New-York tribune., 1886-02-09
NETWORK CITY.

The examination of applicants for positions in
the Custom House was hhlsled yesterday aoouO
800 applicants were examined.
G. K.-The Bland blll was passed over the veto veto OF
President Uayes on March l. 1878. 1t was printed
III full in the newspapers at that time.
The contract for building the new yacht Atlantic
has been awarded TO- John Mum. sue VIII H. DC III, I'M
isbed by MAY l. John Sawyer will make the salls.
Ftve new cases of smallpox IN the city were
brought to light yesterday by the Health authorl-
lies They were sporadic cases and prompt measures
were TAKEN
The Literary Society of the Young Mems Christian
Associ1tIOn will discuss the question Is the cX-
Istence of trades unions desirable al lts weekly
meeting tonight.
Dr. John s. Billings. of Columbia College, VIII
lecture tonight on the uses and dangers OF Micro
orpanisns before the New-1ork Academy OF
Sciences In Columbia College.
The Metropolitan Stenographers Association VIII
be addressed tomorrow evening az its rooms, 10
West Fourtecnth-st., by Edward +. Underhlll,
the well-known Surrogate Court reporter.
The Standard Gas Light Company Dd has 81 been n IN
corporatcd with a capital of T5OO,oOo by B"tDa-
MN F. Sherman, Charles Carpenter, A.. James
Laske, Ferdinand McKeICc and Charles Parker.
MEETING OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
meeting Of the Primary school leacnGIs msso
citation was held yesterday afternoon ~ Hrammar
School No. Al MISS l.. E Smith, OF thc niI1okHh
framing schools gave lecture on Natural history
illustrated by blackboard drawings
PIFRRE LoRIILAEp TO GO TO FLORIDA.
Pierre Lombard, who has been suffering Tor the
last two weeks from rheumatic affection which
has kent him closely cOnnuen 20 the nOusti NdS uc
cIdediv better Yesterday He will probably start
for F 0rda tomorrow, where he will spend several
months.
CHANGES IN Steamboat TIME.
The Fall River Line steamers Bristol and Provi-
denre now start for Boston and the East NJ p IN.
instead of 4:3O D. III. Connecting Annex boat leaves
BROOKLYN at 1870 and jersey City at p. m. Inc
Stonmgton Line boats also start at p. H. now -
OBLIGED TO POSTPONE PLAY.
Owing TO a defect IN the electric system there
was no nerformance at the Third Avenue Theatre
last night Tne first performance OF the ros,
sen Combination in the " Bankers Daughter
will take place tonight, for which last night
tickets will be good
DYING FROM srAB WOUND .
John Smith, alias Oderwad, who was STABBED IN
Duane-st on the night of JanuaTy 20 by the
drunken baker William Hull. died yesterday at
the New-York Hospital. Before stabbng ,'dcr-
wad Hull had stabbed William Rutherford hve
times in bakery at Fourth-si. and the Bowery.
NrAHIY ctr OFF his EAR.
A negro named John w, Smith, age tweniS-tW3'
of No AS Scvcnt-ayr., qunrrcllcd WIN isaac H.
bradford also col0Ttd, living IN the same house
Yesterday morning. From words they came 10
blows Bradford drew razor and nahe r'Vciu
slashcs at Smith aud almost cut I'll one ol scdlH
Hor VIOLATING INV CuPYmGHr Laws; =,
In tbe sult of Harper Brothers against sharper
in the United States CIrcnit Court JndRe niiace
Yesterday rendered an opinion that there hah been
O violation of the cOpyugnt laws on the parl "i
the defendant who sold tO ihC iNHsrdtd Ivn" the
ulate Of AN Illustration 10y Reinh9 a. entitled 3'l-
ting MarrIcd-KecpI"g House, which appeared III
tanners n UC,kly IN 1873.