New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-14
NETWORK CITY.

Tho hodv Of man. forty years old, dressed in
dark clothes. was found yesterday at HnhtS foln'
and sent 90 the Morgne. -,
glove fight will take place on Friday niSnt; ai
No, 293 Bowery, between William shenu ana
Michael Cleary.
THE COLOSSAL ELEPHANT" NEARLY DOM.
The Sea Beach Railroad began running Jus uSins
On Cmey Island on Saturday-two months earlier
Than last wear The Colossal Elephant near the
Sea Beach palace, is approaching completion
LECTURES N NATURAL HISTORY
nr Holder is delivering course OF lectures upon
;nbabItants of the sea at the Museum OF Natura,
History. Lectures have been given on Jelly hSh ana
crabs and on next Saturday the subject VIII oe 30"
urchlns, star fishes and sea worms.
Tur EDEN MUsEE OPEN ON SUNDAY.
The Eden Mus6e was opened TO the public yeSter-
day for the first time sunday and from one o'clock
untll eleven al night the handsome rooms were Wei
filled with visitors.
INCREASING TuE ENDOWMENT FUND or 4 ChCHCs'
To aid the endowment fund Of ST. Ann froleSt-
ant Episcopal Church, thcre VIII DE sale 81 isn'S
aTticles at Horticultural Hall on Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday. There are aoout p ''VVo SO
cured, and II is hoped to raise $S'ooo more
NEARLY 500 SERVANT GIRLS AT CASTLE GARDEN.
The Bothnia Landed 90 steerage passengers al
Castle Garden yesterday. Nearly nan OF .hem
were servant girls from Ireland Inc CITY Si MOI
treal had 7O2 immigrants, of whom 21V were
miners hound for the Pennsylvania coal heldS, ana
300 we're Germans on their way to Texas
sArE OF BONES TO AID HE CoNfEplHAIE .oM NJ
Metropolitan Opera Honse ON April 20 IN ana OF tne
Confederate Home al Richmond Will take pace az
the 81. James Hotel tO-mofloW thcuiub 'NH'ia'
Grant has assured his comrades OF his nearly SYM
pathv and support in behalf OF the iund
vxAMINATIoNs FOR POST OFFICE foB1ERS. -
An examination will be held on May 3Ot ahpn-
,apts for the positions of porter IN the Post once
al $500 year Applicants must he sitlzehs 1i INC
United States in good physical conditlon' able 10
read and write. aud having kho"i'uH0 VI Wv
mentary arithmetic.
ROBBED Ky FOUR MEN.
In passing through Goerck- st early yesteTd9y
morning Edward SchOnheld, OF 200 hlvlng,on-SI.
So fnliowed hy fourmen ono of WHOM took hold of
arms while the others rfed his pockets. OnnCef
Hogan arrested Frank Fleet Who how was MsTErt Pocs
Court Justice White held him for trIai IN oeIau' Vi
$1,000 bail.
FINDING THIEVES AND LIFTING lHtM E9CArh.
The returns received at Police Headquarters yes
terday stated that on Saturday night burglars
broke INTO Berry. WsneT ~ Lohmans wholesale
0roccry. atiNo. ~ Muuay-st They climbed up an
SSwniac,pol. and through window on the second
floor They were moving around with DARK IAN
tenn when discovered by Waterman, Inc watch
man went OH to secure assistance an" TIC H'ou 0'-
capped
As Mrs Johanna White. Of No. III Forsythcst;'
was passing out oi %1ctoni Wiam mo r Weston
drug clerk of Jersey City, IN making an enorl 10
snatch a gold watch from her pocket broke me
.l,1iu She seized the thief 10y the hand ana held
lin until lac was arrested by Officer Grace. AZ
Jsse> Market Court he was held for trial in 81 900
bail.
.ErNAwY Is FIFTH AVENUE.
Pif,l-aye was througcd at | O'Clock yesterday
afternoon near Thirtv-ninth-st., when galloping
horse attached to dog-eart dashed up tne t @
Al Forty -fourth-st the vehicle Int lanD-posl anu
was broken iii many pieces. Two b0ys were tliioNh
90 the ground but neither sustained s. nous I'M Jury
The horse sped down west tOity-louI'h-s' anu
was caught near SlXth-aye.
