New-York tribune., 1884-12-06

su,s ,or,,rr pto b,s hands for the present relief
of Raynors family which contains WIZ a
infants or for their maintenance during nns III
Mr. ingalls, acknow ges The receipt oi Sof in '"s"
and SAYS that SO more has been promised.
ASKING roR pA1rNr LIGHTNING ARREsrERs.
Some Of the police telegiaph WINES saad Win elec
tric hight wires Mr. Crowley, supefln,enusin, -, W
telegraph advised the Commi issoners yester,ahy 10
n, al q ,,se of patent lightning afiester. MS IT,
rnrt was referred 10 General Porter Tor invesiga-
tion.
pnuSK wnrN mE reirn e, NIT niMsr,,r;;
Joseph Jansen, who was before Jnnpe 'i'u., ill.,,
sleeve Yesterday ON charge of attempting y" CUM
NIT Suicide produced testimony to ptuvc ms toou
character and vns allowed ~ 90 unuer smsrens',"n
pf sentence. lie cut his thtoai Nv, A., saa,,ma n,
knife 90 September 10, but said that he waa pat-
tally ihtosicate1 AZ the time,
CAMPAIGN toncH As tAtAi WEAPON,
Lawrence FhWhik, ase srVthterh whs snnlo".o"
~ nss ',e s,I,esS s,aHs w. "nG wv, NaS,ne ae
fourteen, over the head with 4 lighted torch AZ
political parade q fnily'eie'hs' a, N'so'i',,avo
on the nIght 0T hOVenhol l. lhn boy rohli'turu
lis march, was taken III sN0n aiofWald ana hied
from the effects at the blow,
BusiNrss FAILURES or WEIR
The business failures throughout the couh''Sl ~
reported 10 II. q. Dun u Co., number for lho ia1'
seven days United states, pa Canada, .oi ,o'a',
$50; an increase of over last week, when the 10,
a waS only 2i3 In 'nG week TN" rnas
is general in all parts of the country, but paIticu-
larly notable in the Southern and Western o'a'es
VALUE or THE NIAGARA REsrRVATION.
The commissioners of the State Reservation at
Niagara met yesterday at No. 2l1 BROADWAY 10
hear the report of their counsel. The supreme
Court has valued the property at 81 ,1t5 4Zo o.
The commission instructed Secretary Williams 10
draw up report TO he submitted to the Legislature
asking for an appropriation of that amount. Whcn
this appoprlatlon is paid the title OF the Sttto
to the land will be perfect but the owners OF the
property will appeal to the courts II they are NOT
| satisfied with the award.
| RETIRING FROM THE PARK DfPARrMENr
Edgar B. Van Wlnkle, for six wears the Cnici f'i
gnepr of the Street and Sewer Bureau or me laik
Department. has voluntarily retired from that posi-
| ton In 1878. when the general plan OF ayihg our
| the streets was determined, Mr.. Van Winkie nan
been connected for two years with the WORK. ne
was then placed in charge of territory OF lo,ooo
acres, with small force and meagre approximations
What has been done IN la,ng out streets IN the An
nexed District has been under his direction he
| Park Commissioners think highly of Mr.. Van VIM
klc and regret his leaving the department,
CLOSE OF TIE INSTITUTE FAIR.
The hfty-thlrd annual exhibition at the Amcri-
can Inst Itute will be closed tonight at 10 O'clock
That II has been one of the best ever held has been
admitted by all who have had the opportunity OF
making comparisons. The attendance has scarceiy
been large last wear, but this is attributed 10
the political excitement and the exceptionally pau
weather. The list of awards made VIII be read az
$50 The exhibitors will be required TO nave tnelI
goods taken away by Wednesday Dcxo in order that
the floor and building may be prepared for the
KnicKcrbocker skating Club, which will open tor
skatiug on December 10.