The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-22
NEW YORK TOPICS.
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS FROM The
AMERICAN METROPOLIS.

4 Steamersof the Bremen Line Detained
at the Custom Rouse The New Immi-
grant Landing House other Metropoli-
tan Items.
NEW YORK, April 2i.-lSpecial. a SEN
sation was created in custom house and
steamship circles this noon by the sclzore
Of a large quantity Of goods unlcadcd iscm
the Inman steamer City Of Berlin, and the
seizure Of the ship herself for violation
Of the customs laws. The employees
OF The company began unloading
the vessel at her dock before
the custom house bad been notified,
and the necessary permit issued. Any
vessel which unloads cargo 10 the value Of
500 is Liable 60 seizure and subsequently,
TO confscaiion. IL she has not been entered
at the cuStoni-hOusC. The vessel II nov in
charge OF the Federal authoriics. ana no
more cargo can be- unloaded until the mat
TER has been settled.
THE NEW IMMIGRANT LASpING.
The new landing depot forimmisrani., q
the barge Office. was the scene Of giori"us
confusion to-day. -Four steamships deliver
ed 2Ii1 passengers. and the little huildn ng
was ia consequence iammed ircm basement
TO ceiling.
ALL SORTS.
senator ErWin's committee on general
law. resumed its Investigation Oi tlcctuc
traction in New York TO-DAY. Export wlt-
uos-o- SEQ forth the danger to life. and New
lorks liability in underground explosions.
one af them charged the gas companies
with maintaining rotten mnins ic i-
N.. q.
whole trouble j. due On gas leakage. and Che
greatest danger is where connection is
made with private houses. The tonsol.-
dated Company rttOrf4 ih3t tho leakage i7
mot more than One per cent.
Mrs sarah Nicrsl smith. niece of the late
Mrs. A. 4. stewart. and heir tO f2Dno un-
der her will. died yesterday. IN this city.
She was one of the liiglnts IN che suit
against Henry Hilton. pom the consent a
the district attorney. judge Andrews. in the
Court Of oyer and Iemluor today. dis
cterrpd olive T.. Friend. Emily Howard
and George and Ouin A, lialsicad irom
custody. These people have been imnr--
oned for over year Ia connection Win tne
electric sugar frauds. A. soon MS the order
was entered they were discharged ifom the
rombs on their own roc0gnllances.
The great dynamtpr oD0noyan kossa-
IS on trial before Judge Andrews in the
oyer aud lenminer. 0n u chargc "a criminal
libel preferred by =. ~. Cassidy. who is
newspaper man. he charges thaf i,o-su pub
lishpd false. malicious and dginmntory
statements about him. \ lufl WAS secured,
and by agreement of counsel. 10 contained
neither irishmon nor Englishmpn. An adj
iOurnmont WAS then taken until tomorrow.
With the acqulps-cnce Of District Attorney
Fellows. the indictments against eN-Allcr-
men William Z. Kirk. and Thomas Shields,
members OF the Boodic Board of Aldermen,
were dismissed to-day. Both Of The Alder
men were under $4,000 bonds.
Sew foundiand to Tax Foreign Fishermen.
HALrFAN. y. =. April Newfoundland
adficcs state that the government has de-
cided that for this season only the present
bait act j. t0 be carried ont under licenses
hy which AN foreigners will be permitted 10
purchase one barrel OF bait per ton oi her
register on payment of tonnage dues. The
Telegram Government organl points out
that the idea is 90 compel foreign fishermen
tO pay such nm amount for bait licenses and
light dues as VIII cripple their competition
against newfoundland fishermen I'm foreign
markets. " estimates that i0rtisn i-htr-
men will thus contribute 10 the NeWiouna-
land Government SluO.Oou a year, which
will Dee paid tO the Newfoundland fishermen