New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-03
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NETWORK CITY.
The Rev. H. j. Satteree will enter upon his duties
as Rector of Calvary Church next Sunday.
No nominations for Police OF Park Commissioners
were sent to the Board of Aldermen yesterday by
the Mayor.
Buildings reported unsafe yesterday Nos l
Cnton-st., 453 West Thirty-sevcnth-st. and 3S4
East One-hundred- and-foureenth-st. rear
WANTING THE MODERN LANGUAGES RETAINED.
De ition is beng circulated among the students
of Columbia College, asking the trustees not to
abolish the study of modern languages. such Il
PROPOSE ton is now before the trustees.
DYING IN A POLICE STATION CELL
Henry Fisch labOrer of No. 1873 hottest, was
locked up in the Mulberry street Police station on
Monday night, for being drunk. He was found
dead in his cell yesterday morning. His death was
attributed to heart disease.
WANTING A SITE FOR A NEW POLICE STATION.
The Police Board yesterday passed resolution
asking the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund 10
set apart the ground now occupied by old tra"klln
Market, in Old Slip, as site for new police sta
ton. The premises at No. 81 and Oh Newest are
rented
GALES AND ICEBERGs AT SEA.
The steamship Daniel Steiremann from Antwerp
which arrived yesterday, had voyage of unusual
violence and April 20. i'll latitude 40 81 north
loi gtude 43o 49, west. large iceberg was passed
On the following day sixteen lar-e ceDergs and an
icefeld about mile long, were passed within DIS
lance of 100 miles.
BASE BALL AT TIE POLO GROUNDS.
The MetrOpoltans and Atlantlcs OF Brooklyn
played their first game of base ball at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. The attendance was small.
The score by innings was as follows;
Metropolitan -..---..--...---.....l l 10
RECEPTION OF A LADIES, AssoQAToM
The Ladies Association of the House OF Rest TOT
Consumptves, at fremont, held their annual recep-
ton yesterday, The house has now 80 inmates.
OF ia received last year 81 died and 80 were DIS
charged. The house is supported by voluntary con-
tnDutlons.
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE.
The record OF transactions at the Registers olce
shows extraordinary activity in real estate there
has been steady increase OF sales fof months ana
there is still demand Tor desirable property Yes
tcriay 100 transactions aggreg3ting f3,OOo,oOO'
and I19 mortgages representing nearly S2.OOO,OOO,
were recorded and filed.
OPENING OF THE COACHING SEASON.
The coaching season was opened on Monday with
the trip of Colonel Delaney Kane's Tally-ho,
which will leave the Hotel Brunswick at lO:30 a.
III. daily, during the season, for Pelham and return.
The Tantvy will begin running to ionkers from
the Brunswick on Monday next and will start daily
at 1880 a. Ill.
PETROLEUM EXCHANGE MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Petroleum Exchange
was held Yesterday when all of the present officers
were renOminated for election. The membership OF
the Exchange IS at present POI the cerlllcotes OF
now sell for 81, 800 Treasurer ii. NJ. Curtis re-
ported an increase of receipts above expenses of
| $4,000
THE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY's AFFAIRS.
| made motion III the Supreme Court. Chambers, IN
the case of the people against the National Trust
Company to compel William Best the receiver
| final dividend TO the creditors. Judge Dononue
| reserved his decision.
THE ALDERMEN AND THE DOCK DEPARTMENT
Mayor Grace has sent to the Board OF Aldermen
veto of its report with reference to the lease of Pier
No / and Its recommendation that the Legislature
curtal the powers of the Department of Docks, on
the ground that there are several bills now before
| he 4 Department
and the eport of the Aldermen does not designate
| which of the bills is favored.
| ERECTION Of A NEW CHURCH BUILDING.
Religious services held on MOnuay at noon
| at LexIngtOn-ave and Twenty-thrd-st, in connec-
| ton with the beginning of the erection of the new
building for the Stanton Street Baptist Church. the
| Rev H. O. Hiscox pastor 1t is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy about Decem-
Der l. Until that time the church will continue
| to worship every Sunday at Association Hail.
| Fourth-ave. and Iwenty-third-st.
NO LIGHT on THE EXPLOSIVE PACKAGES.
The Post Office officials continued yesterday the
| investigation in regard to the explosive packages
sent by mail TO Messrs Vanderbilt and Field but no
| new discoveries made. The pastebOard boxes
| in which the explosive substances were put nave
not been recognized similar to any III use IN this
country and paper-bOX manufacturers say that they
| are of German make IL has not been ascertaned
which of the collectors brought the boxes to the
| General Office.
| LETTERS GRANTED BY THE SURROGATE.
| Surrogate Rollins yesterday granted letters OF
administration to Mr.. Menzen on the estate OF his
|
| Sixth Avenue Elevated Railway. The child's es-
tate is valued at 81, 800 Letters of administration
were also granted the estate OF Charles T. Miller,
| who was shot and killed by William Tracey In a
| liquor shop in Broadway The value OF the estate
| is 81 800.
PAYING DUTIES AFTER SEVERAL YEARS.
| check for SS7 was rec lived by Collector Robert
| son yesterday. The person whose name was on the
| check was q passenger, several years ago on q
| steamship arriving at this port. In his baggage
were some silks and aces which, he thought at the
Gftlal loot IN n nm
has been discovered that the bringing of the articles
here was an infringement of the laws and the pas
| senger now pays the sum of money which, he Gays,
| he believes is due to the Government.
| WORK OF PILOT COMMISSIONERS.
At the session of the Pilot Commissioners yester-
| day. Pilots George Seeth and Electu5 Comfort. the
| former of whom had charge of the steamer q. W;
| the collision on Friday last were examined. They
repeated substantially their statements after the
collision, which were published in The TRIBUNE,
| was POSTPONED until Friday. to permit them to
summon witnesses tie confirm their statements.
| SHOOTING HIMSELF IN CENTRAL PARK.
| Officer Edward Burns, Of the Central PARK Police
heard pistol shot at 1870 a. yesterday in the
| west side of the Park opposite One-hundredth-st.
After searching for long time, he found at p m,
Eighty fourth-st. lying among the pine trees suf-
fering from a wound III the head. He was taken to
the Ninety ninth Street Hospital where the sur
geon SAID the wound was not necessarily fatal, al
though he would probably lose his right eye
ARRAIGNED ON HIS RECOVERY.
| Michael Laley, of No. So West Broadway,
with another young man, attempted Que night
about "A month ago TO break into the pllt-house OF
the tug boat o. H. hastings, at Pier No. 81 North
| River They discovered by the Waterman,
who fired upon them, wounding Laley, VINO was
| accompce escaped. Yesterday, Laley having
recovered was arraIgned before Justice Gardner ut
| the IOmbs aud was remanded 10 await the action OF
the Grand Jury.
OPPOSED TO POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS,