New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-26
NETWORK CITY.

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noon.
Mate Stillman A. Brown of the schooner Frederick
| Smith, from B0naire, was washed overheard III q
| furious gale OFF Cape flatteras on Sunday.
| Monsiguor Cape will preach at the high mass at
| IL a. IN. tomorrow, at st. Columba's Church In
Twenty ffth-st,, between Eighth and Ninth avcs.
WAS HE MURDERED
The body Of a man. found In the East River at
| Pier No. Al on Thursday, WAS examined at the
Morgue yesterday. There were four deep gashes in
the head. 1t was uncertain whether they were IN
! tcted before after death. The man was about
| thirty years old
| VACATIONS or POLICEMEN.
The Board OF Police yesterday decided to have
the summer vacations OF the force begin on May |.
| Patrolmen and dOOTmen are to have five DAYS with
| full pay or ten days with half pay. Double that
time will he given sergcants while tho captains and
inspectors Will be given vacations at the discretion
| OF the Board.
ST. MARY's FRrE HOSPITAL RECEPUoN.
The lady representatives of ST. Marv's Free Hos
! pital for Children No 407 West Ihlrty-tourth-st
! held their annual reception yesterday. Numerous
| fancy-wOrk devices adorned the tables in the
ception rooms, the receipts for the sale of which
TO be used fund for painting the interior OF
! the hospital.
RETURN or THE MAYOR.
Mayor Edison returned to the city yesterday. lie
went TO Albany on Thursday with General Nieie.
president of the Park Commission, to present OBJ
jcctOns to the bill providing Cor new parks in the
annexed district and at Pelham, in Westchesler
County.
FORTY YEARS Ago AND NOW.
Forty years ago next month John b. Gough de-
livered his first public address III this CITY, in the
old broadway tabernacle. IN cOlnnemoratl0h
thereof he has offered TO deliver his lecture on he
Powers That Be" for the first time, IN the Broad
way Tabernacle on the evening of May 2
ASKING DAMAGES FOX THE Loss OF A SCHOONER.
Alfrederick 5. Hatch aud Others have begun
libel suit in the United States District Court
against the steamboat New-l Ork. HE plaintiffs
are owners of the schooner john H. SHAW, which
was sunk in collision with the steamer oil Long
Branch. Captain Osborn, Of the schooner and ali
the crew were lost in the collision. The damage TO
Z h., nft b.l IL MIA al \
THREATENING TO KILL HIS SISTER.
woman ginGerly carrying tin pail entered the
Yorkville Police Court yesterday. she SAID that
her name was Kate Mccarthy, The pail contained
a small specimen of poor pistol, and she explained
that her tweye-ear-od son Daniel was the owner OF
IT. and had threatened 10 kin his sister with it,
Justice Murray sent him 10 the House OF Refuge
TIE SUMMER ROOF GARDEN At IRE CASINO.
Active preparations are beng made for the open
ing of the summer roof garden ut the Casino
early in Nav. 1t will be brilliantly Illuminated
with vari-cOOred lights and prettily Ornameuted
with flowers climbing ivy and many rare plants
and exotics. Promenade concerts are TO be given
here by Rudolph Ar0n~on's orchestra, after, the
performances in the theatre below, by the McCauu
Opera Comlque Company
FINISHING A DISHONEST HACGNfAN.
Edward Broderick. a hack driver was complained
Of yesterday by d. Is. Smiley, OF No. % Reade-St,
on the ground OF over charging. Nh. Smiley en-
! poyed IrodeIlcl 10 drive him and friend around
Central Park for the space of ! a hours agreeing
10 pay t3. After driving he parry for - minutes
! Brodrrck demanded his full fare, and when this
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carriage. Marshal McDcrmott fined linn 80.
FAST TRIP OF TIE STEAMSHIP tIDER
The North German Lloyd steamship Elder which
arrived yesterday from Bremen aud southampton
/ Is 10 carry the chamI lOnshIp Tenuant having made
the fastest trip on record from Southampton-Seven
DAYS aud eighteen hours. This equal 10 SIX DAYS
and twenty-five hours from Queenstown. Her
| twenty-fou hour runs were: 40, 4OG, 4QI 40,
424 and 4lO statute. miles. The entire distance
was 3,O3G statute miles.
