New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-10
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| WHEAT NOT so CHEAP SINCE THE WAR Az Now,
| Wheat ~ now lower than IT has been Tor twenty
years. A member Of the Produce Exchange sal9
yesterday 1--WE have wheat crop IN me uhi'eu
States this year of go 100000 BUSHELS
A CoNVoCATtoN or CotoRFD RECToRs.
Tho second con vocation Of the colored clergy or
the Protestant Episcopal Church will meet ct lQ3o
o'clock this morning in tho Church OF the irpLI
Communion at SiStl-avc aud Twentieth at, Inc
! huanesa meeting aud discussions on different sun
iccts will take place al st. Philips Church, IN
Mulheny-st, tha evening.
atNptNo nts poN 70 tttr tat,Nn,
Michael Mchan yeerrdey in tho lorkyc Court
testified that hn son Frank belonged toa gang that
met a. SeE"@,sSS ana rtSn oy s cent Tho
! youth ~ the iNland for month
A PRETTY IMMIGRANT aiRt maaN0
Nora Callahan, young aud pretty Immigrant
missing ilei sister, who lives IN this city, aent her
word 10 remain ut the Garden until aho was called
for but Nora walked through the gates aud has not
| been seen since,
THE ROCK MAT THE Pilgrim STRUCK
| The Pilot Commissioners yesterday received
! letter from the Chief of Engineers at Washington
stating that he had given direction Tor the fenoNal
! of the rock of the foot of Nnoteenth-st.' East
|. River, which the Pilgrim struck. The work OF
removal will begin soon
| NOT WAX FIGURES, BUT LIVE INDIANS
Sitting Bull and his warriors Including Spotted
| Horn Bull and wife, One Bull, Long Jog War
Eagle Crow Eagle Princess ked spear, beaut tHa
| Eden Musee on Monday next.
ARREST BY THE CHINESE PoLICEMAN.,
William Assins, tho policeman whose fathe a i is
Chinaman. while his mother is lrIsh took his hrst
prisoner to the Tombs Police Court Yesterday. lie |
was appointed two months ago, and IS attached 10 |
the Fourth Precinct. On Monday night he arrested |
john Haley. of No. 20 Cherry-st VINO was drunk. |
| INCREASING A STEAMSHIP LINES FLEET.
BoultOn, Bliss d Dailett, owners OF the Ked - |
Steamship Line, running between tins port ana
Sons the shIpbuIders for the construction OF a |
new iron steamer similar to the caracas ana
Valencia of the same line.
A PICNIC OF NATIONAL GUARDsMEN.
The Washington Light Battery, n. &. ;. \; T.,
held an afternoon and evening picnic IN Elm fark
Yesterday which was attended by several hundred
members of the 9th and 10Th Regiments of New
York and of the 1st and Sd Batteries of Brooklyn.
The attractions were shooting match, an exhibit
ton drill with the discharge of two Calling guns,
dancing and unlimited refreshments.
THE NASSAU FLATS SOLD.
John r. Boyd, the auctoneer, Yesterday, sold at
Nos IS to Isl East Seventy for S57, !4O
or 50 600 over and above the mortgage and ac-
crued interest. Robert c. Martin, of Peck, Martin
d Co. was the purchaser. The property is now
offered at private sale.
WESTERN UNION DIVIDEND.
AT meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the
directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
Yesterday, ii voted TO recommend to the full
board the usual dividend of IA per cent for the
quarter ending with the present month. For the
payment of the dividend on October 10 the trans
Ter books will be closed from September 20 to Octo-
BERG.
POISONED ny EATING PICKLES.
Donald NJ Mcdonald, a lawyer of Toronto
Canada and hts wife. yesterday were taken to the
New-York Hospital from the Grand Central Depot
suffering from copper poisoning. They had taken
their meals on the cars and after eating some
pickles in the morning they became seriously i'll:
The pickles which they ate probably were colored
with copper.
HIS FAMILY STARVING WHILE HE HAD MONEY
Agent Knoll. of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children. on Monday night arrested
John Young, whose wife and children were found
starving i'm the basement of 23S East Seventy-ttth-
st. Young had SIS 80. and told Justice Duffy in
the Yorkville Court yesterday that he intended TO
provide for his family although ms wlle' ne sau,
dollar TO the prisoner and the remainder to his
wife, Then he held Young for trial
QUESTION OF RESIDENCE
"South shore" asks The TRIBUNE as to the
time when he should return to this city
N No it'" If he has intended to return to
this city and has not voted elsewhere In his alb
poses of voting If he has intended to fix his resi-
dence at his last boarding house in this city, he
registry. Otherwise he must fix on place of resi-
dencc in this city at least thirty days before Nov
emhet !
SELLING WORTHLESS DRAFT
Frederick Rulcuacht on July 30, while on his
way to Basic. switzerland, was met 10y u runner
for Louis picus keeper of an emigrant boarding
house, ut No. 5Ol Caual-st. who sold hun a ticket
for Europe and sight draft on the AuEo-Amcri. |
can Bank of Basic for 500 francs When he reached
Basic. Rulcuachl found that there was no such
hank aud lc returned u few days ago and made u
complaint 10 the MAYORS Marshal. Picus was sent
fu and udmlttt that hC hdd a runner IN MS Nll-
pillow answering the description ON gwen by RricnachL
but said that hc knew nothing of tho transaction.
nrGt>NING CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
A convcnt ion of " Christian Workers began yes
tcrday at the Iwcuty-thrd street tabernacle, OF
which the Rev. A. II. Simpson IL pastor Its pur-
poses is Ia reproduce IN tins country some Of the
features and results of the Mldmav Annual Meet
inc of London. Home aud foreign missions will
occupy much time IN the conference which ls en-
tircly undenominational. Until Friday night MIR
and Mr. Henry Grattm Guinness, of England, are
expected ~ participate in the conference also the
Rev Dr. PcntecoSt, the Rev. Dr stanton, of Wash
iugton and the Rev. DR.. Plerson, OF Philadelphia
RESPECTING ruE WISHES OF A DEAD MAY.
Julius Hart the fish peddlcr who was held by |
Justice Power of the Essex Market Pc ice Court, |
on a charge of having fatally stabbed his brother,
Michael. in a quarrel on August D. was yesterday |
discharged by Coroner Martin. Among those
sworn was the mother of the boys VINO created |
much sympathy with her simple pathetic tale and
manners, and SAID that liquor was TO blame for 1t
all The brothers had quarreled and Michael re-
said that hc did want his brother arrested he
had a large family. The jury found that he came
10 his death If wound inflicted with a fish knife
III his own hands,
ACCrstNd A BOOKSELLER OF GRAND LARCENY.
George G. Middleton, a well known sporting
man. who gives most of his attention to horse
racing, was taken to the Iom0s PoHce Court yes
terday, a warrant charging HIM with grand lar
ceny The complaint made by William A. |
Borden. of Fall River Mass, and alleges that last
NAV the two men and one Alexander formed part |
nershIp for selling pools on the Jerome Park aud
the Sheepshead Bay races during the season. Bor-
der invested 81 900 and now declares that he was
swnded out of the money and that Middleton in
duced him to hand over the money on false repre-
seutatOns. The prisoner demanded an examlna-
ton. which was granted, and he paroled IN his
lawyers custody.
BROOKLYN
The General Term of the Supreme Court has
affirmed the conviction of George II. Mills of muir
der III the first degree in killing his wife.