New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-11
NETWORK CITY.


the State prisons.
The yold exports from July /, 1882, to Deem
Der 81, 1885, were $6.0S6,6S7, while the exports
for two weeks ending on Saturday were u.s.
100000
Deputy Coroner MESSENGER yesterday made an
autopsy on the body of Mary Bassler, age seven
teen, of No 10 CannOn-st, which showed the cause
OF death TO be malpractice.
GROUND FOR THE GERMAN HOSPITAL.
The city has let to the German Hospital ana DIS
pensary property at the southeast corner OF ?udt
ave and seventy for term OF ninety
lime years. The rental is nominal. i MS erans
action ~ in accordance with act of the Leglsla-
ture which incorporated the hospital
COLUMBIA ALUMNI DINNER.
The annual dinner of the Alumni OF Columbia
College will be held on Friday evening, March u,
at Delmonicos. Abram 5. Hewitt will preside. III
Is expected that speeches will he made by iIesldenC
Porter of Yale, President Barnard, OF Columbia,
Mayor Low, +. X. Coudert aud DR.. Charles ,. Bun.
The College Glee CLUB will be present
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY.
The following directors of the Brush ELECTRIC lllum
mating Company were elected yesterday: william l..
Strong A. ID. Juiliard. David l.. Elnsteln, William
A. Wheelock s. NJ. Schafer J. Nj. Fisk, w. L. Pom
fro ~ b. StTrge " and Nj W MGTgy IuIs BLISS Ths
company furnishes all the electric lights for the
city above FOurteeDth-st
THE BIBLE AND PRUIT MISSION.
The Bible and Fruit Mission will hold its ami
versary at Association Hall tonight. Addresses
will be made by the Rev. DIT. Howard Crosby. Dr.
ID. h. st. John RoOsa, the Rev: W >. kansiord,
H. ".
belonging to the Mission, and Or. l.. L.. seaman.
The music will be by the organst and choir oI the
Church of the Holy Trinity.
CAsEs OF TYPHUs FEVER
Two yagrants Joseph Mullane aud Patrick
Devine, were found in w-Chambers-st. lodging
house Sunday, suffering from typhus FEVER.
They were removed TO the Riverside Hospital.
Another vagrant who went to Bellevue Hospital
foe medical assist ance yesterday, believed TO
have the fever also and as removed 10 the Recep-
ton Hospital for observation.
THE BURGLARS CAPTURED IN PBTNsYLvATTA.,
Jacob steer, age twenty-eight and George Laitier,
age thirty no were arrested IN Bethlehem, Penn,
with six pieces of stolen silk worth 5000 in their
possession, were arralgned III the 1ombs Ponce
burglary from the store of Samuel Carey, at Nos II
aud 10 Broadway. 1t is supposed that the total loss
by the robbery was $1,000 Inc prisoners were
held III 50 600 bail each by Justice Duly.
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.
The Central Congregational Church at Madison
ave. and FoTty-seventh-st. celebrated the sixth
anniversary of its formation by reception last
evening. Among those present were the Rev. DR..
Cobb. the Rev. Dr. BurchaTd, the R"v. DR.. Hay
den and the Rev. DR.. Eaton. Entertainments were
served IN the chapel. The report of the pastor,
the Rev. William Lloyd, showed decided increase
in the membership of the church and a favorable
financial condition.
TIE MURPHY LIBRARY SALE.
The Murphy Library sale, last week, reached a
total of 5000 Tho prices bid were generous
throughout and the aggregate larger than had been
chased for private Libraries. The Carter Brown
Library, of Providence, was the largest buyer.
Aside from these the ma Orlty OF the books were
purchased for the Lehigh University Library, tine
Pennsylvania State Library, the Philadelphia Pub
lie Library, the Cornell University Library, and the
library of the New-York Historical Society.
poISGs OF THE PRFsBYTERY.
