New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
NEW.YORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Anthony Comstock was at the Tombs Ponce court
-..rdav 10 prosecute the gamblers whose arrest Tic
sed ON Friday The following were held; Joseph
alien OF No. 20 West Broadway; Georse WeoO' no
40 Ann.st; Michael Keenan,, No 2O3 East twenty
.oond.st; John Johnson, No. 800 NhtrdNc'' an"
"~ar,ss Williams No. 2O3 East TwentySeconoSt,
Johnson and keenan, were each hcId III @-'o0o O''i
ord the others in $500 bail apiece
4. having match between George Williams, the
..,o hoy y and Colonel Fisher, sad 10 DC tle
,ra,cst living man. is one of the features Oh tno
Concress OF Midgets" at the Palace museum a"S
wcck. The LilHputians do not do much ud'l%te pu'
roato a good deal of fan and please 'le 0l'i4uieh'
a. whose benefit they were engaged For Tie grown
nopIe the usual large number OF human curlos''leS
r. y. secn and the usual variety performance VIII
So c,ven on the stage. Zend and AveS'a' 'he sun
horses remain Only for TINS week
Jobn schroeder. a mkman, OF No. lol west sky
- - was driving a horse In the Boulevard on
1,,,rsdav. when it became frightened al passing
o,Orated train. and started 10 plange ana rear
enaodor was thrown from his wagon and kicked by
,ho horse His skull was fractured. schroeder Is al
r"o..re,t Hosptal and Will probably die from his
injuries.
.rnie Gluck. age five, was playing about bon
Gro in front of her home, No. $50 Atorneyst.'
vos.erdav when her dress caught fire and In an IN
,ant che was envelopcd in flames. She was severely
,nrned before The fire put out and was taken to
bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
Michael Davtt at recent meeting of District
Assembly Of the Knights of Labor in Ireland an
rorrccd that lie was member in good standing
- tbe order of the knights OF Labor. This assertion
throws some light long mooted question as 10
whether Mr. Davitt member of the order or not
DR. &. OConnor, of Columbia, gave an instructive
sxuostion on the Methods Of Teaching French
AZ Columbia College Yesterday morning. before large
and apprcciative audience.
Captain Baxter Of the steamship Bolivia, OF the
Anchor Line, which arrived in port Yesterday re
norted the death Of Dr. Bissett, surgeon of the vessel
Dr. Bissett was stricken with influenza and died on
February 49, lie was buried at sea. lie was from
Navo scotland and was well liked by the officers
OF the line.
The annual games OF the list Regiment will be
held at their armory next saturday. Tie entries
are large and the affair promises to be successful
Peter YOUNG. Of 40 3o9 West one hundred and
tvelfthst and sebastian Luiclana, Of 80. 500 West
onehundred. and ffecEth-st, lab0rers employed ID
an excavation in Ninety fourthst., between ninth and
tenth aves. we're hurt seriously by the premature
discharge Of blast yesterday. They were removed
to the hospital in Ninety -ninth-st
uessrs Best & Co. No. 60 and g. West Twenty
tlirdst are again much annoyed by an lmpO-tor
calling himself A. J. Beding and representing That
he is an employee Of theirs sent ont TO establish
agencies for the sale of their goods and collecting sums
of money 10 prepay freight During January lie was
travelling through Indiana and this month complaints
are received from people in Virginia, where lie IS
soliciting subscriptions and collecting pay in advance
Cor a magazine purported 10 be published by them
A thief entered the house Of Michael Fctl, in One
hundred and seventy rstst near Jerome ave- at noon
On Friday, when the family were at dinner ana ran
sacked several upper rooms lie carried away le"eHy
worth $780,
In The Tribune this morning will be found the forty
fifth annual report Of the New-YOrk Life Insurance
Company. The number Of policies issued during
Isse was 80 400, making the total number IN force
15o,Ss1. and the dvisble surplus Of the company
s75l7,823.
E. Krehbicl's fourth Wagner lecture at Steinway
Hall on Wednesday afternoon will be 8" Die Meister-
singer" with musical Illustrations by Anton seidl,
Max spickeF and Paul Kalisch.
Language Teaching will be the subject Of the
lecture before the schooeachers by Professor Harris
r. Gum, Of Brooklyn, at No. University Place, at
p In. tomorrow
Eugene sullivan. Of No 100 Madison-st., was held
in s3 900 bail in police court yesterday charged with
beng one Of the two men who assaulted Frank Bergen
in Wliam-st early yesterday and robbed him OF sl5
j. V Jordan. Of the Hamilton Hotel FlftlIavc. and
Forty-second ST., has purchased hahinterest OF inc
lease and furniture Of the Rowland Hotel, Long
Branch y. j., from Henry Walters, Of the AbcmaIle
Hotel this city. and Mr.. Rowland VIII coDduct 1t
under the frm name Of Walters Jordan.
The Manhattan Whist Club has been organized, with
+. VI. Tying as president; George W. Maynard vice
president; L. d. Colin, treasurer; and r. J. Foster
secretary. Quarters have been secured at No. 81
West Twenty -seventhst., over Browns chop house,
and the forty five charter members are at the game
every afternoon and evening. Tie constitution sets
forth that the object is promote interest IN all
games Of skill at cards. and at the same time to
limit the stakes to moderate amounts.
The Citrus Fair at the Armory Building, at Broadway
and Thirty ffth.st has attracted much interest and
the 6,spay OF fruits and curiostcs from san
Bernardino County has made southern California
familiar to New-York people since tho opening Of
the exhibition. Tic fair Will close on Tuesday
evening.
Gatemcn on the Sixtllave. elevated railway say that
there are number Of gentlemen wearing high hats
who regularly ride block beyond their station
tRectorst in order 10 pick up newspaper and save
few cents.