New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-16
NETWORK CITY.

discharged by Justice German ia the Harlem Court
| yesterday.
| The Progress Club has purchased for $2S,5OO
| site tor its new clubhouse on the south side OF
| Fifty-nnth-st.. east of FOurth-avc.
James Mulcahey, OF No. 964 fenth-ave.. a switch
man on the HUDSON River Railroad at Sixty-hftn-
| st. and Twefth-ave, was instantly killed yeSJer-
| day by tram.
The proposition made By J. Ernest Miller to re-
move the Maritime Exchange from the Produce
| Exchange Building TO a point nearer Mr.. Millers
| office was defeated yesterday by vote OF tl3 10
| 314.
The business failures throughout this country in
the last seven days reported to ~ g. Dun IL Co.,
of the Mercantile Agency. number for the United
States 3O7, and for Canada 30 as against $50 last
week.
The Rev. Or. Pentecost addressed q largo audi
! ence at the John Street Methodist Church ycster-
| day nO0n. The closing half hour was occupied
with the recitlng of many personal experiences.
A farce, for the benefit of the Normal College
| e2e aumue. IN the University Club Theatre IN
| lweuty-cgnth-st., near MadisOn-ave., on Friday
January %.
charge OF theft preferred by Professor " lliam =.
Met lelian. OF Woods Gymnasium, was honoIaDy
discharged yesterday IN the Jefferson Market To-
| lice Count.
Thomas b. Asten. ex-prcsdent Of the Tax De-
pariment, will be examined by the Commissioners
OF Accounts this morning concerning the accounts
city.
Five small buildings al Lewis and Third sts
which have become diapidated are to be torn down
| b. order of superintendent DOench OF the bureau
of Buildings
William Walter, age twenty five. Of No. 525
West Iwentoth-st;. shot himself YESTERDAY IN his
breast wlt a small revolver He was taken TO the
New-foIk Hospital IA a prisoner.
HARVEST IF 1HE rUGBOAT CAPTAINS.
Owing 10 the great quantity or ice IN the paws
sailing vessels have been at the mercy of towboat
captains. An Instance Is reported where q tugboat
captain demanded III, 600 to tow vessel froGI OF
the highlands TO her pier IN Brooklyn, and com
PROMISE was m9dc for 5000. IL took about four
hours 10 do the job
TnE orEEV AGROCND II THE BAY
The steamship the Queen started for Liverpool
ON h west side of snip Channel As II was high
wa,cr when she went aground, at $50 M. the
National Line officers cud"d to tighten her Dy
taking oil some Of her $50 cattle Ii was believed
thar she would be iloated at high tide thIsmornng
FIRST AiD To THc INJURED.
The Society FOR Instruction IN FIRST AID 10 the
Injured vii begin It's classes Tor ladies its rooms
No. 81 University Place. next tuesday at 2:3O
p. IN. and Thursday al ihe same hour one class
Is auraiy in progress Tickets may be obtained
az me olice; price t3 for each course.
TO rr REWARDED FOR ErsCvfNG CAsrAwNys.
A u1fs- OF $3.50 ha, been made mp by members
Of the Maritime Association for Captain Nathaniel
kcelcy If the h-hng smack stephen Woo,scy,
hlch rescued aud Drought mo tins port CAPTAIN
GOWN aud the rlcvrn other castaways OF the
fouudcrcd steamer Hyltol Castle.
/ CREASED PROFANITY DIR 30 COLD WEATHER.
The elevated railroad omp ovao addcd 30 ,hc
work of TIE street Cleaning Department Yesterday
bv throwing he ice from the drlp-pans AZ The sta
TORS into TIC street. track diver or nls horse
was frequently sirdck Dy the Jumps auu much pro-
family was caused.
john H. GoUGH oV "BIUNDERs.r
john y. Cough lcciurct before an audience which
c1tp'eicY packed Association Han last night !
