New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-24
NETWORK CITY.

French line.
The body of woman age about thirty years, and
well dressed, found III the water AT the Atldh-
tic Docks Yesterday morning.
James A. Smith, of the firm of Best & Co.. sails
for Europe to-day by the steamer Oregon, to make
purchases for the Liliputian Bazaar
G. H. Mckenzie, on Monday evening, will play
simultaneous games of chess against all corners at
the Manhattan Chess Club rooms, NO. IO4 Last
FOuTteenth-st.
Samuel jackson has recovered $1,000 from the
Union Ferry Company for the loss OF reg crusnsst
at Catherine Ferry a few months ago. he brought
suit for 600.
City Works Commissioner Flccman has decided
to have the four public electric lights pun up at
Fulton Ferry, City Hall Square, MacomDeI square
FultOn-st and De Kalb-ave.l and at the Junction
of Flstbush, Atlantic and Fourth ayes.
BUILDING A GRAND STAND IN LESS THAN WIEN
plans were filed at the Bureau of Buildings yes
terdav Inv PllKington & Nagle for grand stand at
Oak Point, to be built before DecoIaIiou D"S "'
cost of $4,000
AN ICEMAN BLEEDs TO DEATH.
Robert TAYLOR an icenan, while slowing zee yes
tcriav nj tIe foot Of West FOrty-trst-st. fell on
his ice-tongs, causing injuries to ms leg IRON "hcH
he bIed to death.
PNEUMONIA DRIVES \ MAN TO COMMIT, SUICIDE.
Henry Van Pelt clerk thirty years old, cut an
artery In his arm on Thursday night and bled 10
death He had sufieredtrom pneumonia and was
delirOus with fever some hours before lie conit'cu
suicide.
LEASE ASSIGNED.
In consideration of S125,OOO the Potter ana
Stymus Manufacturing Company has assigned its
lease of the building IN Lcxington-ave.' f4rty-hrst
and Forty second sts its present place OF business
to Robert and Ogden GOclet, the owners VI the
premises.
DEATH OF RETIRED MERCHANT IN AN AsYLUM.
At the Bureau of Vital Statistics yesIeruiuy Ic
death of Arthur w. Parsons was reported. lie was
a retired paper merchant VINO ha4 Deen al INMATE
of the Boornn gdaIe Asylum for the Insane ior Two
years His body will be taken TO hye' ~ L. ior
burial.
pFGIsTrR's OFFICE NOTES.
Felix Romke has purchased number oo OF d me
houses in East Seventy-sixth-st., 1or SZoV,oVTy'
The sum of $3.50 600 has been borrowed by y, ~:
Brooknau upon the property on me east si4e vi
Avenue A. between Nineteenth and twentieth sIS'
NEW TRAINS on THE. WEST SHORE ROAD.
new time table with lncreaSeu a wdIt Sore
hallway tomorrow. An additional through tram
will leave New York at 10 a. m, ana local traFel
will be accommodated by additional trains
ALARM CAUSED BY FALLING FLOOR. -
A part of the first floor of the building or wan
and New sts, which is being pulled down, leil INTO
the cellar yesterday, carrying several persons WIZ
it, Patrick Sweeney was cut slightly ABOUT Jhe
head A squad of policemen were sent 10 the scene,
and ambulances from Chambers SueeI hosPlI"i
were called for.
1xDIcTED FOR MURDER IL THE FIRST DEGREE.
The Grand Jury yesterday found indictments
against Michael AheaTn, Michael Haley and Joseph
Grady, charging them with murder IN the hrst dG-
ING and rObbing Joseph BaTling who was fouhd
nearly dead in the hallway at No. 1'0H lhird'"'o''
and who died soon aller"dfu'
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The ninth field meeting of the lntercollegate
Athletic ASSOCIATION will be held to-day az Ioo
p. IN, on the Manhattan Club grounds ElghhiS-
Cornell Harvard Lafayette, Lehigh the Colcgo
of the CITY of New-York, Princeton, the University
of Pennsylvania CnlOn Williams ana lale VIII W
represented.
