New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-11
NETWORK CITY.

den last week was 3,349.
The Rev. Frank Fletcher has been ca led to the
pas orate of the fremont Baptist Church.
The Society for Promoting the Welfare of the In,
sane will hold public meeting at Association Hail
ON Tuesday evening.
Deaths last week. 61S; births, 564 marriages ss
241; arrests, l,245 excise licenses granted H.
and fees collected for licenses, $6,33O.
THE PURIM BALL.
The annual fancy dress ball of the Purim Society
will take place on Thursday, March 10, az thg
Academy of Music. The sale OF boxes Will oe nelu
on Thursday evening next.
THE rAMMANY GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Tammany General Committee met iast hls t
and passed resolutions asking hat steam Gar S "
prohibited from running on HudsOn-st VI. H. pig
erson and ID. T. Mcmahon made short speechos.
John Kelly and F. b. Spinola sat together Oh
front seat.
UNCLAIMED WAGES OF sEAMEN.
The sum OF 81 $40 was PAID into the Sub treasury
Yesterday nv Joseph NJ. Deuel. the clerk OF inc
United States circuit Court; neg n ,Io the amount
dne those who were supposed to have been Iost al
sea in 1876.
THE POLICE PENSION FUND
A communication was received yesterday ny
Mayor Edison from the Police Commissioners, ASK
ing him to direct the Commissioners OF Accounts 10
examine into the affairs OF the IoIce fenSnI P
lished statements that the fund mad not Deen ad-
ministeTed IN proper manner.
ARREST OF A wELL-DREssED sHoPLIFTER;
A fashionaby dressed woman. Emma GOODWIN,
living in New-Jersey, was held in 81 900 balll the
Jefferson Make Police Court yesterday. on
charge of stealing 10S yards of black slIk vaTed al
S10S from the store OF LOro " layloI ~ i"ch-
tieth-st. and Broadway.
QUICK PASSAGE OF THE ALASKA
dispatch was received from Queenstown yester-
day stating that the steamer Alaska, OF the Gnion
Line CAPTAIN Murray which JAILED from this port
| on February for Liverpool, passed fastnel AT .
D. NJ, having made the passage III SIX days. twenty
hours and thlrty-three minutes.
TWICE DRIVEN BACK TO PORT.
The shin B. D. Metcali, from Liverpool. with
coal consigned to Per inns d Co., winch arrived
yesterday reported that on Noyeinber she en-,
cOuntered strong gales and was Obliged to return to
mort On November 10 she again went 10 sea, ana
two days later was Obliged by gales to put INTO
Brest.
THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTIONS.
The whole amount contributed TO the saturday
and Sunday Hospital Association during the iiast
two months was 49,, 600 which was $4,000 less
than the previous year. larger number of
churches contributed this year, Dut the amounts
much small er
THE STATE OF GEORGIA SIGHTED AGAIN.
The Labrador, which arrived at THIS port yester-
day reports that on February 9, viii OIL Nan
tucket she passed the British steamer Egbert, Cap
tain Black lock commanding. and bon from New
ship State of Georgia in tow. IL j. expected mat
the disabled steamship will reach Philadelphia to-
day.
EXPELLED FROM SAILORS SNUG HARBoR.
Colonel Charles SSpeDcrr was informed Yesterday
| that Captains Gardner Clancy and Lewis had been
| exnelled from the Sailors Snug Harbor. These
| three men were the leaders of the inmates who
| made a complaint recently of bad treatment at
the hands of the officials. The order for their ex-
pulsOn was signed by Controller Greenleai, Dy au-
| thority of the Board OF Trustees.
| RIVALRY OF BIRD AND HIS MISTRESS.
| Miss Hattie Schell is passl"naieIy fond OF pete,
birds especially She has beautIiul songster which
she raised in Germany and brought with her 10 thus
| country. lie will alGht on her head while she Is
singing and, filling his own throat with sweetest
| bird melody. seem 10 vie with his mistress as 10
| winch shall carry off the honors
| FAIR OF THE SISTERS OF THE STRANGER.
