New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-03
NETWORK CITY.

pass the bill exempting honorably discharged lsol-
diers and sailors and exempt hrenen from the pro-
VISIONS of the Civil Service act.
Plans for q S07 new buildings were filed In 1884,
the estimated cost being ~ | 46l POS There were
2,IG0 plans for alterations 10 buildings W oo''
~, 659. 532..
Tho Aldermen Yesterday gave to the now avenue
alongside of tho Grand Central Depot the name
Iibbard-avc., after man who has been III business
III the vicinity for forty years.
INCREASING THE SAFETY OF A THEATRE.
Inspector Esterbrook Yesterday informed lessees
of tho Comedy Theatre that fire-escapes must be
erected in the front of the building, and that a
brick wall must he butt between the auditorium
aud stage
CUSTOM HOUSE, UNDERvALUATIoY.
Special Agent &. n. Brackctt yesterday was be-
fore The Commission of Inquiry Mt the Custom
iIouse and gave evidence in regard TO tho dctcc-
tion and conviction of those charged with
smuggling and undcrvaluaton in the last two
years. Acknowledgements Joseph BiSlh was also
examined
rIcENsps REVOKED BY THE EXCISE BotRD.
| The Board of Excise yesterday revoked tho
license held by Daniel Murphy, of No AS West
seventeen hist. Police Captain McElwaln ana sew
| cral policemen swearing that the shop was resort
| for thieves and cx-conyicts Tho Board also re-
voked the license Of John Bonner Tor NO. ooo
Pearl-st.
w,RvED AGAINST AN IMPosroR
letter was read to the Baptist preachers ycstcr-
day from Charles y. Kellogg. of the Charity Organ
izitiop Society warning them against Andrew };
Beattle who calls himself Baptist minister and
who was endeavorIng To collect money and cloth
inQ lie has a letter from the Rev. John B. COOK.
of Greeley, Col, which Mr.. Kellogg says Is iraudu-
lent.
ASKING CAPTAIN RYAN's REMOVAL.
Several citizens from the Twenty-hrst Police Pre-
c>1ct El1htcopth Ward asked the Mayor Yesterday
to hayc Police Captain RYAN removed. Jhey sad
abusiye language toward citizens anu has USED MS
influence Improperly AZ elections. he Mayor SAID
that the Police Commissioners shou'd dispose OF INC
matter
THE STRUGGLE FOR GEoGHEGAN's ESTATE.
The names Of two persons were snbniitted tn Sur
ruga'e Rollins Yesterday. one each by Nelson ).
Waterbury and Charles ~tcclscr. that the surrogate
might cot one n the special administration on IN"
estate of owen GcOghcgan, in the sIuabble oyer hls
property. mad. hy his se-styed wtapw & Pm
aud her child Mary. and by bis sisters Sirs. Ryan
and Mr'. Mckinley.
MI KING AG,IN FoRrMAN or Tnr GRtND JrGT.
Recorder SMITH prcudcd yesterday n Part l.. Of
the Cnurt # General session, aud appointed Oliver
4 King foreman 81 the Grand jury. Mr. King,
who il secrrtsy Of the Union Cub has probably
been foreman OF moro Grand Jnri's than any other
by the judge, and clerks.
suor nr- voruER INSTEAD or MS BroTUTR.
Thomas and Daniel sheridan qn9rtrll"i at No.
4f3 Fast Fiftecuh-st. yesterday, and Thomas drew
revolver. Ineir mother got out Of bed aud
placed herself between them just m time 10 inter
cent bullet winch lodged IN her breast Mrs.
sheridan was taken TO Brleguo Hospital. and
Thomas in the Iogkyiilo Police Court WAS held
without bail
nrGiN~iNG or 4 NEW PAsToRATF.
