New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-01
George A. Phelps, to sell to the city 100 feet OF
bulkhead at the foot Of IIeaoh-st.. for 100000.

bulk6ead at the foot of Beach-st.. for $4,000.
AN IMMIGRANT HEIR TO FORTUNE.
James Lynch, al Irish immigrant. who arrived
| ditIon and was found employment by Father Rlor-
dan at Newport. has been left a fortune.
ALARM CAUsKD BY AN EXPLOSION.
| In Uupfcrs brewery, at 159th-st. and ~. AIMS
ave. yesterday, an explosion occurred in the malt
| mill The tircmen were summoned, and many
| vorkmen ran out of the building before IT was dis
covered that tho explosion was harmless.
LECTURE ON ANCIENT SCULPTURE.
Dr. Alfred Emerson delivered his second lecture
! at Columbia College last evening on the subJect
The lecture was illustrated by a number of fine
stereoptIcan views representing the relief work
the stone Inetopes on tie frieze of the temple.
MAYOR EpsoY RECEIVES An INVITATION.
| Mayor 7. n. Parsons Of Rochester. called on
| Mayor Edison yesterday, and invited him TO attend
the semi-centennial anniycrsaTy of the founding Of
Rochester on June and TO- Mayor Edison prom
! ised 70 endeayOr to attend, Invitations have been
| sent 10 the Mayors of all the prominent cities IN
the Union.
UNFOLDING TIE EXCISE LAW.
! Charles Edwards and Michael Smiley, bartenders
| in he Aliens, Becker-st:, were tired IN the
| Special Sessions Court yesterday for violating the
Excise law by selling lager beer on February u.
| without a license. IL urged that weiss beer
| was the article sold but the men were fined $40
! each 10y Justice Kllbreth, and in default Of pay
| ment sent to prison.
| AGAINST THK SURFACE RAILROAD BILL.
| Placsrds and handbiils have been distributed
| through the city calling upon pToperty-owners
Of C G0sa no 'aG op d horse
| railroad company, 10 protest before Governor
| Cleveland against such extension. Particulars
will be furnished at Room No ?, tribune Build
ing.
Final arrangements for the annual meeting OF
the Cavalry Corps society, in Brooklyn on June
10, were made yesterday at the office OF Major t.
j. Whitehead, No. 2CG Broadway. steamboat
will be engaged aud the formal meeting will be held
Oh board. Inc next day the veterans viii march
TO the meeting of the society Of the Army OF the
Potomac, IN BrOukyn.
THE TEMPTATION TO SELL TOO STRONG.
There is great demand for tickets to the reception
aud opening OF the Produce Exchange next week
Zach member IL entitled to one ticket for the open
ing amp three tickets Tor the reception. II has been
discovered that some OF the members have been
specializing with them, and that some of the re-
ceptiOn tickets have been sold for - each Others
have been sold low as -, ana entlIo sets nave
been sold fOr $40.
BtArING 4 CHILD IN sELF-DFFENCE,
john LeaTy, "a Iye-y eaT-old boy living At No. ia
v est Thirty "a. th-st., was staining Oh the sidewalk
ia lhlrty-,lN l-ot, near broadway YESTERDAY "nfn
- woman along aud struck tine cnld over me
head with broom. Inc blow was 50 severe mat
the child was pICAed up III an lnscnslhle coudlu"h
The woman ~ The jefferson Market Police CoGr
gave her name as MINNIE Batter. In her e2amlna
tiOu she stated that the child had assaulted her
hrst. sue was sent to jail Tor six months.
A TArDY vINDlCATON.
Thomas b. Ph,by arrested May 2 1883,
charged with having appropriated to ms own use
10000 belonging to the lmyO Con~olldated MIN
ing and Mlil.u. Luupany, Of Calltoru a. lie was
then superintendent OF the company and IN rhlr{e
OF the \ev,-1 ork Office The case came up TdeS-
day before Judge IruaX, wnO, on Mr.. Ph""} oMn
Oh, vacated the order Of arrest with COSTS MI
PheOy Is much grltiued that the lmputatlon OF
dishonesty, which has attached TO MN lOr nearly
twelve months. is thus iudiclally removed
AGREEING ON THE AQUFDUCT ROUTE.
The Aqueduct Commission yeste day gave pub
lied Hudson River" line adopted for the new
agueduct betwoon the CrOt0n Dam and point on
tie rocaut lco Rtver southeast of Scalb borough No
nt fifttr IN he
on the rOute, which i $500 feet shorter than the
former one. The line from Central Park to Croton
Lake IL agreed on with the exception OF
little modification on the property OF cyrus W.
Field in GreenOurg near lrvlnglon.
DARING WORTHY OF OLDER I'M WIS.
John +. Carr, jr., school boy living az No. pig
West Tweuty-nInth-st., was standing IN front OF
his house on tuesday evening. when Henry Bezcr
OF No. 100 West hIrty-nlntn-st. and Ge lrge klch-
ter, Of No. 81 West lhirty-ninth-st. two play
mates began talking about some games which they
proposed to play. suddenly Richter snatched o
god chain which Carr wore and ran down tine
street Bc.zer held Carr so that he couid not chase
ms companion. Both boys were arrested and taken
to Jefferson Market Court where they held
under -, 600 ban.
TIE CASE or MIR. PHILLIPS.
President .. d. BALDWIN. Of the Fourth National
Bank. sent notice 10 Treasurer JacoGv, 81 the Pro-
duce Exchange, Yesterday that the bank mad PAID
through the Clearinghouse 10 the Manhattan
Bank upon the Endorsement of the Assistant super
Gates 5000 each, deposited on the JOINT account
OF William J. Phillips and ward Foster, upon
which the signatures of the later we're forged The
Board Of Managersreierlrdl to the Law COMMITTEE
Nothing has been heard Of Mr. Phillips.
BFCOMING nIs OwN BoNpsMAN.
Michael II. Cronn, may years manu-
facturer Of watch-cases AT Uounano"n, Penn,
was arrested yesterday on d bench warrant FROM
the Court of General Sessions Alfred ". Spear.
bullion dealer mt No. III FutOn-st., charges that
III November, 1882, CrOnn bought of hih credit
refined gold valued at Sl $40. lie said that he was
worth T400 600 and did not owe over $1,000, but
shortly after confessed jud -mont tor nearly $iO
M Mi, ~. A..tt
ark made AFFIDAVIT he had sold Crpull watch
crowns valued at So, 0G3 on simi.a representative
which amount had not boon paid wheI lee had his
dealings with Mr. Spear. Cronin pleaded not guilty
aud deposited ~. 600 as security for his appear