New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-29
NEW-YORK CITY,

The first anniversary of The Grand st. daily noon
day prayer meeting was held Yesterday at the
Carmel Chapel, No. ia Grand-st.
The Aoueduct Commission mot in executive ses-
sion yesterday for consultation with the engineers
Mayor Edison and Controller Grant were present.
FEENEY PRONOUNCED INSANE
John A. Eeeney, no shot at the British second
Vice-Consul Hoare on Tuesday, was examined yes
terday at the Bellevue Hospital by Drs W. l..
Hardy and NJ. ID. Field. who pronounced Inn insane
COLUMBIA CoLLEGEsENTRANCE EXANfINAIIONs.
The entrance examinations Tor admission TO the
several schools of Columbia College, which began
on Wednesday, will be concluded to-day. The
number of applicants Is about the same as 1t was
last year.
CIGAR-MAKERs on A STRIKE.
Simon Brothers, in Seventy-fourth-st. near First
ave-, announced a reduction in wages of about 10
per CEN and the seventy-hve cigar-makers employed
by them left the SHOP They announce their deter
minaton to stay out until the old rate of wages is
restored
CITY MISSION WORK
The City Mission. of No. go Bible House. reports
for September Al city missionaries, 900 meetings.
50.291 attendance, 1919 tracts, Sill visits, 21S
the country by The TRIBUNE tresh-Air Fund. etc.
The receipts were $1,345 05, and the expenditures
1887 Al.
THE COREANs VISIT WEST POINT.
The members of the Corean Embassy will go to-
day to Waship gton, where they will stay for sew
eral weeks Yesterday they took an early tram for
West Point, where they witnessed a drill by the
cadets. inspected the grounds and buildings and
took luncheon They returned TO the city last
evening by the U. $. steamer Dispatch.
FATALLY INJURED BY AN EXPRESS WAGON.
Michael O'Neill. age forty, OF No. SO Sherlil-st.,
stepped off the rear platform Of a Broadway street.
Car at Thirty frst-st last night and struck
the spine by the shaft of an express wagon Oh the
body of which was painted L. E. McAliser
ONeill mi ured internally and was sent to the
New York Hospital. TWAS said last night that his
injuries would in all probability result In bis death
The driver OF the wagon escaped
FOUND DEAD IN THE STREET.
While Policeman Lake, of tue Twelfth Precinct,
was his beat at One-hundred- and-twenty
seventh-st. and SecOnd-ave, at o'clock last night
he saw the body of man lying on the. sidewalk. He
stopped to raise him and found that he dead.
slight cut over the left eye was the only mark
His age was about forty. he vas five feet eight
inches in height and wore dark clothing.
Boys PIIIFUL STORY.
Frederick Wurst, age ten. who was found wan
pitiful story at Police Headquarters YESTERDAY
He SAID his home formerly was at No. ~ Wall
ST., Newark. His mother died a year ago and his
father died two weeks ago. Edward Exen, a shoe
maker. gave him shelter for a week and turned him
away. The boy then came to this city in search
of work, but failed 10 find any.
AN OLD GERMANS ATTEMPT TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
August Herman, ropemaker, age sevt MY, at
tempted to commit suicide in Battery Park on
Thursday night by severing the arteries at his
wrist with razor. He was taken in an am hulance
to the Chambers Street Hospital Previous 10 1881
he in comfortable circumstances. but lately he
has been without friends or employment, and was
In the TOmbs Police Court yesterday he |
was committed for trial III default o. 81, 600 bail.
A CRANK IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
A young German age twenty-one rushed ex-
citedly INFO The Morning journal Office last night, |
Ind demanded of Mr.. Pulitzer a SUN of money for |
valuable information which would increase the cir
,uiatiOn OF that paper to 10,000,000 Unless the |
money was forthcoming within an hour he threat |
med serious results. JanitOr Murray, of The TRIB-
JNE Building. who started to elect the man, was
violently assaulted by him. An officer was called |
% assist Mr.. Murray and the man was locked up in |
he Fourth Precinct Station.
JUSTICE LONGS FOR THE wHIPPING-POsT
Francis Scbmalz, an artist employed IN co OTing
,hotOgi apis for Mark Gambler, the photographer,
before Justice Gardner in tie Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday "ged with ill-treat>
ng his wife Cstharlne, a ne woman. age
Justice TO say &" wish there VAS whipping
,ost attached to this Court. sh' ID apply for the
honor of handling the whip. / would pay for the
privilege of whipping such men as you are"
,chmalz was then put under $1,000 bail to insure
lis wife immunity from him.
DENYING THAT TELEGRAPH POLE WAS ROTTEN.
superintendent HUmstOne, OF the Western Union |
company, SAID yesterday that the telegraph pole,
which fell across the Harlem River Railroad track
rear Mott Haven on Wednesday night, was not rot
en-. The pole stood "a curve IN the telegraph
ines, he sad and the wire guy which helped sup
Unable TO Withstand the weight of the lines, and
alling carried down few poles on both sides Of
{. Mr.. HumstOne said that the published state
nent that an inspection of the line had not been
made for year was mere nonsense.
ENTENCE5 FOR ROBBERY AND MANsLAUGHTFR |
David Buckley. an lrishman, age 80, was SEN
enced by Judge Cowing, III the Court Of General
sessions, Yesterday to eleven years imprisonment
n the State Prison for robbng Max SHIELD, of No.
,23 East Forty-second-st, of n gold watch and
hain on Sept 8. buckley tried to escape from tho
Prison pen in Court. Daniel Lillis, who on Tuesday
pleaded guilty to mansaughter in the first degree
n Killing Lawrence Nichols on July %, at Canal
md Huds o~sts., sentenced by Judge Glider
leeye yesterday to eight years Imprisonment in
he State Prison.
MOODY AND SANKEY'S PLANS.
Ira ID. Ssnkey conducted service Of song at the
Jremorne Mission, No. 104 West Thirty -seoond-st.,
asst evening. A large audience was present. |