New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-13
NETWORK CITY.

Inc spring crop OF DeggarS ID UNUSUALLY 0"'AS ''''
year.
Valentines can be bought at any price from one
cent to ten dollars.
Commissioner Blackfords tank of trout still COM
tinues to be centre of curiosity III tuiton MAI
ket
ST. Georges Church Episcopap, in Stuyvesant
Square, is kept open all day. and services are held
every evening.
ton pound striped bass was caught in the Har-
lem River near Blackwells Island yeste rday 1t Is
the first Of the season.
Soon after the steamboat Providence left Now
port on Monday night, an unknown passenger
jumped overheard and was drowned.
A tavern in Bleecker-st. near Broadway stu
cherishes the table where Artemus Ward was In
the habit of taking his MONDAY meal.
Many of the bunco steerers have been frightened
number Of them have appeared in the large South
cities,
The students Of St. Francis Xayier's College viii
play, on February 26 in the college hail. an adap-
tatiOn of the midsummer Nights Dream, WIN
Mendelssohn's music The aim ID to free the library
of debt.
ADJOURNED FOR LACK OF QUORUM.
A meeting of the International Dairy Fair Asso-
citation was advertised TO take place yesterday In
the Mercantile Exchange, but as only three mem
bers were present the meeting was adjourned 1or
week.
ANXIOUS TO Re KEPT IN.
The jail of the South District Police Court Is IN
such condition that prisoners signed a petition
last week asking that they be confined in some
At least so report goes in Morrsana.
IN AID OF COLORED CATHOLICS
The Rev; DR.. Edward .Burtsell, pastor Of the
Church of the Epiphany. will preach in 81. Roses
Church, in Cannon-st., on Sunday, when coliec-
tion will be taken TO aid in paying the debt on the
Church of st. Benedict the Moor.
FREE READING FOR woRKINGMEN
Some curious old books and magazines of special
interest and value are TO be found in the library OF
the Lord Free Reading Rooms in Grecnwlch-st;6
N m week IN.
days.
ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE ESCAPES.
Inspector Esterbrook yesterday directed the
owners of the Gi sey House to erect dreescapes ON
the Broadway and Twenty ninth-st. fronts Of the
building He also ordered the erection of frees
copes on the Compton House, at Thrd-aye and
Twenty -fouIth-st.
INsTRuCTrNG POLICEMEN
The first Of a series OF FIVE lectures on First Aid
to the Injured" 10 newly appointed policemen,
was given at Police Headquarters yesterday by
DR.. D. Z. Holman. HIS subject was the human
skeleton arteries and veins, and he illustrated his
remarks by means of an Arab, professional model.
SLOW WORK IN CLEANING THE STREETS.
The Street Cleaning Department continued yes
terday tho work of cleaning Broadway, West Broad
way, and some of the remaining thorough fares. 1t
was slow work. however, and not much can De
accomplished until fine weather comes to dry up
the mud
WEATHER PRoGNosTrCAuoN.
AS an aged white-haired darkey passed chicken
coop IN Grand-st. yestSday rooster p0kfed his
head through a crack and oTowed Justify Ihank
de Lord" said the old fellow reverently, oars
gwine ter be a er change en- de wedder tur sno.
Dat sign nebber fail"
PROTESTING AGAINST THE ARREST OF NUMEz.
A meeting of Cubans was held at Clarendon Hall
last evening to protest against the arrest OF Ed
in Cuban waters. Resolutions condsming the aa-
rest of Numez were passed. Speeches were made
bv Robert Blissert, John SwintOn, Lewis +. Post,
George Smith and Others. Mr.. Bissert presided,
THROWN OUT OF AN OMNIBUS DOOR,
As a Broadway stage was passing Harrigan %
Harris Theatre yesterday afternoon the horses
man with yellow kids and costly attire, who
was lounging with easy grace near the door, tum-
bled out into the mud. His appearance when he
rose was pitiable.
DIRECTORS OF A STREET CAR COMPANY.
The following directors ofthe Sixth Avenue Street
Car Line were elected yesterday: Samuel Ihorne,
g. w. Burnham, Henry 5. Moore, Jonathan Ihorne
Frank Curtis, Abraam RYAN Nest, Henry Demarest,
William Bryce William Y. Mortimer Albert w.
Green, Theodore Z. Macy, Abijah Curtiss, Charles
q. Landon.
INVESTIGATION OF THE sHERIFF's OFFICE.
Under Sheriff Stevens was before the Oyer and
Terminer Grand Jury yesterday explaining the
Sherif's books. He was the only witness. The ex.
pert is still examining the books In the case of
alleged extortion ON the part of Deputy Sheriff Finn
Davidson said that he purposes to put in the bill of
| costs and the Judge before whom he case will be
brought tax the costs at what he deems proper.
THE INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR.
The Rev. John d. Long, graduate of the Union
] Theological Seminary, was Installed as pastor or
| the PRESBYTERIAN Church at West Farms last even
| ing The sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR.
| PIraner of Sing Sing the charge to the pastor
delivered by the Rev. John Dixon, of Yonkers, and
charge to the Of Sa' ReT
| Birch, Moderator, presided,
TO FIND OUT ABOUT STANDARD TIME.
To ascertain officially the extent to which the
standard time system has displaced local time, w.
! f. Allen, the secretary of the Railway Time Con-
vention, who devised the system and secured ITS
universal adoption by the railroads, has issued cir
| oil tba aup mol ba N nj
| the towns if any on the line of their roads which
are not governed by standard tine. The general
reports have Indicated that the use Of local time
| extremely limited.
TWO RUNAWAY BOSTON scHOoLBoYs IN COURT,
Two Boston schoolboys, George and Michael
Smith, age respectively sixteen and Twelve, Two
had seven dollars and Michael five dollars on leaV-
| ing home. They engaged a room IN Fliteth,st.,
this city, and nothing is known Oh tne snGse
| TO the thildrens AID Society to be sent out West
By Justice White, at the Jefferson Market Police
| Court they were held until their friends can be
| communicated with.
| JUMPING INTO THE HARLEM RIVER .
pretty gir aged seventeen tried p to commit nnIlt
suicide by Jumping ne T6rd in Avenue Bridge james
Rice of Mott Haven, who was gong TO Work aooui
8 a. m, saw her leap lie jumped INTO boat ana
she her, :S an tba b@r father returned home in
toxicated late the night before and after quarreng
with her had turned her out OF doors; she h h
wandered about the streets all night ana mad
finally in despair decided to drown herself.
MRS NATHAN INDICTED FOR MANsLAUGHrER.
The Grand Jury of the Court of General Sessions
fonnd an indictment yesterday for manslaughter
in the first degree, against Mrs Bertha Nathan,
who Is charged with malpractice on Mrs. Mary A.
White. the wife of the keeper of the Morgue. Mrs
Nathan was identified as the woman who under the
name of Bertha Berger, was convicted In 1879 OF
malpractice on Miss Cora Sammls, OF Long lslahd
and sentenced to five years In the Penltentary.
She has not been long out of PRISON. III convicted
she will be subject to penalty OF from twenty to
forty years Imprisonment.
ElBR0OKLYN.
BROOKLYN placard near tho Bridge announces