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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
pFTFP DE LACY IO>ES Ills SUI.

The General Term OF tho superior Court Ncs''r"'N
handed down a decision refusing 10 grant IN" ihJnhC
ton asked for by Peter De Lacy - restrain A'T' -
Adams from continuing TO conduct pooroom III "''
honse owned by De Lacy, at No AS West I"'hN
uin'h-st The Court says that from anything 'lA' !
contained in the complaint II Is not shown 'A"' inc
paintir has been injured in III" least by 'h' I'''
that tlc defendant las conducted Tho business COM
nlaincd Of and that IN fact h. may have bee" greatly
benefited by f. In these circumstances tI' N"u' /
.uvs that the defendant might have had dl-Ih'''"l
OF rc complaint or TIE plaintiff might u@i'r '"r
contentious in the complaint have begun 'il'"'''i
uroceodjucs The fact that more Of tcS" steps "cIc
taken gives the case an extremely suspicious i"'"'
The constitutional question raised, the Court ssy
Is an exceedingly nice AID ought NOT 10 DC pas
men nntu mo facts are clearly and fuly before IT,
~ fh.t tG. Cont NAV be fully Informed. FOR th"-c
reasons among Others the Court refuses the MUM uo'
Ming LOli, Cinnamon, has brought suit FOR libel
against Chu sue Buan. and h" wants $4,000 for
the damages done by the alleged libel The rus"
up before Justice Patterson, in the supreme
Court, Chambers, yesterday on motion for bill
Of particulars made by the defendant. Decision on
that motion reserved. Tie plaintiff Is In business
f. this city and he alleges that the defendant wrote
letter, 20 China, which induced business people ihcr
to believe that his firm financially .nh ERASED.
and TIE r,SIl; that his credit impaired. IIis
Is the basis Of the libel suit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
members OF the bar that the present term OF the su-
premc Court would terminate on the 10Th Inst.
POSTPONING THE ARGUMENT.

Washington, Nav LIN the supreme Court OF the
United states to-day Joseph II. Choae, OF New-forh.
who will appear in behalf of the Chinese Government
and its subjects in this country In the argument upon
the cOnsttuonay OF the Chinese Exclusion Act,
asked that the date for hearing the argument be post
poned from May 10 May 10. The reason for making
this request he said. that the law did not become
operative until the 9Th instant, and that 10 get a
case before this court on the date originally hAcd
would necesstate such rapidity Of action as might
easily lead 10 error otherwise avodablc. solicitor
General Aldrich Joined Mr.. Choae In making the re-
quest and Chief Justice Fuller announced mat II
would lie granted assuring counsel that no eXtl-
sion OF the time allotted for argumcn-twO hours OH
a sidc-wOud be- made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
A LECTURE on STELLAR PHOTOGRAPHY.

The photographs which Professor BARNARD will dis
play In his lecture In the Carnegie Recital Hall this
evening. per advertisement In another column are
spoken Of by critics rarely beautiful aud impressive
revelations Of astronomical wonders. Comets, SIM
spots. the strange markings Mars and jupiter
ncbuac which show vas, worlds In process, Of form,.
lion, and patch", Ia the MILKY Way which contain
millions OF lrlncnse suns. are Included the col
lectiOns This young sky -searcher, who has already
astOnishci the scientific world by the number and
importance Of his discoveries, and Is looked upon as
genius without living equal. Is occurring 10 sccur.
means for tour Of the worlds astronomical oh.
servatocs but the destinations Of his topic and the
exceptional chance afforded for hearing one so exp,-t
he In his branch Of study sufficient reasons for
hearing him. Tie Lick Observatory, where he dIscoy
cred Jupiicrs nth satellite has the finest rcfracne
telescope In the world, and Professor lanar's en.ly
experience n photographer has given him special
In securing graphic illustrations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
THE TRilL or PURCELL FOR MURDER BEGry

