New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-02
NFN-YORK CITY.


brated on Sunday
The tickers of the Commercial Telegram Company
used for the first time on the hoor OF the Stock
Exchange yesterday
Barclay-st was blockaded for considerable
time yesterday through the inability OF horse to
move au overloaded truck to which he was mar
messed.
POWELL AND FITZGERALD TO MAKE A MATCH.
The representatives of Charles Rowell and Alder
man Fitzgerald will meet ut the office OF me lh,,
Field and arm on Saturday to make, arrangements
for six days go-as-you-pIease match.
LIFTING A HIGHwAYMAN ESCAPE.
Keeper Stanberg, Of Bellevue Hospital, who
permitted Thomas Burke, the highwayman, 10 eS-
cape last Saturday night, was dismissed by the
Commissioners of Charities and Correction yesler-
day.
AN UNKNOWN MAN DROWNED.
The body Of an unknown man, age about thirty;
FIVE was found in the East River Yesterday, ana ma
left hand before he was drowned, and the hand was
still encased in splints
MOVEMENTS or THE CnESs-CHAMPION.
zukertoT Yesterday afternoon paved s oF t5a
Manhattan Chess Club. This evening he Will begin
to play number of simultaneous games at tho
club rooms No. lO4 East Fourteenth-st.
SUICIDE IN A DIsREPUTNBLE PLACE.
George w. Backman, a Swede, age twenty-siX,
killed himself with pistol in the disrepntable
house No. 81 Bayard-st., early yesterday morning.
1t was learned that he usually slept IN PeaTl-st
lodging house and led life of dlencss and dlsSlpa-
ton.
TIE POLICE UNPAID
Policemen in this city failed To get their pay yes
terlay. Police captains waited several hours q
the Central Office aud went away grumbling. 1t
was said that the pay rolls were ready but th9t thI
warrant lacked Mayor Edson's signature and the
Mayor was not in his office until after banking
hours.
A BENEFIT GAME or BASEBALL.
benefit game of baseball viii he played at the
Polo Grounds to-day between the Oympics and
picked nine of the New-Y0rk and Metropolitan
clubs. The game viii be called at $3.50 p. M. The
benefit is rendered 20 Peter DAILY, who Is employed
at the grounds
EONAV CATHOLIC MISSIONS.
The Passonist Fathers of st MichaeIs Retreat
will begin q mission on Sunday in st. Ieresas
Church. in Rutgcrs-st mission to he conducted
by the RedemptOrlst Fathers viii open IN 81. Al
phonsus's Church, in South Fiith-ave., on Sunday
December 10
FIRST MD 10 THE ISJuRED.
The Society for Instruction in First Aid to the
Injured will begin its work this winter with lee
turc on Monday evening at the Church of the
Reconciliation No ~ East Thirty frst ST, by Dr.
4. Holbrook Curtis. Another course VIII be gwen
10 the employees of the Grand Central Depot, be-
ginning November %.
A HOMELESS CHILD.
Girl age three who cannot tell her name or the
names of her parents, has been in the care of
Matron Webb ~ Police Headquarters ever since
sunday night, when she was found wandering IN
Eifty-1inth-St.. near Icnth-aVe. She Is bright
and pleasing child Her clothing indicates that
her parents are poor
TO orEN NEW INNf,N PIER
The new pier No. 80 North River, of tho Inman
Steamship Company, will be occupied tomorrow
after the sailing Of the steamship CITY OF Chester
from The company- present pier, No. 43. Many i'm
movements have been made ~ the new pier. The
first steamer to arrive at It will be the City Of Chi
cdgo due on Sunday
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
The quarterly meeting of the American Institute
was held last evening in Cooper Union FRANCIS H.
LOutrel presiding The librarian was directed 10
purchase books on chemistry, natural philosophy,
aud orriculture which the Board of Trustees recon-
mcnded in a report submitted by them 10 the meet
inc. Thirty-hye new members joined the associa-
ton.
TRAINS or TWO CARS on THE BRIDGE.
Trains of two ears each are run on the Bridge
from $50 10 II H. IN. and from to Z p. III. Every
thing went smoothly yesterday, the cars making
regular trims on three mncs hcadway: The tolls
amounted to about the same as on the previous
day-SlZsl An ornamental iron Fence SIX X. l th
high is taking place OF the unsghty plckets at the
BROOKLYN side TO divide the exit from the entrance
THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ITALY.
At the meeting of the Society for the Prevention
az Cruelty TO Children yesterday, letter was read
from the Society at Milan; ltGly' giving an account
of it's work This society has been organized nearly
year and has adopted the rules AMI regulations OF
tie New-York society. Similar organizations 1t was
soid had been formed at Rome Genoa and Venice.
During October 2J3 complaints were received, Ill
cases prosecuted and lo2 convictions secured
ID APPEARANCE OF A LAWYER
John Bassctt. jr., age fifty, lawyer, has been
missing from his office at No 40 Broadway, since
Tuesday Until recently Mr. BaSSetrs once T wa I'M
friends Tuesday IL was evident 10 them thaJ ne
was insane The police were directed yesterday to
search for Mr.. Bassett who Is believed to be wan
derng about the streets His aged father, who lives
in Amsterdam, N. Y, is in the city to aid in the
search.
THE COUNTERFEIT TEN-POUND NOTES.
Peter Wright d Son, OF No. % Broadway, re-
ceiyed from their Philadelphia correspondents yes
tercay six of the spurious flO notes OF the Provln-
ciaI Rank of Ireland. The counterfeit notes ap
nraTed almost simultaneously in Boston and Phlla-
dephin on Saturday. One of those received by
NcSsrs WriBht & Son yesterday bore the stamp OF
nul1 lin liz
the STAMP il a forgery intended 10 give an appear
ance of genuiueness TO the nOte
A woMANs CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR.
A woman age about twenty, who said that she
was Rose Kaufman and that her home was at No.
32J BrOomc-st., entered the 1orkVule follce
Court yesterday afternoon and SAID she wanted a
warrant for the arrest of physician. In broken
English she said that she had been betrayed ny the
doctor and had then been injured severely with IN
struments by him, and that she wanted warrant
or else she would kill him. Justice Herman adj
yised her TO apply to the Court in the district in
warrant here III go now aud shoot him." Finally
she became SO demOnstratiye that she was Thought
To be insane and she was committed for eXamina-
ton before the Commissioners of Charities aud
Correction.
ARRESTED As A swINDLER,
George Jones, of No. GO University-place; caused
e ehS @st of having Obtained SI3I IS from him by
falsely representing that he had received an order
from the United states Marine Hospital III the Dis,
trict of Columbia for several thousand dollars
worth of surgical Instruments, and wanted the
money 10 purchase some Of the goods with. Fuller
is the son of dealer in surgical instruments in Lon
don. He obtained the sum mentioned i'll the alida-
Wit on January % and said that he would have the
remttances from the hospital sent to Mr.. Jones.
Mr. Jones wrote to the hospital authorities and was
informed that the order for instruments worth
1913 80, and that the money had Deeli PAID. Yes
terday Fuller was held in $1,000 bail by Justice
Morgan, in the Harlem Police Court, to answer.
BROOKLYN.
The new pilot boat Edward Il. Bartlett was
launched yesterday from PoillOn's shipyard at the
foot of Bridge-st.
A suit brought by John Steinway against tho
Long Island Railroad Company to recover $4,000
damages for the loss of leg, came to trial yesterday
before Judge Cullen in the supreme Court
Jersey CITY