New-York tribune., 1883-12-18
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
JS C. .Jobnsons store will not be open evenings
as announced in THE TRIBUNE yesterday.
There was boom in the sale of childrens sledS
yesterday. -. Du.
The members of the old Volunteer Fire Depart
ment dned last evening at Delmomcos.
The incoming steamers are bringing sinall .itta t
hers of Russian Jews, most of whom are DESTITUTE
Cigarette machines which have the capacity, 70
turn ont 500 cigarettes an hour are IN use III tnlS
city. .oo,..
Stern Bros. of Nos 80, "a and sc West 23d-st.,,
will keep their store open during 'ho
Christmas -
Missions for men are in progress in 81 PatFlcSs x
Cathedral in MOtt-st and III the Church Vi 0V'
Alphonsus in South flfth-aVe.
In some places in the city head cheese in fer
,ranfnc condition is offered for SALE III produces
nausea aud is decidedly unhealthful.
The Hamilton College alumni will have their an
nnaI dinner in the Union Square Hotel tomorrow
evening. c.., -
Cbatham-st bootblack, in neatly fitted up
cellar keeps packages for hs customers, FURNISHES
messengers and keeps the newspapers on ille.
The Young Mems Union of the Society for rEthlcal
Crltnre has opened free reading-roOm and CIR
eulating Hbraiy at No. 100 West Fifty-fourth-st'
Uuph and Annie DOnOhue brother and sister, who
live at No. 143 MulbeTry-st:, were removed TO lhe
Riverside Hospitsl yesterday suffering from
typhus fever.
f. L. Carthel chief engineer of the West Shore
Railroad, went to Syracuse last evening IN order
"a the
will be run to Buffalo on January l.
Money for daily expenses is needed for the Home
of the Holy Comforter No 81 West EleVenth-st.
Gifts may be sent directly TO the honio Vi 10 MI
James Morris No. Wall-st
ANOTF FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.
The newest French dolls have dimples in their
chins Some of the large ones cost SOO each'
TIE CHARITY BALL.
The Charity Ball this season will be held IN the
Metropolitan Opera House on January s., mere
will be even more space than IN the Acadelny OF OF
Musjc and greater facilities and convemences OF
every sort An immense attendance Is expected.
VIEWS DESIRED on RAPID TRANSIT.
The Rapid Transit Commission yesterday resolved
10 issue call to all interested to appear and state
tbeir views. The commission will meet again to-
morrow in Room No. /, lRiBC NJ building, WhereltS
sessions Will hereafter be held.
FAILING IN AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Suen August Anderson, who has been in this
ronntrv about a year. is an insane inmate OF the
hospital at Castle Garden. Yesterday he attempted
to Jump from the window of the hospital ward but
was caught and put in straitjacket by the
orderly.
CONVENTION OF A COLLEGE SOCIETY.
The annual conyentop Of the PEI Rel%a t F bId Trafr
columbia College,, No. 925 broadway, on Innrs-
day, Friday and Saturday of this week The tifty-
seventh anniversary dinner Will be gwen at tAe
Hotel Brunswick on Friday evening.
LIQUOR DEALERS ORGANIZING.
meeting OF liquor dealers was held at Mel0dle
Hall No. Ala Fifth-st., yesterday afternoon Per-
manept organization, to agitate for the repeal OF
the excise law, was effected, under the name of
"The LIQUOR Dealers Protective Association of the
Seventeenth Ward" Ouly 80 of the 400 dealers IN
the ward were present. Twenty signed the roll of
membership. All were Germans.
DETERMINED TO CUT TELEGRAPH WIRES.
Edward Kearnev, of No. 265 Broadway, who re-
Gently published an advertisement warning all tel
bgraph companies that, unless the wires were re-
moved from building at Sixth-ave:, and twenty
nitnh ST. of which he has charge, said TO TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday; 81 have given builder orders
TO make some repairs on the building Some bricks
have 10 be laid and he will have to wait for warm
No ~nrly will ha
probably. The wires will be attended TO-"
REMEMBERING TIE PILGRIMS.
