New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-05
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW -1ORh Cll1.
W De w Dmock, assistant general passenger
agent of the Providence and Stonington steamship
Company announces that the passenger service OF
the Providence Line which discontinued dur
ing the winter months, will be resumed on May H.
George C. Austin. chairman of the Assembly
Committee on Cities. wrote yesterday TO The IriO-
une TO say that the published statements regarding
the passage of the so-caed Kiosk bill are incor-
rect. The bill, he says. remained In the hands OF
the committees of the two houses and was never
reported for passage Mayor Strong said yesterday
that he never gave the bill his approval.
The sentence of Victor S. Flecher who was con-
yicted Of having IN his possession a Stradvarius
violin stolen from the late Professor Jean Joseph
Bott was yesterday postponed until Wednesday by
Recorder Golf In Part II. General Sessions The
request was made by A. c. Palmer, counsel for
the accused. F1echter has retained F. b. House
to take the case to the Appellate Division OF tho
Supreme Court.
Deputy-Controler storrs for the first time IN
forty-hve years was absent from his office yes
terday owing to illness. He has slight attack OF
biliousness.
The Section on Public Health Of the New-York
Academy Of Medicine. No. Il West Forty-third-st,
will hold meeting tomorrow evening at olo
o'clock at which the subject for discussion viii
be THE Disposal OF the Waste OF Great Cities
The principal speakers will be Professor Charles
Henry Snow. Colonel George f. Warning. jr., Allen
Hazen Dr. William H. Thompson and DR.. John H.
Girdner
The ffty-ffth annual commencement OF the Medi-
cal Department Of the University OF the City OF
New-York takes place this evening at the Carnegie
Music Hall, Seventh-ave. and Fifty-seventh-st.
The New-York Historical Society will have
stated meeting this evening at $50 o'clock in the
library at Second-ave. and Eeventh-st., and James
l.. Wells will read paper on THE Historic Part
Of the North Side. New-York CITY,.
Prince s. Volkousky is to lecture at the Carnegie
I.yceum this evening on "Poushklne and Romanu-
cism in Russia" There will be no reserved seats
An illustrated lecture on Norway" is to be given
at $50 o. m. to-day at the Teachers College by
Miss Ragna Boyesen.
There will be a literary and musical recital this
evening at the Judson Memorial Hall. Washington
SQUARE South. for the benefit Of the Tenement
Building Fund. and number OF well-known per-
formers have volunteered their services for the
casion.
Dr. A. F. Schauffier will give an illustrated Iect-
ure on "Constantinople the Queen City of the
East" this evening in the Second Collegiate Re-
formed Church. at Lenox-ave. and One-hundred-
and twenty thirdst.. under the management OF the
Sunday School Superintendent Association OF Iar
lem.
A challenge debate between the literary societies
of the Twenty third-st. branch and the Eighty
sixth-st branch OF the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will be held in Association Hall. Twenty
thrd-st and Fourth-ave.. tonight at 8J5 o'clock
The subject Of the debate is: 'Is War Likely TO Be
Abrogated by the Advancement OF Ovil!zationY
Andrew D. Parker Commissioner Of Police. will
act Judge
The eighth annual spring exhibition OF students
| work. together with exhibition by Mrs Cory's
School Of Applied Design display OF posters and
the second annual exhibition OF the Artist-Artisan
Society. will be held Friday and Saturday. from
10 a. to 10 p. at the ArtistArtsan INSTITUTE
| No. 140 West Twentythird-st.
No business will be transacted in Trial Term.
| Part ", OF the Supreme Court, in the first two
weeks Of the May term. owing to the illness Of
Justice Sedgwick. who. 1t IS said. has been ordered
| to take a rest by his physician.
| the United States Army. entered the Marine Corps
| and deserted, was yesterday sent TO State Prison
| for three years by Judge Mcmahon in Part ~.
General Sessions. He convicted OF stealing g 20
from Charles X. Starr OF No. IS Second-st. on
| April 90 He was working for Starr a clerk at
| the time.
Tho committees Of the Typothete and Typo
| graphical Union No. Q met IN the Downing Build
ing yesterday to arb:trate the difficulty between
| j. j. Little G. Co.. OF Aston Place. and the firm 8
| employees Tho conference lasted several hours.
each side presenting its in full. Seth Low was
mentioned the final arbitrator.
James E. Scanlon, Of No. 4o5 East Sixteenth-st.
was acquitted by q jury In Part H. General Ses-
sions Yesterday OF assault Policeman Doan, OF
the East Twenty -second-st station. Scanlon was
sentenced to fifteen years In State Prison by Judge
| MARITIME In General Sessions, for burglary. several
| years ago After being In prison short time
| Governor Flower pardoned him. Policeman Dolan
alleged that Scanlon struck him with brick on
Good Friday night.
Arthur II. Hopping. the thirteen year-old boy. OF
No 1856 West acknowledgements thirty fourth-st
who was arrested April II on the charge OF
setting fire to several houses uptown. appeared be-
fore Judge Fitzgerald in Part l. General Sessions
yesterday and pleaded not guilty. He was accom-.
panied by his father and lawyer. After pleading
thrJugh his counsel he left court under his former
bail OF 5000
The Commissioners OF Accounts presented to the
Mayor yesterday the report OF their nvestiga tions
into the Park Department The Commissioners
said that there practically nothing Of interest
IN the report. The Mayor said he would not make
1t public for several days.
Mails from Tasmania and Australia were dis
patched east May and May 2, respectively
They are due to arrive in New-York the morn
ings OF May 6 and May Z. The next mail fol
Australia ETC.. will close at the General Postoface
this city. at $50 p. m on May g.
THE DEATH OF s. L. BISSALL.