AZ FLTVATEp AIR-BEAKE REFUSES TO WORK. ,
As the train Oh the Sixth Avenue Elevated hau-
road was approaching ING HIahu Fsd 70 ICnrI
The engineer whistled " down brakes ana the
tranmen succeeded il stopping the tla'l pS inc ue
4 no
frightened and many jumped to their ieeI rearing
en- accident. The train was run more Slowly 10
South FCTy where repairs were maue'
rNFoRCiNG THE EXCISE LAW.
n Uas said by some observers yesterday that 10
,be ucesence of the Roosevelt Investigating Com
mittee was due the rigd enforcement Oh inc E1ClSI
law bv the police Yesterday. Liquor SHOPS when
IaJ never closed their side doors even in the dis
turbed period which Immediately succeeded ne III
troduction of tho new Penal Code were smut up
ti0bt Tb. thirsty man travelled far TO find a
eliminating draught: but he the law ever so
ligidly enforced there is always slde-dooI swing
ing free and loose for those VINO sealCh Id
RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL,
CAPTAIN Burden and 4 crew OF hve mon were res
c,.d from the schooner Eva Holmes on APRIL = by
Contain Atkins of the schooner Ann ). Trainer,
from Brunswick. Ca. which arrived at this port
Yesterday. Captain Atkins, as soon as he slghteq
The vessel which was IN sinking conollon ~
nving a hag of distress immediately ian alohRSloe,
md was inst in time to save the men among wh0hl
was the owner of the cargo OF oysters Inc
schooner was owned ny J. Holmes and others.
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The HugGcnot society Of America will observe
il first anniversary ana the anniversary
al The promuleation of the CO., ediet ono, OF
Reformed Church. at IOrty-eighth-St. and run
ave. Among those who viii take part are John
Jaw. president of the society; Chsuncey NJ; DGpew
and thc Rev Drs Nermilyc, De Costa and Cham
hers and the Rev. Messis. Coe aud WittIneyer oil
This cl'y. and the Rev. DIR. Ncddcr OF Charleston.
SHUTTLE TEAMS GooD ONLY IL BAD wEAInTiE;.
III, shuttle trains on the sixth Avenue Ele-
yatrd road between Eiusth and flity -eighIh SIS
have proved failure. They were not run yeStei'
dav The experience of the pIeEi0us SUNDAY
,howcd that in fair weather the Harlem trans
,uroQ the commission hours could not carry more
than their own passengers. On that CAV ile H1 P
town station al fifteth-st., between aud I0cock
was chnked with passengers waiting TO takea tialn
me tfaininen say that the shuttle trains may do ID
bad weather and ia the lnIidie OF l u-S, p,ti - i
they worse than useless during INC co'"u'S'io'
hours.
HEAVY WEATHER At sFA.
CAPTAIN Loud, of the brig CARA Jenkins "iicn
arrived Yesterday from Majanzas report the pas
sage 10 have been Il stormy one. On APnl "a gaze
blew up from the southwest; increasing III Jury
until IL . m. when II was blowing hurricane;
There was a heavy sea, and the decks, cabin and
fore HOUSE, were flooded. The decks were swept
and the cargo started. The gale undertaking the
nert day the cargo was secured. Two days later
another gale struck the brig, which sprung ale2k
aud The pumps were started. The cargo consisted
of molasse., streams Of which poured out oil the
pumps.
DRAGGED INTO HALLWAY AND ROBBED
James Moore, age twenty-five years, stonecnttcT
OF 40. 73 Montgomery,st.' was passing iltousL
Anlberry-st. on Saturday night wren tI ne VA VA
alter beating him badly about the face and eyes
robbed him OF a silver watch. a gold chain ana
cameo ring Officer White arrested Clinton Ian
ders. age eighteen a clerk at No 2oI broadway
BROOKLYN and William Murphy age twenty-tw
a waiter of No. 32 Catherine.st. Yesterday al th'
Tombs Police Court Justice Power held them iol
examination.
BROOKLYN
Open cars we're run yesterday afternoon for thu
first time this season.
The police we're informed yesterday, that th'
room, of Edward Shute, at No. 666 Henry-st., hat
been entered and gold watch had been stolen.