New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-12


Phi Epsilon Club reception. No 80 West Forty
''' North it, SIDE Republican Club No. asel Thrdave
SPIN
NETWORK CITY.
An unknown man, evidently 3 worhngman, was
found Yesterday morning sitting on the ground and
leaning against tree, dead, In the woods at One
hundred -nnetIeth-s Just east Of Tenth-ave He
had bullet hole in his temple, and cheap revolver
lay by his side.
Controller Myers found beautiful horseshoe, artist
caiy made of flowers, upon his Office table yesterday
morning A card attached to the floral design In
formed Mr. Meyers that 1t fre1 lie officers and
clerks Of tho Finance Department on the occasion OF MS
forty-fath birthday. Other friends gave the Con-
troler a handsome gold pencil set with diamonds
rbies and sapphires
Mayor Chaplin, Of Brooklyn, made friendly call
upon Mayor Grant yesterday. 1t was said to Dc
wholly unofficial and non-poltcal
District Attorney Fellows said yesterday that the
payment of $4,000 to the Produce Exchange by the
father of william R. Foster tr, would have no ehect
on the criminal prosecutions. The case against
Foster was taken before the Grand Jury yesterday ana
an indictment win probably be found.
Charles Nichols, Samuel Hancock and Richard
Smith pleaded guilty before Judge MARITIME yesterday,
to keeping gambling house at No. 20 East Twelfth
ST. Nichols was fined 500 and Hancock and smith
were fined 900 each.
Professor Charles sprague Smith delivered an in
teresting lecture on Iceland last night before the
pcithoIogian Literary Society Of Columbia College.
The Rev. W. f. Crafts will address young mon ON
tho. SUNDAY Question: in Association Han To-
morrow, at 3 80 p
The Barnard Literary Association OF Columbia
College excited the following officers yesterday: B. N
Carlozo 80, president; J. p. Seward, 80, vice-
president: G. H. whittemore, go critic; C. Barlow,
'9l, secretary.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Hastings, tho president OF
the Union theological Seminary, will address all
college students in concert hall Of the Metropolitan
Opera House tomorrow at p. M
The North Side Republican Club VIII have its
annual election of officers at No. 2,60i Third-avc.
tosaight
Fifty mon who want to be policemen took mental
examination yesterday gwen by the Municipal Civil
service Board. Forty more will be examined to-day
An these candidates passed the physical examination
EAST month They are said to be unusually stalwart
men, Those who pass the mental examinations VIII
be placed on the eligible list
The Elevated Railroad Commission awarded Mrs
Patcnee Gardiner s. $50 each Of her two lots at
Nos 14s and $50 West Ffty-third-st yesterday The
next case {, be considered Is that OF Adam stem
whose properly Is at the southwest corner OF Firstave
and Twenty-thirdst.
Police Commissioner Stephen B. French has trans
ave and one-hundrd- and forticth-st TO his wife,
Julia p French through ex-Surogate Rollins
concert for a worthy charity given last
evening at No 1876 wost Forty frst-st by Mrs. T. d.
Grant, soprano; Miss Adelaide Foresman, contrato !;
r. W. jameson, tenor; DR. Carl E. Martin, bass !;
Mrs Carl E. Martini pianist; Adolf Hartdegen, violon-
cello and E. I. Grant, accompanist
1t is easy to discover who many men are as they
ride downtown mornings the elevated roads; for
an hair in0 M
there by their news agents
Tho annual pool tournament of the Ecw-York
Athletic Club was begun at the club house last even
ing
Strangers in this city sometimes have difficulty
In finding their way about town, because there are so
many corner lamp-posts which do not display the
names or numbers Of the streets and avenues.
1t would be a convenience to the walking public II
storokeepers would have their sidewalks cleaned or
swept early in the morning, instead OF at 10 or IL
o'clock
Association held Monday these officers were elected
for the following year: John Stewart, president
George H. Loughlin, vice-presdent; John Campbell,
treasurer, and A. S. Petit, secretary
The annual ball Of the Palestine Commandery,
Knights Templar, will be held Tuesday night, January
90 at the Metropolitan Opera House, and the indica-
tions are that IT will be moro successful than ever.
arrangements
house and for the comfort of the guests will be
on tho usual liberal scale.
The Irish Home Rule Club of this city is awake
10 the demands on the treasurer OF the Parnell
Defence Fund At the last meeting of the club 1t was
unanimously resolved that the treasurer send $500
from tho funds Of the club.
Deputy Sheriff McGongle has arrested George H.
Foster, recently bookkeeper Of the Manufacturers
Paper Company, on order granted by Justice
Patterson, of tho Supreme Court in the suit Of the
company against Foster to recover $500 which the
plaintiff alleges no has appropriated to his own USE
Foster is a brother of John d. Foster, who was
arrested on Tuesday for stealing $1,000 from George
K. BIdwelL
The Institution for the Savings Of Merchant Clerks
has lent 100000 to Jacob Schmidt and wife, the
security bcing property at Fifeenth-st and Second
ave. Thirty-secont st. and Thirdave. and Nineteenth
st. and sccond-aves
Robert L Cutting and another, executors OF Kober
L. Cutting, have borrowed $4,000 from Robert l.
Cutting trustee Of William Cutting, for three years
giving as security tho Glcnham Hotel, Fifthave. ant
Twenty nrst-st