The Book of Discipline as revised by the General
Assembly last spring discussed yesterday at the
meeting Of the Prosbytery Of NewYork. Judge
to several sectious aud the subject referred to
them William 4. Wheeiock to report upon at the
March meeting. The installation of the Rev. A..
W. Halsey as pastor of the Spring Street Church
was liked for next Tuesday night. long discus
sion relative TO the closing of the Church of the Sea
ard Land resulted in unanimous vote to let the
church alone.
Y. W. COLRMAN's INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT.
Edwards w. Coleman, the senior member of the
firm of +. w. Coleman d Co., grain merchants at
No 8 Water-st., made an individual assignment
Yesterday to George b. C0Oksly, without prefer
cnces Mr. Coleman and his partners Consider
Parish and Aquila N. Clarke, made an assignment
tario County last Friday. These,assgnments are sup
Elemental to that made by the firm on January -.
1854, to William S. Church in this city. Their la
bitIes are sos, 6G0 6S, and they have assets the
nominal value of which I02, 1913 90, actual value,
$56,752 40.
A BOOK AGENT ENTRAPPED.
Mrs. Ellen Murphy, of No. 261 West Thirtieth-st.,
purchased Bible for . from an agent IL 1851
and gave II 10 the agent for the purpose OF having
her name stamped upon IT. About year later she
received q letter enclosing Understanding that the
Bible had been pawned for 81 30. Yesterday Mrs.
Mnrphys apartments were visited by a man who
was selling mattresses. The woman recognized him
AZ the Bible agent aud making an excuse TO leave
he ROOM she locked hcr door. She then called
Officer Scully Of the Thirty seyenthst. police, who
took the man in custody At the Jefferson Market
Police Court he gave the name Theodore Callaghan
and was Iemanded for examination.
A GERMAN FUGITIVE ARRESTED.
The German Consul recently obtained warrant
for the arrest in eXtraditlon proceedings OF Carl
Uechtlausen. A boy nineteen years Old was ar
al ord on Amsterdam
fugitive The charge on which the warrant was as ked
was that Hechthausen with two other boys had
hroken into and robbed the house OF his uncle,
tax-collector at Delmissen, Germany. Robbery is
not an extraditable offence, but Is 1t was alleged
that So. 800 OF the taxes collected was taken the
charge OF stealing Government money was made.
On lie prisoner were found loaded revolver, a
large knife and draft for 81 200. He was taken
before Commissioner Belts and held for
examination.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, DDS; births, 27l marriages.
81.
The Aldermen will meet hereafter at p m.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday to
Nrs Francis A. Van Dyk from James {. Van Dyke.
The Aldermen yesterday ordered the City Hall 10
Be decorated on st. Patricks Day.
The body OF n man ahout thirty years old dressed
in ordinary clothing was found in Butternilk
Channel yesterday.
.Iobn Collins, age forty. sailor Of the steamer
Vandalia was found dead III ms room at the Annex
Hotel near Fulton Ferry yesterday morning. lie
had blown out the gar
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company petitioncd
the Board of Aldermen yesterday Tor permission To
mn i'm the necessary apparatus for running street
ears ON lis routes by means OF endless wire traction
cILie, The matter was referred VI the Railroad
Committee.
County Judge Moore yesterday sentenced Gu-
seone Guidice who was found guilty last week, OF
murder ,n the first degree IN killing siaggIOSlnl
Dagiuero on November 80, 1883, 10 be hanged ON
NAV 2 The prisoner did not lose his sell POSSESSION
while hearing the decree of the law.
Prank w. Mason was appointed superintendent
of Police Telegraph by Police Commissioners Part
ridge yesterday. He passed the highest exumlna-
ton of the twelve who entered. The examination
was held under Mayor L0w's Civil Service rules.
LOUIS n. KiTschbauIn, one of his competitors, pro
tested against the appointment on the ground That
Mason tried 10 induce him to Withdraw and asked