New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
NEW-YORK CITY.

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NEW-YORK CITY.
MI and Mrs. George ). Knight appear in "Qyer
| the Garden Wall at the Theatre Comique, Har-
| lem. tins week.
| The commission which was appointed to readjust
the salaries of the employees Of the Custom House
finished It's work IN the fifth division yesterday
The wind travelled 1,24J miles last week, ac-
cordinR to Professor Diapers observations IN Cen
tral Park, and the mercury ranged from 210 to ~
| The steamship Edith Golden. bound for Kings
| ton, after passing Sandy Hook returned owing TO
slight arrangement OF her machinery.
The Rev. John I. Vine. of England, will conduct
daily ovangelistc services, Saturday evening cx-
cepted, during the month IN tho Trinity Bdptlst
| Church, i'll East 55th-st-
The funeral Of George c. Allen took place yester-
day at the house Of his sister, Mrs. Amos 1cnney,
No. 81 MadlsOn-ayc The services were conducted
by the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst.
TIRE TRIRCNE has received through Grace ID.
Wheeler Stonington. Conn. SIP for the Frcsh-Air
Fund also $50 from Brooklyn, part OF the pro.
ceeds OF parlor falr
SLIGHT FLAMES II LARGE onURcH.,
A defective fine in the new church OF the P&ulIst
Fathers Nintl-ave and Flfty-ninth-st., was nearly
the causc of a disastrous fire yesterday, Some OF
the woodwork was igHited, but the, lire was ex-
tinguished before much damage had been DONE
SHOE DEALERS CONVENTION.
Under O call issued by retail shoe dealers OF
Ncw-Iork and Brookly lyn. retailers from the coun-
tween February 10 and ! 3 TO form National Re
tail shoe Dealers Association.
A. GoLDsMnH'S AssrTs AHp LIABILITIES.
Adoph Goldsmith. dealer in jowelry at No. 3S
Maiden Lane, has filed tho schedules IN his assign
meHt 70 Herbert G. Mckinney, showing liabilities
$177.Sd6 81; nominal assets, T222Oi0 49, aud
actual assets. $13s7O 90.
the wINAN's DIVORCE CASE.
The suit of Alice Winlns for O'F,cifc for divorce
frorl Ross K. Nmaus was cOl timed Yesterday ar
the house Of tho plaintiff. Mr Choate subjected
her 10 searching Tc-crosS-cNGinlnation lteT tes-
tumoay remained the same as IN the direct oxaml-
nation.
THE QUEEN STILL STRANDED.
Late last evening stoamiug reached Quaran-
tine from the National Line steamship / he Queen,
stranded on the Sou,hweat SPIT IN the lower bay
and reported that the steamer had not yet be"n
moved on account Of the heavy northeast swell
she lies easy, aud has not oeen damaged 80 lar G5
known.
STARTING FOR his MISSION ~ PERSIA.
Tic now Minister to Persia, Frederick II. Win
e'1n, Of Chicago, nccomncnlcd by ms son, who
Nl act a. his secretary and the Baron Won SchleT-
brand his draRoinan, sailed on ne Aula9la a. ioi
Liverpool Yesterday. ine CIV sohcil0I OF Cht-
cago slr WustoLs eldest sou, WAS down To see
the party OH.
PtWNING MS CLOTHES FOR L1Q~or.
Frank ke,tna,.a musician oi No. 80 second
ST. p.Wuod hI, uycrcnat On Friday might
Tor % 90 and rot drlrk with ~" money. lie was
fou1f ,nsib. rul l.f uudrcs.sd in thc base
urut oi No. l9- Src,Ld-sf. yes crday. When taken
t. Br.lctuc Ho,1ua 10 was found that hs s'nll
Wa, htcjurcd and The surgeons sad that lie could
not recover
uEirArING \ ErPogT or CIVIL SERVICE.
