New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-05

dctment and TO statement OF Tue NJ, isiou il
result Of n motion for bill Of particulars III pe-
half of Mr.. Bellows
HOUSE RANsAcKED ny nURGLihin5S' ot Pc.
Mrs Cassidy. of No - od Sr,coored that bur
GLARS had broken into her apartinehts a"o lent
stolen $500 worth of property onT rb e' doors of
Mlon o 49, h,oien omen and the bureau drawers
and trunks were ransac ked. TWO men WI" ~
leaving the house carry ing ouIluio'
AN ALARM FROM THE ISLAND. .-,...
An alarm of fire was stnt at p: M YESTERDAY
f an tbe signal-box in the Lunatic Asylum on
Blackwels Island, but word was senI That no
graph Immediately to Police Headquarters t1at ~
assistance was required. The cause was the o.lli-
inc ont of q chimney. Little excitement was
caused among the inmates OF the bulidihs'
BEGINNING LIFE BRAvELY.
An extremely small urchin with an enormous ,s
shovel was trying to lift some of the frozen s5om
from Madison-st. into garbage wagon yesteiIHaS
When asked If the work was not too heavy loI 1Iln
he said he was just exercising himself nlaue ba
heap of money after the snOw-stOrms cleaning tne
snow off the sidewalks" he added NY Ia dittIa
gets drunk and help support my moter anu ii''A0
sisters" .,
SURFACE ROADS NOT PROHIBITED.
The Rapid Transit commissioners YESTERDAY av, sci
ceived an opinion from Charles L: Shaw, coulsei
10 the Commission, declaring that the WoIus
over or through street do not imply roads eIeSa;
ed above the street, but would mean IN men t tho
nary signification surface roads Also ana tnau INC
Jaw does not prohibit steam surface ROADS, Dutl ne}
are permitted and expected by the terms thereof
THE DEATH OF A POLICEMAN.
Oliver Vance Stewart, age forty nlne a pOllcelnah
connected with the Eighteenth Precinct died at his
home No 1877 East Ninth-st, on saturday AFTER
noon from coma and paralysis produced by COM Ill,
preston the brain due to blow on the hea1 IN IN
August 49, with n pair of brass knuckies. Inc
blow as received on that day in car oil the oou
haven and Rockaway Beach Railway company
while Stewart was defending man Hoih Vh0 "'
tack of five ruthans.
A STREET. EFFECTUALLY BLOCKED. .
Pedestrians find 1t hard to run the blockades IN
Ann-st. There was big PIE 81 lpet tbss end Of
Theatre alley. while directly opposite, a Drldge soy
eral feet high INSTRUCTED the sidewalk, and work
men were tearing up the pavement IN tnG roau""S'
ALEXANDER BOYER DISCHARGED. ,
Alexander Boyer, the mulatto who was chaIIg gg
with killing Rober Simpson, white man, IN OK *,
St on July o, 1888 discharged yesterday Oil
his own rccognizance by Judge Cowing. Boyer was
tried in October in the Court OF oyer ana lerlhei
the trial resulting III disagreement Oh the jury. 20
the majority of the jurors were Ill favor OF acqul
tai and one of the witnesses is not to be obtained,
Assistant District Attorney Fellows requested thaI
the prisoner be discharged
FOR MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Indictments for murder i'll the first degree were
found Yesterday by the General Sessions Grand
Jury against Daniel +. Donovan, ID. f. Gearon and
William Brady who are ehaTgeR w1 on pen aenarv
Ia. Ryner was killed by blows frOma blllardIcue,
in the liquor-stOre at No. $40 East Thirty
An indictment for murder in the nIst degT t was
ST., who is charged with killing u, W. Ahlherihan
with pocket-knife on January 1s.
MAYORAITY ANNIVERSARY.
Flags will fly from the City HAL TO-DAY III honoi
of the one-hundredth anniversary OF the appoint
| ment of James Duane, the hrst nayOT0l new loIA
| after the close of the Revolutionary War; lie was
| appointed by Governor George Clinton. .. bieeck-
| er Miller a descendant of Mr.. Duane, yesterday
| called on the Mayor and showed nun the paiccH-
ment bearing the original appointment OF Mr'
Duane. 1t has an antlquated look.
| FUNERAL OF CHARLES BURKHALTER.
