New-York tribune., 1884-03-08
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-1Okh CII 7.
The General Term of the Supreme Court yesteTt; ytet
day affirmed the life sentence OF stephen hay mond
for forgery.
-. Shalck dealer in hops, at No. 70 Bridge-st.,
announced his suspension at the Produce Exchange
yesterday.
Christian Association lecture course. at Assocla-
ton Hall. last evening, with her lecture, Beyond
the Sea-
The inscription Thou shalt not steal" is con-
spciousIy displayed in the window of a down town
jeweller. A loaded revolver underneath emphasizes
the command.
,MANAGER OF THE NEw-YoRK LEAGUE NINE
The New-York League baseball nine is TO be
managed this year by Captain James l.. Price of
the 9TH Regiment. The exhibition season will
open at the Polo Grounds early next month. The
first championship contest will be played on May l,
between the New-YOrk and Chicago mines.
PROFTrING BY THEIR FIRMNEss.
The druggist firm of w. II. Riker ~ Son is one OF
the houses that has refused prices at the de
mandS Of the other druggists. They still supply
drugs AZ the lowest prices 10 customers, and have
increased their custom III consequence OF the stand
that they have taken.
The ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY CENsURED.
The CorOners jury in the case of Martin McEyoy
a trackman on the elevated road, who was killed by
a train in front Of the station at Eighth-ave. and
One-hundred-and-twenty on February 2s
censured the company for not instructing its en-
glneers to blow whistle or give some other signal
on the approach Of a train to a station.
SNAIL FIRE II A SYNAGOGUE.
slight fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the
synagOgue of the congregation Machzlka I0ure, at
No 81 Hester-st. Hundreds Of excited Hebrews
watched the work of the hremen. The synagogue
Is close 10 tenement houses occupied almost eXcu-
sively by Polish Jews. The loss by the flames was
less than 500.
FAILURES FOR WEEK.
The business failures during the last seven
days as reported to K. q. Dun ~ Co.. number 272,
2l6 in the United states, and 81 IN Canada an
increase for the United States OF %, and for Canada
of 1. as compared with last week. Failures are
the increase in the Middle and Pacific States,
and especially IN Canada.
SEEKING ADMISSION TO THE STEAM YACHT CLUB.
Among the applications for membership which
the American Yacht Club will consider at its next
meeting are those of Thomas W. Evans president
of the Wall Street Bank: Thomas NJ. Carnegie,
William Clark, William d. Nichols, " IllIam II.
Starbuck. c. H. I. Coils and james \. McAllcken
NATIONAL GUARD MOTIFS.
Companies A, b, L, + and H, 22d Regiment, parad-
ed at the Armory for battalion drIl last night
under command of Colonel Porter. Orders nave
been issued from the First Brigade Office directing
an election for Lientenant-C 0lonel III the l2th
Regiment to take place at the Am0ry on Wednes-
dav. Candidates elect, appointed to regiments in
the First Division have been cited 10 appear before
the Examining Board which Will meet at the
ArnOry of the 22d Regiment on Monday at p. III.
WINTER EXPERIENCES AT seA.
The long overdue steamer Gloucester which
sailed from swansea on February ., was sighted
OFT Sandy Hook just before sundOwn last night.
She was twenty-seven days making trip which is
ordinarily made IN fourteen days The Abysslnla,
which arrived from Liverpool, was running through
sizes and shapes last Sunday. At about noon
seventy bergs could be counted from the deck.
A NEW TRIAL ORDERED.
John DAILY. in 1877 in a drunken brawl inflicted
INJURIES upon Francis j. Reilly, who died in cOnse-
Quence on the following day DAILY was convicted
in the General Sessions OF murder IN the second de-
gree and sentenced for life The Judge was asked 10
instruct the jury that DAILY could not be convicted
of murder in the second degree, but refused The
General Term of the Supreme Court decided yeSter-
day that there no evidence or any intent TO
Kill on Days part and ordered new trial.
