New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-05

"partyr was II. r. Lawrence, friend OF MI vi" VIZ
ton who had been at his office previous 20 the
HOLIDAYS and had learned who were the customers
of the paper Postal cards. 1t was SAID had oten
sent to many of the customers, giving a des9ilPtloh
of Mr. Lawrence, mentioning his name' ana "aln-
ing them not to pay him money.
FAILURES IN BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK.
Returns 10 r. G. Dun g. Co. show that the busl-
failures for the last seven days nuhOer lot tn
throughout the country of 3lS probably the larg11
est number Of commercial casualties oyer IcpO!itou
in similar period. The total Tor the previous
week was only 23s. The increase Is still manly
in the Western and Southern States, but New-fork
City shows larger number of assignments than a.
has been noted for some months. In Cahaua tne
failures are getting fewer.
WORK OF THE EARLE GUILD.
The Earle Guild needs funds to continue Its work
of aiding the poor and sick OF the down,t12W WI
wards. In 1883 the contributions amounted 10
SlO48 During the summer and winter mOhths
over 900 applications for relief were received at
the office, 500 of which were rejected as beng un-
worthy Of ed VTeT z Zoo for ce for sick
children thirty packages of clothing, and S6OO III
cash, as requested by the givers. The public is IN
yited TO cali and investigate the workings OF the
Child nj No. I73 Centre-st. between Canal and
Hester sts from o a. III. until D. m. Inc heH.
John +. Potter, visitor, is IN charge ferun"iu l.
Earle founded and sustalns the Gulld.
DESIRING TO ADVERTISE on AMBULANCEs.
Secretary Pitcher, of mutual accident insurance
association, sent letter to Police CommlSslonTcI
Nichols recently, asking that advertisements OF inc
city ambulances. The letter was read at meeting
of the Police Board yesterday, and called from
listener the remark ma CT Hacy %as directed
TO reply that the Board Of Police dld not nave Gull
troll of the ambulances.
DAMAGED BY FALSE STATEMENTS ,
David Sheehan. of No. Cos East Si1tecnth-st.,
was complainant in the YOrkville Police Court
Yesterday against Henry NJ. LOwenstne, OF NO; 20
East Scventy-ninth-st. In October, 1881 Mt. Shee-
han said 30 owned a mortgage of $l,5OO on
~ ut N Sidney
chased by the defendant, who gave him 500, note
for $3.50 and Missouri State bonds to the alOunI
of 80 100 representing that the bonds were worm
their face value and that he owned considerable
real estate and personal property ana was solvent
Several of these statemensthe coinpahanC alloso5d
are false and the Misrepresentation nave causeu
him a loss of So ,377. The case was adjourned uh-
til Monday at the Ionbs
SEIZURE OF OBSCENE PRINTS,
A large R2Gkagc Rostmanr lst No Ia Wooster
ST. -" was seized from the mails by opeClal AgcHit
Bracket, yesterday. and upon nyesllgalion 1t
Haas said that he had been in the country only
few weeks was ignorant of the laws, and dld not
know that the pictures were to be seat 10 MN.
a aGF O'I Ms G lnas ndsn9nt thy cned waive al
claim npon them; I would not be found dead with
them" Captain Bracket sald tllat uilhV Hto sc
seizures they would not be sold for The 1cneuI od
the Government but would be turned oyer to the
United States Marshal, who would probably destroy
them. ,roo,,,,>,
Francis A. Blggs whose term as County, Auditor t,I
expired with 1888, is to be made clerk III tne
Equipment Department OF the Navy ialu'
The five Republican mombers Of tho new Board OF
Aldermen which will begin it's official existence On
Monday, will support City Clerk Tate tor ie-elec-
ton.
Mr. Bcecher has prepared now lecture, entitled
The Crcuit of the Continent, when he wlli ne
liver for he first time in aid of the Home for Con-
sumptiyes, Oh January IL, In the Academy Vi
Music.
The "ballo was at last run up, dcnoting skating
on the lakes In Prospect Park, yesterday. An bour
later most of the street cars running to the PARK
had the familiar red ball hanRngoh one Oh ,he WIZ
dows. large crowd visited the park Ill the even
ing
Hans Carlson a Norwegian sailor ran annex In
sailors boarding house, at No. 10 Wlllah-st., at
an early hour yesterday morning dangerously
wounding Martin Thompson, n boarding mouse
runner" and cutting two Others with z KNIFE
Carlson was drunk ana ha q; G t onr M was
arrested and Thompson was sent 10 inc Long Islah9
College Hospital, where his injuries were reported
to be dangerous.
The examination by experts Of the accounts Of
the old Park Commission, at the head Of when
was J. s. +. Stranahan, from January !, 800,
to juno H. 1882 shows that the receipts were
So 430 1913 ca, and tho disbursements pS,309, lou
IL which should have left balance of P4O.1 Us.
The actual balance was $29,596 ~ leaving
difference of $ll JIG Al. or TINS Mr. otIansI l
deficit of that amount by the preliminary eXamlna-
tion leaving only 1871 80 to square the accounts
LONG ISLAND.
NoRruroRr.-Th yacht Nora, Captain Jones,
which is laid up for the winter, was robbed on
Thursday night. Charles Breslin, the engineer OF
tho steam barge Saturn was found 10 be the thief
lie was arrested and taken before Justice Pearson,
who committed him to the County JAN. Constable
Kctcham took the prisoner to his home, and while
he was eating his dinner Brcslin escaped.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
MAMARONECK. More than 5000 has been raisfN
for the benefit of the families who were rendered
homeless by the ire on NCW-l ear Jay.
WHITE PLAINs.-COunsel for Theodore Hoffman,
the murderer of the Hebrew pedler Zlfe Mar KS, has
filed notices Of appeal to the Court Of Appeals with
the Sheriff aud County Clerk.