New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-30

| In ST. AIMS ChurCn auu mas elBht SiosSAS "HN ~
eral probationers and visitors.
BRIDGE OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCE.
| Mayor Grace, Mayor Low, and Trustee strana,
| han and Chief Engineer Martin, OF the brookyh
Bridge met yesterday in the City Hail, ana cou-
ferred with reference TO the proposed amendments
to the Bridge bill. IL was decided 10 OPPOSE Ino
one providing that both cities shall be held respoh
sible for any accident occurring on the Drusc'
STONE FOR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
A large black granite block, highly polished, was
landed at Castle Garden yesterday III VIII DO s en-
to Washington to be placed at te P Wsgo % and
was uuaIred at Mount AurarL In goid letteIs VI
the face In Welsh is the following; MY . La ~
guage, My Country. My People wales Forever
THIRTY MONTHS TO BUILD THE QUAKER DAM.
The Aaueduct Commissioners yesterday decia .'a
to defer action on the question OF giving OUT ulo
contract for Section of the new CrotOn hqueuuc.
which includes the large gate-hOuse on tne oIo IN
River until the present necessity Tor building Tue
Quaker Bridge Dam was disposed of. Chlei IN,
elneer Church said that 1t would require "Dou'
thirty months to construct inc dahi'
WORTHY MOTIVE OF SWISS MOTHER.
Mapdalena Herzig, a Swiss woman. and her SIX
children landed at Castle Garden yesterday, ana
as they were not going beyond this city Superln-
tendept jackson decided 10 send them PACK as
nersons unable 10 support themselves. Later IL
was found that the woman had 800 ana DoheS
for 900 francs She said that her husband nau
abused her, and after getting divorce sue InVuEuv
that she would come 10 this country and proDaDiy
marry some young man who would be gOod 10 hei
children.
INSPECTING MORE OF BODDfNSlth ION.I.-'
Insnector VOeuch of the Bureau OF Buildings,
Yesterday directed ID. X. Schuster, owner OF the
building No. 261 Broadway, to have the structure
vacated and pulled down. tengmen' n"usc NO.
227 Stanton-st., also declared TO DC UNSAFE
The INSPECTORS went with MI lie Brun, oil inc
American institute OF Architects to look al several
houses built by Buddensek aJ secohd-d'e' an"
Observation-Disclosures.
BLAMING A WOMAN FOR 4 sCICIDt's DEATH,
David Fener young Hebrew pedlcr, shot HIM
self to death yesterday IN lbs lodgings al NO. ol
1 Ia f Ia iaff a pnfR
tired oi life because he could not earn enough money
for his support. His friends said that nc was mel
aucholy because young woman na 5 ll!1eu a nln
They said that he had gwen her S3i ana seNerdi
presents, and she quarrcllcd with him altorward
because he could not buy her gold watch
CHANGE IN Az OLD FIRM.
A change in the business of Harriet " Noyes, No.
53 Exchange place, viii take place to-day Inc
copartuership expires by limitation, and has been
dissolved by mutual consent ;. j. Haril0t, hcld
OF the old firm, will continue business with his SON
l. Bloomfield Harriet, in the Mills Building under
the firm name of Sd. Harriet ~ Co. he elder
Harriet has been nineteen years member ei the
stock Exchange. He is member OF tho Govern
ing board and is trustee aud the treasurer of the
Exchange GratuItv Fund,
OBJECTIONS To BILL TO PENSION FlEfMEN.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday decided to
send protest to the Legislature against blll 10
compel the Board to grant un form pensions to al
fircmeu who have served twenty years. IL ~ sald
that such law would he unfair to men retired on
account of disability incurred IN tho performance
of duty and that ia men who are still able 10
perform duty would need to be retired mnediately.
The pension fund would he destroyed III four years
by an increase of SIC, 900 III pensions.
