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

mission Yesterday to deposit its library of 5000
volumes in the Columbia College Library building.
The Columbia College trustees conferred the 1 de,
gree Of Bachelor of Philosophy on hoiahd W. hoou
yesterday.
The Italian bark Vcrgine Della, which sailed on
"Wednesday, encountered gale on FRIDAY ana
sprung aleak She returned here Tor repairs yes
tcrday.
The J. NJ. Horton Ice Cream Company. Of this
city have received the order for ice cream for the
Inauguration ball Enough to supply 10000 guests
has been ordered.
DEATH DUE TO HEART DISEASE.
Iouis Kahn. retired manufacturer of underwear
living at No Al East Nneteenth-st, yesterday was
taken sick IN Broadway and died in the rubber tr
warehouse of HOdgman Il Co, NO 40o. his death
is supposed to have been due to heart disease.
UNUSUAL WISDOM IN THE EXCISE BOARD;
The Board of Excise yesterday sent S0O.8lo 70
the Controller the fees refeSen d iOd W sent NJ
the money to-day so that we sbai not Dc suspcctou
of taking it to Washington with us"
PRINCETON ALUMNI DINNER.
The annual dinner of the Princeton Alumui Asso-
ciatIon will be held at Delmonlco's on Match ~
Tho college glee club will be present. Inc ad-
dresses will be made by representatives. OF otheI
graduates.
cTApIN HOME ANNIVERSARY
The twelfth anniversary, of the Chapin Home ior
the Aged and nrm WI be ceeora.cn tis
between Third and Lexington aves. Brief addresses
will be made by clergymen of various denoiniha-
tions, and there will be music.
VERDICT IN THE SNOWFALL MURDER INQUEST.
The Corouer's jury in the case of young Patrick
Ducan who WIS shot at pier No. !, North RIVER.
last "Wednesday by John ". Rnbright, a canal-boat
captain Yesterday gave a verdict against the cap-
tain VINO was committed to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
OFFICERS OF COLLEGE SOCIETY.
The Clioniap Society of the College of the City OF
New-York Yesterday elected the following officers:
President, Abraham l.. Fromme; vce-pTesideht'
William j. OShea: rccrding secretary hdwaId :.
Bradley; corresponding secretary, Eugene sond-
helm; treasurer, n. ObeDdorfcr; Librarian, Alex
ander Abrams editor, Isaac +. Moritz
THE GRAND JURY FOR MARCH
Judge Gildersleeve yesterday opened the March
term of the Court of General Sessions, ana admin
istered the oath to the new Grand jury. W lliam
j. seabury, the Librarian of the Bar Association,
was appointed foreman. Judge Glldcrslceye SAID
that there only fifteen prisoners IN thc lomDs
In whose cases indictments had not been found.
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE BY ALDERMEN.
Tho Board Of Aldermen yesterday was IN session
only short time Clerk luomcy wa, detaihca i,"r
President sanger. who is acting Mayor IN the abb
scncc OF Mr Grace, presided. Invitations TO review
Irish societies on ST. Patrlcks Day were accepted,
and then the Board adjourned
PLATT CONVICTED or ABDUCTION.
August Platt the keeper OF low dive at No. IL
Chatbam-st., was convicted Yesterday before ne. ne,
fifteen. Platt is said 10 be- worth S2oo.ooo. MS
counsel John ID. Townsend asked ioI his discharge
on the ground that the gIrl went 10 hls place vol
untarilv The Recorder denied the motion and the
case was submitted without any evidence on the
part of the defence. PIatt was Ieinahded ior sch'
tence.
FISH CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS MEETING.
The Executive Committee Of the American flsh
Cultural Association was held yesterday IA the
office of +. &, Blackiord. George Shepard Page
preslded IL was voted To hold the next annual meet
ing in Nashir gton on May and o. Professor o.
Brown GOode. of the National Museum Wa'hing-
Ton. r. Edward EaIll, of the Smithsonian Instr
tuition; and Colonel Marshall Mcdonald, OF the
United States Fish Commission, were appointed a
committee of arrangements
A FARMER ~ TROUBLE OVER CIDER BEASDY.
