q cost oi
$33O,OOO. ~
The committee appointed by the ProSuee EHS *
change to investigate the affairs OF Lane Son, OF
No so Broad ST., reported to the creditors yesIeT-
day. The basis of settlement proposed was 10 close
contracts at the closing prices of Mondays business
The plan was submitted to Lane Il Son, who con-
Cured in it. The assignee, William b. Putney, also
approved of the plan. The report was accepted by
'n' ANOTHER CASE OF suoP1TTING.
Fredercka Klein, age t0riy, OF NO. 10 Nrchard- @
st. at Ridley's store, in Grand-st. yesterday, was
detected in the act of puTOining toys, sVer-plated
spoons, aud bronze figure. On being taken before
Justice Patterson, at Essex Market Police Court,
She made a pteOus appeal for mercy, but the super
intendent stated that she was a professional
shopifter. She was held for trial IN default OF
THE CASE OF THE a. b. c. UNION.
The examination into the affairs OF the A. B. {.
Union of grocers clerks was continued Ill the YORK
vile Police Court yesterday. Christian kTOOszs
housekeeper said that on November Is, hT0osz was
at home all day. John Rushmore testified that he
knew nothing about the A. B e. Society. MT. Pop
psnhusen;s clerk Strauss declared that he had new
er robbed his employer. Henry fulle sald that nc
thought that the boys would be honest III the lu-
Both sides rested their case, and Colonel Spencer
saying that he should want about an honT IN when
to sum up, the was adjourned until January
SEEING A CHILD MOTHERS ARMS.
Policeman John Hooks made an unsuccessful at
tempt to his young child from the arms OF ms
wife in the County Court House yesterday His
wife recently began a suit against INN ior separa-
ton on the ground of brutality, She alleges that
nsed her SO cruelty that She was taken to ST. Vim
cents Hospital After the suit was begun she Kept
her three children with he She was was oTfeG f
CORPUS sworn out by her husband. The hearing
was adjourned until to-day. Hooks denies his
ACTIVITY IN TIE GROCERY BUSINESS.
A. E. Whyland, Of the firm of H. X. q +. b. Thur
Der Coz said to IBUNE Ere reporter yesterd4Sy 4S
grocery and provision trade that there Is IN many
other branches of business. The amount Of business
done by us this year will be equal, think, to that
of last year. The profits not as great, but we
have noticed no decrease in the demandn Mr.. Aus
tin of Austin, Nichols & Co., said: g The grocery
and provision business is on more healthy basis
than it has been for sOme time. There is not 50
much speculation, but the actual consumption is the
same as usual"
Tho trial of August Muller for selling indecent
pictures at No. 2 Barclay-st Oh October % ended
Yesterday with his conviction. Muller sold nine
photographs of nude figures, copies OF pictures ex-
hibited in the Paris Salon. TO j. e. Brtton, all agent
of the Society for the Suppression OF wee Judge
Brady decided yesterday morning that John ID.
Townsend, the prisoners counsel, could not place
witnesses the stand to prove the dcceney or nde-
cency of the pictures. In his charge to the jury he
said that the only question for them to consider
was whether the pictures were decent or indecent.
The jury, after being out over an hour brought IN
verdict of guilty, with strong recommendation
TOO MUCH HEADwAY on TIE ALASKA.
At the meeting of the Pilot Commissioners yes
terday an amendment to the bylaws was adopted
providing that captains of steamships i'll the act of
full stop and extend every facility TO the pilots,
under a penalty of a fine of $50. The same line Is
provided TO be exacted from pilots causing unnec-
cessary delay to vessels while boarding them:
Henry Seguin, thesurviving OwneTOf the pilot boat
steamship Alaska December 3, submitted II state
ment 10 the Commissioners. lie says that the Alas
ka had too much headway and that the attempt to
cross the bows OF the Alaska by the Columbia was
apparent only and that in reality the head Of the
steamship had fall OH TO port.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths, 219; births 173; marriages, G3, last
week.
Henry D. Coombs pleaded guilty in the Court OF
Sessions yesterday to charge OF bigamy.
The pews in the Central Congregational Churcl
have been sold at auction for $2l 800 Tor the en-
suing year.
Mrs Margaret O'Bren who lived, on the top flool
of No. 1873 Water-st., died yesterday. and DIR
M0rdOugh reported to the police that her death was
due TO malpractice. post-mortem examination
will be held.
suit for limited divorce for alleged cruelty, ha
been begun by Mrs. Marion +. Watson. agains
William Watson steward of the Brewer House. IL
New-YOrk. They were married in 1876 and have
one child, two years old.
Bishop Littlejohn, Mayor Low and DR.. Scbencl
will make addresses at the Christmas-tlde recep
tion of the Sheltering Arns Nursery, No. 157 Dear
st.,this evening.
The Rev. W. C. Stiles of the Citizens Temperance
League, who had published charges against Excls'
Sro,rniso,anar Iayar refecfinn upOn his honesty