STILL LOOKING FOR CARL sTURrZ.
The friends of Carl SturtZ, the wealthy tailor.
who has been missing from his home since February
: continue their anxious search for HIM. He was
married. and lived at No. pa East Seventy fourth
St On the Saturday previous TO his disappearance
he withdrew from the firm of Jared w. Bell No 81
Broadway to engage in business on his own ac-
count He also sold bonds worth several thousand
dollars and deposited the money in the Corn Ex-
change Bank
SALE OF THE HARRISON BROTHERS PICTURES.
Thirty-nine paintings by Brge and Alexander
Harrison young American artists Tor some time
resident IN Brittany were sold last evening IN the
auction rooms of Messrs. Ortgies Il Co., No. $40
broadway. Alexander Harrsou's =" Little Slave
his Salon picture of 1888, was withdrawn, as the
bidders refused to start It T. at foo9 BTge HaFT-
First Communion" sold for $40,
OFFICERS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the Llnn$an Society was
held last night in one of the parors Of the Geo
graphical Society at No IL West Twenty-uinth-st.
DR. G. Hart Merriam sent papers entitled respect
iyelT "A Study of our Singing Birds" aud "A
Biography Of the WoOdchnck." They were read
bv l.. = Foster. The following officers were
elected: President Z. p. Bickne; vlce-president,
Dr. A. K. Fisher; recOrding-5ecretary, I. $ Foster;
corresponding secretary and treasurer, n L. Law
renee.
WISHING THE BUILDING LAW AMENDED.
The Citizens West side Improvement Association
held a meeting last evening at No. 4Os West
seyenty-rst-st William d. Barker, the president
was in the chair, The association passed resQu-
ton fav0ring the amendment Of the building law
now before the Legislature 10 the extent of pro-
viding for the appointment OF board or appeal ana
i'm tins wav curtaihng the arbitrary power Of the
superintendent of Buildings, and authorized the
president and secretary sign the petition to that
effect of the hcal Estate OWntIs anu DuIIueIS AaSO-
citation. -.. ,-,.-,.-,,
The preparations TO receive and entertain the |
delegates and TO present the grew ances OF the Madl
son Avenue Congregational Church to the council /
next Tuesday are almost completed. Dr. kanneys /
friends have been engaged since the meeting IN the !
HARVARD Rooms in collecting evidence 10 submit 10 |
the council, and they are somewhat asJOnisned at |
the mass of manuscript they have accumulated.
Clerk Barnes yesterday received an answer TO /
from the Rev. Dr. A. H.. Qulnt, or
Dover, n H., signifying his intention OF attending
the council. -
Burglars effected entrance to the house OF /
Josep6 Harrington, at No. 10 West Eleventh-st.l /
YESTERDAY morning. Two of them were frightened |
9ygov from the house and made their escape The |
third burglar was found curled up under the bed OF
an old blind man in an upper chamber. The man
10 West Twenty y-second-st, He was committed |
for trial at the Jefferson Market Police Court IN de-
fault Of 81 500 bail.
THIEVES CAUGHT AT THEIR WORK.
Henry Schutserman, watchman IN the clothing |
factory of Samuel Walacht, at No. 90 CannOn-st., |
ON Thursday night discovered three thieves leaving
the building with bundles OF goods in their arms.
With the aid of Policeman Mulligan Of the Seventh
Precinct he arrested them, They gave their names
as Peter COyle, James Reed and Thomas Petit They |
are old offenders and members Of the " Shirt |
1 all Gang" The prisoners before Justice German,
at the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, were
held for trial in default Of 81, 500 bail
REMOVAL OF RAILROAD CARS FROM STREETS.
j. Bleecker Miller, Secretary OF the CItiZens
West Side Protective Association, organized loI
cars of the New-YOrk Central and Hudson RIVER
Railroad Company from the streets OF the West
~ nnneared M anre the Rapid Transit Comma