New-York tribune., 1884-11-01
NEW.YORK ClTY.

The Manhattan Athletic Club will give especially
attractive games ON Election Day.
Monspnor Cnpcl will preach nt the morning ser
wee in The church OF 81. Agnes tomo''ow'
81 H. G." Your right 70 vote in Saneatuch Ia
impfcgnahlc,
correspondent astr If Edwin \. McApn can b,
legally u candidate for FtcHidcn tial Eioclof ehd
ior tonpipHH nt the hnino Time, Yea,
Tho American Jookcy Club feooa al Jerome rarh
announced tor to-day have bccn gwen np on ho'
count Oi the weather,
The hours OF voting In this city on Election Day
are from H. Ia !. D. M, hud NOT, IN hoiho sup
pose from sunrise 10 sunset
This the last day of the subscription FOR The opera
season, Colonel Mapcson VIII arrive with the com
pany tomorrow, when the oregon is expected WIN
Patti.
Senior Don I. Clemente Castro, n large mine-owner
and prominent civil engineer of chill who ls at the
Hoffman House, has been appointed special com.
missioner bv the Chihan Government To consult
with engineers as TO tue best manner OF inning cop
per-
swAIIOwING PARIS GREEN
Charles Funkcrnage a young German drug clerk
who had been drunk much of the time recently
tried 10 xii himself YESTERDAY at No. 1l9 Ludlow
ST., by swallowing dose of Paris green.
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE By DOMESTIC TROUBLES
Richard Christie, an immigrant, who recently
arrived from England, committed suicide yester-
day at No. 1870 Greenwch-st., by shooting himself
IN the mouth In his pockets were found about
500 bill head indicating that lie had been III the
hardware and cutlery business III ;rlstol, England,
and a letter stating the cause of his act was do
| mesllc trouble.
| CHILDREN AT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
To-day every boy and girl visiting the American
| Institute Industrial Exhibition, Third ave,
sxty.thrd and Sixty-fourth Sts will be presented
be made between the holders of compli-
! mentary tickets and those who purchased tickets,
II being the desire of the Board of Managers that
| each little one shall have something ny which IL
can have its visit recalled after reaching hsmc.
| THE LEATHER TRADE FOR BLAINE.
The front rank of twelve men in the brigade
from The swamp" in the Blaine parade OF blsi-
| ally about $s.OOOOOO of capital in the leather
| trade. Among the number were 1lver lioyi
| Messrs LapHam q Costello. Melvin Horton a. ii,
| Keitlineer, Mr.. Kister Mr.. keck. and Mr. Perez
val. These figures were obtained TO prove bet.
| THE FAILURES OF A WEEK.
The business failures of the last seven davs as
reported to r. G. Dun & Co. Indicate thar the III,
crease IN commercial casualties usually observed
just before the close of the year has already set in
The number of failures In the United States thls
week is 231, and III Canada 36, or total Of 267,
| as against a total Of 25S last week, and 2ls the
| week before. The increase is noticeable in the
Pacific States the western aud Southern States
and Canada
| THE GRAND JURY on THE EXCISE LAWS.
| The October Grand Jury handed presentment
| TO Judge Cowing yesterday and was discharged.
The larger part of the pTcscntmcnt was occupied by
| statement III reference 10 the excise laws. Inc
| Grand Jury had examined the Rev. Dr. Howard
| Crosby, the Excise Commissioners and several oi
the police captains. They consider that the eIese
| laws have not been thoroughly enforced as they
| might be- bnt do not assign the blame to any de-
| partment in particular
CHEATING PUBLISHING HOUSE.
| John H. Hall a book canvasscr, who saws that
he lives at the Hotel Ehtc was held IN 80 200 bail
| at jefferson Market Yesterday having been charged
| with swindling Henry Fleetwood. as agent OF the
| Boston publishing house of Estes * Lauriat, tc
the extent Of over 81 600 He had the Long island
| route and the orders which he took indlcated :
! thriving business. lie had many orders and paid
| Mr. Fleet wood numerous first nstalmcnts. By the
| terms of the contract the complete works were de
liycrcd 10 tho can, asser payment of tho first in
stalment Hall got the books and sold them ant
| kept the money.