The ladies of the Pilgrim CONGREGATIONAL Church,
Mt tMadisOn-ave. and One-hundred-and twenty-hrst-
ST. are preparing to celebrate on Friday evening
the two-hundred and sixty-thlrd anniversary of
the landing of the Pilgrims New-Engannqi n din dili-
etc. will be served by ladies IN the costume OF We
olden tyne" The dinner vii be served from 8 to
o'clock, in the church parlOrs, and will be fol-
lowed by a musical and literary entertainment.
A POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS.
Captain Clinchy of the Eighteenth Precinct yes
terday lodged complaint at Z Police Headquarters
against Patrolman Francis McMullen, who was Ia
ken off his post on Sunday evening charged with
being drunk. The policeman declared that lie had
not taken glass of liquor since November %, and
he went 10 Police Headquarters early yesterday
morning to invite examination as to his condition.
A conflict of testimony Is expected, when the case
is tried by the Commissioners on Wednesday.
ABAPTIsr VIEW OF CoNGREGATIoNALIsM.
At the meeting Of the BSRtst preachers fGs
IeaG meE an ne essay on Positive Religion" in the
course of which he said: the CongIcgatlonallsts
are more closely allied to the Baptasts than any
other denomination, and yet they suffer more from
doctrinal divergences and heterOd0x tendencles
than any other denomination; They seem to have
no characteristic positively distinct to give them
mission or to prevent them from drifting into one or
the other denominations, or outside OF all without
the violent rupture of any vital bond of union"
REVIVAL AT TIE. FRANKLIN-sT. N: z; CHURCH:
The services at the Franklin-st Methodist Epis-
copal Church were attended by crowded congITega-
tlons on Sunday. The day was devoted chiefly TO
singing praise, prayer and testimonies the latter
being given by the hundreds. Many who gave
their testimony did so amid sObs of JOY, and some
Were induced to shout in true Old-time Methodist
fashion. The entire congregation was invited 10
remain to dinner and to tea, which were served IN
the basement of the church. The tranklln-st
Church originally started as mlsslon Is pr0sperlng
The Sunday school numbers nearly 800 children.
BROOKLYN.
Policeman Patrick DOnnelly, of the Second Pre-
cinct was dismissed yesterday for drunkenness
The Aldermen yesterday authorized the issucl Of
bonds to the amount Of $l2i,57O to provide
100000 gallons of water day from the pumping
station at Spring Creek, L. l.
Alexander +. Carpenter, son OF the Rev Dr Hugh
Smith Carpenter, pastor of the Bedford COngrega-
tOnal Church. is urged for the position OF rst as
sstant in tthe Office OF Dlstrlct-AttoThey-elect
Rldgway.
Mrs Louise Burgerson. of No. 202 Green-st.
while drunk on Sunday night wandered INTO the
sunkcn meadows in Hurqn-stY near oakiand-St{ ,t
carrying child six months Old She ieIl INTO the
water and the child was drowned.
Robert Henry. ex-sextOn of Grace Chapel, who
tried to cut hls throat in the Raymond street jan
after he had been sentenced for trying 10 detIaud
tile Government by false charges for burying PEN
sioner was taken 10 the Albany Penitentiary yes
teTday.
On account of the failure to find the missing bond
of the Mutual Gaslight Company of which the Full
ton Municipal Company is the successor, the Alder
men passed resolution yesterday directing the
Mavor 10 secure a new bond with the same cOndl-
ti0ns and suretcs as the missing one
Mayor Low vetoed yesterday the Aldermcns reso-
luto1 prohibiting the manufacture Of cream of tar
lar in the city. He also vetoed the resolution
authorizing Henry Hamilton TO run his line OF
stages i'm Fulton and Sands SITS TO the Bridge en-
-, as, 4l,a that uroner restrictions