New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-09
NETWORK CITY.

A matinee for the press will lie held at the Com
| edy Theatre on Saturday.
superintendent D'Ocnch has ordered the owners
of Harrgan's New Park Theatre to place sliding
skyllghts in the stage roof
vicious horse. belonging to w. II. Hicks, bit
Louis Hem. of Williamsburg, yesterday, at Pier
No AZ, North River, inlurug him severely.
The Anchor hue steamer City of Rome sailed
from Queenstown at l p III. yesterday with $40
cabin and 81 stcerage passengers.
The wa,ting-room at the Ncw-YOrS entrance OF
| the Bridge has been reduced to Onc-fourth It's
original SIZE to make room for the big crowds i'll
| the evening.
Raphael Angelic. of No. 3O1 East One.hundred-
and-twcnty -thrd-st., yesterday stabbed Eli Aaron
son. of No. 1872 Diyislon-st.; IN East On@-hundlcd-
| and-twcnty- in the arm.
Thomas &. Amory, OF Boston. will deliver an AL
! dress before the New-York Genealogical and Bio
graphical Society at No. 10 West Thirty hrs-st at
: o'clock tins evening on Admiral Sir isaac CONN
| and his American prOgenltOrs.'
! The boxes for the testimonial benefit athletic
meeting to L. Z. Myers, at the Madison square
! Garden on October II, at p; M. will be sold at
auction at the Real Estate Exchange No. %
| Llberty-st., on Saturday at noon.
DEAD WITH PAwN-1ICKETs IN Ills POCKET.
The body of man about sixty years of age was
found at Ienth-ave. and lhrty-nInthst. early yes
! terday The police thought that the man had btch
| run over by wagon. In his pockets were some
/ pawu-tickets with the name Nixon on them.
ANNUAL IMPORTATION OF RAGS.
! DR.. Smith, Health Officer of the Port, yesterday
sent letter to the Quarantine Commissioners r2a-
! tive to his report on the annual importation oil
rags at this port lie states that the report erred
in giving them as 10000 tons year and that 1t
should have been 10000 bales
SUICIDE WHILE DRUNK.
Anton Shimahin while drunk went aboard the
steamship State of Pennsylvania on Wednesday
night intending To sail on her yesterday. lie had
ticket for Stockholm. lie wandered about the ycs-
vel until a. m, when he seated himself on the
starboard rail and then suddenly jumped overheard
and was drowned
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS At pINYEn.
The large dining hall of the Metropolitan Hotel
Was we'll nllcd last night by the retail liquor deal
ers Of the State. Having finished their business on
Wednesday they devoted yesterday 10 pleasure
and ended the day with dinner. The aftcr-liuncr
speeches were well received, and at an early hour
III the morning the gaycty was not on the Wanc.
VARYING ESTIMATES OF THE WORTH or LANp.
Franklin bartlett, counsel for the city before the
commissions rs Of appraisal Of lands pertaining To
the nry suburban parks, cndcdyoIcd 10 prove yes
terday that the lO7 acres OF the Hurst estate, III
Pclh1myilIe were worth almost nothing. The cX
ccutors disagreed with this estimate and produced
n real estate agent who valued the property at
S15G. 900. Mr. Bartlett was 50 astonishcl At thus
that he asked the COEinls5i"2"V~ u "'I'Aih inc
case till Tuesday.
NEW CONSTITUTION OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The Governing Committee of the stock Exchange
held a special meeting To consider the new conNi-
tuition Yesterday. The first part. about the gov
eminent of the Exchange, was approved last
spring and II is expected that the remaining part,
which comprises regulations about me conduct oil
business, might be- passed and the whole constitu-
tion finally adopted. number OF amendments
were offered. however, and the discussion over
them prevented final action.
40 OPHTHAINGA ~ THF DOWNTOWN SCHOOLS.
Soon after the Common Council reported that
ophthdimia was prevalent III the public schools,
particularly IA the lower wards, and called upon
Inc board of Health to make an investigation sau
tary inspectors were directed TO yiStal the schools
below lloustOn-,t. and examine the eyes OF the
scholars The inspectors had finished their work
Yesterday aud they reported to Chief Inspector
MORGAN Morris that they had not found a siHgl"
case of ophthalma. Dr. Morris SAID he thought
that the report spread by tie Aldermen was un-
founded.
INGRATIIUDH OF AZ EN-cONvfCE
John Tucker was released from the lcultcntilry
last MAY after serving a term for stealing a satchc
from "A SINth-iyc. store He had 10 money and
Louis X. Blair, retired business man, living ~ No.
100 West NnctccHth-,t, although he knew hls
history agreed To furnish him with food and ,hri-
ter recurring him 10 do some light work an return.
Yesterday Mr.. Blair discovered that SIX 500
uc,otlab Die income bonds of the Masonic Hall and
Asy.um Fund missing. Tucker likewise
could not he fouud. Mr.. Blair informed the police
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