New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-24
NETWORK CITY.

The deserted flre-tower on the West slde near
Varick-st. is rapidly going to decay.
Tho ice was hacked In almost solid mass in the
East River yesterday ana Terry traVei Oh DUN
rivers was much delayed.
The Funeral of +. S. Gould took place yesterday
at the Church Of the Ascension. The body VIII DO
taken to Litchield, Conn.,, to-day for BURIAL
While descending The steps of st. Peters Church,
in Barolay street Yesterday Mrs. Johanna Hays fell
and received painful scalp wound.
Ten liquor dea lcrs were held at Essex Market Pc.
lice Court, and five gave bail at Jefferson, Market
Yesterday for breaking the Sunday Excise law.
John Hassen. age nine, was run over by an Ave
mo b car on Sunday. Maurice Moriarty, the
driver was held in 81 800 bail at the Essex Market
Court yesterday.
Pilot Carroll, of the pilot boat Hope, about which
fears had been expressed, arrived yesterday III
brig and said that his boat was cruising about CIV
ing pilots to incoming vessels.
In n week the management Of the new Lyceum
will take possession OF their new Offices IN the
theatre building at FOurth-avc and Twenty
thrd-st.
George William Curtis. william NJ. Evarts Pres
ideut Robinson and Professors Lincoln and Hark
ness OF Brown University; Dean Murray, of Prince
ton and others, will make addresses at the Brown
Alumni dinner at Demoaico's on Friday evening.
A NORWEGIAN SLEIGH IN soUIH-sr.
Norwegian sleigh on the lower end OF South-st.
yesterday attracted much attention. IL wOuIa not
weigh over twenty pounds and II wouid accOinn1o,
date one person and the driver, who rode perched
mp behind after the fashion of a Hanson cabby.
RETURNED LEAKING,
The British steamship La Place, which sailed
from here for Liverpool on sunday, returned for
repairs Yesterday morning She encountered
heavy field of ice IN the Lower Bay, and damaged
some of the bow plates on and below the water
line, causing her 10 leak.
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN HURT ACCIDENTALLY.
Patrick Dooley. q Waterman at No. 4O3 West
Tor,y-sevcnh-st, was found insensb bic, with his
skull fractured, IN front of the building yesterday
morning As he lay at the bottom of flight OF
stars the police thought he had fallen by accident
DYING From nFART DISEASE WHILE Nu DRUM
Edward Mcintyre, of No "a Collier-st., Green
point died IN cell of the rhiryiifih Street Police
Station on Sunday night whie under arrest for In.
toxicaticn. His sister SAID yesterday that he had
suffered from heart disease, which probably caused
Az oBLrGIHG sSFAK THIEF.
door left open by plasterers III an uptown house
attracted the attention Of sneak thief recently;
who stole a borders coat In the pockets OF whIch
was a letter of impoIiancc directed TO man VINO
was called upon b. the owner Of the clothing. 10
his surprise the letter had been stamped and
mailed by the obliging thiet
MR. CURRY BEcoMrs DIsGUsrrD.
tist Ihnrch appointed by the Council of Paterson.
y j. TO take testimony In the case OF the KeY. Mt
Gurey of Paterson. charged vita immortality, va
i'm session Yesterday. Both sides were represented
bv counsel but Mr. Guircy and his counsel became
disgustod aud left the field to the prosecution.
CAPTAIN IEviSG BURlrD Al GREENWOOD,
The funeral of Captain James Irving. was held NJ
No i27 West ihrietl-5t ycs'erday. Df. Wine, 81
t'c Perry street Church. conducted the seryice-.
The building was crowded. The pal-bearers were
members Of Mosaic Lodge. Among those present
were superintendent Waling, Dctcc tlve.Sergeanis
Hickey Healcy, Campbell. " Joc' CobUrn and
" Rocky Moore. he burial was at Greenwood
HALF \ LOAF OF RYE BREAD roH DiNNfR.
