New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31


ander Taylor bought poultry of difererent breeds
valued at more than $500. The work OF taxing
the no ethSs s was begun bs away
to-day.
DEATH OF JAY.EYE-sEE's MOTHER
The famous brood mare, Midnight, dam OF Jay
Eye-See and Noontide, died at Palo Alto, on jana
uary 10, age nineteen. In the autumn of 1852 she
was sold by David Bonner to Ex-Governor Leland
who shipped her SS express sS
appreciated until her daughter, Noontide, by Harold
made score of 22ol2 The performances OF last last
year-old, record 2:l02 placed her in the foremost
ranks of brood mares.
GRAND MASTER SIMMONS NOT ILL.
A statement published in The World yesterday,
that j. Edward Simmons, Grand Master OF the
State of York, was dangerously Ill in FLORIDA,
caused much anxety among Masons; DE- Charles EoInr
Fla mn ms OF rap No vas bon sosnda1 Mr.
Simmons left New-YoTk week ago and TINS morn
ing" said DR.. Simmons. received word from nun
at New-Orleans. He is now on his way TO CuOa
and has not been to Florida at all. He will be
home in about three weeks"
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
The battalion drills in the 23d Regiment Will not
22d Regiment is again spoken Of in conneetlon
with the command of the 18th Regiment;
The Brooklyn organizations are much Sh;sf
IN reference to the c0mmand or the "a DlVlsIoh;
The name of General Brownell is warmly advocated
by both officers and men. General Roden6ough, U;
by some.
COMPLAINING HACKMEN.
Several days ago q committee OF hacgdrlvers
asked the Mayor to take steps TO prevent the car
riages oflivery-stabe keepers from obstructng tho
street in front of hotels. They stated hacK
drivers restricted to few public stands In the
in front of it day and evening", The hearing was
set down for yesterday. There were present
RyersOn & Brown. Joseph Scaich, IL. Odell, Farley
Bros and ten twelve other proprietors of livery
stables. Mr.. RyersOn said that many guests at
hotels wished better turnout "fthan thesordmary
hack Others wanted to know whether the proprie-
tors were responsible and the drivers careful. The
hearing was postponed until Friday at II a. m.
WOMEN ESCAPING FROM BURNING FACTORY.
The ceiling in the boiler-rOom of Amasa Lyons
umbrella factory, at No. GS4 Broadway, was set on
fire by an Overheated ilue yesterday afternoon.
The boiler-room is the top floor in the rear of the
workrOom, where nearly hundred women were
the girls became frightened. Mr. Lyon ran up from
the office, and personally led the way down the
stairs ana IN
half fanting condition, hut no one was injured
The fremen qucLlygnt out the flames. Dir, Lyons n
stock was damaged 800 and the building 81 600.
The firm of c. II. Hastings, on the second floor,
suffered loss of 800.
BROOKLYN.
An absolute divorce has been granted to Mrs.
Harriet L. Furman from Peter NJ. Furman.
Mrs. Barbara Hertlein, of East New-YOrk, has be-
gun suit against Frederick Hertlen. to annul her
marriage with him on the ground that when 1t took
place in 1880 HCrtlcn had previous wife, whom
ne had married and deserted III Baltimore.
The loan exhibition of paintings in the Art Gal
lery in aid of tho Bartboldi Statue Pedestal tund,
which to close last night, Will be continued I'M
til Saturday night. he attendance IS gratifying,
and subscriptions amounting to about 81 900 have
already been received in addition to the receipts
from tickets and catalogues.
Alderman-at-Large 0lena, president of the Board
of Aldermen, filed his appointments OF standing
committees yesterday.tNo Republican was put at the
head of committee, and the regular Democrats re-
ceved all the important places me lOo places IN
the committees are divided a. follows: Regular
! Democrats, 43; Republicans, 81 independent
| Democrats, 70.
The winter meeting of the Manhattan Congrega-
tional Association was held yesterday In the south
Taylor presided. The Rev. DIR. A. J: f. Behrends
read a paper upon q" The Incarnation OF Modern
| Thought and Dr.. Hadyn, of the American Board
| of Foreign Missions, presented q thesis upon the
! doctrine of future probation In its relation to
mission work, which was discussed by Or. Storrs
| and others.
Aletter was received from Giraud B. DitmaTs yes
terday DENYING the statement that he drew $500 of
| his fathers money from the First National Bank
on a frauduant check, and ran away with it in Sep
! gave him check for S2l3 o get cashed In FIRST
| st he was assaulted and Knocked down, and he re-
! membered nothing more until the next morning,
| when he awoke in a sugar hogshead and found his
| money gone. Fearing his fathers anger he went
| West to earn the money he had lost.
| In behalf of Deacon Charles NJ. Patterson, of the
| lanes Methodist Episcopal Church, eight trustees
of the church write to fHE TRIBUNE, saving that
they have the fullest confidence III Nj: Patterson,
that he acted only in the discharge OF his duty and
| that the conduct of the complainant (Nlr Mande-
ville and the subsequent proceedings or Burton 1.
Beach for services as counsel are utIeIy Mr
| Patterson elected young Mr. Vaudeville from the
church far while the latter was waiting for his
| "girlD The deacon sued for assault, engaged
| NJ Beach to defend him, and won his case. Mr..
| Beach now sues for his counsel fees.
George II. Flanley, Superintendent of Police
Telegraph for twenty seven years, resigned yester
| dav, and was placed by Police Commissioner Jour;
dan upon the police pension roll. His pension VIII
be 81 900 year; his salary was g 800. IL Is be-
lieyed that his resignation was hasteDed because OF
| the impending charge by which Fire Commissioner
Partridge viii succeed Police Commissioner jour
dan. He had intended to resign in May. MI
FIanlev began his service in the public telegraph
| New-York but the next year he went TO Brooklyn
to take charge of the department there.
STATEN ISLAND.
PORT RIcfIMoND.-Matilda Appleton, handsome
girl, age sixteen, was recently committed to the
| County Almshouse as avagrant, by Justice Hulse-
! bus at the instance of her parents. Through the
efforts of Superintendent OF the Poor samuel Sam
| George William Curtis, offered to take her to the
| Home of the Association for Befrlendipg Children
and Young Girls at No lSS 100 NST
! two of Matilda's brothers offered TO pay her eY-
penses there As she Is not pauPeT the TdRse
| corpus to effect her removal
| NEWARK.
scaffold on building in process Of erection in
Mt Pleasant-ave., near Clay-st., fell twenty-five
Francis Hill a carpenter were at work the scat
fold. smith was so badly injured that it is thought
he will die Hill also sustained serious injuries.
| Both men were taken to the hospital
NEW-JERSEY.
p,TrPsoN.-The Jury yesterday, in the case of
Patrick O,Hara, charged with shooting Mrs Nellie
| Fnielove found the accused man guilty OF assault
The ribbon weavers of Doherty g. Wadsworth re-
turned TO work yesterday morning on their en-
Movers terms and those OF Hamll ~ Booth Will re-
~" The n Boonton accommodation on the Delaware