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Service, Commission was ~ tNe FiithAvrlur Hotel
yesterday. Toa TWsr>E rc". rtrr d. sail that his
NIsIt had to do largely VIII personal matters. The
Commission D. D'" cAl'-cd 40 preparing ~ annual
report. An examination ol candidates for the
Customs service will BE- held Ia thi, city on
February -
cu.lGrp wrrU ADrfrrEtTING W'IT.
On complaint Of sanitary Inspector lsham of the
Board ~ Health. t1. following ml l.E dealers were
held for trial each on $500 hmi m 'ne Ess,N
Market Court Yesterday for aduitcrafng milk
AOI.f ilclb' Nu 1ll DrirurY-st, lrtte Juu"r
Viz. So. 2UI It..r.y-st.. N.e.Dl.. EuLi, NO. III
Hiymgt gtou-st and Frederick iost. No. - Orchard
8t.
NTW Tf~CrrIC DrHGNTCRF HoVrs.
Tho American Electric Manufacturing tompauy
has ad pfed 'Ae L,b-ntui. scheme a. th" best ono
Of conducting the business 81 CONSTRUCTING central
stations thrfu ;uDut the country aud keeping the
control with t.r plseGt company At4t. Iic.4lcut
Goa 4a, been h.dor-cd ia th, p.au bJ his company.
III" bonds aIc si1 pDr cent Invest mont security,
paying scmI-aruudl dividends from July l.
rur MoyIror-M~Rrurtc rrGur
Tho panoramic Wow Of the la'tlc between the
ironciads Monitor and Mcrrmao, now on exhibition
ia tac Icw 1aiGug a. Nanspa-aF,. aud iltty
uInrh--t., has been attract constantly Inc.fN.Lg
numbers o. spectators during the week; 10 has
mon and s piorouutrl r.'nar'.al r correct as por-
Tayal Of that famous marine contest.
PoucfNrN EXAMINED FoE ProNorigN.
Tho following policemen were examined ycst~r-
day hy Inspector Eyrnes Tor promotion: For scr
g,ants-Round-men Cornoiu- Reed, Tweuly-hfth
Precinct; Patrick C0itoy ond Patrick Green. lwcu-
cnct: William CainSr, Tenth District Court
William Hogan, Detective Hogan and George -.
Chapman, Iw.ujy-uIuth Precinct and Bernard
Camll. For Captan5-Scrgc4ut7 D0uald Grant
Fifteenth Precinct, aud " William Hughes.
THr BIC FEFNCH BALL
A. the annual ball Of the CcTcc IiaaCai5 d, Pllar-
inouio tomorrow night theie will Joe fancy dancing
contests. Partisan uovctIcs ard surprises displays
OF French costumes. taDicius marches, comic imi-
tations and c;.riciturc-, all in the Academy OF
Music and Irving and Nilsson lallA There viii Ice
+hrcr trchcstras and prca'ly engaged merry
makers to create grote,quc fun. Tho decorations
ar. be international, the supper ia oiriC and
concert will mcccdC thc regular opening OF the
ball which IS announced for O'Clock. The boxes !
and great number of ticket, have been sold, ndi-
eating The presence of a large number OF people.
A Nrw SUMMER GAEDES.
Ncw-YoTk will have "A new Central Park Gar |
den next summer. The Manhattan skating Rink, |
which covers the entire block bounded bv Fifty |
nnth-,t., Eiphth-aye., Boulevard ana Sixtcth-st.
will be- converted into q summer garden. Prone |
uadc concert VIII be given there every evening !
during the summer by an orchestra Of sixty !
musicians under the direction of 4. N"ucndorf. The /
large hall, with u ground floor of about $1,000 !
squarc feet will b. converted INTO palm house |
with rustic arbOrs, fountains. flower beds, otc, !
while the gallery, which y largo cnOn2h 10 seat /
about 800 people, viii be decorated with Owers,
ferns and shrubs.
BEOOKLYN
Mayor Whitney stated yesterday tha he had not COM.
rlctcd list 0f ClvII Service Commissioners
Benjanln Frauklins birth viii he celebrated by tho
literary society bearing his by dinreF at the