New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-19
NETWORK CITY.


| mission to the night schools OF the Cooper Union.
| The work OF laying the foundations for the new
Washington Market building advances SLOWLY ino
| force of men employed is not large.
diploma of honor has been awarded to FAR
banks s. Co. for exhibition OF scales at the in-
ternatonal Exposition in Amsterdam.
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights and Ladies OF
Honor closed Its session yesterday onceIs "eio
installed and standing committees appointed
DROWNED IN THE NORTH RIVER.
Patrick NOonan, age twenty-seven, OF East Sixty
fourth-st., fell in the North River Yesterday from
sand-bOat and was drowned. The body oil adr0"neu
man. apparently about forty Five years ola, was
found at the foot OF West Forty-eighth-st'
THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.
The Board of Directors OF the Florida Ship Canai
| and Transit Company met yesterday ana voted 70
| appoint a committee of three to invite proposals
for the construction OF the telegraph line aud canal
of the company The proposals are 10 Do relorreu W
| the Executive Committee
| AN INSURANCE CoMPANY's LARGE LOAN.
The New York Life Insurance Company has al,
yanced the sum OF $3S5.000 TO William L. and
Ambrose NJ Parsons The company has accepted as
security eleven mortgages upon as many pieces or
properly the south side of Eighty-nrst-st', De-
tween Madison and Fifth aves
A NAVAL CADET APPOINTED.
The comp ,titive examination held Yesterday at
tho Board of EducaIon's building for the appoint
ment of naval cadet from the Alth DISTRICT
Congressman Potter's resulted In the choice OF
Ions Mowbray. of No. 1O4 East Eighty ffth-st
Only three applicants appeared
OPENING or THE AUTUMN BOOK SALE; o,
The annual autumn trade salo OF books was opened
a Clinton Hall, in AstOT-pace, yesterday morning.
There were -ixty dealers present. Inc sale during
the day confined to publications. from tho
presses of H. WorthmgtOn aud j. B. Lipplncott IL
Co Tho prices realized were considered satistac-
tory by Doth Ouyers and sellers. The sale VIII Do
continued to-day.
ORDAINED FOREIGN MISSION WORK
Nathan Henry DemOrcst was ordained last even
ing at the Fifth Avenue Reformed Church. and on
September 20 he will start for japan to engage in
mission work The Rev. DR. Roderlc Terry, Of the
South Reformed Church, presided; the Rev. Dr.
Coe of YOnkcrs. delivered the Sermon ana the
charge to thu new minister was gwen by the Kew
Joseph +. Duryce.
OPENING or THE UNIVERSITY.
Seventeen students were examined yesterday for
admission to the University Of the City OF New
York The entering class will number thirty-seyen,
twenty having passed examination lat spring The
college opens at 10 "A. m. to-day. with "a total
membership OF about 900 The building has been
rettfcd and improved scientific apparatus has been
added. including a new telescope, the gilt OF
Charles Butler of this city.
sroNE-CU1TERs' RETURN TO WORK.
The backbone Of the strike against Contractor
John j. Tucker IL broken. Yesterday morning
Delegate Patrick Kelly, OF the S'one-Cutters
Union, ordered his men To return TO work. The dele
gates tho other unions feel sore over the action OF
the stone-cutters, and say that their action wlll
enectuaily destroy the usefulness OF the Amalga-
mated Trades Union, as their example Will doubt
less be followed bv other trades.
WORK or THE SUMMER SANITARY CORPS.
Al the meeting OF the Board OF Health Yesterday
tho sanitary Superintendent reported that the
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tenement houses containing l9so32 families, AMI
treated g GOl patients besides iii trDuting 5.195
free excursion tickets 10 mothers and sick children.
The TO loving physicians were appointed assistant
Inspector, OF vaccination: Drs w. +. Green. q. ;.
Conant. j. X. lIobble, K w. Muller ana h. Z. Pass
more
PHYSICIAN SUED FOR MALPRACTICE.
