New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-26
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The United States Illuminating Company mas
leased from Martin b. Brown the stores NOS 200
and Dos Futon-st. for four years at So. 600 ayear
William r. Travers. who has been seriously i'll, is
convalescent at his home, No. West Thirty
eighth-st., and expects to be out in few days.
Mrs Imoeene C. Falcs will speak before the Soci-
ologic Society on "Cooperation Versus Competi-
tlonp Tomorrow evening, In room "A, Cooper
Union.
DEATH OF A RICH OLD APPLE-WoMAS
Nellie an old woman who has sold apples nnd
cakes IN Castle Garden ever since IL was occupied
as an immigrant depot, died yesterday OF OLD age.
She Is said to have had large amount OF money
IN the bank.
ACTION BY THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE MANAGERS.
The Produce Exchange managers yesterday adopt
ed resolutions recommending that the Government
nurcbase Portage Lake and the Lake Superior snip
canal on the forms aud conditions set forth in the
roport of Colonel Poe. of the Army. in response TO
resolution of the Senate passed on April ~.
TIRED sEEgING WORK AND FINpiNG NONE.
Jacob Karlscin, young Polish shoemaker VINO
had not had employment for some time. swallowed
a ouantIty of rat poison yesterday III his room al
No "A Baxter-st and died later IN the day AT the
New-York Hospital. lie left lctter explaining
that he was tired OF gong about from Place 10
place IN search of work.
DISPATCH FROM soNNENTHAI-
Heinrich Conried Yesterday received from Adoli
Sonpenthal the noted German actor. cable dis
match of which the following Is translation:
farewell at Vienna truly grand. Emperor. Crown
Prince and Arch dukes present: Bremen immense
unnnv omenv This was sent from Bremcrhaven,
where Herr Sonnenthal took the stcaInshipioF New
York.
ARRESTED FOR SELLING FRENCH PICTURES.
Anthony Comstock yesterday caused the arrest
of Aibino Marc.lal OF No 500 BROADWAY for ex-
posing 20 view and selling french pictures AZ
The Toinbs Police Court Mare 'hil SAN tlat tno
mctures were merely the reproduction or those cx-
bihited at the Paris Salon and were Ia no way In
decent. lie was held Tor triaL
RECOVERY or GENERAL M'QUApE.
General .James McQuadc, Of Utica, who was adj
= Ninesusfg IIggDffal December
suffering from return of the maarious disease
contracted IN the Rebellion, IL now considered out
of danger several times since he went 10 the hos
ptal his life has been de'paircd Of but on Sunday
he was able to sit up in bed Tor the hrst time.
80 EVIDENCE or COLLEGE IRRIGATION
Secretary OF sS letter S ro Iron
gen. swiizerland Missing In Europe and said to
have partly emigratcd TO America; us name Is
Dcrnegeer At the same time he IL said 10 hayo
rad a heard. He left on May 4 or ., 1854, in
Hayrc. His name of ship Is not known
INAcrIoy or TuE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Mayor Grace Yesterday received a letter from
several residents Of the district BOUNDED by Nine
teth AID Niuety-seconi sts, iark, Madison ahd
Fifth avcs compini1ln got the condition OF Nine
tv-frsi-,t IL IL inhabitcd'by Italians almost en-
traiv who are housed il tcncmcnts, some families
occnpying only one room. Tic street 10 extremely
filthy Complaint had been made to the Board OF
Health but nothing had been done toward abating
the nuisance.
FATAL ENDING OF AN INSANE DIFFUSION.
| Frank ilauowitz while under the dclusIon that
he chasing hidcOuS animal from MS iooIl At
| No. IL East iiouston-s'., on Tuesday evening;
| umped through "A window IN the fourth story and
| landed upon E,s hack on the sidewalk. Both his
| legs and arms and "A nnmDer OF ribs were broken.
AMI his skull fractured. He died soon after IN ST.
| Vincents Hospital.
| USING A NOT POKER on HKR SISTER.
