New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
NEW-YORK CITY.

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The steamship Nellie floated off Red Hook yes
| terday.
"Sche1merborn Building."-You should take your
| hat off.
Frank Hogan, sailor, fell into the river from the
steamer Saratoga yesterday and was drowned.
Henry BeTkowItz, child. fell from fourth;story
| window at No. 246 Stanton-st yesterday and was
| killed instantly.
| The Board of Aldermen yesterday changed the
name of New East-ave, in the Annexed District' 10
| COogan place.
| Easter OfferingD is informed of the receipt BY
The TRIBUNE of her nclosure of So for the benefit
| of Mrs. Marie Quarles
| The Grant Monu ment Association Yesterday. re-
ccived subscriptions amounting TO SlOo oO MAKING
total of 1920. 526 9s
Acting Chief of Battalion Henry NJ. Jones fell
from his wagon at One hundred, ed,and-fourtechtn-st'
| and Third.ave. and broke his right knee pan.
| At the funeral of Mrs. Murphy. Q resident OF the
Fourth Ward in the st. James's Church, in James
ST. Yesterday sixty carriages were III the pro-
cessiOD.
Work on the Church of st. John the Evangelist,
at Flrst-ave aud Fifty -ftb-st- OF which the Rev.
j. j. Flood Is rector Is to be pushed forward with
vlgOr this spring.
The British brig Zeno yesterday drfted across
the bows of the Italian steamer LItimbro at Quar-
antine and lost her ateads, stove III her side ana
received other damages.
Instead of striking for the elght-hour rule on
May l. tie Brass Workers Protective Union, with a
membership of 1000 men. will ask for the adoption
of the Saturday half-hOliday plan.
Inspector Alonzo Van Bramar reappeared at the
Custom Honse yesterday and told Special Agent
Marcus Hanan that special Agent Peek mad sent
him away on a special case on Sunday and promised
to send word TO Mrs. Van Bralnar.
James NJ. Mclean, who succeeds Henry Stokes as
president of the Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany, has been director and member fits Finance
Committee for over thirty years. lie resigns the
presidency of the Citizens Fire Insurance Company
to take that of tho Manhattan Llte
The exhibitors of Pattisons Niagara Falls in
Winter" now view at Wunderlich's Galleries.
No. SGS Broadway, have agreed to give the proceeds
of Yesterdays exhibition 10 the Parnell Fund and
those of saturday to the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund.
The Government having purchased the old Pro-
duce Exchange Building IN Whiteha!l-st., 1T Is to
undergo alterations for use by army officers. The
members of the Exchange have been invited to
visit their old home to-day or tomorrow.
Additional engagements of gold for shipment to
Europe were yesterday as follows: Heidelbach,
$40, 900; August Belmont & Co.. 5000, 900 and
John Munroe & Co., $3.50, 600. The total engage
ments on Monday and yesterday were $1,s60O00.
Colonel Rowland NJ. Hazard. of the New-York
against the Arcade Railroad bill before the Board
of Estimate. EX-Chlet Engireer of City Sewers
Stephenson Iowle said hat the plans of the Arcade
road would fully provide for the sewerage system.
BROOKLYN.
City Works Commissioner Conner has directed that
eight hours shall be days work for the city, accord
ing to the opinion of CorI Grafton Counsel jerks.
Mrs. Jane Alcorn. of No. 244 Front-st.. who took
poision Monday. died yesterday. No cause for her
action dependency was made known. She VAS
totally blind
The police unable to ascertain how the human
skeleton found few days ago at No. 1893 Jay-st.,
under the roof in tue attic, came to be there.
W. A. Simmons, age sixty. of No. 253 Clifton place,
a plumber, went into grOgshop at DeKalb and Nos
trand aves Yesterday afternoon, and called for glass
of whiskey lie put Ill it some Rough or Rats and
swallowed the mixture He was taken to st. Maryt
Hospital. No cauee for the act Is known.
In the suit of c. w Butler e. Co. against Nathan
Cushing of Boston, to recover ST.. 800 for the loss
incurred by the firm in the disastrous fire in Stae-st
last year. IN which building fell down, causing the
fire and loss of lite, verdict awarding $500 was
turned yesterday.
The jury before whom Miss Alice Riddall tried
for larceny in securing money by chatte mortgages of
which she had eight upon one piano, were unable to
agree.