New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
NEW-YORK CITY.

Somo new acts and features are 70 be introduced
tonight in the performances OF the barnuh anu
London Shows.
The ice in the East River yesterday mpeded the
progress of the 1t extended from shore
to shore, and the bay 80 far as the eye eouio soe
was covered.
wrsu cuIrpprN IN THE HOUSE OF RFFUGE.
Correspondence between RABBI Browne. oil tne
Temple Gates of Hope, and Israel Z. Jones, SUPER,
mtendent of the House of Refuge, brings OUT r sre
fact that twenty children OF Jewish parents "eio
committed to that institution last year.
THE posi- OFFICE AND ELECTIONs
w. A. Bayard: The General Post Oiice has has
usually been closed election day, but AT the ast
election the Postmaster General directed that the
post offices remain open as election gay mas % no.
been made holiday by National Legislation. Inc
C erks in the New-York office were gwen an oppoi-
tunity to vote.
THOMAS CosTIGAN I'LL.
Thomas Costlgau supervisor of The City record,
is sick with severe attack OF % n S nroces
son on ST. Patrick's Day, and became chileu "
the marrow He narrowly escaped severe atIaS
of pneumonia. III VIII pe seNeidi u"So o@ "
can venture out.
TOO ILL IT, GIVE AN TXPLANATIoN.
Lawyer +. b. Churchill, who eau cd The arrest OF
Char es H. Barrett. the Phi ladelphla merchant, on
the charge If selling notes for $4,000 signed Dy
sheriff Davidson and apprOpriatng the money 10
his own use was yesterday still too sick to be seen
and clear mp the mystery surrounding the identity
of the notes.
ISsUgANCE CLERKS WHO ARE INSURED,
The Insurance Clerks Mutual Benefit Association
on Saturday elected the following directors
Charles f. Alien Charles l.. Gum, Henry f. Ayers
and James s. swan. The organization has existed
thirteen years and has 657 members. IL has pald
in death claims 100000.
UNCOMFORTABLE CARS.
The trains on some of the elevated railroads were
rnn Yesterday up1n the principle OF Jacksonian
simplicity, Economy III heating made the cars ul,
comfortably cold. and the PASSENGERS p pniIohod N,
their WrapS up to their chins, st1nrcd their leet
and sat close to each other to keep warm ms
was especially noticed on the Second Avenue Eie-
waited Railroad.
FUNERAL OF A HOME MISSIONARY.
The funeral services of Mrs. Amy Esieia An0ei-
son will be held tonight at Jerry" McAuley's
Cremorne MisslOl, at ihirty-secOud-st. SlXth-ave'
SION for nearly twelve years as II general he,Per'
but not as an eXhOrteT. " Her services" sald MiS.
McAuey. "were valuable to my husband and my
sefr She was married, and about thirty years
old. The cause of her death was pieurlsy.
STRUGGLING WITH 4 BURGLAR.
Mrs. Minnie Jaeger, wife OF grog shope keeper
at No 3O3 Fls-ave., on Saturhay y, gnt NJ Iounu u L. ("
dow she seized the intruder and held nm untll
the arrival of a policeman. Her hands were
scratched and her finger nails broken IN het % strns
gle TO bold the buTgiar, who was William Br0okS'
of No. So East Seventy ourth-st. In the York
Vile Court yesterday he was held III $1,000 bail.
Nrw STEAMSHIP FOR TIE EE d LANE.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived yesterday
from the sbipyard of the Cramps at Philadelphia
where she has just heen built. On board were sew,
era guests among them being mayor W. II, sm''n om
the Red ID line running 10 venznelan ports eh99
rs 90 tons cross 2S3 feet long 30 feet wide ana
of Is feet depth of hold, and will be commanded
by Captain Samuel Hess.
ROWING CLUB ELECIIoS.
The NonpaIel Rowing Club at It's apnual neet
ing Yesterday elected officers as follows fres'-
dent. /. G. Perry; vIce-president, ii. Haman
financial secretary, George Bates; assistant secfe'
tary, f. w. Schneider; treasurer, John Thompson
captain, John Canavan; first lieutenant, H. Cor
duran; second lieutenant, A: H.: Beck; trustees
Henry j. Behrens, jr., James H. Browne ana her
man Kruger