New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-30

WIN AAs~
: 7fye-year-old child. On Tuesday night she locked
the child IN O room and allowed her TO remain with
| only few cruss of bread until the following night
| She was sent to the Island for six months,
| TO COMFY ISLAND IN FORTY MINUTES.
| The New-York and Sea Beach Railway Company
makes the trip to Coney Island in forty minutes
II is largely patronized by visitors to the Brighton
| Beach races. The steamboats, Sylvan Dell, Sylvan
| Stream and Sylvan Grove leave pier No. every
twenty minutes, and the fare is: gentlemen, ~
| cents; ladies' % cents, and children 10 cents.
GIVEN PLENTY OF TINE TO REPORT.
AT the yearly meeting of the Friends in the Ruth
erfurd Place Meeting House yesterday, the question
of having the business of the meeting given more
fully to the press was referred to committee to
report next year. Statistics showed that in the
care of the society there are 81 Quaker families,
,103 parts of families, 645 nonresident members,
and 10 school children
REDUCED RATES TO CHICAGO.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers for sale at its
various stations and offices round trip tickets to
remain on sale up to June and between July
and July 3, inclusive. Thus persons who wish TO
go to the conventions can make the trip Tor the
ordinary fare one way.
THE STATEN ISLAND AND BAY RIDGE FERRIES
Mr.. Starin succeeded yesterday in getting another
postponement of the sale of the Staten Island and
Bay Ridge ferries, an Injunction having been served
at the suit OF Fuller restraining the Controller
from carrying forward the sale as advertised. The
question whether the injunction ~ to be made pei
manent is to be argued Oh June 3. at special term
of the Supreme Court before Judge Noah Davis In
the sale till Thursday, June H.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING AT STA.
The steamship Belgenland of the Red Star line,
which arrived at this port yesterday from Antwerp,
reports that on the second day out about o'clock
IN the morning, William King, an English steerage
passenger jumped overheard, but was rescued.
The boat that rescued him was manned and lowered
in less than five minutes King denied that he in
tended TO commit suicide but says that he had been
drinking and fell overheard accidentally.
DOINGS OF THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners of Emigration. yesterday;
confirmed as clerk, j. {. NlghltSCb, recommended
by the Civil service Commission. Ludwig Sembler.
of No. rs Court-st., Brooklyn, was given money
brokers stall III Castle Garden. Mr.. Stevens
moved that, in view OF the decrease in immigration.
the force of employees at Wards island and Castle
Garden b" reduced. The subject was referred to
the Wards Island and Castle Garden committees.
The painter at Wards Island was discharged
THE PRODUCE EXCIIA\G gle OPPOSITION TICKET.
A caucus was held at the Produce Exchange yes
terday to nominate ticket IN opposition to the
one headed by President IleTTIck, with the follow
ing result: For president C.. H. IlckOx; vice-pres-
dent G. NJ Vail; treasurer, 5. Jacobs Board of
Clapp Henry Max Held c. Sullivan. A. Pagen-
stecher j. X. Barnes, :. 3 MARBLES, Daniel FL
dredge, ID. 5. Jones, A. X. Bingham and John A.
LOBBY.
PREPARING TO BECOME CoLLEGIANs.
Over 1000 bught-faced schoOboys were at the
College of the CITY of NewYork yesterday to be ex-
amiued for admission. OF that number 81 were
from the public schools, and % from private
schools. The examinations were IN spelling, Amer
lean history, ana grammar. the dppll-
cants were required among other things To write
answers to several newspaper advertisements.
President Webb said that 40 applications had
been made by parents wish their sons to enter
the mechanical department of the college.
LIABILITIES or THE CITY IN DECEMBER
The Controller submitted report of the depart
ment for the year ending December 81, 1888, TO
Mayor LdsOn yesterday which showed the liabllI-
ties of the city consisting OF the funded bond
debt, revenue bonds unsettled accounts and out
standing claims, to amount to 1896, sos, l39 10.
ip .SDfs M ga all
cur1tes III the sinking fund uncOllected taxes, as
sessments and rents AID bonds and mortgages,
amount to 500, ~, 42O O6. The Eet lab llItIes on
December 81, 1883 were $Sl ,335, 719 %.
MISS CAYvAN's RECITATION AT THE ACADEMY.
Miss Georgia CayVan Will give a recitation in
the Decoration Day exercises IN the Academy OF
Music this evening and will go immediately from
the Academy 10 me Madison Square Theatre where
she will play as usual the part of nGy BLOSSOM
which she created III the play OF that name. Ihe
Committee of Arrangements for this evenings
meeting were so ANXIOUS that Miss Cayvan should
reac that they especially arranged the programme
III such way a. 10 make tins possible.
The WEST SIDE BANK.
The doors of the West Side Bank were open yes;
tcrday and many depOsitOrs and offers interested |
III the AFFAIRS OF the institution visited 1t. Many |
were prepared 10 make deposits and others wanted
to Draw money, but none was received or paid out.
1t was announced that the Clearing House arrange
lnehtS were not completed, alihougi there was no
doubt that the American Exchange Bank would act !
rs the medium for passing the checks Of the West |
side Bank through the Clearing House. DepOsltOrs
were informed that the bank would resume pay !
ments tomorrow morning.
ADDING TO HIS SALARY.
Considerable property has disappeared from the |
wholesale dry goods house of George l.. Armstrong,
No. "a fTankIn-st. On Wednesday Ralph smith, |
clerk, called upon by Gerald DOnnclly OF No. !
60 FuItOn-aVe, Brooklyn, When DOnncly started |
10 leave the store lie carried parcel winch Smith
had handed him. The parcel contained Irish linen
taole-cOths valued at $40. Both men were taken
i'll custody. Smith had dozen pawn tickets which
he confessed represented goods valued at 500,
which lac had stolen from his employer. Both
prisoners were committed to trial at the TOmbs
Police Court.
GRUMBLING or TIE POLARIAS PASSENGERS.
Nearly Ouc-half Of the passengers on tue Quaran-
tined steamship POlaria were sent mp to Castle
Garden yesterday. The rest expected to-day.
The immigrants indignant that they should
have been delayed at Quarantine, and nave be-
water provided Tor them. fresh meat was sent on
board for them every day and they were given eX-
celIent bread and pure water, yet they complain
loudly of the treatment they have received and so
far from beng grateful for the for their health
and comfort taken by the agent Of the line they
have been ready to mob him every time that he
came Oh board.
BROOKLYN.
The Excise Commissioner revoked the license of
Frederick Graef, of No. $40 Van Brunt-st,, yester-
day.