New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
NEW-YORK CITY.

Inspector EsterDrOOK yesterday oIuoiou AoPNA"
I'm the Mount Morris Theatre building.
Police Justice German has been confined to his
house by illness for two days.
The fourth Ensage Congress will be held at No.
80 Beekman-st. on January 81 at noon.
Frank b. Arnold was reappointed secretary OF
the Coffee Exchange yesterday, and +. n. oaunder'
superintendent.
The alumni of the University Medical College
will have dinner at Delmonico's on the evening oi
January 30.
The bandages have been removed from his head'
the cuts there having healed.
The DEPARTMENT of Charities and Correction has
issued neat little calendar which deserves inter
est from the fact that IL was printed at the clty
asyun for the insane on Wards Island
A conference on the question Of separating city
elections from those of the State and Nation will
be held at the rooms OF the fonng CITIZENS ohion'
No 55 East Ninh-st, on Monday evening.
LECTURES ON MODERN POETRY.
Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson will give SIX lectures
on Poets and Poetry of the Nineteenth Century,
i1 No 112 Fifth-ave., on Tuesdays a. III O'Clock,
beginning on January Goth with "lhe Lake School
oil Poets"
SEWER GAS At THE POLICE HEkDoUARTERs.
Siekening odors of sever gas have prevailed IN
the Police Headquarters recently. The Comnls-
sioners Yesterday asked for the assistance OF some
of the experts in the Health Department to ascer-
tain what defects In the drainage OF the building
need attention.
COMMISSIONER wETMORE BETTER
Commissioner Wetmore. of the Board of Educa-
ton has gradually improved in healt during the
week He is still extremely weak and not en-
tirely out of danger, but has physicians think that
his chances of recovery are good, although it may
be several months before he will be able to resume
his business dutics.
FAILURES N THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Tho business failures throughout the country
during the last seven days as reported TO Il. t. Dun
& Co., number for the United States 3s2 and tor
Canada 3S or total of 42O. as compared with
total OF iJ7 last week showing decrease OF -
failures The figures are, however, still unusually
heavy in the Western, Southern and Middle states
.Julins Hart, Of No. SOY East Eloventh-st.. and
his brother Michael quaTrelled on August -, ana
Michael received knife wound which week
later proved fatal. Julius was conyicted OF man
slaughter IN the frs: degree. Judge Cowing
granted new trial. and h. was admitted TO bail III
81, 800 yesterday.
sFuytcFs TOMORROW ny MoSsrGNoR CAPEL
Monsanor Capel will preach tomorrow In the
Church of St Agnes at FOsty-thrd-st and Lexiug-
ton-aye. His morning discourse Will bc on Con-
science: its nature. it, Dictates In the evening
religious orders in the Catholic Church. In ms
evening sermon he IL expected 10 allude to the
question of monastic VOWS such as are discussed ~
Protestant Episcopal ccrgymen IN connection with
the recent taking OF a vow IN the presence oi AS
sistant Bishop Potter.
DfRrCTuRs or BrNEFfr AssoCiArioX.
The Builders and Manafacturers' Mutual Benefit
As,ociation of No. 230 Broadway, has chosen the
foil wing Board Of Directors: John j. Incker
Isaac r.; Gates; Frederick {. WIthers JON MI !.
lam r. Cemsiock Edward 5. Smith, John H. sea
man. Ira y. Wnceler Henry Wilson, Edwin G.
Jcwstt Charles w Nckerson, A. j. Bcknell.
John II. ogers. John T. Kane. Thomas 4. ItiPler,
Frederick Foster. John IL. Benton. Thomas Rus
sell Thomas II. Boorman Charles +. Streat.
rSTHmrIs, Nor AsIArIC CHOLERA
George Christian, age forty, blacksmith, was
scnt TO the Chambers street Hospital on Wedncs-
day by the police of the Fourth Precinct, who found
him sick i'm the street. He exhibited sol many
symptOms of Asiatic cholera that consultation of
physIciaus was held. Dr. G.. = Conant of the
board Of Health, thought that vomiting es-
srutIal symptom of cholera, absent the disease
could not be the dreaded scourge. The doctors
agreed IN diagnosing the cas- as one OF entedits, ,
the hospital last night.