New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
NETWORK CITY.


property to his wife LYDIA l.. ID. Courtney, VINO Is
named as sole eXecutrix.
The mlser Russell case was closed yesterday by
order of Referee small. No testimony Was taken.
The referee Will soon hand III his report 10 INC
Court.
Nellie vanderhoof, who cut the throat of her
newborn infant was acquitted yesterday Oh tne
plea of insanity. she VIII DC seH' W 'ho '''''
Lunatc Asylum.
Thomas Towndrow. one of the oldest reporters
connected with the press OF tins city, VINO nus oe1n
dangerously Ill with pneumonia al MS homo |"
Mount Vernon, ~ recovering
A PAINTING TO RE GIVEN TO Az FXCHANGE
painting 10 feet by 7, by Carl j; Becker. OF
the laying of the cornerstone ot inc froduce .A-
change will he presented to the Exchange to-day
and hung in the Board-room. Ii contains portraits
OF 236 persons.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A MARRIED Man.
Sophie Ran. age seventeen, pretty German glri,
accused joseph MOrano, an Italian coniectioner OIL
No. APO Grand" of cTmnally assautlng her last
Saturday, while she was IN his employ as domestic;
Justice German yeste"d at the Essex Marker
Court held Morano. who is married man, TOT trlai
in default Of 50 600 bail.
ELECTION OF ELECTRIC LIGHT TRUSTEES;
At the annual meeting of the Daft Electric Light
Company the following trustees were rlecied
William G. Perrs, j. ID. Ripley. X; l.. Belknap. ).
K Wright and II. NJ. Hawcsworth, OF New. York
aud David Brigham and a. d. Paiiner' oil New
jersey.
REGISTER REILLY ASsAILrD At LAW.
Register Reilly was yesterday served with a
VIII, of mandamus TO appear before Judge Barrett
MONDAY ana SHOW cause WHY lIt lilib
tee and Trust COMPANY shopd not bc pctlnitte 10
examine the records, maps. etc. IN sis office. he
affidavit recics that The Register has refused 10
permit representatives of the company to examine
the records.
DECREASE OF BUSINESS FAILURES.
The business failures dur ng the last seven days,
as Tcpnr ed TO X. G.. Dun Co.. NUMBER lSo for the
United states and % for Canada, total of 2l2, as
compared with 23l last week aud 277 the week
previous In tins city the assignments are few and
unlmpOrtant.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARKETS.
The Controller yesterday appointed Charles
Reilly superin eudent of city markets AMI col
lector of cry revenue, to I'LL the vacancy canscd
by the removal OF Francis ZONES, Mr.. Reilly Is
the leader at the County Democracy IN the lNth
District and for the last two years has been one Of
was member OF the Assembly in lS75,and was ap-
pointed Mayors Marshal in 1881.
B,D PLUMBING IN INV POLICE STATEN.
Surprise was caused at meeting OF the Board OF
Police YESTERDAY, 10y report of Surgeon voorhees,
that he plumbing IN the new pole" station IN Old
slip was detective When the bills Of the
plumbers paid some tine a-o the system
of house drainage was supposed TO be as nearly per-
feet as possible.
roLICV DFPARTNFSr en- NGrs.
Roundsman David ,caly of the Thirty fourth
Precinct was pronoted TO the rank of sergeant yes
terday. Sergcants Peter RYAN, 90 the Fourth, an
William u. Mcmillan. of the twenty -cIphth. were
transferred to the itg Hall sta Sergeant Cor
bctt, who has been detailed for clerical duy az Po
ice Headquarters several months. was placed IN
charge of tho School of Instruction.
GOOD WORK or A CIAkiTABit A$~p'1AIpN.
The New-YOrk Association for Improving the
Condition Of the Poor last wiuter gave re- lc' 20
1921 families. consisting Of 1877 persons: 1,23S
yisIts were made TO the Door AT tletr homes 800
medca visits and prescriptions gIves ana over
400 inspections Of tencm9 It-honses made. Tho
work of the association Is const ant throughout hc
year and Contributions are asked LOT tle summer
work.
