New-York tribune., 1885-01-16

ERDOkIlN.

The work OF layi.g the third rail OIL the Bridge
for the experiments with the Dait electric motor
Will begin Oh Monday.
Investigations by insurance agents show thatthe
House OF he Good shepherd, a Roman Catholic re-
forttory for girls near the CITY Line AT East New
York, with an immense brick structure, is wholly
destitute Of means for cXtneushlng hires, not even
having hose or water buckets
A holiness convention was began in Carroll Park
Methodist Church Yesterday by number of the
missionaries who will sail for Africa next week to
ioin Missionary Bishop Taylor III thc Congo region.
John Ge,s got So, 100 IN u suit tried yesterday IN
the Supreme Court, In which he sought 10 recover
from j. Hail. a stevedore ~. 900 for injuries ie-
celyed nn board llgh cr while uu lOadlng coffee
from the steamer North Durham in August, 1882
The Building Department is making u careful IN
spocti0n OF the puollc and private institutions or
the city to ascertain where the sick inmates are
lod ged order 10 prevent recurrence OF sncn loss
of lie as attended the lire IN St. Johns Home FOR
Boys.
The president pro TEN. Of the Board OF Super
visoTs, Mr.. Willis, announced Yesterday the stand
ing committees of the Board. AL except two OF
the twenty chairmanships were given to Repu0li-
cans. The commit tee which will supervise the con-
structiOn OF the Ha of Records was cOnstitu-
ted of savings banks treasurer. builder farmer.
n master mechanic. mason and civil engineer
and architect
Mrs LYDIA Hunter, age sxty-fve. An old lady
living at No. 2O2 fiftl-avc, attempted to answer,
Wednesday evening, summons from tho front
door bell In descrndi & IRON the second to the
Irst floor she in some way lost her balance and fell
the length of tho flight, striking gu her head, re-
coiving injuries which will undoubtedly provo
fatal.
In the will of Mrs Esther II. Bouck daughier-n-
law OF William &. Bouck Governor of this state in
IS43 which offered Tor probate yesterday, the
following charitable beqacsts appear Church Of
the Redeener, Episcopal, $1,000; st. Marks
Church, $1,000; Faith liOme for lncurablos
81. 900; Brooklyn Home for Aged Men. $1,000;
Sheltering Arms nursery. $1,000.
The Brooklyn Teachers Association has arranged
for a course of SIX lectures by mc.ubors OF the
Brooklyn Board Ut Education to be delivered be-
fore the members of tho Board and of the Assocla-
!ion and their invited friends. General H0rasto y.
king viii begin the course to-d1v at y. M III tns
POLYTECHNIC Institute, on g HISTORICAL keininis-
cences in the Shenandoah Valley" discussion Dy
mem bers of tho Board and of the Association To
follow on the question: Can We develop charac,
ter by teaching history III the public schools. ana
| how ~ The other lecturers are President Bergen
| and Messrs. Graves, Payne. Hendrix and Dresser
Inc lectures Will occur the second fridays Oh
tho following months of the school year.
STEALING FROM THr PUBLIC STORES. eHeM
In view OF recent merchants complaints or tho
loss OF goods III tae Custom House "a watch was sot
| on the Pubic stores. and Tuesday night tho
watchers saw persons ent er and take away some oil
the stored goods. Warrants were issued and George
Dickinson and Charles Reese, lab0rers II tho Pap
| hc Stores and Charles II. CLARKE an empl6ye IN
| Appraiser Ketchums Office were arrested, charged
with taking 200 yards piece silk from cases Of
| goods imported on the steamer Canada aud con.
| vertIng them to thsr own use. They gave bail.