New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-02
NETWORK CITY.

Mrs. Thorp continued to improve yesterday, but ha
| not yet been pronounced out of danger
| The Produce Exchange will hold meeting at
p. m. tomorrow to discuss the silver question.
The boats of the Hamilton and South Ferries be
| gan running yesterday at fifteen minutes interval
! from 4 a. m. TO II D. IN.
The net funded debt of the city wa
| 500 ,960,31G 50 on March 81, decrease o
! $416,404 OIL since February 20.
w. f. Tefft writes 70 THE TRIBUNE that the
! statement of officers of the Broadway Underground
! Railway that he favors the Broadway Arcade Is
| mistake.
RESCUED BY A POLICEMAN
A young man fell into the East River at the foot
of ,Nineteenth-st;, YESTERDAY and was rescued by
| after he had become insensbe.
VISITING THE NORMAL COLLEGE.
Governor Albeit, of New-Jersey, visited tho Nor
NAL College on Monday, and made a brief address.
He then talked with President Hunter about the
New-York school system.
DESIRING THREE HOLIDAYS
The members of the Cotton Exchange have petit
toned the Board of Managers to order ballot on
the proposition to close the Exchange on Good
Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday.
RUNAWAY on THE BRIDGE.
A truck horse became frightened on the easterly
Bridge driveway yesterday and came at dead run
into Chatbam-st., bursting against a hlrd-aYe.
car. The morse was hurt about the head. the rear
platform of the car was somewhat damaged, and
parts OF the shafts of the truck were broken.
CUSTOM HOUSE DUTIES LAST MONTH
The receipts for duties collected by the Customs
officers last month were as follows; On imports,
$7772, 5S227; on withdrawals, $1,000, 1913 81.
AS compared with March, 1888, there was an in
crease GU imports Of SO 462 Ga, and the decrease on
Withdrawals ST., O0l, 80 So.
DRUNKARD TAKES ARSENIC.
Gottlieb l.. Dorm. age fifty-six, a German dyer,
who had been drunk almost daily for more than a
year, died yesterday from the effects of arsenic adj
minlstered by himself, at No. 237 East Seventy
ffth-st. He had attempted to commit suicide sew
eral times.
THE QUAKER DAM PROJECT
The Aqueduct Commission met yesterday TO con-
tnue ts hearing OF such persons as might desire 10
express an opinion on the subject of the Quaker
Bridge dam. Robert l.. Darragh said that he de-
sired to be heard but would not be ready until to-
day. Commissioner Spencer announced that sub
pGnas had been issued the request of Mr.. Potter
for several well-known engineers and builders, and
they Will be examined to-day.
THE WASHINGTON MARKET CONTRACT.
A TRIBUNE reporter who visited Washington
Market yesterday found men busily at work lay
ing the flooring in the new structure Bernard
Gallagher the contractor said: II did not receive
my notice to go to work until this morning, but as
soon az signed the contract on Saturday set my
men at work laying The floor and putting in the
water mains. The contract price for the compile
ton of the entire building IL Tl6S5OO, and have
200 working days, beginning from to-day, count
ing out Sundays, HOLIDAYS and rainy days, in
which to complete it,. expect to have it finished
by the first of November"
SEIZURE OF DUTIABLE GOODS.
When the steamship SerVla reached quarantine
on Monday Custom House detective asked II. r.
Casse one of the passengers, if he had any dutiable
goods. He answered III the negative, and was
searched. A bracelet, wi a large diamond set in
the centre of cluster of smaller diamonds and n
pair of diamond earrings were found in his
pockets They were valued at about 81 800. Some
silks and silk umbrellas were also seized from him.
He was taken before Commissioner Shields yester |
day and held in $1,000 bail.
SALE OF THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL FURNITURE.
The sale of the furniture and effects of the ~. |
Nicholas Hotel was continued yesterday. The arti- !
cles were mostly of bedroom furniture. There !
was q large attendance. but things brought re- !
markably low prices There were numbers of peO- |
pie from ont of town who, not having heard of the
closing of the hotel, arrived at its doors on Monday
night with the intention Of staying there. The sale
probably will not be until April 20 az there Is
snch a vast amount of material be disposed of.
BY to-day probably all the guests Will be gone.
THE NEw-YORK pRivTgG ASSOCIATION.
What has hitherto been known as the Gentle
mems Driving Association was incorporated yes
teTdly as the New-lOfk Driving Association,
with David Bonner shepherd +. Knapp, j. H.
Miller George X. SIstaIe, j. If. De Mott and \. l.. !
Hunting a5 trustees and incOrpOIators. The Cen
tlemens DRIVING Association had never been incor-
l0rated and at its last meeting it resolved 10
20 through that Formally. The old name of the as
ISOLATION not regarded with favor by many
members of the organization and 50 the present one
vas adopted.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday re-
Olved 10 tTansactuO business until the com
nssiOneTs are present, and adjourned until noon
o-day. Commissioner Earle announced that Ed
nund d. Randolph and Joseph VI. Deyeau, who
we're mentioned In THE TRIBUNE yesterday, had
een appointed and had taken the oath of Office.
lr. Randolph has been president of the Continent
al National Bank for seven years, and he was pre- ,
lousy engaged in banking in Philadelphia, where
e was born. Mr. DcVcau Is president of the Mount
Iorrs Bank in Harlem. The first business of the
ew commissioners will be to consider the report | .
D the Mayor