justice inerahan, In the Court OF oyer and Tcrmincr
yesterday. took up IN" trial Of the case OF william
Purcell, who was indicted for murder In the first
degree Tor causing the death Of John r. Farrell on
'"S' ->c"-ica' night Purcell keeps a barrOom az
twenty ilst-s and First ave. On New Years night
some men were In his place drinking and a agh,
took place in which glasses thrown at Purcell
when the men went ont he locked the door A little
ml'r farrrl knocked on the door OF the place md
ASKED To be- let in to get drink. Purcell declared
mat lie thought the men who had thrown the glasses
at him had returned. and he carefully opened the
door ana putting pistol ont Of the crack fired nh.
bullet hit Farrell in the eye and he died soon after
ward Purcell WAS Indicted for murder In the first
u'Sr'' but III spite of this fact he was admitted 10
bail III the sum Of $4,000 by Recorder smyfh
When his case was put the calendar of the Cont
oi OYER ana Icriin"r he was again locked up
, jury was secured at u 20 o'clock last night and
then an adjournment taken until This morning
AssiSant District Attorney Mcintyre appears for thr
prosecution and the prisoner Is represented by eX
Judge George NJ Curtis. - w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
g0SpJTaL CORNERSTONE TO BE LAID.
MANI AYERS OF ST. LURES ANNOUNCE THE fHo'
GRAMME OF TIE CEREMONIES.

MANAGERS OF ST. LrKE'S ANNOUNCE The INV
GRAMME OF TIE CEREMONIES.
No,linp new could be learned yesterday ABOUT 'i'e
offer of ~ 100000 said to have been maze os
evndicote of New Workers for the properly vi wv
St. Luk,.s Hospital. Fifty-fourth-St anu
George Maccu!lOch Miller, president OF t'c "o'p'
association told Tribune reporter that 'he on''' "
:. go 900 S2lOO OOO and the one slightly III "u
vance Of the last amount had been maze 'hro"s"
hroh.rs Mr. Miller added that lie was ignorant As
IN tho Identify OF the PERSONS wishing TO make 'h'
nurcboso Mr. Miller said also that a meeting VI
hc Board OF Managers OF the hospital wouid De nei
soon The question OF the sale OF the olu Prop''
would BE- considered ut That ti'he. u,
The ceremony Of the laying Of the cornerstone Vi
tho pew hospital will take place on SATURDAY "'N'
ot 2 o'clock The cornerstone Will be Hio ~
p,sbo, Totter and the address will b. delivered ny
u,sbon Ii,tIeohn OF Long Island II Is eXpec'eu ''''
IN. ceremony WILL In imprcsSveness ana cohpie'c"'
OF DETAIL fully equal that attending 'he lay. - =,
cornerstone OF the Protestant Episcopal ,a'neu,"
ST. John the Divine. The Rev Dr. "eoi :. .
pastor and superintendent of 81. Lukes iiospl,'', -
- ,o ,,o.,.r of cercmonles lie has appointed IhomaS
T. Erowne sexton Of ~. Agnes's 'nap''' -. ,;s
Parish who had entire charge Of the arrahs'"-n''
AT the cathedral I'm December last chlei anu
Temporary structure in which the ser'''' ~ =.
held will be partially covered by d pa"
sheltering the bishops, clergy cho'r anu ,,a
p1lests The sttings for the aity ana gehera p"o'
will br arrs nged in amphitheaire form anu W ""
covered The church Choral Society hicharu nm"
Warren. conductor, with full orchestra VIII i"
the music at the service. ,...
The procession, consisting OF inc D"n'' a,nnr.
seyenty-fve women ard men In vestheh'a-'"o '7''
the trustee Of the hospital, ana the oNcH.i"e or
u1I form In the old Lcakc and Watts Orphan Asylum
one hundred and -tcnth-st and Mornng'ide farH anu
proceed through the Cathedral grounds TO the Sue o
the new hospital marshnled by sexton browhe. 40
the procession passes the band VIII play d" "pi"o'
pirate march. When the procession arrives ~ ~
Gin the pr0c,ssional hymn. Following me auure,
by Bishop Lteohn and during I ,ns Oon viii be-
dynn hv he singers and musicians under th' uiirc
lion of Mr.. Warren. Provision mas been i'arH , i h
y 200 prOplc and admission 10 the lnclosure VIII w
strictly bv ticket The programmes for me cerrhoy
viii b. elaborate. A souvenir edition OF the HISTORY
OF St Lnke's Hospital Is TO be isSned'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
COL. IyGEPsOLL'S DEMURRER NOT UPHELD.