UNDER WHICH FLAGf
owe have received no word that the Oregon has
been sold said Mr.. Gibson passenger agent Oh w
GgCn Line yestGE c6 ana A. the C GY OH Office il
was said that many teegiams had Deeh IecelFeu III
regard to the sale of the Oregon and that there was
no doubt that she had been purchased. ii was sald
that she would return TO Liverpool under the Gulon
flag and come out under the Cunard.
BEATING HER ONE-ARMED HUSBAND.
Charles Lewis pedd!cr. fiity-eght years oId,
who lost his left arm the war, yesterday, at inc
| 'Combs Police Court made complaint of assault
and battery against his wife, VINO IS ten years ing
junior His head was in band2ges wnch GoEcealea
| a wound made by pitcher. Inc woman mas Deeh
| arrested before for battcrng her husband she
said Yesterday that he receives quarterly pension
of 500, and when it Is nearly due ne gets heT uiunk
! and provokes quarrel. justice Neide committed
! her in default Of 5000 bail for trial
PREDICTING THE WINNERS.
A new racing journal is to be published on the
morning OF Decoration Day May ~ ana ON every
] race-day at jerome Park, Sheepshead Bay ana
! Long bTanch. This Will be called me sporting
| Hour and will be published III connection with the
! well-known weekly journal The H0Hr. Inc new
publication will give reports OF the training of the
horses the latest betting, predictions as to the re-
suits of each days races and much other lnlOrma-
ton of value to every one interested IN the turn.
Attention will be paid also to tTottmg yachting
! base ball, athletics and other sports.
| FUNERAL OF HORACE :. TAYLOR.
The funeral of Horace > Taylor was held AT the
house of Christian MctzReT at No 1913 East Sixty
! fIst-St yesterday. The Rev Charles ,. Robinson
| minister of the Presbyterian Memorial Church,
! Holland Lodge, No. :. Among those present were
| Judge Richard l.. LaIren0re, Grand Master >. u.
| summons Past Grand Masters !. Phillips, A. &.
Gooda Charles EGoMe ana TG d. GU%Gh Grand
| Deacon :. NJ. Wright, }. ). DonSldson Abraham
Wakeman, William r. Darling and A. ID. Williams.
! The burial will take place at NOodawn Cemetery
this morning.
A BooKMAKER's FLIGHT TO COMFY ISLAND.
There has been some bOo0nak king III the lower
part OF the city Oh the spring Southern ana Western
races Walters ~ Company, at broadway ana
/ Fulton ST., Marshall u Co., IN Chatham-st; neal
the Bridge entrance and men at No. Barclay-St
! and No 2 Muuay-st. have been conducting the
| business Anthony COmStUck has had his eye on
them for some time, and has secured evidence
against them all, intending 70 close them shortly
| The news that ComstOck was after them reached
| their ears and yesterday they closed their doors
| and sought security nj CoEey Island, where they
We're selling pools on the Brighton Beach races last
| night. - ,
Joseph I. White, a clerk employed by the West
! err Union Telegraph Company, were sent to th'
! penitentiary for two years yesterday, by Recorder
/ Smvth The yOung man had charge of the book
In which accounts of the cable business kept
and he collected bills Of Oerichs Co.. and Austin
Baldwin e. Co. without creditlng them; Whel
Whites LAWYER asked for mercy for HE client, Re
corder Smyth said that he had been Informed tina
the young man had previously been me:se n
gTspb Company; and had robbed tho company 0
Several hundred dollars. He was discharged, bu
sncceeded in obtaining employment IN the WesteT
Union Office
POLICE INSPECTED BY THE sIANEsE EMBASSY.
President stephen b. French and Superintendent
Walling yesterday morning escorted the Sames
Embassy TO the Polo Grounds where about 40
policemen went through Il series Of evolution
which seemed 10 interest the visitors They the
drove 10 One hundred and fortyhfth-st. and IA
Boulevard and inspected the mounted squat
About 4:30 the visitors appeared at lleadquartel
and were conducted through the various Office
They seemed TO take peculiar interest IN the casr
in the Detective Bureau, where are kept the bu