New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-22
NETWORK CITY.

All the agents of the Continental steamship INES
declared yesterday that there wond pc no 1urther
cut III the rates.
The Committee of Inquiry appointed by the New
York Free-Trade Club has reported that the Span
ish Treaty is opposed to tariff reform.
Customs Inspector Charles +. Kane was appointed
inspector of foreign rags by Collector hoperlaoh
yesterday.
The meeting of the Westchcster County Teach
ers' Association at the American Museum OF Nat
ural History, IN this city, VIII Dc hcIu On Satuuay
of this week at 10 H. III.
The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange
Yesterday talked over two hours about the re II,
irons between the Exchange nm, and the Cold ana
Stock Telegraph Company. The matter was re-
ferred back to the subcommittee.
RoBBING PARK-PLACE RI srAuRANT.
Burglars climbed through the fanlight over the
door of A. J. Rogcrs's AStOr Chop House, at No. u
Park-placc. last night. They walked ont through
the door laden with spoons and tableware valued
at $500.
sEABuRY BREwsrFR'S WILL.
Seabury Brewster, in his will. filed yesterday and
dated September =, 1884. wrote: 81 recommend
my immortal being TO Him who gave It and my
body To the earth TO be buried with little expense
or ostentation by my Executors
NFw BOARD OF TRADE OFFICERS.
The new directors OF the Board of Trade ana
Transportation Yesterday elected Ambr' Sc snow
prrsident eighth term Gardner H. Colby. George
/. Pcasc and James II. Seymour, ylcc-presdents;
Darwin X. james, secretary; John I. COOK
treasurer; Frank ;. Gardner assistant secretary
HELPING A rooH WOMAN WITH SIX CHILDREN.
Mrs Eva LOwrcy, whose husband Is sick IN
BELLEVUE Hospital. appealed 20 Inspector ByrneS
for assistance enc ANU mel FIi.ahnths
because she could not pay the rent. Yesterday the
inspector received check for SO from the en-
ployes of the Home Insurance Company, with the
request to give the money TO Mrs. Lowrey
FoRTNIGnTiY LINE TO LIVERPOOL.
An Arrangement has been made by the owners OF
the two steamers CITY OF Rome aud America to
form a fortuightly line for next summer between
Ncw-York and Liverpool. The sail ing days VIII be
Wednesdays from each port, ard return tlchGts
good for either steamer can be obtained from me
agents of the Anchor or tho National Line through
out he country.
FAvoRING THFIR owN ENsIGAGE MACHINES.
The fourth eusllagc congress met Yesterday az
No 81 Bcekman-st., the office OF tho NGW-l0rk
Plough Company. There were about hundred
farmers and a number of other persons present |
Five speeches were made about ensilare. three or
which wound mp with patents for sale Henry
c. Bowen was elected pres dent. The congres. ate
dinpcr las, ght at Dclmoulcos and viii continue
It's session to day
TRIBUTES 10 MRS. CULLUM
4 meeting of the "Causeries du Lrndi took
place on last Monday at the, residence oil Mrs.
n,ncr. ,,crr read paving tubuto 20 the memory OF
Mr.. George W. CulIum the late president ana tie
@te'nricp should still be continued although the
regular meetings will not begin until the autumn,
when president VIII be elected to All t"c vacant
chair.
SKATING ov TIE M,NHArrhN GROUNDS.
There was q large number OF skaters on the lc" IN |
the Manhattan Athletic Associations grounds az
4.
ihe souud of the swIit-gllding runners on the lee
Was he ,rd unri late IN the evening There was |
Lotiup race Of 100 yards AT ocOck when was |
won nv g. &. Walton. who broke the record by |
InaLing the distance III lOli seconds Charles RAN
came IN second
Mr. GoRR1vGE IMPROVING
icutrnnrt-C commander Corning" has been !
steadily improving for several days HIS phySi- |
cIuns do not permit HIM 10 sec any oi the numerous
friends who call daily To inquire about ms h''!tl'
nat they say that nc H. now entirely on OF danger
and viii ho sufficiently improved IN another week !
to see his friends.
