New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

rrdov night The voting for the most popular man
in the parish attracts m ysrr e av1" auction
VIZ f ali the goods at the fair will take place to-
morrow night.
THE NEw-YoRK PETROLEUM Exc en- &c ,o,,
Az the annual meeting of the New York Petroleum
Fxchange on Wednesday President smith SUD
mitted his usual report. The cash on hand on Nay
l was $73,337, against $Z0,ooo On s may 4, Sc az
The net amount in the gratuty tuDd Is fp,otto.
rhe ballotinp for officers and directors will take
place on next Tuesday.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BLIND SCHOLARS; a.
The Nev-York Institution for the BIND heId fts
onnnai exhibition in SteInway Hall last evening.
The exercises consisted OF piano solos, reahngs ny
touch, and recitatons in harmony ana geograpnff
hv the unpiIs The younger members went throuBn
L}ndargarten exercises. One of the scholars, boy
about fourteen years old, modelled in clay the
"House that Jack Built, Win lts pronin . ,,,s
tendant characters. The scholars are taught music
bv note the system in use having been periectedaU
the institution.
l. NEW CHEAP CAB.
The new brOugham hanson, manufactured TOT INC
New-York Cab Company limitedl, has been ,i RE-
ceiyed at the Office of the company, and VIII
shortly be put into service, The cab is mover IN
form. having doors in front OF the wheels whle
the seat for the driver is behind. The advant-
ages are that in warm weather the occupant can
enjoy clear open view, as IN Victoria, "hde o -,
winter the glass doors can be closed, and rooiny
and light vehicle in afforded. These CABS are on
two wheels and present handsome appearance.
have railing for trunks on the Top anu arc
painted III canary color and black.
A POLICEMAN ASSAULTS BOY.
Charles Bradley Mead age fifteen, of Hudson;
st. John C9ndrOn OF No. % ?2S are s s
ting on dry-goods box in Hudson near Houston
ST., on Wednesday evening. Suddenly Oihcer H.
J. Kelley. Of the Ninth Precinct, WITH an oatn, or
dered the boys to get out of that" he sprang
toward them with his club upralsed and let 1t tal l
with a loud thwack upon Meads head. the BOY
falling almost insensible to the sidewalk. Inc
officer called an ambulance and Mead was taken TO
st. Vmcents Hospital, where the wound was
dressed. The case came up at the Jefferson MarTet
Police Court Yesterday, when Justice White DIS
missed the officers charge Of disOrderly conduct
against the boy and held Kelley for assault.
LOWER PRICES FOR JERSEY CATTLE. =,
The attendance yesterday at the second day OF
Peter c. Kellogg d Co.'S nth combination sale oi
jersey cattle was small, the bidding was slow, ana
the prices paid for the cattle offered were low. Inc
offerings consisted of conslgnnents from tne heIds
of H. 5. Russell, of Milton, Mass; w. H. NC ready,
of Saugatuck Conn; DAVIS Collamore, OF Orange
n. D.; d. +. Appleton, of psSich, Mass; MouitOn
Brothers of West Randolph VI Orestes Flerce; Oh
Mass. In all ninety head of cattle were sold Ipr
S4O,O45. an average of about $i45 head. Inc
highest price was paid for the bull Lassies laddle
bv st. Heller, ont of Lasse, offered by J. H. Walker
which was bought by A. q. Atkins Tor Sl,4Zo.
RECEPTION To A NEW RECTOR.
The light from the stained glass windows OF the
Lexington-ave. streamed brightly through the rain
last night reception was rendered III the church
to the new rector the Rev. Afford A. Butter Nj.
Butler and his sister were made acquainted with
their new friends. A quartette of the church
choir sang several selections. Speeches of well
come were made and Mr.. Butler spoke IN response.
Among those present were the Rev. DR.. F'agg. Mr..
and Mrs E. g. Black, Mr.. and Mrs. I. e. Hender-
SON MIR and Mrs. c. b. Pelham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Betty Miss Dillon. the Misses McCann, Mir.
and Mrs. G.. H. Lyon and Frederick Davis.
BROOKLYN.
A monument to the memory of Fireman Charles
Keegan of Truck No. 4 of the Fire Department
will be unveiled in Calvary Cemetery on May 10,
at ID H. He was killed in fire near the New
town Creek last year. The Rev. Sylvester Malone
will deliver the address at the unvelllng ceremony,
and FIRE Commissioner PoillOn will preside. The
fund for the monument was raised by contributions
of one cent day from each of the members OF the
Fire Department until the sam of $3.50 was raised
The monument will be twenty-one feet IN height,
and the granite base will he surmOunted by NE
size marble figure of fireman in uniform.
In the Board of Supervisors yesterday, resoln-
ton opposing the proposed bill to egalIze pool sell
ing on race tracks was defeated by vote OF u to
& Among those in the negative was Mayor Low
who said chat if he a member of the Leglsla-
ture he would probably vote differently, but as a
city officer lie voted nay rs he did not know what
the Board of Supervisors had TO do with bill pend
ing in the Legislature. The Mayor had previously
voted in favor of resolution urging the LegIsa-
ture to pass the bill TO pay the County Clerk and
Register salaries instead of fees