New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-30
NEW.YORK CITY.

years ago t'-udA'
Columbia College Commencement, june H.
Academy Of Music.
New parasols at Thanv's have wide borders IKE
the gay bandanna handkerchicfs.
Handsome silk embroidery on tulle, in coors and
ali white is novelty al Miller " Grants.
The Custom House Will be open to-day from to
10 A. H. for the entrance and clearance OF vessels
Nearly 100 Of the manufacturing and iobblng
Jewellers of this city have decided TO cIose .neIr
places of business from Thursday night until Mon
day morning.
Police Commissioner French has been assigned to
the chaIrmanship of the Committee on Elections
and TO take the place of DlT. MacLean on the Com
mittee on supplies.
Potato bugs have been seen IN this city, stranded
on a piece of bark. and hunting in VAN for green
ness. In Western Connecticut the early potatoes
have been widely attacked
William II. Close produce broker at No. 80
Pcarl-st ana a member of the Produce Exchange,
sent notice TO the Exchange "Wednesday OF his
inability to meet his engagements.
President Edison of the Produce Exchange has
appointed June 10 for a ballot to be taken by the
members upon the proposition to appropriate the
surplus fund for a new Exchange building.
The New-York semi-professional base ball club
visited Jersey City Wednesday and played the re-
turn game with the National jersey CITY cluD. Inc
jersey City nine won by a score OF q to ii.
The body of John Schafener, age thirty years. of
No. 2i6 West Thirty -first-st, this city, who was
drowned Wednesday while bathlng IN the North
River at Gutenberg, n. j., was recovered yester-
day afternoon.
At meeting Yesterday of the new Board of Di-
rectors of the Pacific Mail steamship Company, the
organization was completed by the election of ex-
ecutiye officers. Captain John Riley was chosen
president, and j. b. Houston vice-presdent.
II requires a vote of 3 to 1 to close the Produce
Exchange ON any other than legal holidayO sun
dav and Wednesday, although 5S3 votes were cast
III favor of closing the Exchange on Saturday, Zoo
votes were lacking of the number required.
The Rev. Francis L. Lawrence, rector of the
Church OF the Holy Communion, at Sixth-aye. and
Twentieth-st., is dangerously Ill and much anxiety
felt in his parish where no is much beloved, ana
among the poor 10 whom he Is SO well known.
The work of the City Mission for Nav is reported
in part IN the figures following: Forty misslOna-
rics 400 meetings, 15S temperance pledges, 10000
tracts, ! 80 families relieved receipts Soul 81
payments, $3,501 50 debt remaining. 80, 756 H.
An examination under civil service rules of APP
plicants for the position of night-watchman VIII be
held at the Custom House on Tuesday. BY order
of the President the system of civil service exam
nations will be introduced at Detroit and Buffalo.
The Harlem Sunday-schOol children held their
annual festival Yesterday afternoon. After the
schools had formed in line at Lexngton-aye. and
One, hundIed-and-tw twenty iourtl,st, they marched
to Mount Morris Park. where they had a picnic.
The pupils mustered 1000 strong.
The now iron steamship Colorado built by John
Roach & Sons for tine United States and Brazil
Line arrived at Roberts Stores, Brooklyn. yester-
day from Chester, Del. She was measured yester-
day afternoon, and will begin to receive cargo to-
day preparatory TO sailing on her rst trip June D.
The Superintendent of Police has been instructed
by the Police Board to Investigate complaint
made by Theron Jones, who says that Captain Will
Jams caused the unlawful detention OF his son, who
had been arrested at II H. IN. on one day, and was
not taken to Court until the morning OF the next
day.
Kate Mcdonald, who was sentenced on Wednes-
day 10 one years confinement in the Penitentiary
for throwing vltrol in the face of her former lover,
TAYLOR on being removed to BlackwelPs Island yes
terday showed no signs of the insanity which was
pleaded in her behalf the trial. but on the con-
trary appeared calm and reconcied 10 her fate.
