New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-08
NEW YORK CITY.

Sheriff Davidson within ten DAYS will reply to
| the charges made against him to the Governor by
the Roosevelt Committee.
A Westinghouse. fruit merchant yesterday re-
ceved from Marlboro. Ulster County, nine one
third cups of raspberries, which were sold at
twenty-five cents cup
FOR SELLING BOGUS BUTTER.
Warrants have been issued Tor the arre1, o,
Michael CoDlln, of No. 392 Tenth-ave., and John
Dinny his clerk George +. Dalton, No. 20 South
FitI-ave and George Dashner, his CLERK, Tor SELL
ing oleomargarine for butter.
CENeURIXG TIE EDEN MUsRE LFssrrs.
Coroner Kennedy yesterday finished the cxami-
killed by the falling of a stone ornament from the
Eden Musce III rwenty-third-st. The jury censured
the lessces of the building for gross carelessness
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Cornelius Van Colt has sold a house in East One
hundredand- seventeenth-st st. to Henry keynard Tor
$4,000. The Southern Development Company of
California has pa d S27, 900 to Coils y. Huntington
for property on the mort beast corner of West and
North Moore SITS, including wharf aud other nights
EXAMINATIONS FOR STREET INSPECTOR.
Seven applications were made of the Clvll Ser
vice Beard at the City College yesterday for exam
iuatiQn for the position of inspector IN regulating
and grading streets. The questions are answered
IN writing, and they relate to the technical know
edge and exDcuence of the candidate. his hand
writing and arithmetic being among the consider
atiOns.
NrGIrcrIvG 70 GIVE DEATH crnTirIcATr.
While the steamship Fulda was nearing New
York on Saturday a child. Maria lewes, died from
smallpox. The body was sent TO the Riverside
/
tiiicatc of death was furnished by the surgeon: IN
James yesterday had TO get coroners certificate
that the body might be buried
IvsEXsIBLE FROM ESCAPING GAS.
The odor of escaping gas was noticed IN the small
hotel al No. 1913 West-st. at y. III. yesterday, and
John Hess. ledger, was found III his room Hess
! had blown out the gasght ignorantly 1t was
thought when he went to bed on Monday night.
&c was taken TO the Chambers Street Hospital.
MRS. LOCKWOOD INVITED.
Mrs Belva ID. Lockwood, the candidate for PRES
| of he Woman
cordially invited 10 grace with her presence the
Tammany Hall barbecue of the With Assembly
| District, which VIII be hcld at SulZci 3 Harlem
/ River Park to-day.
DIRECTORS OF 4 STREET RAILWAY COMPANY,
The stockholders of the Central Cross-town
Ves lepn ay J""S sa VISOR l. Macauay A. Cam
mack c. }. Osborn, George s. Hart VII lam Il.
TT1Yf TART E. \ vaa faie ST. Ssso% Bur-
TRADE WITH COIOMBI,
r. s. Brown, the president of company engaged
| in building a railroad from the Nlagdaena River
| 10 Bogota told the south American Commission
| YESTERDAY that one reason why the English keep
The bulk of tine trade of Colombia is that there are
always English commercial agents there Inyesti-
eating aud reporting upon the commercial stand
ing of The business houses
REQUIREMENTS FOR HELPMEErs.
A letter was received at Cast lie Garden Yesterday
from Mrs. Simms, who said that she was hump
backed and lame and wanted husband similarly
afflicted. Francis Donnelly wrote saying that he
wanted a wife and did not care whether she was
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afraid of work.
UNABLE TO BURY HER son FOR A YEAR.
Caroline Meyers. who has already served two or
three in prison, was III the Court OF Special
Sessions yesterday on complaint of George II. Cor
field of No. 13 MadsOn-ave treasurer OF baptist
church. to whom she represented that her son was
dead and that his body to be buried in tbc Pot
ter's field. Touched by her apparent distress he
gave her 81. She was found guilty and sentenced
TO the penitentiary for one year and to pay hne
of 5000.
st-Nr rsTrn
The 1th Regiment, dressed IN new uniforms of
dark blue coats, light biuc trousers and helmets
turned ont 400 strong under the command IF Colo
mel +. +. Umbe kant yesterday and went TO Van
Courtlandt Park for the annual inspection. They
made q me appearance and their drill was compn-
mcnted by General Briggs, who inspected them.
THE UNITED STATES GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.
The United States Grand Jury, which has been in
session at times this summer, was discharged yes
terday by Judge Benedict Among the large num-
Der OF indictments found were, one against Henry
Gomez, the steward of the schooner Julia Baker,
who IL charged with conspiring with the mate of
that vessel to steal its cargo; and one against
tam money Oh an altered Government bond
RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ORCHID.
An exceedingly rare and beautiful orchid was the
novelty at the monthly Flower Show at llorticu;,
tural Hall yesterday afternoon. 1t was called
Cattleya Aurea It's flowers were seven inches "h",
ium streaked with gold. Autumn flowers were ont
In force and the chief prizes were taken by laock
a. Thorpe, and w. e. Wilson among the florists,
anu Dy inc RdIutucIs vi ME- Nloie gan dnu =. -. NJ
Barlow. The wonderful orchid was sent from his
home in Saugatuck. Conn.,, by j. H. b. Cockroit.
FINE DISPLAY or FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
large display of fruits flowers. plants vegeta-
bes and cereals to be opened this afternoon at the
American Institute 1hird-aye. and Sixty-thlrd-st.
and from nil Indications il promises TO be extreme
iv interesting 10 horiculturists and lovers Of flow
era The entries are large and compose floral de
signs plants and flowers IN cases anu pots palms,
acaves. cacti. succulents, orchids cut flowers
pears apples peaches, plums, ounces, foreign and
native grapes melons and cranbcrTles, table vege-
tables, cattle roots and cereals.
DANIEL BoONE's SERVICES.
Al meeting of the New York Historical Society
last evening a paper was read by the Rev. DR.. John
H HAYWARD upon Daniel Booze aud the Genesis
of Kentucky.p The Iecturers Object was to show