New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-29
NEW YORK CITY.

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American Astronomical Society," L. l. Historical Hail.
! p. III.
NEW YORK CITY.
Mott-at was full of life and Chinese fre-crackers
| yesterday.
The hands of the clock on the new Produce
| Exchange building have not yet been placed Ill
| position.
A street peddcr did good business yesterday
selling prophecies at two cents each. Ills name
was not Vennor.
The small boy and his sister. make the cutters
slippery and amuse themselves by sliding III them
and barking their shins on the curbs.
The soap-man who pretends to wrap a ive-dollar
bill in one of the packages did good business III
the Bowery yesterday,
The roof Of the new Washington Market Is
completed. The building has been painted red.
large force is at work on the interior.
PETROLEUM EXCHANGE MEETING:
meeting Of the members of the New-Yor Petro-
leum Exchange will be held Tomorrow to consider
the question of admitting to the Oil Conference the
Philadelphia Petroleum and Mining Exchange and
the Franklin Oil Exchange
A PoIICEMAN's PISTOL PRACTICE.
The shooting of little brown deg by a policeman
who had to fire four shots to end the creatures life
caused wild excitement i'll the tenement-hOuse DIS
trct in Rooseyet-st. yesterday. The, street was
crowded and all the windows were full.
SAVED FROM DROWNING.
Henry Everstman, age forty OF No. 207 Avenue b.
jumped into the East River from the foot of twenty
thiragt yesterday When he was = nearly Win in n
the United States Scholarship st. Marys.
THE FRENCH COOKS BALL.
The French Cooks will take possession Of the
Academy of Music and Irving Hall on next Tues
day evening, to hold their eighteenth annual ball.
The culinary exhibition will exceed any previous
display All the chef of the New-1ork hotels and
restaurants Will send specimens OF their work.
THE MYTHOLOGY OF INDIANS.
Professor J. W. Powell, of the United States
Geological Survey, at Washington, lectured before
tho New-York Academy of Sciences at Columbia
n last Mythology
dianS of the Sacramento valley"
INVESTIGATING THE LIQUOR STORES.
The General Sessions Grand Jury yesterday be-
gan investigation in relation to unlicensed
LIQUOR stores. The Commissioners OF Excise were
examined to the number of such liquor stores and
as to their views on the revocation Of licenses where
convictions of illegal quOr-seling have been had.
The investigation will be continued to-day.
HE LOST HIS KEY.
a large crowd assembled in Broadway yesterday
and watched locksmth, under the guard of buTy
policeman, file through the heavy paddock that
fastened door. The proprietor has lost his key
and apparently no duplicate existed. The
policeman estimated that during the filing he
answered several hundred questions.
AN ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN PEARCF.
Captain William Pearce. commanding the steam
ship Greece of the National Line while on the
bridge during a hurricane on the last voyage to
Liverpool was thrown to the deck by heavy sea
and sprained his ankle. He was not able TO come
in command of the vessel on its present trip to
New-York. About three years ago he broke his leg
under similar circumstances.
MINISTERS IN COUNCIL
The conference Of Baptist preachers held at No.
o Murrav-st Yesterday was well attended. The
principal interest of the occasion was the address
by the Rev. DR.. Thomas Armitage, on Pulpit
the pastors of the Reformed Church of the Long
Island Chassis was held at the Reformed Church
building, No. 81 Vesey-st. paper was read by the
Rev. James j. Dem0rest of Belleville, N. j., on
degeneration"
SEIZURES by CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
When the steamship Newport arrived from
rnfr
went to the corner of the pier and took vase from
its hiding place behind q skid Customs officers
seized tue yase o ana Ionnd IN l. 28O Gmnd d, OF
Behind bulkhcad Oh the steamship Rheln
twenty-four bottles of spri 5, twenty-five pack
ages of snuff and n quantity OF fine cutlery and
cigars were found.
THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS.
The, Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday re-
Summitave., Jersey City calling attention to his
lever platform for sides of cars. In executive ses
sion the commissioners devoted much time to dis
cussIOn of the nature of the railroad which they
were authorized to establish. Commissioner Earle
objected, declaring that the first question to be de-
cded the route. The objection was sustained, |
and the remainder of the session was occupied III
considering the proposed routes.
CASES OF SMALLPOX AND TYPHUs FEVER.
Frederick Norman, age thrty-eight, who came to |
this city from New Orleans on the steamship Hudson
two weeks ago. aIid found lodgings at a small hotel in
West-st., became i'll Sunday and physician dis
covered that he had smallpox. Merrlman walked |
feminist. yesterday and placed himself under the |
care of the Board of Health. Two homeless men, !
who have been sleeping at night in Chatham-st |
lodging house, were sent to the Reception Hospital
yesterday by sanitary inspector, who thought that
they were suffering FROM typhus fever.
The Sc Tcc rAs PAY eA AT bT gAUs fcH99
School in the new building in Garden City on Friday
evening to the patrons and friends of the institu-
tiOn was well attended. The Head Master, the |
Rev. William b. Frisby, received the guests the |
Stewart memorial room. assisted by Mrs. and Miss
Bailey and the members Of the Faculty. Among
the guests were Bishop Littlejohn the Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. I. Stafford browne, the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. W.
A. Snively, the Rev Clarence Buel and Mrs Buel,
the Rev. +. W. Clampett, DIR. II. G. Pifiard, Dr. and
Mrs. j. S. Hawley, DR.. Gilderseeve, Miss II. {.
Bates and the pupils Of st. Marys School, and |
others including the present and several former
members of the school,
BROOKLYN.
Absolute divorce has been granted to Mrs Amelia
Lilliston from William ii. LillistOn
There have been twenty days of good skating IN
Prospect Park this winter.
Mrs. Tom Thumb is on exhibition in Fulton-st.
museum.
The superintendent Of two lines of street-cars in
Brook yn was formerly a conductor.
The Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church |
was legally Incorporated yesterday. llJd |
Judge Pratt has confirmed the report of a referee
in favor of absolute divorce to Mrs. Eva A. Well
man from Timothy b. Wellman.
Or" Charles Ferchland, piano manufacturer,
who Is charged with malpractice, was admitted to
$4,000 bail yesterday.
The Board of Aldermen approved yesterday of
the bond OF the new City Clerk, John j. Stanley,
for 900. His sureties, Senator Herman and
Register Carroll, justified III $4,000.
The law requiring house-owners to clean snow and
ice from their sidewalks is not observed strictly,
and the police apparently do not attempt to enforce
it. Some walks have not been cleaned this winter.
Frank Wright Van Ness, who is charged with