New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-24
NFW.YORK CITY.

The house at No 90 Macdousalst. was IepOIVeu
as unsafe yesterday.
Tbe ,leasant weather OF the last two days has
encouraged boys and girls to BRING out their tops
and hoops.
The Rev. Father John McQnrk has been ap-
pointed to tie DastOTale OF 81. faulb hOman Nd'H-
ole Church. Harlem
The lots adjoining the Church Of the Holy 1rlnity
in Fifth-ave., Harlem, are being built up WIN
handsome houses.
John Connolly delivered lecture upon Gambetta
before the New-York Literary Association al no
G1 UniOD-place last evening.
William jerks n child one wear and eight months
old scslded itself 10 death Yesterday al 10 -, VHo
Third-aye by accidentally Oyertnrning teakel'le'
At q meeting Of the Veteran Rights Union last
night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, II was DECIDED 20
seek the cooperation OF the COnhiaHuei "a 'ii0
Grand Army.
BRoOM-wIELDERs AGAINST CADETS,
number NJ vouup women at Fort Washington
are organizing Broom Brigade" and VIII shortly
challenge tho cadets OF the military acadeIny III
that place 10 a competitive drli'
GOING To FLORIDA.
Tohn b. Haskn Hosea Il. Perkins. George W;
Omntard Andrew l.. SOulard and w. II. bodweil
will sail today at .. m. on the steamship CtE OF
Columbia for Charleston, on their way to FLORIDA.
BLOcKADKs ~ THE BUSINESS STREETS.
II seemed Yesterday as If the tide OF Two UAVb
travel had been poured INTO one; me PehI, ~ ""ie
OF the holiday sweiled the food. ard biOckades ID
the principal downtown thOrOughiaTes were IN
usually frequent.
TOO BIG FOR THE CABIN DOOR
fat OF immense PIDpoIllODb On MS way
10 Brook lyn museum Yesterday got wedged IN the
door of Fulton feTTy-boat cabin and could not TX
ircate himself for n time. Inpatient passengers
whose way was blocked fumed. while good-n&tured
ones laughed at the cause OF the delay.
TIE OIL EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS.
The committees OF the Ncw-York Petroleum Ex-
change and the New York Mining Stock Exchange
are still cO:ferring over the question OF consOiida-
tion Of the oil interests Of the two he
negotiations have taken no definite shape; here
ha, been no committee appointed from the NAiionai
Petroleum Exchange to meet the other committee.
DENYING THAT lie WANTED TO DIE.
William Shrehan. age fOry-slx, OF No. 434 Pearl
AT the Tombs Police Court on a charge Of attempt
ing to shoot himself with q revolver on THURSDAY
afternoon. lie emphatically denied that he had any
such intention and said that the explosion OF inc
revolver was an accident He was discharged.
SEEKING UNION or sCANDINAyIAN SOCIETIES.
The Scandinavian Society Of 1914 Of This city
has invited representatives Of all the other NOrwc-
gian. Swedish and Danish societies IN New-IoTk
and Brooklyn 70 meet at Beethoven Hall. No 2lO
Fift-st.. on Monday night, to discuss scheme OF
union through the foun1'Io Of Central Commit
Tee There are fifteen Scandinavian societies IN the
two cities, with total of several hundred mem
bcrs
RODBING THE POOR-BOX IL ST. DOMINICKs CHURCH.
James DOugherty. pastor OF 81. D0minlcks
Church at No. 374 East Seventy caught
William Lang, age sixteen OF No. 1903 tlrst-aYe,
and Rudolph Fiuguah, age seventeen, OF No. lO41
Jhird-ave in the acl OF rObbing the pOor-bOx in
the church yesterday. They had the box open
when detected aud were at once handed over to the
bows were held in 5000 bail each for examination.
THE CELEBRATION or ST. PATmcK's DAY.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernials met at Central
Hall IN East FOrty-seventh-st, last night. 10 make
arrangements for celebrating 81. Pdtricks Day.
Patrick Gibuey presided. IT was decided to invite
the lIIberDian .ltles, the G9th Rifles ana the II.
