New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
NEW-YORK CITY.
d" Anxious ASK your teacher.

"Anxious ASK your teacher.
Leon Moore. a coiored child age fourteen months
was killed Yesterday by falling from the fOurtn
story window of No 2O7 West Thirty-sixth-st.
The City of Sidney sailed from San Frahsisco on
Sunday with mails for Hawaii and Australia, n-
cluding New-York malls OF June ~.
The special committee appointed by. the Alder
men TO invest gate the business method OF the
Park Department will .hold ITS first meeting at 2
p. III. Tomorrow.
The Mayor has approved the action of the Alder
men requesting the representatives In Congress
from this city to change the name OF Bcdlows ;
Island to Liberty Island.
A. S. Apgar, tine cashier OF the North River
Bank. was made. foreman of the July Grand Jury
would sit early and late. If necessary. as he was
determined TO clear the Tombs OF prisoners
wIXDISG UP THE ErNA COMPANY.
F. A. Conkling receiver OF the Htna Insurance
Company reported 10 the supreme Court that all
the city bonds and some mortgages that came into
his possession were disposed or realzlng p; 10.
His total expenditures were $f,00l. The balance
on hand is "a, Ia
DEPARTURE OF Ia FLORr.
At noon yesterday La Flore weighed anchor and
stood out TO sea. There was no formal leave-tak-
ing no salutes. and no display OF bunting visitors
were not allowed to board the frgatc durlng the
morning and she left New-YOrk more quietly than
she came. Her destination is Sidney. Cape Breton
MR. SQUIRE INCREASING SALARIES.
The Commissioner of Public Works has increased
the following salaries IN his Office although he
recently said that his department was crippled by
an insufficient appropriation X. III. CLIFFORD chiei
clerk, "a, ,25O to $4. 800 c. T. McCenachan, book
keeper, 81, 800 to $1,000; A. $. Wydler, CORE
spending clerk. $1,000 10 S2.4OO; J. Froment,
clerk, $500 to $1,000; ID. G. Bushnell. clerk,
81, 800 to $2. .000
THE ALDERMEN AND THE TAx-ROLIS.
The Aldermen yesterday received from the De-
partment of Taxes the taxrolls for the year ending
June 80. The information contained in them as to
the citys wealth was gwen In lHR TRIBUNE on
Saturday. The rolls vii remain In the custody or
the Aldermen for fifteen days, and will be open 10
the public for revision and correction Al the ex-
piraton of that time the Aldermen will declare tue
rateoif taxation fer the present year.
CITY MISSION wOEK FOR JUNE.
The City Mission of No. 30 Bible House reports
for June so city missionaries. 271 Gospel meetings.,
47111 tracts, books. and papers distributed !;
25lO volumes loaned from the Peoples Libraries.
45l3 visits. $50 temperance pledges, and 26l
families assisted and sent into the country; re-
ceipts So, 491 O3 and payments $3. 423 %.
TWO YOUTHFUL TRAVELLERS ON THE sUEvA.
Two brght-eyci, naxcn-hared little Germans,
Conrad Steiner, age eight, and his brother. John,
age SIX arrived YESTERDAY by the steamship Sucvla,
bound for MuscatIne. Iowa, where their parents
live. Each had a canvas tag sewed to his coat,
road tickets but money. but Castle Garden
officials supplied them with provisions before being
put on the train.
FUNERAL OF HANS REEs
The Rev. Dr. Lathrop, of Stamford, Conn.,, con-
Quoted the services yesterday at the funeral Of the
deceased millionaire, Hans Recs, at No. 10 East
Seventy ty-nnth-st. He spoke III feeling terms of his
thirty years intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Rees
and of his many virtues and private acts of benev
OIence and generosity during long business ca
Oliver Hoyt, Aaron Healy, David Mofiatt, William
Sherwood and Charles Safed A large number Of
merchants, bankers and professional men were
present at the funeral.