New-York tribune., 1885-01-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Grain Trade of the Produce EXCHANGE VIII
decide to-day how seats in the call-r0om may po
sold this year.
The Excise Commissioners collected $35, ,2S5 for
licenses last month, over $4,000 more than IN De-
cember, 1883.
The largest business everltransacted by life in.
surance company in q single year Is that for 1854
by the Equitable. The amount Is $82 5000
Roundsman Weisse. who was shot in Nineteenth;
st. near LexingtOn-ave. on Wednesday night ana
sent to the Presbyterian Hospital, was taken home
yesterday.
Charles Haefkins. of No. 800 Grand-st., was run
over in East broadway yesterday by truck and and
had both his legs broken. He was carried to the
Chambers Street Hospital.
Inspector Esterbrook yesterday ordered addl-
tional fTe-escapes on the Ladies' Deborah Nursery
and Childs Protectory Building at No. 423 East
Eighty-third-st.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society has pur-
chased the building Nos. 1O8 and ITO broadway,
for 762 zoo from TIE
$12, 900 on dwelling in West Thirty-cighth-st.
near Eighth-ave
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MRS. M'KECKNEY.
THE TRIBUNE received contributions yesterday
for the relief of Mrs McKeckney as follows: " Mrs.
I. H." So; w. X. Nasus, So, &C C.o 81, A TRIB-
uNE Reader $40, Three Little Boys and One
Girl " 81 25.
MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The meetings for the Week of Prayer. under the
auspices of the Evangelical lance will be held
in the South Reformed Church, Flfth-ave. and
Twenty -frs-st., and the Madison Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, beginning Monday at 4 p. m
DANGER OF STANDING IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Mrs. Mary Kirwir AN old woman, of No 3l9 East
Thirty-seventh-st. walked into the elevator shaft
at No. 331 BOwery ye sterday She was Knocked
down and squeezed against the floor by the eleva-
tor. She received severe internal injuries and was
sent to st. Vlncents Hospital
THE NEW PARK COMMISSIONER AT HIS OFFICE.
General Viele visited the Office of the Park Com
missioners in Union Square yesterday morning with
his successor, James w. Powers, who was appoint
ed by Mayor Edison on Wednesday night. Mr.
Wales and Secretary Barker were introduced 10 the
new Commissioners; who after making the ac9u,aint-
ance of the clerical force drove with General Viee
through Central Park.
NOT ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN.
Theresa Merk and Fredericke Jager. ofGermany,
who arrived at Castle Garden yesterday. are to be
returned by order of the Commissioners of Emigra-
tlon fearing they may become n burden upon the
state or charity Mrs. Merk is ffty-nine years. of
age Miss Jager has two children but says That
she was never married.
CONTEST OVER PROFESSOR DARLINGs WILL.
John G. Boyd yesterday filed notice of retainer
in the surrogates Office as counsel for Mrs. Ameila
the late Professor William Darling Persons from
Iowa, Mr.. Boyd saws, who assert that they are re.
atons of Professor Darling, intend 10 contest the
will, and Mrs. Delacroex accordingly proposes to
oppose their claims.
THE LONDON EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS.
J.Picrrepont Edwards. British Consul at this port
is interesting himself special agent in the United
States on behalf Of the Council for the Exhibition
of Inventions of all Nations to be held in London
next May. Mr.. Edwards is now working 10 secure
the cooperation of the American Government. and
FOR the convenience Of exhibitors from this conn
try, the time for making applications Tor space has
been extended TO January II.
PROMOTIONS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
In accord with the Civil Service rules the follow
ing promotions were made yesterday In the Suiro-
gates Office James II. Tobin, recording clerk,
promoted assistant administration clerk, George l..
Belts, assistant administration clerk, to be as
sistant accounting clerk Johu II. Gunner, assist
ant accounting clerk, to be assistant probate
clerk Henry iorland, assistant probate clerk, to
be accounting clerk AusbOrn y. Dickinson, act
ing clerk of the SuUOgate's Court, TO be clerk.
WORK OF A BIBLE SOCIETY FOR MONTH.
The receipts of the American Bible Society last
month were S41 1873 81, and 1904 volumes were
issued from the Bible House, of which ! 1910 were
sent to the sOcetys 200 colportcurs IN nineteen
States. The managers have considered petition
from Brazil urging that measures be taken for the
revision OF DAlmcIda's Portuguese Version.
Wright OF London, has sent plans of the British
Foreign Bible Society for the revision OF FIguciTc-
dos version, aud "A copy Of the Chino-Corean Cos
pei OF Matthew, printed i'll Yokohama has been re-
ceiyed.