New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-06
NETWORK CITY.

The cars were DELAYED in Park Row ton minutes
yesterday by the breaking down Of truck
Policemen Larkm and Heindsmann were dismissed
fromthe force yesterday for intoXicatlon.
The Harlem River was made unnavigable by the
ice pack yesterday for the second time this season.
Tie Standard, an evening newspaper, which first
appeared in January, yesterday stopped puDhca-
tion for want OF support.
John Kiser of No. 1912 Third-avc stabbed himself
in the neck with pair of shears yesterday iDflict
ing dangerous wounds.
DR.. John c. Barrow, of the Seawanhaka facht
Club is building new yacht, 81 feet over All: ere
will be compromise boat, haVlns cnaracleTiSics
Of both cutter and sloop.
The Sportsman says that Baron Won Zeidhtz the
well-knOwn amateur rider, has bought the famous
steeplechaser, jim MCGOWAN, from W. I. DAILY for
$1,000.
Mrs. John E. Wilson, assisted by the New-York
Philharmonic Society and W. c. Baird, Will give a
concert at Association Hall, One. hundred-and-
twenty -ninth-St and Fourth-ave., TINS evening.
PROPHET BUCK STEALS AWAY.
Mr. Buck, the Canadian whose monomanla has at
tracted attention. left the Hoffman House yester-
day morning without saying where he was gong;
lie had many callers both at the Fifth Avenue ana
the Hoffman.
FIFTEEN MINUTES DrIAY ON THE ELEVATED.
There was delay of fifteen minutes on the hlrd
Avenue Elevated Railway yesterday shortly after
noon caused by the weight OF tram ana the lack
of power i'll a locomotive.
CAPTAIN HUssEY SAVES ANOTHER LIFE.
Captain Jack" Husscy, who had saved twenty,
six from drowning, added anOtncT lO Ino IOli
yesterday. AndreNs Kaarsen, Swedish immigrant
fell into the North River at Castle Garden, and
Hussey jumped overheard and rescued him.
PAYING $50 FOR HALF DOLLAR.
The sale of the HOward-ll0lstein collection OF
coins and medals was continued yesterday at
Bangs d Co.'s auction rooms, No. 739 broadway.
One pattern piece an 1888 half-dollar, extremely
rare, brought S33.
MIR. GYE AND THE OPERA HOUSE.
cable dispatch was received from Mr.. eye yes
terday stating that meeting OF the Royal ltanan
Opera Company will be held at o'clock to-day, at
which the proposals of the directors OF the Metro
politan Opera House will be considered The result
Of their deliberations will be immediately tele-
graphed by Mr.. eye to his agent In New-fork
PENSIONERS GETTING THEIR MONEY.
Payment of pensioners was continued yesterday
at the United States Pensi on Office, at Canal and
Laight SITS. -Four hundred men and three hundred
women were paid, and nearly $4,000 was dis,
bursed making the total for the two days about
$50, 600. In addition to this, Colonel Coster, the
pension agent has paid between three and four
hundred pensions by mail.
A RECEPTION TO DIR. CLOUGH.
The Rev. DR.. John L. Clough, who for twenty
years has been one of the leading MISSIONARIES III
India of the American Baptist Missionary Union,
will be given n reception tonight by the Bap lst
churches of New-YOTk at the Central Baptist
Church in Forty-secOnd-st., near broadway. Dr.
Clough will give some account Oh inc missionary
work in India.
LAST MONTHS TRUAYT SCHOOL CHILDREN. -,
Superintendent Jasper reported to the Board OF
Education yesterday that last month there had
been 500 investigations of children not attending
school. OF these it was found that 2O7 were tru-
ants and "A nOn-attendants. They were placed IN
the schools. The commissioners appropriated
800 G53 for the construction of wing to Grammar
School No. 49, in West Twenty-eighth-st'
BATH PRIVILEGES AT TIE BATTERY.