POLICEMEN on TRIAL
Sergeant Dclamater. of the Fifth Precinct, while
on trial at Police Headquarters yesterday, aG-
mittcd that he had obtained a pass 20 l'oston from
the Providence and StOuingtOn Steam. boat Com
panv. and gave IT 10 ID. II; Bradley, OF no. GO
tirand-st after lac Lad failed to get leave to 90 10
Boston. Bradley said he bad lOsl the pass, which
was offered for sale III Boston. Ronndsnan Orr, OF
the Ninth Precinct. was accused OF uabeconlug
conduct on March Is III Fourteen h-st TO" ara
Thomas T.. Osmud, OF No. 23I West fiteenth-st
CHEATING RAILROAD Company.
The emigrant passenger agent of the Prnnsylya-
mia Railroad Company yesterday requested super
inteudcnt Jackson ut Caste Garden, 10 dctain any
person presenting orders for Chicago and St Lon's
tickets at the IMMIGRANT rateaTl. Two hours
later two orders . We're presented by G9,.ic5
"Sheenev" Adams, who said hat he was employed
IN a ticket agency at No. q Broadway. He had oh
tanned the orders on the purchase of prepaid steam
shin tickets from Europe winch he afterward sole,
and then exchanging the railroad orders for
tickets would sell them for - each.
USING THE MAIL To SAVE DUiIHs
Customs officers at the Post Office yesterday
seized a large amount Of imported matter which
had been sent through the mai is 10 cvadc duti"s.
The seizures consisted "f package OF uncut dia-
nonds. II sapphIres pig yards of Grape, pips~,
cigar-hoders. silk haudkerchlcis, is bundles Of
paper, 26 packages of photographs. and 29i pack
ages of engraVIngs, etc. for boo 3. The principal
part of the latter was ADDRESSED to . firm in tins
city and as there is 10 special evidence of fraud
meut of fines equal 10 the dutles prescribed namely
20 per cent
FURNITURE AND RrLIcs SOLD Al AUCTION.
The furaltuie and ornaments ~ Charles H.
Thornes home. No. q last 53d-'t. We're sold AT
auction yesterday. The sale took place az thu
order Of Mr. 1houe's widow, VINO is now tic wife
of Francisco a. Maria. reclining chair, bought
for The ACTOR ms last Illness, was sold ~ good
price A suit of mounted MEDIEVAL armOr. pre-
scented 20 Mr.. IhOme by french noblcman,
hrought SI25 Several rare works of art bronze,
g,,In -luulH
dealers purchased most Of the furniture. Mrs
Maria with her daughter, viii sail for PARIS next
week 10 In her husband, who has gone 10 ii up a
home III that city,
PANsiEs AND DAisITs ~ THE Packs
One of the assistants TO experimenting Gardener
WoOlsou yesterday reported the completion Of tDc
and Madison Squares. There have been placed n
the CITY Hall Park howor-bed, which Is 3Sl1 feet
IN diameter $500 panNies, daisies and iorgct-me-
nOts; in Madison Square bed, 80 feet IN diameter
1900 pansics tulips. foigct-Mc-nots and daisies:
and il Union square bcd 30 feet IL diameter $500
howers OF various v'Tielles lh'se arc the spring
paintings Early III june they Will be replaced b.,
varieties suitable Tor summer growth.
RICH AND BEAUTIFUL, But GIVEN TO DRINK
beautiful woman richly drcS ed but in a DIS
heveed and senl-hysterical condition was taken
to the jefferson Market Police Court yesterday sup
ported by "a refined looking woman Who paid the
line of IS which Justice German imposed for drunk
cnncss. Policeman kivlin, OF the Ihlrleth Street
Station, told the Justice that he had arrested the
prisoner about midnight. She wore quantity OF
valuable jewelry and had lost valuable came's
hair shawl II was understood that s,ie wos I'm.
wife of a member of the Stock Exchange but her
passion for liquor had given great uneasiness To
her friends She was taken home in carriage.
MINsTRTLs FOR TIE PEDESTAL FUND.
The sale of tickets and boxes for the amateur
minstrel jubilee for the benefit of the Pedestal Fund
at the Academy of Muse on Friday evening Nav
g. goes en- favoraby The entertainment Will IN
clude many features of the old-time minstrel snow,
while also Introducing many novel acts and special
ties by well-kuown amateur performers he after-
piece will original burlesquc, bearing the con-
gloInerate title, "A Night on with DIxey or the
Poor Romance of a Young Man" w. A. Pond d