New-York tribune., 1885-02-12

American Institute annual election, Cooper Unon
| The Rev. John r. Paxton's lecture, stoinway Hall,
Winter reception Of Press Club from to y p m
Society OF Medical Jurisprudence, No IL West Thirty
| frst-st, p. IN.
NEW-YORK CITY.
| Constant Reader" No influence is required,
| but tickets cost 50 each.
Special Agent Davis of the Com%is9iOn Of In
| Hotel suffering from an attack OF pneumonia
Mrs. Anna Lloyd Aspinwa by her will, dated
February % 1884, lett 81 900 to the society tor
| the Relief of Destitute Children OF Scatnen.
| The Dock Board yesterday awarded to John
Kelley of Williamsburg, the contract for building
the new pier at Wards Island at a cost of $1,000
| Policeman hackett was TO be tried yesterday on
several charges but was missing when ms case was
| called There was o report that he intended to
| resign.
Ira ID. Fsmopd, age sixty, a produce dealer OF
Quaker Springs n. l.. died from ap0piexy IN the
Revere House yesterday. His son is a merchant at
! No. 20 Piue-st.
| Charles +. Wngate will speak on "The Tene-
ment House System and Charles Barnard on " Co
| operative Building Association" before the
SOciOOglc Society, at Room "a, cooper Union, TO-
| morrow evening.
| FINDING BURGLAR UNDER A TABLE.
| Thomas Murray, of No 165 Eliza6eth-st., a
| Young plumber was found concealed uuder a table
| i'm Mrs Hank nson's house at No 105 East Twenty
| iifth-s,. aud was held at Jefferson MARKET Court
yesterday charge Of attempting to steal silver
| worth $500.
| ADVANCE N COAL.
| The anthracite coal companies yesterday ad-
| vanced the, prices for domestic sizes of coal from
ten to twenty cents toa. The president Of one
| company said he hoped the cold snap" would last
until summer weather made the use OF coal super
| fuous.
| ESCAPING FROM A SINKING BOAT.
| A canal bo At owned by the Manhattan Transpor-
| tation Company sank suddenly after sprlt gIng a
| leak at a. III. yesterday in the East liver az
Forty -seve9th-st, Captain pla his wife q aId I'd
| escape without injury.
| NR. PELToN 70 CONTINUE SITTING.
| Guy X. Pelton, chairman of the Cable Railway
Commission Yesterday announced that he had con-
sldered tie objections raised to his sitting on the
| Commission after taking the advice OF Mr., Evarts
he decided that he was not d;sqna1iied: he'd re re-
| flied by NJ. Dwight Collier and Frederick NJ: Adee
OH behalf of property-owners in william, Liberty
| and Broad SITS.
| SUSPENDED FROM THE STOCK EXCHANGE
| The Governing Committee OF the Stock Exchange
discussed plans for clearing stoc ks Tor long time
| YESTERDAY, without reacting definite conclusion.
The subject has been under consideration for many
wears. :. Lansbut gh found guilty OF mdecorous
conduct on The floor of the Exchange in applying
harsh epithets 10 John Goodchihl. a fellow-menl-
| bcr. and was suspended for ton days.
| MEASURES TO VENT CHOLERA.
| Collector ROBERTSON and representatives of the
| rag importers organization Yesterday agreed upon
| n ioim of cert cate under which rags may be tie
ivcreh o consignees. IL provides that after II has
been certified by The health officers of tins city or
BROOKLYN and by the rag inspestrs taat tGe rags
may issue a permit for their delivery.
| FUNERAL OF WASHINGTON A. HALL
The funeral Of Washington A. Hall, president Of
Msdison-ave. Sir. Hall was a member of st.
! Thomas's Episcopal Church, and its assistant rec
wees Nearly all the directors officers, and clerks
| of the ORIENTAL Bank present. The burial
| will be at Greenwood Cemetery.
oRoAsiziNG FOR PRoTrCIoS.
| The Committee on Organization of the American
| Protective Taritf Assoc iation, consisting of Le
| Grind u. Cannon. t.. h. AmmIdown. VI. NJ. Bud
! long. William 4. lngham, Joseph y. hropp, J. T.
| pafdee Thomas II. Dudley, +. n Flower and CIV.
Ru.seI met ast evening at the Metropolitan Hotel
and prepared list OF officer and an order OF bust
ness, winch Will he submitted at the meeting Of
| the association to-day.
| BrNT RVS IL CAR,MELs.
Inmates Of the house No. 3OG East rhird-st. have
| been mysiiicd lately by the work of an unknown
| craAk he lower floor OF the honse Is occupied by
| A. smart. His children last thursday found a
number of chocolate caramels in the hall. When
| they began to cat them thev discovered bent pms
| IN the CANDY On Monday more candy Of the same
sort was ioupd In the hail. Mr.. smart took II 10
| the SANITARY Eurcau yesterday, but he WAS in
| formed that he ought TO inform the police.
THE REv Dg. DANIEL ". CAnILLs BURIAL.
| Charity Commissioner Brennan returned from
Poson yc.dGy n1y9F afc HSv "Fprs1%Gls a. a@e Iyr
| Calili. The body will he brought from Boston III
a special train on February 20. and wl be accom-
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| rany of the 9th Massachusetts, Militia. The
| vices will be held IN The Cathedral. The Rev. Dr.
Lly viii deliver TIE oiaton: 90 body d wII , be
| he buried beside that of Daniel VConnc at Glas-
| Devin.
TUE STATEN ISLAND FERRY SERVICE.
A. Prentice who has hved on Staten Island
| twcrty.ive years, told the Aldermens Committee
an Ferries Yesterday that the ferry service Of the
| hapid Transit Company was SLOW aud the boats
| were in poor condition.. Erastus Wlman said that
uaIl
Staten Island had ever bad; II would not pay, he
declared to two ferries to the North Shore. but
| when the railroad was completed Staten Islanders
would have ample accommodation.
,xyIvrKsARY OF TUE EQUITABLE SOCIETY.
Yesterdays meeting of the directors OF the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society was one OF considerable
interest, as 1t marked the completion OF toe htst
| luncheon which followed the business meeting
| Henry Is. hyde, tho president. read an extended
account of the societys history tracing ITS growth
| postion He referred to the charges made against
The Tontne method in the report OF the Connecticut
| Mutual aud advanced answers 10 these ooJec'lohs'
| N,yr YEARS FOR sxArcHING PoCRRrEooK.
| John Sullivan of No. 30J Broome-st., snatched n
| ocketbook from MARY Maiard of No. 4S0 Green
| wich-st. at Hudson aud KING SITS. on January 10,
! eral Sessions The full penalty was ton years.
| Judge Cowing said In passing sentence: " never
lup0se the full penalty OF the law IN such cases,
| bnf, as think this comes near as am likely to
| Qet TO the worst possible under this degree
will make the punishment nine years and six
| mon, hs in the State Prison."
| sALEs OF PROPERTY RECORDED YESTERDAY.
| The bulkhead on the North River opposite North
| Moorc-st.. occupied by the Morgan Steamship Com
papy, has been sold to tho City by tho Southern
Development Company. Tho consideration was
| Avenue A, has been acquired by the ST. Nicholas
German Roman Catholic CHURCH At COST l OK
$9,siI. The southerly half OF Per No. -, Nortn
River, with half of tho bqkhead ADJOINING mas been
leased by the Central Railroad of New-Jersey aud