New-York tribune., 1884-01-09
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
The funeral of DR.. Edward Lasker Will be held
Tomorrow at D. III. in the Temple Emanuel.
There was considerable floating ice in the rivers
yesterday.
Playing-cards are the principal stock in trade of
the curb-stone merchant.
The attendant at the segar stand in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel says that he has never smoked but
one cigar in his life. That one made him SICK.
Annie Weigant. age elghty-three. of No. 272 Av-,
enue A. fell down stairs yesterday morning ana
broke her neck.
The Mount Morris Bank will shortly occupy its
new buildingon East undred-and-twenty-bfth-
ST.
The men who for nearly three months have been
sand-papering and securing the old part of the
Stewart Building, at Broadway and Chambers-st,
have nearly completed their task.
THE VALUE OF Mr.. RUTHERFURD's GIFT. -
Director j. X. Rees. of the Columbia College OBJ
servatory, writes that the estimate OF %l2,OOO as
the value of Mr. Rutherfurd's gift of instruments
is too low. They are worth aboutS1S,oOO.
KILLED BY REVOLVING SHAFT.
John Bruen. a machnst employed on the third
floor of Cassday ~ Sons chandelier manuiactory
at No. 120 Mercer-st., was caught by belt yeSter-
day and whired about revolving shaft until he
was killed.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE TO INSPECT FLOUR.
special committee of the Produce Exchange has
recommended that on March the Exchange shall
take control of the inspection of Hour and that no
other inspection shall be recognized. Rules to gov
ern such inspection to be voted upon next Tues
day.
WAS HE A PICKPoCKET.
At the sparrng exhibition at Madison Square
Garden ON Monday evening tall, broad-shouldered
spectator suddenly "let out" and hit small,
hang-dOg looking fellow in the eye lth the remark:
'You will try TO steal my watch, will your The
thief sncaked OF in the crowd.
THE RETURN or TUE CRUSADERS"
"Tbc return of the Crusaders will be a feature
of the hall of Palestine Commandery next Tuesday
mt the Metropolitan Opera House. When the cur
tain is raised from ont the background. Will advance
the Knights of Palestine. The review by the grand
officers viii follow. Afert the drill tic dancing VIII
begin.
CONDITION or DIR. PARKER.
DR.. Willard Parker, whose condition has been un-
changed for several weeks rested easy yesterday.
His great age and the long siege of sickness through
which he has passed render his recovery imprroba-
bic. He may lnger an indefinite time; and his
death may be expected at any moment
sEABOARD BANK ELECTION.
The annual election of the Seaboard Bank re-
suited IN the choice of the Old Board of Directors,
as follows: W. A. Pullman, /. Wistar Brown, Jo-
scDh Scep. n. Mehlen, j.. II. Smith, ID. ODay, >. j.
Vandergrift, 5. c.. Bayne and William A. Ross.
The directors reelected Mr. Pullman president,
and Nr. Baync vice-presidcnt s. q. Nelson remain
ing cashier.
OFFICERS OF TAE CITY REFORM CLUB.
The City Reform Club last evening elected the
following officers: 5. j. Colgate, president; c. 5.
Farchd +. IL. Belts and Brayton Ives yice-presl'
dents; Paul Tuckerman, trcasurcri George +: Can
field, secretary, and Robert Olyphant l.. N Lit
tauer Francis NJ. Scott and e. s. Fairchid, cxecu-
tive committee.
PROBABLY FATAL RESULT OF FALL.
Fl. p. Wqkely,, age seyenty-twO,, slipped and tell
OH the sidewalk at 2itll-st. and Broadway last
evening, receiving compression OF the BRAN. lie
was removed to the New-lork Hospital, where his
injury was pronounced fatal Mr.. Wakely has wife
and children in San Francisco, where he formerly
was a druggist. since last May he has lived Mt No.
400 SXth-aVe., and has been in business at NO. ~
Broadway.
MORE GRAIN OUT OF CONDITION.
Following the posting Of 1854 bushels OF No.
2 red winter wheat by the Produce Exchange on
wheat were posted yesterday warm and musty
in Hazcltine & Co.'s warehouse. Grain men are un-
easy. The total amount OF No; = red IN warehouses
at this port is 5,047 3o9 bushels.
MEETING OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
At Chickerng Hall last evening the Ameri-
can Geographical Society elected the follow
els A. Stout, vice-President; james NJ Bailey sec
retary; George Cabot Ward, treasurer. The Rev.
DIR. c. Z. Tiffany delivered a lecture on Norway
and the Midnight SUM-" which was illustrated by
stereOptIcon views.
ST, PAUI's SCHOOL ALUMNTs DINNER.
The alumni of st. Pauls School, Concord, n. H.,
ate their first annual dinner togetherat Denonlcos
last evening The toasts and speakers were; St
Paul's School," the Rev. G. ". Doug as, " The
Rector Henry Mar4uand; The Masters & - F.. y;
the Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith; "Ihe Law,
Sherman Evarts; Medicine" DR.. johnson; st.
Paulis School Dudes, ," Delaney NlcOl and y Inc
Ladies, " WV. Chaplin.
THE INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR.
The Rev. DR.. George Alexander was installed last
evening as pastor of the University Place Pres0y7
terian Church. The Rev. DR.. WOrrall conducted
the services and the sermon was preached by the
Rev. DIR. Darling of Schenectady. After prayer
by the Rev. DR.. Hamilton, the Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby delivered the charge to the pastor and the
Rev Henry Booth, of Englewood New jersey, de-
liyered the charge to the people. The benedlctlon
was pronounced bV the new pastor
THE DRY GOODS BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
The Dry Goods Mutual Benefit Association held |
its seventh annual business meeting last evening at
the st; Nicholas Hotel William b. Epller, ". T.
B. spOoner and e. V. skinner were elected direct
Ors who elected tho following officers: William b. |
Fuller presidents A. l.. Guerber and Marvin f. !
Wood yice-presdents; w. l.. Nichols, treasuTcr
Ezra NJ. Cunningham, secretary; DR.. j. A. Burke |
physician, and +. w. Hopper, attorney,
ADDING 10 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FORCE.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday voted to
double the force of men, horses and apparatus
in each of the following companies: Engine COM
panles No. g. at $40 East FOuTteenth-st.; No. H. at
No. 81 LudOw-st.; No. 1S, at No. 1872 West Tenth !
ST.; No. "a at No 7S MOrtOn-st No. 26, at No. 30
West Thirty yenth-st.; No q. at No. 1l3 Frank
lin-st. and Hook and Ladder Company No. 8, at
No. 80 ChaTles-st.
NEW HARBOB INSPECTOR.
The Pilot Commissioners yesterday appointed
Captain George G.. Fletcher, as harbor in
spectOr to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
1osrph Conway. Captain Fletcher was a nephew
of one of the navy tugs, and was afterwards first
mate of the Pacific Mail Steamship Colon For six
months he has been port captain of tn G Pacific
Mail Company at Panama
THREE STRANDED VESSELS FLoATED.
The steamship Herschel, which grounded in
Swash Channel III the Lower Bay, on Monday night,
was tloated off yesterday morning and came to the
city. She suffered nOmaterial damage. The American
shin JabeZ Howes, which stranded on New Years
Day, on False Hook was also hoated of and