New-York tribune., 1883-12-11
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The sale of the personal property in the Langham
Hotel, at Flfty-secOnd-st and Fifth-ave which was
to take place yesterday, was postponed until to-
morrow.
THE REV. DIR. PoRTER's RESIGNATION.
The North Chassis of the Reformed Church OF
Long Island yesterday confirmed tho resignation
of the Rev. Dr. +. s. Porter from the pastOrate Of
the Bedford Avenue Reformed Church OF Brooklyn.
A TUG-BoAT STRUCK BY A FERRYBoAT.
Two hours before daylight yesterday the Grand
st. ferryboat Commodore Perry ran into the ting
boat Malone In the East River. The tug-boat lost
her pilot house and3eceived other damage.
THE BROKERS' REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
The Brokers' Real Estate Exchange is making
rapid progress with the subscription list, which is
now S211 900. Forty-four thousand dollars were
subscribed yesterday.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH FAIR
The St. Stephens Roman Catholic Church, OF
East Twenty eighthst, opened ats fair last evening
the reduction of the church debt.
THE STEAMSHIP PLANTYN HEARD FROM.
The steamship Plantyn, fears of the loss of which
have been felt for several days, as she had not been
heard from since she sailed from here for Antwerp
on November 13, is SAFE The agents in this city
yesterday received dispatch stating that she had
| put into Londonderry disabled.
THE FATAL FREAK OF AN INSANE MAN.
Henry B. Meyer, q German who had been an in
mate Of the Insane Asylum on Wards Island for
the third story on Saturday tore up mattress TO
make a rope, and let himself out Ofa window: The
rope so short that his fall from the end OF 1t
caused his death.
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT COMMENDED.
The Commissioners of Accounts yesterday pre-
sented to the Mayor their third quarterly report of
the operations of the Finance Department. They
say that there has been an Improvement In the man
of administering the affairs OF the department,
and that there have been no oyer-payments Of in
terest.
The Produce Bank began TO pay off dep0sitOrs
yesterday in accordance with its plan to go into
! voluntary liquidation. There was no rush OF de-
| postOrs, however, to collect their money. The
bank Is prepared to meet all claims In full with the
assistance of a trivial loan from the Continental
National Bank.
VIOLATIONS or TIE EXCISE LAW.
The present returns received by Acting Superin-
| tendent IhoTne yesterday showed that on Sunday
ing the Excise law ffty-three men and women
were locked up the charge of intoxicatiOn, and
sixty-sx arrested for being disorderly In the
street their bad conduct in most cases being the
result of rum.
THE RETAIL GRoCERs' UNION.
There was a large meeting of tho Retail GrocerS
Union at the Teutonia "a Assembly Rooms last even
ing. The recent disclosures respecting the organ-
cation of grocers clerks for the purpose OF robbng
their employers we're discussed. aud special COM
mittee was appointed to prosecute the culputs 70
the full extent of the law. A Retail Gr0cers Pub
fishing Company was organized.
INDIAN AND NEGRO EDUCATION.
The Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby will preside at
meeting to be held in Association Hall this evening
Ia the interest of the education OF Indian and ne
gTo youth Reports of work in the Southern field
will be read and there will be addresses by ID. Wig
James and other gentlemen and by Indians and
negroes. A quartet of Hampton stu0entS VIII sing
plantation melodies.
CASE OF TYPHUs FEVER.
Information was sent 90 the Sanitary BUrcau yes
terday that Edward Quirk. fireman on the steam
ship Holland at Pier No. AZ North River. was sick
with suspicious fever Assistant sanitary ni,5 la-
tanned that Quirk suffering from typhus fever:
The fireman was removed to the Riverside Hospital
and the steamship was fumgated.
An IfEIREss FOUND IN A KITCHEN.
Superintendent Walling was asked recently to
search for Magdalene ileintwetmer, BaVarian
Messing and had left to her q large sum OF money.
1t was learned yesterday that the woman was liy-
ing as a servant at No. 722 Watts-st. She had been
employed previously at HaTtmann's Hotel, which
was burned in connection with the Windsor Thea
ATTACKING SOME FIGURES OF SPEECH
The Rev. A. q. Lawson, sf Brooklyn, read paper
before the Baptist preachers yesterday morning on
| the questions BY what authority are Jordan
| and Canaan called types Of death and heaven ~
He took the ground that there was no Bible author
ity for such u view Of the matter. lie objected TO
many phrases IN religious poetry and ln q. sermons
which spoke OF the river Of death, " Jordan's
stormy banks" etc. Tho paper was discussed by
several cergymen, one OF whom declared that 1t
had destroyed twelve of his best funeral sermons
PRESERVATION OF THE ADIRONDACK FORESTS.
The special committee appointed at the last meet
| ing of the Chamber of Commerce to prepare
memorial TO the Legislature looking to the prcser,
/ yatlOn OF the AuTOnulCK WlUeGncSS OlkuhlLou
| yesterday. Morris X. Jesup was elected chairman
| and George Wilson secretary. Communications
were received from Judge George w. Smith, OK
| Herkimerj Senator Lansing, OF Watert9wni john
! B. Haskin, aud Others, supporting Mr.. Jesups
views as presented to the Chamber on Thursday
last, aud calling attention to the necessity OF
prompt action by the Legislature.
! HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
An unknown lrshman, age about nifty, who was
! dressed like a laborcr, found by the police in
Mott-st near Canal-st, at 81 p m. yesterday in
| sensible from fracture Of tho skull Tom Gee,
! Chinanan. whose home is in Williamsburg said
that tho Irishman met him on the sidewalk aud fell
| against him heavily as IL under the influence OF
| lidnor. When Gee pushed him away, the irishman
fell INTO the gutter and struck his head upon the
| stones The injured man was sent TO the New-lork
Hospital where it was thought he would die. Tom
| Gee was locked up on suspicion.
LOSSES OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
The total loss for the six commanderles OF
Temple will be nearly $l0000i of this SO 900 is
| sustained by the Columbian Commandery. meet
! ing of representatives from each Of the comman-
deries was held at the Astor House last week, at
which it was proposed to give concert at the
| Academy of Music, and the aid of Mr. Mapleson, 1t
was said might be obtained in securing the services
of some of his company for the concert. No definite
action has yet been decided on as whether the COM
manderies will unite III joint entertainment, but
another meeting VIII DC helu TINS week 10 conSluer
| tho project further.
SUGGESTIONS TO VETERINARY SURGEONS.
An address before the students of the Columbia
Veterinary College, No. 416 East Thrty-six th-st,
From his own experience In farming he offered four
suggestions for tho work of veterinary physicians
First dryness of the dwelling house and provision
against ground air y; second, great care rs TO the
sewerage Of tho house third proper arrangements
for carrying oft the sewage of the barn. and the en-
tire disuse of the barn-yard In its present form
fourth clean and rOomy pigsty, where the pig, q
naturally clean animal, may have space TO range
| free from acclmulations of mud and filth.
THE PREsBYTERY OF NEw-YoRK.
Tho Presbytery of New-YOrk mot yesterday in
the Scotch Church in West Fourteenth-st The
| Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts, formerly of the Lee Avenue
Congregational Church, Brooklyn, was admitted to
First Union Presbyterian Church in East Eighty
sixth-st and his installation was fixed for Thurs