New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-07
NETWORK CITY.

A Broadway photographer advertises; babies
taken on the fly"
Japanese fire screen, valued at 81 900, attracts
much attention in Fifth-ave shop window.
The 23d Regiment will parade at the Armory al .
O'clock tomorrow for inspection.
The 9TH Regiment athletic games will be held III
the Armory on Saturday evening.
There will be an auction sale for the choice OF
offices at the new Produce Exchange OH December
20.
w. II. Butler of No. 291 Broadway. is not con-
nectcd with the Marvin Safe Company, as stated on
Sunday.
Clerks at the stamp windows in the Post ONCE
are " working off, the old 2-centers with consld-
cradle rapidity.
The police captains held protracted meeting AT
the Central Office yesterday afternoon to make ar
rangements for their annual dinner.
The conservation of the Rev. w. ID. Walker, who
was recently elected Missionary Bishop of Dakota,
will take place in Calvary Church OH Decelh-
Der 20.
The Board of Estimate yesterday appropriated
SHIFT from the excise moneys 10 pay l"r I tilc
maintenance of children committed by fOIice
Justices to charitable Institutions
AN EXPLOSION POSTPONED.
There were present only four Of the Commission
ers of Emigration at yesterdays meeting, ana an
adjournment was taken till to-day Mr.. Ulrchs
"bombshell " consequently was not exploded.
An ALLEGED FORGER DIES IN HOSPITAL. ,
Warden Finn was yesterday afternoon inform / OF
the death in Bellevue Hospital, from paralysis, OF
Isaac A. Biggs, who was waiting trial for completely
in the forgery of bonds OF lDdCDtcuncss lSSucu ny
the State of Missouri.
PROFESSOR HoPPIV on GREEK SCULPTURE.
The Young Mems Christian Associations conr3e9
of art lectures will be begun n Association Ian
this evening by Professor j. VI. HOppin, OF the
Yale school Of Fine Arts, who Will speak on
Phidias and Greek Sculpture.
REFUSING TO LICENSE DQwERY REsoRTs.
Mayor Edison has refused to license the following
places of amusement in the BOwery Globe Dime
Museum, New-York Museum, Windsor Museum.
BOwery Theatre, and Sandy" ,Spencers. The
Mayor says that he Will hold the police responsible
for closing these places
SEIZURES AT THE POST OFFICE.
The following articles were seized by Special
Agent Bracket department at the Post ONCE yes
mails 1914 gold rings, II pairs of gold earrings u
gold brooches Is gold charms 10 gold crosses, ana
3 gold necklaces.
TESTING THE GOOD FAITH or BEGGARs.
clergyman on the east side upon whom daily
calls for aid or money are made by tranps and
others, keeps constantly in liar under his mis-
sion house many cords of wood. Any person who
wishes dinner can earn one by choppng up bar
rel Of iirewood
CHARGED WITH STEALING ovERCOATs.
Three overcoats were stolen from the dorntory in
the Young Mems Christian Association Building, at
No. 243 Bowery, ON Monday night William Qninlan
was charged with stealing them. In the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday he was held for
trial.
ELECTED TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamberof Commerce yesterday elected the
following new members Bernard 5. Clark, Nicho-
las /. GOTt Roswell p. Flower, john l., holy
Charles +. Meert Charles NOrdhaus, James II Par.
ker, Thomas +. Rowland, John j. Sinclair, George
w. Smith and James L. Swift.
Spelling HIS HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS.
passenger on one of the European steamships,
who had prepared himself for the holidays, but
tried TO avoid paying revenue duties, had the FOL
lowing articles seized by. Custom House officers
Yesterday 50 bottles of liquors, - bottles of
bitters, and packages OF snuii.
MANAGER OF THE MUSEUM ART SCHOOLS.
The Metropolitan Museum has called to the post
of manager of its art schools j. w. StimsOn, a
graduate of Yale and of the Paris School of Fine
Arts who has been occupied as illustrator on Lip
giHc0fs and at Princeton College as practical in-
stTuctOr and illustrator. MIR. Stlms0n Is thirty
three years OF age.
