New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-1Ohh I'll
Georpe A. Jeayitt q Co. yesterday began the
sale of Lancaster $. Buring's library at Clinton
Hall.
The first of a series of sacred concerts will be
given i'll the winter garden OF the Eden Musee Oh
Sunday.
Iobn TT scbifr has purchased the site of the Old
North BAPTIST Church, Bedford and Christopher
SITS, for SIO,OOO
The manufacturers and jobbers Of carpets, oil
cloths etc. have signed an agreement 10 close
their stores on July and D.
Thomas E. Halleck, manager of the Indian Wig
wan in East One-hundred- and-sixteenth-st., Was
fined $50 yesterday by Recorder Smyth
The Central Temperance Leagqe iast evening, Ia
tho seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
adopted a constitution and bylaws. Cnauncey
ShafeT was elected president
Among the visiting underwriters in town yester-
day were Clarence Knowles OF Atlanta o., la MANI
ger of the Southern department OF the GermnhIa
Fire Insurance Company and George. +. hSd-
field, of Chicago, special agent OF tho UnderWriV-
ers' Agency.
WISHING TO END TER LIFE.
Mary K. Armitage age twenty-five, whose hus-
band keeps cigar store ut No. 1862 Leonard-st''
attempted to end her life with paris Creep yeSter
day. she had frequently been reproVeu ny Hei
husband for leading dlssolute l1e'
AIDING DISCHARGED CONvICTs.
musical and literary entertainment rea TaLn
$3.50 was given last eyeanE at tf9 Eso" for the
benefit of the Home CT Industry ana heiugo iol
Discharged ConVlcts.
TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF WITH PICTURE
John Lydeli a ScOtchman, twenty-one years Ola,
q Street-car conductor was yesterday committed To
the TOmbs for examination as to his SANITY. Later
he endeavored TO commit SUICIDE Dy cuttlil9 M
throat with q daugeneOtype lie was sent " Dol
levue Hospital.
NOT WILLING TO SERVE AS JURORS.
Vain efforts were made yesterday to secure Jury
to try John Carpenter before heSorFGI dn6gr rn
for killing his wife. Two extra panels OF jurors
seventy -fve-werc summoned ana only eeNen
jurors were secured.
DEFOssEz LEAvTs TOWN FOR MILAN.
Imnresarlo A. !. DefOssez, who was arrested
week 40 on the complaint of his wife on charge
of deserving her and clipping with Miss VIVA NueVa,
the star of his opera troupe which was STRANDED IN
New-Orleans short time ago, was released IRON rom
Ludlow Street Jail yesterday and sailed 1or Aliah
on the steamship City of Montreal.
ARRESTED FOR DISCUSSING GENERAL BUTLER,
General Benjamin 3 Garter OF ~. LOUIS VII an'
passing crowd of men IN Broadway ON Wednes-
dav heard one of them offer to bet 500 that Cen
eraI Butler would be the next President. In the
discussion which foil W d General Carter took an
earnest part Yesterday in the Jefferson Market
Police Court he was held to answer charge OF
drunkenness, but was discharged
JOHN DRAKE LIKELY TO RECOVER.
William c. RhinclandeT, who shot John Drake,
the lawyer. complained that he was lonely IN ms
cell in the Tombs Yesterday. No one called 10 see
him except his counsel lie reccEeu I hio ~,
day. The condition of Mr. Drake was improved,
and the hOuse-surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital sald
that he would pTODaDly IccONcI'
OVER A MILLION AMP HALE r PoPyLA ITO VOL,
The ninety-eighth volume of Trow,s New-Iork
Citv Directory for the year ending MAY i, 1852
has lust been issued 1t contains 3OO,O29 names.
and the complers estimate that each naine repre-
sents five persons The greatest increase IN popu-
| lation was uptown. but there was also consider
| able growth in the older districts.
SHAKING A GAvEL IN DEACONs FACE.
At meeting Of the Abyssmlan baptist Chnrch'
on Wednesday night. the Rev. William Spel man,
the nastOr, stepped from the platform ana began
arguing with Deacon Harris. He had gavei IN
| his hand, and the deacon says that he shook II
! nnder his nose The pastor says that he was per-
fectly composed, and if he did shake the gavel II
was only an act of gestlcuation. he trouble arose
over resolution offered a month ago ny Deacon
Harris which the pastor would not receive.
OPPOSED TO EATING MEAT.
"The Food Reform Society OF America " as
formed yesterday at No. 10 Laight-st., its object
of the National Food Reform Society, England, is
! ot the head of the movement, and is assisting
James Crutchett, J: b. Gibbs, DR.. N. /. HolbrP9k,
the Rev. DR.. William Tayler, of Troy; Elder
Evans. of Lebanon; the Rev. Henry 5. Cluff, OF
Christ Church. Philadelphia, and others
ARREST OF A MASONIC LODGE Fx-TREAsURER.
George Smith. ex-treasurer of Sylvan Grove
Lodge F. and A. NJ. No. 20j, which has its rooms
| home No. 2l5 Graham-st.. BrOOkly YIN. The warrant
charged him with approprating about ~ 500 from
the society's funds. Smith had previously con
fessed taking the money but yesterday asked foI
| an examination He has two sons and two daugn-
tiers. One of his Sons is clergyman and one of his
daughters public school teacher.
SEARCHING FOR MISSING PEOPLE.
SUPERINTENDENT Wallmg Yesterday received let
fer from Peter Barr of No. 75l2 Cambridgcst., Bos
ton, stating that his son James had run away from
home with 800 James will be sixteen years old
on July H. Mr. Walling was requested also to
search for Wcklie Phipps, fifteen years old, OF
Jersey CITY. Wicklffe has stepmother. John
| Gcssner age ffty-six, a dealer IN butter and eggs
at No 3l6 Eighth-ave.. disappeared on Tuesday
| FormerIv he kent a stand i'm Washington Market,
and owned considerable property.
SEVERAL BODIES FOUND ~ THE RIVER.
The body of unknown woman, about thirty
wears old who probably committed suicide. was
found in the river at the foot of West Forty
ST., yesterday. Bodies of John Calametti, drowned
near High Bridge on Tuesday, and OF Christopher
Jansen, a Swede, who fell overheard at the foot OF
East Twenty-ninth-st.. on Sunday while intoxi
Gated were also recovered The body found in the
water at Port Morris on Wednesday was identified
as that of Frederick DieienbacheT fifty years old
of No 600 MOrris-ave, who was drowned from q
yacht on Sunday.