New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
ing applications for the commitment Of POS chill
dren number committed after investigation, 80.


DISCUSSING AGmcULIURAL QUESTIONS.
The National Agricultural Convention continued
its meeting at the Grand Central Hotel yesterday
Papers were read and addresses were made by Mr.
Wmn aDd the REV. Mr. Mr
New-Jersey; Mr. Anderson, OF Texas; Al. X. Subner-
land, Of Montana Mr.. Dean, of Delaware: Phiio
Parsons, of Michigan, and o. NJ Tinkham,, OF Yer,
mont. After which the convention discussed
amendments 10 its constitution and bylaws: To-
day the members of the convention Will Vlslt MI
Havemeyers farm at Mahwah, N j.
EX-AIDERMAN sTRACK's PRISONER
Ex-Adernan Joseph L. Strack IN Bauer
liquor-store at No 1S5 East Third-st. at haf-past
II O'Clock yesterday morning, when Gus" EichlerI
a stout young man, entered and asked for glass OF
beer. He gave Mrs. Bauer silver dollar when she
found to be a counterfeit. The young man paid for
his drink and then asked for his coin. Mr.. Strack
told him that he could only have 1t by gong TO the
police-statOn. The objected at first buthnally
consented. The ex-Aldeman, who is small man,
marched behind his prisoner The latter turned
around once but his captOr drew his pistol and
threatened to blow the young mans brains out IL
he did not 90 on. Eicher was discharged yesterday
by Commissioner Shields.
TRYING TO swINDLE PROMINENT MEN.
A. G. Green and Thomas Boldly, the men who
went about with a paper purporting to be sub
scripton authorized by the Fri sh American BenevO-
lent Association, and collected subscriptions from
prominent men, were arraigned yesterday before
Boldly was convicted on trial Alderman Waite
was the principal witness against Boldly. He tes-
tilted that the prisoner presented him a subscrip-
ton list and received So. The list bore the names
of IT, S. Grant II. II. Porter, Ellhu Root, Judge
LarramOre LlOVd Aspinwall, and Others General
Aspnwall testified that Boldly did not present the
paper to him. Green and Boldly were arrested as
they were about entering the residence OF Judge
Lawrence.
BROOKLYN.
Justice Massey Yesterday fined Andrew Joyce, a
real estate agent, $40 and put him under 5000
bonds for putting his arm around and trying TO
kiss Mrs Jennie Hampstead, colored woman,
who hired a room from him.
James A. Lucas, q telegraph operator at Police
Headquarters died yesterday at his homo, No. POI
Spencer-st., at the ago of ifty-four. He was
formerly police sergeant, and afterward a police
telegraph operator in New-YOrk. He was IN the
list Regiment during the war.
William f. Bedell secured an absolute divorce
from Mrs. Jennie f.. Bedcl yesterday in the City
Court. He. was awarded the custody of his child,
but he said it would break the mothers heart to
take the child from her, and the court informed
hlm that he need not exercise his right unless ne
wished.
Mrs. Rebecca Fielder wife Of n veterinary Surgeon.
who abors under the delusion that She is worth
5000 600 900, has eight husbands, owns bears,
lions panthers and gold mine, and that she made
50 900 600 in a single stock transaction last week
has been pronounced insane by a jury in the SUI
preme Court. Her husband was made u committee
of her person. and sho vas placed IN an insane
asylum at Amiyyille. Her insanity was caused by
| injuTing her head by fall.
JERSEY CITY.
| The Board of Aldermen recently passed an ordi-
nance fOrbGding the blocking, by railroad trains,
of any street crossing for lOnge'thaa two minutes.
number of engineers have been arrested for viola
ton of the ordinance and in each a heavy fine
was imposed The ordinance has been a source OF
great annoyance to the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany, and yesterday Counsel or Yredenburg on be-
half of the company, scored a writ of certi0rarl
! from Supreme Court Judge Knapp. removing the
| ordinance to the Supreme Court Pending the de
! cIsiOn the ordinance will not be enforced.
NEW-JERSEY.
! EIIZABFTH.-JacOb Rogers, a special haGman,
was struck yesterday by local passenger train at
! Crawford. on the Philadelphia and Reading road,
and instantly killed He tagged the train and then
| walked in front of 1t.
WESTCHESTFR COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs.--Edward Cooley, indicted fol
burglary in the third degree sentenced yester-
day To three years ana six months imprisonment al
| hard labor. The Grand jury indicted Richard
| Warren of Mimaroneck. for manslaughter in thu
third degree, for having caused the death of John
! Dillon, by striking him on the head with stone.
| SING STNG.-FTedcrick j. Muenzburg a life con
Wet attempted to commit suicide yesterday by cut
| ting his throat with sharp knife which he had
! been using in the shoe shop.
| LONG ISLAND.
! LONG ISLAND Cry" Joe" Appleford, suspected
| of completely in the Maybee murders, was dis
| charged yesterday.
| LAUREL HILL~-The inquest In regard to the
poisoning of the COllycrs was continued yester-
day. DR.. Dewitt c. Hitchcock was the only Wit
|