Justice Andrews in the Supreme Court yesterday
handed down n decision refusing ~ uphold th" de-
murrcr OF Colonel Robert G. 1ngcrSoll to the answer
Of the Rev A. C.. Dixon In the suit brought against
him for libel by Colonel 1ngerson Justice Andrew
saws in the decision that the only libel charged III
the complaint /, an alleged statement OF the defendant
while speaking OF Colonel lngcrsol that he woaid
be- happy to represent the purity OF the country rs
against the defenders and prop2eaOrS OF obscene
literature.
The second defence In the answer sets mp that III
1878 Ingersor was engaged in the agitation to pro
cure the repeal Of the sO-caled "'om>tocR I"9'al
Law, concerning the OF the malls Tor s'ndihf
obscene literature and articles: that he dci'hu'u
in the courts ID. VI. Bennett. who was c0hVlct"u
under that law and endcavOred 10 procure his pardon
by the President: that he was identified with the
National Liberal League and lectnrcd in lis interests
This Judge Andrews holds IS good defence. hhlhE
the fact, as admitted they must be on demurrer
The cercymans third defence alleged tha' il-cI
soil wrote laulatory Introduction 10 certain doom
the naturil effect Of which was 10 Hu," 'lc NM n,
OF the young. In the abscnc" 81 an an ''
the book was obscene il j. held that the ido' 'hI.
had no relevancy to the charge oil beng the uoI~""'
Of the propagatOrs Of obscene literature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
GENERAL DROP IN STOCKS
THE INDUSTRIALS SUFFER MOST
NATIONAL CoRDAGE HURT BY ITS NEW Issm
OF STOCKING GOLD ENGAGED

NATIONAL CoRDAGE HURT BY ITS NEW Issm
OF STOCKING GOLD ENGAGED.
The market at the stock Exchange Yesterday -,
feverish and excited to degree that would have ~.
casiOned much remark bad not Wall Street becnm.
so accustomed to rapid fluctuations OF late thai
nothing less than genuine CONFUSION can shaka
It's equanimIty. A number OF things combined ve.
terday TO send prices down, and In the case Of a
majority OF the stocks the response WAS quick ana
decisive. National Cordage led the list with a d.
cline at its lowest point OF II 81 per cent from IN.
highest quotation of saturday. The loss for the
day was 3 "a per cent The opening was at 81.
large orders which were Immediately placed on thu
market forced the figures down stcady until 40 IL
was reached a slight reaction which followed Nftcd
the closing price to 80.
Other stocks kept Cordage close company in IN
downward course, though without so much apparent
reason, for the announcement of an incrcas, OF g.
100000 In the preferred stock Of the National Cord
age Company gave an excuse, If not a motive, foe
the selling Of that security. OF the other "indusrialsY
"Whiskcy" the strongest, opening Mt 90 ana
closing at % Is, with intermediate fluctuations from
23 3-S to 81 IS. American Sugar sold from 90 Ia
down TO SO "a, and then recovered sufficiently IA
close ut % ID. General Electric broke from OF "a
TO 03 "a. and closed at % Is. National Lead sold
at 81, 81 Is, 30 "a, and 49, United states Rubber
at 81 "a, 81 and 81 Western Union os IL
e8 Us and 81 and American sugar at 90 l-2, 90 "a
and % Ia.
Among the railroads Missouri Pacific was the Weak
est. selling down from 40 Ia 10 AZ 1-2, and closn,
at 43 IL with net loss from saturday Of Us pe,
cent. Atchson closed at 30 "a with net loss q,
l l6 per cent c., Il. and Q. lost l IL per cent
closing at 81 after touching 80 3s; Erie went as lov
10 3S, closing only shade higher: New York ana
New England dropped 10 20 IA, and Reading 10
~ IL. The total sales for the day were SOL ON
shares, the heaviest dealings being in American suga,
Refining, 750o7 shares Chicago Gas. 20 $50 shares.
C., b. and O., 35,1OO sharCs; Distillng and Cattle
Feeding, 24,74s shares; Missouri Pacific aoa
shares National Cordagc. 1920 shares; READING
5470O shares, and Western Union, 23i32 sbares
The causes OF the weakness and heavy traan,
must be found in number Of circum Stances i'm
portant among which the increase In Cordasa
stock before noted. This alone would doubtless have
started decline In Industrial shares and II was aided
yesterday ny the continued uncertainty I'm the fnan
cial situation, reports OF heavy sugar failure In
Liverpool and the distrust growing OF the latest
heavy bank failure in Australia.
No gold WAS engaged for shipment yesterday and
oil that will out to-day Will be- 800 600 Win.
drawn last week by Ladenburg Thamann * Co,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
BUSINESS IN TIE COURT or ApPEALs.