The funeral of Charles Burkhalter VINO dled last
| Wednesday, took place at his home No; Z3I Mest
Fourteenth,stY yesterday morning dne P pf Tr
| Burkhalter. About the coffin and upon IL were
many handsome floral designs The services were
conducted by the Rev. Dr. Krote OF Holy lrlnlt
nall-bearers were John Moller. f. T. Furnad, j.
Castree. F. A. Palmer, Peter Cumming, ), llsey,
E.. Beadleston and Isaac Odfll ru Ing o0uS was
THE REV. MIR. MOMENTS NEW FIELD OF LABOR.
| An adjourned meeting of the Presbytery OF New
York was held yesterday, TO consider the can OF the
| Rev. Alfred Ii. Moment from the Spring street
Church TO the church i'll East SeYenty-seXehti-
| ST. A commission from the Spring Street CHURCH
announced that the church would not object to MI
| Moment having the call placed in his hands. Mr.
| Moments resignation from that church was then
allowed by the Presbytery, and the call TO the new
| church was placed in his hands, and was accepted
! Inv him. The installation will take place at the new
church, No. 2O2 East Seventy-seVenth-St'' Oh feo'
ruary 10, at 7:3O p. III.
TIE SHOOTING OF HAVERSTICK.
| A motion was made yesterday before Recorder
| Smith for the discharge of the bail IN the case
against George W. COnkin, jr who killed w IL
| Uaycrstick III an apartment house at No. 81 Nes'
! Twenty -third-st., on March o, 1883; Mrs Anna II
| Uher Conklin's sister, had lett her husband tf
| live with Haverstick. COnklin charged that ms
sister nad been enticed away by llaveIStlck, VINO
! was a mining broker. COnklin was released Ias'
summer aud went 10 Nevada with his sister; Inc
motion was made on the ground that Mrs. Uhler
| who was the only WltDeSS VI lno sHootiHS' OOUi'
not be found.
FORGERIES on AN ULSTER COUNTY BANK.
| Abraham s. Lockwood ordered half ton of Goa
from j. W. smith, of No. 81 East One-hnhdiedIlhG
twenty nth-st., some weeks ago, and paid Tor Il
with check for fifteen dolarSOn the Ulster County
! National Bank. Mr.. smith deposited the check a
| thc Mount Morris Bank. 1t was returned market
IN Ga" and MI. Smith wrote to the officials OF th
Ulster County Bank asking an explanation. let
ter iii answer informed hun that the slgAer OF TN
| check was a worthless fellow, who had never MAJ
| an account in the bank, and that several slmlla
| checks for amounts ranging from ten to ifteen dol
| lars had been received at the bank. Yesterday Mr
! Lock God was arrested, and Justice NClde heI'
him in $500 bail in the Harlem Police Court 70
trial.
MONTHLY MEETING OF sOROsIs.
The monthly social meeting of SoI0sis was he'd Il
Delmonic0's YESTERDAY afternoon. The Committee
on House and Home presented tins question l0r IN,
cussion: wv hich life Is conducive TO develop ia
finer characteristic business woman or the woma
in society," Papers were presented on this subjee
! by Mrs Clara Neyman, Mrs. ;. W. Van Horn, Nj,
Ella Dietz Clyner, Mrs Sta b. Sayles, Mrs. SOpni
c. Hoffman, Mrs. Edna G. smith, In the discussio
that followed Mrs. Croy, Mrs. Mary Davis, Mrs.
4, Morse and many others took part. There wei
music and recitations. Miss Ellen L. Miles read
rep0rt ON Education" and a report ON g Hous
and Home was given by Mrs. Margie Yardley.
) vote of thanks to Secretary folger for his recer
action regarding the rights of women to becon
captains of steamboats,, was passed.
BROOKLYN.
The foreman of the February Grand Jury
Thomas w. Valentine merchant, of No. 2l3 Ro
ney-st.
The Board of Education has introduced fr
hooks in the public schools, and begun system
7 paying teachers with checks
! The bonds of the newly appointed heads of d
partments were approved by the Board OF Aide
men Yesterday, and unanimous consent belr
Granted. the Mayor can approve them to-day al
| The officials enter upon their duties.