New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-12
NETWORK CITY.

Genealogical and Biographlca SOCIETY "ee'ns Nv -'"
CaIedonian Club ball at Irving Hail.
NETWORK CITY.
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos. 936,
93S, $40 and 942 IhIrd-ave.. and 81 and $50 East
Observation-Disclosures
she WILL on JOSEPH Il. sKIDMoRE.
| The v i'll of Joseph X. SkdmOre was filed for pro-
bate Yesterday. The testator bequeaths his entire
esIa ate to his widow and daughter. The will bears
date May 10, 1881.
| THE NEW UNITED STATES MARSHAL.
| Joel Is. Erhardt tho newly appointed Unlted
| States Marshal visited the Marsbals office yester
! day accompanied by Ehu Root He Will prob
ably be sworn IN and take his office within day or
two
| A LAWYER THROWN FROM HIS HORSE.
Albert H. Sands, lawyer, of No; 81 Pine,st.. was
| thrown from his horse in Central Park on Wednes-
day. He was taken 10 Roosevelt Hospital, where 1t
was SAID Yesterday that his injuries were not serl-
GUS and that he wound be able to leave the hospital
| in few days. He was guest OF the Gllsey house.
| DYING ON HIS WAY HOME.
John Renning, a Norwegian, twenty-five years
| old, died suddenly yesterday morning at No 81
Greenwicn-st. His death is supposed TO have been
| caused by consumption. lie was on MS way ir0n
| Wisconsin To his native country, and had In his
possession a passage ticket TO Copenhagen, and a
| list OF names Of friends who subscribed money 10
aid him in returning home.
SALE or CHURCH PROPERTY.
In The Registers Office yesterday deed dated
June g. 1881. was placed on record. BY 1t George
A. Clapp. executor OF Desier A, Clapp. transfers
the edce of the Church OF the Holy Saviour, with
the two lots winch form its ste, on the south side
oil twenty -f hist, st of Madlson-ayet 10 Nathan
lei Wltherell and Edward sing, FOR Soo.OOO.
DINNER OF AMI RsT ALUMNI.
The New-York Alum / Association of Amherst
College wi have their annual, dinner at pelmon-
bary OF OF e'y Viii preside and the Rev Dr.
StoIrs. of Brooklyn; " aldo Hutchins, or west
chester and General +. A. Walker, OF Boston,
among the prominent alumni expected 10 Dc
present
A DELUGE IN CANAL-sT.
The Overlooking of "A tank on the roof OF tall
building at Hester and Canal-sts. yesterday after
noon transformed he snow storm in that locality
into q sudden and violent shower that surprised
passersby OH the sidewalk most disagreeabiy The
fountsIn until the iow of water was stopped. NO
material damage was done.
PLANS For THE MUTUAL LIFE BUILDING
Plans were dlsd at Bureau ui Buildings yester-
day for the nne-sOry office building when is to be
erected by the Aluiual Life Insurance Company on
the site of the ola Post office, at Nassau and
Cedar-sts. The estimated cost IL $1.OOO,OOO. A
description OF the proposed building has been pub
lisheu III The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS IN EEw-YoBK.
Several of tine Aid rmen OF Philadelphia were in
thIs city Yesterday 10 obtain practical information
about the plumbing ana drainage regulations whlca
are EN- forced by the Board OF Health They visited
thu offices of the Health Department, and filled
their pockets with blanks, circulars ana copies OF
sanitary laws which wrre explained TO them by
Mr.. GoIderman, the Clerk OF Records.
PINRs COLLECTED AT THE POLICE COURTS.
&c ,rge v. Jregier, secretary of the Board OF
Ponce Jus ices, has made the following returns OF
the unit Of tines collected IN the various courts
curing tue month of December, 1857: Special Ses-
sIuns court, 81 .429 Fl SC District Court, 1888
Second District Court, $500; hlrd District Court,
S5l2; Fodrth District Court, 1856; ruth Dlstrlet
Court, 800; and Sixth District Court. 80. Total,
S37si.
TRRMoSrs LEARNED BLACKSMITH.
longer funeral procession than has gone out OF
day one of the best known characters OF the To-
caiity, Fox. the learned blacksmith Fox was
pDS5 81 s1en ms Ss arnnS s oe in oEe5undred
and-sayeniy seyrnthst. was the resort OF many GU
mons persons who, going TO laugh af learned to re-
spect tho odd blacksmith. lie died on Sunday.
