New-York tribune., 1884-01-12
NEW-YORK CITY.


All the Bridge cars are now heated except six.
There was more floating ice in the rivers yester-
day than for several days
Patrolman John Laden, of the Eighth Precinct,
has been suspended from duty for lntoXlcatloh'
A Fulton-st sign reads, in elaborately enbazoned
characters, The Original Moses All oInol' ''H'0
lateTW
There is common complaint of the adnlteratiOn of
the coffee and tea sold i'll many OF the city res
taurants.
II is said that some of the old Confederate notes
offered for sale are not the genuine article but are
counterfeit.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby viii lecture, at the
Seventh Presbyterian Church at ha Hsogv hogS
Illustrated by Late Discoveries"
The Board of Police yesterday promoted Rounds
man George Osborne of the lWenty-secOnd fre-
cinct TO the rank OF sergeant ana sehJ hlh lo Ihe
Fifteenth Precinct.
A sneak thief entered the second story window
of the house of Edward Legard, at No. III Clinton,
st. While The family was a3a at dlnnef last evening anu
stole jewellery worth $3.50.
"uoUsE OF INDUSTRY" ANNIVERSARY.
The anniversary exercises of the "New-Y0rk
House and School of Industry" No. 100 West Six
teenth-St., Will he held to-day Saturday III the
institution, beginning at twelve o'clock.
CHEAP LODGING-HOCsE HOURS.
In most of the 10 and 10 cent lodging houses
in the city the seepcrs are turned 9nt OF doors as
early as o'clock in the morning, and the miserable
places are not opened again until p Ill.
A GENEROUS OFFER.
Moses Abraham clothier, BaXter-st. Ito stranger
passing by with his oyeTcoat under his aTmlIVot
you wants for dat coat' l gives you six shillins'
und says nodlngs abOud ware you gotten IT,
MISSIONARY WORK IN THE SOUTH.
The Rev. G.. Mead. special missionary OF the
National Temperance Society to the colored people
of the South, started yesterday for three months
lecturing tour in Alabama, Georgia and Florida
REMOVAL OF DIR. LAsKER's BODY.
Moritz Lasker, brother of the deceased German
statesman will sail on the Neckar this afternoon IN
charge of DIR. Lasker's body. The coffin was placed
on board yesterday. At Bremen relatives and and
and his charge to Berlin.
4 BURGLAR GETS EIGHT YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
John Mccarthy, who pleaded guilty to charge
of burglary, was sent 10 the state Prlson for eght
wears yesterday by Judge COwlng. lie broke INTO
the house of Joseph Mattison, at No. 81 Park-aye.
on the night of December %, and stole quantity
of clothing.
THE CAUSE OF THE WARDS ISLAND FIRE.
Fire Marshal Sheldon. who has investigated the
recent fire in the City Insane Asylum Wards
Island said yesterday that the fire was caused by
gas escaping from defective pipe, and igntlng
from lighted lamp on an upper n00I OF the bllld-
ing.
KILLED BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
AvOry Kctcham, age thirty-three, resident OF
Syracuse, was struck by passenger engine No.. 63
Of the Hudson River Railroad, at S"venty-fonrth.st
and Twelfth-ave. yesterday morning He died
while ambulance surgeon from RO0SeNelt Hos
pita was binding up his wounds.
SCARED STRANGER.
A stranger TO New-York. who had heard of Jerry
McAuley's Water Street Mission, attended q meet
ing there q night or two ago, and heard so many
hard thrilling testimonies that he became scared.
He did not feel safe, he said, until lie reached
Chatham square and found himself seated IN an
elevated car.
no LECTURER AND NO HEARERS.
The members of the Police and Fire Departments
failed to be present at jubilee arranged for them
last night i'll Cooper Union by Professor" Claude
Chesterfield on which occasion their heroic efforts
at q recent fire in rhcatrealley were to be suitably
recognized. Professor Chesterfield was not present
himself, nobody complained.
FAILURES FOR The WEEK.
TelegTaphic reports TO X. G.. Dun d Co. show that
the business failures for the last seven days in the
United States numbered 3O3, and In Canada and
the Provinces 80. or total of 333 as against 34s
last week. The bulk of the failures are occurring
in the Western and Southern States but an increase
over the average il noted III New-England States
and i'll New-iOrk City.
CAPTURE OF THREE YOUNG THIEVES.
Thomas Butler, Morris Samuel and Francis Da-
get were held for tnal yesterday in the jefferson
Market Police Court, charged with stealing goods
from delivery wagon of Il. III. Macy * Co. Butler
had obtained employment on forged letters of re-
commendatioD. aud stole three packages, two Of
which he gave to his accompllces.
THE SANITARY CONDITION OF A Police STATION
Police Surgeon Maclay yesterday sent report TO
the Police Commissioners that the Eleventh Pre-
cinct Police Station is in bad sanitary condition.
On the morning of January he found the floors
and walls of several rooms in the building soaked
with water, which had leaked Iii through the roof.
OFFICERS or THE COFFEE ExcHtNGE.
! The Coffee Exchange on Thursday elected y. G.
Arnold president, Segfried Gruner vice-president,
II. CLAW Maddux trustee for one year, g. II. Nevers
trustee for two years, J. J; ODonohqe F. b. Arnold,
| Siegfried Gruner aud II. +. Hitch trustees for
! three wears. ii. ii. Edwards, L. w. Landon, and
| Anderson Fowler governing committee.
| SUDDEN DECLINE IN GRAIN.
Soon after the first grain call at the Produce EN-
| change yesterday some excitement was caused Dy
a sudden drop in the market, followed by unfavor-
able advices from the West. Wheat fell ph / 4
cents bushel, and corn three-quarters of cent q
1 luebo1 he drou said he DriuCipallV due IL