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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22

The congregation Of the Park Presbyterian
Church on sunday subscribed SlN,OOO Tor me puI-
pose of charging the cdiIcc.
Ofsixty-nine deaths last week, eleven were from
pneumonia.
john ~ Council, salesman for VI, Seoyer, Is
held By the police a charge of embczzleneht
The stockholders of the Newark and lrwlngton
Horse ar Company elected yesterday the following
directors: : : Baitn J. II. Baliantine. Alexander
Iurnhuil, Richard Gurnersall \: g KcaShey, l.;
Lenoescna, r., q. NJ. Keasbey, H. +. Bailantlne ana
William Clark.
William H. Wlnans who was city treasurer "hen
Auditor Palmer and Clerk Hail perpelrdied men
frauds was indicted in April 1889, for misconduct
in Office and pleaded non yult Yesterday when
JUDGE Depuc i'm the Court of Oyer and IerIuluer
said ne was ready to dispose of the case the PROSE
cutor moved for sentence, and recited the fact OF
his Indictment for making an entry on december
II. 1877 of = 200 rs having been eNpcnded WHeH
nm fact the amount had been stolen by othci''
'Judrr Drpnc. IN passing sentence, alluded to the
fact that Palmer and Hall had been sent 70 the
State Prison. The ease Of Wiuans was different
from heir, ra-much as it dId not appear that ne
had prcitcd 10y the irregularities in ms office. ne
Court imposed a fine of $500 with costs Inc
money was paid and Winans was discharged.
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long ISLAND.

EAST NFw-Y oHK.-Mrs. Philip Barber, of Shep-
hcrd-ave was stabbed seventeen times with a
small pockct-kmfe by her husband on sunday
night because she went ~ a liquor shop and asked
the barkeepcr not TO sell him any more liquor
Her injuries are severe. Barber was arrested yes
terday.
GRAvEsrND-The body Of Mrs. Sarah Ilallett, an
old colored woman, was found III COncy Island
Creek yesterday. She had been missed since De-
cember %.
Lose ISLAND CIrY.-Thc killing of DR.. Edward
Fitzgerald and Frank Lyons, both of Greenpoint,
nj the IhOmpson-aye. crossing of the Long Island
Railroad, Long Island City, on Sunday night. by
being run over, was u general topic Of conversation
Yesterday. The action of the railroad company in
leaving the crossing VI the thoroughfare unpro-
tectcd after 7:2O p. m. was severely commented
mon II was dark when the men got to the rail-
road crossing and the gates not being down they
drove on the track Just then the train from Col
lcgr Point came along and hurled them from the
wagon, in falling they became entsngled in the
driviug-wheel aud were horribly manged. The
widow Of Nh Lyons aud the brother of Dr. FItzgCr-
aid will bring suit against the railroad company.
The inquest will be held on Friday
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
R1GG. THE NEGRO. ON TRIAL.

