New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-17
NETWORK CITY.

the ferryboat Warren. while on trlp from BroOk-
Ign last night, and was drowned.
Lewis A. Mitchell has bought the property on the
northeast corner of Fifthaye. and Eighty
from James G. Varney, for S200OOO.
Four liquor dealers, arrested for violating the
Excise law on Sunday, were held In $loO Dali each
at Jefferson Market.
Mrs. Nancy Roples, of No. So Columbia-st: was
arrested yesterday with having paWned nlnety-sl4
pairs of trousers given to her to be made.
An unknown man abOut fifty years Old whose Sc
dress indicated poverty, became Ill ana dleu III
front of No. 1913 Washlngoon-st. yesterday.
Mrs. Mary T. Keep writes to The TRIBUNE that
the agreement with her husband, Charles u, heoP
was that he should pay her $ZO per week. anu hot
Sl2 80 as enormously stated
New-Yorkers wishing to witness the unveiling of
the statue of ex- Governor Buckingham at Hartford
tomorrow, can go easily and cheaplly by the New
Haven steamers, which connect with special ualns
DROWNED WHILE ROWING.
rowboat with three boys in II upset Opposite
West Tenthst last night and spilled them into the
river. Two Of them swan ashore, but sherwood
Crawford, age fourteen, OF No. . Nlnth-ave, was
FRACTURED HIS SKULL BY FALLING.
Oliver ChamberIin age SIX years e zen from rHe
ST. and Broadway. last night and fractured his
skull and thigh His parents live in the hotel.
NO CITY MONEY For REvIE EG IS sTA HStInotn
Yesterday that there was no fund which could DC
drawn on to pay the $500 which was appropriated
by the Aldermen to build reviewing stand lor the
HIS TROUBLE Is NOT YET ENDED.
SiGmund Kopp two weeks ago tried to commit
suicide by cutting his throat. lie sucGeed9a So ~
poorly that ne was arralgned before Ysi d DT a
in the York vile Court yesterday ana said ne vas
tired of life. lie held Ill $1,000 bail l"r trlal.
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
The body of Frederick SkiRstead, OF NO. 10 hast
Ninth-st, was found in the East RIVER AT the Ioot
of Fourth,st. yesterday. He was sixty-one years
old 1t Is supposed that he was accidentally
drowned.
PROPOSING PARK AT COENTTEs SLIP.
Commissioner Thompson has thought for some
time that public park at Coenties Slip would be an
ornament and convenience to the city 80 he had
his engineers draw him plan and he presented 1t
to the Board of Estimate yesterday IL was
promptly referred to the Park COMMISSIONERS
GRANT AND WARDS OFFICES Closed
The offices of Grant d Ward at No. Wall-st.
have been closed. The furniture, books, etc, were
removed yesterday to the office OF Dawes, Work ~
McNamee, In the new Mutua! Life Insurance COM
pany's building, where Mr.. Davies mas SET apart
room for the conduct of the business as receiver of
the firm.
IDENTIFIED BY Ills VICTIM.
Vincenzo CarlatIno, stoutly built Italian, was
arrested last night on tie charge OF having as
saulted Joseph Gallo on May in Greenpont. Car
latino struck Gallo over the head with shovel,
fracturng his skull. The wounded man was taken
TO ST. Nincents Hospital ana VIII doubtless ule'
lie identified the prisoner.
ANY MAN CAN WEAR A BLUE UNIFORM
The Corporation Counsel told the Pol Com
mIssloners yesterday that employees Oh private COZ
porations could not be arrested for wearing uni
forms similar to those worn by ,pohcemen unless
they endeavOred to pass themselves OH as police
men, wore exact copies OF the ponce shleds ana
buttons.
CHANGE OF POLICE sERGEANTs.
Roundsman Hugh Clark. of the Fifteenth Pre-
cinct was appointed sergeant yesterday ana
sent to the Thirteenth Precinct; Sergeant Adam
Cross, of the Eighth, was transferred 10 the
Twenty-ninth Sergeant Tins, Of the twenty
NINTH was sent to the Ninth, and Sergeant Carpen-
ter of the Ninth, was transferred to the Eighth
MEETING DEATH SUDDENLY. ~
While driving sand cart in Fourth-aye. yester-
day, Thomas White, of No. 3H East Thirty-iifth-
St. fell in front Of the wheels and was run over.
