New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
NETWORK CITY.

Tho great fair of the Centiai lufh-'cron VI" -
opened in its new building, in sAty.sevcnths''' Oh
Monday evening.
The Gruet Society will celebrate the 582d an
rivo,sarv of the Swiss Confederation in the Turn
Hail in East Fourth-st this evening. The inter-
estinc programme Is of a theatrical and mlscA cndi-
acter.
An electric lisht wire caused slight fire YESTERDAY
,,r, IN tho ton Of the two story building No. o4o
East Twcntieth-st
Captain Nash of the schooner Minnie, repor'eo
Yesterday that he passed vessel OF aUou' 'Vo YIN
bottom up on November Is. OIL cape Cpar~s'
fax haurs later he saw in the water the house Oh
steamor a life preserver and other articles that oo
lopgsd N steamer all of which seemed 10 lnuca'S
that a collision had taken place and that TWO FeSse4s
had gone down.
Tho BOARD of Managers of the Produce EXCHANGE
decided yesterday ask the members OF the hAcnas
TO vote on an amendment 10 the constitution pIoposo
by the option grain-dcacrs that the dealers may
the privilege OF the floor until p. H. on "ech-odS
except Saturday. 1t is said that II this Is "'''P
Il will not validate option dealings
The inouest in the case of jeremiah Cronin' )r'
who Was shot on November at sixty third-st' anu
Second ave- By John O'COnnor, gashtter' hlho'eo"
years old, was held by Coroner schul'ze 5eseIuas
o'Conner committed for trial.
Letters of administration the personal estate Oh
David 5 Wambod. the minstrel. were lssueu u ms
FL zabeth Wambold, his wifi, yesterday d! o"los',0
Ransom. The dead minSucIs Pefsohh PioP0'" -
valued at about $1,000.
James barrett and Bernard Devlin, who were &C
cused of violating the election Laws, pleaded guilty
yos,eray before Recorder Snyth Devhn. VINO al
TEMPTED 10 vote without being qualified In the toui
feenth Election District of the Nlllm As>cnpiS
District was sentenced to oneycars Imprisonment"
Barrett voted Illegally I'm the Win Assembly, bi'
trjot and was sentenced year and nine months
In the Penitenuaiy
The Ward Lines new racer, the Santiago, holds
h.. i credited 10 be the best record between this
mort and Nassau She startled maine circles yes
ter1ay by arriving at sandy Hook al 3 80 a. m''
having made the passage IN three days ana seven
Lours. Ii should not be forgotten that the sanuss'
is an American s.camer and was ount Dy 'oHn
Roach.
The washington Memorial Arch Fund amour" 10
s50295 so.
The Tribune has received ): from X' and the
same amount from -. r." fof Mrs. Susan Fulton
whose sad case of destinon was reported jill 'nl'
pa,er few days ago. The money has been sent 10
tho Protestant Episcopal City Mission No. % beecHer
ST. which has charge of the case
Tho dispaich-boat Dolphin will leave the Navy
Yard to-day and go around TO the Nolth INor' u
he ready on Monday 10 carry Secretary Tracy and
several other guests down 10 Sandy HOOK, 10 sec o
de,arture of the squadron OF Evolution
letter recently published IN Inc IrlDule dUOu'
,bs American Pottery Exhibition IN Philadelphia
cordially praised decorated poceains exhibited oy
Miss Minnie T. Dwight Of this city, but el1oneousy
said that she did receive prize. Inc Hls'ahe
.rose from an inadver,ent reference to last years
awards.
The strong wind which prevailed yesterday ABOUT
Printing House Square, besides keeping pedestrians
hrsv running after their hats, blew the plateglass
ont of the door at the entrance to the business ONCE
Of The Times
George NJ Bailey, assistant superintendent OIL IN"
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company, who has been
seriously i'll at his home in YOnkers, Is slowly I'M
proving.
maid to wait on female passengers In sleeping
cars & tho latest addition, since the bathroom, 70
luxurious travel.
Tho state Commission examining the Annexed DIS
,5ct found It 10 be rather long, rather broad, and
about knee-deep
4 company that would insure householders asalns
loss by burglars might do a good business ID ul'
suburbs OF this city.
One of the quickest ways for a fat man 10 reduc'
his weight is to 20 shopping with slulful fema'
bargain hunter.
Fx.Mayor AbIam :. Hewitt has become the pos
s,Ssor of Plum Island of the small Islands whlc
lie between the Long Island and Connecticut codS''
cast of Orient. The island sold under fore
closure on Wednesday last, and was bought by Mt
hewitt for SO 900. II has fifty or sixty Inhabitants