New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ccrv,,.Su LADIES AROUSED.


rrrruAN HILL LADIES AROUSED.
c~rrpw,vrp To ABATE THE ILL-sMELLINd NUi'
sAxcrs ALONG THE EAST RIVER.
Comn,aints from the dwclers in high places along
che East River. from Forty second 10 fI,syt ahl
,;sS,ents in that neighborhood, have been so com
mon OF late years that no attention mas
been n. paid i.neh sS S sasa rsman ss'
theless and il is said that when the wina Is soa. I'LL
southeast the inhabitants of Beekman mn can 'eit
any rate, recent sudden increase in the smell has
aroused the spirit OF the Beekman Hlil lsdie n 10
sstSerod at the house of Mrs Thomas Harland
In Beekman place. THURSDAY morning. HnI P pne
formed themselves into h ine Sec,%ea to law com
nla;nt before the Grand Jury, and IN the afternoon
bisrict-Attornev Oney appointed II COCK n Th
association held second meeting at Mrs H ar
lands house yesterday morning ana e ra 'ne
following officers President, MIS- sro, orSreM Mrs
Thomas Harland, of Beeknran place; correspJ,nuns
secretary, Mrs. Ralph Irautman, OF Beekma ao
cided to visit the most notorious nuisances then
aud there. the ladies having learned that .mey
would have to enter their complaint from personS'
crordinay about twelve of them set ont at
for the manure heap at the foot OF Forty
The odor arising from 1t is so strong that when the
wind blows from the south or east people III .mo
,lows at once. As the ladies' under the escort of
nol;ceman approached the river, they were com
PEELED to use their handkerchefs freely. " h a.
was their SURPRISE on reaching the heap ITSELF 10
lind person who was pointed out as its proprietor
using his handkerchief in the same way, wh, ds
giving Ladies $cs'''0 iSa TO r aDSfs
that the heap appeared to be two or three hundred
feet square, and was IN most n pG'e saken away in
barges often lying there for months. ms pIa!HI9
is just now causing the greatest offence, anu VII,
probably receive the most attention on Mond may
sThe odors arising sfrOm il penetrate the wnOie
region mentioned, often to and oeyonu os an
The c"nS vent ma amay several s Y" of them
l. rely escaping nausea. AS they went to THIS
place ey wes s %Ca and East
ST.. in which. beneath two gratings, they found
cellar filled to the depth of SIX feet with sewa wave
sswers being choled up by the flow from two ad-
ioinlng saughtcr-honses IL was out OIL the ulrect
line of investigation but will doubtless receive az
The second object of the trip was the fat-render-
ing establishment of Rafferty, d. Wlllians aItme
foot of Forty.bird-st. This is large ana prestm
ably perfect concern and it is claimed that all the
latest methods for destroying odors are IN Use s
But as the ladies came sight they recognized the
same heavy sickening smell which permestes their he'll
houses in certain states Of the weather One OF the
propretors met the ladies Of the door amo WIN i'm
much politeness offered to show them through TUG
promises Several of them accepted the INVITATION;
hut the stencil intclcrabe that number Oh
the party were taken with nausea immcdia,eiy on
home nj once. Those who followed MT Rafferty, 10
;SS e'S:0f 3hs "d %y"s there s' had
AZ '% ,aam.j H. Es.,,S .is%s ~Ss
he explained his methods of fat-boillng ana ap-
pances for neutrazing and destroying the s'snvn,
Stories MSaG o being s utterly unable to do They left
the building, many of them feeling FAINT, and
adT no and they will push
tho matter 10 the end, hcng determined that every
effort shall be made and every influence brought W
boar TO abatc. II not remove these huis""'os'
THE CHINESE SHIPS COOK SET FREE.
All Kee the dark faced Chinese. cook whose pres
ence IN this country has caused some a Hher,v
yesterday. He came from Calcutta on tne o a n
Richard Parsons and arrived at TINS pTra r ri
He was subsequently arrested ana taEen ocioIe
Commissioner Shields, who decided, after an cM
animation An &c should be sent back to Calcutta
although there were some questions involved that
he thought might prprly come before a Jud es.
James +. Davenptrt, tie prisoner counsei, op-
tanned from Judge Brown. Of the United States
District Court a writ of habeas corpus. Argument
ON the writ was had yesterday morning r M, M,
cook and having come to this country as a hiehper
of crew aud with the design of obta nlng POSI- 5
tion on another vessel bound for foreign port did
not come as q aborer within the meaning OIL me
law. Assistant District Attorney Int argued II
favor of returning the prisoner to Calcutta. Judge
brown rendered a verbal opinion that sealnen no
come in the ordinary course OF Their vocatlon m
tending TO start for foreign ports as soon as possoe
tie intention Of he prisoner to seek another vessel
immediately had not been rendered s9mewn nlt
doubtful bv the fact that he had lett the VesseI
without the consent of the captain he would have
discharged the prisoner absolutely. AS II was ne
discharged HIM on his own rccognlzance, WIN the
understanding that he was to obtain plaeeh oa
another vessel within thirty DAYS; an nee i sau
been imprisoned for over week ms Is me DE >;
ease under the ant-Chinese laws that has arisen III
tins city.
JUDGE COMING SILENCES MR.. COVE.
Ada Hickey a dashing young woman, who said
that she had been sOubrette and actress, was the
compla ming witness Yesterday against mares IL;
PAYNE who was tried III the Court OF Oeherai
Sessions She accused him of stealing two watches,
worth $50 from her room at No. $50 West Ninth.
a. PAYNE testified that his acquaintance with the
young woman began when he was maSln 1 arnahge,
ments for "sprltualistic show" known as
msdinmn Miss Hickey was to have
been the medium, but 1t was found that she was
TOO large to perform some OF the tr, tt %
NO. engage her and she became ind gnant that
he went away. He denied taking the watches. iis
testimony was i'll part corrODorated Dy 'hat vi HE
wife. -, c.-;., 40 t,o ;rr,,
"tha there is sufficient evidence to warrant con-
vict,on though YOU NAV decide for yourselves"
Assistant DistT1ct-At torney Cove was, however
uuwi,ng to give up the case, ana sad taa' "a he
should press for conviction. AS DE rose 70 au-
dress the Jury Judge Cowinq said: "Well, IT the
prisoner is convicted will give him new trial
MIR. Cove concluded not TO ask lor c"hictoh
aud Payne was acquitted
WOES OF A YOUNG MARRIED BUTLER
Robert Harvey is young butler and was former.
IL in the service of the Colgate family, al NO 4
West feminist. Six weeks ago he was married: IN
The latter part of August he engaged q furnished
room with Mrs Emma A. Porter, clarvoyant, az
No iT2 si,thavc They lived there eight days
and on October 30 sent an express wagon ior theif
Trunks The trunks we've taken away but Harvey
lad not given no his key. Mrs Porter SAYS that the
next night she was startled by footsteps ON the
stairs aud saw Harvey going out . the tfont door
way with a parcel She aitefwaid missed
four steel eug,ayines, r,sMly na msm,a,