..x,xc DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF HIS wIFs's
prArH-THE SELECTION OF JURORS.
When Judge Brown took hi. seat in the Queens
Comfy Court House, Long Island City, yesterday
The room and galleries were crowded. The extra
parel of $50 jurymen sat within the railing. huRg
looked well. and wore the same clothes that he has
since his arrest His hair was parted Wess sno
Rusteed Quares and Shells. District Attorney REM,
ing said that theprosecutionEwas ready to proceed
w, n the case of the people against Nugg lor 'no
Maybee murder. john T. Quarles said
n your Honor please the set down ior
learned OF the death OF the Defendant %''
alter consultation with client we are satsneu lhat
he IL moi ready for trial as his deceased wife would p an
Important witness Tor me deien.e aid hive proven by
the defendants wifcw Is also maierla d wonld
n creforp ask your Honor 10 postpone the ula W M
ca,e u1 Thursday morning, a our whole oa'e'''' VI"
tha; witness. D.
Mir nnorles then read an affidavit made by Rngc
in Which he saws lie did not know that his vic Vas
dead until Friday morning al hough shc haa dTu "n
Tau.c Who was at his wIfe's house az Glen Cove
when he was arr stcd and by whom lie expected 10
nroNc what lac could have proven ny us us
80 had mot been subrTnaed by the defence. Nlr
Fleming sand that she had been suopH9aeu ~ NV, ,,lo
prosecution and would he present mus n'otm,a
Judge Brown oVerrulcd the notion lor postH,pno
,cnt and Mr. Bustecd 10 an exception. MI / I,n
iur then moved for jury, and Clerk NntPh,hECHuIu
Richard fowler. Mr.. FoW Ter is resident OF / lnSh-
;,, md was accepted nv the prosecution. Mr.. Bus
iced examined him as to his belief IN luluic ~
ward or punishment; as To bis ieeilh-s against ,0
IU,m,tvo f, nIty bet ween him and the late Annie
q NaybeG ?" Mr. Fowler replied IN the negative;
uoLoi famed no opuiona as tot cease, but had TtId
the account oil the murder in the papers MI
Busiced tkouCht he wuHll not make to"i jury
man hut the Court direct Il that he take ms sydl ~
Inc iuly-boX Several iJfor, were thea calcu, "uu
a stprcotypcd Inst Oi thirN-SeNen questions WV
asked by the prisoners counsel the ehtiIe nuiu"vl
of Juror, being objected 10. AZ me aileIloou III
.o, hfty iurors were called. and N1 we're a,ceP'Vu,
The following jurors have been SeleGted hiena"
Fowler machlnISt, Of FlusLlug; W ii19n ~, u
iI,it.ad t,r,ner. Richard Undcrhlll, Oyster ray,
farmrr: samuel Tits. Oyster Bay, farmer; WI w,
liam f. Hawxhurst, North hampstead farmer WI,
liam H. Mathews North Hampstead FARMER
William WIllefs Oy ter Bay, farmer ooo
ihr court adjourned until this morning at W3 50
o'clock II il understood that the defence win nc
for to-day,
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sr-vpRy NEw-JERsEY TOWNS.

UoRoKEN.-Paul Ramm. of Bremen, who arrived
IN this country on saturday committed Sulcue III
NagIe's Hotel. in Westinghouse, Yesterday, by
taking Paris green. lie was thlrtY-hye years Oh
age, aud papers showing that he worked III BANK
in Germany were found upon nm.
Alfred Demkkc age five, has been missing from
his home 40 36 Nrwark->t, since sunday Ittcl-
noon. lie was playing near the Terry ana ms I3ther
fears that he Is dTownrd- ..Eugeue "c1',
fireman on The steamship Gelert, was arrested rs
trrdJy charged 10y the captain Win ,mu{iHi{' t hc
trerucu had some trouble with Charles hlS.c., the
fourth engineer, and struck HIM.
PLuvrIrIp-Thc Royal lland-Bell Ringers OF
England gave q concert last evening IN The IaI h
Avenue BAPTIST Church, IN ana "i the Cm4iIcu F,
Home .....lh e trustees Of the colored Methodist
Macedon.a Chapel have issued an appeal Tor 3Id 10
secure a place of worship. The site selected Is IL
Watcr-st.
ErzABrrH-The Controller announces that he
has now on hand enough funds 10 meet all claims
against the city tOI current expenses OF lNN3....
The liquor shop of LouiS Trowbridgo, IN Elizabeth
ave. was +, bbcl of money aud YaIudblcS yn sun
day uiuht......A party of Arabs from Castle Gar
den passed through the city yesterday bound lor
PArrEs,N.-The new Boards of Aldermen and
Education were Organized ye-teaday. Both are
Rcpubl can. Isaac Nan ti0uIrh was chosen pre- :
don't of the Aldermen and \. IS. Pearce president OF
the Board of Education. Mayor Barnrrt, IN ms
annual message, recommended committees 70 IN,
u1irc into the subject of delinquent taxes and
a.,cs-mrnts: enforcement Of the .lrc-llmit oTdl-
nance: the increase of the police force from - To
so men. the decreasing of the number of steam
fire cUuiuc--uOW u1ue-tlid lle purchase OF horses
TO draw them; and the establishment OF public
drinking fountains and public park......uov-
crnor Albeit has appointed Henry Keenan, FISH
Warden of Pas.aic comfy, to succeed Mr. SlHdIc.
Keenan, is a warden of the Pa~saic County Fish and
Game Protective Association.
UNION HuI.-Joscph Ncwlrk was walking along
the Bnli's Ferry Road about | | o'clock on sunday
nj sht when he was attacked by three Ital ans. who
demanded hi, money. Ncwkrk shouted Tor help
and two men ran To his assistance. An Italian
made "a luugc al one of the men with KNIFE hut ne
had his revolver cooked and fired at him. With -
howl indicating that he had been struck the Italian
ran away and his companions quickly followed
him. 5 nee the completion of the West shore IuI,
mel several Italians have taken possession OF an oId
shanty near the tunnel. They have become VERT
itv rsnerialN women. are afraid to leave their
home, at night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
TILE srEERAGE cur-RATE CONTEST.

