New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01
NETWORK CITY.
A s,r1nR RLnws OFT TIE O.

! Senate Committee on l. Dor ana EDUCATION.
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NETWORK CITY.
SAILOR BLOWS OUT THE GAS.
! Henry Fisher, sailor who went 10 bed in tho
no tel at No. 80 Bowery early yesterday morning.
| blew ont the gas and was nearly 5uttOcated. Tne
| police sent him TO the Chambers Street Hospital
CLERK MISSING sISCH july
| George ST. john, formerly clerk III the Hotel
! Brunswick, disappeared from his home at Ninety
seventh-st and the Western Boulevard, or July
| 20. The police have been directed to search Tor
! him.
| PARTIALLY DISABLED IN STORM
The bark John X. StanhOpe, from Batavia, arrived
here partially disabled yesterday. She encountered
| severe gale of Cape Hatteras on September Is
! and she broke her rudder-head. Captain DeWnter
made temporary repairs which enabled the vessel ~
! reach port.
| A DANGEROUS WRECK REPORTED.
| Captain HarvIe, of the steamship Ben Alder,
! which arrived yesterday from Shanghai, warns
nayigators of dangerous wreck In the track OF
! west, which was sighted BY him on September %.
1t is the hdll of vessel, bottom-up, with false
| keel and apparently that OF a schooner
FRANCIS MURPHY SPEAKS on TEMPERANCE.
In spite of the rain there was large gathering
at the Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
| last evening to hear Francis Murphy and Captain
| Cyrus StuTdvant speak on the subject of temper
| ance. The Rev. Dr.. King, pastor OF the church,
presided over the meeting, which lasted until nearly
| 10 o'clock.
TAKEN WITH FIT AND DROWNED.
Michael Walsh, age twenty-three OF No. "A Littls
Twelftn-st. while sitting on che stringpe OF he
pier at the foot of the street in which he lived yes
terday, taken with fit and Tell into the river.
| Before assistance reached him he was drowned.
| Ills body was not recovered
FAREWELL SONGS FROM MR.. sANKEY.
Ira ID. Sankev sang at the religious meeting in
Cooper Union last night, and more than 5000
gathered to hear his farewell songs. He leaves for
Europe on the Alaska of the GuOn Line 70. morrow
morning Mr. Moody will arrive here from his homo
in Massachusetts IN time to sail with Mr. SankeY.
They will spend two weeks In the South of Ireland
I and han hoy VuTtl TasNQF
one year
WAITING FOR THE BOX OFFICE TO OPEN.
Thirteen young men occupied prominent positions
at the entrance of the Star Theatre yesterday
When asked the reason of theirWatlng they replied
thai they wanted TO be III time TOR the opening OF
the sale of seats for Henry ryings performances at
! that theatre. The sale does not begin unil OctO
Der 3. All of them provided with camp-stOOls
and seemed to be haYlng glorious time
MISSION CHAPEL DEDICATED.
The Free Gospel Mission which has recently been
completed, at No. 800 West Thiruelh-st., ueaI
Eiglth-aye., was dedicated yesterday afternoon.
Among those who participated in tine sery lces were
| the Rev Drs. Georga II. Smytb, j. ID. Wilson. B.
| f. Reeves and John Spaulding and Louis L. lib.
! balls. The mission will b. under the charge of The
| Rev. Alfred Blewitt, Chaplain of the work-house
| al BlackwelPs lsiand
! OPENING OF A NEW TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION
| The W. E. Dodge GOspe! Temperance Association
hold its first public meeting Yesterday afternoon IN
| the Masonic Temple SIxth-aye ana Twenty-third-
| st. Brief addresses made by II. III. shannon
| president OF the association, Thomas Pttman and
PIttman said The distinctive OBJ ct of TINS ASSOC
| citation is to further Gospel Temperance by Gospel
| arguments, kindness and persuasion. Tins society
has nothing to do with prohibition, except TO SECURE
| q wholesome public sentiment in favor OF temper
! ance and when that sentiment comes Gospel tenn
| perance will shake hands with Prohibition"
AN ENCYCICAL LETTER FROM TIE POPE.
In the Roman Catholic churches yesterday an
encyclIcal letter from the Pope was read ordering
particular honor of the Virgin Mary 1t directed
that special services be held every day, at which
the rosary and Lany OF Loretto be rectcd. Persons
unab TO aUteld the services are eXhOeG 20 reclte
the rosary and lany every day with their families
at homo. To those who shall comply faithfully
with tho wishes Of tho Pope, as expressed in his
are granted, and to al IS accorded theApOstonc BEN
edctIon.
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF CHLQRAL
A dispatch was received yesterday from Bennmg-
ton, VT, statmg that DR.. @. w. Brown, OF No. ia
West toCty-SIXll-st. NeW-YOrk, hal died tlere
from an overdose OF choral, and it was suggested
that IT. was case OF suicide. Inquiry was made at
the address gwen and 1t was learned that DR..
Brown bad been sufferer from dyspepsia and had
been IN the habit of taxing from 100 TO 100 grains
OF chloral az a dose. lie was known as veterinary
surgeon, although he was graduated from no co.,
lege. He was ffty-fve years old and widower
without children.
BROOKLYN.
Louisa Brennger, age four Of No 90 Delmonico.
place. died on Saturday evening from a fractured
skull, caused by falling from thrd- story window
ut heI home, whlIc her mother out OF the room
Tor time.
The Rev. DIR. Alfred p. Putnam who had been
absent from his pulpit IN the Church OF the Savior
UNITARIAN in Brooklyn for over year, by reason
OF i'll health preached his first sermon since his re-
turn yesterday morning. Dr. Putnam was abroad
for six months and the remainder of his enforced
period of rest no spent at Concord, Mass His health
is almost fully restored
NEWARK
The NdCdrk advertiser on Saturday announced
reduction in price from to 3 cents. A few weeks
ago The Aelcdrk Journal made the same reduction.
Both are afternoon papers and tney have been
called upon to meet the competition of "A new two
cent tiernoon paper The NelCS, which was started
a month ago.
JERSEY CITY.
Captain Irish, Of the United States Revenue Cut
ter Grant reported at Police Headquarters yester-
day that newsbOy who had large bundle ~
papers went on board his boat which Is lying az tho
lie high Valley coal dock. aud after selling some
4 papers went away again. About an hour later
captain IRISH went on the pier and found the bundle
OF papers wing near the strng-pieee lie fears that
the boy leli overheard and was drowned.
LONG ISLAND
IAPHANR.-Joha Mills, an inmate OF tho Suffolk
County Almshouse, Jumped from the window of
ms room IN the second story OF the building on Sat.
Grday and died In few hours