New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-15

taken to Sing Sing yesterday. He had asked
Warden Finn If he could be married to GERTRUDE
Ash, who is in the Tombs as his accompilce. no
question was referred to the District AttorneeS,
Office hut an answer was not recelNcu ooioio VIM
Jams was taken 10 prison.
TyPHrs FEVER IN A LODGING-HoUsE.
Harris Levin, No 20 Suffolk-st., Moses Muller
of No IL Essex,st, solomon Gofdon ana n1s two
Migrants named May and Hoffman. who had been
in Chatham-st: lodging-house, were removed a.. 10
the Riverside Hospital Yesterday suffering from
tVphus fever Ii was said in the sanitary Bureau
yesterday that with the approach OF warmer
weather the danger of typhus fever epidemic
would decrease.
SUICIDES ny WIRE AND ROPE.
Worhmen in Drew & Buckeyes lumber yard at
the foot of West Thirteenth-st. found tho body OF
unknown German hanging by piece OF tele
The man probably committed suicide on saturday
evening. He was about thirty-fye years old with
light hair and mustache ms clothing marneu
thirty wears old, committed suicide by hanging
himself on Sunday night, in his home at One-hun-
dred-and-nftv- and Courtland-ave.
ALDERMAN WAITE on HIGH HOUSES.
At the meeting Of the Board of Aldermen yester-
dav. Mr. Waite Introduced a resolution providing
that IN accordance with the laws OF 1857. which
have never been repealed the height of all dwell
ing houses intended form than one family shall
be regulated III proportion TO the width OF the
streets on which they front. The height measured
from the sidewalk line and taken in all eases
through tho centre OF the facade of the building
shall not exceed sixty feet on all streets not more
than sixty feet in width, and seventy feet on
streets exceeding sixty feet In width.
BUILDING MATERIAL EXCHANGE ELECTION.
At the annual election of the Building Material
Exchange yesterday there was contest over the
presidency, Lowell Talbot OF I9l6ot Chase * Co
being the regular nominee and William n. Phil
brick of Manchester & Philbrick. being opposed to
him. Mr. Philbrck had been vice-presdent fer
to his selection as candidate for president because
of his large connections with general
building material interests Mr. Phlbrick was
elected president John /. Kane. The regular MONT
name was on both tickets treasurer. The regular
ticket for trustees was elected.
CONFUSION AMONG VALUABLE HORSES.
Captain Freeman drove in at Barry's road-hOuse
yesterday while many blOOded horses, notably
those of Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr. Eastman and Mr. Bon
ner, were tied In tho sheds. The captains horse
was tied with the others, but becoming frightened
at the antics of two dogs, he broke his headstall
and in a moment turned the sheds into the utmost
confusion The horse ran in among the others, and
the mettesome animals began to jump and snort
Light wagons threatened, and grooms and
owners ran in among them and had much trouble
in pacfying them. The frightened horse was
caught, and no damage except the breaking OF
few straps resulted.
RAILROAD REPAIR SHOPS TO BE SEVERED.
The Board of Street Openings yesterday decided
that it would be for the best interest of the city TO
open leXingtOn-ave. between Ninety-seventh and
Ninety eighth SITS Vice-PTesident Galloway said
that no amount Of money GoHId compensate safe tne
cut into by the opening of the avenue. delega,
ton Of property-0wners along the avenue urged
the opening L was also resolved that the G0atGGF
side of Avenue st. Nicholas, near One-hundred-and-
thrty-Hfth-st. to the Convent of the Sacred Heart
and over the hill TO Tenth-ave. near One hundred
and-thirty-ei ghth-st
A WOMAN sHoP-LIFTER TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.
The elderly, respectable; Looking woman who vas
on taken 70 6s IN Altman 6
Co.'s store, and who gave the name OF Jula Little
again arraigned yesterday. She, was repre-
sented by counsel and her husband, who Is said to
be q lawyer of some prominence was also present.
Her counsel demanded that the case be tried by
jury and the papers were sent to the Cen
eral Sessions Court. Bail In the sum Of 500 was
furnished by William r. Romane, furniture
dealer of No. 60 East Tenth-st. The woman per-
affixed the name julia Little TO the bail bond,
and gave her address as No. 5,00l Lexington-ave
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, 230; births, 20G; marriages,
Charles E. Massac, lawyer who is under arrest
for completely in the recent divorce frauds was adj
mitted to $1,000 bail yesterday.
The Aldermen yesterday requested the Legislature
10 authorize the expenditure this year of $l5OOOO
for the repair of the paved streets,
The Fulton Municipal Gas Company has filed
bond of $4,000 the successor of the Mutual
Gas Light Company. The bondsmen are Charles
Pratt aud Charles NJ. Pratt, both of the Standard
Oil Company.
TO restrain the Controller from paying to Sheriff
Stegmaa any money for conveying prisoners to and
from the Raymond Street Jail. The injunction was
applied for by the Marine Bank, which holds
Judgment against the Sheriff.
The memorial windows in the Chu oh OF the Mes
siah which were described in IhE TRIBUNE at
week, were in their places on sunday and were
much admired. The Easter offerings amounted to
over $4,000.
A number of residents of the Eastern District
have formed a Brooklyn Protective Tariff Club,
u ,,I,a
taken to hold public meeting in the Academy Of
Music in the interest of the organization.
Joseph Dunlap age thirty -fye, superintendent Of
a store of the American lea Company in Atlantic
ave-, was arrested yesterday for bigamy. lio was
first married years ago. and his wife lives at
No q Bergen-st, where she is extremely Ill. Last
winter be married Miss Addie Hart Of No. $40 Law
rence-<t., the daughter of Sandy Hook pilot.
Dunlap says he told Mss Hart that he had wife,
but she denies tins When she learned of the other
wife she secured his arrest. Dunlap was sent TO
fail.