There were no further cuts in the sterrage paI-
,enger rates YESTERDAY 10y the English lines Which
composed the North Atlantic steamship 'oni'i
eucc 4 leading manager SAID:
don't a eve there VII nc any further reduc'h Nv
tle Ii r,ooi lines, u the state LIMO co"'ihes
,It ,.r...ly lot uulC~s tue German hh'7 'uI sun
lower
1t is believed that there will not he reS,of It
ton of rates. nor reorganization 81 tne N"It a.,
ioutic Oufercucc until the REORGANIZATION OF lHe
Continental Conference. The Red star LLhe'
which was member Of tie Continental Confer .'i
once ve>t rdav reduced its excursion rates 10 Ant
80 and bart. from : 20 20 SIS. Nh Lembcke;
passenger gent of the Carr Line. which is charged
win originating the trouble. SAID:
o,,r r.s "a Hamburg are ~I7. We are new line ana
,olon, :" no conference. We don't carry malls nor
pohn Messengers hence should be permitted to oieI
srm,a nlucrIuru' 10 The public. We don't intend 70 20
much lower with rates but SHAH TX tAem lower "H
ly the other lines
Thomas sanford. the secretary OF me New
called meeting of The passenger agents OF the
several lines Not one responded.
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rrn ny HER NEIGHBORS.

Theresa Brauth. of No. $50 EIghth-avee; canS S
the arrest of her husband, DIR. j. II. BIauth OF No
IN West Ffty-fIst-St, Yesterday on CHdleo M -,
GorTt that whe living with him he neglected to
provide for her until She was constantly oDeeT 10
-, WIS ,,rroboratcd IN her neigahorS, Mt ana
Mrs Bcndheim. He cooked his own food, She sad
and she feared at the tine that he intended 10
and when she returned he drove her ont OF the
house and she found shelter W tn her washWG'nan
The accused husband produced a certhc2oe Slgned
iliaved The rnmplaiuant to bc insane. Dr. Braut u
said that he was willing to support his Wlle ana
was ordered to pay her - per week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
THREE ruX ERALS YESTERDAY.

Alexander Kursheedt one Of the Oldest LAWYERS
Of the cIty was buried Yesterday from ne mouse
Of his brother Asher Kursheedt NO 80 SSoI' 'o
ave Mr. Kursheedt was IN his seventy -fOuIih year
He read law in the Office of George Sullivan ana be-
gan practice in 1881. He was the associate, OF
names f. Brady, Thomas Adds Emmet and other
members of the profess fifty years ago, and
retired from business IN S7l The services were
conducted by Rabbi Mendes Of the Jewish syna-
go0ue in West NiDeteenth-st, of which he had been
Tor some years a member. lie was buried at Cy-
press Hills. ~ MI. A. ,,,,ol,a,.
Who died last Friday held at the Church OF the
Trans6guration in East Twenty-ninthIst. lie WAS T
one of fle oldest yestrymen of the church Ihe
Pav nT Uou0hton conducted the services. Among
those present were the employees Of the firm o; Of
Butler Ptkln Co.. of which Nj butter was tLe
John W Prentiss A. r. cewall, ID; r. halsted' r.
P1entiss, c. n Kent and A G. Klngsand; II. to,o.
The funeral of Owen Jones wac heu at ms ho ONE
Conducted ron by the Rev. Drs. Van Dyke and Bur;
shard. The Darlors were flled with Teiatl'e' anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
HO.VE NEHS.
ppONnYFNT ARRIVALS.

