New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-10
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-lORh VII.
George r. Preston Of W. K preston TO-. .s Wae
elected member OF the Co''oh HA'"""s' '''''
day. -, ,o,;,,o. h;s nov ling
trated lecture on London, at ChlcKerhg iia'i 'o-
morrow, Wednesday p,u,h
The directors of the Lyccum Theatre. al r our. IN
ove and twenty -fourtE-s'.. have mortgaged tne
bWidinr for S24 900 payable III SIX years. Johh o.
Ellis made tie adVahce' III,
Aman. dressed like a laborer. was Killed oy 7
locomotive in the railroad yarp b a WAS mansled
Tnlrtieth-st YESTERDAY. Ills "oe' w
beyond recognition. , .ao,
The County Democracy Aldermen yes,ei1iaa
asked the Mayor to Try 70 nae Gnptah Stotinn
placed in command of the Guy Han oiioo S'"''''
Mr. Grace promised to do SO. II,
Harry Fu,s age sxty-four OF NO. ~ F0urth-
ave was ran over by the horses OF Seconua Nv,
Car at Sixth st. yesterday Ills iisht sho"'uoi ""'
disocated ,,.,,
II Rropd and Otto Evans were arrested yesterday
an tho steamer Oregon and detained as witnesses
against William ROuscher. the mate Oh inc snip l.
+. Chapman. a
Alderman Morgan wants an ordinance adopleo
rrobibitIng minors from entering skating rinks ui-
less with parents guardians, and rom nslh i
roller skates on any pavement PARK vi ''noi pun
lie place. >, .,. o,.,s
Two more charges were made IN inc bureau OF 'Ie
SnecIaI Agency at the Custom House yestefuiy.
+ ~ Cummings and Duncan Is. Harrison VINO
Dyere Included among tie fraud roll employees
Mere transfe,red in the same department aud made
inspectors of customs.
UNFIT To HAVE CHARGE or CHILD.
An intoxicated man, who had boy barely Two
wears of age at tracted the attention OF broadway
1oliceman at Chambers-st. yesterday. ne nIan
gave his name as Jonn Williams, put Ieluseu w saa
a%vthine about the child. Williams was locked
nn and The how was sent to Matron Webb at Police
Headquarters.
FURNITURE At AUCTION. ~
An auction sale of the furniture Of the house NO.
go Fifth-avc was held Yesterday by Robert son e5-
Vile The mouse and iurniture belonged to ;. !.
Avery He has removed to the upper Par' OIL .ne
city and his former home TO be nse Tor business
nurnoses he sale Inc uded some choice specimens
OF artistic furniture.
FUNERAL OF CHARLES 4. WHITNEY;
The Rev. DR.. Theodore A. Eaton. OF 81 Ciements
Church. read the funcra services over me Dolly oI
Charles A. Whitney IN the Church oil the icaNeny
Rest Yesterday Delegates from Name Louse,
f. a. attended the tnoerai nne G n'ssas1.
was at Iarrytown III the sleepy hoho" N'"'''''''
There were no pail-beareis.
MAILS t. AND PROM CnINA.
The steamship City of New-fork arrived az Sah
Francisco on sunday with mails from emma ana
Lamar The next mails to China aud Japan VIII
Leave San Francisco by the CITY OF New-iork on
March 49, Letters for this may be sent from New
York up To and inciuaing Match - d. ~ lie
RrNuMBFRiNG HOUSES.
The Aldermen Yesterday passed an ordinance pro-
yiding for the REMEMBERING OF All houses ~ inc
citv In directs the Commissioner of Public Works
- have the number of each house placed on the
frame or tTansom OF the front donr III such way
and of such size that ~ can De ictlIly ois'i"-
on
IxJrgrp ny FALLING DOWN STAINS.
Janitor Webb las been suffering from danger
ous illness in his rooms AZ Police Headquarters ior
ses ~ Erookivn went To VISIT him Yesterday and
fell on the stairway leading TO the cantor ro9nS
and rolled headlong t. the bottom Oh the i%ng
flight. Her lace was cut anu e"O i' ~
severe bruises
pEAYFR-MtETINGs MAT CANNOT BH iAiiAIFp'
The Rev Dr. Vassar read "A criticism at the meet
ing OF the baptist hiniSteis yes, -" anJ ia
Improyeinenis" lie thought that the fuiton street
PRAYER meeting il mimitablc, aud that the Beecher
and Ialmagc prayer-meeiIhgs were unecu WIN d."
iudivIduaIsis which made their success.
vot-xc AID R,rFTooTHD IMMIGRANTS.
