New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-15
,,,xv vopr DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1884.

men, went through the Italian and Hebrew tone
ment-house districts yesterday and seized four cart
loads of decayed fruit and other food unnt ior usc
found for sale on street stands.
HELD FOR PoLLUTTNG THE MAILS.
Isaac Wallenstein, of No. SO Nassau-st., was ar,
rested yesterday by Anthony COmstock, as sPeclal
inspector of the Post Office Department on oharEe
of sending obscene matter through the mails
Commissioner Shields held him IN 81 900 ball 10
aw ait the action of the United States Grand jury
PURCHASE AID IRANsFE E OF Pn0fERT ny 90
West feminist, for school purposes ron PITS ds
Josephine ONeill for $4,000. The Equitable Gas
Light Company has issued 81 900 bonds aRgrega-
ting 81 900, 600 and has conveyed as security I0r
the issue all of its buildings, machinery &c, 10 tne
Central Trust Company.
SEIZURE OF OVER FIVE THOUSAND CIGARS.
Special Agent Brackets officers yesterday selzed
5000 cigars on the steamer Saratoga, OF MaIu
Havana Line They were scattered IN diF e
parts of the vessel but no owners could De ion,
William MOlzahn. n sailor, was arrested ana n9iu III
$500 bail for having go cigars. Several boxes
were thrown over, but they were recovered III d
damaged condition.
CoIORFD wORKMFN TO JOIN THE Rig PARADE;
meeting of colorcd workmen last night IN tne
basement of the African Methodist Eplscohal
Church IN Snllivan-st, 1t was resolved thaI 'ne e
Colorcd IrnIon should take part in the parade OF
the Central Labor Union september i Speeches nP
were made by the Rev w. Il. Derrick Alfred ilaI-
rison and Mr.. Price of Liberia. committee from
the Central Labor Union was present ana He mem
beers spoke advising the union of coiored ana whl'e
laborers.
HE LIGHTED THE CANDLE TO SCARE RATS.
John Kelly a prisoner from BlackwelFs lslah Il;
was before Judge COwing in the Court OF General
Sessions yesterday, accused of arson IN Setihg nc
to the dark cell in which he was shut up Tor pIeak
ing ial Kelly testified in his own behalf that nc
lighted bit of candle to keep OF the rats, lna,;;
falling asleep, he was awakened by the burning 81
the door, and that he put out the ire himself. ne
was found not guilty, and remanded to answer 10
a charge of jail breaking.
COLONEL MOONEY STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS;
Colonel James j. Mooney, for several years 81
perintendcnt of Roads in the Department oil FuD,c
Works. and wel-known County Democracy poll
ticIan Of the annexed district, was stricken WIN
paralysis on Wednesday, and is dangerously ~.
He resigned from the Department OF Publc works
about a month ago in order To take contracts Tor
the construction of cable railroads III the upper
part of the city.
GUILTY OF PASSING CONFEDERATE MONEY.
Christian Mohl. barkeeper at Sudorps liquor
shop near the Onion steamship wharf was on trlal
in the Court of General Sessions YESTERDAY 3Sio a
immigrant, who landed recently, with giving MN
worthless bills of the so-calcd Confederate states
Of America, to the nominal amount oil NI-o, IN 94
change for British god to the value OF ~. lie
was found guilty of larceny in the second degree
RETURN OF TIE MAYOR.
Mayor Edison reached the city yesterday anu
drove at once To the city hall He is tan ned by the
wind and sun and says ho is much improved by his
trip He spent nearly all his vacation III lno
vicinity of Moose Lake in the Adirondacks, about
thirty miles from BoOnYic. on the Utica anu BACK
River Railroad lie accompanied by General
Shalcr, Colonel T.. r. Wood, and one or two other
friends The party had excellent hshlhB ana
greatly enjoyed the sport.
HELD FOR ENTERING A ROOM.
Mrs Caroline Llnncman n guest in the hotel az
No POI ChambeTs-st., on Wednesday nght was
awakened by hearing person IN her room. lier
husband was absent, and she saw man taxing,
gold watch which lay on the dressing case. she
screamed and the intruder fled Mrs; Linneman
recognized William Hull of Newark, \. D., who
occupied an adjoining room. and he was arrested
Uedenicd having been i'm her room and when taken
TO the Tombs Police Court entered "A plea Of not
guilty. He was deld III default of $1,000 bail.