New-York tribune., 1883-03-15
NEW-YORK CITY.

The tramps were back in their old seats in the
parks yesterday.
The hotels are filled with Western and Southern
merchants in search of novelties for the spring and
summer trade.
st. Cecllia's Roman Cathollc) parish will build
new church i'll East One-hundred- and ixth-st., be-
tween Lexington and Fourth aves, costing apout
100000.
MRS. EMMA GATES CONKILSG BETTER.
Mrs. Emma Gates ConklIng, the elocudOnlst who
has been seriously i'll at No. 315 West Twelfth-st,
was much improved yesterday.
SMALLPOX IN TENEMENT-HoUsE.
Carl Welbrech, German pOcketboOk maker, was
found suffering from smallpox at No 23S Stanton
ST., yesterday sanitary inspector sent him 70 the
Riverside Hospital and fumigated the tenement
house.
HOUSE CONVEYED TO A CHURCH.
Adwelling-house adjoining Grace Church in Har;
by Ssed TeSoTsd ysssTdy M
Mrs. William IA. jackson made the conveyance.
DISPOSED OF FOR TEN YEARS.
John Sinclair, who Knocked down Bella Madden,
whom he met late at night in Seventh-ave., and
stole dOman from her, was sentenced yesterday
| by Recorder Smyth, in the Court of General Ses-
| slons, to ten years In the 81 ate Prison.
| FINED FOR oBsTRUCTING A CAR TRACK.
| A cOai-cart Urlver named Joseph hcDOnuugh was
| arrested and taken TO the TomUs Police Court yes
| terday tor detainng a Bieecker street car III Ann
street by obStrucung the car track. Justice White
! imposed fine OF $lO
| WITCH SENT TO JAIL.
Mary Egbert, better known as The Witch of Wash
ington Square," semitic the Island for six mouths
m the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday on
charge of disturbing the SERVICES in st. Josephs
Church, at Sixth-aye. and West Washington place,
| Oh Tuesday night.
| BUILDINGS TO BE PULLED DOWN.
| Inspector Esterbrook yesterday gave orders to
null down the front and rear buildings at No. 4S0
| Rroome-st. which had been reported as dangerously
| unsafe The following buildings were reported as
| needing repairs {: Nos. 30S and $40 Mott-st, 81
and 3l3 Avenue-A, ana $50 East One-hundred-and-
| fourteenth-st.
| FALLING THROUGH A TRAP. DOOR
John Dowling, of No. 332 East Thirty -ninth-st.
| employed in the Lincoln National Bank, in East
Forty-second-st., accidentally fell through trap
| door into the basement yesterday and danger
onsy injured. 1t was thought that his spine had
been broken. The police took him to Bellevue Hos
pital.
GOVERNORS OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange,
,t lis regular meeting yes erday, was engaged for
a long time in the discussion OF appeal cases No
inson which is now before the courts, for restOra-
ton to me mbership in the Exchange. The Commit
| fee of Arrangements was directed to report a plan
for lighting the Duildlhg WIN the Edison electrc
light.
SWORN IN AS NAVAL OFFICER.
! General Charles X. Graham, the newly cOmmi s.
stoned Naval Officer, who is confined to his home by
| sickness took the oath of office yesterday. lie re-
| appointed Joseph J. Couch As special Depnty Naval
Of6cer. Mr.. Couch will take charge of the office
| until General Graham's recovery.
| TO BE CARRIED TO THE COURT OF APPEALS.
| Alta meeting OF the Board of Trade and Transpor-
tation yesterday, Mr.. Sas b. butcher explained TO
| fhe Board the circumstances under which the New
| York West Shore and Buffalo Railroad was permit
ted 10 Law its tracks the banks OF The Ere Canal
Resolutions were adopted to carry the question OF
the right of the road to the canal TO the Court OF
Appeals.
| FIVE PERSONS MISSING.
| The following persons were reported Yesterday as
missing: William Merry, age forty-tour, OF No. 300
| West Fortieth-st. Michael Drisco, age thirty
| one of No. 31s Avenue Is Peter Foelcher thirty
three years old, of East One-hundred- ed-and-sixty,
| tWpn Of
| No l66 Washington-st. and Alice Hackett, seven
teen years old, of No. go Ninth-ave.
HORSE IN An AREA.
| A horse that WAS draw ing a grocers wagon yes
teuay in Third-ave. near One-hundred-and-twenty-
| ninth $. . ran away. In going around corner the
wagon was caught by telegraph pole and the
| ave and then jumped over railing five feet nigh
| into an area where two men held it by sitting on
its head.
TO DE SENT TO SWITZERLAND.
Judge Brown, of the United States District
Court, Yesterday handed down an opinion in which
he denied the motion for the discharge OF Major
| Frederick Roth. Roth was charged with having
| embezzled public money while acting as military
tax collector at Berne, Switzerland and was held
for extraditiOn by Commissioner OSBORN. lie Will
be sent back to Switzerland.
OFFICERS or THE LINCOLN CLUB.
At the annual election of officers of the Lincoln
Club at the club house, No. 56 ClintOn-place. the
following officers were unanimously elected Tor tht
ensuing year; President, Cornelius Van COtt ; first
vice-president, John ID. Lawson second vice-pres
dent john ii. Dorm third vice-presideDt, Z. Volney
| King; treasurer, James H. Stevens secretary
| Alexander II. Reid executive committee, Andrew
Kinnis John McKeever. +. A. Shields, William
| Morgan and Thomas McKie.
| THE SUIT AGAINST LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Argument was heard yesterday by Judge Brown
of the United States District Court. motion
made by the deiendants counsel IN the suit of John
| A. McCaull against Lillian Russell, to restrain the
latter from acting under any other mana cement fol
| An order remandIng the case 10 the supreme Court
| where IL was originally brought. The argument
was made on technical grounds The Judge reserved
bis decision.
| APPOINTED ASSISTANT DIsTMCT.ATToRSEY
United States District-Attorney Root YESTERDAY