HotcI Brupsrick-Raron Schaeiler, Austrian
Minister at Washington, ana Admiral Fmguhar OF scot
land park 4 euHc n te'-Bshop Huntington, oi
ControI Nry-York AStor HoUSe--H A. p Carter
Hawaiian Minister at Washngon' ana exoWHrjinor
ISraucia T. Nro of LOui~ian' ST. pfniS H"''-
Rsgop Howe of Central Pcun-ylva and Bshop Henry
C. Law Of Eason Md. B'rroo" ho"s'1Juasr hll'Ia
T. parker Of 4 bauV Wu1SOr H"itf-PlOi-sSoI a l.
eabody. of Cambridge Mass. Nt~-l0'G my. TX
Mayor Frederick 0. Prince, Of Boston ana k'oCri E
Randall $500. ram Arc,u6c H0'e'-EX Governor "hhdm
B. Wa.hbuln. Of Massachusetts,; Colonel George, W;
Hooker of Vermont and Charles Theodore Russell oi
Roston - Gydid HDic-Gcucrdl /. A. staring, %
Wa,hineton . M.tropoltau Hoti-Cornelus A. Logan
United states Minister TO chin.
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npnAlIsE. O. A DD.D DOG SION.

At the Office of the coming dog show. No. o.
Isoad st. Yesterday. there WAS rush OF persons
invInus to avail themselves of the last opportunity
for securing a chance at the prizes. Upward OF 1Uo
entries wcIc received. The superinte Charles
Lincoln. was found pen in hand ming on papers
in desnerate hurry while at each side of HIM STOOD
a man plying him with dog-talk. MIR. Lincoln t1nnd
time to say that there would he about 300 entries,
800 more than ut any previous eXhl6ltiOn ol We
Westminster Kennel Tub The Rev. j. Comyn Nc
Donald OF England. has entered eight -. Demands
They VIII arrive on The Arizona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
CHANGES IN TIE IRVING HOUSE.

The furniture in The Irylng House WIS sUII III
terjay AT auction. The bidding was spirited anu
good prices were obtained TO TRIBUNE reporter
Charles Letter the proprietor. SAID
Ia,o looeod bachelors fat uptown. The tende icy
has been lately away from hotels Ia Hats me hotels ~,
no longer homes families. This fact ana also
the hotel business is going uptown, have ed me 10 ENo
nm the hotc can 1t no longer a. rs ~ ~,
can The will RIM IL on the European plan Inc INIng
House was formerly one Of the best H0tc'E ~ dord
and was natropzed by the best people. nave MA" u
,bt inpton Irving was accustomed 10 stop mere
X. II. Combs was formerly clerk in the st. Denis
Hotel W. +. Paige, his partner VIII GonduG1
the Kaaterskjll House in the C9tskiS' during 'ho
cOmlng seasOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
TEE APARTMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN

In the Gorham Building, corner
Broadway and 19th-st, are now
open for inspection
Mr.. w. b. Southworth, Manager,
will be on the premises from 9 a. m.
to 8 p. m daily to show Apartments
and give information regarding them.
This Building is ACTUALLY
FIRE PROOF, being constructed
with iron beams and fire-proof par
titions, no wood having been used
in construction except for floors and
doors. We call special attention to
this feature and invite investigation.
The Building has been designed
especially to meet the requirements
of Gentlemen desiring Convenient
and Elegant Apartments.
Entrance through the store on
Broadway until completion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
nuAr1s GnlNG ON TODAY.

