New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
NEW-YNRK CIIY.

Livery stablemen have already received many
! orders for New-lcIrs Day
| Ladies out shopping often leave seaskin sacque7
! aud Other rlch WIIpS II carriages, thus tempting
! sneak thieves.
"J. $" has sent $50, and Brooklyn Friend .
| 50 through THE TRIBUNE to the Minerva Home
| for Cash Girls.
\ German mission church Is to DO crscted at Nos.
| 43-l7 Avenue by the st. John the Baptist fOun-
/ dation Society at cost of $4,000
Moasisnor Capcl will preach twice IN the Church
| OF IT. Agnes tomorrow. "IntallOiI!ty " Will De
| his evening subject
The Poard of Claims at the City Hall yesterday
heard arguments on the claim OF the state against
Kings County for S95,99l - deficiency In the tax
of 3l2 mills levied by the state III 1872
he business failures througho country in the
last seven days AZ reported to r. G. Dun 4 Co., Of
the mercantile agency, were for the United states,
3G7; and 2o for Canada.
Mr. BRARM RESIGNS.
Members of the Union Club said Yesterday that
Henri ~ Braem had signed letter OF resignation
which had been Land before hun by officers OF tho
club.
GEORGE G. LAKES CONDITION vNGhANG,ED.
George c. Lakes condition remained unchanged
YESTERDAY. He rallied perceptIbly in the morning
and conyersed nationally. Later III the day he
apparently lost strength.
NEW ENGINE HOUSES NETDrD.
Fire Commissioner Purroy asked the Board Of Es-
innate Yesterday for Sl0OOOO Tor new engine
houses IN East Sixty-seXenth-st.. VEST forty-sev,
enth-st Elm-st, Attoruey-si: and IN west Farms
President Asten said that after Investigation he
approved the appropriations
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT CITY CIVIL SERVICE.
+. $. Nadal has written letter 20 Mayor Eusois
containing suggestions as to the management OF
the Civil Service Boards lie recommends me
abolition Of examinations for promotion 1he
prrseut boards of nlIe examiners should DC re-
dnced and unified, Mr.. Nacal thinks.
STOCK FOR TRUST FUND
In order 10 create a trust fund for the American
Cable Railway Company, Marcia "; ih4lnpson' as
adninistratrix of the estate Of Abel Thompson,
owning the greater portion of the stock, has trans
ierrcd 10. 600 shares worth Sl00O.OOO 70 Arthur
-toek are 60 he turned over to the company.
FUNERAL OF The RfY DE. BLAGDEN
Tho iody Of the Rev M George W. Blagden was
taken by train 10 Boston Yesterday tor burial. IN
the morning number OF friends assembled NJ the
home of his daughter Mrs. kdwlrd G. samson, No.
10 Wes. Forty-elghth St. wnere prayers were fead
by the Rev. DIR, Richard :. Storrs VINO was an III
tlnatc frend of Dr. Bagdeh'
FxpLnsloN IN 4 LUNATfC ASYLUM
A steam pipe in tho hall of the mann building of
the lunatic asylum on BackWslis island eAploac4
afternoon Yesterday hefnsn Il scam uSen yea
alarm of fire was runr but Il was discovered quickly
that there was no iire. The insane women IN the
asy lumwerc kept IN ignorance oi inc 'APiVs'on
Az TNiUAcIIoN AGAINST IRE MpthMtS
prcsdnnt KirL aud the Irst ~ the Alnetileh were
yesterday served with an 1utciion i,nea Wy , 9une
Van lloeaen restraining th"h from aNl's wy a..,
on the Mayors veto until the ifancn 81 i 'ohsuuSt
ina and onetatins . surface railroad from the
Grand Street Ferry tu The Foot Vi nahDtisen' mas
been Hud at public auction ~ ne h,tn' nsiVn'
sthlr hil1pt fut not less than AlOn,oOp lhe pain.
I'm Ina tic raae i. Sit Nlirhaei navin,a Taxpayer vino
Was ieplotcnted 10y Edward iatte's'm
sutiNo 4 prHuiNH Nui MpWtm
| Michael tuttv a ufnysheatlpd Hhnrmnhrt VINO
| has a ahop al 80, Y ntahd.atu WA aWahnhe vn we
| niuht of Inly ~ hy hraiina . man hle'e w IVA
| hh1ement duof, lle ntrd u shut ~ the ptlantcr
Whn ian ftnm he ,nnf aud foil ", the street lhn
hn,aiaG whone nninn waa ilenry lieatdon, died at
a. Nhtenla hospital about 80 weeks hl'nt ,he
shoot,ng Curfy waa Indicted i9i nlniNsi ~ we
af.t dosreo and waa tried yesterday baioio Judge