New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-24
NETWORK CITY.

The strike of the pianomakers in the employ OF
Steinway e. Sous continues, and there was 10
change yesterday in the aspect OF affairs.
Henrietta Roetker. n child OF sixteen months
died on FRIDAY at No. 3O1 West Forty-fourth-st..
from the effects of opium administered by mistahc
for cough-mXture.
Ten deaths from measles were reported 10 tne
Board of Health yesterday from various parts Oh the
city In some cases the disease was reported as ol
a very malignant type.
The ten miles race at the New-YOrk skating hIhA
was won by Mr.. Walton last evening. \ wheel
barrow race and fancy dress carnival VIII thSe
place Wednesday evening.
Police Commissioner Wheeler is i'll with an attack
OF malarial fever President French goSs Uu NO
until Friday when the matter Of the missing Vouch-
ers will be brought up.
The Bremen steamship General Werder due now
has on board the well-known harp PLAYER nell
Breitschuck from the Wiesbaden Curosc hestra, VINO
is engaged by Messrs. Roster ~ Bal To JON huu'
Balls orchestra as harp sololst.
The wheel of a light wagon caught against one OF
the elevated railroad supports at Thrd-ave. ana
Seyenteentl-st Yesterday morning, the horse fell.
and passing car of the lhlfd-aye line ran over te
animals leg, cutting its foot entirely on. Inc
horse was killed.
The Maria Ottmer inquest was adjourned yester-
day morning indefinitely. The Jurors were present
Mt the time fixed and waited two hours FOR Coroner
Elpger, who did not appear. The Deputy Coroner
finally told them to 20 until informed Wnen the III
quiry would be resumed
The Pnrim ball will take place al the Academy or
Music Thursday night. The DECORATIONS VIII DC
extensive and handsome, ana TWO DahaS WIZ IuIhisIi
music The doors will be opened at o'cl ok, and
the first tabeau will he given at 10 At L O'Clock
all masks must be removed.
The steamship City of Washington, Captain
Zimmerman. of the Alexandra Line. left this port
last Thursday and arrived at Havana Monday morn
ing making the trip in days and l3 hours The
fastest TRIP made. This same steamer made tlc
fastest trip from Havana, days, 8 hours ana -
minutes.
The taors' cutters who on an average earn from
$40 to $24 a week, are organizing to Obtain m adj
vance of wages OF about " week. some OF the
EMPLOYERS have held preliminary meeting, discus
sinp WAYS and means TO obtain higher prices, IN
order to be enabled to satisfy the demand Of their
employees.
meeting Of congatulation on the passage Of the
hill giving school suffrage 10 women viii be- held at
Steck Hall. No. II Epft Fourtecnth-st., tomorrow
evening. Addresses will bernade by Mrs. Elizabeth
L. SAXON the Rev. Robert Coliver, Mrs. CIara Ney-
man Clenence = LDZicr. " D., Hoiel NJ SiOcum.
Mrs Lille DcvcreuX Blake and others.
The New-York Society for the Prevention Of Cru
city to Children Will send by steamer on Saturday
next 10 their homes in Hungary the little German
musicians Of the Cadet Band" They greatly
need thirteen common rougG ulster overcoats to
keep them warm during the Water voyage GlfIs
for the purpose may be sent to the society before
Friday
Additional contributions for the relief of the
starving people IN Silcsla hayo been received by
Nessrs Knoblauch d Lchtcnstcin, bankers, TO the
amount OF SOes 10 PTevlon, c@41ttl i
amounted TO SS.l0l p; total S0,l193I. The sum
OF 81. 900 marks has been Transmitted to the Cen
tTal Relief Committee IN Berlin, leaving balance
on hand Of 1898 -.
A man about forty years old and apparently for
eign sailor. was taken out of the East River at
Slxth-,t yesterday morning by J. BoSirup, mate on
the bark London, who saw him Struggling IN the
wafer and heard hiscnes for aid. lie died mme-
dately after. however He is supposed 10 hive been
one Of tie crew of the brig Minetta, lying near the
scene of the accident
The simultaneous death Of Edward 7. Moore and
his wife Agnes Jane NJ No 474 West Twenty-sec-
ond-st, appeared in the records of the Bureau OF
vital Statistics Yesterday. The wife hal been sick
with consumption six moths, and week Mr..
Moore was attacked by pneumonia. Both died nc
the same hour yesterday morning. Mr.. Moore was
twenty-five They viii be burIod together at
BronXyille,