Iouhat- Union Club sut supreme Court.
IIoyt will contest before surrogate Rollins
Ar.nrIment oi sheriff Dayd,0u's assistants before
JuIg. Barrett. ,, T., .
ari.n, rtrera.ce case before Referee Ransom.
ion-e of Rigbop. of Euiscopi CuuIch, Grace Church
Auction sale o, ferry franchises, Clty Han.
Ioue Island Historical society meeting, p. H.
Meeting Of Excise Commissioners.
Opening of fair in aid OF Harlem Biahch l. NJ - ~
Choral HAL, y. IN. . 8.
Joiut Executive Railway Committee, Ink's office.
Co0red Veteran Guards, No. 1872 " est twenty tmdS''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
rp,1,DrTFNT CHARITY OFFICER

4 Young. well-dgcsscd man has made frequent
nils ON Cornelius V Nichols who keeps shoot
no gallery at No lT9 Chatham-St within the past
month lie represented himself as an oihccr 81 the
KoCctv for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 ChlldItI,
md animated that Nichols was making himself
Gohle to Arrest tor permitting minors to use the
rnus. lie finally, ON recent visit, sand mat loI
= he would see that Nichols should not pe lhleI1
tered with and Yesterday it was decided he should
call and rc. eve the hush money! In the meau-
time. Nichols made inquiries IN regard I" me law
49, ad Lceu carried On lawfully. Yesterday the
fraudulent oitccr called, and was handed - bill
which had previously been marked for ldenliuca-
lion When he reached the sidewalk be was ar
rested The man sand that he was Frank LaVellca age
TWENTY-FIVE. a private watchlnan living at No; l3l
Char!cs-,t. lie was arraIGned IN the lOmDs lo."33
Court III a charge OF larceny, ana was coinluI''ou
Tor trial in default of 500 Dau.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
Jersey CITY.

John Licbcr was arragned before Judge - li~'he
vcstrrdly. charged with stabbing Joseph Dietl m
the head, in drunken row on sunday night lie
was committed lor tral.
The Board Of Finance and Taxation met yeStCr-
d3v TO make another issue on the Wlllloh uouaI
0in and to act on the bonds Of the members Of the
Board of Public Works. Only TlooOOO OF th9
bond, were ready aud hat amount was Issued
MAKING $500 900 in the hands of the buyers. The
rest will be furnished a. soon Is printed MI
llardcubergh chairman Of the Finance Committee
declined 10 rcpor. ON tic tonds OF TIC members
elect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22

FINED, THEN TAKEN FOR ANOTHER ChiMh,
Jules Banded, young fIench Satmrd l., evening
a 50 bill which he wanted changed While walk H.
ing along Thirty near enplorc in
IT, wasbroom Of the Windsor Hotel to change u
fo nT him' johnson didn't undcrstand FRENCH n lie
felt insuted so he struck Banded over me nT,'
with a heavy cane which he carried IN MS manu- manu-
lie was arrested and was taken before Justice uoI-
man at the Jefferson Market Police Court yeSsG ay
day, johnson was fined so ard was gong aP prc
when Defective NJ r. Shelly, of the Nlntteehth re-
cinct appeared in the courtroom and asked TO nave
the prisoner given over to him as he wanted jo
som Tor stealing two watches at the windsor l1.oi,
Tho detective said that last week johnson stole
silver watch from Mrs. Harriet Person. the honf" '
kccpcr of the Windsor, and gold watch ""lru uy
Tho daughter of a Mr. Hewitt, guest 1T the hutcI,
who viii sail for Europe on saturday. DctcctlIe
SLsllv took Johnson to the YOrkvlllc Ponce court
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NEVS IRON THE SUBURBS.
FIGHTING LIQrOR IN NEWJERsEY.