4 sad sight was Witnessed yesterday noon nj
Castle Garden. where 200 men each received half
a loaf Of rye bread The men, who arc waiting 10
gef eiLu!o;mcuf are able bodied immigrants no
have arrived at odd times with small amount of
nancy which has become nearly exhausted IN
So rchng f0r wor X. Each day ~ noon they iali IA
linz in the undl. each hearing ticket furnished
by the Superintendent Of tie Labor bureau.
K.iLutNEH UNDrR EXAMINAuoN.
At the lombs Police Court Yesterday John Kali
never, who killed bis wife sunday IN their little
room In MulbcrTy-st.. was arraigncd. his daugh-
ter-in-law stated that sho was awakened IN the
morning by the sound Of blows and the groaning Of
Mrs Ka.Imeyer. Tic prisoner WAS standing near
the bed and seemed wholly unconccined, he merely
said 10 his son, Peter, guess your mother IL
going To de George, age eight, sad THAT lie saw
his father strike his mother on the head with Hat
IRON. The examination viii be continued to-day.
OFFICERS or THN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
The troaaTcrs report at the annual meeting Of
the Academy of Sciences last evening bowed that
the organization Ia not Affected By the hard m 5.
lis fuaucc, being III more louIl shing condition.
than at any time for ten years The ieceipls were
Sl.0iG sOi expenses, ~ 52S u; volumes added TO
the library ,lJl; total number In library, $500
j. :. NewberTy was elected president, o. T.. Hub
bard vicc-presidcnt, A. X. Leeds corresponding o.
rotary, II. L. Fairchlid recording secretary, J. H.
| llsntOn treasurer, aud A. 4. Tuben librarian
OFFICERS OF DELTA TAU DELLA.
The chapters of the first grand division of the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity yesterday organized,
president; Professor D. l.. y. Hunt, vce-president
and A. T. Irautweih, secretary and treasurer. The
officers for the conference to be held next year
| were elected az follows: President VIII Carleton
| OF HIllsdale College; yicc-prcsdent. j. r. Lynch
of Columbia; secretary, Wilbur +. Smith, OF Ste
vens Institute.
An Oratorical contest for he "Byrncs gold
medal by the students of Manhattan College was
he n and aMf S %essa h
! judges were MonsignOi Farley. the Rev. Dr. Henry
A. Brann, The Rev: isoInas Mcmillan, Felix rouo
Mupy .c me' Tie Winner WAS homs. K"ou Da
| lie smoke the Curse of Regulusn "Washmgton.D
| by Philips, was delivered by George A. Elliott.
! Both contestants belonged to the junior class.
OvER-cRowDED TRAINs OK THE ELEVATED.
The train dispat chers of the Third Avenue EIeya-
| ted road evidently thought that during commission
! hours yesterday travel would he light. and only
started about half The usual number of trains No
through trains were run from the City Hall Station
! Between the hours of 3 and p. N. every station
platform from City Hall to Nntb-st. was packed
with angry crowds The trains which left CITY
aliQht AT Chatham Square and take their chances
in fighting their way on the next train from the
Battery here was much crOwdag and prof anti
and women and children frequently Jared badly
SYMPATHY FOR CALIFoRSM wHEELMEN
The officers OF tine League of American Wheel
men met yesterday at the Grand Union Hotel
Hc UIdlt vi IL HtW CoIiblItUttDn aUu Dy-ldWb rec
commended several important changes IN the pres
ent constitution. None but League members viii
! be allowed to take part In annual paradcs. I h6
! Racing Board was gwen full power in it, depart
mcnt person declared professional can bc re
! instatcd only by unanimous vote of the board Tn,
amateur rule u made strict. According 10 Tia,
treasirer's report the receipts for the year wer,
! So G22 "a and the expenses 80, 1873 81. A resolu
ton expressive of sympathy for California wheel
men was adopted and the Chief Councilman oil
California were requested TO use all lawful me An,
to proec, them III their rights.
| BROOKLYN.
| The bridge receipts last week, owing To the 10,
in the river, were the largest since the structure
was opened, aggregatipg Sl3.l1 III 90.
The Rev. DR.. ID. III. Greer of Grace Episcopa
Church. Providence, II. l., has declined a call to st
! AnDes-On'i the Heights.