New-York tribune., 1884-02-20
NEW-YORK CITY.

| Diminutive sons of Erin are gathering cast-ofi
silk hats for St. Patricks Day.
The Wall Street ferryboats are remarkable for
| their deliberatlOn. .
The walks in City Hall Park now supply roller
skating rink for hundreds of boys and girls.
| Work on the warehouses under the East River
| Bridge is advancing rapidly.
An unknown man. age about thirty-fye, was
| killed yesterday by locomotive near Williams
| bridge
The dlapidated ferryhouses and piers in the
vicinity of the Roosevet-st. fenyhouse dishgure
| the river front
A workman at No. 8 Walker-st. has complained
that in case of fire, inmates of the top floor would
| be obliged to jump out of the windows
| "Pyramus and Thisbe" will be played by stu
dents of st. Francis Xaviers College on Friday
| evening
| thrifty Italian is the owner of two of the
largest. ceanest and best regulated cheap lodging
| houses on Chatham-st. and the BOwery.
An English invention has been introduced in
this city by which gas is lighted by little electric
| battery contained IN a small portable tube.
Alderman Mclaughlin, who has been i'll for some
time yesterday underwent painful surgical opera
tiOn and hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
George Murray. for stealing a lap-robe from Mrs.
| Langtry's carriage on Saturday, was sentenced in
the Special Sessions Court yesterday to ten days
imprisonment.
Annie Beleau, charged with shooting Thomas
McMahOn last January, was held in $5, 900 bail in
the Yorkvie Police Court yesterday. Mcmahon
was IN court.
The members of the Cotton Exchange yesterday
voted against str king out the penalty clauses for
violating the rules relating to commissions and
charges.
CATHOLIC CHURCH FAIR.
The fair for the relief Of the poor and the Teduc-
ton of the debt on St; Vincent de Pauls French
CathOlic) Church. in West wenty-third-st, will
open on Easter Monday, April H.
FOUND DROWNED IN THE EAST RIVER
The body of drowned woman, age about forty,
whose dress indicated that she had been an inmate
of the workhouse on BlackwelPs Island, was found
in the East River at the foot of One-Hundred-and-
eghth-st yesterday.
JUSTICE PATTERsoN's MARROW ESCAPE.
Daniel Fitzpatrick, of No. pa First-ave, charged
Market Police Court yesterday suddenly seized a
glass and hurled it at Justice Patterson's head.
Luckily he missed his aim and the glass struck the
wall and was broken to pieces.
ANOTHER MAN BLOWS OUT THE GAS.
George Hall, of Brooklyn, occupied room in the
North River Hotel at Barclay and West sts. on
Monday night aud probably blew out the gas before
he went to sleep, as he died before morning from
the effects of gas which had escaped from an open
burner.
FUNERAL. OF GENERAL H. II. BAXTER.
The funeral of General Horace Henry Baxter was
held yesterday at No. 5Ss Fifth-aye. The Rev. DR..
:. 5. Coake and the Rev. Walter Matchell of Rye
n. Y, formerly of Trinity Church, Rutland, Vt.
conducted the services. There we're no pall-bear-
SFs Vt finai services Will n''u to-day al Rutland
ANDRE STILL GAINING.
Victor {. Andre was still Detter yesterday and
the physicians of the Presbyterian Hospital are in
clined to think that he win recover. He ate a lit
tie fruit in addition to the milk upon which he has
been fed since he wounded. He is able to lie
upon his back.
MIR. HEWITT AND THE TEA TRADE.
At the meeting of the Importers and Grocers' Ex-
change Yesterday communication was received
from Abram s. Hewitt, asking if the tea trade
would approve q change in the proposed bill by
which the Ash test is to be limited to tea-dust and
not applied to tea resolution declaring that the
trade is opposed to any change III the bill was
adopted, and will be sent TO Mr.. Hewitt
OFFICERS OF A FAIR ASSOCIATION
Fourteen men wearing heavy overcoats and silk
hats met in the reading room of the NewY York Pro-
duce Exchange yesterday afternoon and elected
the following officers of the International Dairy
Fair Association: President, Colonel X. Z. Nc
Gncey; vice president u. j. Deanj secretary,
James Willis; treasurer Washington Wnsor.
HE WAS TOO SMART TO LIVE.
Oscar Braun, age eighteen, German, killed him
self in his fathers beer shop at No l42 Chryste-st
at 1880 q. m. yesterday. HIS father said that the
lad had a suen disposition and an ungovemable
temper and that the suicide was the result OF an
ger. He had ordered the youth TO wipe of the bar
and close the shutters, when his son drew q pistol
and sent bullet into his brain. He was too
smart 10 live" said Mr.. Braun
OLD OFFENDERS SENTENCED.
Three indictments were found against George
Bennett and James CommerfOrd, who swindled
many persons by assuming the name of Charles
COmstock d Co., a respectable firm Yesterday
they pleaded guilty and Recorder Smyth sentenced
Beuuatt IN fnur years and giN montha and Comuer-