New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
NEW-YORK CITY.

Sir Edward NJ. Archibald was elected yesterday
president and manager OF the American SAFE DePosi'
| Company. . 9,
Mr.. Mapleson will give at the Academy on March
81 an entertainment to aid in founding felowshlps
| and scholarships in Washington and Lee Uni
| versity.
Alderman Hugh J. Grant was on M1nd az T evening
presented by the Jefferson Club, of the HlAth AS.
| sembly District, with badge OF once Oh goiu' SCI
| with diamonds.
| GENERAL INVITATION TO REPunIICANs:
| John w Jacobus president of the Ath Assembly,
District Republican Association, has sent circular
| TO all Republicans living in that district request
| ing them to join the association
JOHN H. MOORE EXoNERATED.
| The Grand Jury yesterday dismissed the charge
against John H. Moore the ferrymaster of the New
York and Brooklyn Ferry Company who was
accused of stealing from his employers. Inc testl
| mony offered was rejected as too vague.
| ALDERMEN SEEKING INFORMATION.
| The Aldermen yesterday passed resolution, ask
| ing the Corporation Counsel whether any law ex-
| lists by which compensation can be given to anyone
| who saves life or RECEIVERS dead bodies from the
| waters adjoining the city,
AN UNSUCCESSFUL MANAGER RIMS AWAY,
Much to the sorrow OF bis creditors, Carl Hoffman,
who has been managing the Palm Garden In Four
feminist, near Third-ave., has disappeared Inc
| place was mOrtgaged 10 Mr. Schiller aud Mr. Hoop
| fel. the brewer, for $4,000 each.
| FIFTY POLICEMEN ON THE ACADEMY STAGE.
"1he Pirates of PenzanceD Will be sung at the
Academy of Music on Friday afternoon Tor tue en-
dowment OF room IN one anheln"In nss than dftv
stars of the police force will appear and unite
their wcll.traned voices in the pohcemen's chorus
WINDOWS BROKEN by AN EXPLOSION
An employ6 of the Calcium Light COMPANY, at
| No 223 East Ninth-st., dropped tank filled win
gas In front of No u Chrystle-s. on Monday night
| and It exploded with a loud report Inc explosion
| broke some window panes In the building. and
caused much excitement amcng the inmates, but no
person was injured.
BUILDINGS REPORTED UNSAFE
An examiner Of the Bureau oil Buildings yesterday
tad hat he bulluluQ
wich-st dangerously unsafe, and Inspector Ls-
Textbook ordered il TO be pulled down. The follow
pa buildings were also reported unsatei Nos. III
aid rs Charlton-st., So Alen-st., 737 Broadway,
and the building on the south side OF CanaI-st, 10
feet west OF Baxter-st
ARRANGING FOR A NEW BANK.
David Bows Il Co., Husted * Hazeltinc. [. X
Hiokox & Co, }. ii. Herrick x Coz and other lead
| ing firms at the Produce Exchange, are arranging
the new building. for the purpose OF carrying tue
| margins Of members and DONG business IN WaIe-
house receipts. etc. Clearinghouse VIII DO
| feature in connection with the bank.
ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY IN THE POST OFFICE.
An unknown thief, dressed Ike the engineer en-
| ployed by Custodian McAfee at the Post ONCE.
snstched bag OF mail from the Registered Letter
department week ago Sunday, but, being pur-
| sued by a clerk, dropped his booty aud esca eel.
| He seemed familiar with the ways OF doing busl-
ness IN the building.
| AN ATTACHMENT AGAINST RoTH's PROPERTY
Judge Barrett, IN the Supreme Court, Chambers,
| YESTERDAY granted an attachment IN favor OF the
| Swiss Confederation against tine property OF Fred
| e:ck Roth Roth IA charged with having fled from
| Switzerland taking with him certain public
moneys and extTadltion proceedings are now pend
ing agaIns; him before United states Commits
| sloner
| OPPOSED TO HAVING GAs-METERs IN HOUSES.
