New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-18
NETWORK CITY.

,,or charles p Shaw counsel for the Cable Railway
Conpany asking permission to build Its road over the
twenty nine routes, covering seventy miles OF sreets
and avenues laid out by the Rapid Transit Commission
In june 1884 The petition was reierrou W 'H'
Committee Railroads.
John l.. Sullivan is only twenty eight years old
Truly says Solomon Sees, thou man digent In his
business he shall stand before princess Young men
think of this
The lecture which was to be delivered before the
Industrial Education Association yesterday afcrnoon
was postponed on of the Illness of the ecturer
Professor II. NJ. Leipzlger
The New-York plumbers solicit attendance to their
ball this month 1t is not to be invitation affair,
they who dance must pay the piper
So! A strike of the thread-makersl Thank fortune
the coar-button man still remains loyal to his sex and
can be readily reinforced from the Imitation porpoise-
leather shoe string garrison
The @b Mead Light novel device to augment gas
Illumination has been exhibited with success at the
office of the National Meter Company No. 252 Broad
way 1t is interesting and ingenious Invention.
1t NAV be all very we'll speak of the danger upon
Elevated from possible accidents but the cross
seats in Third especially are not properly
separated by pieces OF wood high enough to prevent
peope,s backs from crashing together, as IS already
done I'm some OF the there Will be murder Some
fine day. At present not day passes without q
rumpus. After leaving the Eighty f0urth-st STATION
Yesterday an italian threatened to draw his knife on
man II he wouldn't push BACK
The General Thomas Francis Meagher Irish Brigade
Association at its annua. meeting at the 65th Regiment
Armory elected these officers president John T. Toa;
vice president, Dennis Sullivan; recording secretary,
DR. William O'Meaghcr cores ponding secretary,
william L. ID. OGrady treasurer Peter +. Rahcrty'
The young news agent at the Aston House who prob
ably believed with Henry George that man Is not so
bad as he painted doesn't believe so any longer lie
left his stand for two minutes yesterday and on his
found that all receipts for the day. So 90 had
been stolen
The new exit from the car platform OF the Bridge
was opened yesterday and the crush of struggling
passengers not so great as usual
Owing to the snow storm yesterday the contemplated
toboggan carnival at the Polo Grounds had to be post
poned.
Alderman Conbng at the meeting of the Board
Yesterday offered q resolution that the Law Depart
ment request the Legislature TO insert the words
with the approval and consent of the Board OF Esti
mate and Apportionment" in all bills approprlatng
money for this city. 1t was referred TO the Coh-
mlttee on Law"
Captain Theodore Belnge of the Antolnette who was
accused of smuggling $50 cigars into this port d
not appear befue Judge Benedict yesterday in The
United States Circuit Court and rs bond was iFleiteo
He sailed from this port few days ago
The rooms Of the Lawyers Downtown Club were
thrown open yesterday for the use of members and
many visited them and congratulated themselves that
the relations between lawyers and clients are so profit
able the former that they can afford TO revei .d 1
members and there are several applications from
lawyers who want TO become members
A. F. wubu'tcn. the we'll known stenoerapher By
his will filed Yesterday leaves the bulk of his property
to his widow, Frances A. Warbnron. The executors
arc Mrs. Warburton, Frank T. Warburton, Charles r.
Treat. and John Dunbar
William schaus, the we'll known importer and dealer
in 20 rs of art. has petition to Congress pro
testing against the duties upon imported works Of art
as producing only Insignificant revenue while hinder
ing the growth of Amercan All and throwing
In the way Of tho American student
Nathan Morris who kept his museum at No 81
Bowery. open on Christmas Sunday fined $50 yes
To-day by Recorder smyih for violation Of the sunday
laws
The stockholders OF the Union Trust Company yes
terdav reelected the old board OF directors. The dec
tors reelected the old officers to for the ensuing
yer.
Inc Excise Board yesterday revoked the license
for the Palm Garden, In Folrenthst 1t was charged
that DR. shelby, who held the license. only
dummy" for Gunther the former owner, to wnom a
license had been refused
\ committee from Company ], 9TH Regiment, OF
which Lieutenant H. c. Du Val was Chairman, waited
upon Captain william c. Casey Monday to request
him to sit for his portrait william NJ Chase will be
the artist and tho painting VIII be hung In the CON-
pany's rooms.
Police Commissioner Frerch confined to his house
BY Illness yesterday.
\ misicn WI begin at the Cbu,:', OF ST Paul the
Apostle, Finy-nnth-st and Ninth-avc OH su day, Jan.
uary 20.
At meeting of the stockholders OF the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company yesterday tho following
directors elected Edward D. Adams. John L.
Beggs C. f. Bound, c. II. Costcr. Charles F. Crowell,
Thorn A. Edison. j. Frchanan Henry, f. H. Johnson,
]. =. Marquand f. s. Smiihcrs, Spencer Trask, Henry
Willard, and j. Hood Wright. The former officers were
re elected.
DIR. D. +. King states mat the account Of the case
of Mrs. Elizabeth Fischer, which gave the impression
that he advised the transfer Of the sick woman to a
hospital because lie did not feel capable Of coping with
the serious difficulties OF her condition. does him Scrohs
injustice lie called I'm Friday at 6 a. m and
found her dying He therefore lid try do more
than relieve ihe intense pain and sustain strength
twelve and onc-half hours later
meeting OF Enellshmen was held last evcring in
the Horton Building, No. 10 East One hundred and
twenty ffth-st. and Branch No of the British
American Association organized. The object Of
the association is to induce Engllshmen TO become
hatufalized citizens and voters.
John swinton who has been dangerously Ill at No
ISL East Forty ghth-st was much better Yesterday
and his physicians think that he is out OF danger
Two OF the policemen stationed at tho City Hall
are now on the sick list result Of the foulness
of the atmosphere in that building Since the Navor
moved out the sewer under the basement corridor has
been opened and allowed to remain
The funeral Of Marshall Ayres, ST., age elghty-ope
took place yesterday at the house of his son. Marshall
Ayrcs, No 800 Peasant-ave The Rev Dr. s. A.
Virgin, of the Pilgrim Congregational Church ofclatcd
The burial was at WOOdlawn
"leaping7 act has been added this week to IN.
many attractions Of the Robbins Winter Circus I'm the
American Institute great deal of enthusiasm was
created last evening by the spectacle of such we'll
known double somersaut gymnasts as John BatcheI
or George Bliss and others turning twice I'm tina air
over long row of hlgh-backed camels There has
also added he attractive features which with
out any extra CHARGE form supplementary show of an
hours duration when the circus performance proper
has come TO an end, an interesting exhibition of diving
by professional diver
The Section the Practice OF Medicine OF the New
York Academy of Medicine met at the rooms Of the
Academy, No. IL West Thirty frst-st. last evening
and chose Dr. Il. c. VI. Page chairman and Dr. G. n
Fowler secretary for the coming year. Dr. DE lager
read paper on Objections ~ Wllliams's Pneumatic
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