The only news received Of the bark lockwood,
which sailed from this port December Is for Lon
don with a cargo of grain. comes by letter from
Captain Hathaway, OF the bark veronica, at 1t.
Michaels, Western Islands, who writes that on
March % he picked mp boat between the islands
of Flores aud Fayal, with the name lockwood"
on the stern.
The Commissioners OF Emigration and the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Irish Emigration Society
made their annual visit to the institutions on
Wards Island yesterday. After inspecting the
insane asylum, hospitals and other buildings they
dined AT the house of superintendent kTehbal.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Forrest, Lynch,
Jackson and Others.
The sale of coins yesterday at Banps'5 attracted
few buyers. The prices brought were very low.
An exceedingly rare copper dime Of 1892 was
knocked down for - wreath cent of 1J)3 for
SO 30. Medals struck in honor of Napoleon j. wcrs
sold for go cents each. A medal ordered by Con-
gress In honor of General Grant in 1868 was sold
for 80 TO- Several Old half cents disposed of
at prices ranging between cents and 81 30.
John Garsa. Bohemian. was stabbed and killed
by Francis Mikes, companion, i'll a drunken
quarrel at No. 32l East Fifty-fourth-st.. MAY 3.
Mikes was indicted for murder in the second de-
gree, and was arraigned Wednesday, before Judge
Barrett, in the Court Of Oyer and Termner BY
the advice Of w. F. Knitting, his counsel by the
appointment of the Court. the prisoner pleaded
guilty to manslaughter III the first degree. This
plea was accepted, and Mikes sent to State
Prison for fifteen years.
Acknowledgement is made of the following
contributions in aid of the Seaside sanitarium for
Destitute Sick Children: Charles ii, C9ntolt, $50;
$. W. Pomeroy, ir, $50 George d. Farrar. SO ;
I emry '4 GHm5eSn, $1o On Nathan 'i Nearsu6nSr
$40 Fl. w. Crstern, So Mrs Joseph +. DAILY 50 ;
c. V. l., - /. sayre Doe. Further cTntribu
second-st. aud Fourth-aye., or Henry King, presi-
dent. No 304 West Twenty-eighth-st.
The name of Foreman Lorimer Gillies, Of Engine
Company No: 2G, has been placed on the roll of
fire at No 221 West Forty-third-st on April 81.
Chef of Battalion Campbell reports that Gillies
| reached the fire at 1:5G a. H., found the doors
locked and the binding filled with smoke. The
foreman climbed 20 a painters scaifold below the
secOnd-sOry window, gained an entrance. and res
cued Miss Nelly Fitzgerald and Miss Belle Shaftcr,
who would have been sutfOcated had il not been for
the efforts of GIlles.
A fight occurred Monday morning between Chris
TOPPER Snyder and Patrick Trainer, two Black
Wells Island prisoners, in the hold of tho steamer
prisoners to Wards Island 10 work. In the course
If the fight TranOT kicked Snyder IN the groin, so
that on their return to BiackwePs Island he was
taken to the hospital, and for time il feared
ms injuries might prove fatal. Last night Warden
Fox said that all fear Tor SnydcTs life over.
Both prisoners are III the pententiary for larceny.
The New-York Athletic Club will hold its annual
Spring games to-day. and there will be several
rowing contests. The Seawanhaka Yacht Club
will give ITS first annual opening in New-YoTk Bay.
The yachts VIII staTt from the new clubhouse at
Iompknsvllle. - l.. at 1890 M, and, after pass
Ing IN review before the flagship. will race down
the Bay TO New-DOTp, aud return about p. III. IL
~ expected that most of the twelve schooners ana
the thlry-three sloops of the cub Will be in line
The Atlantic Yacht Club will also have its annual
opening, IN which at least thirty yachts are eX
pcctcd to take part.
The Police Board yestcglay dismissed three Cen