HE CorroN EXCHANGE BCILpI>G SOLD
The members of the Coffee ENcIlug" who haye |
,,,.LrI Ia purrhlrp the present Cotton Exchange
LulIdng have DELAYED - long that II has slipped
from their grasp. The building WIS sold yesterday
Ia priygtc persons whose names are Withheld. IL
was stated that the price given was Flo',Oou,
- 600 less than IN" price asked and tlat 1t ~ 10
1r transferred 10 its new owners on May |, when
the Cotton Exchange Will occupy us ne" Oulidlhg'
COMMISSIONERS, ASKING QUESTIONS.
The Comms toner's of accounts have written To
the Mayor asking Tor ION as !" oii' tc
fnrn of The subpoena 10 be issued by them To COM
mel the attendance oi witnesses the form OF oath,
Whether witnesses cauattcnd with counsel, whether
tLr Comui ,,Ioncrs may employ legal or expert
as,i,taucc and how far tnc corporation Counsel
can be- rolled OH for legal assistance Inc matter
has been referred to the Corporation Coupsci.
RrirIsu SNIP GIVES TT ron Lost.
The British IRON .hp Grasscndale, which sailed
from here for shanghai with cargo "i ieli'd pc
tru.rum ON Nav H. ~ gwen up rs lost Shc was
,.nnrtrJ last seen on OcIobcr 30, about 800 miles
nom Shanghai. but Is supposed to have ioundered
IN a storm which occurred a few days iat'r' zap
INN Richardson commanded her. with crew Of
,hout twentv-cight men. The value OF the vessel
aud cargo was about $4,000, partly insured;
line ship was of 500 tons burden and was owned
by Lcyland \ Co., of Liverpool.
rur FR,NRIIN EDsoN LAUNCHED.
Assistant sanitary 'TPeIh%lSndeIt r ' yrs Ts9
.n; Major Bullard and DR.. Priest, of the Health
pcpartment Yesterday went 10 Lcarys shlpyard.
al 'pi the foot Of south sixthit, WILLIAMSBURG. to
see the new steamboat for the Board OF lieaith
from the stocks into the East RIVER Dr. Edson's
daughter Helen three years oid, lsped me name
Franklin Edson," and the Others caeered. Inc
stcnmboat will he ready IN March, and VIII cost
100000
WORK OF THE Park BOARD.
AZ the Park Board meeting yesterday letter
was read from Henry Bergh asking that drinking
fountain Tor horses be placed at the entrance 10
Central Park at Fifth-aye. aud Fllty-ninth-st lhe
matter was referred to Mr. Crimmins by the Board
Morris K Jesup wrote recommending an addition
TO the American Museum of Natnra! History. The
addition will cost. Mr., JeSnp sad, about Sloo.ooo
nnbhc school teachers who attend the weekly lee
,urcs at the Muscsm. The Board approved the
recommendation and arranged for conference TO
consider plans for the addition.
PREPARING TO BUILD THE AQrEnuCr.
The Aqueduct Commissioners yoesterday decided
to allow Jay Gould 1913 per acre Tor twenty acres
the new aqueduct. Fordham Morris, on behalf OF
a Mr. Eastwood presented bill OF Si,3iO ior
three wears lease of such of tine property OF his
client as will DC needed while the aqueduct Is being
bnilt or this amount $40 was council fees. The
commissioners laid the matter over. :. l.. NJ Bar
IoN declined to accept tho award of 200 which
the Commission had offered him for an easement
throueh his property. ". :. Wilson was appointed
purchasing agent al goo month.
AMERICAN DEVON CATTLrMEN.
The American Devon Cattle Club held its lrst
annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotter Sestot-
day. There were about thirty members present.
LANES buckingham, ofZancsyille, Ohio, turned over
t the club his records of Devon cattle III three vol
umes Mir. buckingham has spent twenty seven
years on the work, aud exclusive of his own labor
Il has cost hun %. 400 Tho club paid 70 that ex-
t.uf He alAo turns over to the club books manu-