New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
held the prisoner for trial, bail being miea ~
a. 600 which was given by Mr.. Collinss wne'

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DECORATION DAf Ga
The Citizens Auxiliary Committee OF tlie G.s
Army Of the Republic win issued circular
letfer reouesting contributions Tor Dcooi s Ia
Day General NJ 7. McMahon Is CHAIRMAN ,ado u, nav.
Memorial Committee Cneess b siUT Of tho Cti-
zens Committee Az the large majority Oh Wv, ,no
eterans live by daily toll IT Is necessary lor .h
to depend on contributions LOT inc expenses VI w."
Decoration Day 0bservanceS
THE SECOND DEGREE OF MANsLAUGHrER. a.
James Spellman, OF No. l95 Madlson-sL III VIII
evening of March 20 went TO call on EDWARD
son of No. BIrmingham-st. lie became eusnEELL FL
IN a dispute and threw a lamp AT one Kelly Il no
lamp hit the stove and exploded, burning oa aind
rine Marsh so severely that she atterwaIu
Spelman was indicted for murder ana was vi eS5.J L.
day convicted of manslaughter IN the seconu ora
gree Judge CowIng sentenced HIN 10 -FOUR So"i'
In the State Prison.
ONE RECEIVER SUCCEEDS ANOTHER ~
J. G. Farnsworth, formerly Adiutant-General. w
this state succeeded j. b. Butler as receiver a
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph COMPANY nSb{t Nv
tcrday. He qualified under the SUIT brougin n y
the Acknowledgement in the name oil the peoPc'
is understood that the change IS the result OF ,
agreement between Mr.. Butler and the preseIi ~
boudholders. The real control OF the pr1 Mctov
held il is generally supposed by John rois'
who is also largely interested III the Postal leIe
graph and the Commercial Cable companies ln0
change is personal matter
FUNERAL. OF FRANCIS LELAND.
The funeral of Francis Leland was he'd yes .a
day in the Church of the Ascension. The dlrectoio
of the Empire Insurance COMPANY were prG 1 =
q body Assistant Bishop Potter ana the heH. "a
Winchester Donald conducted the services asslS ed
bv the Rev. Messrs. John f. Stsen ana r. r. g. ube1
Wnke. The pa-bearers were hdW arr Md ~, '1H'N
D. +. Appleton, ". X. Lothrop A. s. WepD, r., ~
Taller, K. :. Holt, George Bagden, - b. ITeidon
ionaiban Odell, Carlisle Norwood, Sidney Uilon'
Charles f. Zimmerman. John Bvers ana fr"noi' -
Canine The burial was in Greenwood.
SAILORS REFUSING TO DO DUTY: -,
Tan cal ,ors of the British ship Marpesla, when
started yesterday for Bombay. became glssatsnru
with their food and refused 70 rntnrn ~ po, an
chorlpQ the ship off Iompknsvllle ABOUT hoon III
Saturday fourteen men were put on Doaiu VI ~, ,up
vessel the next day they had saIt inea AZ ' s,,n
midday meal aud no meat Tor breakfast anu sup
per The food ON Monday was the same Dul on
complaint TO the steward better food was promlseu
After the vessel SAILED yesterday the men rcceNeu
ni t cnftee and hard biscuits Then the ten men
refused to work and were put under arrest tnS
matter will be investigated to-day oy the Dri'ish
Consul
suor urRsrIe WITH HER EMPLOYERS PISTOL
EMPLOYEES III the store OF John Donegal, nj No. 34s
Sxth-aye. were startled yesterday by pislol snO'
in the rear of tine store bella AIIs'i na s,o' She
was unn arrled and had been employed IN the storo
fol fourteen years. she appeared 10 De Ill on Mon
day evening when she left the store, but she re-
turned yesterd " apparently much better. She
died soon after an ambulance nad carried heT 10
the New-York Hospital. Word was sent to her
that she boarded at No. 341 East 1wenty-second-
ST., but she was NOT known at that place.
John LA FARCE IN POLICE COURT.
John La Fargo, the we.-kn0wh painter ana de-
slgper Yesterday was taken before Justice WelGe
IN the Jefferson Market Police Court. charged by
George n. Chamberin, the treasurer of the La
Fargo Decorating Company, OF No 50 East seven
teenth-st. with apprOpriating the designs aud
drawings for the memorial windows soon TO be
erected IN Harvard College and the house OF +. l..
Imes. of Boston The designs are valued al So 800.
MIR La Fargo said that he had delivered TO the COM
pany all the drawings and designs belonging TO II
til at he had. Justice Welde decided to hold him
for examination.