New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
NETWORK CITY

children at No o21 Avenue A. whose case of desttu-
ton was made known Oh Wednesday From Mrs. Mole
cat SO One who has helped her before and believes
her to be worthy s5 Mrs w." SIS; r. II. s."
and New Years Gift,' each 81; and "Onc who
ptics her." "a. NJ. NJ" "H. C. c." and ~ E. r."
each 81.
A large force Of workmen busy yesterday lay
Ing the tracks of the Twentyninth Street CrossOwn
Railroad between Fifth and Sixth across Broad
way The progress of their labors watched with
the leenest interest by big asscmblage OF New Yorlrs
leisure class.
Strange, Kelly & Bennett importers and manu-
facturers of silk ribbons at No. 20 Greenest. and
at Paris and Lyons. France. in the hands of the
sheriff on attachments for S3.104. They also had
small factory at Centre and Grand sts.
During the last few weeks some men who have
been assisting in the usual winter trimming of the
trees in Central Park have been annoyed by good
many earnest friends Of the Park, who feared that the
men were careless People have got out Of
their carriages to admonsh the trimmers. Supern-
tendent Parsons would like tho of the city for
moment, i'm order that he may all that there
is method in his seeming madness.
1t was said last night that "Rodey' Carey had
signed conditional contract with the NewYork Base
ball Club.
Nearly 100000 feet of overhead electric wire
removed yesterday. and about fifty poles. vehement
protest was entered at the Office Of the Board OF Eec
trical Control by the Mount Morris Company, which
asserted that some Of its wires in Battery Place had
been removed. although they violated rule what
1t eyen said that three wires Of the United
States Compaay were left unharIned. although they
on Mount Morris Company poles from which
Mount Morris Company wires had been removed. The
Board will investigate
During 1885, Mayors Marshal Engehard reported
yesterday, his Office issued 20,s67 licenses. The fees
tod fOotn . 10
duct the Marshaps Office for the year.
benefit performance for the widow and children
Of Patrick sullivan, who was killed at the electric
light works in Eightiethst. recently, will be given
tomorrow evening by DXon's New-York Specially
Company in the new Lyceum Opera House, Thirty
fourth-st. and Third-ave
TIE German Hospital received New Years gift
Of $500 from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday in recognition of aid given after the recent
fire in the Presbyterian Hospital.
Register Fitzgerald yesterday appointed his brother
John Fitzgerald, 10 be Assistant Deputy Register. in
place of Lewis H. Watts. The salary is $1,000
year.
Mrs. Mary Cosgrove. a widow, age sixty five Of
No 313 East Seventy y-dfth-st.. knocked down and
kicked by the horses attached TO a SecOndave. car
Seventy ifth-st at a. III. yesterday. She
taken to the Presbyterian Hospital where she died at
IL O'Clock. Charles JcfIcrs twenty eight, of No
245 West Tenthst, the driver Of the car, arrested
Conspicuous in Broadway yesterday were two young
women in riding habits, riding spirited horses and
distributing samples Of a brand Of cigarettes to
the crowd.
The Rev DR.. Maynard will give an illustrated
lecture The CatheGrals Of the Netherlands and
Italy, at Chickerng Hall on Wednesday afternoon
The engineer of the Liberty silk Works. at Nos.
615 to SOB West Fifty scoondst., who disappeared
during the fire at tho factory Wednesday, was at
the works yesterday morning. and said that he had
simply become entanged in the crowd during the fire
lie was unable to give any explanation of how the
fire started.
George wittkowtz, ffty-four years old. of No. $40
East Third-st. held in police court yesterday
for stealing silk worth - 600 from his employers,
Marx Bros of No. 121 Grccnc-st. The prisoner said
he sold the goods to OcrstIichcl d Meyers No. 1863
south Fifthavc.
John c. II. Meyers, whom Corporation Counsel
CLARK appointed Judge Blsclon's Attorney
FOR the Collection Of Arrears Of Personal Taxes,
tered upon the datics of the Office yesterday. Ex-
senator Plunkitt and Theodore Hiehl his bonds
men. The salary is $1,000 "A wear.
gas lamp in front of No. leG Broadway exploded
yesterday morning. No hurt.
William p. Farrell, uniformed wachman en-
poycd by the Holmes Burglar Alarm Company, was
! held in police court yesterday on the charge OF
| being drank and begging Ncw Years gifts from
passersby I'm Princc-st. Farrell denied the charge.
and said he was arrested by al officer because the
members Of the police force had grudge against the
men employed 5y thc Holmes Company.
Edward Grant and John Smith were held in the
Tombs yesterday for trial ~ the Court Of General
sessions for burglary. ON Wednesday night they were
arrested in the cothingstOrc Of Louis Svcrstone, No.
| 17G Park Row, which they were trying to rob. In
their rooms over sversoncs store, found stolen
! goods worth 500.
Professor Adoiphe Cohn will lecture at Columbia
I College on shakespeare and Coneilie" tomorrow
morning.
A tgavcsty on " Little Lord FauntlerOy' will bs
given at Hardman Hall on the evening Of January 10
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Robert F. McKim.
No. 81 West Fifty -cghtlst.
The annual dinner of the Superintendent. inspectors
and captains Of police be eaten at Dclmoncos
January 81. Covers will he removed at 30 O'Clock
promptly.
The sale Of tickets for the annual reading OF
the Twenty -third-st. branch Of the Young Mems
| Christian Association besius on Monday evening at
O'Clock. The course, always excellent one this
year comprises VIII Carletvn the poet Leland r
Powers. George Riddle Sidney Woollett and Mr.. and
Mrs. John X. scott. Course tickets, including re
| served seat, -.
John Donahue, twenty years old, Of No. 327 East
Elcventlst., aud Edward Murphy twenty four years
Old of No. 424 East sixtyhIstst held In 81 500
hail In a police court yesterday a charge Of high
way robbery. Albert Helm, a driver. Of No. O2a
Firstave said that they tllrottled him at Flrstave
and Sixty -secohd-st Wednesday night. and robbed
| him Of his watch. which worth S20.
The boxing and wrestling committee Of the Amateur
Athletic Union. which recently rejected the entry Of