New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-24
NENN-YORK CITY.

Lake.
NETWORK CITY.
The Tammany Society last evening initiated
twenty-one candidates.
The body of an unknown aborer was found yes
tcrday at the bottom of flight OF steps leading 10
the basement Of No 40 East Sixteenth-st.
John A. Tobey, a MANAGER of the Produce EN-
change Yesterday was presented by the members
of the Exchange with a gold watch and chain
Three men were arrested YESTERDAY for pnttipg up
telegraph poles i'll Seventh-st. near Seccnd-aNe'
They will be examined tomorrow.
The Arizona landed 500 Mormons Mt Castle Gar
den Yesterday. They were mostly from Scandina-
via, and were led by twenty-five sleek Mormon
missionaries.
IMPRISONED FOR DESERVING THEIR BABY,
Young woman left her four months old baby
ON Sunday at Fourh-avc. and Forty-eighth-st
She and her husband Peter OBrien. were arrested
and sent to the City Prison for six months each.
THE PULPIT AND BU7INTss MORALITY. -
An essay was read by the Rev. Dr, Maurice u
Pastors Association Yesterday, on , Inc heIatlonS
of the Pulpit TO business Morality
INDIAN AWARDS TO CLOSE TODAY.
The wants of Lo," otherwise the Poor indian
are now nearly filled and the awards OF contracts
will practically close to-day, at No 62 Woostcr-st
with harness and leather. Yesterday contracts LOT
1000 articles of hardware were awarded.
END OF THE DRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Co-opcratiyc Dress Association (llmitedl had
its book accounts against various persons, balances
due from subscribers, and some OLD DOCKS ana
papers held by Receiver smith sold at auction
yesterday. The goods brought 81 ana were puI-
chased by G. i. Lyon.
GRAND PROTESTS AGAINST MATERIAIIsM,
The Baptist preachers yesterday listened to an
essay entitled "Materiallsm Contrasted with
Tabernacle Church, Brooklyn. In commenting on
the paper, DR.. Evarts said that the Pagan temples
were grand protests against Materiallsln'
DROWNED BY FALLING FROM A TUGbOAT.
loo1y har,1 on hn IN
Half an hour later his body was noticed III the
water. As he was subject TO fits it was supposed
that he was accidentally drowned.
IN THE INTEREST OF TENEMENT HOUSE REFORM
The Tenement House Commission yesterday APP
pointed as an eXsGnlye COMMITTEE nrs NdI~p and
Hodgman, who will prepare plan OF inquiry ana
appoint expert inspectors to examine tenement
houses during the summer.
RFsENTING BEING CALLED WASHER
Edwin Dew, of No. 90 Bleccker-st., on Sunday
evening got on Bleecker-st. car in FOurth-st. The
car was crowded. several Cinnamon beng on inc
Woshee make ROOM" With n cry of " Me shOOtce
Won - the Cinnamon assaulted Mr. Dew. All shlng
was arrested but was paroed until to-day Tor eX-
animation.
Frederick Rattan was n conplalhant IN the
Tombs Police Court yesterday aGalnSt rTederih
Ranscher of No. SO GTeePwlcn-st r TaGm ne
trate placed the grog-shop keeper undcrT 100 Lall
The prisoner procured bondsman and was re-
leased, while his accuser was committed TO tle
House of Detention.
THE MISTAKE or A BIGANusT.
Conrad l. Bretthauer pleaded guilty OF blgamy
Yesterday IN the Court of General Sessions lie
had obtained separation from ms nIsT VIC n,a anu
He was sentenced TO one year IN the fchlIc4tlaIy'
He married his first wife, Catharne, on July ~,
1852, and married Miss Mary BretSch on December
IL, 1883.
DR.
In the basement of No. $50 Sixth-ave., where
Philip f. Siegel had kept a tinsmith,s shop his
from thc ceiling. A letter on n bench stated that
he had been sick for a long time, that he mad no
friends and that his money was nearly spent. ne
was a native of Bavaria, hity-nine years 9ld. MS
wife died about two years ago. and he had no cml-
dren.
NEw-YoRK PRESS ASSOCIATIONS NETTING:
The arrange ments for the meeting OF the New
York Press Association at Plattsburg have been
completed. On Thursday the association wiz VISIT
Montreal to participate IN the french l9StlNa il Oh
IT Jean Baptiste. 1t Will 90 on special tTah on
the Grand runk Railway, which has been secured
by Erastus imam through the courtesy OF Joseph
dickson, the general manager III the ROAD.
TWO Immigrants LOSE THEIR MINDS
Thomas West and his wife arrived at Castle
Garden from Denmark on june IL; They were not
remarkably bright but, seemed TO elaIly ralloua.
They were bound for the Nestand were sent to the
Grand Central Depot. Last saturday MIS- West
was taken back 10 Castle Garden maniac. Yes
teTClay her husband Vas found IN GreenpQlnt, wan
Castle Garden.
SUING THE MANHATTAN ELEVATED FOR DAMAGES
4 snit TO recover $4,000 for injuries sustained
while leaving the Elevated Railroad station at
Forty-sccond-,t. and Ihird-aye., on February -
has been brought by Francis j. Dohcrty, OF No. $40
bdhrTt% ALLEGES that one OF his ribs broken and
that ne was otherwise seriously injured 10y the care
lessness Of the gateman, who allowed the heaYy
iron gate at the station exit 10 close against MN
while he was pdsslng OUT
ACCUSED or Being INSANE.
Edward u. Hyde Il leather merchant, OF NO.
Ferry ST. was ariaigned III the ombs follce Court
Yesterday as an Insane person. An aihdayit sworn
10 bv Drs. Edward Bayard and Edward Charleton,
before Justice McAdam, OF the city Court. stated
that the man of unsound mind ana an M
proper person 10 De at large. Ir. David Rogers,
superintendent of the Mmcola Insane Asylum, a
private institution IN Queens County, Informed
Justice Duffy that the man was denentcd, and ex-
MANNED that The indications were his extremely eX-
ctcabie manner over trivial matters, and the fact
that he labors under the dcluslon that he is being
constantly spoken to when no person ADDRESSES him.
Mr HYDE was committed for examination.
SENTENCING DISHONEST AGENT.
Oscar o. Bennett, the New York agent of Gaff.
Gent Il Thomas, Of Columbus; Ind, who was
charged with embezzlemelt, pleaded guilty of
petty larceny yesterday III Inc Court ol General
ScssiOns and was sentenced by Judge Gllderaleeve
TO nine months in the Penitentiary. Bennett had
an Office at No. FrOnt-st., ana was mucn trusted
by his employers, III woose service ne had been ior
ten wears. The firm noticed lew month"; ago mat
the amount OF credit given 10 customers by the
New-York agent was constantly increasing. ac
cordIng to the reports sent by MN They directed
him to sell only for cash. but the reported credits
increased until an Investigation was made which
led the partners to charge that several thousand
dollars had been collected and appropriated by
fleirarent Assistant District Attorney john Vim
cent said that probably no higher offence than
petty larceny could be proved and plea ohvgullty
of that crime was taken.
BROOKLYN.
Jobn Ranks. n boy who lived on a canal boat
living At the foot of North Fithst. fell overheard
law nj ebt