Columbia Total Abstinence benevolent Rifle Corps
70 participate in the parade. he committee APP
pointed TO arrange the parade and 10 hire hail Tor
the occasion reported progress.
UNFORTUNATE CoNIROVERsY WITH A BULLDOG.
i. 4. a.,
difficulty with a BULLDOG yesterday III his fathers
iinuoT store al No. $40 East Twenty-second-
IT. The bulldog got the best Of the hight.
When the rents IN the boys trousers had been re-
pared he was taken TO Bellevue Hospital to have
q 1esh-wound dressed. His injury was not serious.
FINED FOR VIOLATING A CITY ORDINANCE.
Mrs Emma Llyersoy, keeper Of secondhand
furniture store at No 1876 SccOnd-ave. WIS charged
before Mayor Edison Yesterday with receiving
stolen goods and failing to Keep book containing
q DESCRIPTION OF the articles purchased the price
paid, and the name aud residence Of the seller, as
provided by q city ordlhaucc. similar charge
was made against her IN September last. she was
fined SO.
HELD FOR STRIKING WOMAN on THE HEAD.
Daniel kiordau, OF No. 3l5 Last Seventy hith-st,
charged with striking Anu Iicaly OF No. 3ZO East
Seventy -fOurth 81. on the head with The spoke OF
a wheel on Saturday night cau8lng injuries winch,
it is thought, VIII terminate fatally, was aTIagned
in the YorkvIle Police Court yesterday and com
mtted 20 await the result OF the injuries. The wo-
mans an t. nOrtem statement was taken by the
Coroner on Wednesday,
George James Rice, the president Of the Utica,
Ithica and klmra Railway who has been in the
TOmbs for several weeks under indictment for
forgery aud embeZzlement in connection with the
byIOthecation of the bonds Of the railway com
PAW gave bail yesterday in the sum OF SD, 800
lanes Barclay OF SIxth-ave. and Tenth-st became
his bOndsman Rice was Immediately Tearrested Oh
an order of arrest issued by Judge DOnOhue IN
civil SUIT for %55, 00O and was taken to the Ludlow
Street jail toy Deputy Sheriff McGOnlgle.
IN FAVOR OF STOPPING THE SALE OF TOY PISTOLS
4hg "A "a II 1
the Gaze OF l. uiso Stannafd twelve years Old, VINO
was shot with toy pistol On December rs by
IN at Thrd-avc. and Sixty slxth-st The jury rem
dered a verdict IN accordance with the facts, and
stated that they beloved that young Lakewood
was innocent OF any criminal intent they recon-
mcnded that the Lcgi-iature and the Board OF Al
aermen should lake such action as would prevent
the sale of such dangerous weapons.
AMUSING HIS MOTHER AND HIS SISTER
Mary Gordon appealed yesterday to Officer Rob-
Inson of the Invent -eighth Precinct, for prOtec
tion against her brother, Michael Gordon, brick
layer living in Seventy third st, near FTst-ayc,
who, she stated had beaten her aud her mother
Robinson entered the house to arrest him. He re-
tised but three policemen oyerpowered him and
lodged him in the police station. tie had struck
the gir on The head with hammer and kicked his
noticr la the YOrkville Police Court he was held
fol- trial
SEEKING HIGHER CLERKsmPs,
The Civil service examinations Tor positions in
the Custom House were continued yesterday in the
Post Office Building There were about forty app-
cants for ceIkshps at ~ 800 a year. All of The
applicants are now CLERKS at 81 200 or 81 400
About half OF them answered III satisfactory way
the questions which related almost entirely to the
duties OF those holding positions III the Custom
House. General Williams, John n. COinstOck and
John l.. Livingston are tue members of the Board of
Examiners
THE GRAND JURY AND THE WATER SUPPLY
Controller Campbell, Orlando Is. Potter. James
Mclean of the Citizens Insurance Company, and
Henry A. Oakley, OF the Howard Insurance Com,
jury which has begun investigation into facts
concerning the water supply and the need OF a new
aoueduct Especial inquiries were made az to
whether the present aqucduct was made fully
available or whether there were any leaks or need
less waste which might be corrected.