New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
A babv ALI gator about eight incheslong, dsports
| himself in q window in Park Row.
| The track of the Bridge railroad near the New
| York station Is being raised.
| The California landed 075 immigrants, and the
| PETER dc COmnck 80, at Castle Garden yesterday.
Battalion Chief John w. Miller was retired by
! the Fire Commissioners yesterday, on an annual
| pension Of 81 ,2JO.
Michael Fahey, an inmate Of the Lunatic Asylum
| on Wards Island, yesterday drowned himself at
| Little Hell Gate.
| The Mechanics and Traders Bank, the successor
| of the Mechanics and Traders National Bank, has
| been incorporated, with a capital of $4,000
| The Police Commissioners yesterday directed the
force in tho First Precinct to occupy the new sta
| ton in Old slip on Monday.
| committee of the Produce Exchange held con-
ference with the representatives Of various railroad
! lines yesterday Iii regard 10 smaller elevator
/ charges.
A ship under fun sail tossing in m angry seq, ITS
| only portfolio contribg:ior-box winch gathers
! pennies all day long draws crowds in Fourteenth
st. 1t is the result OF an old sailors ingenuity.
sAUOR-BoY's DEATH.
! The caDtain of the German bark harCarethy
/ whic1 arri we'd Yesterday from Bremen, reported
! that ON April a sailor named Herman NOlier, age
| nineteen, fell from the fore-topsau yard and was
| drowned.
VALUE 1NCnrAsED ny ACE.
| The "sprngfeld" collection Of coins, medals,
! ancient stouevork and curios was placed on sale
/ yesterday by Bangs Co., No. 739 {rsadway. An
| Imeucan dollar, date 1886, sold for - 20.
| ACCOMPANYING MR.. PACKARD DOWN TUE Ray.
Many of the friends Of President Packard Of
| PackaTd's Business College went down the Bhy
! yesterday in the Pegasus 20 bid ElM farewell. lie
sailed for Europe on the Republic.
! LITTLE GIRL BURsED 10 DEATH
! Maggie Buck two years old was lett alone 70
play near the kitchen stove at No. +OS West Ihlr-
ty-tlghtl--t. yesterday while her mother went to
| ntignboung store. Her clothing took fire and she
was fatally burned.
SALMON FROM OREGON
sal Cd m ATr | n EAGLE
Gin Oregon have been received IN this city by The
Nor hcru Pacific a. ordinary freight. Former ship
meuts by way Of San Francisco took thTty-eight
days.
THE UNIVERSITY CIUB's NEW HOME.
The University Club moved into the building in
Madison square formerly occupied by the Madison
CuD yesterday. The clubhouse has been hand
somcY rcdrtcd and decorated, aud many improve
meIts have been made.
Conference OF NEwsDEALERs
The Newsdcalcrs' Central Council held a special
meeting with closed doors at the Brooklyn Bridge
sentative from The New-Englaud Newsdeaiers'
Union Of Boston, was present and addressed the
meeting. The conference adjourned at a late hour.
A DECISION oN MYTHOLOGY.
c. BicTceard read n paper or " The P9ychoioei-
cal value OF MYTHOLOGY ~ hPooeeicS, la,t TE%n-
ing before the American Institute OF Christian Phil
o,ophy, at No. Wnthrop-pace. General discus
| SION followed, pr Deems, DE- Clapp. Nh Bailey
| All q Others taking part.
OPPOSED TO THE NFw PARKS.
Mayor Edison. President Nicle of the Park De-
| Var,ment; Controller Grant and Corporation Coun-
/ sc Andrews went to Albany yesterday 10 protest
against the passage of the bill before the Lcg!5la-
turr providing for the purchase of the proposed new
! parks III the Twenty-thiTd and Twenty fourth
| wards
UNIVEEsAIIsr SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
! The lnvcrealist SuHday-cchool Institute was
| occupied yesterday with the question Of perma-
nent organHatIon The dlStHct as determined
! upon was New-York State below Albany. he Rev.