Albany. May 1.-These cases were argued In the
Court OF Appeals to-day:
a. J. lasting, appellant agt the Brooklyn Life
Insurance Company. Argued by Frank Rumaey for
appellant; William II. Cosswcll for respondent.
Fanny Lyman, appellant, agt Beetle Friedman.
Argued by {. W. Brooke for appellant Morris Good
hart for respondent.
Central National Bank Of the City OF New-York
agt :. j. seligmaE and others, appellants. Argued
by y. Myers and A. J. Dittenhocicr for appellants ;
\. Bloonenthal for respondent.
Sarah Cain, as guardian, etc. agt Rosa Flood ap
pcllant. Argued by Z. \. Brooke for appellant :;
James ONeill for respondent.
The Iiungcrford Company agt Clara ROSensien.
appellant. Argued by H. Arlington for appellant,
William b. Ellison for respondent.
Jean a. TanZisde and other; agt +. +. Jumol and
others. Argued by David Thornton for appellant
Gesn-r; F.. ". Paige for respondent
The day calendar for tomorrow Is Nos. 3d. 12f,
104, DIS, 420, 43O, 43l 49,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
Mr.. SpEER DEMANDS POSSE SSION.
SHERIFF cross REFUs Es TO INTERFERE IN
THE ALBANY Argus" CASE

SHERIFF cross REFU Es TO INTERFERE IN
THE ALBANY ARGUS" CASE
Albany Nav 1-Willlam Mem. Specr ana Coiohei
Co.,dy two Of tho Board OF Directors Of The Argus
C,mnonv which Justice Parker In his order saturiay
declared 10 be the legal one, called upon >hei'i
Cross o, this county. this afternoon, ana relueSVu
him to nut them In possession of The Argus prop
cfy in accordance with that order III" 'ue'"'
o.l,d ~ such action on his part would not he 'o-
loilon OF the stay granted 10y Justice li"rrcK on inc
same dav Mr. Speer replied that he ana his irehd'
,c.rc Iu possession OF The Argus property >a'ur-
s,v lefo, Justice lIcrricks ordcc had been Issued
ana therefore the stay had no cnco upon tha' por'
lion ~ tho proceedings. sheriff Cross then ashcd ior
delav until he could consult llamifon Harr'' lis
counsel Tl, latter advised the She1h not 10 III
,crfr, I'm the matter. The sheriff then informed MI
,pccr that he would do nothing 10 help MN. ME-
,p.er served a notice upon Distrct-Ntorney james
W Eaton setting forth that on the evening OF Apru
II hi, agents had been elected By The police from
The Argus" building and demanding that ne 'ane
such proceedings Ia. duties Of his once require ="
vinilcatc the law. ., ,.or,
While these legal steps were going on rlinOrs "c;
n-aualcI.t- nitelu ia MAGE by.eMFe. sP'I AH
,rty and "A large crowd gathered about the building.
expecting 20 witness fracas They were dl>ap-
pointed. however, the only change noticeable being
That several additional policemen were stationed IN
the counung.ruom. Few people we're allowed Ia
the building until after II learned that the
sheriff had declined TO interfere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
HEATY DEATH FATE ron MARCH.
TIE TOTAL ~ THE STATE 1000 ABOVE THE
NORMAL PREVALENCE or REsPIEA-
TORY DISEASES


