New-York tribune., 1883-06-16
NEW-YORK CITY.

East Fifty-ninth-st.
The Mayor has signed the resolution passed by the
Board of Aldermen closing the public departments
on Saturday at noon from June 10 TO september 10.
The new Fall River steamer Pilgrim will take
the hotel men OF New York on an excursion aowh
the bay on Monday, leaving Pler NO. 20 Nortn
River, at IL q. IN.
The Water Commission held an informal meeting
Yesterday IN the Mayors Office. Various maps and
plans were examined and discussed, but nothing
was agreed upon.
DYING FROM TYPHOID FEVER
James Stranahan, an immigrant. twenty years
of age who arrived here on the steamship ADys-
snia on May 80, died of typhoid fever ut Castie
Garden yesterday.
A CHARGE OF PERJURY NOT SUSTAINED.
Justice White in the Tombs Police Court yesterc,
day concluded the examination Ill the case Oh
Charles Eppstein, who was charged by Ella Saxton
with having committed perjury, and dismissed the
complaint.
THE GRAND ARMY ASKED To CONTRIBUTE.
Abraham Lincoln Post. No. 13, g. A. X, has
adopted resolutions requesting the CommahdeI-ih-
Chief to ask for contributions OF ~ cents iIVni on
each member of the q. A. x. toward tho Bartholdl
pedestal
A LARGE PARTY OFF FOR EUROPE.
Some 125 persons, part of Dr. Tourgee's annual
educational excursion to Europe. Will sail Tor Glai-
cow by the steamship Crcassia to-day. The party
will be under the direction OF John Ripley.
AN UNKNOWN MAN DRowNs HIMSELF,
An unknown man jumped INTO the East RIVER ai
the foot of FIfth-st. early yesterday morning ana
was drowned. lie left on the pier brown straw hat
and an alpaca coat with red handkerchief i'll the
pocket.
THE LADIES' FLOWER MISSION.
The Ladies' Flower Mission at No. 239 Fourth
ave- is open on Monday and Thursday OF every
week Railroads and express companies carry
baskets and parcels free OF expense Tho hlends OF
the sick and unfortunate are asked TO send contrl-
buttons of flowers during the season.
A NOTICE TO LIQUOR SELLERS.
The Excise Commissioners decided yesterday TO
send notices TO liquor dealers that licenses must Oe
.aaIf in entsn0
beer shops and that persons holding licenses must
have their names signs IN front OF their stores.
NEPHEW OF LAFAYETTE DRUNK.
A man who gave the name of Charles Lafayette,
age seyenty-thrce years. was arrested by police
man OF the Tenth Precinct IN Chrysie-st. IN state
of intoxication on Thursday night. On being taken
before Justice Patterson yesterday at Essex Market
Police Court, he gave his residence AS No l4i For
syth-st., and said he was nephew OF Lafayette.
lie was discharged
STEALING FROM woMAN's POCKET.
Thomas Bishop and Muna EdgertOn, an actor and
actress. live at No. 81 East Iwelfth-st. Thomas
asked Muna 10 loan him 81 yesterday morning. aud
on being refused he thrust ms hand into her pocket
and abstracted $21, which he kept. lie vas ar
rested and in the Jefferson Market Police Court
Justice Gardner held him Ia $1,000 bail TO answer
a charge OF larceny.
REMEMBERING HIS EIGHTY YEARS
Major Thomas w. Cartwright. record clerk in the
Third Division of the Custom House, was eighty
years OF age yesterday, and his fellow-cerks sent
him bank of cut flowers. lie was appointed IN the
administration in 1858, and, with the exception OF
from 1861 TO S64, when he in the Army, he has
continuously been IN the Custom House.
MONEY NEEDED FOR An IcE-wATER FOUNTAIN.
