New-York tribune., 1874-11-09
NRW.YORK CITY.


An interesting test of a new fire escape Will
Say tSse p'''' III ''''' " wv w
A debt of $,S,10O on the Sixteenth Baptist
Church capcered in 20 minutes YESTERDAY morning
by the members and a Jew OF the congregation
The steass ers City OF Richmond and City OF
Chester of tho Inman line have been replaced for the
Winter By the City of Brooklyn aud the CITY Oh New"
York.
The Public School Inspectors held a meeting
"A the Hall Of the Board OF Education on Saturday ana
passed resolutions and speeches eulogisc OF inc
late Inspector James Kelly .
Statistics of the week: Arrests by the police,
I775; births 523; marriages 1G6; Deaths eS' an IN
crease OF births u marriages and l6 deaths over inc
report OF the week previous
The German steamship Suevia, the latest
addition to the Hamburg American Packet Compahy'
will be open for inspection this afternoon al ''s ~"afi
The officers of the Mercantile Library Asso-
cation give their ninth annual dinner tonight at Del
moncO's. at O'Clock The present eondiuon oi 'h0
The number of letters carried to foreign
ports on Saturday was 5s2l26.524 to liverpool 25O2 to
Bremen. $50 10 Aspinwal, and 1165 to Havana. Tie
mails also included 81 paper bags.
The remains of the Earl of Charleville, who
Tuesday at the residence Of VIM Butler Dun
Staten Island, were placed on one OF the ocean
steamships winch sailed for Liverpool on saturday
Anton Strauss, q German, age 20 years,
committed suicide at his residence at No. 269 Bowery
Saturday night. by shooting himself through Tue
he art with IA horse pistol Jealousy was the cause
A collision occurred on Saturday between
the steam propeller fire engine No and an express
train the NewHayen Railroad at third-st and
hurt.
Three thousand four hundred cigars were
seized Saturday at Harbeck's Stores, Brooklyn, by
Night Inspector McCort. The cigars when seized were
being landed from the bark Chapman, ana were not on
The manifest Of the vessel.
Burglars concealed themselves in the hard
ware OF Twats Deplanque. on the second floor
OF No. III Chambersst Friday, before the hour OF
away 5000 worth OF fine cutlery No trace OF their
identity could be found.
In the Court of Arbitration on Saturday IN
the rooms OF the Chamber of Commerce. Judge Fancler
presiding the tria of suit OF H. Becker Co. against
General Insurance Company OF Dresden, for the re;
covery OF $500 Insurance on portion OF cargo oi
grain shipped from Hamburg was begun.
The Committee of the American Society of
Civil Engineers appointed to investigate the necessary
conditions of success, and to recommend plans for the
Of rapid transit for passengers, and OF dey
city, viii hold its last pubic meeting 10 hear persons
WHO may desire to offer plans or suggestions. at their
AT No. c. Nl,amst OIL next Thursday from 10
o'clock, D. III.
Detective Golden of the Central Office ar
rested Jack Strauss notorious thief Saturday, on
suspicion Of having been concerned in highway rob-
berry BROOKLYN f. D., on Oct. 81, when Mrs Geo w
Hoyt Of No Bediord,ave Brooklyn was attacked M 10
south " n%a her s Mrs. Hoyt was Unable
TO identity Strauss as the thief and superintendent
Walling was compelled to discharge him.
The detectives of the Central Office arrested
on Saturday two men giving the names of William
Burke and LJuis Martin, whom they found acting In a
suspicious at pier No. As, North RIVER when the
Ear9pGan steaesS TTiS r @Sou nd oh ,mnemeos SIM
posed TO be used by sneak thieves were found with
them Toe detectives have no doubt that these men
have been engaged in robbng on the steam
ere, good many complaints 4 loss by such means
having been received at Police Headquarters recently
The Tournament Of the Downtown Chess
Club, headquarters at the CAFE Cosmopolitan No. Il
second-aye began last night. The tournament will be
ahandcap the plan OF that OF last year, and
SiTided INTO sx classes 10 contend for i've valuable
prizes. The first prize consists or finely inlld chess
Hoenack. Tue first of five prizes by the Club vau-
able gold medal. sixteen members have thus far en-
tered, and the match promises TO be very interesting
The play at the National Billiard TOurna-
ment on Saturday attracted large audience. In the
afternoon, the first game was between Ubassy and
Daniels, the former winning with average Of u.
Uhassys best runs we're 1ol g. and ~ and those Of
second game. Tue former easily. making aver
Don piSssed lay the Grst game in the evening Daily Was
the fayOfile the betting but he beaten Early IN
and I'm one run conned i5o In the face Of this paiy
played with nerve and al Tho end OF the game was only
the former coming of victor By only four points.
BROOKLYN.
sacred concert was given at the Academy
OF Music last night for the benefit OF the Church of
Immaculate Conception. ViOletta COlyle and Gil |
mores band the chief performers. large audi |
LONG ISLAND.
MINEoLA.-Ihe Board of Managers of the |
Queens County Agricultural Society held meeting at
sbe Fair Grounds Saturday settle the business
for the year. The Treasurer Benjamin d. Hicks, sub
mitted his report from which it appears that the
septs OF Tie sScety for the year from ordinary sources
rowed for the purpose OF paying for improvements
as follows: For horticultural show, siSG 70; general
structOn, <5452 fair expenses, s1275 Ol premiums
sa,Sl4 printing, s7N 63 stationery, 81 81; contingent
dis ents tlOl0 3S-icavng balance hand of
4222s Il. Additional subscriptions made SatuT-
day which decrease the sOceiys actual Indebtedness
of officers the choice OF two directors TO f the
vacancies. will be held tomorrow.
EEwIows-A respectfully dressed but evidently in.
sane. young man. arrested near this village about
. q. Saturday morning. He could give neither
his residence and the Overseers OF the Poor
directed 10 take MIN IN charge.Ihe surveyors
of the GTand-5t. improvement have cOlpeted their
assessment survey which includes lOJ feet on either
side of the lire OF the Improvement aud the Commis
eioners will Ia few days be ready present their
port 0f awards and assessments 10 tho Supreme Court
for confirmation.
JAsAICA-Clpt. Robert Clark comm Ter OF the ship
Sunrise sentenced in California last year to hfteen
months Imprisonment III the penitentiary and TO pay
Of 1850 for the alleged matreatment OF members
OF his crew while on voyage IRON New York TO San
Fraucsco petition has been la circulation in this
place recently, Capt Clark being resident here and
was forwarded Saturday TO President Grant, asking
for release Prison and the remission of his fine
FLUsHING.-Mchael Mahan, a farmer In the employ |
Of John Reese OF reat Neck went TO NewYOrk with
his return, he became intoxicated ana while descending
the hi near the Flushing bridge lost his balance and
died during the night
HUNTINGTON. .-Crabmeadow school district in this |
town. has voted to raise by taxation for building
lockwood led Of tI,a NJ 1