New-York tribune., 1884-02-25
NENN-YORK CITY.

building at Beaver. Pearl and William SITS. will be
laid to-day.
The students of st. Francis Xavers College will
repeat their play of '.Pyramus and Thisbe" to-
morrow night.
The second annual reception of the 9TH New-York
Volunteer Veterans Association (Duryee LouaVes)
will be held this evening at Irving Hall.
The body of Seaman g. w. Boyd one of the vic
tins of the Jeanette expedition, was taken to
Philadelphia yesterday, where it Will be buried by
relatives.
PRIZES AT A CHURCH FAIR.
share in the capital stock of the New-York Cen
trail Railroad OF the value of Sl20 10 be rallied for,
and cask of ale to be- voted to the best-natured
man are two leading novelties at Roman Cathollc
fair i'll Twenty-third-st
RIFLE CORPS IN CHURCH.
The fifty men of the rifle corps attached 70 the
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, in East Third
ST. fully armed and equipped, assisted at inc pro
cesson of the Blessed Sacrament at the close of the
solemn mass in the church at a. IN. yesterday.
LECTURE on PARIS.
The West Side Club and Institute, of which the
Rev. DR.. r.. Heber Newton Is president has ar
Ranged for a series of entertainments at Manhattan
Hall. DR.. n. Maynard will lecture on Paris Fast
and Present" on Thursday night.
JUMPING FROM sECoND-sToRY WINDOW.
In fit of insanity, Mary &. Shantz, age thirty,
jumped from the second-story. window to the stone
haggings of the backyard of her house at No. l2{
East One hundred and -fourth-st She was removed
to the Presbyterian Hospital in dying condition.
NEw-YoRK VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZING.
The Thlrty-sixth New-York Volunteers held
James Houston presided. Captain John u. Barker
was elected vice-presdent, and constitution and
bylaws were adopted 1t was agreed to hold
regular meeting the first Tuesday i'll every month.
THE SUPPORT OF TIE HIGH LICENSE BILL,
A mass meeting of citizens in support OF the
Roosevelt High-License bill will be held at Chick
ering Hall tomorrow night. X. Fulton Cutting
Will preside, and among the speakers Will be the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby, and Judge Noah Davis.
NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS PLUCKY SWIM.
Tbo NJ ~ a toto lei hnat raj a
ont of his yesterday to avoid running over
large Newfoundland dog that was nearing Castle
William. evidently exhausted from long swim.
He gained the shore in safety after hard struggle
against the tide. The animal had probably fallen
overheard from some vessel In the harbor
FLAMES IN A CHURCH.
The sexton of the Canal Street Presbyterian
Church. at No. 10 Greene-st., on entering the build
ing at o'clock yesterday afternoon, found flames
licking mp the carpets and eating into the wood,
work of the pews. tie sent ont a hIe alarm, ana
and the blaze was extinguished after dong damage
of about 81 000 The loss is covered by insurance.
COMMERCIAL DRUMMERs DANCING.
The COmmercialIlravellerso of Chicago, BOstonand
New-York have formed an association for the ben
eft of the Drummer" Last night they gave their
first annual bail at Irving Hail. Among the guests
were Senator Daley Senator Tim" Campbell, ex-
Senator j. KnOpf, the president and members of the
Addison Literary Club, the Unique Social Union
aud delegates from Longfellow Council, No. $50, A.
l.. of H. Mrs. X. Carroll of the BijOu Opera House,
eX-Alderman Bennett, Julien Shuster, Tony Pas
tor, |. 4. Solomon and p. L. Beringer.
"sEDDONs MOUSE" TRIES TO Esd HIS LIFE.
short man. with his hat jammed down over his
ewes, went into the PrnCest Police Sta ion ycster-
day morning and told the Sergeant that he had been
assaulted in ThompsOn-st. The official recognized
i'm his caller an old acquaintance, stephen ORellly,
better known to the lrequGnters or bOweiy gin
mills as "Scddon's Mouse He Is forty years old
and a far type of the puGst at that age. He was
clad in filthy garments and full of rum. The Ser
gcaut locked him up on the charge of intOxicatOn.
An hour later as Doornan Lynch was making his
rounds he found ScddOns Mouse" hanging by his
handkerchief to one of his cell bars. He was taken
down in time to save him from being knocked
out for the last time.
BROOKLYN.
George Moore colorcd, was arrested on Saturday
for stealing a set Of double harness. worth $500,
from the stable Of eX-COngessman ;. b. Chittcn-
dcn of No. Il Picrrepont-st. The property was re-
covered.
While attending mass at the Roman Catholic
Church of 81. john the Baptist. at Wlloughby and
Lewis ayes. yesterday morning, John Dcgnau,
age sixty, shoemaker, OF No. l,2J7 Dekalb-aye.,
fell dead.
A few weeks ago William Zinkham. age twenty.
Of No. 2j7 EckfoTd-st, rescued from drowning
Mrs. Ada Farnum. 0i New-lOrk, who fell into the
river az the foot Of Oak-st. Yesterday he received
ife-saying medal and gold ring set with three
diamonds, worth 500, from Mrs Farnum.
The thirty second anniversary OF the Church
Charity Foundation of the Diocese of Long Island
was observed last evening by exercises i'm the Epis
cOpal Church OF the Messiah, at Greene aud Cler-
mOntavcs. After the annual reports of st. Johns
Hospital and the other iuSttut 0us connected with
the work had been read, tie Rev. DR.. Lucius W.
Bancroft delivered sermon.
The police of the Twelfth Police Precinct re-
Gently discovered gambhng-hOuse at No ,lJO
Atantic-aye. Saturday evening Police Captain
Folk. with a squad of men, visited it, Hugh
ODJnnell, William Hastings and Charles Wilson,
the propretor,, were arrested and also six men
who were playing poker. Two poker tables. 603
chips II packs OF cards and $l4 so were seized.