The ice-WateT fountain under the care OF Carmel
Church ia GTand-st.. has been in operation tins
year since May Is. Crowds OF people drink from !t
daily aud great amOuntO water IL carried ia pas
ana bottles for the use OF people WORKING III he lac
torres in the neIghborhoOd. III VIII require ABOUT
$40 to supply it with ice for the season. and the
church, which IL composed OF working people, asks
iOr contributions for this purpose.
TO RECEIVE THE CONTINENTAL GUARDS.
. Captain townsend, of Company A, and Captain
Leo, of Company Z, 71st Regiment, with their re-
spcctIye comm ands have been detailed 10 receive
tbe Continental Guards, of New-Orleans, on their
return from Boston on Sunday morning, June "a.
The visitors Will he taken 10 COney Island during
the day and to the Grand Opera House on the l0l-
lowing Monday night.
YEAST SUPPLIED BY QUEEN.
On board oil the steamship Amsterdam, which ar
rived from Amsterdam on Thursday, were about
ure ior the New World, after services the swed-
isn chapel in Amsterdam, they were invited 10
feast prepared Tor them at the direction OF the
Queen of sweden, which consisted OF tea cakes,
oraupes and other food and decaces, after which
Bibles were distributed TO them.
PLAYING WITH A DYNAMITE cARTRIDGF.
Homer Weeks, age thirteen, OF No. l,2GO Third
ave, and Edward Hof, age SIX, oi No. ls4 East
Seventy -thrd-st while minding goats near a
vacant lot IN Seventy thIrd-st, between Third and
Lexington ,aves. found blasting cartridge
fire TO the cartridge. Weeks was conveyed to the
Iresbyterian Hospital seriously hurt about the face
and Hon was taken home hurt about the body.
RETURNING TO HIS DIOCESE.
Bishop ID. Simeva Volauten, OF the Roman Catho-
lie Diocese of HO-Nap, China, with lis private
secretary. SHIN Chm Sin, left this city
will remain as guests OF the Bishop of Cali
fornia, until the departure of the, steamer
10 shanghai The Bishop and his secretary left
CHINA two years ago to visit the Pope, and then
made tour Of Europe and South America 10 en-
courage subscriptions for missionary purposes, as
well rs Tor recreation.
SHE DID NOT PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE.
Ellen UBuen. who in May pleaded guilty TO sell
ing lottery slips, again taken before Recorder
Smyth in the Court OF General Sessions yesterday.
On her first ARA gnment she paid fine OF 500 on
one indictment and sentence was suspended upon
another She was found 10 be again engaged in the
business at No. 90 New Chambers-st., and was
brought up under the suspension OF sentence. Re
corder Smyth sentenced her 10 six months in the
Penitentiary and fine OF $3.50. She is the first
one of the original offenders who has been detected
IN resuming the business.
THE PENALTY OF LIVING BY HIS WITS.
Lawrence Doughty was taken before Recorder
Smyth yesterday charged with obtaining board
tron, the owner Of the Commercial Hotel without
paving for 1t. He Is the first person indicted under
the provision of the new code relating to frauds
innkeepers. he represented himself as a dlstiller
from Troy and said that he negotiating for tho
purchasc of place of business in this city. He
gave the of the distillery he expected
buy as No. 0l Riylngton-st., but there was found
TO he a church at that number. Ho obtained several
weeks board before the fraud was discovered. He
was sentenced by Recorder Smyth TO one year III
the penitentary and a fine OF PolO.
THE PROPOSED STATUE OF PETER. COOPER.
The committee vi Aldermen appointed to confer
with the Park Commissioners relative TO site for
the proposed statue OF Peter Cooper selected Alder
man Smith to act for 1t. The Park Commissioners
also selected of their number. The small park
south of the Cooper Institute agreed upon as the
statue shall be procured by popular subscriptions.
The Police Commissioners will be asked to loan the
ballot boxes and these will be placed IN the yari-
Gus hotels public offices and other public resorts
Charles NJ. Fry, president of the National Park
Bank, will DO requested TO act as treasurer of the
fund.
BROOKLYN.
Music in Prospect Park to-day, from to D. H.