New-York tribune., 1885-03-15
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The Yale Alumni will have their annual olnner
on March 20 at Demonico's.
Alterations in the Stock Exchange Building, in:
cluding new floors and railugs have been ordered
at a cost of $4,000
Workmen have been engaged during the last
week in laying new piankmg on the carriage"ays
of the Bridge.
Inspector DOench, of the Buildings Bureau, yes
terday ordered the dilapldated frame tenement
house No. 325 East Houston-st. to be torn down.
The pastoral charge of the Jane Street United
Presbyterian Church has been resigned by the Rev.
j. {. Mackey and the pulpit declared vacant.
The funeral of James s. Chew took place yester-
day at the Church of the TRANSPORTATION, Dr.
HoughtOn officiating Many members OF the Mar
ltime Exchange attended the services.
An unknown man. whose dress indicated that he
was a poor laborer or Immigrant, shot himself
through the head Yesterday, while sitting on
bench in the Battery Park.
The sale of 5000 volumes of Charles O'Conors
law library held at George A. aeaviTf IT, c Cos sales
rooms, was completed yesterday Ihe prices were
about the same as on Friday.
James Redpath Will lecture on Ireland and Her
Traducers" in the old church OF the Paullst
Fathers, at Nnth-aye and slxteth-st this even. en-
ing for the benefit of the poor under the care OF the
st. Vincent de Paul Society.
NEW JOURNAL OF SATIRE.
Snap, "an American journal OF satire, thought ana
Thompson, has begun its career. II Is good good
humored, lively and profusey illustrated. Both
pictures and text give much attention to theafrcai
matters 1t costs only cents per copy or " oO
per year.
SUDDEN DEATH OF p. p. sNIFFEN.
E. p. Snifien an elderly man of distinguished ap-
pearance who has been for i've years lmessengeI 10
the custodian of the Federal Building died sudden
1y yesterday morning He had just taken hls seat
in a .Tbird-ave., car at Forty;second;st when ne
fell dead. He was formerly a dry-goods merchant
with fine business. lie lived WITH an unmarried
sister at No. 243 East Forty y-ffth-st.
An ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FORMED.
The Electric Power Company of New-York, with
capital of 5000, 900, for the purpose OF transmit
ting and distributing power by electricity. under
license from the Daft Company has been formed
The corporators are men of large means.
A plant of 100 horse power will be IN operation
within two or three weeks IN the negbDorhood or
Epruce-st. and the wires will be run underground.
STREET CARS TO RUN BY ELECTRICITY.
The Daft Electric Light Company on fnday
shipped to Baltimore fifty horsepower dynamo,
which will be used for generating power Tor running
about two and one half miles III length. Inc mo,
tors will be shipped at an early date and the road
will be in operation about the time that cars VIII be
driven by electricity the Ninth Avenue Elevated
between Fourteenth aud F1fty-nlnth sts-tnat Is,
within month. The statement by the Edison COM
pany that it will run cars with motor on each
truck and,perhals OF G each axle" on the Second
Avenue Elevated before the end of April, was
greeted Yesterday with broad smile of incredulity
by number of experts i'll electrical matters.
MEMENTo FOR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.
The Veteran Firemen's Association brought with
them on their return from Washington, memento
OF their stay in Baltimore lt consists OF hghly
FURNISHED copper shield. 20 by 10 inches. IN the
centre of which is another shield, silver plated
with an inscription. Surrounding this are twelve
KEYS fac-smiles of those of the public institutions
of Baltimore At each corner OF the main shield is
q model of tile Baltimore Monument, and at the top
is PAIR of clasped hands. A silver-plated Ameri
can eagle peTchcd on q globe with rec, white ana
Llue streamers floating from ITS beak. surmo1nts
the brass standard to which the shleld G IS attached
Fire Chief Harry Howard made bref ADDRESS OF
thanks.