New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05


company ha been amended 80 as to e1tehd its OK
istencc for q period OF thirty years.
OFFICERS OF THE CREMATION SOCIETY.
An clrctlon of officers of the New-Io Creina-
on Society was held last night ut No 96 BleecKer-
ST.. which resulted as follows J. u. Dsneless' picS
Ident Alexander Berghaus ana H. d. bioMn ,, We n
presidents; T.. &. Cockey, treasurer; Augustus w.
Co5b recording secretary; executive committee
s. Berondsohn, d. w. Craig, e. w. g. Dreher A. IL.
Edinger, aud A. Z. Z. hansen.
JOSEPH LYNCIIs BAIL REDUCED. .
Susan Egan recently began an action In the
Snperior Conrt against Joseph Lynch to recover
$4,000. as damages for breach OF promise 10
marry An order of arrest was granted against
LYNCH and the bail was fixed at $4,000. Yestcr-
day his counsel applied to Judge lngraham for an
order reducing the amount OF bail Inc pail was
reduced TO $3.50, which Lynch gave.
NO APPEAL TO BE ENTERTAINED -.
The decision of an arbitration committee OF inc
Produce Exchange in q complaint or Lane ~ son
against Hustled & Hazel.iue. in connection with
the November corn corner" was not satisfactory
TO the plaintiffs. They took an appeal from the
dec sion, which the Board of Managers referred to
the Law Committee. TIE latter have decided, ana
the Board has approved their action. that 10 appeal
can be made.
PROPOSING AN ELEVATED DRAYWAY.
meeting of the Citizens West Side Lend and
Protective Association was held at Berrigans Hall.
in Hudson-st last evening. Leopold Miller, OF NO.
1913 Wcst-st., presented statement to the meeting
suggesting the building of an elevated drayway
from uu1son-st. to and up WeSt-st., which, he
thought, would not only relieve Canal tiuuson ana
Westss. of the present nuisance OF surface irelght
chandise from the piers easy.
SALE OF LAW BOOKS.
sale of law books began at bangs > auction
rooms IN Broadway yesterday afternoon. Inc Dlds
were fair considering the class OF the books Jhe
buyers were largely from OUTSIDE clIles Albany
Cincinnati and ST Louis Ninety-two volumes %
tho New-York Court OF Appeals Register
broneht Isl 52Ia yoluno "a volumes "Parla-
,nentary History of England" 37 l2 cents vol;
nmes IT "OhiO State Reports" 90 CENTS ana
volumes of Illinois Reports only 8 cents a'oi
unc
ASSIGNMENT or JAMES MILLER.
james Miller. book publisher aud stationer ~
No. 779 Broadway. made an assignment yesterGHay
TO Thomas r. Knox, giving preferences for Sl5'033
He has published n number of works and had
large amount invested therein. His plates are SAID
TO have cost 100000 but probably would not
hiring more than one-quarter of that sum now he
carried stock estimated ut about Y3o,oOO. MS
home Mt Mamaroneck IS valued az about slo,oVoI
and is mortgaged for so 200: Mr.. Miller suspended
I'm January 1876, with liabilities OF S54. 600 which
he compromised ut 80 cents on the dollar.
EFFORTS TO TRACE MR.. RICH:
George W. Galingcr, q son-ln-law oil MI hlch, the
missing merchant. told IHBVNE reporter last
evening that ii all the letters which had been re-
ceivcd hal been answered and the pretended clews
followed up 1t would have required the services OK
haif-doZcn dc cctives and secretaries. As II ls
every plausible story has been investigated, Dut
none of them have been found 10 contain any salts
iac,oiy traces of MIR. Rich. during the llrst tour
weeks many letters of coincidence, generally
anonymous, have been received by Mrs. Rich from
all parts OF the country.
RELIC OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
Colonel George Mead, OF the late Major
General George G.. Meade. has presented TO the
museum OF G Military Service Institution sketch
Of the route taken by the United States dragons
in their march from Fort Jessup TO Corpus Chllsu
as the advance guard OF the army OF occupation
under General Taylor IN the Mexican War. IL was
drawn by Lieutenant George stevens, "a young ON
c. of wnom great things we're expected, but who
was drowned in ~ 10 while crossing the no Grande
TO occupy with his regiment the city of Matamoras.
AN OFFICER ACCUSED OF Using CLUB FREELY.
