New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
NETWORK CITY.

PREPARING TO BOLD THE INV COTTON EXCHANGE
The CONTRACT for demOshing the buildings on the
site of the proposed new Cotton Exchange, aud Tor
making the excavation, has been awarded to r W.
SeaRrist g. Co. There are ten buildings To be de-
molIshed and the work Is 10 he done IN hfty days
SEIZURE OF JEwELRY IN THE MAILS.
Special Agent Bracket, OF the Custom House
Yesterday caused to he seized Tor illegal mporta-
ton through he mails a quantity of1ewelry incud-
ing q lockets rings II SOS oil brooches ana ear
An INSANE PATIENT HANGS HIMSELF.
Superintendent Macdonald, of the Wards Island
Insane Asylum, yesterday sent notice 10 the Cor
oner's office of tho suicide by hanging at 9lo
O'clock IN the morning of Armand Theiey, an inmate
of the institution. Coroner Merkle will hold an
inquest.
HIS NOSE BROKEN by A STRANGER.
Andrew McNaliy, fifty years OLD, went TO the
New-YorK Hospital early yesterday mornIngto have
his broken set BY lhc surgeons lie said that
he lived at No ASS SIXth-aye. aud that he had
been struck with "A cane by an unknown man In the
liquor at No. sos Slxth-aye.
THE MAYOR APPOINTS A PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Mayor Edison yesterday appointed William b.
Lucas his private secretary TO fll the vacancy
caused by the promotion OF >. Hastings Grant TO be
Controller. Mr.. Lucas has been II clerk IN the
Mayors Office since the advent OF Mayor Edison.
lie is "A graduate of Cornell University.
FREE EXCURSIONS FOR WORKING WOMEN.
For several weeks the Iron steamboat Company.
the KnickerbOckor Steamboat Company and j. ii.
Starin have extended free passes 10 the Working
Womens Society for the RELIEF OF the SICK. fester
day large party of working women from the east
side of the city enjoyed a trip to Staten Island
through the kindness oil MIR. Sta1n.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Solomon Welnthal, age twenty-five, OF No. 1913
EiIrdge.st before Justice Gardner Yesterday at
the Essex Market Police Court was charged with
forging check for S33 on the Mort Hampton Nation
al Bank, and applying the proceeds 10 his own use
He was held Tor examination III default of $500
bail.
TURNED OVER TO NEw-JERsEY JUSTICE.
Thomas OConnor, David Spencer aud John Gra-
ham, deck-hsnds on the steamer Plymouth Rock,
who on Thursday engaged IN general night onlthut
steamer, in which John Jansen was stabbed, were
yesterday turned over TO the custody OF the author
tiles of Monmouth County, n. j., in whose turis-
dicuon the ARRAY occurred.
CAvALRYMESs REUNION
The survivors OF the LIST Neu-fork lLincoln) Cav
airy the famous sabre regiment, are TO have "A re-
union at Glen Island on Tuesday. The steamer
leaves from the foot of Corlsndt-st. at S:15 a. m
The regiment is scattered all over the country. aud
has never met since the disbandmont Of the Army
Steps will be taken to form veteran association.
POISONING A. COW IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY.
James Cooper, of hudson Park near Klngsbridge,
was held in 81 % bail in the Harlem Police Court
yesterday. on charge OF cruelty TO animals lie
washed out some paint pots In potash water on July
7 and threw the mixture into u field. COW
belonging to NJ. Moran ate the grass where tho
mixture had been thrown and died. 1T is alleged;
from the effects OF 1t. The accused man was held
under section No. 061 OF the new code, which
makes it against the law to throw anything dctr-
mental to animals where they would be injured
by 1t. -
George Wenzel, age thirty seven was Frustrated
by the heat at Broadway and Moore-st. yesterday.
The police arrested $40 persons last week.
The terms OF Assessors Wilson and Small will end
Oh September /, and Mayor Low will have to ill
the vacancies.
In the suit for absolute divorce brought by Mrs.
Mary &. johnson against Eli Johnson, the temper
ance advocate, the defendant seeks bill OF partlcu-
lars.
In the year ending July 81, 166 dead bodies were
found III the water adjacent to Brooklyn. OF these
l2l were buried by the county. Out OF the whole
number SO were not dentihed
Patrick Madden, age thirty-eight. tailor, of No.
~ Uniou-st. tired TO cut his throat with penknite
inflicted a serious wound and was taken to the
Cumberland Street Hospital.
The Church of the Redsemer, at Fourth-ave and
Pscihc-st, has called the Rev Charles X. Treat,
sistant minister Of ST. Thomas Church in New