New-York tribune., 1885-03-26
NEW.YORK CITY.

The members of the Cotton Exchange YESTERDAY
voted to observe Good Friday and the ioho"hs
day as holidays
CoIoneI Caldcott and Adam FOrepaugh were
among the passengers on the Bothnia which arrived
yesterday. ~
The Justices at tho Court of Special Sessions yes,
terday fined Adam Brown SZoH iUl In SeW.st se
Children on roller skates swarm into CITY Hall
Park overy afternoon In such numbers Una. pass.f
along the asphalt walks for ordinary PeueS'ii"' "
getting daily more diincuit
One of the boxes for the entertainment TO De
gwen at the Casino in aid of the Barthold feaes-
tai Fund on April has already Deen soiu io
$100 -,
The Staten Island ferryboat Northfeld met with
an accident to her machinery on the up-tTlp yesmL
day morning, and drfted nearly TO Red HOOK Inc
passengers were transferred 10 another boat.
ALMOST CENTURY OLD.
Edward Kerns ago ninety-three, an inrnate OF
the Sailors Snug Harbor, died suddenly on lues-
daY evening at No. IA Charlton-st, where he was wa
visiting his daughter, who is siIty-n,o Pa, Pa
bellion
EXPLOSION or A GAs-MErER. ~
servant in Mrs. Susan p. Emory's house, 10.
81 West Thirtyscventh-st went 70 enaInu rondis
Yesterday when the meter exploded III ha9 pesn
leaking for some time. The explosion caused only
a trlfiing damage.
TOO ANXIOUS TO HAVE FREs m hIpE: W:,,,,,,,,o
Felix Armstrong was prisoner III the lofkVl,ie
Court Yesterday He had called at Chauncey ~
Hepews office In the Grand Central Depot and de,
manded a pass TO Albany. Justice Murray decided
to discharge him.
CHARGES AGAINST A SERVANT;
Mrs Catherine Barlow. whose husband Is IN the
United States Army. in Montana. and whose
father. in-law was general, lost property worth
SI23 by dishonest domestic last January. Ihe
l"gir was held for trial yesterday IN the iorh'no
Court.
swISDLFD BY A CONFIDENCE MAN. At.
William Gebhardt, German, has been IN TINS
rountrv since asst Nav. Is arrived at the Grand
Central Depot from Forgus Fails, Minn on Tues
day and was approached by stranger who TOOK
him to an exchaD ge Office in Cortandt-st, ana eH
changed $50 In greenbncks for German money
Gcbhardt received only $40 10, but Detective Gro
den. Of Castle Garden succerded IN getting tue
broker 10 make up the deficiency.
COMPANY WITH AMBITIOUS Plans
The international Land aud Investment Com
pany, with proposed capital OF 81 900 ODD hat
Henry Lang ,dorf, Robert B Floyd Jones, Samuel
Seymour Wood IT,. and c. Thomas Grltbths. The
announced purpose Is the purchase OF gfouhu hliu
the erection of a building th-reon for fairs, meet
ings exhibitions entertainments and anusements.
an International Worlds falr' TO be held III thi'
city.
NrRpFR OF A NEWBORN INFANT
An ashman found the body Of an infant in bar
rel Ia front Of the tcnemcnt-house, No. 6l2 East
Fifteenthst., early yesterday ana gaVo IL 70 po-
liceIaan who carried II to the M0rgue. coroner
Messemer said In the afternoon that the child mad
been murdered soon after birth. Finger on
its throat showed that an effort had been made TO
stranRie ~. Death besn W
blows which fractured us skuli.
THE COMING BILLIARD ToURSAMEST
The billiard tournament was finally settled upon
ve.torday by the entry of George slosSon. IL VIII
IeGn at Irving Hall on Aprl 20 and continue for
tSo weeks The games will be played on D by 10
table with l4-nch balk lines, and each game VIII
he 800 points up. slosson, Sexton. schaeier DION
and Daly have each put up an Rcntrance lee OF T2oo
To this sun the Brunswick- k-Balke Billiard Company
adds SI 900 making $3.50. which will be divided
among the first four competitors.
WORK OF THE NEw-YORK CITY MISSION.
The City Mission, Of No. 80 Bible House, reports
for March 80 city missionaries 3O1 Gospel meet
ings with an aggregate attendance OF lH,ll7 pei
sons 40 s57 tracts, books aud papers distributed,
| 1881 volumes loaned from the peoples Libraries,
800 visits made TO the sick and poor and needy,
lGl tcmperance pledges obtained. aud 39l families
| relieved with food, medicine, clothing and other
| supplies. The receipts for the month were
| 773 OS and the payments S3,lS5 90.
| ARRESTED FOR NOT PREVENTING A FIGHT.
| Captan Horace Staples Of the bark AdolDh
| ObTip was arrested yesterday by a deputy sheriff
| ON an order OF arrest issued Dy Judge McAdam OF
the CITY Court III a civil suit for $4,000 brought
| by Frederick &. Taylor ono of the crew. The COM
planaat says that he was assaulted by tho mate of
! the brig with capstan bar aud Delaying pin, and
| that his ribs were broken and other Injuries III
| dIcted He is confined 10 the Marine Hospital on
| staten Island. His complaint against the captain
is that he did not interfere To prevent the violence.
| The captain gave bail IN $500.