New-York tribune., 1886-01-09
NEW-YORK CITY.

MANY OF the SuDuTDHU pDIlu5 NtIc IoHSu WV
thick enough for skating yesterday.
The Grant Monument Fund was increased $40
Yesterday by Edward Salomon, making a totai Oh
$113,938 90.
BENJAMIN Stern, of Stern Brothers. of West
Twen,y-third- St, will sail for Europe to-day by
the Gallia.
Photographs Ton paper and "blue prints" here
tofore rated as fourth-class mail matter are now
counted as thrd-class. The rate OF postage Is L
cent for two ounces.
widow who says, Please do not despse this
trlne from one who rejoccs in work" sends 81
to the Charity Organization Society.
At the Eden Musee new group viii be on exhi. i.
bition to-day. 1t represents Pasteur watching the
operation performed By his assistant surgeon Oh
one of the Newark children.
An infant in the Hidebrand family at No 631
Eleventh-ave., was found suffering from smallpox
yesterday. The child aud It's mother were sent to
North Brother Island
Excise Inspector Hennessy, accused OF taxing
money from the Gallo Brothers of West twenty
scventh-st.. dismissed yesterday. license
for the Dcutsche Casino, No. ii ctanton-st', WAS
revoked.
COLUMBIA SENIORS ELECTION.
The Columbia College seniors held their CLASS
dav elections Yesterday and the following choic ce
was made: Presentation orator, Charles handoiPh' :
historian, Z. +. Cole; poet, Anthony ArnouT; me
mortal orator, +. e. sainmlS; prophet Johh v
BOuvier.
LICENSES LAST YEAR.
Henry Wood. chief of the Permit Bureau; reports OTIS
that IN 1888 there were issued aud renew HISS
were l. 94g new dog licenses and 2.253 renewals
The dog licenses amount to 81 l0l.
IxCaEA-E ~ BUsINrss FAILURES.
The business failures throughout the country IN
the last seven days. as reported to r. O.. Dun d Go:
of the Mercantile Agency, number for the United
state, 3l6. and for Canada 20 the largest for any
week since January, 1850.
rREsRYiE iERIANs uN THE DRINK TRAFFIC.
Tie Presbyterians will hold Temperance lnsti-
tute IN the Brick Church TO morrow evening. The
Rev. Drs. Henry ]. Van Dyhe jr.. Henry NJ. Me
4 .lana nd William v Brown will sneak. IL
expected tnat the addresses will relate TO the attl
tudo OF the Presbyterian CnuIch toward the drink
traffic.
THE CRrw OF THE g. A PAINE DIsCHARGEp
The crew of the :. A. Paine, who were charged
with inutiny were aiken TO the United states Dis
trict Attorneys Office Yesterday, aud examined
They SAID that they only wanted t. be sure thAt
the vesscl was scaworthy aud were wiling I" WORK
If a5sured of that fact. They were discharged.
CELEBRATING rHE NBW-oRLrANs VICTORY.
The flags were lv,ng on the CITY Hall and Post
Oliicc Yesterday N cOmmcmOration oi the BATHS ~
Newt 4, ans. Adjutant j. Gould Warner holstcd
the American ilag at tie old tor ON the northern
boundary of Cen.ra Park. Pa'k Keeper MnrpAy
aud squad of PARK polc'u"a aS.i~ird the Adlutant
and gave three cheers when the Tag was thrown 10
the breeze.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS At WORK.
The state Civil Service Commission was IN scs-
Sion yesterday morning aud afternoon gt the New-
York liotcl Commissioners Schoonmaker aud Jay
were present. hes announced that they were
merely engaged IN preparing their annual report;
winch will be made 10 Governor Hill before the end
OF the month.
OFFICERS or THE LINCOLN UNfoN
The following officers have D,cl elected 10y. the
Lincoln UnIon. Ninth Ward: Arthur ;. llawiey,
president: Walter Logln, first yicc-prcsld ldc4t ;
Henry ". CUllius second vicc-pTe5ldcnt; charles
Miller it, recording and corresponding secretary /;
Daniel 4. Anderson financial secretary; and
Franklin B. Miller, treasurer.
VETERANS or ruE NENrH Al DINNER,
The Sixth Company Veterans Of the 7th Rrgi-
ment had q dinner at AoZrttIs on Nctnesd y
evening. Many of the old vets" were present
who had jOinci tie regiment IN ne r-t nall oi me
century. Captain Frederick \. GOODWIN presided.
assisted by Captains T.. o. Bird aud u. B. Turner.
Colonies Loco ". Winchester aud flovd CLARK
SON, Najor George T. Edglr Captain Bird and
Major Alliso1. Of the active regiment, ma..c
speeches.
1Hr REv. pR. TFREY CATCurs THIEF.
young man rang the doOT-beil OF the house oil
the Rev. Or. Roderck Terry NO. 100 hlldison-aye,
| a lew days ago and asked the servant ior MT.
/ cry. * the servant turned away the yoqng
/ man a tempted 10 rIn Oat with an oyercoai. but
/ Mr.. Terry, who was not far from the door, rau
! after the thief aud caught nnd held hln lht
young man. who gave his name as james Ryan, wa'
! convicted Yesterday IN the General Sessions and
sentenced by Recorder Hmyth t. one year III the
| Pen,tentiary.
BROOKLYN
Dennis Nee rthy dtd libel in the United State,
Court yesterday fot $9l3i against The owners 0f The
seoce and incapacty Of the crew OF the tug the bar,
/ PerseV erance was lost OIL Holiness IloL
Charlie. IT, Mar1c. OF No 900 QIincy-si.. was askeC
on Thursday evening what u bundle found In tht
area OF his house contained. seeing small loot pro
trnding he thought that q was nothing hut az olt
plaster image ana threw u into ash barrel In tht
morning he was greatly surprised To hnd that what h
had taken to be an Image was tle body Of an Infant
! The Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company. unde
which name al tho Eastern District ferries have beer
consolidated. has fed mortgage for Sl,OOO,OOO &
cover tho issue Of bonds.
Formal opening services will be held to morrow IN ST
John's Episcopal Chugch IN s.. J"hn's Place, nca
Seventh-avc which has Just been enlarged AND reitc6
Ht an expense II 500 900 Bishops LtlejOhn
Brener will take part IN the exercises
Ashbel T. Grlnnell, Of Burlington Vt. has been ap
pointed Professor of the Practice OF Medicine IN tn
Long Island College Hospital to succeed the late DR.
| ArnOr
The Bridge authorities have made n contract will
Charles BrOwn OF Paterson " j.. for the iron wOrl
| needed to extend the car-sorchouse over Ulgh-st.
PRICES AND FEATURES or THE MARKETS.
The cold snap has warmed the hearts of tho
butchers and poultry sellers. but II has made large
holn In the holiday profits OF many fish dealers who ina,