DENouNCI>G THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.
] A inn Of 4ps. mo UNt
ton of German lager beer dealers was held ester
day afternoon at No. lN2 IhiId-ave. An address
was delivered by William Hall, president of the
Vine and Liquor Dealers Central Association, III
which he denounced the Roos yoit High License
bill an unWisc and hmtiHl measure which the
liquor dealers ale determined to fight 10 the bitter
end.
TIE CoLoEED vtrER.N GUARD TROUBLES.
The Board Of officers Of the Veteran Guard
lcoorcdJ AZ Union Hall, in Sevcnth-ave., between
| Thirty -iOurth aud lhTly-th sts., last evening
TOOK action for The removal from Office Of Major
Mercer and the five other officers who have rebelicd
against the authority Of Lleutenaut-C OlOuei John
J Freeman, who commands the battalion. The
Adjutant Was directed TO arrest the recreant Off
cels of tie Board none of whom were present, and
bring them 20 tria. before court martial.
srRlhrRs rIvrD FOR BEING DIS 'RDEnIY.
William Nawu, of No. 40 Stanton-st., Rudolph
ierke, Of Me- 49, West hrty-scventh-st, Henry
Never, of No. $50 West FOrty-siXth-st., and John
Scudder Of No. 1886 East One-hundrcd-a fourth
At, striking trainers, recently employed in John
Sabert' factory, were fined 50 each in the York
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plant that they hung around his place, accOStlng
people, and otherwise acting ia disOrdcrly
manner.
GIA>DrRs NOr \ GOOD QUALITY II A HORSE.
Doctor Atiella J. keleman, Of No. II East Ninth
ST.. recently purchased q horse from Edward Gala
han and George Fletcher, of No 437 Fourth-aye.
lie says that tuey warranted The animal to possess
al the good qualities which horse should have,
and nOu. o the bad ones. The doctor soon discOv-
cred that the animal had the CHAMBERS, and demand
ed the return Of his money. Whom It was refused
he hid the mon arrested. anu yesterday Justice
Murray held them in the Yorkviile court.
sFEvANfs INCREASING THEIR rlN-NoNEY.
q. =. Berry, o banker, of No. ~ East SlXty-scv-
cnthst caused The arrest OF three servants for hav
ing rohh,d INN of SILVER and other household effects
worth 300. Their names arc Jenny Aroit Bessie
Murphy and Ellen Smith. They admitted the
charge. and aid that Catherine Travis, Of No. ~
lenth-'v";' bad received the goods. She was ar
% RS ad g Rnd 61 T c,cS G :" her hS
the servants. All four were held by IN. tce Murray
yesterday IN The lolkyi.le Police CONT
Cn,NGfs ~ STOCK EXCHANGE rGGM
The Stock Exchange firm Cf George :. scott 4
Go. viii b" dissolved on May by the retirement OF
Thomas " c~r,ai, j. B. Houston @''a'5 1Eomas T.
Houston will continue tHc business under the name
of lhOnas W. Ptsr.ali y CO.. aud NJ. scott will re-
main special partner m the new firm. to whose
capital he COutubu = 100000. Mr.. Scott Will
make the Office of tic Hlrhmond and Danyille Rail-
road ia which he has large interest. ms principal
headquarters.
WOMEN APPLICANTS F0E CfFRKsmPs.
Chef Examiner Lyman. Of the United States
Civil Service Commits lon held an examination yes
&C. day iu the Post ONCE Building for applicants
lor pos tious IN the signal erVce ana The Treasury
Department. Twenty persons, half of wnom IS ere
women, WIRE candidates foraJpointIents to- clerk
ships ia the Treasury Department ihey were cx-
alniuod ~ handwriting. spelling and simple arith-
mctic. The three applicants for positions in the
tignal service were also examined AS 10 their
knowledge Of French and German. j. NJ Com
stock. one OF the Custom House examiners, assisted
Examiner Lyman.
rHREE YOUTHFUL RrFT4Ns.
john Hurn. age sixteen, Peter Cody, age
seventeen, Thomas Connors. age fifteen, aud Daniel
Downey age fourteen, were taken before Justice