New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-12

which will amount TO abopt 81 900. The following
officers were elected President, Hiram A. Johnson
| vice-presdent. Charles NJ Hibbard; secretary, "
5. BOgert; treasurer, Read Gordon.
OFFICERS OF THE STATE VETERINARY SOCIETY.
The New-York State Veterinary Society held lts
! eighth annual meeting last evening at the Ashland
HOnse. Officers were elected as follows professor
A. s. Liautard, president DIs. ). X, johnson anu
A. Mclean nd esd R RobdisSn Bur
den, 5. Mclean, w. j. Coates and >. . Fleld' the
board of censOr.
| DISMISSED ny THE SURROGATE.
William j. Trimble and Robert f.. Cleary. me
Probate and assistant Probate clerks, respectively,
Of the Surrogate's office, dismissed yesterday
| by Surrogate Rollins. The two clerks testlhe'l
recently before the Assembly investigating COMMIT /
tee relative TO the fees that they received and the
action of the Surrogate Is attributed TO the nature
| of the testimony then given.
THE WORK OF STREET CLEANING.
MeSsrs. Hayward Il Duffy, the new contractors
! for cleaning the Second District comprising that
part of the city lying south Of FOurteentb-st ana
east of Broadway, began work yesterday Coh-
| tractor Brown asOhegan work under his new con-
tract. His district comprises that part of the city
! lying south of FOUrtcenth-st. and west OF Broad
way.
DENoUNCING THE ATTACK on RIDLEY 5.
Resolutions denouncing the promoters and pcTPc-
traitors Of the attack on the store OF Edward kldley
d Sons, on Saturday morning when WINDOWS
were passed and signed by three hundred employees
of the firm yesterday. The hope was expressed
that such law-breakers may flor he good name
ofre pectabc worsingnenl be speedily brought 10
! justice"
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES. M
| Companies A. b, f., + and II, 22d Regiment. VIII
parade for instruction and battalion drIli at the
armOry tomorrow evening The officers ana non
commissioned officers and companies G., II and Is,
23d Regiment, will parade for battalion HTI'i ri az
| the armory on Friday evening, AZ O'Clock. Inc
next ful-lrcss reception will be given in the 23d
Regiment ATmOTy on March 27.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
John A. Nash. of Brooklyn, was arrested yester-
day ON bench warrant from the Court OF General
Sessions. II is alleged that IN March, 1873, he
swore that he was the owner of the property at NO
101 North Oxford-st Brooklyn. A deed which
was recorded aftcrward showed that the property
had been conveyed to Oscar +. Hughes IN 1876.
Alr. Nash gave bail in 80, 600 to await trial.
THE BROwN ALUMNI DINNER.
Professor Robinson, Of Brown University. and
Professor John l. Lincoln, who has been connected
with the University since 1889. in the Latin de-
partment. will he among the speakers at rhe Brown
alumni dinner at DelmOniCOS on Friday evening.
Professor Funston of Stevens Institute. viii be
present az will also be well-bnown alumni from
Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and other citles
spous THAT FALL TO THE GoyrRNMENT.
Collector Robertson yesterday had sold, for the
account OF the Government, % packages Oh goods
which bad remained in bonded warehouse from one
10 three years without being claimed bN the owners
The bidding was spirited, and nearly everything
sold above the appraised value. Twentv-three
case Of champagne, valued ar Us, were sold leg
S2O1, and for case OF enRr4Vlngs valued al TlOO
$50 was paid. A. b. Miller bought 26jl2 pounds
Of silver ore, valued at T475 for 500
RAPID TRANSIT PLANS.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday de
Cldcd that the number Of directors OF the New
York Cable Railway Company shall be- nine, aud
that trains shall be run 10 accommodate all public
need. 1t was declared inexpcdIent 10 take any ac-
ton on the application OF the FOry-SccOrd street
CrosstOwn Railway Company for authority 10 con
struct and operate route No. -. The construction
of elevated railways with suspended cars in accord
auce with the Wing system, on the croSstOWn
= am f,g
FUNERAL OF ~ NJkNIN HENRY HUTTON
Benjamin Henry Hutton. who died at Hutton
Park Orange. y. j., on February Il, was buried
was at Grace Curch, the services being conduct ed
hv Assistant Bishop Potter assisted by the Rev,
George r. Nelson. MAJOR Charles q. Hutton. OF
Pan France 4 son Of tine deceased man. 3ud his
two daughters, the Countess de Noltkc- Hatfield
and the Marquiso de POrtes of Paris, for whom the
funeral had been delayed We're present. The pail
hearers were David Dows, Samuel -. BabcOck, Ed
ward King, William Allen Butler, John v Whiting
and John Jay.
FAILING TO END HIS LIFE WITH THREE SIoIs.
Joseph silk are eighteen, shot himself three
times in The head, yesterday, with pistol OF small
calIbrc. lie has been employed IN his fathers lur-
nis1ng store, at No. AL Eighth-lye., and his tenn
per has been 50 violent that his father has been
conpelled TO punish him severely on several 0cca-
SONS. At 1890 a. III. he went to his home
at No. COZ Lighth-ave. bleeding from the
him TO Roosevelt Hospital. The surgeons found
that two bullets of the size of buckshot hadpaSSed
under the scalp near the right temple and that
another had gone through his right cheek and had
entered his nose. The wounds were not considered
fatal.