New-York tribune., 1886-03-23
NFW-YORK CITY,

Mortimer w. Wright in the employ of Brown,
W0od * KlLgman, who was injured III inc hooo-
ken boat collision, is recovering slowly.
The Grant Monument Ass clatiOn received 5000
Yesterday from the Emperor OF Japan, trough
Cyrus w Field aud $50 from other contributors.
! The to al Is now $l2o,l Is -.
scaool Inspector IT. Ward presented silver
medals TO the classes of Primary School No. 27, in
East Forty-second-st.. as rewards for pertectlng
themselves in pOiteness, courtesy and discipline
President PurTOy of the Fire Department, told
Mayor Grace Yesterday that the Fire Commission
ers thought that fremeu should not be allowed to
sci tickets for the benefit performance to be gwen
for the family of Chief Mahedy
The IRISH Pararn ntary Fund was increased yes
terday by 1898 50. the proceeds of lecture de-
llvered by John Boyle O'RcIlly at Danbury. Con
trlbutlons will be received until May l.
Customs Inspectors McCort and Van Horn pre-
vented large amount of dutiahe goods from be
ing smugg ed on shore Yesterday from the Spanish
bark FelIcIand. at Atlantic DO Ks, roCklyn
number of modern paintings of the French and
Munich SC ioos, the collection of I. II; Mcmahon,
Of Brooklyn, with few Others Will be sofa ny
| Or gIes d Co at their room, on thursday ana
Friday evenings.
Engineers John Newton. George s. Greene and @.
A. Gilmore appointed 10 investigate the charges
/ made ,y e. : Craven against Chief Engineer
Church, Will begin taking testimony {. day IN the
rooms of the Aqueduct Commission. The formal
charges have been tilcd.
TUE Nrw PORTUGUESE CoNsUf-GENERAL.
j. +. de Costello Branco, who arrived on the
/ Scrvia Yesterday. has hccu appointed Portuguese
! Consu General IN place OF Cdndono dAraijO
GuinaracS who died dbout year ago. Elce-Con1
| suI 6. AmsInCk has been acting as COnNui-6encld
ed WtlrjW.
r CALLING THE MoNIroR-MERRIMAC FIGHT
Among the visitors at the panorama OF the battle
between me Ir'nciads Monitor and Merr, mac yes
tcrtav was LIcutcnaut /. Taylor Wood who served
as an officer on the NeIrmac durIng the eng ge-
ment. He stood for on hour looking attentlyely at
tine scene and wncn spoken TO bJ an acquaintance
s1lG: " 1t is awful V accurate; 1t takes me BACK
10 the days whel wore the gray, and l can al
most hear the whlstllng OF the shells.
FIREMAN HoBEEGs BODY FOUND.
The body Of Fireman William W. HoherG. OF
engine no. / l. was found IN The Eas, RIVER at
Markct-S yesterday. llobcrg was drowned III
Cromwel's Creek, tributary oi the Harlem RIVER
on January %, while he was on hs way t. ms
home IN MOrrlsania from the ruins of the West
Shore station al FOTly-second-,t His body was
not recognized until 1t was sent to the Morgue.
srEAwB KEIrs APPEARING LATE THIS YEAR.
Two hundred quarts of Florida straw berries ar
rived here yesterday. Many were fine and large,
but the whOle consignment was not good ehough
in quality to sell IN the original boxes Selecting
and rcpackng ran them mp 10 81 and - 90 Il
quart he cold snap at the South this year has
put berries back nearly two months but steady re-
Ceipts are now expected.
NEW VENUS OF THE SEA FOAM.
Relics Of the Oregon are eagerly sought
uptown Detective PlIor Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, who secured five photographs OF Mrs. Lang
try taken by LONDON photographcr, which were
picked up of Fire Island on frludy, was bcSlcged Oh
Saturday 10 max" division Of ms hotsan Some
OF the pictures we're paced IN the show window OF
Il photograph sale>rOom IN Broadway near twenty
thiTd-s;., and drew Large crowds yesterday.
FINE ORANGES FROM CALIFORNIA.
The two carloads OF oranges that recently came
from san jose. CallfornIH, proved of superior quail
ity and found much favor IN the trade They
were OF the Valencia variety, showing positive I'M
pioVcmcnt III flavor aud appearance upon the par
ent stock. Promises are made TO New-l FORK ded ers
of good commercial quantities within a few Years,
which viii relieve tAou III Il possible fros-short-
encd Florida crop