New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-25
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The reopening of the books Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company has been postponed by vote OF
the Executive Committee until February L.
STEAMER DEPARTURE DELAYED.
The White Star steamer Republic will not SAL Tor
Liverpool until o'clock on the morning Oh inc
Goth inst
FLoATED AND BROUGHT INTO PORT.
The ship Frederick Il. Scammel, which went
ashore the Jersey coast last week, was oated AZ
@ a. m. yesterday, and was towed TO the city. Her
damages are slight
MR.. ABBEY BUYS THEATRE.
Mr. Abbey said yesterday that the reported o.
chase of the Park Theatre, Boston. by him was
correct. He had been negotiating for the purchase
for about three weeks. He didnot care TO make the
terms of the sale public.
MEETING OF TIE MICROsCoPICAL SOCIETY.
A meeting of the MicroscOpica Society OF the CITY
of New-York was held last evening at No ~ East
Twenty -second-st. DIR. John B. Rich presided. The
annual reports of the secretary and treasurer were
read and other routine business was transacted.
THE MAINS STORMY VOYAGE.
The steamship Main. which arrived from Bremen
yesterday. had a voyage of continuous gales.
squalls snow storms and high seas The passengers
presented a testimonial to the officers and crew for
their attention to duty aud careful infringement OF
the vessel
THE ROOSEVELT STREET FERRY.
The Controller was authorized yesterday by tho
Sinking Fund Commissioners to sell at public auc-
ton the lease of the ferry from Rooseyeltst this
city, to Broadway, Brooklyn, for hye years from
March, 1883 at rental of not less than go, 900
per aDnum.
THREATENING To CLOSE CASTLE GARDES.
The Emigration Commissioners will meet to-day
TO decide whether Castle Garden and Wards Island
shall be closed against immigrants, the Commits
soners being destitute Of funds. The commission
h In debt for salaries 10 the employees since Decen
Der /, and il owes about $50, 600 Tor supplies
DISCHARGED FOR WANT OF EVIDENCE.
Frank Ramsdell. the man who was arrested
| on the suspicion Of having shot James H. Jordan,
the gambler in city Hall Park on the afternoon oil oil
the Grand Jury for want of evidence to convict
him.
KILLED BY JUMPING OUT OF WINDOW.
Thomas Burns. unmarried piano maker who
boarded at No. 200 West Thirty ixth-st, jumped
out of thirdstory window Of the boarding house
yesterday morning and was killed. IL was believed
| that he had attack OF delirlum tremens, as he
| had been drinking heavily.
| THE QUAIL EATERS AGONY.
The eighteenth day of the quail eaters agony
Yesterday by two poeticai illusions from George
Francis Train, who at i and o'clock, sent by
postal cards p0etlcal illusions predicting DIRE ca
lamity to Mr.. Walcott. The birds were eaten In
| 1912 minutes.
| BURIED IN MARBLE CEMETERY.
The funeral of the late John Graye, an old mer-
chant of New-York and one OF the founders OF the
present public school system of the city, was IL Id
yesterday noon at No West thirty second 81. The
services were conducted by the Rev Dr.; Will am
Ormiston. The Rev. DIR. Theodore d. Cuyler of
| Brooklyn. made an address. The burial was In
Marble Cemetery III Second-st
THE DALLAS BANK ROBBERY
John Stewart, or George Coleman who was ar
rested on Monday night by Detective Sergeants
| Williamson and Won Gerchten on charge Of OBJ
tanning S. 100 from the City National Bank of
Dallas, Tex, on a bogus check drawn on the Park
National Bank Of this city, was remanded In the
| Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday to await
| the action of the Dallas authorities.
| FARE on THE THIRTY-FoURTH STREET FERRY
| The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund yesterday
rescinded their action requiring the fare on the
ferry from Thirty f0urth-s to Hunters Point to be
reduced to two cents from to a. III. and TO p.
| Al. .....la IL.
twenty -four hours. In making out new proposals
for leasing this ferry for five years the Controller
| will designate three cents as the maximum rate to
| be charged.
| FUNERAL OF MADISON NJ MARSHALL
The funeral services OF Madison Nj. Marshall were
held last evening at No. 223 West Forty eighth.st.
| Addresses were made by tho Rev. DR.. A. Stewart
Walsh, Of the Thirty-third Street Baptist Church,
and tile Rev. DR.. Pendeton, Of the Ffty-thlrd
| Street Church There was q large attendance of
| friends and relatives. The body will be taken this
morning to Port Richmond, staten Island, Tor
burial.
| a PROSPEROUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
| The statement OF the Mutual Life insurance Com
pany, of NewYork shows assets Of nearly sos, 900,
900 at the close of the year 1882 IL the New York
standard of 42 per cent be used, the surplus is
| ST., DOC, 900. The company announces that II has
hitherto restricted its business to the healthy
| tons of tho United States-the North and West
ehieily-and that II proposes to adhere to policy
which has wrought results 30 satisfactory.
| KILLED by BLOW ON THE HEAD.
Domnck Mnneen. age thirty, OF No 30l West
Fiftieth-st, a conductor on the Sixth Avenue Ele-
waited road, on January 10 struck his head against
| a platform post at station while sto0ping TO pick
| up time slip he had dropped the platform OF
| his train. His wound was dressed by DIR. Turner.
Subsequently no treated by DIR. Freer, the sur
gcon OF tho west side elevated roads, and by DR..
| Roof. Although his skull was not fractured he
| died yesterday.
| THE WOMANs RELIEF ASSOCIATION
| The second ANIMAL report Of the New York State
! Auxiliary TO the Woman's National Relief Associa-
ton shows that supplies have been sent 10 twenty
six life stations and four United States marine
hospitals. Life cars" for contributions have been
placed in eight lines OF steamers. The gifts in money
amount to $24l 20. The annual subscribers and
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