Alderman " aite. the meeting of the Board yes
terday. offered the draft OF an ordlnan making II
unlaW full Tor the or occupant OF any building
hereafter erected 10 place any meier Tor measuring
illuminating gas on the inside OF the premises Tho
meter is to be placed ON the outside ofths premises
| Inf kelt al
| supply can be cut off. The ma ter was referred TO
| the Committee on Lamps and Gas.
| MARY MOSS PALE AND BEAUTIFUL.
| Mary Moss who stabbed ny her jealous lover,
| Thomas Flzgerald, on Sunday night lay, pale and
| beautiful on a lounge IN the basement OF No. 81
| Pel-st yesterday She mas been kept ia the base
ment Of the house In order that her mother, who IL
| very SICK may not learn of her injury. The doctor
| attending her said Yesterday tnat all danger was
| over unless inflammation should sci IN, which was
| not at all probable.
DEATH IN A POLICE CELL.
| Leonard Hayes, n clothing cutter, OF No 227
| West FOrtieth-st., who was committed on a charge
| OF intoxIcation for three days, by Justice Power
Yesterday at the Tombs died suddenly in the after
noon In his cell His death Is thought To have been
| due to apOplexy de complained OF being III with
| a pain III the sIde and Warden flnn sent for an
| ambulance. before il had reached the lombs he
| was dead.
| CIVIL SERVICE AND INTEMPERANCE.
At meeting ol the Board of Managers of the
| National Temperance Society at No. % Reade-st..
| Yesterday William +. Dodge IN the chair, a Tesolu-
| ton was unanimously adopted declaring that the
hoard baIs a. an ausplciOus sign of the times the
incorporation In the civil Service bill recently
adopted by Congress of "A section proposed by SEN
| ator Blair, of New Hampshire, making intemper-
ance disqualification for the public service"
srNsKrN THIEVES HELD FOR TRIAL
| Defective OConnOT. OF tho Central once, ar-
! raIgned before Justice Power, yesterday, at the
Tombs Police Court, hOmas Shortell.o OF No229 East
seventy-thrd-st, Benz MN Bagey. OF No l9 o.,
| Larceny of a seai-kiD cloak of the value OF $3.50,
| belonging TO Mrs. Nora Sheldon, OF No. sos l2
| Chestnnt-st Phiadcl phia, on December 27, from
the yesTlbnle of the Church of the Incarnation, at
| Madison-aye and Thirty ffth-st, at q wedding.
They were held FOR trial III General Sessions.
MORE CoMMoDIoUs QUARTERS REQUIRED.
The large iron building on the north side OF Lib
| erty-st, between Broadway aud Nassau-st.. has
been purchased by the United states Electric Light
| Co,opany for $3.50 900. The United States Illu-
| min5ttnS Company. which has charge OF the com
pany's business In this city, will remove its offices
into the newly purchased building, as the present
quarters IN Chambersst too small forts largely
| Increased business. The manufacture OF the United
States Electric Light Company will remain at
| Newark.
HANGING HERSELF TO CELL DOOR.
| Officer Dunn OF the Eight IA Precinct, arrested on
| Monday night Ann Schroeder age thirty-s1, of
| No 1876 ThOmpson-si., tor being drunk and dis
orderly. On going TO the cell Yesterday morning to
| neck from the grating Of the door by comforter,
| which she had twisted in the form Of a rope. He
cut her down and succeeded after some trouble, III
rcviying her. In the Jefferson Market Police Court,
she said that she did not know what she was dong.
Justice Pat ersOn held her IN $500 bail for trial
THE HOPES OF MIR. wALCOTT's BACKER RISING.
MIR. Walcott presented himself promptly at
| "GabeD Cases hotel yesterday afternoon, at 4
o'clock to eat his seventeenth brace of quail. He
drank a glass of cider and btiers. and at Ala he
attacked the first bird polishing its bones IN Sle
| minutes. At 4:23 he began 10 dissect the second
| quail and finished il in minuteS. The entire time
| consumed IN eating the brace was l5i2 minutes
Vegetables were served with tho birds, bur Mr.. Wal
colt dId not touch them. When he had finished he
| birds Mr. WalcOtt was driven home. Mr.. Case has
received an offer from an anonymous correspondent
TO wager 81 900 that man can be procured who
| will eat n turkey weighing four pounds, eacn day
for thirty days. The hopes OF Mr. Walcotts hacker
| are rising.
| BROOKLYN.