", Laat pfpu hat
was taken before Justice OtterDourg in the York
vile Police Court yesterday, aad was charged with
dIsJrdcrly conduct by barber, John q. Smith, Oh
No. 4OJ East Slxteenth-st. The prisoner had been
a rested on Monday last but had spent the interval
in Bellevue Hospital. His head was ornamented
VITA bandlgcs aud lac claimed that his injuries
were the result of n severe clubbing administered
by Officer Philip Smith, OF the Eighteenth Precinct
The officer denies ihe charge. The matter Will DE
In yestigated to-day.
HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLICEMEN.
Superintendent Walling yesterday instructed the
notice captains about the sale of tickets for per-
iOrmances az the Academy OF Music on the after
no ms and evenings OF January 20 and n. IN ad OF
the Hahnemann Hospital and for the endowment
OF IN the hospital for tho use OF SICK ana IN
jured policemen. Tno entertainment VIII consist OF
the Pirates of Penzlnce" aud the - Police mans
Chorus" will he sung 10y selected members OF the
force.
A TESTIMONIAL TO THEIR FORMER HOSTS.
A committee Of the 22d Regiment, consisting of
Colonel Josiah Porter Licuteuant-CoOnel John I.
Camp. Major L. IL. Cuon. Captain George NJ.
smith aud twenty line olc rs. wal 20 to Phlladel-
phIi tins morning. carrying with Them STAND OF
colors which the regiment has had prepared a.
testimonial of thelr appreciation of the cordial re-
ception accorded thom last summer by the LIST
Regiment of Philadelphia, when the Ncw-fOrk
regiment visiting that city. The committee
VIII maze the presentation this evening. anG Will
y, received and entertained later by the Union
League Club of Philadelphia.
HIS DEATH DUE TO A DRUNKEN TAILoR's KICK.
Coroner Merklc was informed Yesterday OF the
death NJ No 1871 Alien-st of Frederick Muller.
D. all INN
ccndng a flight OF stairs az No 10 Ehzabcth-st,
whittier he mad been sent on an Grand Was mot by
Herman DunKa, tailor who lives IN the house Ihe
latter was intoxicated and without any prov0ca-
q n tie kicked the boy vciously IN the groin. The
lad was taken home aud placed under medical
treatment. The tailor arrested, and he IL now
confined IN tho Essex Market Prison, where he was
committed BY Justice Patterson
THE PENAL CoDE AND STREET CAR CONDUCTORS.
On u warrant Issued AT tho instance OF isaac =.
Gilbert. OF the Dry Dock, East BfoAdWay aud Bat
terry Railroad Company Ollccr Kennedy. 0i the
Essex Market Court, yesterday arrested and took
before justice Patterson, John Garry, OF NO. 800
Graud-st. lie ~ charged with haylny IN violation
of provision OF the new Penal Code. obtained en-
ployment as conductor on the surface road named,
under false representations In applying Tor tho
position on December 10. he flied in \ blank III
which he DECLARED that he had never b. Gu similarly
cmpiO,cd previously. Subsequs ntly 1t was ascer-
tanned that he had beena conductor on tue sixth
Avenue Road, ami had been Discharged Curry, whose
right namo II SAID 10 be Duty, refused 10 say any,
thing resp Getting the charge and gave bail Tor rial
RAD PATIENTS 70 TREAT.
Michael O'Neill, age twenty-five, Of No. II Al
bany-st.. and hls kinsman Denis O'Neill, age for
Is -one, of No l23 Greenwich-st., both labOrcrs
went to the dspensary of the Ncw-fork Hospital
at No. 100 Centre-sC., about noon yesterday To
have wound on the ear. received by the latter III
a street scullle attended to. The physician IN
charge Charles q. Weld, began to dress the wound.
when his visitors became impatient and violent,
and objected to his method OF treatment. lie called
upon the porter 10 PIT them ont, but they resisted
determiuedIy and turned Oh che physician, striking
him on the face anu body. ONell threw a bottle
at him, Which struck him on the head. The men
were arrested and taken before justice Power. ut
the romDs Police Court, who held them for trial
each in default of $500 bau
INTRODUCING HIMSELF TO CORONER MERKLE.
Charles Lannigau, twenty years old. OF No. 1853
Firsl-ave., yesterday introduced himself to Coroner