New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-18
NETWORK CITY.

The steamship Abyslnnia, from Liverpool, lahueu
1913 immigrants Mt Castle Garden yesterday, ana
the Labrador, from Havre, 100.
The Maritime Exchange yesterday adopted a
memorial to Congress asking for the suspension OF
| the coinage OF the silver dollar
| HEALTH TALKS To YOUNG MEN.
The last of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tiOn free Health Talks will be given tonight i'll
Association Hall by DR. Daniel Lewis, to youhg men
only, on "Wakefulness and how avoided
REPORTING HEAVY WEATHER AT SEA.
| The schooner Kate Carleton the Italian bark
Ismal and the bark John Kepler which arrived
yesterday reported having experienced heavy
weather at sea which did them much damage.
HOME FOR CHRONIC INvALrDs
Jacob Schiff, Julian Nathan, Jesse Segman and
other prominent Hebrews have issued an appeal
for subscriptions for founding home for chronic
invalids, TO be named IN honor of Sir Moses Monte
fore, the aged Hebrew phlanthrOpist.
RETURN or A DIAMOND THIEF.
Jacob ROsenbaum. the clerk who stole diamonds
from his employer, William Reiman of No. Aston
House, and fed TO Europe, returned voluntarily on
the steamer Abyssyna yesterday. lie was arrested
and held to bail IN 5000.
BURGLAR HEAVILY PUNISHED.
Frank Lee, of No. 80 Varick-st., and Charles
Martin, broke into the house of DT. W. i. Ranney,
at NO. ii West ThiTty-secOnd-st., on the night OF
April 4, and were discovered and captured. Lee
pleaded guilty before Judge GIldersleeye yester
day, and was sentenced to imprisonment Tor hIteen
years
| MORE TYPHUs FEVER PATIENTS.
Rosa Wentraub, of No. 100 Forsyth-st., Lasar
Morgenbesser of No. 40 Deancy-si. and Schlrmer
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| fourteenth-st.. who were sent to the Mount Sinai
| Hospital Wednesday night, suffering from
| typhus fever, sent TO the Riverside Hospital
( yesterday.
| A RECEIVERS AUCTION SALE OF BOOKS.
The receivers sale of the remaining stock of the
late James Miller, ublisher and bookseller at No
| 800 Broadway, was begun yesterday morning, ny
Richard V. Hauott IL Co, auctioneers. Five hum
dred lots of books, the ma orty editions OF popu-
lar poets, were offered but brought low prices. The
! sale is TO be concluded to-day
A DRAFT on DUBLIN DIsHONORED
PaTck SReae9 ry RgfRt of o NO &c. B
Peari-st.. before Justice Duffy yesterday, at the
| Essex Market Police Court with having obtained
SO from her for draft on the iibenia National
Bank, in Dublin, for t3 PAYABLE 70 her r latngr,
held for trial in default of $500 bail
JtMPING OVERHEARD FROM THE LABRADOR,
johann bIannstGl heeIage PasSetsfb on thf
Yesterday from Havre, committed suicide by jump
ing from the steamer tine day that she left iayTe
| Five days Later Johann Uirich, another steerage
passenger attempted to jump overheard BUT was
| prevented. He was apparently insane, and on his
| arrival at this port he was sent to st. Lukes
| Hospital.
THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHTBIuON.
The Ncw-York Local Committee of the Inter
national Health Exhibition which is to be held in
| London met in the Mayors O1ce yesterday and
resolved to telegraph to London aud reqne9t an eX-
tension of the time which has been allowed to
| Commissioner Woolsey Johnson acted as secretary
| General Alexander Shaler, Or. w. b. Wallace. ID.
| G. Robbins, Henry IL PeNew and Henry Meyer
were present.
| AN INVITATION To THE VOLUNTEER FIRENEN.
