New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
NETWORK CITY.

Russia formally coded Alaska to the United States
for 81 100000, twenty years ago to-day.
Leicester Home managed the affairs Of the city, so
far the Mayors Office concerned yesterday.
Mayor Grant took day of. BY invitation Of Com
n.odore Gerry he witnessed the regatta Of the New
York Yacht Club from the deck Of the nagship Electra
Ex-sccrctary william c. Whitney, George c. Iiayens
and John W. Bowers have been elected 10 I'll the three
now govcrnorships Of the Manhattan Club created by
amendment to the constitution increasing the board
from twelve TO fifteen members. Mr. Bowers, II IL
understood, declines To accept and new election will
be held to I'LL the vacancy
The announcement Of the names Of successful can
didates for admission to the Normal College which
expected TO be ready yesterday, had not been
completed last evening. President Hunter said that
the faculty had been busy all the week with the
animation papers, and these could be completed be-
fore to-day. The result wiz be sent to the schools
on Monday.
The 10th Regiment inspected at its armory,
sixty secondst and Ninthave.. last evening BY In
spectorG enera Barber and Assistant InspectorGen-
eral McGrath. Inspector-General Barber was tho
colonel Of the 18th before he was appointed to his
present Office. He found his old command in an ex-
celent condition, and a large percentage OF the men
in the regiment answered TO their names when the
roll was called. Colonel Heman Dowd was in COM
mand.
George Prefm age four Of No. l JocksOn-st., fell
into the East River Cherryst yesterday, and Mar
tin Grady, age eighteen Of No. 81 Montgomery-st.,
Jumped into the water TO rescue him. Both came near
being drowned, but Grady got the boy ashore alive
They were sent 10 the Gouverneur Hospital
1t is now definitely announced by tho scribners that
Mr. SANKEY'S new book, In Darkest Africa Will be
published on June %. simultaneously in the United
States England Germany and other countries.
Commissioner F. W. Devoe yesterday received
Cor nd
schoolship Marys announcing her arrival at Lisbon
The examination Of Samuel G.. Derreckson on the
charge Of crminally Ibellng Civil Justice Murray was
carried on I'm the Yorlvllc Police Court Yesterday
morning Mr. DerrecksOn's counsel finally Offered 10
have his elicit mako a public apology. Justice MR.
ray through his counsel accepted. and the apology
was made The charge was withdrawn
The stockholders Of the West Coast Telephone Com.
pany which operates lines on the west coast Of SCUM
America, held their annual meeting Yesterday ana
elected the following directors Theodore y Vail,
O. F.. Madden. W. II. Wcolveron +. l.. Mortified.
A. l. Ashman II. L. Storke, Arthur kenworily, C. II.
VI Rose and G. = Chamberlain. At meotnc OF the
directors the following officers were elected President'
Theodore " Vail vice president. Arthur ken"oF'hy'
secretary and treasurer, H. l.. storhe; general man.
ager F. W. Kerr
The steamship Waesland. from Antwerp which ar
rived At the bar Yesterday afternoon early in the morn
passed eight miles south Of an iceberg 400 iee' long
and l 80 feet high. At a. she passed ten miles
south Of one feet long and 200 feet hgh IN lat'uu'
a 81 longitude so 80 at 9:l5. in latitude IL az
longitude 81 90, mile south Of another sou iees
long and $50 feet high. several smaller ones were
passed later in the day
II is n strange fact that the Mayors apartments ~
the City Hall are the only provided with a"hhe'
Is IL sble that he alone of all the officials requires
to keep shady"f
The hearing In the case Of the sixth Avenue io'ei
was set down for Yesterday before the Excise boau'
lint Clark Bell notified the Commissioners oy "cs'HP
from saratoga that lie unable 10 be present Inv
Commissioners say the ease must nc cloSeu Nv ioN'
Monday night. ard If Mr.. Bell does not appear Oe'o''
them they will close IL. anyhow
c.rouns Of people stopped in the streets about
o'clock last evening 10 look at the crescent moon WIN
Venus lying almost in the cup seldom ia" SUI"
rcr,cct picure of the Moslcm symbol been seen III e
heavens The planet particularly 0rilii'h'
Maria Berger. who has a ciear-factory Mt No az
Fleventh.ave and Rosa ROsenthal OF NO Dol le'''
ove were before Commissioner shlehs scS0I'"''
charged with violations Of tie internal revenue "''
II is charged that 5000 pounds Of tobacco were con-
viewed from Bergers factory to the s'ore III '"
posenthal without permit from the internal revenue
officers and that 1850 unstamped cigars were o'"u
in Mrs. Roscnthals place Each of the women ""'
held in ~ 900 bail.
Tho thirty fourth annual excursion Of the NEWER
o Editorial Association was begun last evening" lNo
hundred and thirty members. accompanied ~ -
families and some friends, started on the steamer ~
Richmond of the Peoples Line, for Albany r,Vh'
,hor, they will 90 10 Montreal, Quebec, Inc VINO
N,r,,a,ns and BOSTON returning 10 Ncw-lorh oy 'ho
Fall River Line .
william r. DE Kraft, of No. 80 West Thirne'h-'',,
who is described as an "elcctropathc pN s''H'"'
,ic,doa entity Yesterday before Judge hartuo 10
charge OF practising medicine without Il H'o"''' 49,
was fined $3.50. and paid the me
Charles F. buchanan, known In newborn u, ~'
.,.a -, rarN.on who killed Mamie Murphy at No.
10 Sixthave. on April -, was 1Fr"'-u'" 80, -,
notion. Judge MARITIME under indictment for mufuer III
the first degree. lie pleaded not guilty. ""' ""'
mandcd for trial. -
Horny Klos A silk mannfacturer al 40 oo' ".sU
r,,,itb e WAS arragnCd yesterday NJ TIE 'o'"'''
po,co court charged with employing girls uh"eI ."'
49,, ,,rcscrbcd by law He pleaded ignorance Oh 'no
law hut was held for trial lie aiterW"'"
,hnso omploycs whom he fond were under age
p,r,ko,c is probably the only street IN ''"S .ay
,, Grass grows between the paVlns >"Hc9' 0
,a,,,cs usinc the avenue go along BY the sue u INV
,r,cl and the rest of the street IS ho' W
thoroughfare AT ALL -. ,.,,
,,-,, a,piversory Of the destruction VI .l' ''"
=. iv,,cer Alabama. OH Cher0ours' fr""'o' y"
~ 20 1894 by the war veSSei ho"'s''-', ~
,,,,tod Yesterday by putting the la''er No>Sei NV
., dry dock al the Navy YARD 10 oc'e'"'n0 '
r.n,irs she needs To III her LOT 'n'o' 80 ,.o.
'hn ,rccrs of the vessel had few frehds at ui'S'
~ ,no mon had jolhhcation in the evening"