New-York tribune., 1885-02-12

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adopted requesting the Legislature to take suc1
action relative TO the excessive charges for trans
ferriug grain to and from canal boats at bunal'
and Albany resolution s3rsst pTaroad in Broadway
below Fourtecnth-st. was ADOPTED W. d. Aa" WI
alone opposing 1t.
UNABLE TO CHECK HIS TEAM
A fatal accident occurred. yesterday on the mar
lem River branch of the New-forK. New-navn ;,l
and Hartford Railroad ADGut quarter cto,u td t sta
tion the turnpike between West Chester and " esl
Farms crosses the railroad. As the SAC a. m. tran
from New-Rochelle was approaching this point tne
engineer noticed carriage drawn by two h9rses n.
belonging TO Isaac Butler, an undertaken, OF West
Chester aud driven by Thomas Collins. The team
appeared to be frightened ard unmanagea1le'
Coibs vas oulling Mt the reins with all his might
witbont being able To check them: The engineer
endea yored to stop the train. but before he cou9
do so the team had run against the second car anu
feet One OF the horses was killed on the spot and
the other received some injnres and the carriage
was broken TO pieces. he clot ing OF Collins ls
steps of a car which was broken, off He
was found with his skull crushed in and was re-
moved to the Van Nest Hotel opposite. Dr. An.
drews of West Farms and Dr. McDernot OF Wssl
Chester did ali they could for him. but, they de-
cjared that nothing could save him and that he
could live only short time. Collins was about
t,yenty-seyen years of age and has wiie ann one
child. Michael Collins. brother. and Thomas
Collins. a cousin, were passengers on the tram.
RUSSELL SAGE LOOKS IN AT THE TOMBS.
The lawyers who hang about the Tombs Police
Court waiting for a case were surprised yesterday
In see Russell Sage walk down the aisle TO the eX-
amination-room. He was coseted few moments
with Clerk McGOwan and Justice ORellly, ana
then left the building. Mr.. Sage visited the court
in resnonse TO q message stating that ). ). Purdy,
a broker had filed a complaint against MN iOr oD-
tanning money under faSG PrcoeneeT Tbe
In the case show that Purdy placed Sl70O win
Mr.. Sage for the purchase of Manhattan Railroad
stock in 1850. One hundred shares were pnrcMnased M
earIy in the wear at $40 cash. and on March % an
other hundred shares were bought at VA 10, plus
the usual commission. Mr. PIrdy INSTRUCTED Mr'
Sage not to sell the stock unfIl octoOef 70, ISL
In the meantime the stock fell OH IN value. MI.
Purdy had several interviews with Mr. Sage, IN
which the latter assured him that the stock would
pnll through all right" When he called on Octo;;
her "a 1881 Mr.. Sage informed HIM that he had
sold the stock long AGO. IL was then worth S21
per share. Mr. Purdy's witnesses are G. c. Nieh-
buhr and Z. w. Osborne, OF NO. 20 Lacinc-sIL.; sLc
time. 1he case VIII cohie "P ioi ui'i "oA' i"0'
day.
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF ARSENIC.
The police we're informed yesterday that Maria
Probanska ago sixteen, mad died on the previous
night from poison in the boarding house, No 80
East Fourth-st An ohcer reporleu tne girts H i
as suicide but persons In the house SAID she look
an overdose of poison by accident. Maria went 10
the boardIn g-iiouse about month ago; accomraned
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cousins and Who visited her occasionally. She was
unable To speak English, aud she SAID that she bad
come to this country from Poson, Germany. ABOUT
seven months ago Her stcp-father lived IN flfty
nintb-st between FIrst-ave. aud Avenue A.
Trouble with him bad compelled her to get 0'her
lodgings. II was understood that she was learnin ing
dress-makng and that she received money IRON hcr
motner. who is still in Germany. AZ a. M Tuesday
she awoke the lapdady and SAID that she beilcvei
that she had taken an overdoseof arsenic. She was
much excited and suffering from great pam.
o;o before
other was called. She said that she had used
arsenic regularly IN small quantities to improve her
complexion. Her BODY was sent to the Morgue.
DELAY ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.
The rush of passengers up the steps Of the City
Hall station OF the | hrd Avenue Elevated hoad
was suddenly checked last night a few minutes ai
ter O'Clock. ! he agent STOPPED selling tickets
and the gateman closed the doors leading 10 thc
platiorm MANY to"k he surface cars. others thc
Sixth Avenue Elevated Road. The road rom
Chatham Squara TO the Battery was blocked Tor u
half hour. but shuttle trains were soon running
from the City Hall station. the passengers being
Obliged to take tie second Avenue Road from Chat'
The eanse of the delay was n broken trnss-roi
under one of the on the main hue IL became
bent outward IN some way and strck pHCti Just
aboye Chatham Square, breaking II short oil. ihe
car was finally put a side track and the running
of trains was lie sulned.
THE MEMORY OF MR.. AND MRS. GLOVER.
Lights cleaned on the a,tar of the Church of ~.
Mary the Virgin ia West FOrty-hitl-St., yesterday
morning at the memorial service iot hussci :;
Glover and his wife, who were burned III The hotei
hre at Kacne WIS, on December -. Mr.
Glover was at that time memb Der OF the beegat
Student Opera COMPANY, which was paying III
the Opera House attached to tho motel. lhclI nome
was in this city, where they had many friends,
both III aud out of Iheaincal circles. Yesterday
many OF their friends assembled at the chuich W
honor their memory. Ihe Rev. /. Mckee Brown
and his assistants oilicated. Part of the service
was chanted 10y the choir, VIII ch aIso sang appro-
pirate hymns Many members of the theatrical
profession were present
MORE REST iOI. III FIREMEN.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday adopted the
fohowing resolution prepared by President Van
Cott:
Resoived That the Superintendent OF Telegraph be IN
strIcte 10 report plan for transmitting alarms etc..
which will relieve the companies from the necessity "i
hltching up alarms from remote sections OF the city
superintendent smith SAID that he could perfect
arrangements Dy which alarms received IA the
central office in AeIccr-st. snail he transmitted
only over circuits enough to call the hrcmen
pceded at the fires. 30 Ii the receiving and ;rans-
mittIng circuits ccntering at FIRE headquarters are
nterlacIng, SO that contiguous sIgnai boxes aud
engine house are not Oh the saule circultb Suci
an arranp enent lessons the danger III any part Oi
the city III case one circuit Is ouI vi order.
TO ENCOURAGE AMERICAN INVENTIONS.
British Consul J. PIerrepont Edwards who has
been active in encouraging the sending ot the
works Of American inventors to the International
Inventions di iohuoh' w NC opehtu
May received 4 letter yesterday from Edward IAN
hie Owen. one of the managers. from which the
following Is an extract: .
am preparing q letter for Sir Frederick Bramwcll
(yice OF the ExhibitionD addressed to Munster
Lowell pointing out the many important applications
that have been received, and also the likelihood OF
further ones being received, from the United states
shall point that would be greatly To the interest OF
American subjects that representative Of the Govern
ment should be appointed TO look alter their interests.
trust this may have some effect There s no doubt
whateye that shall thanks 10 yOur exertiOns have
THE DECISION AGAINST Mr.. EDISON.
No further action was taken yesterday the
proceedings against ex- x-Mayor Edison FOL contempt
OF court in disobeyIng injunction issued by
.juCge Beach. Mr. Edssn's attorney had not been
served with my notice OF the imposing "a line
and Inprsonme Charles 4. Miller, who is eul-
ployed az a " legislative agent M Albany is the
at,Srnny ,..r Uuh.ut n uhounanu oun tho nthar