The Sisters the stranger will holt a fair IN the
| chapel at No. WmthrOp-placc. between Wayerley-
place and Eighth-sf., from February II to February
H. The jects OF the society are 10 give temporary
AID TO strangers IN the city and conValescent- com
inc from the hospitals and such Others IA seem de-
serving No lotteries voting contests Will be al
lowed at the fair. The society is in great need of
| money.
| ARTISTIC AND ATTRACTIVE VALENTINES
| Valentines are handsOmer this year than they
| have been f T many seasons past. Among he rich
est are pictures copied rom the works OF French
| PAINTERS. Some choice ones are arranged on easels
and others are known az cameo valentines
those of satin beautifully decorated with paint
ings Valentine cards are lOwer-pnccd now than
ever as dainty little ones are sold Tor cents
| each.
FORCE PUMPS ADVISED IN TALL HOUSES.
Many complaints have been sent 10 the Board Of
| Health recently by the occupants of tall apartment
and tenement ho0ses to the effect that great
scarcity of water prevails in such buildings. The
| Health Commissioners have Iepeatediy sent such
| communications to the Commissioners OF Public
| Works and they nave expressed their inability
| to take any action on the complaints. Occupants
OF upper stories advised to INSIST Oh having
| force pumps provided Tor their use.
MR.. wEsst rs REINsTATED.
| T.. j. Vessels who was recently expelled from
the Produce Exchange because he ignored the
request of the Board of Managers to explain his
| conduct regarding the charges of w. ii. Thompson
d Co.. merchants at No 10 Broadway, Involving
| oIecr. paucIes of $50 in ireIght bills, appeared
before the Board yesterday. lie apologized and
made explanations which led he Board TO renstate
him IN membership. There were eighteen new
members elected.
| MONUMENT or THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON.
At a meeting OF the directors OF the Bennington
| Battle Monument Association. recently held at tho
| FIFTH Avenue Hotel. IN this city, George Bell, Of
| New II am Dshirc, presljmg ii was the unanimous
| expression OF the Board that reasonable effort
should he withheld render the monument cred
table 10 the event that 1t was to commemorate
and credirabe to the Nation, and that its compile
ton should be attended with as little delay az was
consistent with its Impor ance.
| THE NEDERLAND PASSED AT SEA-
A cable dispatch received Yesterday by Peter
Wright d Sons from the agents Of the steamship
Nederand at Antwerp says: The steamship
Schiedam arrived at Amsterdam Oh February b.,
and reports having passed the Red star steamer
Nederisnd, on February 3, at o p, M, 40 miles
Tesi Of Lizard Point All h on hoard a were well a9d
miles west OF where the bottle from the steamer was
reported to have been picked up. 1t shows that
here IA no probability mat any accident mas nap
pened TO the Mcfarland
THE ORR SHOOTING CASE.
Thomas Hackeu, charged with melting an
Italian, who vet uaS not Deen arrested, u bnOot
Waterman named Orr on January 20, came up be-
fore Justice Murray yesterday at the Harlem Po-
lice Court. The prisoners bondsman, james
Ntzhugh, Of No. 1921 Fourth-ave., was taken into
custody IN court by Detective smith on warrant
charging him with having committed perjury IN
swearing hat he was the owner OF the tenement 10
which he lived when he qualified. Hackett and
another witness woman. ties tiled that he was in
jersey City when Orr was sh0 His case was then
ADJOURNED. McHugh was held Tor examination
| MACE HEARS HIS SONS DEATH
| news OF lDe death IN England of his has been
received by "Jem" Mace. 1t will not prevent the
puglists from making tour Of this country and
Canada nnder their contract with Mir. Fox Mace
received the news on FRIDAY night The boy VINO
| was twelve years Oid and was named Beuiamin
Franklin Mace was drowned on December g. nd
| up TO December II he body had not been found
The letter informing Mace OF the occurrence has
bren following him from New Zealand " here it had