New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

Harry Iewis was sentenced yesterday by Judge
Cowing to fifteen years IN the State Frison ior
highway robbery. ,r
The Williams College Alumni Association will
hold meeting at the University Club Theatre TO-
morrow evening at O'Clock.
The house. with stable lot, No. b23 West Sixty
ninth-st., has been sold by 5. NJ Blakey ior @lf'-
400 to J. j. Fredericks.
The steamer C. II. Northam, Of the New-Haven
Line. having been thoroughly Overha nled and re-
fitted, has resumed her place on the me leaving
Peck Slip at 8 y. H. daily except sunday
ACQUITTED on CHARGE OF MURDER.
Jouis Joeckle ago eighteen. charged with murder
in the first degree was acquitted by direction oi
Justice Van Brunt in the Court OF oyer ana Ter ler
miner Yesterday. lie was accused OF staOolhg
Martin Byrnes on the night OF October ~ 1901
THE SALE OF WATER COLOR PICTURES.
An important sale of water color pictures began
yesterday at Moore's Art Galleries NO. ZoY rliIn
ave The collection comprises about SIX hundred
examples OF foreign aud American artlsts ioSe %
the pictures sold for prices ranging from @lZ 10 oo
The sale goes on to-day aud tomorrow.
BIG CROWDS At THH CfkCUs
Last night perhaps the largest audience whch
has been seen this season in the Madison square
Garden attended the circus Inc mp iodIome con-
tests were keen and exciting In's Is the ast week
of the stay of ''the greatest show on eartl' ana
the Garden will probably be crowded
An ENTERTAINMENT TO AID TIN KOPF FAMILY
An Entertainment in Which Frank Lincoln, Miss
Charlotte Walker, MISS Alice +. Gallup. w. II. \.
Fcatherstone aud others will participate Will be
gwen at ChIckerng Hall gu Thursday evening, for
the benefit OF the family OF Frederick hopl' VINO
was murdered last August
THE AIT GALLERY PRIV FUND.
The subscribers to the " Prize Fund for the ap-
pruaenpg exhibition at the American Art Galleries
net Yesterday aud appointed committees to dc-
eide upon the cptance of pictures ana select me
works to be purchased the names for the present
will be secret. The exhibition VIII DC open 10 TIC
public next Monday.
MR. wnERIsHOFFER TO RE SPECIAL PARTNER.
The firm of WOcrlshoitcr " Co, NO. % *
change place. will he changed on May l by tne
partnership. The business will he continued under
the same slyie by +. g. Reuuer. now member OF
the firm. aud by Hans Som nerhoh' brother OF a
former partner, who has had an Interest IN the
business for several years. Mr. Wucrishoher Will
be a special partner III the new hrn.
STRIKE or THE CALPENrERs.
The strike committee of the CarpentcrS Union
met Yesterday at No. 1872 fhlrd-aye 20 hear reports
frem tie various shops that hal not previously ac-
ceded to the demand made few DAYS ago tn4t
uniform rate of wages Of - % ddY snould Dc
paid To carpenters AL over the city. large
majority of the employers acceded to tho demands
of the union At once Loss than 900 men are Oh
strike The strik r. Will be paid $40 a week and
the men at work will DO assessed - a week while
the strike lasts.
PROFITABLE CLOTHES TO MIND.
William +: Schneider. of tho Shent's oiice'
called at Schcssinger's tailor shop, No. 200 Bow
cry, on SATURDAY., TO have SOM buttons sewcd on
his waIstcoat. The work was done by giuseppe
Lone Later IN the day Schneider discovered That
81 200 had been taken from the inside pock t.
detectives Mangn and Mcguire OF the Central
Office arrested Lone, who declared that he knew
nothing of the money. On searching HIN the
detectives found the money under toe inning Oh M,
coat Yesterday at the Tombs Justice Reilly held
him In 81 600.
BEGINNING THE TRIAL or TIKI JANSEN CASE.
The trial of William Rauscher. tho second mate
Of the ship J. i. Chapman, was began yesterday be-
FORE Judge Bened ct In the United states Circuit
Court He II accused of inflicung cruel and un-
usual punishment on a sailor. Peter Jansen, Finn.
who shipped on voyage from san Francisco TO
Liyerpool and died about October IL. Assistant
District Attorney Foster put on the witneas-stand
Ferdinand KoepIen, the boatswain, who with
Rauscher was charged IN England with having
caused the death of Jansen. but who was released
on hi arrival here. as there was no evidence To
convict him. Peter Nevtns, n boaswaln, ana Frank
Davis and other members Of the crew also testified
Some of them said that Rauschcr had beaten Jan
sen when he was unable to work, and that when
attention was called to Jansen's condition he
said: LET hun de- the sooner the better" The
case will be continued to-day.