THr GRFFNw CD +, vrsrIGA Iov.
The commissioners appointed by Governor Hill TO
inquire INTO the management Of Greenwood Gene
terry Will ho meeting to-day at r. m the office
of Spencer Irask, No : BrOId-s'. They have Orgl-
Izcd Dy making Samuel -. abcock cnairma1, and
desire to receive anv complaints that persons NAV
wish 10 present against the cemetery. Such COM
plants should be made ~ writing and n zine will
be apponed tor their public consideration.
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ARRESTED
John C. and Henry +. Freund editor and pub
Usher Of TRENDS Ute,ig "A musical Journal, were
arrested by the Sheriff yesterday on an order is
sued by Judge Van Brunt. IonnOr Bros, piano
manufacturers. of No. 236 East Twenty hrst-st.
charge the defendants with having lIbeled them
and ask for $2O,000 damages: The defendants
promptly furnished $4,000 bail each, and say they
have doubt tnat the action will result in their
favor.
SUGGESTIONS TO MAYOR GR,cr.
A delegation from the German American hide
pendent Citizens Association called Oh the Mayoryes
terday and asked him 10 appoint as Commissioner
OF Charities and Corrections, when n vacancy
ours either Charles h. Wenat General FranZ Sigc or
Dr.Louls Schultz They all asked that six marshas
be appointed from their organization. A cJnmis-
sion from the Taxpayers A@soclation. of the
asked the Mayor TO appoint resident of tho an
nexed district as Park Commissioner succeed
Mr.. W ales.
NOT GUILTY or PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Superintendent Walling yesterday sent out a
general alarm counicrmanding which passed
over the police wires on Wednesday, concerning
two women dressed III mourning VINO were passing
couLterIeit $40 ,Ilyer certificates IN Harlem. AT
a rcstal rant in Harlem one OF the women oiored |
silver certificate when the cashier refused to ac
cept, saving thar it was counterfeit. A brother
of one of the widely advertised women is officer
in an uptown bank. lie went to Police Head
Mr.. Waing. 1t was not a counterfeit
AGAINST THE FREE woksuIP BILL
The following have been appointct TO call pub |
lie meeting to rotest against the passage Of the
Freedom of Worship bill: James NJ. Brown cnair-
man; Levi NJ. Bates, Ezra NJ Kingsley. Morris X. |
Jesup, the Rev. /. NJ Peters, ID. d.. Never Stern.
Jesse seligman, benjamin H. Field, John S. Ken, |
ard eiS' john a Wo s Jsh" IT, K Ksa
John Sinclair, Isaac Wal,ach. Wsodoury G. Lang, |
don, Jacob d.. Vermllye, David Golden Murray. |
John Jay, William Alexander Smith.
GAMES AT THE RACQUET CLUB
The second class handicap series of the Raconet |
Court Club was nnIshed yesterday. j. X. 1rayers |
was the winner, defeating a. Jay in the final play
was allowed two aces In the first class hanaieas
series two games were played, The hrst game was |
score stood 10, 10, 10, To- 10 IL, g. 10, g. in favor
of the former. Mr.. Hoyt was allowed three aces. |
b. b. Kirkland played f. K Hascy; the score was |
10, is, 10, to 2, ., 10. Mr.. Kirkland being the |
winner.
EXPENSIVE DOG FIGHTING.
John McVey. Charles Cavanagh, James Cunning |
ham, John Maddox and John Hart were tiled IN |
the Special Sessions Court yesterday for attending
a brutal dog fight AT Maddoxs house in West |
Eighty-third-st.. near Riverside Drive. on Monday
The pro- ecution was conducted by Henry Berah. |
and the accused were found guilty. Maddox and |
Hart were each fined $50 the Others were each |
fined $50. After the trial Joseph FIllman an |
preached an officer Of Mr.. BergRs society on the
streets and attempted 10 take of the dogs that
was taken at the fight from him. He was tined !
$40.
FORM. NC A CLUB TO PROMOTE BILLIARps.