New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-09


| Field got of TwentY-thrd-st. cross-town car on
February 10, 1882. and a wagon OF the nrewi ih
company struck him and pinned MN aghinss o ohe
| car He received lacerated wound OF the neck,
:" nearly serving his head" He sued Tor So'ooo Us
damages, besides $40 for Doctors fees.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST BECKwITH.
| Ex Judge Fullerton, the council for Charles n.
Beckwitb Tho is Gnargfa Ti1 Babbit tie soap
MANUFACTURER, moved yesterday before Juago
Gilderseeve, IN the Court Of General sessions the
two indictments still pending against BecKwith DO
dismissed. District Attorney McKeon opposed the
motion, saying that Mr. Babbltt hoped 10 DC aoie ~
produce evidence 10 sustain the indictments. Inc
case finally adjourned to the hrst Mohasay IA
November with the understanding that II the
prosecution 10 not ready at that time the IN
dictm ents shall be dimissed.
BAIIoU 4 CO. RESUME BUSINESS.
The stockbrokerage firm OF George Wllnsm
Ballou & Co.. which failed on August Ia, resumed
business yesterday. The following notice was cad
at the Stock Exchanges I'VE take pleasure IN an
DOuDcing our resumption and desire to give n0tlce
that all unsettled claims against this house Will be
paid in full on presentation" 1t is said that the
senior partner has contributed largely from his pT-
vaie means to bring about this result William H.
bingham, thd Stock Exchange member of the frm
retired Yesterday. and it Is rumored that other
| changes will follow.
ORGANIZING A CLEARING HOUSE.
Prominent members of the Produce Exchange
have formed a clearing house organization and cir
culars have been issued inviting members TO JON IL
by Tomorrow. The manager Is H. Osterberg, whose
clearing house system Is the one adopted Dy the
new organization, and Its governments vested IN
the hands OF committee OF nlne consisting OIL tns
following persons; George &. Martin Henry /.
Kneeland, j. NJ. Fuller, }, Il; Herrck. ). r.; hui
Fowler and w. ID. Miles. Messrs. Herrlck ana
Kneeland were prominent in opposing the clearing
house system when II was submitted 10 an informal
meeting of the Exchange several weeks ago.
srILIxG FIREARMS TO CHILDREN.
An elderly woman handed Justice Duty seven
barrelled revolye in the jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday, and asked bun II there was nOt
law pre- venting the sale OF such things 10 children
When asked 10 explain she said she was Mrs. Mar
garet Gregory of No. IA Bank-st., aud that her
eleven-year-old son had bought the weapon on
Wednesday evening from dealer In SIX have,
near Twenty -eightu-st. Ii cost, she thought, 30
cents. The Justice turned the case over TO Officer
Young of the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children, who will Investigate the case and re-
port to the Justice to-day.
THE NEW DIsTIILtRs EXCHANGE OPENED.
The Dlstlllers' Wine and Spirit Exchange was
fjrmally opened yesterday at No. ID Broadway,
with speeches by Yates Fergusln the president and
A. Oakley Hall, and "a generous supply OF yIands
and the articles that Will be traded I'D hereafter.
The exchange starts with a membership OF 200 per-
sons including the most prominent dealers IN wines
aud spirits ia the city. Inc Board OF Trustees, be-
sides the president includes George A. 5 ark
~eaIber' IT.. Charles w. Lawrence James De Man
devle. George kngs William hessler, Ch&ries
Mex. LeOser, Charles s Bryce, Ramsey Crooks wills
lam A. TYLER Cnarles KrOss. Wlllred Neae, Peter
McQuade, Edward Frowcnl cid, Samuel Stell,
homas b. Kerr and George w. Kidd.
MINOR ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY YESTERDAY.
WhIle laborers excavating for a sewer at
BroOk-ave. and e-hundTed>and-f Orty-nln hist.
yes. erday an embanknent caged III upon Jose OH
dan an Italian. OF East One-hundrei- and-tenth-st'
breaking his leg and nearly sutocatlng MN. by
falling from the roof OF No. As R0oSeyelst James
Monanan was injured seriously. Sarah Rooney
fractured her thigh by fall at James aud Batavia
SITS. Michael Duffy OF No 1913 liudson-st tell nom
"A truck at Ninth-aye and EIghteeBt h-st aud broke
MS collar bone Charles Llssenden. Il newsboy was
struck by the pole oil truck IN West broadway
and received a compound fracture of the leg.
