New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
NEW.YoEK CITY.

NEw.YoEK CITY.
Coleman Sellers, Of Philadelphia the distinguished
mechanical engineer has just retired from active
professional work. has been appointed to the new chair
OF Engineering Practice at tho Stevens Institute OF
Technology snd win deliver his first lecture at tho
Institute at Hoboken, to- day at p. The subject
Of the first series viii DO questions connected with
Upon the approval Of Secretary Farchid, Collector
Magone yesterday dismissed from the Customs Service
inspectors II. L. Robinson and Joseph Kenncy, upon
the charcse of accepting gratutes from passengers
Tho National Convention Of Surface Railroad En-
ployes went into secret session yesterday II will
last two days longer.
From inquiry at tho Mission Of the Immaculate
Virgin In Lafayette place, tho published statement
yesterday that armed guard was protecting tho
body Of Father Drumgooe, the founder Of the Mssion
who IS buried in Mount Loretto Cemetery, Staten
Island. found TO be untrue
Peter c. kellogg. e. Co. sold at the American Insti-
te yesterday forty head Of odds and ends of trottng
stock Tho prices merely for utility, there be-
ing no fancy lots on the catalogue.
Liverpool Jack. Fitzpatrick the proprietor of
little Castle Garden" In Creenwich-st whose I'M
migrant boarding house license recently revoked
BY Mayor Hewitt, was arrested again yesterday by Dc
tectivc Groden.
Tho Thirteen Club House Association has been in
corporacd.
Samuel Goldberg, reporter Of the General Term Of
the Supreme Court appointed yesterday by Presd
Ing Justice Van Brunt, assignee of the nsolvcnt firm
of Halsted, Hanes Co., In place of Lewis May
The Aldermen yesterday passed over the Mayors
veto the resolution allowing charitable woman 10
erect handsome fountain in Park-ave between
Thlity.sixth and Thrtyseventh sts The fountain Is
to be for the uso of both and beast and will cost
about SO O0O The Mayors objections were that the
street being only twenty eight feet wide at that point
was too narrow for tho purpose. But the Aldermen
thought otherwise and the resolution was passed by
a vote Of % to o.
Madame Ann O'Dclia Diss Debar's claim to mmor
tality IS complete. A Bowery dime museum has
preserved her for future generations in wax efigy
A reporter riding in Third-ave. surface car
picked up from pile OF papers that boy was carrying
to the coroners ofcc document which proved TO be
the doctors certificate of the death OF Daniel Drisco
the murderer who was hanged in the Tombs last
winter The medical way OF expressing the death
Of a man by hanging IS as follows: "Camo to his
death by shock from fracture Of the third cervical
yertcbrac and dislocaton Of the second ccrvical
vertebrsen
Tho seniors Of tho School Of Arts Of Columbia
have elected Clarence Hoffman Young =" the most
deserving student OF the graduating class, and he
win consequently receive the $50 gven at each CON-
menconont
The trouble between the Aldermen and the Com
mssioners of Public Works regarding the employment
of laborers pavers etc, by days work instead of by
contract was brought to close yesterday. The
Aldermen who had Joined forces to compel General
Newton to do tho work Of street paving by employing
men under department supervision, Instead OF doing
It by contract, gave up the contest.
"Thc Ncw.York Sportsman Stake, to close May 5,
for Harry wileks, 10 10, Belle Hamn, :13 "a, and
Prince Wilkes TO- failed to fill, Mr. Hamlin declining
to nominate Belle Hamlin-
A young German, who wears spectacles, fs dcfraud-
ing the book trade in this city by sending out orders
Tor hooks written on stolen letter heads Of Fords
Howard Hurlbcrt publishers, No. 80 Lafayette place.
Hannah Brown of No. 25 Madison-st., was brought
nm IN the Tombs Police Court yesterday, charged with
throwing q bottle at a boy, Joseph o'Bren Tho
missile struck him on the head and fractured his skull
and It is feared that he will die
The annual meeting of the FreedmTn's aid Society
WAS held in the Metropolitan Opera House last night
Bsbop walden presided. Addresses were made by
the Rev. c. L. Manu. President OF AndreWs Collegc
Professor, Crogman of Clark University, of Atlanta
General Clinton B. Fisk, Dr. r. s. Rust, Bishop Hurst
and the Rev. John Riley Thompson.
The New.York City and Northern Railway Company
has published attractive little hand DOCK describing
the country north of the Harlem River including tho
great Croton watershed, tho line of the railroad
The book. has also a map and dozen excellent
illustrations Tbs price is ten cents.
An unknown Cbinaman in Caucasian dress shot
himself opposite No. 10 Seventh-st at hslfpast
o'clock yesterday morning. He put revolver bullet
through his right temple and died Immediately
The funeral OF Lorllard Spencer, who died in
italy took place yesterday at Greenwood Cemetery
Michael Welsh, Of the workmen employed at
Shaft 80 Of the new AQueduct, was killed yesterday
by falling derrick.