INSPECTOR TOWER RETIckST
Supervising Steamboat Inspector Tower was
asked yesterday b. TRIBUNE rspo rter what he had
to .ay against Mr.. otaTbdc&. who has been nOin-
ed n n,s successor aud concerning wnose CON
nimation Mr. Tower mas asked lor - hearing before
the senate Committee on commerce. MI. rover
would not say What ne proposed 10 90 except that
he wOulu be IN " ashlngtou next week aud might
appear before tne senate COMMITTEE.
GEORGE JAMES RICE PLEADS NOT GUILTY;
Grurge j. hICc. ex-presdcnt OF the Utica, Ithaca
and rlmlTa raiiway Company. who ~ charger with
forgery AMI enDezzlement IA connection with n
loan of 900 of the bonds of the company was mr.
raj. ned yesterday ia tue court o. 6cne al Scssons
ana pleaded not guilty. EX-SpeaAer AcGulfe, ms
cOuns !, will apply Mt IN early day for reduction
of tue bonds under winch tue Defendant Is held.
The amount II bonds at present required Is
$2oOOO.
A MEETING OF REPUBLICANS
The Twelfth Ward kcDuDlcan Association tAlAth
Assembly District at ITS regular monthly meeting
M Ariold's HAL IN West One-nundred anI-ten h
ST.. last evening. p sscd resolution approving tho
passage of he CIVIL Service Reform Oil uy Congress
aud urging the President To sign 1t. resolution
conurmuing the action of The Manhattan COMPANY
IN stopping tho night trains on the SiAth Avenue
E.eyated Road was unanimously adopeu. gen.
eIai reduction of farcs 10 nve CO is urged.
ANTHONY CONSTRUCTS CHARGES.
Superintendent Waliihg yesterday 10 elYed am
davita signe. by Anthony No.nstock ana Gc orge H.
.a.sYta I'm Wan
OF Sergeant " est-Tycit aud Pohcenau Shll, OF the
Iw.nLy-ninth Precinct, on "a. urday last. Mr..
ComsocA and his special oictr express their boiiei
that informal, on warrant WIS sent Nv tne DO
uccinrn to "A gambling house III West tnlfty-secouu-
A. aud that certain gamblers named IN the warrant
escapcu arrest at the time. SIR Comstock saye that
he believes captain Williams DID not nave any part
in the transaction.
NEW CHIEF OF BATTALION.
The Fire Loiumlssio ners yesterday promoted Fore
mai GuudsTsou, o. Engine COMPANY NO. 30, 10 oe
chief of nat M. on, and TO make a place Tor nm
they made an extra battalion district. Inc
HANNA urles OF some of the other ten districts we've
changed SO as to the eleventh district IN parl
of ,he city where COMPANIES Oi iirren are must
numerous. Arrangements were made also 10 have
tine TWO Assistant cnieI engineers cover the smaller
fires Chief Engineer Bates neA after Will DO re-
quired 10 attend on.y the aiges nres III the city.
MEETING OF rgorrING HORSE BREEDERS:
The Execa,ive ,ommttee OF tne iroetng Horse
the Everett II use. II. w. r. Nah, president OF tue
association, presided. Among !nose present were
General WItIers ot kentuckyj jude Tracy,
Shepuerd L. Knapp ID. ID. Baker, IT,, l.. Z. Pack r.
u. S. MOultou anu MeSsrs. ills, Morris ami tray
The committee added stakes Tor three, four and ve
year olus for ruad wagons, and stakes Tor tWV-ine
Il, ats for tour and fye-yeaf ODDS To Tho nxcd con-
tests OF the association. Tue next meeting VIII Do
held on Tie second thursday IN February.
SERVANT GIRL EASILY IMPOSED on
Ester Siivors,eln, u servant glri recently from
Poland and not acquainted with the English
Language, was accused Yesterday In the Court oil
General sessions OF grand larceny In having stoien
$40 aud pair of earrings from Mrs Siran Levy,
Of 40. 80 Motl-.t. When arralgnod IN the Police
Court tue girI said tnat ala not intend To lake
80 much inOiey, but did not know tine money OF the
country Yesterday wnen called up for sentence
be ore Judge Gidersleeve sue SAID that somo ono
had tod her that Il the fashion Tor servants IN