Siyth-st.. near Aycuuc-b. has a new pastor the
Rcv William II. Rice. Tor five years pastor of the
First Church of Phlladeipha. He preached his
fret sermon on sunday. Tho congregation num-
hers 900 and n has hceu organized for thirty years
Inc ncG pastor met with marked success iu his
work ~ Philadelphia
rur CHEAPEST OCEAN VOYAGE YET
On Wednesday, Pilot Thomas Morley, of the
pilot boat Hope took ont the North German Llovd
steamship Vera: Thomas Connor of the Phap-
TOM took out the Cuuard steamship Payonia. and
- -IfY... nil, -,
took ont the French Line steam. hip Canada. ON
account of the rough weather they could not Ice
taken of bv the .tation-boat at sandy Hook. and
went on 10 Europe.
eur CABLE HALLWAY CONFUSION.
Tho commissioners appointed by The General
Term OF rhr ~uprrmc Court 10 determine whether
consrut should be given 70 toe Now-York Cable
Railway Company To- construct cable railways
The twcnty-niuc routes fixed bv the Rapid Transit
Commission appointed bv Mayor Edison. met yes
ferdiv in the Governors room. As the room is
undergoing repairs the commission adjourned to
February /. Every ono Interested Will be given
hearing.
ur"IvG NEW LODGING HOUSE roR WIZ.
The Sanitary Aid ~ocicty of the Tenth Ward met
IN The toIlcqc of the CITY Of NcW-York yesterday.
The Commit ce on Lodung-IIouses has secured the
hullding No. DoycrS-,t.. a. Il lodgne-housc for
through the efforts of the society 1t Is proposed
10 compel each lodgcr to tnko bath and wear
clean night-shrt. General Webb. was made treas
nirr aud Henry Navel financial secretary. rhco-
dnrr Roosevelt and James VI. Brown were elected
directors, and the latter WAS chosen as yice-prcsi-
dent.
Tur rnrss CLuR RECEIVES MGR. cArrI.
The New-York Press Club gave n reception yes
tcrday II It's rooms No. 100 Nassau ST., to MOnsIg-
nor Camel II" was welcomed by President Cum
ulngs and spoke Of tho power of the press aud the
great advance which II has made and il steadily
making ~ educator of the people. He also
spoke of the great army of journalists IN this aud
al her cities AID HE poor provision made for them
ms Trey grow old. and then sketchcd briefly tho
provision made for snch cases III London and other
cities of Great Britain. Many newspaper men were
present.
FUVER,L or DIR. JANIS o. SMITH.
The funeral of DIR. james Owens Smith was held
Yesterday 10 his home. No. 81 CiInton-plac The
Rev. DR.. w. X. Huntington aud the Rev. DIR.
George +. Nelson OBLIGATED. Among those present
were John AucnncloSs j. &. Bacon, Chief-Justlce
Charles =. Daily, cx-jndge Arnonx, George Rhine
lander ID. r%hrdS w. T. johnson Dr. Hail.
ration Counsel Lacomhe john OI'rIen. A. l.. Cur
il-, Henry Ogden, Dr. F 4. Putnam G. Mario, IiaT-
t. Crawford, TAYLOR Hoffman and W. n. Douglass.
The burial was 1T Trinity Cemetery
RoBBrD ~ Bovp-sT.
Fergus G.. IIearne. halter of No. IL Rapelyca-
ST., BROOKLYN while walking In Bond-st. nj q. M.
Yesterday. he was set upon by two men and robbed
1nc Knocked hun down while the other picked his
pockets The fgh ing partner escaped. The thIcf
reStcd At Jefferson Market he said that he was
Martin Connolly. of Brooklyn, salesman, age
tweuty-sx. The money was not recovered. but a
knife taken with it was found. He was held.
CAUGHT WHILE ROBBING CHURCH.
When LuIgi Martina. the aged assistant sexton
of St AIMS Roman Catholic Church. In East
Twelfth ST.. wont to look after the fires yesterday
he found u thief. Martina locked the doors and
called sexton Lyme. who saw that $50 had been
stolen from the office desk. Tho poor boxes had
becn dcspoed of $50. The thief was captured AS
he was trying to get through the chapel TO Eley-
enth-st. The stolen money was found In his peck
cts lie said that he was Robert Meden, of Flat
busll-ave., Brooklyn.
ITALIANS FIGHTING WITH KNIVES.
Two Italians, one Of whom carried hand organ,
met at Spring and Mulberry sts. yesterday and en-
gagged in fight with knives. acknowledgements
Langan and l.iston took them to Police lieadquar-