Albany. May I.-TAe bulletin Of the STATE Board o.
Health FOR the month 81 March shows that there wcr,
1000 death, reported In March, OF 80 da1y Which
j. fifty than In February. and Il iriy more
than the daily average for March. 1897. There mp.
penrs TO hav" been not less than 900 deaths than
the normal for the month. The rate Of mortality /,
increased IN all parts OF the state and In the rurul II,
well rs In the urban portions. Much the largest in
crease IS however, In the maritime district where.
allowing for the greater length Of the month. there
were /. 800 more deaths than In February. OF this
Increase / 200 are credited 10 NewlOrk CITY. G.7jJ
Of the 1000 deaths occurring In Ncw.lork and
brooklyn
There Is relative dminut0n IN the zymoilc
mortality. from I245 per of the total mortality
In February 10 1212 and there is little chang,
from the recent prevalence Of the more important
diseases ~ this cas Ccfotr0s pinal foyer whpoping
cough and dlarrho.a have Increased their mortality.
The number Of death, from acute respiratory dis
ease, ha, risen from 1900 IN February 10 almost
1900. which las been exceeded Only ia months In
which gIip cpldcmcs We're at their height, There
were 16l more deaths from TIL, cause than In
March, l799, when an epidemic then winning caused
800 deaths. Consumption also had IL large death
rate the number being the same n, that Of January
1872 This Increase In mortality from diseases Of
the respiratory organs appears In all the sanitary
districts, but j. much the most marked In the mari
time. Half Of the surplus mortality for the month
above the normal Is due lung diseases ana The
rest Is distributed through the other local disease,
those Of the nervous digestive. urinary and ciruaory
organs. The increase j. due 10 epidemic Influenza
The mortality from which WAS probably about / 200
a single Of typhus fever occurred during the
month In Pe"kshill, originating Ia Ncw York there
wa a-O one death from 1t Ia l.ohg Island city. |
here were seven deaths from scarlet fever ia Mus
'cnn, -. Lawrence County. In jamestown there. |
mere sixteen deaths from diphtheria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
,,.vnly no LONGER WHAT 1T WAS.
THE rRucKMAN signs FOR THE ohDEN II"
xor so MUCH MOVING AS FORMERLY.

THE TRrcKM\N signs FOX THE ol'DhN ii"
xor 81 MICH MOVING AS FORMERLY.
~ o, May Day has lost lis oldtime prcsuge ''ro
!, - lopc.r any use Of denying. That day was ior
] voors locked forward to by nearly every
.,r Tor I, either meant moving the cleaning
- -, fla. bonsc In either case the man WIN
emil c.poclally was impatcntly waiting FOR IL 10
,a.s lac In those DAYS the mot those from
rto,,o,d, u.re in pis,, sion Of the town.
Tho children no longer remain away from schooi
on MAY Day When they dill the day was Eio''H''
f., n-sc and verse by the budding literary genius and
the spring poet. Yesterday could not nave lhSPlr'u
IN. most poetIc soul. 1t miserable. murky ana
uncomfortable day In town when mos" VINO We're
going to move awolc, and looked ont upon the world
they werr willing to bet dollars to donghnn's thar
,bcir household goods would b. drcnchcd. The rain
held of, however
There arr several reasons why m wing on May Is
M longer the general thing. Among the laDorlhs
classes Nav Day IS looked upon rs being more
or less of "A holiday. II Is day on which aDor
ORGANIZATIONS meet and which some OF them parade
II a working man has to attend meeting or 20 on
par,,de he does not feel much like moving. Then
again as fats are much the same II h" does move
fl l. hardly worth while making the change. The rent
I'm the new fiat may le' dollar or two cheaper
month Lnt what |, saved In the rent Is lost In the
moving While many families moved Yesterday the
number was few in comparison 10 that Of some years
ago As many families move on october now as
on MAY l. Of those that moved "A large percentage
went 10 liroOllyn.
Is the rates that n truckmnn charge for
moving limited by law, the head OF family d"'S
'rrrchmcn generally sighed yesterday for the Nay
DAYS that passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
DIR. FRELIGIIS WILL ADMITTED To PROBATE.

