New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-23
NEW-YORK CITY.

Thumb is now the chief attraction OF a boNeiy
museum.
- Roach said Yesterday that he expected tho
DoInbin to be ready for launching il about four
teen or fifteen days. r..
Manufacturers have put on the market an EaS 1l
egg of glass. Ii is varIousy colored "uu io''i'' ."
10 cents.
The nevv bindings of the Union Theological Seqi-
mary ut Park-aye. and Sky -niutn-sl.' VIII 10
occupied at the opening Of the seminary year.
O. B. Potters new building az Park Row ana
Reekman-st will he eleven stories I'D hcght "An
will cost about S7OO,OOO. -
Mayor Edison has been elected a trustee o. me
American Savings Bank at tlttA-aVe ana oi'J-
sccOnd-st.
natition against a railroad in Twenty second
st il Receiving signatures Of propertyowners AT ne
store of Stern Brothers and the Office Oh l. = N"iA-
son.
FOR THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
A musical aud literary entertainment viii be
given ar the house of Mr. Herman, No3J West fIi-
ty-sixth-st. on tuesday evening, IoI tue oeheh' Vi
the flood sufferers.
A NEW ENGINE HOUSE ~ HARLEM.
The new engine house. % by 100
feet, on the north side of One-hundred-and-
fourth-st west of Thirdaye.. will be o. BRICK Win
brown stone aud terra Gotta trimmings
NEW GATE HOUSE FOR BELLEVUE.
ssThe Commissioners Of Charities and CORRECTION
are to erect at the foot Of Iwcnty-s Nth-St. EaeI
Hospital in place OF the present old ana uAgy hlT"0
ture. Ii will cost about S',OOO'
REBUILDING A sYNAGOGUE:
The B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue IN West thirty
fourthst Is 10 be torn down ana rebuilt on me
side of Madlson-aVe., south OF cl4A -HIl--''' IL"
cost will be $50. 1000.
NEW CATHOLIC CUAPUL.
The Church of the Sacred Heart VIII buiid q
chanel on the north side Of Ffty-hfs--sr, between
Tenfb and Eleventh ayes The dimension. viii be
80 By 100 feet and there VIII DE room lot IoVJ
persons.
GAYETY oN TIE SIDEWALK.
dance on the sidewalk at Ferry and t'oid sis.
in Ia O'Clock last nlHHf. Ibillefu
Young women and ten young men TOOK part mo
music" was furnished by a man who sang nm ac-
compartment TO leaky, "leeIy' asInnld'lc "0
cOrdeOn.
THIRTY rRANps HELD A. WARRANTS.
Inapig-iron foundry on the North RIVER near One
hundred-and-forty- ifth-st. the NestOne7 hundred-
t'r On Thursday night The prisoners were ar
raigned in the Harlem Court yesterday, and were
held by Justice Reilly as Migrants
MEDICAL STUDENTS DINING.
The class of -. New York Homeopathic Medical
College ate its second annual dinner last nlght az
Martinellis About thirty We're present. l.. -
P6Prter 70 The Girls We Lett Behind and DR.:
Tsdale 20 The Class OF 81. w imam uIIsWoiu
read poem and vocal and Instrumental music
followed.
DROPPING DEAD AT A FUNERAL
Griffin G. Darlington. Of Red Hook, Duchess
County " Y, came TO this city yesterday 70 attend
the funeral Of his niece, at No +OV Last I1lghII-
seventh-st While the service was going on he sud-
denly became insensible aud died before Ephysican
could be summoned. His death was attributed 10
heart disease. lie vas slXty-six years oid'
sF~ox FIRE BY A DEFECTIVE FLUE.
A fire broke QUO yesterday afternoon III three
story frame house at MISUNDERSTANDING
third ST. and Fleetwood-ave., caused by detective
flue. The house was owned by W. II. Payne, and
occupied by samuel II. SnItfen The damage was
about SO 900.
TIE wurEINrN TO MEET IN WASHINGTON,
4 meeting of the officers of the American Wheel
mems Association was held yesterday morning az
the Grand Union Hotel to decide the date OK THO
next league meet. i was decided TO hoid the meeg
and the races in Washington, D. c., on May lS and
20 rule was adopted allowing d" riders 10 JON
future league parades except league members
A MODEL or MUTUAL BENEVOLENCE.