TnoiDas Deut of No. 3OS West Forty-fourth-st.,
tell from a truck IN Eighth-ave and broke his arm.
Charles Lterman, Trainer, fell IN the new build
ing No. 453 East flfty-second-st. and received
serious internal injuries. Mrs. Mary Armstrong, of
No. 423 West Six eenth-st., fell on stove IN bit,
upset boilero hot water and was burned seriously
CONF ssING A CRIME.
Arthur Walton, the young German who was
arrested yesterday Tor committing burglary ON
the night Of September ~ III the type foundry of
Philip HenIichs No. s195 Wllliam-st, was yes
terday afternoon arraIgned IN tue IOmbs Ponce
court by Detective Sergeant Wade. The prisoner
confessed his guilt aud stated that he hid himself
IN the OuiidiugOn The night mentioned, aud when
the establishment was secured for the nigh9 opened
the safe aud taking 5000 matrices from 1t, packed
them in paper. 10 the morning after the place wal
opened he sneaked out aud took the articles to
UObuken. In explanation OF his crime he SAID that
while employ ed by Mr.. Henrichs he had oeen badly
treated and he had committed the burg AIRY for
revenge He was held in default OF 81, 800 bail for
trial Frank Stein VINO presented Mr. HelnricLs with
a letter containing Ciler TO return the matrices
1T Tl 600 was paiu, ana NDO was dlsO
shown TO have been ignorant OF the nature OF the
eplste he delivered, aud he was discharged
BROOKLYN.
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth A Gloucester colored
woman. who left property valued at $3OO,OOO was
admitted to probate yesterday. the contestlng heirs
having agreed upon compromise.
A committee was appointed by the Board of
Supervisors yesterday TO confer with he Mayor re-
sueetIng proper observance of the centennial
anniversary of Evacuation Day next month.
Mayor Low has recei we'd testimonial signed by
large numDer of citizens setting forth their appre.
cation Of his efforts tor good government, especially
in the matter OF clean streets and protection TO
citizens refusing to issue licenses Tor the sale OF
liquors indiscrlmnately.
Two tramps applied at the house of John Alien, at
No lab tirst-st. yesteid day morning Tor food. MIS-
Annie Stephens the houskeepcr, was alone and no
hiking the appearance of the men, sue tried to close
the door. They forced their way IN aud Knocked
her down. and one kneIt by her and said unless she
told where her money was he would 0ke her. She
screamed so violently that the nelghborhood was
aroused, and the TWO men ran away. One OF them
Robert Miller, was arrested
In a quarrel at Union and Van Brunt-sts. early
Yesterday morning, John Kane, OF Union and Co
IumbIa- sts. and Peter Langdon, OF No. 81 Degraw-
ST., were stabbed by two Italians. They alleged
that the Italians set upon them, but their reputa-
tons OF the best and II IS thought that they
were the aggressors. Several men were arrested on
suspicion oi being the assallantS put all except TWO
were released, and the injured men do not positively
identity these Kaue's injuries are SO severe that
his recovery Is doubtful.
JERSEY CITY
The receipts for water rents iast iweek amounted
to 81, 1872 "a.
John Kulslxy of No Al Morrs>st., an employe of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company, was unload>
Jig timber az the meadow shops yesterday when a
heavy log Tell On him and broke both of his legs
lie taken home.
William S. Muller superintendent of the Penn
svlyauia Railroad freight floats, VINO was struck by
a freight tram at the Greene ST. crossing Friday
night, died of his injuries HIS body was taken 10
his late home in Philadelphia
NEW-JERSEY.
MATAwAN-Tbe report published i'll The Times
that the Grand Jury had finished their delibera>
tlons and had failed TO indict the Monmouth Park
Association Is entirely without foundation. The
Grand Jury will not be able to complete Its work
before the last of Of the week at the least there
are a large number of cases still TO be disposed of