New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
GEORGE w. THoRNEs DYING GIFT
NEW BRrC-A.BRAo At THE METROPOLITAN NUS

GEORGE w. 1dOhNEc VIZ
NEW BRIC-A-BRAc At THE METROPOLITAN MUS
A PIECE OF GENUINE CAPo DI MONTE.
The Metropolitan Art Museum has recently re-
ceiyed the gift of q collection Of brie-a-brac WIN
belonged to the late George White Thorne. OF NO.
ga FthaEs lie was dsGq e, ns by
making purchases of beautiful and artistic opleS's
general character. When dying he ekerTes,s oyos
I Tsh tho to ss fsthss @Ss
ali or amy Of his General d. Css, ,s1s
70 ,ha Mssenm Yesterday morning Though me
colleoton is general its specialtyis number OF od
watches, comfr, boxes and snun 9o5es OF ,nameI
character in cold and silver decorated win 9naiei
y9ork both cloisonn6 and repousse chaslpgs.
One watch has an opening at which; wp e.,
each hour is completed, po and sit female
faces. Another has the key-hole tor wiha,ng
hidden in a dexterous manner. Another mas a me
of enamel Pan6fg bs Spest watches has
on il. the INSCRIPTION. " Aarkw'ck MafAn"ii' i1On'
don" ,o 80 .,no, nieces
of old SILVER all well authenticated by MARKS
Among the specimens OF ceramic ware tneIo -
tankard with silver lid that has an inscr h
upon 1t dated 1867. The tankard IS lnoushE 10
bear the appearance of vertabe piece OF Capo
di Monte, the Ia.est and most valuable valuable
opaque porcelain in existence s 1ehTra,
of the Ginor reproductions made at the Do as
works. But gentleman acquainted Witn that az
ware pointed out that the mould in fr O1
n.y. pths d Ginori pieces, and SAID that the
modelling of the tankard was so exquisite ana inc
handle spendidly conceived ana SO nLmy ~ rt tbo
dered that it could only have been made at the
famous Neapolitan factory of porcelain az apo vi
Monte There are some other pieces whicn are nue.
Chinese egg shell cups and saacerS' arI, .
are also two bronze elephanUe peaiini
pagodas each weighing over 400 pounds anu !.
some fine carvings in ivory. One REPRESENTING
| a hunting scene after Rubens. IS sixteen inches
high and of unusual diameter There are some IN
terssting glass challces; one is % arms
cutting and engraving, and has on 1t the royal Ar MS
| of England surrounded by the crown. on. po,,o,
General Di Cesnols expects that the Gallo-komsn
| glass recently purchased from the WHO" Vi ~
Charvet will arrive about August O.
DROWNINGS BY ACCIDENT AND DESIGN.
| A coat and hat were found yesterday morning on
the buikhead at No $50 south ST., ana were garG IN
to the police of the Thirteenth Precinct Later IN
the day Mrs Sophia HeiLerman. OF NO. ZZO
Monroe st. went to the police station and Tecog-
nzed the garments as those oil her hus9ahu nen a.
| fisherman Young German who had become ue-
| snondent on account of loss of work. He lett his
home on the previous night ana 1t was peleVeu
The BODY of drowned man about thirty years
old with light hair and mustache, was 1ouhd III
the North River at the foot OF Iwenty-hrstst yes,
| t.rday. The dress Indicated that the man was
| The BODY found floating in the lower bay on
Wednesday afternoon was TeeognaeH In isv %.
ianh Ono who was drowned while bathing at
| Coney island on Friday afternoon. =, =
| "GoOd- bye" shouted n coatless man, clsu IN
white shirt and blue overalls lie sprang from the
| forward deck of the Grand Street ferryDOat Com-
| modore Perry. it was entering the sup on sne
| Brooklyn side at a. m. yesterday-;sIhe oouy'"aS
| not recovered. ,, I'LL.
George Haieck. age thirteen, was drowned while
| bathing in Lake RonkOnkoma. l.. L. on "Wednesday
evening His body was recovered '0''0'u''
The BODY of John johnson; young sailor VINO
fell overheard from vessel lying at the OIL uochs
| Bayonne, n. j., on Saturday night was recovered
The body of Reuben H. Norcott, the carcuturist
who committed suicide at staten lslahu Oh dohuaS
| was recovered last evening. =,
| The body of "a drowned man thirty years old was
found in the East River yesterday, oil FER NO -.
| He was poorly clad His Oody was SehV W 'ne
! Morgue.
THE INSPECTION OF TENEMENT-HOUSES
| The BOARD of Health had a special meeting yes
terday to consult about the organization OF CORP
| of physicians TO visit the tenement-houses TIM
| summer On account of an increase in the appro
| priation the work OF the summer corps wiz oe Ok
tended to two months In former years t f n ~
| members Of the CORPS have bceu engaged lot I'VE
| waeks each at q salary of 500 for the term OnIy
| fifty physicians will be appointed this year, aho
| the weekly salary will be S21. About 700 phy'
| sirians mostly Young men, have applied for places
i'm the corps and most of them have made use OF al
the influence they could command 10 sec9le SP-
pointment. The opportunity OF earning RIo ' II
| EIGHT weeks is regarded by many young physician
a. tsmpJing, notwithstanding that the work is no
| either pleasant or easy. ,.... 49,,
visited the Health Department Headquarters WIN
in - fortnight. bent on securing patronage. Me 1
who seldom ever were seen u, te ~ pm
fessor Chandler have waited there by the hour q
press the claims of their favortes. Preslden
French of the Board of Police, who is an ex-oncl
member OF the Board of Health but who seldom az
tends tho meeting, of the latter board was presen
at the meeting Yesterday wac saiu ts sna no VI
was virtually made but none Of the chosen ply
sicians were appointed and their names were no
announced.
| IMPORTED JERSEY CATTLE AT AUCTION
sale of imported Jersey cattle was begun yes
terday at the American Horse EIchan &c az iite,n
st. and Broadway Inc noted dealers t % an
try were not numerous II atueihuanco an
the sale dragged and only aooG
tbrse-fourths Of the cattle o named .unt ont !
this country by 2. Gassett, of Bagot Manor jersey
and from the statements made as to tue prices RsI
for the animals on the island they could not nav
pTbe nxtv.one animals sold yesterday TO
! $40. I9O an average of 1914 SO each. fltty-thre
cows brought SlS655. an average OF %3 1z eacl
Eight bulls brought $3.50. an average OF %oI eaca
| The best prices were paid by Frederick ioesser o
Somervie, n. J.. as follows: Rennassie, 800
Co.'S CO.'S $i,o0o: Royal Lass $3.50 and Pilot
,, Fanchion, $3.50. W. X. Vanderbilt bought King
Satisfaction for $500 and MAY for $500, super
, | W,
Conn, for 5000. while the largest price OF the day
considering the age of the animal. was PAID by !
| M Rollins of Carnuro Kan, for Andoveras heIfe
calf. As an evidence that pedigree, based upo
butter production. is taking the place OF tanc
coIors. tho spotted hcifcr Creamers Queen, brougn
S675 from John Taylor, of Baysde, l.. l.. VINO ais
took Guys Blossom at $3.50, Daro's Countess q
I $40 and Aosta at 1865.
; TWO NEW OCEAN CABLES.
A company called the American, British and Cor
tipental Cable Company has been formed III Londo
with a capital of 81 10000, for the purpose OF lay
{ ing two ocean cables between England and Alhe
lea 1t is understood that the stock has been SUI
scribed but it las not yet been brought out
4 London. One OF the two cables uhlGh are DeIn
made at the Henley Works, London, will be LAID,