New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-01

Constitution Club No. o. Madson-ave., 8 p. m.
Baseball match. Polo Grounds, p m, M No o,o East
GerDaD-American central Comunttoe, No -" >>A"'
Fifteenthst, p. IN.
NETWORK CITY.
Evening Card Party"-Either is correct.
At the Polo Grounds to-day there will be camo
between the kew-York League and Manhattan
College baseball clubs
About thirty young men who had passed the
Civil Service examinations were appointed pohce-
men on probation yesterday.
The arrivals of emigrants since January were
AZ 900 80 per cent Jess than last year the ar
rivals for March, %, 102, show decline OF "a per
cent.
Tho Roard of Excise Yesterday refused to grant n
license M No "a Cherry-st., on the ground that
every building in the block had beer shop or
liquor store.
The will of Inspector Thomas w. Thome was
6,ed Yesterday. IL is dated April 49, 1882, and be-
queathes all his property to his wiie' harriet v
fhorne who IL appointed executrix.
Columbus O'DonneI lselin, the banker Of No.
As Wa:st yesterday tiled plans az tae Buildlnss
TO cost $4,000
Mrs. Adelaide Gunther of No. Is West, Sixty;
fifth-st. slpp d on an orange peel on MONDAY ana
broke her right ankle in front OF No. 7e2 Ninth
ave.
Policemen Richard Ennis, of the MorisaDia squad
was awarded honorable mention by the Board OF
Police yesterday for rescuing two children from
drowning.
A fo,v friends of the Episcopal Italian Mission
have agreed TO offer somo presents TO the Rev. and
Mrs c. Stauder on the tenth anniversary OF their
marriage next Monday.
TuR puRANT CASE POSTPONED.
The hearing IN the Durant habeas corpus case
was postponed yesterday till Saturday morning,
/ rs Allen and LOOMS having reported that MI
Durant was too Ill with pneumonia 10 iea'e tho
house of his son.
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO 4 PASTOR.
Among the cergymen who viii go to the New
York Conference Tomorrow at Ioughkeepsie TO re-
-. ttaa Pow 1 n
of the Sevcnty-fIst Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. The farewell reception was held on Mon
day evening.
FAILURES FOR THREE MONTHS.
The business failures for the first three months
OF 1885, reported by X. q. Dun az CO., showed an
increase of 1862 in number and nearly SIX million
dollars IN liabilities over the corresponding quarter
last year. Tho increase for tho same period III Che
two preceding years was much larger In both re-
spects.
VIOLENT STORM OFF CAPE HArTERAs.
The sailing vessels which arrived yesterday re-
port having met violent storm on cape iieiteras
not serious Tho brig Keystone had her decks
swept by the heavy seas, and the ship Ciprlone
was completely submerged Mt times
MERCHANTS COZ @ TO ALBANY.
The Railroad Committees of the Senate and
Assembly have agreed to give the merchants of
TINS CITY a Joint hearing to-day Inc io'9%wng
Dunn, John CRIBS, James II. Dunham, j. H.
Weller, j. Howard Swectser, Martin |. Cooley, II.
IL. IOmpkIuS, ltlu Js H. l. MdItln
HouISG PIGEON FLIGHTS.
The old-brd season for 1885 opens this morning
W tn the countermarking III this city OF aboutfor
birds owned by Messrs. " ard ana lainDert,on OF
Newport, n. j.. for the journey from Philadelphia:
The start liz 10 occur Tomorrow morning, WIND ana
weather permitting. The distance. air line, ~ De
covered is about sixty-two miles.
TuE rovTINR INvEs lIGATrOv.
The Special Committee OF the Assembly to in
yesticatc the ronine isvstem of life insurance ar
rived here last night from Albany and has taken up
beadanar ers at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. IL con-
ssts Of Mcssrs Williams. OF Chautanqua Raines, of
Ontario; nerry of Fulton Greene. Of Orange:
and McCann OF Kings Frank IL. Harris OF Can
audaigua is stenographer The sessions VIII be-
GIN at o'clock to-day.
U.sTY PU- DixG CLUB EvTRRTAINMHHT.
The Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard College will
give an entertainment of private theatrcals IN the
theatre of the University Clno on the evenings OF
attained from DR.. f. NJ. Weld. No 2s4 West
Twen.Ieth-st: T. J. endell. No. 8 East Thirty
eigath-st.; X. ID. Winthrop, No. 3 Broad-s'; X. $:
MInturn No 40 Wal-sf.. and Arthur Brentano, Of
Breutano Brothers. in Union square.
CAMS At THg RACQUET CLUB
At the Racquet Court Club yesterday, r. J. Ira
vers heat r. W. Jewett i'll the sccJnd-class racquet
bandicaps. The score was 10. 10. l5 TO IL 8, 2.
w n. Giyn was to play Thomas Hitchcock in the
first-class handlcaps Mr. Hitchcock failed to APP
near however, and the game was given 10 Mr..
Gyn by default. To-day A. s. IhorP will play II.
S. Hoyt and &. H. Greene Will play w. /. Lawson.
CouRrEsIEs TO A PoREIGN MINISTER.
Collector Robertson YESTERDAY TccclVcu an order
from the Secretary Of the Treasury to have the
revenue cutter Grant in readiness Tomorrow to go
down the Bay TO meet the steamship Acapulco, for
the purpose of bringing up Chang, the Chinese
Minister representative Of the State Depart
ment will officially receive tho Chinese Minister
and take him to the Fifth Avenue hotel.
ACCUSED OF SELLING ADULrERATtD QUINISE.
Dr. James w. Birdsal. of No 215 Sixth-ave
was charged at Jefferson Market Court yesterday
with selling adulterated quininc pills The exami-
Il. / SeahurV of No
Platt st, was expelled from the courtroom for
prompting DR.. Edison in his testimony.
INSANE FROM EEysIrRLAs.
Drs Satteriee, Whybren, WEIGH and VANDERBILT
swore at the Jefferson Market Court yesterday that
Officer QuIglev, of the Seventh Precinct, was III
sane from erysIpelas when lie threatened on March
% TO shoot the bartender OF Wards Rrog shop in
Henry-st., for refusing to supply liquor to HIM and
the young woman who was with him.
OLDER CLOTHES WOULD Do as. WILL IN PRISON.
Curils's store at No. al Union Square and ordeccd
a SUIT OF clothes with the bill, amounting TO IS.
to be sent to him at No. 452 West Tweuty-third-st
He gave his pane IA George Lynch An American
District Messenger found Mr.. Lynch in bed but he
kept the clothing, and told tie messenger TO 20 TO
No. 925 Broadway and get q check for $0j. No
one knew Lynch there and the messenger returned
TO find Lynch and tho clothing gone Lynch was
arres ed ON Monday night in the Fifth Avenue
Theatre and demanded an examination yesterday
in the Jefferson Market Court
PENSIONS REVOKED BY THE POLICE BOARD.
The Board of Police yesterday revoked thirty
pensions amounting to about $40. 900, on account
of pending suits Tor sick pay. sixieen retired po-
licemen, who served twenty years, and are now
drawing pensions Of 5000 each, have brought suits
tor sick pay. In order to meet the increased de-
mands of pensioners The board recently sold a @
per cent bOad for $4,000 Of ths consolidated
stock of New-York City, payable in 1905. The
sum of 800 105 will be required to pay the PEN
sions for the first quarter OF 1855.
sNvAK THIEVES IDENTIFIED.
Two sneak thieves entered the house of Benia-
min Lewis at No. 80 I.afayette-aye.. Brooklyn, on
the evening of March %. and stole two overcoats
and an umbrella. MIR. Lewis gave chase, and when