William Hall, successor 10 Isaac Hall, who has
had bath-hOuse at the Battery for many years,
yesterday asked permission OF the DOCK Depart
ment to inantai n bath al the Battery the coming
season. He had obtained from the Department OF
Parks such permission for the sum OF ~ 200. 1t
was agreed to lease the privilege Tor 20 day;
Henderson Brothers, Of the Anchor Line, declined
the lease of Pier No. 43 new, al the loot OF Chlls-
topher-st., at 800 day.
A PRIZE FOR A TEMPERANCE DRINK.
Mr.. Graham, of the Church Temperance Society,
Lichfeld Diocesan branch of the English Society,
saving that he 10 on a committee OF eight, calling
themselves the Temperance Drink Prize Commit
tee who are Offering 900 and $500 as prizes for
some drink that saall take the place of beer. This
offer will be open to competition III England and
America, and The writer hopes the matter vii be
Morley, p, Mrs. Maynel Ingram aud Preben-
dary Greer are Oh the committee.
BROCKwAY, TIE FORGER, SENTENCED.
William +. Brockway, the notorious foIGcr, was
arraigned Yesterday before Recorder Smyth. He
was indicted III November for forging Morris and
Essex Railway bonds. Lewis K. Martin and Nathan
b. Foster were indicted at the same time: When
Brockway was taken before the Recorder he offered
a plea of guilty of forgery in the second
degree AS there some question of his guilt OF a
higher offence the plea was accepted Brockway
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BROOKLYN.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday to
Mrs Mary Martin from William h. Martin.
Permits for 229 new buildings, TO cost $780,
OO9 were granted i'll February
Mayor Low has accepted an invitation to preside
at the Decoration Day e-ercises of the Grand Army
of the Republic in Greenwood.
Ex-Assembylnan David ii. Lindsay, who was
defeated by Senator John {. Jacobs last fall has
been appointed division deputy under United
ReVpuuc Collector a
81 800 year.
George Treber of No. 49, Franklin-st., was ar
raigned before Justice Kenna yesterday OH charge
of abandoning his wife, to whom he was married
on January 2. He says that his wife stayed out
late at night without his consent
David LEM, age thirty-three, of No. 39i Even
ST., arrested yesterday on the charge of appro-
priating $500 belonging TO the Knickerbocker Ice
Company in August, 1858, while employed as
collector
As the trial of suit brought by Francis s. Vail
against Phillp DorlOn TO recover 10000 for the
loss of the left eye of his sOn, which game cock
picked out IN 1871, was nearly concluded in the
City Court yesterday, the counsel for the defence
said that an agreement had been made to settle the
case for $4,000
Ambrose II. Purdy, who was arrested on Tuesday
for completely with Munro Adams in securing bO-
gns divorces, pleaded not guilty esterdaX and was
admitted to So, 600 bail by Judge Moore His bonds
men were Leonard Moody and Max Goebel. Mr..
Purdy denied any connection with the divorce case
of Slaughter agt. Slaughter with which his name
gus decree of divorce was traced to Adanss Office.
Owing to the falling off in the premiums for pews
in Plymouth Church this year, the money appro-
priated for music is reduced to 81 800 from SO 600
last year and So, 900 two years ago. 1t is under
stood that at least 81 800 additional Will be sub
scribed by members of the Music Committee and
other mem bers of the church. The new conductor
of the choir Walter DamrOsch, will be paid 80 900
a year and the assistant oTganlSt, Robert lhallOn,
Will receive 5000.
In July 1881, Gustave Schaumann, of No ~
Sprnce-st. New-York, made inquiry through James
II. Giles manager of the Manhattan Commercial
O'Connell. Giles reported that OConnell was ire
spOnsiblo and had stuck the trade badly" OC0n-
nell sued Giles for $4,000 for libel Yesterday the
failed to produce any evidence showing malice and
the complaint dismissed.
A p,ooting ne mill dealers was held Yesterday at