Philctus Kortrlght. a rich farmer of hysenike,
Ulster County was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Marshals smith and Bible aud was brought TO this
city and taken before toirmissioner ohelds, on n
charge of not entering sales OF cider brandy, as
titled by him. on the books required by law to be
kept Tue complaint alleges several small sales and
there are said 10 be other caSe. Kortright was ad
mlted 10 bail InS2 800 and tho case was adjourned
10 March q, to give eX-AttofncY-GcncrIl SchOOn-
machcr, the defendants counsel, opportunity to
return from W Washington.
srApLER GETS rlvE YEARS.
William W. Stadlcr, convicted IN the Court of
Over and Ierminer Of presenting fraudulent
claim of s.. 900 insurance TO the Royal Insurance
COMPANY for insurance an alleged stock of hair
goods and essential oils burned in August last was
sentenced yesterday by Justice Barrett to five
years IN the State Prison. Justice Barrett cx-
pressed regret at seeing man oi the prisoner
mental capacity in such position. lie considered
the matter deliberately planned. and thought that
Stadlef should hold himself fortunate in having
esCdptu All luuiNlHiNHt i"i "''h'
LARGE ICEBERGs AT SEA.
The North German Lloyd steamship Neckar
which arrived from Bremen yestt rday, had stormy
weather severe squalls and tremendous seas ali the
way over On Thursday. in latitude 100 27 north
longitude 40 81 west, she passed iceberg
about seventy feet high and quarter VI mile IN
lngth. There many smaller bergs to the south
of H. On the same day, fifty miles inrthcr
west another largo iceberg was passed; ana after
eighty miles third large iceberg was seen. Such
large iccbcrgs far TO the southwark at tins
surprised tie captain.
CITY MISSION WORK.
The City Mission, of No. 80 Bible House. reports
for February fifty city missionaries, 30l Gospel
meetings with an aggregate attendace of AZ OF
persons 50,Sll tracts, books aud papers disrIb-
uted 41Sl volumes loaned from the Peoples Lii
braries 5Sl6 visits made to the sick and poor and
needy ll5 temperance pledges obtalaed and 4Ol
families relieved with food, medicine, clothing and
other supplies The receipts for the month were
$3, 112 20, the payments Sl,2l2 40.
No DANGEn TO THE BIBLE FROM PAIR CRITICIsM
"A naner by the Rev Dr. Macarthur Of raiyarv
Church. was read before the Baptist ministers yes
terday IL presented the value Of the Old esta-
ment for hOmIletic use and the reader did not CON
sider that higher criticism, If devout, could njuro
the sacred writings. Mere destructive criticism,
he regarded as requiring only the lowest order of
talont Ii was that OF the child, an idiot who
if turned into "a museum for an hour would destroy
more thar Raphael could accomplish in a life
| time.
TuIgTY-FoUR BODIES AWAITING FIRE
The crematory and chapel on Mount OlIyet L. L.
would have been completed before this time had the
walls not been blown down by the gale on JaHunry
| H. causing damage of 50 800 Dr. j. d. UcIipIess
superintendent of the company SAID yesterday that
1t was expected to have the crematory IN operation
| on May l. In vaults IN this city aud its vicinity
are thirty-four bodies awaiting the tire. The com
pany has imported from Italy number of urns and
vases for the preservation of ashes, which are on
exhibition at the Oice III the Morse Building
HARLEM HOUSES BRING FAIR PRICES
The sale ut auction of the Bijou Theatre, adver-
tised for yesterday, WIS postponed until next FRI
day. Richard " iiarnctt made sales at fair prices
of dwelling property in Harlem. No. 1862 Third
ave- was sold for S2l 100 to Max MAYER and the
adjoining house for S33, 200 to james King Nos.
2,l55 and 2,262-22Gs Second-aye were sold for
$34 45O for the five houses. Three houses in First
ave.-Nos. s54-S5S-wcre disposed of for S57 900
No. 234 West Twenty-fourth-st. was bought by
John Brown for $l4, 500.