Mc,sTs L. u. Squlres. of Poughkeepsle, Charles ii.
| Eaton and Albert }. Holden made addresses.
| George Hart, of Rye, III Westminster County,
killed in April last by train on the New-iork and
| New-IIayen Railroad, which ran INTO the wagon
which ne was driving. His widow sued TO recover
! s. 600 as damages from the railroad company. and
! jury the United states Circuit Court yesterday
! awarded her 81 800.
FURy,NG PAssrNGTRs A sTA.
Some comment having been caused by the recent
| has:y burial AT sea OF James ltcndry passenger
/ on the Anchor Line Steamer CiTcas>ia, IHtB USE
reporter yesterday made inquiry at several steam
ship Offices az TO how long bodies 81 sea we're
kent. II was stated al all the offices that The mat
! ter Was left 10 tn" discretion OF captains.
MoNUMF>TAL PATIENCE.
The "Zan Dam table, made of 200. OBS separate
pieces Of wood by Herr AGsalOm, an industrious
! DutcLman, IN the village where Peter the Great
| once worked ~ MECHANIC was shown at Can
fields stOrcrooms IN east Eleventh-st., yesterday
! i Is seven feet in diameter, and Is valued at
$4,000. II took thirteen years 70 build, and
was intended for the Centennial exhibition.
NEw EPISCOPAL SEMINARY BUILDINGS.
Work was begun yesterday on Tie excavation for
I
Episcopal General Theological seminary ut
Twenty -.lst-st. and Nlnth-dve; Dean Hoffman
said That the corners one would be lald May ~
although few thousand dollars OF the money re-
quired 10 pay for the buildings had stu to be OBJ
Gained.
FOR TIE BENEFIT or MRS. FKoEIsHER
The concert rendered 10 the widow OF Profess
sor J. f. Frobishcr brought large audience to-
gcther at the University Club Theatre last evening
The sin ing Of Miss Gattney, Miss Fitch. Mr.. Hill
lard aud Mir KroteI and the reading Of Miss Biume
Miss Clark and MISS Seiguan were warmly
ceIved. he entertainment was brought 10 close
nv representation Of Clement SCOTS one act
drama entitled The Cape Mall'
WISHING 70 DE AGENTS IN CASTLE GARDEN.
meeting of the Comnissionero Of Emigration
was held at Castle Garden yesterday. A petition
from the LehIgh Valley abroad, asking to be ad-
united u,o the Garden under the rules governing
the JOINT agency, was referred Tie application
from Bd.Ioy BIG.Iu, a,hIuy % be allowed 10 act
as local agent in the Garden for the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad was also referred
JUMPING ONLKB 'AiD FROM 4 ftkKYBOAT
The teri ybUat IdckaWanua was crossing the
North River IRON HoO9ken at II a. ~. Yesterday
when man Sudden Y jumped overheard. lie was
drowned 20 quickly tLat all elors TO recover his
body were vain. lie lett on the deck Of the ferry
boat a card Ola which lac had written tine following:
&" nope every body will forgive me for what am
dong | am odt Of work and tired OF life. NJ. G.,
box cU3. Orange, y. D..
I>CoHIOKAIING 4 STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Article, of association of the Provincial Steam
ship Company were hied yesterday. The capital -
SJU,OJU. it's purpose Is 10 band aId equip vessels
Tor the transportation ol passengers, freight and
mail between this city aud points ON the Atlantic
coast rom Prince edward leland to Savannah
also New Oleaus and West Point. The coIpulators
a4o j. larry and Joseph j. Alexandra, A. 4. outer
budse, j. l.. and john &. AUSTIN, /. j. Lord AID
". v. Mach arIaud.
HENRY CPEW|s SEW OFFICES
Henry Ccws ~ CO.. the well-luowa stock EX-
change brokers' opened their new otlIcca ia the
Mills building yesterday. Inc rooms are on the
ground floor Jdst north OF the man entrance IA
Bipad-st. The main p3ssag way is nouIcd with
MInton ulc7 while the customer room and the pm
vatc olIces nave rich velvet carpets All nttlngs
. ar, handsome aud in good tastc. The rooms are
ugutcd by electricity. " Inns Is the nLch, ONCE IA
tic nucst banding ii the world Sir. CleWs said
" lou cannot ma AIS cQ ual any where
CHARGED Win sTEALING $1,000 ~ GOLD.
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