New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-16
NETWORK CITY.


weekly statement: Balance on hand 9th inst
scIo7ss 90; receipts for tho week. 1901 756 payments
Of tue week, s59,737 co; balance 1910 INST s3o2oW OIL
Mayor Wickham received yesterday gift
OF OF shamrocks in Irish earth recently received
from Ireland and will wear bunch in his lapel when
procession OF IRISH societies on Meuhes
day.
A person representing himself az Alonzo
Schubert aud bearing paper purportDg to be signed
10y Lewis f. Rather ford OF No. 175 Secondaye; ana
number OF other gentlemen II endeaVOrg 10 Vlclule
charitable people by obtaining sums of money. MI
Ru ncrford pronounces the man an impostor
Ex-Goy. Bigler, the agent of the Centennial
Commission in this city, reports that the work Of COL
crossing favorably and thar they are receiving
subscription. every day from an paris OF ' ne
Curtin who is visiting bis daughter In BROOKLYN
The following gentlemen have been elected
officers of the st. Davids Society for the ensuing year
President william Miles; First YicePresident, John I.
DAVIS; Second VleePresident. ID. L. Jones Record ng
Secretary, W. Il. Maruu Corresponding secretary Jonn
K. William and Physician, Il. W. Owens
The Board of Police Commissioners held a
private yesterday afternoon. Il was understood
that they to the memorial OF the Committee
Of the IRISH Societies in regard to the route Of me pro
ccs.ion on ~. Patrck's Dy Nothing, however was
decided upon. To-day the Board viii hold their regular
ssmlwcrKly open meeting, and the route Oi tue Iio
cession VIII then Dc decided.
The German Society for the Relief OF
Widows and Orphans held it, annual meeting last even
ing at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, at Broome ana
EHzlhetbsts The Treasurer reported that the f1nIt OF
ne society am"nn,en u go, a. prt",leni g. "
steissi vice f''''us"' L. i'''"''' '''''' .
A short range rifle tournament was begun
yesterday at Conleys shooting gallery on Broadway.
The twelve most successful OF the competitors are to
form themselves into a team" watch Will compete
With any other equal number or rfcmen for the snort
mnrksmon have interested themselves in the scheme
which II ikeY to prove successful. Tue tournament
will remain open to all corners for so days
Several delays have arisen since the first
announcement of the Lady Washington Reception,
which is to be given at the Academy OF Music the
evening OF April The entertainment promises to be
brilliant success. The following gentlemen form the
Executive committee OF tht'een QsTau O'ehIUIeI'
William II. Wiley r. J. Corus, J. p. solomon, Andrew
". Leggat. john II. Kemp, LOUIS sOne James 3 Bar
row, and ". II. Guon, IT,, SECRETARY.
At the meeting of the New-YOrk Baptist
Ministers Conference yesterday morning the Rev. Dr.
Fulton gave the results OF journey In the South,
saying among things that plain and radical speech Is not
nterfered with that found the people ready do
right by the freedmen that Northern settlers encounter
no more obstacles in Alabama Mississippi than in
Minnesota Dakota, ana he closed win an earnest
plea for tue education OF me negroes Rhdiks were
made also by Dr. Si4mOns tue Rev. VI. Perry and the
Rev. James Waters.
Superintendent Walling said yesterday that
the census OF the public school children had been begun
by officers detailed for that special duty from the police
In some OF the downtown districts the number OF chill
dren ia so small that one officer easily take the
ceLsus In other districts several required. Tue
en as soon as the districts have been duly eau
vassed. Superintendent Waling sf that nc c0nld not
form any definite idea OF now long It might take 10 ac-
conpilsi tue work. 1t be tone thoroughly and
completed a. soon as possible
The records of the Register Of Vital Stats
ties for the past Winter show that an unusually large
number OF aged persons have died. This has been at
trbutcd In great degree to tho extreme cold AID the
variable temperature of the past months Eyes
tefday DT. Maggie reported the death OF Mrs Betsey
Preston age nearly lC2 years. MIS Preston lived at
No. 253 West gnth-st Up to within three
Of her death sac had shown renarF tOc Vtaly
Three months ago she began 10 SINK and gradually
wasted away dying OF Old age.
Yesterday the final meeting of the Louisiana
Investigating Committee held at tue Office Of the
Hon. william Walter Phelps, No. 20 Exchange place.
The Deliberations OF the Committee have been conducted
in Or Vate, and they state that nothing Will be made
public until the report has been received by tAe
LOUISIANA Legislature, because they fear that
premature publicity OF their actions may cause further
compile atlous ANA trouble With members whose
right seats VIII be affected by their decision The re-
port signed BY every member Of the Committee and
forwarded 10 Louisiana yesterday morning.
BROOKLYN.
Michael Scavcrs stole two cakes Of soap from
the drug store OF D Case Juror In the TiltonBeecher
case sentenced to 10 days III Jam By Justice
EImes.
The trial of Patrick Wallace for the alleged
murder OF his wife his residence North secOndst,
WIiamsburgh III December last was postponed yester-
day until ApiIi'
Justice Walsh sentenced James Cass yestcr-
dly TO 60 days the PenteDary aud $50 tine because
on sunday morning he seized small dog belonging
the floor after Tnompson's refusal to give 1t to him.
Four boys, named Thomas Ryan, William
Collins Joseph Tower and Richard Davidson, quarreed
last night at tho corner OF Columbia and Basn-5t3 The
through The lett hand seyerlug OF the nuSers The
boys were all arrested.
The Third Precinct Police arrested Annie
NJ Jackson OF No ia East feminist, New York. yester-
day afternoon suspicion OF being one Of the parties
concerned in the death of Anoncte Fenner from mai
practice Sac denied al knowledge OF me case. The
prisoner is a niece OF Mr.. Maxwell the alleged abor-
ZIONIST, who is IN custody.
On the 1st of May, Kings County Enlistment
bonds to the value of 100000 will mature. special
committee OF the Board OF Supervisors met County
Treasurer Gardiner yesterday. They agreed to report
70 their associates the adyisability Of accepting
proposition from New York banking institution, which
her cent per annum payable follows: $3.50 900 the
1T OF May 1885, and $4,000 on the lst of May, 1886
Yesterday morning, before Justice Tappep,
motion was made TO strike out the complaint IN the
suit of Herman Matthias against Jay Gould on the
ground that it did not conform to the summons The
plaintiff furnished goods TO the hotel a. Long Branch,
which establishment in the charge OF Abraham Gould
The latter declined to pay for the goods the ground
that the Southern Railroad Company OF New-Jersey was
res ponsibe. Jay Gould President or the road named,
and for this suit brought against him. The
defense claimed that the summons for contract,
and the complaint OF fraud demanded relief the com,
plant ought 10 he struck out Decision was reserved
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Small-p ox has again
broken out Greenpoint and Is feared that it will
make it's appearance in Hunters Point The Board OF
Health this city using every endeavor to prevent
II from spreading. -. The Rev. l.. f. Moore, who
unanimously called 10 the pastora'e OF the Baptist
church at Flushing entered upon his duties on Sunday
last.