New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26

the boxes has been Sold and the recepfs from that
source alone already amount 10 ABOUT qooOo'
PRAYER FOR STUDENTS. -
The dav of PRAYER for young men in colleges will
be observed in this city tomorrow Special services
will be held in the parlOrs of the Young Mems
Christian Association al o:oO anu o ~ He All wi
lege men are&nvltcd.
RUN OVER on TIE ELEVATED TRACK.
Daniel Begins age iorty-four, of No. 6S Union
ST., Brooklyn, was run over Yesterday Oy an engine
road Mt the South Ferry station. Both his legs
were broken. He was sent to the chambers street
Hospital
LEAVING SNOW AND ICE on THE SIDEWALKS.
During the first eleven days of the present month
the pOlice force reported $500 cases OF failure to
obey the ordnance requiring house-owners to clear
their sidewalks from snow and ice; From single
precinct-the Slxteenth-1l3 such cases were re-
ported yesterday The reports are sent to the Cor
poratOn Attorney.
SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
The vounp man who shot himself in the Occiden-
tai Hotel in the Bewery was identified Yesterday
as Ludwig Elllnger age twenty, OF No; 241 West
TniTtynnh-st" formerly cry CLERK In Inc employ
Gently been discharged and Had told bis friends
that he was going to Baltimore.
AN OLD swINDLE REVIVED.
An old swindling scheme, by which the operators
been revived recently, and few days ago several
of the prominent banking institutions reported the
matter to the Treasury Department at Washington.
The prepared notes arc little moro than half an
inch shorter than the original bills.
NOT THE RESULT OF VIOLENCE.
The autopsy on Margaret Splitter. whose husband
was arrested on suspicion of having caused her
DEATH disclosed the fact yesterday that she had died
from peritonits apparently not the result of vlo-
charges of abusing his wife have been made.
held by Coroner Ellinger In S1OO ball 10 appear NJ
the inquest.
HER DEATH ACCIDENTAL
The inquest held Yesterday In the case OF Louisa
Bauer, age fifty, of No. 10 East Houston-st, who.
on January 8. when stepping from train on the
Station, fell between the car and the platform AMI
received injuries from which she died week later.
The jury found verdict OF death from injuries ac-
cidentally received.
THE SOCIETY FOR TIRE SUPPRESSION OF vICR.
The New-York Society for the Suppression OF
Vice held its seventh annual business meeting last
ing the minutes of the previous meeting ana elect
ing two new members, the meeting adjourned to
meet again at the close Of the annual pnbllc meet
ing which will be held In the hall of the Young Mems
Christian Association February 10.
STRIKES CONTINUING.
No change appears In the strike at Webers piano
factory. Neither employer nor employees have
made any advance toward q compromise. kimbel
* Cabus and Herts Brothers continue unsuccessful
strike at their factories. This is duo to the inter
ference of the strikers, who are furnished with
means for that purpose by the CarvcrS Union.
DISAPPEARING WITH A CHILD.
Cecilia Lanser, a young woman, disappeared with
her sisters child last Saturday night and has not
been heard of since. She had been at the house Of
her sister, Mrs. Suran Rnearn, NJ NO bOO mlulSOn-
ST., during the day, and in the evening started to
return TO her own homie at One hundred nd-foty
third-st. and Eighth,;aye taking little Annie
Ahearn with her. She did not reach her home, nor
did she return TO Madlson-st
LOTTERY MEN PUNISHED.
George Norton. Of No. 200 broadway. pleaded
guilty in the Court of General Sessions Yesterday to
selling ticket III the Commonwealth Distribution
Company of Kentucky. He was fined 800. Daniel
Woodruff, who has an office IN Broadway. near Fiji
tIetl-st. yesterday In the Court of General Ses-
sions, pleaded guilty TO selling two policy slips lilo
was fined $40, and was sentenced to imprisonment
in the Penitentiary FOR ten days.
TIE EXPLOSION IN ELEVENTH. STREET.
The report Of Examining Engineer Horton, Of the
Sanitary Police, on the boiler explosion At Eleventh.
ST. and Broadway. was submitted to the Police COM
missiOners yesterday. Mr. Horton said that the
boiler had from the first been improperly braced and
had greatly deterlorated 80 much so that it would
have exploded at a, much less pressure than the
one it guaranteed TO bear. The engineer is not
held to be guilty of any carelessness.
APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Howard Potter, Charles Chanberlan. Henry +.
Champion, Joseph w. Drexel james GaIlatin Robert
Association for Improving the Condition of the
Poor met recently TO consider the Street Cleaning
Society, and introduced into tho Legislature 10y
Senator Strahan. The bill was unanimously APP
proved, and 1t resolved to invite othor benevo-
lent societies Of the city to JOIN IN asking the Lcgs-
lature to pass the bill
SET FREE FOR BETRAYING Ills PILLOWS.
Patrick Sheven the Waterman of the Manbat-
arrested
same time as Hope and tho other burglars concerned
III the robbery of that institution. and who has been
for two years in the House Of Detention as n wit
ness. yesterday discharged from custody in the
Court OF General Sessions by Judge Gderseeye on
motion of the Disrlct-AttOrney. Shortly after hls
arrest S1eyelln was promised immunity If he would
make a full confession. Ii was in accordance with
that promise that lie was released.
HENRY BERGH SEEKING ASSISTANCE
Henry Bergh appealed to the Police Commission
ers yesterday for assistance IN enforcing the law
nck iunf inn md tnO .iiUl,f III
that the law was easily evaded by men who went
across the line into Westminster County, where the
officers OF The Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty
TO Animals found it impossible TO obtain assistance
Fights would frequently take place amost within
sight of the police, but beyond their jurisdiction
At his request the Board authorized Insnector
ThOrne TO furnish. any desired assistance 10 the So
cety's officers when called upon in such cases
NO FEAR OF A BLIZZARD"
The weather became few degrees colder yester-
day. and many persons. with their recent expert
ences fresh in mind, began to fear another " bliz-
zard" Inquiry at the Signal Office however
showed that there was ground for the appreIien-
sion. The evening reports revealed remarkably
equable temperature throughout the country, the
thermometer ranging from 20 TO 80 degrees all over
the North. There was light snow storm prevailing
at Oswego Buffalo and other points on tho lax
while rain was falling In the South and West but
the indications pointed TO fair weather to-day for
this region.
MAI. MATTER FROM TIoGA STATION.
Superintendent Jackson of the Railway Mail Ser.
vice. YESTERDAYS received from Toga the scene of
the recent railway accident all that left OF the
mail matter which was in the postal car that was
burned. The matter was Enclosed In small haste
board box and the whole Of 1t does not weigh more
than one pound. lt consists OF few badly charred
letters, aud the remains OF book In which the list
of the registered packages on the train was entered
The book is so badly burned that the writing In II