New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
NETWORK CITY.

Ct bnrst Yesterday. Annie Roberts, dish washer,
was scaded severely by the escape OF steam
Edwin ID, Mead will read paper on John Fiske
this evening at the library room oil All Souls
Church in West Fort y-eighth-st.
Sarah C.. Holenbeck. coiored weman, died yes
terday Mt No. 100 CntOn-st. She was sald 10 DC
nine three years old and was born In this CITY,
The Fifth Avenue Stage Company have put three
big white bob-sei chs FIfth-aye. bel ween f0ur-
teenth-st. and Flfty-ninth-st. The hve-ce"t iaro
charged makes them extremely popular.
new group has Just been placed on exhibition
at the Eden Musee. 1t .reprcssnts Ferdinand az
Iesseps explaining 10 two of his children the ad-
vantages OF the Panama Canal.
Dr. r. ID. Crothcrs, of Hartford, will lecture on
Inebriety and Heredi'y tom lrrow evening at
the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Cnurcn. III
John NJ Worrall will also speak on temperance.
At special musical service in st. Marks Protes-
tant Episcopal Church to-morroT evening sciec,
tons will be sung from the oratoTlo OF OF. raul
The managers Of the Produce Exchange upon inc
application of G.. g. Herman, whose suspension vas
posted on .Wedne day, have granted MIN tIo Div
ilegos of the floor during their pleasure
In the last seven DAYS the business failures
throughout the country as reported 10 Il. u. Dun
d Co.. of the Mercantile Agency, number lor inc
United states 253 and for Canada 81, against Zoo
last week.
The president of the Mercantile Exchange has
appointed committee OF twenIy-one 10 ihake ~. :
rangcmen!s for the opening of the new Exchange
Building. which will probably take place III the
latter part of March
TEN YEARS FOR STEALING -.
Francis Nelson of No 81 Pnrk-St, TOOK Johh
Hansen into n hall at that number ana robbed MN
of SS He was convicted Yesterday III the Cont
OF General Sessions of robbery, and was sentenced
by Judge Cowing 10 ten years In the STATE Fflson
A PAINtFR's SKULL FRACTURED BY thI- .
Thomas CO?pns. age sixty, painter, OF NO 20
BarrOw-st. while at work ON sc!nolI at 40 iVf
West Twenty ninth-st., slipped ana iell 10 the sle
walk. He was picked up UNCONSCIOUS, AMI taken
t. the Eew-York llO pital, where ms sku'i was
found TO be fractured.
TRYING TO ANTICIPATE THE LAW.
No., 70 yY,Vtr I.srA 40 IN
in The Tombs since December 30, tired to commit
suicide on Thursday. He was t0nnd hanging on
the wall half senseless lie had SCI ms IRON COT on
end detached the cord that is used TO stroch IT'S
canvas bottom and m1 King moose OF IL had
hanged himself from the bars OF the cell door.
Ex-coMMoDoRR DICKERsrN SANG NV s'NG.
There was peace and harmony at the New-l OK
Yacht Club yesterday. he Outs were iltt,e
surprised at their situation and the ms . Urine
SUI prised at theirs, hn they agreed thht AZ was
rig it as right could be. end eX-Conn'dpie ,lck'I-
son sang IN the afternoon new song which he has
composed and dedicated to The club.
sons OF ST. PArEICR ELECTION. =,
At the regular annual meetlhpo OF the, trfhdy
Sons of st Patrick. .ast evening. a, Delmonico -
,bn e. IowinV officers were elected: President.
Joseph j. ODonOhue first vicc-prcSldcnt Robert
ScweII: second wee president. Jamas l.. Farrell !;
,r.asur.r. Eugene Kelly; secretary, Henry Me-
CIoskcy; alG,olcr. Robert j. lioguct.
SUFFERING FROM ALCOHOLISM IN FIFt,I-NE.
The unknown woman VINO was l'lhu nnC '
.r,ous on Thursday evening IN FItth-aVc ana taken
10 the New-IoTk Hospital, became conscious ie"
houTs after her admission 10 the institution ana
gave her name az Mary Hanson, of No. " west
Ihutv.sccond-st. She was rcilcent about hciSit
and The cause of her unconscious state, ana II was
set down by the attending physician as case oil
alcoholism
MRS. BISHOP FAILS TO GIT Dali.
Mrs Eleanor Fletcher Bishop, the mother OF
Irving Bishop. who lectures ON mnd-read'ug' was
ot the District Attorneys OAic" YESTERDAY, having
bcru brou lht from the lOmb~, IN another 'iioi To
/ oLtaiu hail She n a gfay-laircd woman with an
| impressive manner of speaking. Tho bondSren
were not accepted AMI sne returned TO the lom0'
ii.r case was on the calendar of Part II. OF tho
General sc slons but was not called: II viii prob,
ably come before judge COwng, In Part l., next
week.
FOR STEALING OvERCO ATS AND SILK DHEssrS.
Robert Harris. blacksmith, was sentenced
YESTERDAY BY Recorder Smyth 10 seven years ana
az ,Youths In tn. state Prison plea OF guilty
o, aud larceny. There were three indictments
! ag.'lnst him. charging hun with stealing an over
reat valued al S71 fIom james Meade. of the
Morton House. a silk dress from Florence B1.i
! Tinker a vocalist Of No. 323 East lWcntY-elguh Ia
| ST. and silk dress from Ellen +. Warren, OF NO.
3OU West Thlrty-htth-'t.