In the Surrosate's Court yesterday deere" was
made by Surrogate Ransom admitting to probate the
will of DR.. Edwin q. Freligh after an unsuccessful
effort TO defeat il made by Dr. FrelghS Uncle Df.
Christopher kcIStCd. DR.. klcrsfcd's attorney With
drew his objections to probate when the case was
called number Cf lawyers were present represent
ing dissatisfied heirs. all Of whom had been relying
on the objections filed on behalf OF DR.. keIS'ed'
These having been Withdrawn the attorneys found
themselves without standing In court and after an
examination - the subscribing witnesses the VIII was
admitted 10 probate without opposition. EX-Jndge
william Fullerton and Alfred L. Mancrrr appeared
in support Of the WILL Dr. Frcsh left a comfortable
estate CONSISTING in part 4 some valuable medicine
contracts and gcd-beiring property near RhlnebecK
in this tate Or FiclighS stepmother. MS Louise
g. frcligh. will receive nearly the entire income OF
the estate during her life and nj her death the prop
crty will be distributed to the heirs ana next or KIN
as in cases Of intcstacy. The executors are MIS-
Lnnise G.. rrclign, l. o. Woodruff ana Charles r..
Manicrrc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
HUNTING FOR Az EXPERT iTSTPTiy rOPGrp

Chicago May Limited States Marshal Hitchcock
was searching all over town last night for JACQUES
Nicco Adult the young Austrian who Is wanted in
Vienna for forgery amounting To 10000 lie escar,d
on saturday night from II Marshal Iitchcockrs
deputies by jumping fiom The second story window of
house In Sangamon-st. No trace Of ia. Ii,,l,
Austrian" aS he Is called. could BE- found II 4,
thought that he left the city in female attire Adn;t
i only twenty years Old but Is said To Dee one of Inc
most Nklful forGcrs in Europ' few day, go
President Cleveland sent a warrant from Washington
confirming the cNtradtlon papers for Adult hut The
Prisoners attorneys appealed tie case to the United
states supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
N. SLi1TERY'S STRANGE DISiPpE4R,ycc

"''ha'i sm'tery' tailor. hfy-nlne years old dis.
appeared IRON his home. AT No. IL Bayard ST. an
April II. -Four days later his wife received 81 nos,oI
cara Oh which somebody had written the following 3.
:" AS your husband died on last Friday II Won win
not eau THIS afternoon he will be buried this after
noon (MondayJ"
IN" records Mt the Bureau Of Vital statistics d,l M,
SNOW That slatiery had died anywhere The poce
nave not De'h directed to search for him. 1t was
snii That his wife caused his arrest Il year AGO b.rns
her and the children. " W support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
BUCHANAN TO be SENTENCED uOyD.y

Dr. Robert W. Buchanan Will De sentenced to d.ot,
on next Monday at II III. In Part Of the Court of
General Sessions by Recorder Smyth. Charles ~
Brooke his counsel. declares his belief that the yer
dict will not stand because II. ~ Paradise one of
the jurors dcrious for several hours while m.
Jury was dellbcratlng Dsirict-AttOTney NIcol hos
been looking up ia" law the point. and f. entir,I
satisfied that this ground is utterly untenable. ''
DR.. stewart, oi the AstOr House. has made mn
afidaNit Tor Mr.. Brooke about the Jurors Illness