Lut before The lecturer arrived every seat IN the
hail rad been ,akru, aud when the speaker came
upol tao pla form "a" al les and galleries were |
fcd with pcopl'. The subject was Bluudcgs.'
CuNrGf>G \ POLICEMAN WIN ASSAULT
Thomas Brue loug 'horeman, OF No So King !
day thai n policeman IN the Eighth Precinct squad |
had brutaily assaulted ms son william striking !
Linn with = club with such force A. to dislocate ais
arm. Mr.. Murray adv sed me father to make a !
formal complaint agaIns the officer.
- pR. T,UsZKY SOW ~ANEi
Agcrnon $. sullivan. Edward Bradley and Ber- |
nard tas-erly have been appointed commissioning |
10 take testimony before sheriff. jury in regard
10 the SANITY of Dr. Rudolph iauSzky. lie al |
tempted to commit suicide a year ago aud was adj
JUDGED be OG uusound mud. IL 5 Trends now |
declare thar he has entirely recovered
DINNrE 10 tisCTENtNr CHIEFLY
The Lotns Club will give a dinner this evening 10 !
eni, are Judge Daily, president of the American |
Geographical Society, Engineer Melville. Com !
maader Schiey, aud other gentlemen whose names |
are connected with Arctic explorations.
~iw rFNNts CLUR IL HE CITY
The New York Tennis Climb. n new organization. !
has recently le ised some property III 81. Nicholas
ave, near One,hundrcd ,nd fQrty-siXty-st. -Four |
clay courts shortly 10 be bult, and two more IN
thr near future he club Is limited to 100 mem |
beers, aud now numbers about seventy The sccre
tary ~ Charles Brooks station NJ, New-Iork CITY.
BURIAL OF PRANK @. HACGHwoUr.
The funeral of rank G.. Iaughwout. formerly |
United states Consul ~ Naples, took place yester-
day at / a. NJ, az the family residence, No; 90 |
OF the Church of the Messiah, conducted the SER
wee Only the immediate relatives and personal
friends were present. Flowers were strewn upon
tne coffin There we're no pall-oelrers The burial
was at Greenwood
PoLIcg CAPrAIYs VINO WANT, TO RE CHANGED.
The Board of Police yesterday asked Superin.
tendent Murray to repory upon the advsabity of
transferring CAPTAINS Bennett. Robbins and Sanders
IN the annexed district. CAPTAIN Sanders has been
anxious 10 change from High Bridge to MorrsanIa.
Captain Robbins of fremont, desires TO go To High
Bridge and residents of fremont have been urging
Captain Bennett to get transferred back to his
former command there.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor whitney vetoed yesterday the Aldsrmen's ap.
pointnrns keepers Of baths and OF the Truant Home
and one minor % % 'rs M Ia hS s
of the salary OF City Clerk Stanley from $4,000
TO 80 900.
Supervisors were yesterday by President
Oieus tho former and President Mckanc, OF the lat
ter All have Democratic chalrmen save two in the
Supervisors
Charles r. Wilson. ago twenty eight. OF No. GO Market
shed Poions shpyard fell to the ground twelve feet
below ye.erIsy afternoon ana was fatally INJURED
ward at the Homeopathic Hospital
judge Bartlett Of the Supreme Court was seized with
able finish the hearing OF the pending and then
went home.
Two thermometers were placed on the Bridge yea.
teriay
Work on the foundations and structure OF the Kings
County Elevated Railroad is going forward ut three
points in Fultonst.
August Res who shot Frederick spelka, at No. 90
Ewenst., Thursday was taken before Police Justice
Narher yesterday and rSmanded TO await the result OF
spekas Injuries Only two ofthe shots fired at the attor
wounded him. and his recovery IL now expected Refs
claimed that Speka tried 20 strike him before he fired,
and that the revolver shelf near him instead OF
IN stairs He ressed regret whom told that Speka
was likely to die, and said that he didn't care II he
hanged.
Building COmmiss oner Plat has selected George How
ell plan clerk of the buildings Department as his dep
uty succeed David Ackor the present Deputy Com
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