New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-30

under Chinese Gordon during the ~ rrst awe
lie says cooks well as OinceIb stoou III si'"' ~
of the stern commander
APRoMoTIoE AND Az APPOINTMENT,
William II. Moldney for several years DCpa ods
Clerk Of the Board of Aldermen, mas oetH lio of
General Clerk Of the Board and The position ol
Deputy Clerk has been given 10 Maurice r. ioin-
han. the leader of the Tamnlany organiZa'iop III
the XIIth Assemby,District.,
"sHEn THAT PROVED TO BIZ A "HE"
At EAmitie ball ON Monday night the podesty
of Sergeant Brophy was shocked by the peculiar
ys Of dOSDg S9sd Il By
was found that she" was Walter Burhs OF no 10,
| POI West Twenty-sixth-st. Inthe Yorkvile Police
| Court, yesterday, Burns was fined $40.
WHERE TO SEND CAsT-oFF CLOTHING. -.
correspondent asks where he can send cast on
clothing, which will be wisely distributed TO the
needy poor Clothing for men ana boys nee tbat
| for women and children is wisely distributed by the
Home for the Friendless, No. 81 East Ihlrtleth-st'
PLEADING FOR EARTnENwARE HoUsE-Ds9Aih /, ;to
A committee, representing firms engaged III the
| manufacture of earthenware pipe, asked the bOard
! of Health yesterday to amend the plumbing rules
so as to permit builders to use mouse,
| drains in place of iron pipes. An arrangement was
| made for an argument before the Doard on heA1
Tuesday.
| NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
The left wing of the list Regiment paraded at
| the Amory, under Lieutenant. Colonel Palmer, on
tuesday, and the right wing will parade on trlday
Colonel Hoe There T pc an FebrnaTy
g. and for Lieutenant-ColOnel OF the TN regiment
| on February 3. Major Van Wagner, the inspector
of the 1st Brigade, has been detailed to preside In
| both cases.
| THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
| At the National Agricultural Convention, to be
held at the Grand Central Hotel on February y and
| T. under the auspices of the American Agricultural
| Association discussions will be had upon ensage
| darying, cattle-bTeedlng and feeding, the tarlI
transportation, and other subjects. Addresses VIII
| be delivered and papers will be read by leading
men in agriculture and public affairs from all parts
of the country.
PAYING 81 ABOVE THE UPSET PRICE
Controller Grant yesterday sold at public auction
the lease of the southeIy half of the lower floor OF
the Essex Market building for term OF ten years
| from May /, to be used for market purposes only
| The upset price was $1,000 per annum. Inc only
bidder was Tuthl Culver who is said to represent
| Gustavus +. and Edwin &. Swift, prominent zeal
e in meat aud provisions. His bid was Po'UOl,
| and il was knocked down TO hlLn'
| THE B'NAI BIRTH CONVENTION.
The B'na Birth Convention, IN session a.; at
No. 907 Thrd-ave.,. yesterday devoted It's
! attention to the discussion Of the death
rate assessment of the society An effort was
made to increase the rate from - to II cents, but
! was not successful. The B'nai Birth order IS
! benevolent Hebrew organization. On the death OF
member $4,000 spaid TO his widow and family
THE MECHANICS AND TRADERS EXGHANGE
| At the annual meeting OF the Mechanics ana
| Traders Exchange held No. Il Vesey-st. yeSter-
day the following officers were elected president
Andrew J. Campbell; vice president, Robert L'
Darragh; treasurer Gilbert j. Burnett; secretary,
! +. l.. COnoyer; managers, Thomas +. lTlPler Jonn
| H. Drew, Warren A.. C0noYCr, John l, Do Dor
| John McGlensey, r. Taylor, George VI. smith eX-
aminers lBureau Of Buildings, John santa, EdWIh
| DObbs.
