New-York tribune., 1886-02-25
NETWORK CITY.


"Old Reader"-Thc letters r. S. V. r; on card
stand for the French words. R6ponde' Sa roas pait
meaning Reply If you please
The body of Henry Lohman, age twenty-eight,
of Newark, was cremated AT the MOUNT OllVet STe-
matOTy yesterday.
The only addition TO the Hancock Fund yester-
day was the GIFT of 500 by Morris X. Jesup lhe
fund now amounts to S3l $40.
The sale of seats for single performances of the
Judic season at the Star Theatre beginning on
tuesday next. will begin this morning.
George w. Gable will give two readings of his
unpublished Acadian story entitled Grande
Point" in Cmckcring Hall on next Monday and
| Tuesday mornings.
vocal and instrumental concert will he given
at Stelnway Hall this evening for the benefit of
the German Emigrant House, III State-st
Ex-Coroner Wotman, whose death was hourly
expected nOnth is now getting well, and was
walking yesterday around the grounds at Bellevue
Hospital.
The graduate members of the Theta Delta Chi
Fraternity living in this city will have their an,
pual dinner to morrow evening at the Murray Hill
Hotel.
The Shakespeare Club will hold meeting at
Columbia College this evening at which copy OF
the Second Folio " of Sbakespeare's works will be
exhibited and also an autograph of Shakespeare.
The st. Agnes Roman Catholic Church IN East
Fortv-third-st is to be enlarged and otherwise I'M
proved. Father Macdowcll has secured possession
of property III the rear ofthe church.
Customs Inspector NJ. l.. Laughlin was dis
charged from Government service YESTERDAY by
Collector Hcdden. lie was charged wltn sOllcltlug
q bTibe from an Importer.
The British tramp" steamship Bassano arrived
yes erday, beng twenty days on the passage from
Dundee. She mad succession OF terrific westerly
gales the entire voyage.
The Rev. David g. Wylie formerly pastor of tho
Canal Street Presby teran Church thise, enng will
be installed pastor of the Knox Presbyterian
Church, IN seventy second St. near LeXlngtOn-aNe'
DR.. Parkhurst will preach.
INCORPORATION OF TELEPHONE COMPANY.
The American Telephone Company has been m
corporated by Theodore Cl4rk,on' William II;
larkson Albert NJ. BIgeow, Lew :. Tenney John
H. Johnston George :. S.Wylle and jones W. Banta.
Ihe capital is $5.0OO.OOO.
GRAND ENCAMPMESr OF ODD FRLLows
The Grand Encampment of the l. q. @. +. ad,
iourned Yesterday after the Finance Committee had
reported that the per capita tax of the Grand En-
campment would be nineteen cents .hs year. ana
the new board of officers had been installed.
STEVE MERRITT ANswEEs 40.
Walter Logan. chairman Of the lHth Assembly
District Citizens Association, has written 70
Stephen Merritt, asking whether he has joined the
ConntC Democracy and has consented to serve on
the XlIlth District Committee OF that organizd-
tion. Mr. Merritt has answered No.
FOR PASSING FORGED CANADA BILLS.
The Canada bank bills. stolen from Montreal in
1879. without the signatures of the bank ,presi-
dent. which sig natures were a1terWar9 and IT, YES
terday caused the arrest of James Blake, VINO was
charged with attempting t. pass one 0f them on
George Augcnmeyer in Harlem. lie was held III
| 81 900 by Commissioner Shle!ds.
| SPECIAL TRAIN TO JDBSTOwN.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has ar
| ranged to 1un a SPECIAL train from this city TO
| Jobstown. y. j.. and return on Saturday Tor the
! accommodation OF persons desiring 70 attend the
IOrillard sale of horses The train Will rayc tins
! city at $50 a. m and returning Will leave Jobs
| town at $50 p H.
APP ARAxcr or THE CoLUMGIAD."
The "Columblad," published annually by the
innior class of Columbia College, made us appear
9ncc Yesterday. he volume contains the lists of
| members III the Greek letter societies. and other
student organizations. The book Is pr0fusely Illus
frat ,d and is duTably bound in an artstically de
| signed cover printed in light blue
! MAILS TO AND FROM CHINA AND JAPAN.
The steamer San Pablo arrived at San Francisco
| On Tuesday with mails from China and Japan. due
| 10 arrive here for the first carriers delivery on
| NEXT Tuesday. The next ma is u CHINA and Japan
! will leave san Francisco by the steamer San Pablo
| on March l3 Letters Tor this dispatch may he
| sent from New-YoIk up 10 and ipclndng Saturday,
/ March at 7 =. m
Accused BARTFNDERS BAILED OUT
| The jefferson Market Police Court was crowded
this morning with the rlend5 of the alleged viola
tors of tine excise law who had been arrested Oh the
| evening before in " hen Aliens American Ma
| kiIIe 1.-The Brighton" Tom GOuld's," "Ihe
! (,remorue and Bnck's," Oh warrants issued at
tho Instance of Inspector Steers Bail was fixed at
| SI O0 i'm each case by Justice Weldc, and 1t was
! 0uickly furnished by friends of the prisoners.
BURIAL OF JUAN NJ CT BALLos
The funeral of Juan NJ. Ceballos, the shipping
and commission merchant, who died at sea on the
| Seryia took place yesterday at st. LeOs Roman
! Catholic Church. East Iwent y-elghth-st. where
! the body has been lying since the arrival of the
! Servia on Monday. he Rev. Father Ducey, pas
| tor of the church, celebrated the requiem mass.
| Among those present were George w. Quintard.
| Algernon = Sullivan and Jose I. DC Navarro. The
| burial was at WoOdlawn