New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-05
NETWORK CITY.

FOrdham.
the day selected for the reception Of new members
into the parthenan sodality which is composed OF
the students Of the senior division
Judpc Cowtng delivered the charge to the February
Grand Jury Yesterday and appointed John @. Robert
son. an insurance broker Of No. go Wallst., to be
foreman.
The Excise Commissioners yesterday paid over to
CIV Chamberlain WINS the of S96,65o license
fees collected between January IS and February l.
proporonate increase would raise the citys revenue
from excise sources to s2,5ooooo for the year.
The Charity Organization Society Will hold its eighth
annual meeting this evening at Association Hall.
Dr. Charles D. Kellogg the general secretary, viii
present the annual report of the associations work
and addresses are to be made by DR.. d. c. Gilman,
president of Johns Hopkins University, the Rev
Dr. d. II. Greer, and the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke
The Cunard steamer Aurana left Liverpool on
Saturday, January 90, and should have reached this
city on Sunday. Inquirers at the Office Of the com
pany were told that the steamer had been Handicapped
by bad weather, hut that tho main cause of her
being overdue was that sho had lot of green
stokcrs and crew on board
sallie Nevers, age five, was landed at Castle
Garden yesterday being Storage passenger by the
Guion steamer Arizona from Liverpool A shipping
tag attached 10 the lto ones dress bore this IN
scrption: "Sallie Nevers. Please forward 10 John
Nevels, No. 1,424 Centralave., Chicago John
NeVers is the little travellers 1dtntT.
The United States man-of-war Juniata, Commander
". c. WISE reached here yesterday after an absence
of three years in the waters Of China and Japan
The associations of the teachers IN the public schools
are holding meetings this week to discuss the pro
posed changes IN school methods being con-
sidered by the Board Of Education. An effort will
be made TO secure the opinion of all the 1000
teachers for against these changes.
The Commissioners Of Charities and Correction
awarded yesterday the bid for $4,000 tons Of coal
for steam purposes TO David B. Duncan and to ". D.
Bruins. r. the contract for 1,1so tons for heating
purposes in the institutions.
Twenty-Five dollars have been received at this
Office for surges Fairchld, the brave boy who saved
the lives of lis mother and younger brother at
fire in the tenementhouso No. 914 Sixth-ave. on
Thursday morning. The money is subscribed by tho
patients Of the Water Cure Establishment, No SO
West Sixteenthst., visitor, and the physician Or.
lolnowsh.
Policeman Emanuel Meyer, Of the Thirteenth Pre-
cnct, was arrested yesterday bench warrant from
the Court Of General Sessions. Mrs. Minnie Samues,
of No 1T Stanton-st, charges him with inducing
witness 10 suppress testimony. He gave $1,000
bail
The sale of tickets for the Maretzek Jubilee OF,
February 10 will begin at the Metropolitan Opera
House to-day.
The first arrivals of open air grown Florida tomatoes
are here. Many of them are somewhat too ripe TO
be attractive
The grain dealers on 'Change intend to petition
the board of managers TO allow them TO remain on
the floor until 12 10 p. m. on Saturdays, as going
| away at IL sharp makes an abrupt termination to
transactions, rendering much business adjustment
| necessary in the dark crowded Railways.
The stock of sugar in this city IS GOT hogshcads
| and sOs,ss9 bags against 3.O19 hoGheads and
1902 6s4 bags at this time last year. Holders derive
! some comfort during the prevailing dull market
from this discrepancy and the backward delivery of
! the Cuban crop.
New-Yorks Oldest cattle dealers say that beef is
| now lower than it has Oeen any winter within the
last thirty-fve years. Consumers ought to get the
benefit of recent falling markets by retailers follow
ing prices for city and Chicago dressed, now quoted
at to cents.
| Hamilton Wilcox, the well-known advocate Of
womans suffrage, sent note yesterday to tho news
paper Offices asking that a reporter be sent 10 him.
He disclosed the fact that Nh and Mrs Joseph b.
Braman, husband and wife, carry on good
! busin- IS as commissioners Of deeds. Mrs. Braman
IS commissioner for thrtythree States and Territories
Nj. Wilcox has guarded this sensation for two years
Ex-Judgc Noah Davis went up to Albany last
evening. As president of the Republican Anti-saloon
| League OF the State he VIII present argument
| against the passage of the Excise Revision Com
u.issioners bin before the Assembly COMMITTEES to-
| morrow evening and he viii also preside at the Anti
saloon Conference which opens in Albany tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Miller started for Washington
yesterday afternoon They expect 70 spend few
| days there visiting friends.
st. Clair McKetray Editor Of "The Brooklyn
Eagle" read paper on How The World has Affected
| the Church" yesterday before the Baptist Ministers
| Conference
| Tho Rev. Or. Samuel H. Virgin delivered the
monthly Monday lecture yesterday before the students
Of the University of the City of New-York " The
Importance of the Preparation Of Young Men for
| Public Affairs
The Rev. J. \. Davis read paper " The Need
Of a synodical Superintendent n before the Pastors
! Association of the Reformed Church yestoriay.
On account of the funeral of His Imperial High
ness the Crown Prince, Archduke Rudolf, the
offices Of the Austro- Hungarian Consulate General
VIII be closed to-day.
Thomson Dean of No. 50 East Thrty-fourth st.
| president Of the Grand Vein Mining and Smelling
Company, was run over by truck at Pine and
! Nassau SIS. yesterday morning. Mr.. Dean luckily
received 10 injuries except few disaGeeabe bruises
and assisted 70 his Office at No. Broadst by
some bystanders.
There will be a meeting of the XVIII Assembly
| District Republican Club, at Husslas Hall, No
| 303 Second-avc., tonight
Interesting matter furnished in the issue of The
American Metal Market OF last week. bearing upon
The question Of tasif revision. The periodical Is
| published by George VI {. Horton, I'm The Tribune
Building and II covers all news Of interest 10 the
branches Of business engaged In producing metals
and manufactures which use metals The Tribune ;
| publication in tabular form Of tie changes IN the
metal schedule made by the Mis- and the Allison
| bills arc supplemented by The American Metal
| Market - with details that could be obtained
at the time, but which make an excellent comparison
available OF the contrasts between the Randall and
| the Senate bills.
Charles King, twenty-five years old, Of NJ. $50
Fifb-ave.. held in 81 900 bail at the YofAvle
Police Court yesterday, for examination a charge
| II grand larceny. The complainant George ".
| Powers, Of No 800 East Tweny-second St, alleges
that on January 20 he gave check for $50 to King