The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-17
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Gotham Gossip.

New York, TO- The Sun: 1t was
stated ct q meeting Of the New York
PresbyteriAns, yesterday, that there are
from 1900 TO 5000 Chinese in the city,
and that tbs number Is increasing. There
are nineteen Chinese schools in New
York and Brooklyn.
Judge Wallace, United States Court,
decided ia the case OF BArtrAm s. Co.
against Collector Robertson, to recover
duties alleged to have been illegally paid
on sugars imported from Denmark, that
the clause Of the treaty with that ceun-
exemption Of other duties than those
paid on Hawaiian sugars, could not have
been intended to affect such an sbroga-
ton of our revenue laws as was claimed.
An acrobat was brought into general
sessions, yesterday, and sentenced to
two and q half years in the states prison.
His name was Charles Ward. He is
twenty.one years old, and recently came
here from California.
The City of Para, which arrived from
AspinWRll. yesterday, brought the body
of Capt. Chas. Curtis and wife, of San
Francisco. Mr.. Curtis was the captain
Of coastiDg vessel on the Pacific, and
met his death by accidental shooting.
Sslmi Morse goes steadily on with
the preparations for the ''Passion Play"
A reporter yesterday found his house
very nearly finished. The border lights
were already up, and the traps
we're being vigorously pushed toward
completion. The decorations of the
ceiling are nearly finished. The chande-
liers which jet from the balconies are
fac sinliLeS of the candelabris used in
the temple at Jerusalem. In the rear
the scene painters were at work.
Rev. Heber Newton, of the Episcopal
Church, whose sermons on the bible has
created such a stir, is threatened with
ecclesiastical proceedings. Nicholas
Qusckenboss, q Hell-known lawyer and
prominent laymen in the Episcopal
Church, said to a Herald reporter, I
believe there has been nothing more
than talk thus far, but there is pretty
strong talk in some quarters, and l have
been Informally consulted as counsel in
possible proceedings Of the kind. In the
regular order of things, complaint of err
ing doctrine would be PREFER
ed against him, and charges
and specifications would be drawn up
| by the standing committee. My own
opinion is that he should be tried and
depoGed from the ministry. III
1t is many years since winter storms
have been SO violent and damaging of
our coast as now. Very heavy losses
have been inflicted by the high tides
and tremendous surRes, at Long Branch
Coney Island, and other adjacent seaside
resorts. To-day brings the report of toe
Threatened destruction of the govern
rnent works at Sandy Hook. The
Herald. says the obserYstories are likely
to be Slapped, sDd the fort at Sandy
Hook, which sits down in q hollow, snC
il whose immense area Of gray stone
millions have been expended is liable K
be 0verrun by she sea. Those who live
at the Hook, say these storms have made
alarming inroads upon the beach. Ac
Tive preparations are going on fo- the re
moval of the gun proving Office which il
being undermined, Incoming vessels
land especially those hailing from north
fern ATTITUDES, continue to report very
rough and terrible cold weather off oul
jcoast. The suferings of crews arriving
daily have been exceedingly severe.