New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-14
NETWORK CITY.

The Charity Ball of 1888 will be held at the
Academy of Music Oh Thursday January 20.
The ST. Nicholas Club held special meeting on
Monday evening but arrived at no decision regard
ing their contemplated removal.
The alumni of Hamilton College are to have their
annual dinner and reunion at the Union Square
Hotel this evening.
There will be Christmas rife match at Creed
moor next Wednesday, in which ali corners will
shoot ut 200 yards distance Tor fifty prizes
VIC. George, the English amateur champion
runner sailed for Europe yesterday on the Servia.
He was accompanied TO the vessel by number of
friends
The New-York Alumni Club of Wesleyan Univer-
sity will hold their annual meeting and eat their
annual dinner at Martinellrs tomorrow evening.
beginning at O'CLOCK
The complaint of James Murray. of Fordham.
against Thomas j. Gill, liquor dealer at No. Az
Pearl-st. OF theft dismissed yesterday III the
TOmbS Police Court.
The president and the Executive Committee of
the Chamber OF Commerce have sent letter to
Governor Cleveland, urging him 10 nominate A. b..
Hepburn as one OF tue Railway commissioners.
TELEGRAPH POLES on FIRE.
Two telegraph poles at Broadway and Wall-st.
and Broadway and Exchange-place were set Oh fire
Yesterday by the current in in an electric light wire
which they supported.
RECOMMENDING AN APPOINTMENT
The Board of Marine Underwriters have unani-
mously re recommended TO Governor Cleveland that
x-Senator w. II. Murphy be nominated as a quar-
antine commissioner.
GENERAL BOWEN's CONDITION.
General James Bowen more comfortable yes
terdoy Dr. PoOley said that he regarded his condi-
ton as still critical but the TACT that he continued
to live furnished ground for encouragement. lie
slept good deal yesterday
sERJEANT BALLANTINE TO LECTURE TOMORROW.
Serieant Ballantine will lecture at Chckering
Hall tomorrow evening. His lecture will deal with
London fifty years ago, with notable law cases in
which ne has been interested, and with the social
life of the city.
cfuT DREN'S OPERA AT NIGHT.
Jerome Hopkins has written letter to THE
TRIBUNE to say that lie does not lneGd TO give
night performances OF his chidrenS opera, and that
even if ne had designed to do so he does not know
why they should be inhibited when the children's
carnival has never been mOlested.
FIVE YEARS FOR sTABBISG HIS WIFE.
Albert Arthur who was convicted on Monday of
felonious assault in stabbing his wife, Nellie
Arthur. with knife while in a box at Aberle's
ing TO five years Ia the State Prison.
TOO OBLIGISG LAWYER
The trial OF William H. Mundy, who is charged
with compounding a uIIsdemeanOr in Offering to dis
continue cases against violators of the Excise law
on payment OF money, was begun yesterday before
Judge Gdersleeye III the Court of General Sessions
A Jury was empaneled yesterday and the trial will
proceed to-day.
DINNER OF COLLEGE CLASS.
Eighteen members of the class of rs of the Col
lege of the City OF Ncw-YOrk sat down at dinner
last night at Clarks restaurant, No.22 West Twen-
ty.thlrl-st. p Alexander presided. Among those
present were ii. *. Burke, Or. ). We'll. w. b. Tut
Hill. j. NJ. l. smith, l.. c. Wern, N. S. Spencer and
c. n Messiter.
ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIS WIFE.
Edward G. Miller, of No. 10l BarTOw-st., found
his wifo Maggie IN alleged dsreputable house at
No. ass sixth-ave. on Tuesday evening She re-
fused TO go home with him, and be attempted to
shoot her. He was arrested, and in the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday was held without
bail for trial.
AN AUCTION SALE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
There was an auction sale of unclaimed property
at Police Headquarters yesterday. The property
consisted of eleven boats, many lots of mems and
womens clothing, thirty-hve watches, several
operas glasses few articles OF jewelry, 262 reyOl
veIs and other articles OF small value. The sa 10
Melted about 81 900.
STUDIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The committee on the course of study In the pub