New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-22
NETWORK CITY.

George W. Nisbctt the clerk Of the ROYAL Fire In
surance Company who forged check on the Mer-
chants National Rank for $4,000. was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment by Judge Cowing in General
Sessions YESTERDAY, The case OF Dawes f. Stureis.
the boy who tried to have tie check ca,hed. will come
up Monday
The steamer City Of Atlanta, which III part
burned in the East River. was sold for salvage by
United States Marshal Jacobus yesterday. Lewis and
Edward Luckcnback bought her for - 100. They will
make a coalboat Of her.
All Of yesterday spent in Part III Of General
Sessions by ex-Judge George VI. Curtis II: summing
up the cas-, for the defence in the trial Of Colonel
W. b. Hayes for perjury. Assistant Dl,trct-Atorncy
Weeks will make his address tomorrow.
Judge Cowng in General Sessions YESTERDAY dis
missed the indictment for attempted suicide against
Mrs. Eta Harrington thirtvtwo years old Of No. l.
West One-hundrcda thirty NTH 81. On ccmhr 81
she shot herself in the left breast. Andavis
submitted by her friends to show that She insane
at the time.
John Il. Perry, although he is not LAWYER. Dc
Tended himself I'm General Sessions Yesterday when
placed on trial charged witt, stealing u watch ard
chain from Mrs. Marion De Long The complainant
Is canvasser .''r Charles Scribmcr'S Sons aud lives
at No OBS East Onehundrcd and twenty cchth-st.
Perry defended himself well that the jury acquitted
him.
Sarah X. Baldwir."-Thc Tribune IS unable 20 In
not. and can only advise Won TO write ont full state
ment OF the merits Of your Claim ard forward IT 10
the Commissioner Of Pensions. Washington. d. C..
who will give you the official information.
A cable dispatch received in this city Yesterday
from Italy stating that the crop OF Mediterranean
oranges would he about 40 per cent less than lat
years production This inform alton created
CONSERVATION among tie fruit dealers. President Ef
ward Ruhlman. Of the New York Fruit Exchange
ton from Italy TIE effect that the Italian
had not been damaged by frost and that the supply
would be about the same as last season.
James VI. Guilfoylc has been removed bv tho Treas
nrv Department from hi place examiner In the
fifth or woollcn division 1T III" Appraisers store, or
the ground Of lncompctcncy. He has held the place
for many years.
Miss G. VI. Garrett. Of No. So East Eeycnih-st..
makes appeal for Mrs Dcnohuc. blind widow,
who for twenty years kept newspaper stand in
Fourth-ave. just below the PARK Avenue Hotel aud
who. owing to Ill health, has been obliged to move
into the little shop at No. 40 Tourihave. Miss
Garrett asks for contributions 10 purchase stationery
and toys for Mrs. Donohuo, which She will sell.
The II so p. m. steamer leaving Peck Slip. Pier
No. IS, East River, for Ncw-IIavcn. Conn., Will omit
Its trip WasbingtOn's rirthday. The p. m.
steamer will run the same as usual
A public hearing upon the proposed ordinances to
compel vehicles of I'll kinds to display lights at II ght
and establishing cabsands the elevated stations
was given by the Aldcrncns Law Committee ycstcr-
day. The City Improl Society represented
by J. Edward Weld and J. ". De .IOngc, who adv0-
Gated the ordinances. C. u. Mason. OF III" Opera
stables. in East Thirty-sccnnd st. and a. Mar'crt |
an East TWENTY ourth-st stable Oppo. ei them
The committee closed the hearing.
"A memorial mass for the dead members OF the So |
ciety Of ST. Vincent dc Paul will he celebrated by |
Mons gnor Farley al ST. Iarich'S Cathedral AT 10 80
a. m. to-day. Bsnop ) Farrell. Of Trenton, will |
preach, and Archbishop Coriigan will De present.
The Prohibition party OF NcwYori. aud Kings County
will have Il dinner at NO. A East FOrrtccntlSt. AT
O'Clock tonight. william r. Wardwc will be toast
master and the following will respond to toastS Will
lam Jennings DcmOrcst. James II. Laird, Or. VI. |
Downing. Mrs. II. S. Phtclard. Judge :. u. Ransom.
william jay Groo. Cocrldge 4. Hart. Robert J. ;. |
White. the Rev. Dr. F. Iiamlin. DAHL G.. Beatty and
James f. Ramsey.
In response TO appeals made TO the natural science
committee OF the Normal College for instruction In
various branches Of science. Mrs. John l. Northrup.
chairman Of the committee. will give series Of talks
on elementary botany. zooory and. perhaps, miner
lloSy, in the alumnae library from TO , p. M.
Mondays during March. April and Nav.