New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-22
NETWORK CITY.


gregational Church
NETWORK CITY.
An otherwise well-dressed man attracted atten-
ton In Wa-st. yesterday by wearing an immense
| Panama hat.
Charles Whitley, age twenty-nne, painter, 1eil
from the roof of No. 41S East One-hnndrea- ana
twenty-third-st yesterday, and was instantly
| killed.
An agent of the Sunday Closing. League said yes;
that on Sunday next the hsasao
liquor dealers for infractions of the law.
INVESTIGATING THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
Special Agent o. n Braokett, Oh .n1
ton into tho administration or eI-CQlector III. a
Daniels and ex-Deputy Collector W. H. Thomas
SENTENCED FOR STEALING TWO PUG Dogs,
PTSh HRt Seger Sqarse of No. 81 Clinton place two
pug dogs pleaded guilty yesterday 70 petty larceny.
Judge Cowng sent him to the City PRISON 1or thr'y
days.
MEDICAL TALKS FOR YOUNG MEN.
The Young Mems Christian Association has ar
ranged for number OF free medical talks on health.
These will be given on Friday evenings, and Will be
| exclusively for young men. The first VIII be gwen
tomorrow evening by Gouverneur NJ. Smith, Nj. d.,
on Food its Use and Abuse"
SMUGGLING TOBACCO IN FRUIT BARRELS.
| The Custom House Inspectors YESTERDAY seized
400 cigars and 200 reels 800 bundlesl OF cigar
| cites on board of the Havana steamship Saratoga.
cealed In barrel OF oranges belonging to one of
| the passengers.
| THANKING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Vice Principals Association has adopted res
| olutIons thanking the Board of Education for its
efforts secure legislative relief for tho teachers,
| and declaring that its members have shown An
earnest desire to advance the cause of true educa-
| ton In New-York.
SELLING UNCLAIMED gREIGuT.
| The auction sale of unclaimed freight at the New
| York Central depot, at the foot OF west lhlTty-
| second-st, attracted large crowd yesterday.
| Three gravestOnes sold for so cents. Two rakes,
boxed, brought $40 and ten bundles of paper 81 90
There were Sl3 lots in all.
| AN UNKNOWN WOMAN FOUND IN THE RIVER
| The body of an unknown woman was found in
| the North River at enty-second-st yesterday.
| The womah dressed IN dark clothes, and was
five feet three inches in height, and about thirty
five years of age. The body was taken to the
| Morguo.
CLERGYMES DRNoUSCING THE PASSION PLAY.
| The congregational Clerical UnIon consisting OF
more than fifty Congregational ministers OF TINS
city aud its vicinity, has unanimously adopted res
olutions . oesting against the unutternpe OUT
OF the proposed eh66it9a OF tno Son
cerningit
| COMMISSIONER BARROW REMOVED.
The Mayor yesterday removed John W. Barrowi
one of the Commissioners OF Accounts, and appointed
| in his place George r. Hill, who fos considerable
time has Deen Chief Clerk to the Commissioners OF
Accounts. The removal IL to take effect tomorrow;
The Mayor said that he thought Mr.. Barrow had
too much private business properly TO attend to his
| official duties.
A STRANGER BECOMES INSANE.
| at tho Compton House, Twenty-fourth-st. and
| Third ave-. on Tuesday night, and afterwards he
wac found to be dck aud insane lie was removed
IN ambulance TO the Bellevue Hospital a card
III his pocket bore the name of Frank Roach, but at
the hoie he had registered ~ Frank Benteen. No
one seems TO know him. and the police have not
been able to find any OF his friends.
| TESTIMONIALS To TWO OFFICERS.
The passengers of the Cunard steamship Pavonia.
which arrived from Liverpool on Saturday, held a
meeting on Friday night last and passed resolutlon
expressing their appreciation of Captain Mckay ;
skill and ability, and thanking him Tor his marked .
kindness TO the passengers during the tempest nous
voyage. Ii was also resolved 70 take up subscrlp
ton Tor the benefit of the steward, whose leg was
fractured by fail during the gale.
PISED POR SINGING OUT or TUNE.
James y. Martin, ago seventeen, sang out OF tune
in the barTack3 at Bedford and Christopher-sts.
during meeting OF tho salvation Army, on tues
day evening. lie created such n dlscord that hc
was asked TO worship silently. This he refused To
do and was arrested. Lieutenant Louisa Fitch APP
peared against him at the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday. Justice Duty fined him $40.
| PRouBIToRY AMENDMENT SOCIETY
A meeting Oh about twohundred people who favor
pronibitory amendment to the state Constltutlon
was held yesterday az the Rev. stephen Merrtts
Church in Frankliu-st IL was decided To form a
society whose members should pledge themselves to
vote for person for the State Legislature who
was not IN favor OF submitting a prohibitOry amend
| ment to popular vote. The society will b. known
as tne New-York County Prohibitory Amendment
Association.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
An examination held yesterday by the Civil
Service Examiners of tho Custom House, on the
fourth floor of the Post Office building, OF applI
cants for 81 600 clerkships. All the applicants
were clerks having lower salaries. About twenty
TeIafed to the specia work of The Custom House
An examination will be held on Friday of clerks AT
ST. 2OO and 81 400 who desire TO apply for positions
In the 81, 600 grade.
| TWO BURGLARS ARRESTED.
| Joseph Mccarthy and Richard Mcdonald were
taken TO the Essex Market Police Court yesterday
charged with bss5gay 6y S MSf s9sk S
in the morning he was awakened by hearing two
men rummaging about his apartments. Tie saw the
| clothing worth $50. lie shouted for help where
| upon Mcdonald sprang from the rear window while
his confederate escaped by way Of the door, Nc
Carthy was found lying apparently asleep In the
hallway. The plumber was recovered beneath the
window through which the burgla made his hasty
retreat. subsequently Mcdonald was arrested and
identified by Sofsky. Both prisoners denied the
charge, but were held for trial without bail.
THE ELEvENTH-sT. CEMETERY TROUBLE.
The lot owners of the Eleventh-st. Cemetery held
another meeting in room No. ~ at Cooper Institute
| last evening, DIR. Duggan in tho chair A. j. De-
laney stated that the vicar-general In response TO
| inq1iries on Tuesday had said that there was no
present intention of removing tho bodies on account
OF tho expense involved, and that possibly IL might
not be done In the Lifetime either OF himself OF his
| colleagues, although he was convinced that some
day it would be found necessary Further the vicar
general said that no removals by private persons
0uG pad .oT by 1G % would the
| In adjournipg the meeting till March 2, Mr.. De-
laney stated that the two test cases would have
been begun by then.
| BROOKLYN
There is generally difference of about five min
utes between the clock the City Hall and that
the Garfield Building.
| Henry Benedum was arrested at No. 1913 Market
st. last evening by detective q charge of being
implicated with New-York persons IN an offer Ia
sell counterfeit money to persons in Newark.
Joseph ConnOrs, age twenty-slI, of Schuylkill
Penn. attempted TO commit suicide Tuesday
! night by jumping overheard at tine foot of North
Ninth-st., from q canal boat on which he had been
employed. He was rescued
The Board of Supervisors abolished yesterday
the office OF assistant janit0r Of the Court
House. the last occupant of the place having farmod
out the work, for which he was paid $3.50, Tor SlSO
| n wear