New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-20
CEMENT MAsoNs TRYING TO OR

yesterday morning The object of his visit was not
| stated.
CEMENT MAsoNs TRYING TO ORGANIZE.
meeting of the cement masons was held yester-
day afternoon at No. 1875 LudIow-st. for tho pur-
pose of efecting an organization. No positive
action was taken.
NETWORK CITY.
HITTING A GIRL WITH A BEER-aLAss.
| Peter Shanahan of No. 522 Lexington-ave., was
held for trial default of 1900 bail Ia the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday, for hitting little
girl with abeer glass in Lizzie Stensondorers liquor
| store No. S24 Third-aye., on Saturday evening
The little GIRL who 10 daughter Of the proprietress
| of the liquor store, is not seriously injured.
ALLEGED BURGLARS COMMITTED.
Stephen Garnham and John Bonner of Chicago.
who are charged with being the perpetrators Of the
burglary which was committed in the store of John
Balk well, sadler at No. 1851 Broadway. on last
Tuesday, were committed yesterday by Justice
Gardner for trial in default of 81 900 bail each.
ROBBED OF HIS SHOES WHILE ASLEEP.
Joseph Reyes, printer living at No. 80 West
Thirty hist, fell asleep upon his doorstep
Saturday night, and at an early hour yesterday
morning he was awakened by Peter Shevin of No.
$50 West Forty hlth-st.. who was removing he
seepers shoes. Snevlin ran away, but no caught
by Reyes who in his stocking feet chased the flee
ing thief several blocks and turned him 10 the
police. In the Jefferson Market Police Court yester.
day shevn was held for trial in default of $500
bail.
MEETING OF CUBAN INSURGENTS
The Cuban Cub Independence No. met yester-
day afternoon at Clarendon Hall and elected a
being chosen: President, Juan Arnao secretary,
Cerolo PoubleI Treasures Leandr9 hodr1guez.
| president OF the Cuban Republic proposed to start
a weekly paper In tho Interested Cuban indepen-
dence and the plan was concurrod 10. The name OF
the paper will be III SepdristG and H. Rubera Is to
he the editor. The hIst Issue VIII appear on sep
tcmber l.
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
The Central Labor Union met yesterday after.
at Green's Hall, In East Thirteen th-st Richard
| Matthews, of Bricklayers Union, No. 4, In the
chair. proposition to invite Mayor Edison TO make
on address at the festival 10 be held September
| B. was laid on the table. Two thousand men are
expected to parade ON that occasion. A resolution
was passed extending to the girls who are out OF en-
poyment by the failure of the telegraph strike auy
| financial aid bat they may require committee
| of five was appointed TO appear before the senate
| Committee on Labor and Education, aud another
committee was appointed to investigate the apron
tioe laws.
BROOKLYN.
The horse and carriage hired OF G. w. Chapman
of No. $40 Broadway Friday night and not re-
turned. were found yesterday IN Bath, l.. l. The
thief not found.
Mrs Bridget Henderson, age forty-fve, of No.
1872 Hamilton ave. died sudd My yesterday, and
her body bore marks Ot violence. Her husband,
Jeremiah Henderson, was arrested
The drowned and nude body of man. age about
thirty-hyc height five feet ten inches with
smooth face fair complt exon and brown hair. was
found in the river ot Martins Stores yesterday.
William Burris, aye ten, of No. 2G2 Nayy-st..
while playing with pony IN the picnic woods IN
Prospect Park, yesterday afternoon, was kicked IN
the Jaw by the animal 1Id seriously injured.
quarrel took place at an early hour yesterday
morning between Francis Rorke. OF No. az
Nayy-st., and James Mccormack. OF No. CD Iafay
etle-ave, in which Rorke wa stabbed in the night
breast by Mccormack Rorkes injuries are serious.
His assaant was arrested.
Mrs. Frederick Lang, of No. sol Evergreen-avc..
found her husband hanging dead in a stable al the
rear of his house yesterday morning. Lang was
grocer forty-eight years Old of extremely Intern
perate habits He was last seen on Saturday night
after closing his store. Ii is supposed that he went
to the stable at / p. m and committed suicide.
Mrs Patrick DouCherty. Of No. 2sS Clermont-
ave. hired new girl Damed Maria on Friday.
While IN the kitchen on Saturday Mrs. DOughertv
went 10 the sink TO wash her hands. Before doing
so she took of diamond ring and PLAIN gold ring,
worth $50. aud laid them down She left them
while she went up stairs. On going down again
she found the nngs and the girl missing, and they
have not been found.
LONG ISLAND.
PLUM IsLAND.-lt is currently reported at the
east end OF Long Island that Mr.. jerome has sold
his interest IN Plum Island NEARLY tho whole
islandl to a representative of jaw Gould for S2S,
900.
p,TcuoGUE-Mrs. K L. Gilbert of New-York
vbo recently purchased a large tract OF land with
waterfront, Al PatchoRne is said TO have made up
her mind 10 invest 100000 IN motel aud cot
tages.
SpRtyGFrEID-D Hendrickson, ago eighty
two formerly a respected resident OF Jamaica, died
vesterday at his home IN Springfield from injuries
received from being thrown IRON his wagon two
weeks ago
at Ualseys Point at He'll Gate in clearing away the
rnck Dreparatory TO the erection OF the electro
ght that IS be placed at that point by the United
States Government
J.MAIcA.-The supervisors Of Queens County
considerng the adysabity of removing the surro-
gates office from Jamaica to Long Island City. The
matter has been referred 10 Surrogate Townsend
tor an CT preston OF his Wishes
H.NProNs-Farmers In the Hamptons are losing
their potatoes by the rot. and II IS feared that the
recent rains will tend 10 aggavate the disease. The
corn crop IN the middle Of Long Island. owing TO
tbe drouth will ba almost worthless, hundreds OF
acres being completely burned mp.
STATEN ISLAND.
S1APLETON-The first chirping Of the katYdid
wa heard on Staten Island Saturday night, and
nos was made of the date to test the superstition
among farmers that six weeks after the first notes
are heard of the Rauzy- winged harbingers OF nut
ting times. frost will come
CLIFToY-The Staten Island ferry-boats and
trains carried the largest number OF people OF the
season Yesterday. Ten carloads of fishermen went
10 Princes Bay Great hauls of weak fish were
made Extra boats had TO be put on TO carry the
people back TO the city.
soUTHFIELp-John w. Egbert farmer on the
Richmond road, yesterday reported to tho police
that on saturday night some Que had out through
his twelye-acre corn field, leaving the corn and
stalks on the ground. Some days ago Mr. Egbert
shot at of his neighbors' chickens that
IN the cOrn-hcld
PoRT RICHMOND "A large number OF people wit
messed the conservation OF the new Roman Catholic
Church yesterday Archbishop Corrigan, of New
York had charge of the ceremony. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. James Dougherty, OF ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church at Kingston, n. Y. The
St. James Rife Corps Of Now-York was present.
The Rev. Joseph &. Campbell. the pastor had diff
Guilty in getting his congregation to abandon the
In ohate at Era