New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-14
NEW-YORk CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The Mary Powell will begin her regular trips on
Saturday May "a.
At the Eden Mus6e on SATURDAY. afternoon Hugo
Herb Will model clay head OF a noted New-1orKer
in halt an hour.
POUND IN THE NORTH RIVER
A drowned body was found in the North RIVER at
the foot of One-hundred-and eighty yes
terday II is thought to be that OF Joseph o. Bers-
key, of No. 206 Devoe-st
TIE DANGER OF KILLING A MAD DOG.
Policeman Gilglr,of the Fifteenth Precinct, killed
a mad dog in BleeckeT-st. yesterday after hrlng
three shots with his revolver One bullet passed
through the animals neck, glanced on the paVe-
mcnt and struck Peter Saeger of No. 154 Cana,st;,
in the middle of the forehead, causing slight 1esh
wound.
DISSATISFIED WITH A WHEAT PIT"
In the new Produce Exchange has been con-
stucted new wheat pit" oval IN shape ana
about three times larger than the old one. Much
dissatisfaction is expressed by spectators, who de-
clare that it is badly constructed, too large aud
not high enough.
AN ACCIDENT TO THE PILGRIM.
The steamer Pilgrim, of the Fall River Line,
while coming from Fall River yesterday morning
grounded off Thirty-fOurthst i'll the East RIVER,
through the carelessness of the pilot Her null is
of iron and the damage sustained Will prevent hef
from making the regular trips for three or 1Our
days
ASSIGNING MORTGAGE TO SECURE DEBT.
Mr. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin have assigned to
Shook and Collier pTOprletOTs of the Union Square
Theatre a mOrtgs &c held by them upon Charles A.
Stevenson's lease of the Third Avenue Theatre, in
order to secure the payment OF 1920 which the
Rankns owe for four weeks rent Ot the Union
Square Theatre.
PINKERTON AND THE LOTTERY RAIDS.
Robert A. PinKortOn denies the statement of In
spectOr Byrnes that his Detective Agency had any
desire to parade the raid upon the policy dealers IN
the newspapers. lie gives MI: Mcheon the credit
for breaking up the policy business and declares
that it did not cost the county 1921 20, but
about One-hali of that amount
sTABBtNG HIS sTEP-MOTHER.
James CosgrOvr, a dissOlute fellow, twenty-fOur
years old, living at No. % Prlnce-st., went home
step-mother. He inflicted two wounds OH her
breast and she was unable to leave the house yes
terday. Justice Duffy committed Cosgrove, pend
ing her recovery.
ANNIVERSARY OF AN ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Orphan Asylum Society celebrated its sew
enty-eighth anniversary Yesterday at the Asy um
Carlos Martyr addressed the two hundred children
who were on the platform. The treasurers report
showed the years receipts to be $i4,505 60 and
the expenses %3S 100 /. The property of the So
ciety returns an income OF @26.OOO.
MR.. HUTTON PROVIDES FOR HIS FAMILY.
benjamin II. Hutton, by his will. filed yesterday,
upon his daughter, Adele, Marchioness de Portes,
shall be paid to her. After requests to his sister and
other relatives he leaves his estate III trust to his
executors with instructions to invest not less than
$500, 600 for the benefit of his widow, Ann Hunter
Gordon Hutton.
LECTURE BY HENRY GEORGE.
The Academy of Music was comfortably filed last
night when Henry George lectured on the With
Commandment: Thou Shalt not Steal The lee
turer came the stage about $50, and without
being introduced. began to speak. lie held that the
private ownership of land was the primary robbery
which sends children to early graves, through dis
ease and poverty and that the industrial slavery,
resulting from such land ownerships Is worse than
the old form of chattcl slavery.
ROGER A. PRYOR BLACKBALLED.
At a meeting of the New-YOTk Bar Association
held last evening the following members were
elected: Robert II. Worthington, James NJ. Semple.
Lawrence Godkin. Sherman Eyarts. Maurice ID.
Collier Molbert b. Cary, James A. DennisOn, Ed
win ID. Worcester, jr., Robert W. ilaw keSwOrth,
Alfred Il. Page, Frank l.. smith, Richard n. G.
blackbaled. A committee was appointed to repre-
sent the association at the funeral OF Charles
OCOnOr
TWO VERSIONS OF 4 DOMESTIC QUARREL.
There was an uproar in the tenement-house No.
. 800 Eightl-ayc. at 2 a. IN. Yesterday followed
by cries Tor help An officer found LetitIa Hami-
ton suffering apparently from severe beating.
She said that her husband had assaulted and
stabbed her, and also her baby which she held in
her arms. The husband, before Justice Oltelly in
the Harlem Court, accounted for his wife's injur-
self while drunk. He SAID that he had worked for
Lord q Taylor for thirteen years. lie was held for
trial.
VETERANS AT DINNER.
The Veteran Association of the 10Th Regiment
HighlandeTs, celebrated the twenty-third annvcr-
sarv of their mastering into service and ate din
ner at the Ashland House last night. About one
hundred sat down to the tables, and ID. J. Mallen
presided. Toasts were responded to by Colonel
Morrison of the 79th Regiment. Maior-General o. Il. !
w IlcOx. Corporal Tanner, Colonel ;. y. Benjamin.
David McAdam, Colonel Hazard stevens, Robert
Laird Wilson, Major {. Kennedy and Colonel A. ID.
Bard The tOasts were lnterspersed with songs
and recitations.
THE THIRTEEN CLUB AT DINNER
At 713 o'clock last evening, thirteen members of
the Thirteen Club sat down to dinner in room No. |
Is al the Knickerbocker Cottage The Chief Ruler |
congratulated the members Oh their healthfu ap- |
pearauce and hoped that they would live to attend
many more such dinners. OF the | $50 persons |
who had Joined the club since its organization he |
SAID not one had died within twelve months after |
Joining the time allotted by the superstitious
Toast Master Wilder thought that the press did q |
great deal toward keeping superstition alive. Cap
tain Fowler regretted that ladies could not become |
members of the club.
BROOKLYN
Fire Commissioner POillOn will ask the Board of |
Estimate to appropriate $4,000 for fire boat
Henry Barnes, age four, of No. 90 Atlantc-ave.
was killed yesterday by rapid transit tram in that
street.
The man foHnd drowned at the foot of South
Third-st. on Monday, was recognized Yesterday as
Edward C. Hughes, of No $50 Ihird-st New-YOrk
He left his wife and six children SIX weeks ago