POVERTY STRICKEN GERMAN SHOOTS HIMsEIF.
Charles Goldman, an unmarried German baker,
who lived for some time in poverty at No. l61
Orchardst. and was suffering from pneumonia, shot
himself in the head at No 4S New BOwery ycster-
day. He was removed to the Chambers Street
Hospital, where it was thought he would die.
MONEY ASKED FOR A NEW POLICE STATION.
The Police Commissioners yesterday passed a
resolution asking the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund to appropriate money for new police station
in East SiXty-sevonth-st. west of 'Third-avc., on
ground owned by the city. The station house is
wanted for the Tw9nty-elghth Precinct, the house
in Fifty-ninth-st. having been condemned some
time ago as unfit for use.
TRASH IN PLACE OF GIFTS.
Said prominent citizen Yesterday: think 1t
is high time, If we would preserve our sefrcspcct
that the contribution boxes for the Cooper MOnu-
ment Fund were removed from public view Vlsi-
tors who see the amount Of paper and trash in the
box at the Post Olhce can hardly be fayOrably i'm
pressed"
ACCUSED OF SELLING LOTTERY TICKETS.
At the instance of Anthony COmstOck Arthur j.
Coolen and j. ReichInann, brokers at No. 207
Broadway, in the TOmbs Police Court yesterday
were charged with dealing i'll Austrian lottery
tickets The accused men asserted that the GER
tihcates are lawful coupon bonds of the Austrian
Government They were held each i'll $500 bail
TWO FAIRS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
The fair for the benefit Of the Lowry High school
at Shanghai, China, which has been open for sew
eral days at No. 90 West Eleventh-st., under the
auspices of the First Presbyterian Church, closed
last evening. A fair for the benefit of the Home of
the Holy Comforter, at No 81 West Eleventh-st.,
was held yesterday III the paTlOrs of f. Reue Smith
at No. 81 West twenty
DISTRIBUTING MEDALS TO STUDENTS.
The students OF st. Louis College, No. 1874 West
rty-Seventh-st. gave an entertainment last
evening, on the occasion of the fourteenth annual
distribution of medals and premiums. Thirty
seven destinations were given by the younger
scholars III English, French, German and Spanish.
The medals and premiums for the year were dis
tnbuted and addresses made by the Rev. Fathers
l.. A. Algueperse and III. POTcile
RyoPEYING OF. THE BRowER HOUSE.
A constantly changing thrOng of bachelors filed
the corridors and lower rooms Of tho Brewer House,
at Twenty -eghtl-St. and Broadway yesterday
afternoon, ON the occasion Of its rcopcnng by the
bachelors hotel. The house has n number Of well
furnished rooms and restaurant attached. Mr..
Winchester for thirty years kept the Western Hotel
i'll COrtlandt-st., and afterwaTd opened the VIM
chester House, and for the past three seasons has
been ut Avon Beach. Bath. l.. /.
ASKED TO PAY GRAND JURY ACCOUNTANTS.
Wheeler Ii. Peck ham, the new District-Attorney,
asked the Board of Estimate yesterday TO make an
Appropriation OF $4,000 for the pay Of accountants
TO be employed by the Grand Jury, which is now
investigating the city government. The Mayor
said that lac thought that the Commissioners of Ac
counts should do the work. The question will
again come up before the Board of Estimate.
PAINTINGS AT AUCTION.
One hundred and thirty paintings were offered
for sale yesterday afternoon III Barkor's auction
rooms, No. 40 Lberty-st Among the artists rep
resented were Binet, George Llairin, COuIbet,
Dupre, William Hart, lnness. Victor Nehig Pal
maToh, Troyon, Thorn and VerboeekhOven. One of
PalmaTOlis minor paintings sold for $685., and
" sprngtme," by Leon HerbO. brought $3.50.
COMMITTEES FAVORING OIL UNION.
The work of the conference committees from the
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