Anton Christlansen and his brother Carl age nine
aud seven, respectively wrr" passengers on ne
steamship Uekla, which arrived yesterday. lhoN
had co.e from Denmark alone and were gong ~
their parents III Maryland. IEey were thlniy clah
and barefootcd. Mr.. Sorcnsen. OF Brooklyn; ,ur-
nIshed each of them with par OF SHOES hnd theS
went on their way with warm hearts ana warmer
IN MEMORY OF POLICE CAPTAIN.
The notice inspectors and captains held meeting
Yesterday to pass resolutions on the death ot Cap
lam Cherry of the Eleventh Precinct. Inspector
Murray and Captains EakihS, Moua,, ormony a,Ia
Kllilea were appointed to have tne resolutions
engr0,sed and TO consult the family III regard 20
the attendance ol members OF the iofco NJ INC
funeral on lhursday
FALLING IN A FIT At SCHOOL.
Annie Harvey age nine. whose parents live at
No ia East Sixty third-s had an epIleptic ht,
lasting four hours. in oil the class Ioou's OF
Grammar School No. "a about SIX weeks ago.
While she was entering the school building vcster-
day size had another fit aud fell on Tie stars re-
ceivIng a severe injury. She was taken to the
Prcsby terian Hospital
p.tNrrRs Al WORK ~ THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Those who have had occasion 10 20 to the dingy
quarters of the Special Agency. at the Custom
House IN the last four years; must nave been
broom sweeps clean" Painters and kalSomincrs
had invaded the room, torn up the carpets removed
the desks and chairs in the middle OF the rooms
and covered them MP with cloths put dozen
scrapers at WORK on the walls aud ceilings, and
buddled together a nnDdred 81 more cans aId buck
cts filed with kalsoinne ana pant.
GOOD DETECTIVE WORK.
Charles SbIpley. an assistant TO ii. Hannibal. Of
No. 81 Sullok-st, All electrician was arrested on
Sunday bv Detective Heidelberg for stealing a gold
walch AID chain valued at $500, the property al
Mrs William Bryce, who lives at No. 40 West
Fifty-fourth-st. ShIpley helped his employer to
put some electric wires in MIR. Bryces house on
February l. The watch was missed the next day
and the young man arrested, but aftcrward
released The detective learning that SIMPLIFY hah
been arrested several months ago 90 charge Oh
stealing horse, arrested Shipiey again. ihfouRh
a grog- shop keeper he recovered the watch from
pawubr6kcr Shipley was held for trial under
81, 900 bail at tho lombs
JAMES SCOTT BURIED.
The funeral of James scott, OF the hrm OF
William Scotts Sons, No. Ill Wall-st.. was held al
the Calvary Church in FouIth-ave. yesterday. The
Rev. Dr. Henry Y Saterlee. assisted by, tho Rey
| MIR. Nickerson, oflicated. Bishop WI liam ID.
| Walker, of Dakota, was IN the sanctuary. Mem
beers of the Importers and Grocers' Exchange. the
| Downtown Club, the New-Ysrk Yacht Club, the
| American Jockey Club, the Union Cub the Union
| League Club aud the Alumni Association Of tine
| New York Free Academy attended the services The
| all-bearers were Joseph j. UDonOhue, +. NJ
| Ketchum Charles A. Walsh. John Linslcy, "a. Van
| Horn stuyvesant, j. Bowers Lee. Gustave Am
senck and William Parsons. Tho burial was in
| Trinity Cemetery.
| OFFICERS or sOROsIs.
The following officers OF SorOsis were elected yes
terday President, Mrs j. T.. troly; presidents
| Mrs. Phebe A. hanaford NJ. H. Thomas, II. M
| Farnsworth aud X. A. Morse; recording secretary
Mary "A. Newton; corresponding secretary, f. ID
| Mott; treasurer, Sarah W.. Van Horn; musica
director. r. q. Courtney; Esecntiye Gommltiee
| M NJ BerRhnz and Anna A. Smith; chaiImcn O