Bartholomew Kelly has begun an acton in the
| Superior Court against Dr. Jonn g. Parker asking
$50 900 AS damages for the death OF his wife, who,
| lie alleges died through malpractice The COM
| plant alleges that Mrs. Kelly last June was
| covering from the effects of child birth. when DR..
| Parker prescribed two powders containing twenty
grains of calOmel grains of powdered alOes and
| twenty grains of powdered lalap. lho patient
took one po sder and died in an hour. DR.. Parker
says tho woman died OF pertontls.
NEW PRIZES FOR MATHEMATICS.
The Board OF Education met yesterday at 4:l5
D. m IN the capacity of Trustees of the College of
| the City of New York. Mr.. Vermilye was reported
Trustees / he Executive Committee reported gift
| OF 81 900 bond from Trustee William Beden. the
| interest of which Is To be- applied annually for
medals or prizes IN tho department OF pure mathe-
| MATES. A resolution was adopted asking the
Board Of Estimate aud Apportonment for Sl35, 600
Tor college expenses Tor 1854.
pnIIANTHRoPIsrs WELCOME AT CASTLE GARDEN.
Secretary Jackson said yesterday regarding the
report that a Catholic priest would be sent from
Chicago TO look out for the welfare of young women
landing at Castle Garden I'VE welcome all per
Sons here who really have ut heart the good OF these
frendle and helpless people. SO long as this
priest or any pretending to all the immigrants.
some ticket agency. and simply has the welfare of
the immigrant III mind, he Is welcome"
ARRANGING TRorrING RACES
The executive committee of the National Horse
Breeders Association yesterday concluded the pro-
gramme for the meeting at Charter Oak Park.
Hartford, on October 2. 3 and A. l.. ID. Packer. the
secretary of the association has been authorized
by w. j. Gordon. OF Cleveland, to make arrange
ments with j. !. Case for race between Mr.. Cor
don's Clngstone aud Jay-Eye-Sco. The race Is to
taSe place on the last day of the meeting Cling
stone has record of 2: Ia, and 10 ~ said by the
friends of Mr. Gordon that his geldlng has beaten
the record several times this season III tranng.
THE RUNAWAY PENNSYLVANIA HEIR.
hbram =. Nesbitt the runaway son OF the presis |
dent OF the First National Bank of Kingston, and
heir to halt million dollars, for whom the police OF
the city have been looking for the last two weeks
is reported to have been seen yesterday on Broad.
way car s. B. Smith uncle of the runaway heir, |
W ho is in this city trying to lind his nephew re-
ceived o tier az . n. M yesterday saying; You
can never find me, so ITS no use TRYING Good.by
iorever-A. NJ Mr.. Smith announces that he will
pay reward of $500 ID any one who Will deliver
tho boy to hun. or tell hun where he can lind him.
THE STATUE OF GENERAL BOLIVAR.
Representatives of the South and Central Amer
lean republics, mostly resident IN this city. met
Yesterday III the Governors room IN the CITY Hall
To begin making arrangements Tor the unyelllng OF
equestrian statue OF SlImon Bolivar, the LlDer-
atorb IN Central Park on February -, 1884. The
statue il to cost about OOO and Is presented by
| the Venezuelan Government. 1t was resolved th at
a short address should be issued embodying the
views and objects of the meeting, and requesting
the cooperation of the ctneus OF the South and
Central American republics
A GOVERNMENTAL TELEGRAPH SERVICE DISCUSSED.
The Constitution Club. whose object IL TO
uphold economical pure and wise government"
held meeting last night at No. II West Twenty
sevenh-st. L. Is. 1hurOer presented report IN
behalf OF a special committee on Governmental
control of telegraph lines and postal teiegraphs"
A resolution fayOring the establishment by the
people of the United States OF system of electric
communication similar to that OF Great Britain.
TO be operated by the postal department, was
| discussed. The speakers were George ii. Yeaman.
w. w. Niles, w. II. Wiley, Senator John g. Boyd,
| and Others.
| INVESTIGATING CHARGES IN CASTLE GARDEN.
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