New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

The entries for the Scottish Amercan. Club
games TO be held on Decoration Day Mt Solution
Park. Union Hill, n. j.. will close on May %.
Fireman w. II. Albro, of engine No. 81, who
opened n box at Walker aud Elm SITS. on May aud
induced n policeman to send false alarm, was dis
missed yesterday.
James Carroll. an Irishman; age sixty,7e 1
ave-. tried 10 kill himself yesterday by swallowing
dose ofParis green.
SIX YEARS FOR 4 sNFAK-THIEF.
John McCort, n sucak-thief who stole oveTcoats
from John Lay, Of No. 30 East -seventh-st,
and Edward Freund. of No G25 Fifth-ave. was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Cowing 10 SIX years
in the State Prison.
MEETING or AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
The amateur photographers Of this city met nj
their rooms on Tuesday evening. w. II. Wamsley,
of the Philadelphia Photographcrs Society, read 2
paper on " Photo-Mlcrography by Lamplight," and
gave lantern exhibition of microscopic subjects
prepared by him. A paper on " The Experiences
of an Amateur" was read 10y DR.. John II. Jancway.
Ii was voted that the New-lO rk Society Of Ama-
teur Photographers be incorporated.
ALARM At TIE BROApwAY RAILWAY SCHEME.
The Board Of Trade and Transportation ycsicr-
day adopted resolutions which viewed with alarm
the approval of the scheme by the Broadway sur
face Railway Commissioners aud the subsequent
ratification bY Judges Brady aud Daniels of the
Supreme Court. The same resolutions were In ac-
cord with the opinion given by Chief Justice Noah
Davis, 10 the effect that the road wOud If bullt,
be n public nuisance, and expressed the hope that
further legal action may result IN the defeat of tho
measure. Congressman Darwin Il. James and O..
Waldo Smith were appointed dele gates to tho Com
merclal Convention at Atlanta next week.
MN WHO WILL FURNISH INDIAN SUPPLIES.
The Indian Commissioners yesterday awarded
the contracts for groceries TO John G. Juhrng. w.
II. Smith. X. A. Robbins, Dwight Treadway, w.
NJ Stalt, j. t. Nichols. A. T.. Whvland, Louis H.
Maxlcld, Anderson Adams and Charles DIcthcr
Henry Il. Wakenan received the award Tor papcr
bags; Frank l.. SoInmer aud Augustus Neyl for
haTd-bread G.. VI. Ackhcr for tobacco; and l.. ID.
COmIngs, II. G. Slavlns W. II. Smith. W. G.. Con-
rad, b. T. MOorchOuse John McGannon NJ. Kiln
genden, Numa Redmond, !. J. Kiesel. Eugene
GriswOld, &. II. Soaring. a. Staat and LOUIS Zock-
indOrf received the contracts for salt.
MIR. vooRHIs SENDS A LETTER TO HIS OLD BOARD.
Only Messrs Starg and Matthews were present
at the meeting Of the Dock Board Yesterday. Mr.
Koch was in Albany. lettcr was read from Mr.
Noorhis, who has been appointed or the Police
Board. asking that his accounts AS treasurer of the
Board may be examined and certified. He also
suggested that the penalties for the violation Of
Dock Department rules by those using tho wharis
and piers in list which he presented DO RENTED.
This list includes about forty business firms aud
individuals II aggregates $l0,7lQ Among the
offenders was BuddcnsIck, the builder.
DEATH OF NATION wEBB's HUSBAND.
Jacob Webb. the janitor At Police Headquarters,
died yesterday He had suffered from Brighps dis
of the kidneys for seven years and on two Oc-
casions believed TO be dying but his robust
constitution helped TO delay his death. third
acute attack OF the disease began about twomOnths
ago and since then he had been confined TO his
rooms the fourth floor Of the Central Office
Building. Mr.. Webb was seventy three years of
age. lie became policeman in 1850 and served as
a patrOlman until 1871 when heTesIgned to become
janitor. He was married twice. his second wife be-
ing the present matrOn at Police Headquarters.
FUNERAL OF COLONEL UNBEKAST
The streets III the neighboThoOd of Essex Market.
over which Is the ArmoGy of the lth Regiment,
were black with people at o'clock yesterday, the
hour fixed for the funeral of Colonel Frederick
Unbekant, the commanding officer of the regiment.
delegations from all of tho regiments in the city,
from tho Governors staff at Albany, and from vari
GUS civic organizations TO which the dead man be-
longcd, were present The services began with q
prayer by Chaplain Wedding. of tho regiment
which followed with an address by Colonel l..
A. George Chaplain Belts of Koltes Post, G.. A.
r., delivered a enogy. The pail bearers were
Generals Sigel and Ward and Colonies Clark, JUS
SEN Kraeger Gidersleeve. Scott aud Cayanagh
The 18th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Sew
ard, was present in force and under arms Tho in
teTment was III the Lutheran temetery.