New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
NFW.YOPK CITY.

ved ON the warden CT the state Prison at sing sing
This will act stay Of the execution
Patrick Mccain. of No $40 HudSon.st was ar,
vested by Ofhcer John J. Cassn In bediorusV' e"p
Yesterday for drunkenness and was hned Slo III u'0
Jefferson Market Police Court. AS ne was ran" o
Al. courtroom he charged the officer with getune CIV
from him on the promise that he would nave 'n''
discharged Cassn denied the charge out noo' -.
had only 90 cents in his pocket al'lous" "" Oi
left the station to be taken to court oy N'''
he had had about Sill
william Edwards and william B. shafer have been
-, a. ,rsnectors in the Customs Service here.
John g. Noonan has been appointed assistant weis"ei
IN the Surveyors department lie was formerly
foreman OF weighers
limited States Civil Service Commissioner hooso'e'
continued his investigation yesterday at 'he NueV'"
Uouse into the charges that employees had oeeh as
sessed for political purposes, ana as 10 WHITTIER w
tain amendments had been made according 10 'lc
-, NJ Roosevelt said that he could not say any
,h,r at nresent for publication about the lnvestga
zion lie will return 10 Washin gton to-day, but VIII
,. hack here on Monday His report Will be SUD
mtted TO the entire Commission for It's action
W 4. Jones has been nominated for the office OF
assistant cashier in the Custom House. Mr' 1ohc9
was formerly Deputy Collector at the fuoho 0Voi0'
r,o Grand Iurors in addition to the presentment
relaIinr 10 the electric lighting systems handeo 10
Judce GiIdersleeve statement OF their views Sno"
,r that thev agree with the october Grand Jurors III
their belief that excise cases should be Gposeu
~ AT specal Sessions without the action OF petl'
Jury.
nenutv Collector Gano in charge of the Drawback
Division recently directed his subordinateS 10 ic"
how much drawback money had been paid out .'iu'
year at the Custom House. The report reoeNeu S''
terday places the sum at S2,103OOO
Tho shin Frederick B. Taylor, of Yarmouth, ~ s.
srrived here Yesterday from IiOgo, Japan al'er
rouch VOYAGE of 135 days. on August IL ana 10 s"o
encountered a heavy typhoOn, during wmch nNe u
ber scamen were hurt, one Of them having MS Iee
broken.
Jobn Il. Dos Passes is still dangerously Ill HIS
musician said last evening that the p''ich' wa"
nrobably improving but was by no means OUT Vi
danger. lie Is al MS hoHio' -' -
sxth-st.
note sent TO The Tribune says that the BUSINESS
Mems Republican Club Of the lid Assembly Dis'pio'
has been organized with headquarters at w. oo
proome.st II has a membership of about torty eooo
rrorkinr Republicans and the following are the prIE
eipal officers John Somers PRESIDENT JOHN o. 'o'""'
secretary; John Wilson, treasurer
Fail nodromuea. who was recently arrested for
ass,nc counterfeit money. taken before Unlted
States Commissioner Shields yesterday ana p'"'ou
under g. 500 bail for trial
Postmaster Van Cott having received reports from
several banks IN this city that letters poteo III ~
York ON December 10 and 81, addressed 10 bul'ao'
arriVe
LEANED that on both the frstnamed dates the leter
oucb for Bnnalo though properly dispatched from
New York was carried TO some point further west
and was returned TO its proper destination ai'er
days delay.
A meeting Of the Board Of Managers OF the Amateur
Athletic Union will be held at the Astor iio"s0 'i,, ,
afternoon at Q p. m. Many important SUBJECTS VIII
he acted upon. including the athletic rules
President WILSON, of the Health Board was too III
.. ,oave his home in West Twenty thiTdst. yesterday,
and meeting of the Board was postponed IN con
sequence.
The Police Commissioners yesterday dismissed two
policemen from the force-John j. Munson' OF inc
Charlesst squad, for being off his post ana lol'erih5
IN a uouor- store and William T. Cagney. OF the Har-
lem SQUAD for getting drunk and falling INTO inc
river.
Tho stock,er Association gave reception last even
inc AZ their house. No 122 second ave, TO Con
gresham Cummings, SeDator-eect Roescl Assembly
man elect Sohmer and Alderman elect schiamp' lherc
WAS large gathering of prominent politicians OF all
parties and factions.
The charge that a rum-shop was being operated IN
that part Of the Essex Market Building IN "Ilch INC
Anarchists are accustomed to meet was investigated
Yesterday on the order Of Controller Myers by Putnam
Conklin Clerk Of Markets The latter reported to
the Controller that Bryan G. Hughes, lessee OF inc
building, sub-lets one room on the second moor 10
Benedict Co.. printers while the latter sub-let the
to twenty -nNe hebrews lOI d NOHNNH''i -
coon as Hughes heard of the charge he gave Benedict
a. Co. notice to vacatc on January l, 1e9O'
The Hedding Methodist Episcopal Church will have
an allday reunion anniversary TO morrow beginning
with a reunion class meeting at a. m, conducted
by Chauncey Shafer. This will be followed by
reunion regular service, sunday eA
ercjses reunion Of former pastors and members,
prase-meeting etc.
There will be pistOl-shooting contest among the
At hp
John N. Ward. who has been confined to his house
through Illness is able 10 be around again
The Clothing Cutters Union Of New-York has given
out instructions that members shall not patronzo
the League baseball games next season, but must 90
to the Brotherhood grounds.
Judge Lacombe of the United states Circuit Court,
yesterday granted writ of habeas corpus in the case
of Simon Baruch, who has been in Ludlow street jail
for several weeks. under order Of arrest in civil
suit. Baruch to this country last August and
was arrested on september 81, in H0boken, war
rant issued by United States Commissioner Hitchcock,
charging him with embezzling 500 900 of the money
of the Austrian Government.
The Washington Memorial Arch Fund now amounts
TO $685. 1853 81
The third semi-annual meeting of the National |
Academy of Theology held in this city yesterday
psners were read from representatives theological
institutions various parts of the country. Action
was taken on the death of Professor F. Gardiner of
Middletown Conn The Academy ordered the pub |
ucaton Of the papers and proceedings in permanent
form.
Postmaster Van Colt and the members Of his official
staff have prepared a handsome New Years greeting
10 the heads Of distant domestic and foreign post
offices 1t is in the form Of cOlored photoengrav'
ing on cards about 10 by inches In size. IL con
fains a simple New Years greeting but the lettering
Is handsomely designed. and the arrangement OF the
words is neat and appropriate. some handsome cards
have heen received by the postmaster from other
Offices The design Of that from the London oficias
Is especially beautiful.
James r. Smith the lcttercarIler who. on Novem |