New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-11
HIS POOR AIM MADE HIM A PRISONER


August Bernhardt, age seventeen, tried to XII
himself with pistol yesterday at his home, No 445
ly in the head and was taken to the Roosevelt Hos
pital, where he was placed under arrest.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING AT SEA.
The ship Sterling. Goodwin master, from San
Francisco, which arrived In port yesterday, re-
ported that in the Pacific Ocean Charles Boand, a
sailor fell from the fore royal yard into the sea.
The ship was going at the rate of eight knots an
hour, but the man was saved.
CELEBRATING THE CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Grammar School No. 80, in West Thirteenth-st.,
yesterday held its commencement Many friends
and relatives Of the graduates were present school
medals and the prizes for composition given by the
principal OF the school.
INTRODUCING A CHINESE SYSTEM or FEES.
The Board of Health yesterday gave permission
TO DR. Yeng lis Hing, of Canton, China, to regis
ter at the Bureau of Vital Statistics and to prac
tlse among his countrymen III this CITY, Dr. Hing
recently said that he would take pay only III use
of the recovery of his patient
OPPOSED TO NONRESIDENT EMPLOYEES
Mayor Edison has gone to Rochester, and Presi-
dent Kirk of the Board of Aldermen, who is act
ing Mayor refused yesterday to sign the warrants
for the payment of the engineers and labOrers
ployed on the Old and new aqueducts on the ground
that they included many non-resdents.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOME FOR INCURABLEs.
The eighth anniversary of the founding Of the
Home for Incurables at Fordhan will be COM
memorated at the Home to-day, special car leav-
dresses will be made by the Rev. w. s. Ransford,
of St Georges Church. the Rev. Arthur Brooks and
DR.. NJ. ID. Sayre.
A PAPER on INSANE AsYLUMs
The Society fer Promoting the Welfare of the In
sane met at Mrs. Dr. Brinkmans, No. 219 West
Twenty-third-st last evening and listened TO the
reading by NJ. Eugene Berry OF paper on In.
sane Asylums-as they should be and as they are"
written by the widow OF State Senator Horace
Mann, of Boston.
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGE.
The tellers at the NewY0rk Mining stock and
National Petroleum Exchange yesterday announced
governors as published in The TRIBUNE. Edward
Linn of F. Is. Wallace n Co, was elected a,mcmber
of the Governing Committee to fill tho vacancy
caused by the choice of G. c. Wilson as president.
A NEW STREET CLEANING DISTRICT PROPOSED.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Coleman contem-
mates creating third contract district, cOmpris-
Ing that part OF the city lying between Fourteenth
and Fifty-nnth ss. and from the East to the North
river and Broadway from Fifty-ninth-st., to Bowl
ing Green. Plans and specifications and forms for
bidders have been sent 10 each member of the
Board eff Estimate and ApporiIonment and tho
matter will DO brought up at the next meeting.
PUBLISHERS STOCK AT AUCTION.
Messrs. George A. Lcayitt q Co., auctiODeers,
Yesterday began the sale Of the entire stock in
trade of tue Publishing house OF +. Claxton Co.,
of Philadelphia at their salesrOOm Ia Clinton Hall.
| The miscellaneous stock Of publications by other
houses brought in many instances AZ high sixty
per cent of the publishers prices: The sale will be
continued until the entire stock Is disposed of.
MARKETMEN ENTERING THEIR NEW STALLS.
| Nearly dozen of the stands in the new Washing
| ton Market occupied for the first time yes
| terday. They fitted" with heavy brass
! work and marble, and lare extremely attractive
| The butchers began 10 clean their new ice houses
of the saw-dust apd shayings. indicative hof tile
recent departure Of carpenters, and hlled the 10