New-York tribune., 1884-01-08
NEW-YORK CITY.

stores yesterday.
Ann wegans, age SO, fell down a flight of stairs
at No. 272 Avenue-B last night ana broke her neck
She died almost instantly.
sign in an uptown bar-roOm reads:
at is said camels can live fourteen days without
drinking. Are there any camels hereT
Small boys pour water in tho cutters, forming
skating ponds, to their own great delight ana 10 the
disgust of every one else.
The Council of the University of the City OF
New-YOrll adopted resolutions last night on the
death of Professors Martin and Spielmann.
The January Grand Jury of the Court of General
ing. The usual charge was delivered. Andrew
Little was made foreman.
The Tammany Society last evening elected Al
dcrman William p. Kirk sachem in place of
Augnstus SchelI, who had resigned, holding over
as Grand Sachcm.
In the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
there was not prisoner during the entire alter
noon. This is the first time such thing has oc-
CURED in forty-one years.
BENT on GETTING HIS FIVE CENTS WORTH
An old man, reputed TO possess large fortune, IS
the patron of Chatham-st cottee and cake ga
Loom If the waiter does not ill his coffee cup to the
brm he has no hesitation in sending 1t back to have
the deficiency supplied.
FOR THE CAUSE or MISSIONS.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian ChuTch gave
Sl2,2S7 on Sunday morning az coHGcti0n ior
foreign missions. This sum VIII probably be IN
creased later the amount contributed last year
to this cause was about $4,000.
\
Many wanderer finds the Cooper Union Read
ing Rooms attractive place IN these cold days
50 great is the hTogg u the Pooms s tfa 1T Is ad Giea
few moments time to dOze thcre-when the watch
man is not looking
ALLEGED BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Robert c. Landen, age iXty, who lives at NO. 200
Greenwich-st, was arraigned yesterday IN the
TOmbs Police Court, charged with brutal
assault on Annie Campion, age fifteen, OF 40
532 HudsOn-st. The girl charges that the man also
robbed her of her weeks amounting TO GI.
AFFECTED BY HEATED GRNy.
The Produce Exchange was disturbed yesterday
by the report OF the INSPECTORS OF grain that Z1l oo3
bushels OF wheat graded as No. Red WINTER"
were found to be warm weeyilly and out Of cOndl-
tom The effect was to depress the price Of flour
and wheat materially.
AN INSANE woMANs' FREAK.
Catharne Meleneii, an insane yoqngwoman, went
into the hottest Cathedral on Sunday and persisted
in remaining there for several hours in prayer.
When she had been put out of the Cathedral. she
renamed on the sidewalk until a policeman was
called to arrest her. The police sent her to Belle
yuc Hospital.
SEQUEL TO EVACUATION DAY.
John Austin Stevens and John COchTane who
have charge Of all claims for the Evacuation Day
celebration, audited the bills yesterday and will
begin paying them to-day. The subscriptions were
more than sufficient to meet the expenses. Tho
surplus will be expended for memorial tablet or
the" Evacuation of tine City by the British, to be
placed in the Barge Office building at the Battery
THE SHOOTING OF FITZPATRICK.
The only witness examined yesterday before
Justice Duffy in the YOrkville Police Court, in rela-
ton to the shooting of Thomas Fitzpatrick by OH
Ger smith was ,John Murphy, who said that he was
knocked down by the officers and ran away to avoid
being shot. Officer Smith was committed to the
Ffty-seventh Street Jail TO await the result of the
examination.
MISS PARLoNs COOKING SCHOOL.
Miss Maria Parloa yesterday resumed her series
of cooking lessons after the holiday recess She
gives public demonstration lessons every Monday
at 10 a. N. and every Tuesday at 2 p. IN. The
echpol il No. ODo East SpNputgeutl-Sf pleasant
location. close by Stuyvesant Square Miss Parloa
has been highly successful in her classes and has
gwen instruction to members OF many OF the best
known families in the city.
SOCIAL MEETING OF soROsTs
The monthly social meeting of Sorosis was held
in Demonico's yesterday. Mrs. Croly was in the
ter-in- law of John and Jacob Bright Selma Borg,
and Miss Hooper, a daughter of Mrs. Lucy Z:
Hooper, Of Paris. Helen N. Cooke made report
on journalism IN which she spoke, of the evil in
uences Of our daily journals recording all the hor-
ribe details Of murder, raplne, hanging and
butchery
OBSERVANCE OF THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The observance of the Week Of Prayer began yes
terday in the Protestant churches. AT 81. Paurs
Methodist Episcopal Church, Fourth-aye. and
Twenty y-secOnd-st the Alliance services are held,
beginning at $3.50 .. IN. each day The church was
well filled yesterday afternoon and most of the de-
Rev. DR.. George w. Wenner, of the Lutheran
Church, conducted the services.
SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.
Richard Davis and Edward Darlington, who
convicted few days ago OF forgery III passing
checks of 800 and 500 puTpOrtingtO to be signed by
J. j. Smith and drawn on HOwes & Co.. of No IL
Wall-st., were sentenced yesterday in the Court of
General Sessions. David Darlington had been pre-
vOusl convicted OF similar offence ana was SEN
fenced to nine years imprisonment, and Davis was
sentenced to a term OF SIX years.
ADVICE WHICH WAS NOT TAKEN
mister please let me pass over to New-YorkP
said half frozen dilapda ed looking person, whose
laIeu with thp fumes pf the VllpSt WllS
key to the ticket-taker in the Fulton Street Ferry
house in Brooklyn yesterday. The man inside
dered out: "Go on. But I'd advise you to jump
overheard and drown yourself before you get across
would, If were YOU"
COFFEE CAUSE OF DOMESTIC UNHAPPlNEss.
Egide Millene, the proprietor of liquor store at
No. IA West Twenty y-sixth-st WAS arralgned In
the jefferson Market Police Court on the charge OF
cruelty, the complainant being his wife, to whom
he was recently married. The woman tes ited that
her husband was Jealous. He stated that she was
in the habit of lying abed until 10 a. H., and in
sisted on beng served with coffee before she got up
She also had love letters from one Milard johnson,
of the Leland Opera House, Ill Albany. The suit OF
the wife was Withdrawn upon a W itten retraction
of these statements by the husband.
THE CENTRAL Y. NJ c. A. ELECTION.
The Central Young Mems Christian Association,
Eighty-sxth-st. and Third-aye.. held their annual
meeting for the election of officers and directors for
the ensuing year, last evening. The following
officers elected: Horace ID. Sheriff., president
John L. DuTiee, ylce-presdent; Henry 1. Robinson,
+. L. Swltzer, secretary Henry E. Rile
corresponding secretary w. ID. Peck, William NJ
Christie, II. \. Disbro", II. Fulmer ir., George II.
Hallett, John Saunders, Charles W. Turner, George
W. Wiberly, John K. Walker, John +. Young NJ
}. Ryan. &. NJ. Lyon, J. II. McDougall, o. n. SAN
ford, Helry Messenger, August Sackett, j. $. Law
renee and James Boyd, directors.
BROOKLYN.
The receipts at Haverlys Theatre during Mr.
Irving's engagement last week 81 26s.
A committee of b property-owners in Adams-st.
presented TO Mayor Low yesterday protest against
{ he erection Of an elevated railroad III that street
which is included in the routes of of the Kings
County Elevated Railroad Company.
The dry goods firm Of Weschler d Abraham in
the latter part of this year will their store
from FultOn-st, between Concord aud TIllery sts.,
TO "A building which they have owned for several
years in FultOn-st, between Gallatln-place and