New-York tribune., 1883-03-12

afternoon at Frobisher Hall, No. % East FOur-
teenth-st before few interested persons. Ills SUD-
ject was "Ihe Human Face"
SUICIDE OF AN UNKNOWN MAN.
An unknown man, age auout Twenty-Five, com
mitted suicide by jumping from Pier No. 90 INTO the
East River yesterday afternoon. Tie was dressed IN
dark suit OF clothes and derby hat, and had DARK
hair and eyes.
BRINGING ICE To THE CITY BY RAIL
The Knickerbocker Ice Company report that this
has been the best season for harvesting Ice they
have known for years. The New-York City and
Northern Railway has daily brought down from the
ponds on the line of the road about 1.5OO tons.
A FORTUNATE sTREET-CAR DRIVER
driver on one of the Third-sve. surface road
cars said yesterday that he found on an average
81 or S3 a week in the street nesr the car tracks
He said that pass angers dropped the money out of
their pockets IN jumping OH OF running aller INC
cars
A RECEPTION IN AID or THE IRISH sUFFERERs:
The Ladies Manhattan Branch of the Irish Ma
Ional League met in BrevoOt Hail. III f1fty-iouTtb-
st. last night, Major James Haggarty, Assembly,
man. presiding. Arrangements were completed Cd Tor or
Gs 3 o the He IN nj Ireland This 5ranch has already
sent Sl72 to the relief committee, aud 800 more Is
ready togo.
TO CONSIDER THEIR COMMISSIONS.
meeting of the lard and prov sion trades Will
be held in the managers room of the Produce Ex-
change, on Wednesday next at 2:l5 p. M, to con-
sider the establishing of u minimum rate to be
charged as commission or brokerage on the pur-
chase and sale of articles dealt In at the Exchange
by the lard aud provision trades.
THR FUNERAL OF JANIS d. DRSsFI.
The funeral services, with Masonic hOuors, were
held over the body of the late James b. Bensel yes
terday afternoon at No. l62 East observation-disclosures
eghteenth-st His renaius will be buried IN Green
of William L. Bensel, and died on Friday OF heart
disease at 33op. m only four hours after his broth
er's death. lie was boru III this city Ill lool' lie
leaves a wife and son and a danghter.
TO BE TRIED FOR INFANrcIDE OR SUICIDE.
In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday OH
Ger Collins arraigned Phlomena Jost, age twenty
/ Lar ala IN Ear had
| at No. II Jeiferson-st, with ghasily wound IN
her throat Near by IN pail vas the dead body OF
| newly born infant which it ls thought she
| stranged before attempting suicide. The woman
ssid that the child was stilhoIn and that through
grief on that account she made the attempt on her
| own life She admitted that she was unmarried.
She was committed for examination. IL the cOr0-
| ner decides that it is not case OF infantcide the
woman will be tried for attempted suicide.
| OPPOSED TO CONTRACT CONVICT LABOR
| A special meeting of the Manufacturing Shoe
| makers Protective Union, of New-York and vcin-
ity, was held at Military Hall, the Bowery, last
| evening, John Frazer in the chair Reports were
| read from the Union delegates, j. j. Madigan and
Thomas Masters, wko had been sent TO Albany in
the interest of The bill to aboliohng convict con;
tract labor in the State Prisons. The report stated
that the prospect of the bllPs passing was good.
Resolutions we're adopted congratulaiing the Legs.
ature and the Governor on the passage OF the bill
abOlishlng the manufacture OF mats IN the State
prisons.
PASSING ICEBERGs AT SEA.
The steamship Peruvian, chartered by the 1nman
Line to take the place OF the City of Brussels, ar
rived in this port yesterday. On ednesday last III
latitude 420 north, longitude so west she passed
large iceberg. lhs is the furthest south that ice
has been reported thia season. On the following day
she encountered a strong head gale with high seas
| and ran at slow speed, making less than 200 mi es
The steamship Australia, which arrived from Ham
| burg, was nineteen days on the voyage. She had "a
| succession OF westerly gales from March until
within 20C miles Of port. On Monday night last IN
| latitude 45O north, Longitude Az 10 west, she
| passed close to several large Icebergs.
| PAYING THE DEBT OF CHURCH.
At the morning service of the Sixty-first Street
Methodist EpiscoPal Church yesterday, the pastor,
| the Rev Lindsay Parker. announced the result OF
the collection recently made 10 pay the debt of the
| church. The amount of the debt was $4,000 and
| the SUN collected was $4,000. The greater part
| OF the amount had been contributed by the mem-
| bers OF the congregation. The children collected
| IN sums varying from 10 cents TO $3.50, 81 1874.
The names of the chief contributors were j. Is. Cor
| NELL of j. b. Cornell d. Co., SS.O00j Anderson
| Fowler of Fowler Bros. $4,000, and A. j. Mason,
patrick, W. ID. Wilson, NJ. Mcpherson aud Mr..
Wood, each of WHOM subscribed 81 600 each.
BROOKLYN.
The Grand Army Memorial Committee has selected
| General b. f. Tracy for Grand Marshal on Decora-
| tion Day.
George A. Page, of No $40 Twelfth-st., was ar
| rested Yesterday for disturbing "a meeting OF the
| Salvation Army at Ihrd-ave. and Twentieth-st.
The theft OF a seal skin dolman, worth $400,
from the bedroom of Mrs. William TunDrIdge, No.
| $50 Schermerhorn-st, Oh Friday reported 10
I the police yesterday.
Michael Shea was arrested by the Atlantic Dock
| police on Saturday evening for having IN his boat
800 pounds of green coffee IN full sacks, winch 1t
| was believed he mad stolen. Shea when asked W hat
was in his boat, SAID it was grain sweepings.
The man drowned at the foot of Pacific-st Oh Sat-
| urday night Is supposed TO bc Peter Thompson Of
| Cherry and Jackson-sts., New-York. He worked on
| board the ship Glender which lies at the foot of
| Pachcst thompson has not been seen since the
| accident.
Onlrvitation of Mr.. McCaulI. tho officers of the
23d Regiment will attend the first performance OF
The queens Lace handkerchief at Haverly's
dneatre t0-night. II Is return compliment to the
performance at the Casino in New-York, recently.
At the meeting of the Brooklyn Labor Union yes
| terday at NO. 36o fulton-st 1t was voted tO ap-
| prove the reorganization OF the Board of Educa-
ton as provided for bill now before the Legis-
| lature. The Union also voted to recommend that
| convict labor by contract he abolished.
A descent was made yesterday by Police CAPTAIN
| Worth, of the Ihirteenh Precinct, upon q gambling
house at No. IA H9pkins-st. Jacob Powers the