Adjutant General Forbes of the Memorial Com
of the Republic has invited the lately organized
Ncw-YOrk Volunteer Firemens association to par
tcipate with the Grand Army in the observances of
Decoration Day. The association, which or
ganzed IN February, already numbers 800 menu
bcrs, and l5i new ones are TO be passed upon at
meeting on Friday.
MEETING or THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY
The meeting of tlp IiUCUOuOt society of
America was held yesterday in Association Hall !
the society," which is a wear old, has nearly two
hundred members, descendants of the leading HUI |
guenot families that migrated to this country IN
the early period of its history. John Jay was re- |
Wittmeycr, secretary; MOrey Hale Barlow, treas
urcr; and Chauncey NJ. Depew, yice-presidcut for !
staten Island. 4 public meeting, will be held by |
at Flfth-avc. and FOrty-eighth-st
DEALERS PURCHASING HORSES.
consignment of Michigan horses wore sold at |
change, Broadway and Fifteth-st. There was
lair attendance at the sale, which comprised the |
blood of Hambletonan, Magma Charta. Almont.
Ethan Allen and Vermont Hero. The purchasers
all dealers. Headlight, a black gelding, six
years Old out of daughter of Vermont Hero, by
Ilatchs AlmOnt, brought S6l5. \ gentleman's |
road team. sand TO be able to trot together in 800
sold for 900 900. 4 Ke9tuekyrDred saddle gelding
j. L. Deyo, of Jackson, Mich.
KMEGER's CONDITION SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
Kriegcr. the victm OF the alleged robbery and
murdeTOu5 assault on the HODOkeu ferry boat,
James Itumsey, still remains in dangerous condi-
ton. But tho swelling on his left cheek and under
the jaw is subsid ng, and be speaks with ease
and IS more comfortable generally His wife, at the
request of the police authorities questioned him
about his money He told her he did not take it with
him when he went to the ITALIA Theatre, and said !
that she would find it in a certain place IN the
house. She searched for It and found it. She SAID
that the watch taken was of small value, and that
the chain was of artificial gold. The pocketbOOk
containing three dollars in money was untouched.
BROOKLYN
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday by
Il. McCulloch.
The music in Prospect Park will be given the
coming season by Contorno and by Eben, each on
alternate Saturdays. 4 steam launch will be put
on the lake to tow barge carrying 20 or 30 per-
sons.
Mrs. Catherine Maggie, age ffty-fve, waq instant
" killed on Wednesday by falling headIong from
the third-stoTy window of her house, No. 70 Con-
gress-st, while hanging clothes on line.
Twelve out of fifty-six applicants to he exam
ned for positions as policemen were passed by the
Board of Examiners appointed under the Civil
Service Rules, who held the nrst examination on
Wednesday night. The successful candidates are
eligible for appointment as patrolmen.
II. NJ. Benedict has resigned the presidency of the
Fulton Municipal Gas Company, and Henry 5.
Rogers, yice-presdent of the Pratt Manufacturing
ComPa,ny, which Is practically part of the stand
Nh Benedict is believed TO DO interested in the new
Equitable Gas Company.
While crossing the East River yesterday Charles
hcOilliNti9i loI NV, ctOttLuudu Win no |
home aud pedder by occupation, jumped over
board from he fcrry-boat FaTTagut. 4 passing tug
rescued him and he was taken to Brooklyn and ar
rested for attempting 10 commit suicide. At the
York Street Police Station he said that Christ's COM
mand was, Come unto Me ali We who are weary
ana heavy laden and will give you rest and he
was only 0beylng that command when he jumped
into the WAFER.
Steps have been taken to prepare bill for pre-
sentatiOn 10 the Legislature providing for the
widening of Westinghouse. from the Bridge to City
Hall square. Many Of the erty-Owuers in the
street advocate the scheme. IL 10 proposed TO add
sixty feet on the west side of the street. Ample
room would then be afforded for the extension of
the Brdge rallwaI % the CITY Hall whore a snlta-