New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09
NFW-YORK CITY.


The funeral of Mrs. Thomas c. Entwiste' mother
NJ Chief Engineer James Entwstle, of the Navy, and
nnc of the officers of the slOOpofwar Enterprise TOOK
place at Paterson. y. l., yesterday she died on
saturday and was nearly eshtytwo years Old
Ensign Wiley II. NJ. Field. who has been on duty on
the training ship Minnesota. at the foot OF west
Twenty scvcnth-st since october, less, mas Deeh ue
tached and ordered watch officer on the sloopoi"a
Essex which is fitting out at the Navy iaru LOT
cruise in the south Atlantic.
Commander Charles O'Neil, who was recently de-
tached from the command of the Dolphin. TO become
inspector of ordnance at the Washington Gun Foundry
has arrived from Key West, and yesterday removed
his personal property from the Navy YARD, where IL
has been since lie was detached from the ordnance
department there a year ago
There was report Yesterday that Henry L. slaven,
the contractor had lately gone to Egypt in the inter
est of scheme to flood part Of the Desert OF sahara
nv cutting a canal from the Red sea IT was learned
at Mr.. slavens Office, however. that he Saiied loi
France 10 meet his wife there and that his visit
abroad was for pleasure only
Dr. Charles Stuart welles. of No. a. West Twenty
tixth.st lectured before the st. Cuthbcrt Club, an
educational club for workngmen. last evening on
Egvpt The lecture was ~iustratcd with seventy five
Ktereopticon views DR.. Wclles. who spent the whole
winter visiting the ruins along the Nile. has in prcpaia
ton some illustrations of the journey 70 Ut. sinai
and 10 the ruins OF Petra add to his Tour OF the
Holy Land
The following were elected yesterday members Of
the Real Estate Exchange James f. Pope. W. T.
Hyde. Henry Markus, II. Telfair smith and William A.
Armstrong
Two boys. twelve years old were found asray at
Fftieth-st and First-avc early yesterday and were
sent 10 Police Headquarters. They confessed tlat
they were Fritz Provost and Napoleon St Dennis and
had run away from their homes in Springfield Mass
Provost's father is clergyman. The boy SAID he stole
$50 from his mother before running away Acting on
a telegram from Mrs. Provost. the police sent the
BOYS back to springfield in of railroad conductor
The order of Revenue Collector James DAILY to close
the poolroom city property at No. 10 ChanOersSt
was obeycd Yesterday and the pool went on
as usual The fact reported 10 Mr.. DAILY, VINO
sent request to Police Captain Carpenter requesting
him 10 see that the place was shut up at once
The various heads of the city departments Will meet
the Mayor in his Office this morning 70 consider the
Rapid Transit bill and other measures affecting the
city pending in the Legislature.
The Police Board yesterday decided that Inspector
Williams must not accept dressing case which the
proprietor of a newspaper wished 70 present to him
rs the most popular police officer.
Mayor Grant received a letter yesterday from John
j. Hughes secretary of District Assembly DO. Knights
Of Labor, complaining that stuyvesant Park closes
daily at 5 p m The Mayor is urged TO keep 1t open
until p. m. The letter was referred to the Park
Commissioners.
There was rumor in the Custom House yesterday
that there would be heard something definite
from the stories that the Custom House Examining
Board would be shaken mp. 1t has been said recently
that charges would be preferred against several mem
bers OF such nature a. to compel their retirement
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coleman DTayton sailed for Europe
yesterday on the steamer Fuia. Edmund {. stanton
and Bishop II. W. Warren Will sail to day on the Lain
The members Of the Cotton Exchange appointed
committee yesterday TO 70 70 Washington and pro-
test against the enactment Of the Butterworth bill by
Congress which defines "Options and futures and
imposes special taxes dealers therein.
At an early hour Yesterday morning Customs In
snectors Talbot and Cassamcrc who duty in
Brooklyn. saw some men passing some article over
the side Of the City Of Alexandria, which was
lying at the Ward Lines pier. As the officers ap
preached the steamer the men and the inspectors
found that they had been passing over the steamer,
rail lot Of cigars The entire number of cigars
was about $500 and they are worth 500 or 500
They were seized and taken to the seizure room IN
the Custom House.
The new convent Of the Sacred Heart in Man
hatanville which takes the place Of the old building
which burned two years ago, was formally opened
Yesterday Crowds OF priests and Roman Catholic
laymen as well as Protcstants attended the opening
ceremony High mass was celebrated by Bishop
Conroy Of Curium. and tie sermon was preached
by Father Francis Ryan. Luncheon was served after
ward and then the company inspected the principal
parts of the spacious building.
The alumni Of Columbia College Will give a reception
10 President Low al the college, Forty ninth st. and
Madison-a Thursday at p. III. over 600 ~
the alumni have written that they will then be present
The failure of William NJ. DevcralI was announced
at the Produce Exchange yesterday. lie is a grain
scaper and it is said that hi, liabilities are small
j. A. g. Beales who died after a brief illness. on
Saturday evening at his home, No. % West Thirty
second ST. was buried yesterday in Greenwood Gene
tery lie was one If the directors of the Roman
Catholic Protccory in Wcstchcstcr and also Of the
Emigrant savings Bank in this city. the funeral Was
held in st. Lco's Roman Catholic Church in East
Twenty eighth-st
The election Of the Leaf Tobacco Board Of Trade
Yesterday resulted in the choice Of TIE following
directors George Mayer william Nisclius, W. Lackcn-
bruck, James Ethcilcr Antonio Gonzales, Julius
Beer Joseph Hoffman, Isaac Hoscnwald A. H. Scovillc
Abraham Cohen Simon Auerbach and Charles l.. Holt
John Sloan. the laborer who stabbed in the
abdomen by John and Cornelius Curtin at No. Bic
Pearlst, on sunday night, died in the Chambers
Street Hospital late Monday night The two Curtns
were again arraigncd in police court yesterday and
held TO await the action Of the Grand Jury.
James oyein. Of No. 10 Bcavcr-st., and William
Johnson of No. 10 Ncwst., were held In 500 bail
in police court yesterday, charged with selling
pools on the races.
Solomon NJ swartz, the well known wholesale
cIothicr. Of No. $50 Broadway who died on SUNDAY :,
was buried Yesterday in Cypress liill Cemetery. The
funeral took place at his home. NO IL East seventy
sixthst and was conducted by the Rev. DR.. Henry
S. Jacobs assisted by the Rev. Dr. Kachmaroh Of the
Sixty -ffthst. synagogue.
An amateur minstrel performance under the manage
mcnt of J. II. Phipps will be given the evening oil
April o. at the Berkeley Lyceum, Tor the dement, Oh
the New-Amsterdam Eve and Ear Hospital 1t Is the
only institution OF this kind on the West sldc Oh inc
city and is supported entirely by voluntary contrb
tions Since its establishment little more thih TWO
wears ago. it, work Ia, grown to large propoSiohS'
and funds are needed to carry its work
The sclloolship st. NaTy's started yesterday from
New-York for her annual cruise with crew OF over
100 boys. over month will be spent III preparatory
work in Long Island sound, and the vessel VIII Srr'
an Nav On for Madeira After visiting various