SUIT AGAINST TIE GOVERNMENT
The trial of the suit of Wilhelm. Iickhardt "
CuttrOf a firm of importers, against the Govern
mcnt to rccoycrfor alleged oyer,payment OF duties
was begun yesterday before judge Wheeler Ill me
| United States Circuit Court. The hTln imported
dycs which are said to have been anilne dyes, and
| subject TO n duty of 80 per cent ana ,OO
cents pound while the impofSrT1 S gf6sf IN "
| duty of 20 per cent. The suit Is cOn:4deIed a
! test one and large amount OF money IS hNO'cu'
STEALING FROM me TN2N s9U bd l To,rt ;es
! ter,lav appeared as complainant against JOnn
! Mclaughlin, a plumber of No.. 800 Ihird-aXe. Inc
prisoner was employed nc the Union square theatre
last week, when preparations were making I9r Lne
production of " separation" IT was discovered tnaU
two chandeliers which were to be used were miss
ing Ii was discovered that they had been disposed
| of as old Junk for a paltry sum to Andrew watson
Of No. 424 East Ihirtcenth-st. Mclaughlin :i
knowledgcd his guilt, and Justice DHy committed
him for trial in default OF ~ 900 bail.
CONCEALED IN srATEROON.
Officers Of Special Agent Brackets staf yester-
day seized some goods belonging to passenger on
the steamship Thingyalla, which had been concealed
! i'm inches about staterOOm. There were nine and
three-qUartcrs dozen pairs OF kid gloves IN small
packages six pairs Of ladies' driving gloves, set
| Of uoss-agate sleeVe-buttOus and brcastpin, one
scarf pin, purse two rings, one elaborate INK
stand two sets of gold seeve-buttons ana pms one
Matchbox one penbOlder eleven assorted gold or
| naments one gold watch and chain, and lot OF
| silverware and table linen.
| ARGUMENTS IN THE DE- NELL CASE
| John f. Parsons made his argument in behalf OF
Mrs De Nell yesterday in the Supreme Court be-
fore Justice Rumsey. lie urged that cruel and in
human treatment OF his wife had been shown on the
part of Mr. De Nell, and that there was no proof
whatever of any improper relations between Mrs.
De Nell and Baron Won GeysO. Mr.. Mcclure then
| dwelling particularly on Mrs. De MelTs letter writ
ten at the time of her flight aud alleging that
trouble with her mother-in-aw was the real cause
of her departure. Mr.. Mcclure will finish his argu-
ment to-day.
INTERESTS OF THE GRAIN TRADE.
The grain trade OF the Produce Exchange yester-
day requested the Board of Managers to order bal
lot TO decide whether the closing hour for trading
shall be extended from to p. III. 1t was also
agreed to establish grade of corn for al unit
to grade No 3, to be known rs 'rejected.D A com
mittee of seven appointed to consider what
changes are necessary to make IN wheat grades.
proposed amendment to the bylaws was submitted
To the consideration of committee; it provides
that any member failing to meet contracts shall not
be entitled to the privileges OF the Exchange until
he shall make satisfactory statement Oh Outstand-
ing liabilities.
Deaths last week, 237; births, 19S marriages,
Mrs. Eliza Wilson died at the age her friends say
of lO4 years on Sunday, at No. 81 North Second-st
She was born In New-York
The number of new buildings erected last year
was p sos at a cost of Sl3, lO0G24; fYe churches
and five chapels were among the number.
IIlv Mitchell. age twelve of No. 219 Ruflalo-ave
was severely burned yesterday by her clothing
catching fire at the kitchen stove.
Two street cars were burned yesterday in the
stables of the Jay and Smith Streets Line at Fif-
tecnth-st and the City line, causing a loss of 5000
The fire was caused by defect IN the stove OF one
of the cars.
Eleazer s. Vaughan was appointed Yesterday
Guardian ad Item of Jerome Walter Vaughan, who
E defendant in a suit for limited divorce brought
Inv Miss Annie Evadnc Higbe, growing out Of a
mock marriage performed at Il church sOciaOle.
New trustees have been elected in the Lee Avenue
Congregational Church. from which the Rev.
Henry A. Powell resigned recently. After the old
trustees had resigned and the church had voted