New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-10
A SUGAR HOUSE IN TROUBLE.

Paper of J. de Rivera & Co.. commission mcr-
chants in sugar and hemp az No. Il Pearl-st.' went
to protest tuesday night. The amount OF the notes
nrdte.tod is stated to be less than OOO0O No sns-
pension " made yesterday. and the members OF lhe
concern profess confidence that their ehDaIIaaSmtuI
W i'll be only temporary An extension ol uho VIII
be asked by them, and so far their creditors nave
EXPRESSED willingness TO accommodate then. II Is
generally believed in the sugar trade that the house
viii be carried over its present difficulties, me
firm has accounts with the Bank OF New YORK ana
the Bank Of America, but il Was stated Yesterday
that all of the bank loans are amply protected Oy
lie firm is composed Of Henry c. de Rivera Sal
vador Ros and Percy x. KING II was es,dplNn'u
by Joseph de Rivera and has been III existence LOT
ahout thirty years under different names JhG'r
the present ttle the tIm has done business Tor
about seventeen wears. The members are mghy
esteemed in the trade, Ii was stated YESTERDAY
that for more tnau year the firms position has
not been considered an important one. us present
emha rrassmeLt is aScIlhed 10 the shrhkage III nc
market and the TACT that us hoies came ZIG
before its stock of sugars had been SOLD II IS the
general impression that the concern WI surmount
its difficulties without interruption Oh us puslhcSs
POISON IN TIE SODA WATER FOUNTAIN.
DR.. Cyrus Edison yesterday had on his desk in the
Sanitary Bureau several metal combination lauce'S
taken from soda water fountains. hey ,had
been cut into pieces with steel saws. lie took up
one OF he faucets. separated the parts pointed our
LAYERS of diSrjs IN the tubes, and SAID:
Here Is something the Of winch must he stopped
iinheua,.N, Lmi, u, a" ir tiT'ugbout the civ By
adjusting this meta faucet any one OF several syrups can
DE drawn mo glass throdgh the spout ana tnrh' W
Of the handle above soda water - ruu Iou-n wy
same spout. Crc acid which n present IN lemon anu
other syr1pS used in soda water Fountains ATTACKS tne
posi- % verd girls. Ia Of these tubes the amount OF
nersyrs / think enous "a " he poison would get
INTO single ga.s ~ soda water drawn through his lube
10 cause sickness The syrups should he Kept IN hotties
ana If they are to he drawn through 'uoos '' 'u'cs
ought 70 be made Of glass.
II il, said that the manufacturers Of soda water
who have hccn using impure water from weiIs naNe
been warned not 10 use sGch water any ohger' u
they persist in using such water PROCEEDINGS VIII
be begun 10 prevent the sale OF theT soda water
The firm of John Matthews say that they l3ng
ago discontinued the uSc Of well water, aud that
they oppose the of copper soda water fountains
RUNNING INTO 4 STREET-CAR
The driver Of an American Express wagon LEFT
his horse standing unattended at Broadway and
Fourth-st yesterday afternoon, aud the horse took
fright II ran westward through Fourth
ST., and dashed against Broadway
Grcene'si. The animals head and breast and the
shafts OF the struck the aide Of he car about
midway between tho two platforms, breaking the
windows and the woodwork and frightening the
pa s.ngers Edwin A. Brooks shoe dealer at No.
l,lV6 Broadway, was sitting with bis back to the
spot where the horse struck. He was thrown
violently TO the opposite side of the
car His back was bruised severely aud his right
hand was cut. he Othor passengers escaped IN,
Jury. Mr.. Brooks declined the assistance offered
by the police and continued on his way to bis
store soon as the car was able 10 proceed. The
horse was not injured seriously ~ the cOlIlsloh.
ENBALMING MRS. NEUNILLE'S BODY.
The body of Mrs. Jeanne Nenville was viewed
nv Coroner Levy yesterday al tho New-iork Hos
pita aud then turned over 10 the CUSTODY OF her
husband. A. Melville Of st. LOUIS, BY whom II was
taken to rooms recently occupied by the couple at
Ne. 66 East Eloventh-s IT. Later the body was en-
balIned aud sent 10 ParkersbuTg, west virginia,
the birthplace Of the dead woman. ConceIning
Mrs. Neuville's connection with the Hazel hlrke
Company, her friends deny that she was ever pro-
faag nal
the sta &c for the sake of diversion. She was Only
three years old. The coroner also took the
statement of John Flynn OF No. l3o EsseI-st, tbe
driver OF the wagon which ran over Mrs. Melville
The wagon belonged to 1rows book biudsTy estab-
lishment. Flynn was released on bail.
LOOKING FOR THE BOOKSELLERS.
The bench warrants issued by Judge Moore OF
the Kings County Court of Sessions, for the four