New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
NETWORK CITY.


Policeman Mullen, of the Second Precinct. was
dismissed from the force yesterday for DorroW-
ing dollar from liquor-dealer.
The annual parade Of the police force VII take IKE
MACE on Nav 81. Four battallons VIII mafch up
Broadway from the Battery to Union Square
The business failures in the last seven days as re-
ported to r. G. Dun d Co. number Tor inc Ohltea
States 203 and for Canada 10 as against no i"''
week.
Aftera brief funeral service at Police Head
quarters Yesterday the coffin containing the Dody
of Jantor Jacob Webb was taken 10 OreehWoOd
Cemetery followed by several carriages.
William Wilkinson. the well-known hotel man
ooer will be associated with MIR. Southgate IN Inc
management of the Long Beach Hotel tins season.
So will be also George Murray.
The Mayor Yesterday appointed p. Moynahan
and NJ j. Dougherty sealers OF weights and meas,
ures, and John Murray an inspector OF weights and
measures.
The Aldermen yesterday requested, d. the Police
commissioners to cooperate with the FIRE Commits
soners IN inspecting tenement houses III conformity
with an ordinance requiring the police TO report all
buildings without horoscopes
SEVEN YEARS FOR GRAND LARCENY
Horny FITZGERALD age twenty five, pleaded guilty
Yesterday to a charge of grand larceny and was
sentenced by Judge Cowlng to seven year. IN the
at ON NAV II of SIP, after knocking him down.
UNITED STATES BREWERS CONVENTION.
The twenty-fifth convention OF the United States
Brewers will be held at Terrace Harden, flIty1
Friday of next week. On Thursday a dinner will
be given and on FRIDAY there Will be an excursion
about the rivers and harbor.
.cor1rrrD OF THE MURDER OF jacob.
George KludeklauZ, who was accused OF killing
Aluni jacob after dispute at Concordia Hall on
fter trial in the Court of General Sessions. The
Coroners Jury decided that the killing was done in
self-defence but no was indicted Tor murder
"sANDY" sPENCERs WILL.
By the will of Alexander r. Spencer. generally
Lnovn as "Sandy" Spencer, filed Yesterday, his
entire estate is left TO Alexander G. Spencer, his
only child who is appointed executor and directed
20 nov the testator's sister Mrs. Martha NJ. Dey,
| $40 a week as long as she lives
ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO DROWN HIMSELF.
| simon Schiller, age thrty-fOur of No. 120 liar
| ,snn at Brookfyn, Jumped into the East River
| from the Idaho yesterday morning as the boat was
leaving tho Rooseveltst st. slip lie was rescued and
arrested hiIo on a charge of attempting to drown
| himself.
| EXPERIMENTS IN ACOUSTICS.
| The committee of the Real Estate Exchange made
series of experiments yesterday, assisted by Mr..
| Peter Never Mr. Seaman and other aucuoneers, 10
| endeavor to counterfeit the echo OF the building:
| Wires have been strung over the stands and
various sounding boards and pulplt-hke contriy-
| ances erected
DANGEROUS CoSDInoN OF AN ASYLUM;
The Juvenile Asylum for boys al, Eleventh-ave.
| o,d Ope-huIdred and Scv enty-SiXth-St. was re-
| norted unsafe yesterday by an examiner OF tho
bureau of Buildings. Excavations are being made
n Eleventh-ave which the examiner states will
moLa the structure unsafe and dangerous in n few
davs INSPECTOR DOench ordered superintendent
Carpener TO have the walls shorcd up and to place
supports under the building.
ups DoUFRTY SENTENCED FOR SIX YEARS.
Ionisa Doherty, whose husband was policeman,
vcas arrested at her home at No. 446 FOurth-aye,
several months ago. She had cut her own throat
ond that of her seven-yearOld daughter Lille She
had been drinking heavily. Both she and the child
recovered. jury disagreed on Mrs. Doherty first
tr;oi INT sbe was convicted yesterday of assault III
the first degree Judge COwlng sentenced her u
six gears in the Penitertlary.
SHARPLY CRITICIsING THE POLICE BOARD.
Tonis L Grant and Leo &. Dessar have written
letters to the Board of Police. stating that they
we're authorized to bring suits for the back pay OF
certain policemen and declaring that the aidavits
made by former pensioners 70 tne contrary ar
perrnittng the afdavits to be published before an
onportunity was given TO prove their falsity.
WILLING TO SUCCEED COLLECTOR RoBERTsoN.
tall stately man was ushered into Collector
: Robertsons Office at the custom hease Yesterday
| Polish Count. He said that he was an applican
for appointment TO anything from collector d0wl
TO that of messenger. Mr. Robertson expressed M
ra0rets that there was no vacancy Tor appointment
Int added that he could file his application and ap
near before the Civil Service Board at It's next SEES
i sion for examination
I SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA.
2 II will now be fit for the American people wh
| have been building their hopes upon naval paul
taking place within sight OF the coast, TO deman
, an eYDlanation of Mr.. Gladstone for imposing upO
l their credulity. The British iren-clad ran Can
ada like the corvette Garnet few days age, un
ceremoniously weighed anchor as soon as the creN
l had finished breakfast tsterday and went 10 sea
: nnder sealed orders. Inquiry at the British Con
snPs office did not reveal the destination OF IN
9 ship As she was last seen OH IRE lsIaho a9ou
noon IL is believed that she is on her way to Hall
fay This leaves the Russian corvette Strelok IRE
to go where she will without fear OF objection lr0l
English naval authority. She is still al anchor o.
West Twenty-thlrd-st.