The Stern Brothers Employees Mutual AID society
held its fourth annual meeting en- tuesday evening.
This society was formed with cash Capltal'Jf Y@S,
.upDlemeuted by stern Brothers with gilt of goo.
LIS membership Is voluntary and II has paid Tor
sick benefits 80 $50, and IN funeral expenses s-Jo
Al The meeting, Stern Brothers handed 10 the treas
urer a check for 200 10 be added to the reserve
fund. which is now $1,000. The officers elected are
president l. Noble: vlce-presdeut, =. \. Schow ton;
treasurer :. Hicks secretary, W. warren.
MIR. vUGENr WINS GOLD MEDAL.
The Ortorical contest for the byrnes gold lneda,
valued ar TO. by the students OF Manhattan OF
lce was held in the college hall yesterday after
noon. The programme was well uIlcd Win cholco
selections and The young gentlemen acquitted theni-
selves IN "A cTeditable manner. There were seven
teen contestants and each student was conhbed 10
a five-minute speech on subject selected by MN
self. he Judges were Jhe heF A. + H," ~ ~
Rev f. ;. kgney, Brother James and John r.
peyelin. who unanimously decided that Joseph
Nugeut of the graduating class, be- awarded the
prize. Archbishop Coulgan presided
STRANGE coNpLcr N 4 FE,rAgEA . 49,.
George Shrady aud George Holmes. FIRST ana see
ond heuteuants OF the lit Regiment called yes
terday morning at Markss restaurant. No. ~
Bowery. While engaged IN conversation George
Palmer who sat az an adjoining table, threw glass
of water into Holmes lace. W hen 1Olmcs ana
shrady sprang up Palmer drew knife and a re,
yOlver. He was arrested after some teals'ucT @uu
on being taken before Justice German AZ the isseA
Market Court. he could give no explanation or his
conduct. lie committed Tor The assault IL de
fault OF 500 bail. and for violating an ordnance,
III carry ing revolver without permit, ~ SouO
bail,
A MEETING or Delta TAU DELTA.
A conference Of the eastern division OF the Delta
/ au Delta was held Yesterday az the Pdrk Avenue
Hotel Sixty-dye delegates were present. repre-
sentIng the chapters al Columbia stevens Institute,
Troy Polytechnic. Lehigh, Lafayette, Washington
and Jefferson, Franklin and Marshall. ana Aiie-
gLany Colleges. An address of welcome was dellE-
cred by john l.. y. Hunt, OF this city, one OF re
founders of the fraternity and me respoHs lPl ~"
delegates was made by John Calvert OF nlIidei-
phla The following were elected; president II.
f. Bruck of llobokeu; yice,presldents, >. raLHer
White OF New York. aud r : Elnot OF ~ ileiPnIa'
,ng rhe delegates visited the Madison square Thea
ire and then had an informal banquet ~ Clarks
BROOKLYN.
,sne,k thief entered the house of Mrs Samuel
o Prien. at No. $50 NuloughOy ave, yesterday
morning and stole quantity OF goods worth 1897.
The Irish societies will give reception to-mor-
row evening IN laverlys Theatre 20 the Redmond
Brothers. Members OF Parliament for Wexford and
New Ross
An order for the arrest of the defendant was is
sued YESTERDAY IN the suit OF Miss Josephine Her
ley against Robert : Plat, for - 900 as damages
for assault. Platt is "a wealthy contractor.
James Murray fell down stairs at his home No.
lis Greeupoiut-ave on his return from ball yes
terday morning and killed himself by tracturlng
his skull.
There viii be no more skating at he Washington
Park Rink this winter The watere being drained
OH get the ground in order Tor the opening 81 tho
baseball season IN April
The fortieth anniversary of the founding OF the
Brooklyn Institute was celebrated last night. The
annual reports were read by the president Jesse {.
smith and an address on Wendell Philips WAS
delivered by the Rev AlmOn GunnisOn. There Is a
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