FIGHTING LIQUOR IN NEN-JERSEN.
The Roman Catholics at Bloomfield. y. j., have
organized 4 temperance guild, with the Rev. j. NJ.
Nardicllo director, and james J. Walsh, president
Al special meeting of citizens held on April l3,
Am EXrcutiye Committee was appointed consisting
of John Newton Joseph n. Walsh, f. r. Batchri-
der d. g. Garabrant and =. l.. IIubbell. The
object of this committee is TO cooperate In work
win The Reform club in the enforcement of exist
ING laws regarding the liquor traffic. At the sun
dav afternoon meeting under the auspices Of
ths Reform Club, addresses were made
hv the Rev ;. W. Duficd of Bloom
field and j. b. Rcmck, of Montcair.
Tie tcmurrancc work In PIalniield, y. j., Is
going on with increasing yipor On the return Of
MabGe and ENGLISH there on Saturday evening a
large meeting was held IN the First Baptist ChuTch
The meeting ON Sunday evening was probably the
largest VET held. Hundreds were turned away un-
able To obtain entrance. 10 accommodate these an
overflow meeting was held in the lecture room over
which Chauncey -haficr presided. The rest Of the
81 900 necessary to purchase the old Second Bap-
LIST Church building Tor the Of the Reform
Club was subscribed. At the two meetings one
hundred and six pledge ,igners were secured.
ON sunday evening delegation from the PLAIN
field Reform Club began the temperance move
men. lu Crawford The meeting WAS held in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church and was an exceedingly en-
tbusiastic one. On 1.-THE call for sigucIs 10 the
pIedgo one hundred and five persons went for ward
and signed their names.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
AInNG TILE SOTNn

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Wopowaga Lodge |, o.
O. f. will celebrate the sixty-hfth anniversary
of the introduction of Odd l,cloW ship into America
tomorrow ..... General william II. Noble Of
bridgeport has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address on Memorial Day
SOUTH NORwAIK.-Messrs. William Wchle. I.
NJ Eilendorf Edward l.. Pelton, Louis Vonga and
William Mclugh are delegates from this city to
the National Hat Fnsh,rs Convention to he held
Ia Rpthel on NAV -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
DISEASES
OF THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.

importance OF the system power life
and direct bearing which has human happiness s
thoroughly recomlel its and the danger OF overtaxny
it, whether through intense mental application by the
indulgence Of the appetes and propensities
proper When the system
dcranged Il Is absolutely necessary promptly seek advice
from expert who for long " years las devoted
AMI attention this study and who from
pcrence and practice has learned discover tho
and aa promptly apply the remedy, thus avoiding the
painfully slow seeking for the truth to the mex.
perencei and annoying 10 The patient who naturally
10 know without delay what e. the matter tie Of
tho arrangement the probabilities " TecupeTaon and the
time required.
the brain has become exhausted by intense mental app
cation Gtpryng 1t Of the power Of connected thought
only recover its strength 10y being properly fed and noushed
by the " certain systematic methods II Is precisely the
with the nerves that preside organic life Tho
value ~ this branch Of medical practice scarcely
rated, for II Teaches marriage, the Deportation Of family
names the securing OF hereditary titles and tho retention VI
estates In the family.
long and large experience in this direction have
been able command by my the thankful appre
citation first families Of tho city and Nation, and
can much that pertains 70 tho OF
every department of the system and the means Of
recovering power whether Of brain appetite propensity
passion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
UrsrCuEsTER COUNTY.

WHITE PLAINs.-Ihe clothing store Of Char les j.
Alderman i'm RailIOad-dve., was entered b. burg
lars on saturday night and robbed of goods val
ned At 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
DECEIvING HUNGARIAN IMMIGRANTS.

Ten Hungarian immigrants arrived at Castle
Garden in December on their way 10 shenandoah.
aren't and from their ignorance Of English and
SPANISH they were induced to sign contract TO
work on plantation about thirty-hye miles from
(eufuego, Cuba. The conditions were that they
sLouid serve for two years and receive $40
month. Their friends learned OF the deception
pract ,ed uuon Them and brought the matter to the
attruto ION of the Commissioners Of Emigration,
who investigated the affair through United states
Consul W. =. Pierce, at Cienfuegos 1t was learned
that the New-YoTk agent received $40 commission
for each Of the men engaged Yesterday letter was
received by the Emigration Comml~slOneTs from
Consul Pierce. saving that M. GOytsoie, the en-
nlov.r of The men had agreed to send Carl NalaSk
nm. of tJe immigrants to New York on the steam
ship Cichfugos and to send the rest OF them by
the steamship santiago later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
STAIEN Island.

Shad are being caught in the water in great num-
hers. In two days fishermen have taken over
q 600 Cautaiu George Barnes took 900 shad
and n largo sturgeon in his great pound net at
South Beach.