New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-04
NEW YORK CITY.

Tho Fast River Electric Light Company sent mes
sage 10 the Mayor YESTERDAY saying That IL was Hol
possible 10 decrease its bid OF 80 cents lamp per
night for electric lights in Fave. The reason given
was the exorbitan rental Of 81 cents lamp eAaoeu
by the subway Company.
Colectot Hendricks and surveyor Lyons went TO
WASHINGTON Yesterday 1t is understood that the OBJ
jcct OF their visit is 70 confer with the Treasury
officials in regard to the further occupation OF the
Barge once by the Immigrant bureau
Tho Aqueduct Commission reduced Its force yes
teriav by Diminishing Robert W. Crcuzbaur drauGi''
man. for whom there no more work Louis FRANK
formerly employed by Levi a Quinn, contractors on
the Aqucduct, filed lien for 800 against the Dhluoe
due the hrIn
Mayor Grant issued perempory orders Yesterday
directed TO Commissioner Groy for the summary re
moval Of all overhead electric telegraph and telephone
wires and poles in sections OF the city where the cor
porations maintaining the membranes had promsci
their removal by January -. \ list Of dead ana
dangerous poles and wires accompanied the Mayor 5
order II included the line Of poles along the Harlem
River below one hundcdand hirycight-st, wires IN
Park Place. Broomc and Wooster ST..
The Tribune yesterday received - From one who
IS not brave" and - from "Anpnymous.' for John
Carin, the East River hero; and 81 from = L. for
the Russian Famine Fund.
The New York Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which includes the New YORK.. TUuGhkcep-ic
Newburg and Kingston districts, Will lcen lis ninety
third annual session on March 80 I'm the Park Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop CyruS d. Toss
will preside
Mrs L. 5. Grant Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Mrs. Gar
field Mrs Demng, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Edward Khby'
Mrs. Margaret BottOne. Mrs \. Roman salus. Mr..
jeremiah r. Black and Mrs. John u! King are the first
ten vice presidents elected by the T. : Daughters lol"
Each lady has accepted in patriotic letters
Mrs Harriet otis Dillenboiyh Will entertain Com
pany & and It's friends in the boaFdroom of The I'D
Regiment Armory sixty scventhst and the Boulevard,
on THURSDAY evening February 4. with humorous and
dramatic selections from popular writer's The read
ings will be followed by reception and dancing.
A steamer apparently Il freighter, seen of Fire
Island Yesterday afternoon. where she remained sta
,ionary for several hours She hoiScd signals, but
was 100 far OF shore for the lookout t. read them
1t is thought that She discharging ballast.
Two fine St. Bernard dogs consigned to Jacob Iup-
pert arrived here Yesterday the Runic. from Liver
pool They are valued at $4,000 -Four crates con
tanning 200 canary birds consigned to August Markell
also arrived on the Runlc.
The steamship China arrived ut San FIarolsco on
Tuesday with mails from China and Japan Of the fol
lowing dates: Shanghai January :; Hong Kong Jan
nary 10: Yokohama January II. They are due 10
arrive in New-Yor on sunday morning. The next
mail for China and Japan VIII close AT dhc Postohcc
at q 30 u. M. February j.
The financial statement of Cooper Union for last
wear Is al hand From this ii appear that the revenue,
con sting OF rents 2j.0j 90, interest on endowment
fund.- Sl57lG Ga iand other items reaches $iC,1i3 40
The expenditures are IA Ol4 93. There was left
balance in the treasury January /, loo2, Of ST..
400 81 which, with $500 ~ due in rents, makes the
current $12,o3l 49, The current Indebtedness
Is 81, asa 80.
DR. william T. jenkins recently appointed Health
al in Npe-
,oyday by Justice Beach, in the supreme Court.
Phelps Bros. 4 co.. TO whom the steamship Napier Is
consigned have no fear for the safety 81 that vessel
She has several times been ont longer from Gibraltar
they say 1t may be that she has put into Hcrnuda
| for coal.