Eyaline Scott "a colOred girl. age eighteen. OF No.
| % Minetta lane. was convicted yesterday III tho
| Conrt of General Sessions OF burning her three
| vear-old sister Aida on the face and hands
with hot poker. The young woman had been left
.nyn Ia ~ hfpf
death of her mother aud said that her ttle sister
was disobedIent. The society for tho Prevention
| of Cruelty to Children caused tho arrest. Judge
| Cowing sent the prisoner to the Psntcntiary for
| two years and SIX months.
| HELD Pog SHOOTING A BRAKEMAN.
| When Mary DrapOc, VINO shot Henry Saunders, a
| brakeman. was taken to the Harlem Court yester-
day Clerk McAfec recognized her a. the person for
| whom Inc had written a summons directing Henry
/ Saunders to call ut the court last week: Tho prs
amer at that time told Justice Power that she had
been living at No. 1903 Third-ave. with Saunders
AZ his wife and that he had begun TO abuse her and
| threatened to leave her. She probably never
| served the summons. She was committed to await
Saundorss recovery.
| ROLLER SKATING IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
Twenty eight entries have been made for the six
DAYS g0-as-y Ou-please roller skating race at Madl-
| son Square Garden on sunday night. The carnival
will begin with a sacred concert by GmDTc's Band.
| There are also to be bicycle and polo matches and
| short distance races during tho week. The latest
entries include Frank Hart the coored pedestrian
| and roller skater; Eugene Maddox, the Name
| champion; John Irish, tho Leicester England,
cIampion Robert Fritz unknown; e. Walton, OF
| Boston, and Raymond Mayer
| NO FOOD FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
| John Mctiregor q poorly dressed laborer was be-
| fore Recorder Sniyth few days ago and pleaded
| guilty to having put his hand through tine window
OF w. NJ. Goodwin's shoe store on February 10, for
| the purpose OF stealing shoes. lie said 10 the Re-
| cOrdcr: d" | had been on: of work for weeks.
| work hard when have chance. | had not had
| any food for several days aud made up my mind
| fhaf geff snmelIpwO liza parla mn Ia
| inquiries and found that McGregor had not been a
criminal, aud gave him the light sentence OF six
| months in the Pcnitentary
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TENEMENT HOUSES
| Several master plumbers, among whom wero
| Mead x R0ssman, James Miner and James Arm
strong met at the Board of Health Yesterday to
| talk about the proposed removal of all vaults in
| the tenement districts. Sanitary Superintendent
Day, Chief Inspectors Collins and Morris and sew
eral inspectors took part iii the conference j. j.
| Powers, Inspector OF plumbing for the Brooklyn
| Health Department., also present. IL was
agreed that hopper closcts could be substituted for
vaults III tenement houses containing less than ten
families eaci and that for tho larger houses school
sinks were necessary.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST CORONER KENNEDY
| A committee representing the City and County
Undertakcrs' Association called on Mayor Grace
yesterday and complained of the meh ods of Coro
| ner Kennedy in his undertaking business. They
| complained that tho Coroner often removed 10 ms
place of business bodies which he was called on 10
view in hiS official capacity, and kept them against
the wishes of reiatg and friends of the dead ner
sons Undcrrakers who went TO Coroner Kennedy,
place procure bodies were compelled 10 paw from
$40 to $50 before they could gst the bodies They
asked that unclaimed bodies bo sent to tho MOrpu,
at bellevue Hospital. The Mayor sand that Ia,
would consider the matter.
| FOUND II AN OPIUM JOINT
Shortly before midnight on Tuesday Police Can
tain Brogau with Detective Reynolds aud Office
GIlgar raded what the captain suspected to be
gambling den on the second lloor at No. "A Clinton
place, over Leonard lianan lager-beer shop. Inf
stead of gaming shop they found it TO be- fal
opium joint. James White, the keeper, and fv
opium smokers found on the premises were arrested
IN ST 800 for maintaining an opium JOINT. OF tn
five smokers James bradford Of No. 81 F0urth-ave
and Joseph II. Allen of No. 2l0 Elizhbeth-st. wer
held in $500 each. The officers found ono lying