He died while he was being moved 10 a hospital.
Thomas Mills OF fremont, fell from the fifth story
Of No. 342 Madison-st., and was killed. william
Glass of Henry st, Brooklyn, was killed by faH
from the roof of No. 70 Dey-st
NOT THEIR WAY OF DOING BUSINESS. -,
Best 81 Co.. of Nos. 60 and 81 West Twenty-thlrd-
st. proprieors of the Liliputlan Bazaar, state that
the FOurteenth-st. merchant VINO was arrested
on Saturday on a charge Of assault and who was
represented as beng the proprietor OF the Llhpu-
tian Bazaar, had no connection with their store;
Taeir rule is to refund cheerfully money for all
purchases not entirely satisfactory. Therefore no
controversy Of the kind referred to in that article
would occur with them.
WORK OF THE BOARD or ESTIMATE.
The Controller was authorized AT ameetlng OF the
Board of Estimate. yesterday TO issue $4,000 IN
bonds, bearing interest at not more than per
cent to pay for preliminary surveys OF bridge to
be built across the Harlem River, above High
will also be issued to pay the awards for land used
for drains in the Twenty-tnlrd Ward.
swINDLING HIS COUNTRYMEN.
Francisco Capra of No. 10 Jerscy-st., was held
for trial IN the GOmbs Police Court yesterday,
charged with swIndlIng a number OF his country
mem On Friday he was paid $S by each of thirty
We men for whom he promised work a railroad
in Pennsyly9nia, at 81 % day. Ihe men having
reached their destination learned now. they had
been duped, and those who had sufficient money
returned TO this city and caused Capras arrest.
DEAF BURGLAR SENTENCED.
Clarence Mccarthy, sailor, was found by James
b. Neal, the florist in his store, at No 226 Bowery
early on the morning of May "a. Mccarthy had
been so noisy i'll entering the building that he
awakened Mrs. Neal Mccarthy Is deaf and cOnld
not hear Mr. Neal until the latter fired pistol The
prisoner was arrested after struggle. Mccarthy
pleaded guilty TO charge OF burglary aud was
Sentenced yesterday by Recorder Smyth to five
years in the State Prison.
WELCOMING METHODIST DELEGATES.
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church III Fourth
ave gave reception yesterday to the Rev. Messrs.
Robert Milton Young and sylvester Whitehead,
delegates from the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
England. to the General Conference recently held
i'm Philadelphia The Rev. DR.. Spellmeyer presided
and the Rev. DR.. o. II. Tiffany delivered an address
of welcome to which the delegates responded. The
Rev Drs. Chadwick and Goodeu also made adj
dresses
WISHING SALARIES EQUALIZED.
The Primary Teachers Association held meeting
yesterday IN Grammar School. No. AZ, in East
Twelfthst Miss |. l.. Favor was elected president,
and said that the association had failed to meet the
expectation and hope its friends Of in not having
the salaries of the Primary and Grammar school
teachers eoualzed Miss Jenny Is. Morrill, de-
iiyered an address upon the instruction Of small
children i'll arithmetic.
WAR IN EMIGRANT RATES.
The war in eInigrant rates between the transat-
lantic steamship companies continues. Yesterday
the Inman Line led in reduction from Sig out
ward and Y21 prepaid to $l5 The Guion, White
Star, Cunard and Anchor Lines followed with the
same reduction. The State Line fixed the rate at
S14 both ways. A representative Of the National
Line said that his rates were still 17 outward aud
SIC prepaid but agents of the other lines said the
National was also selling tickets at S14
INDICTED FOR MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
charged by Coroner Levy but was held by Police
Justice Duffy on a charge Of killing Joseph Nc
CURE, was yesterday indicted by tho Grand Jury
three brothers who were IN the LIQUOR store Of Mark