New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The Robert T Lincoln Club. No. 342 East Eighty
ffth-st will have a reception for women this even
ing.
An entertainment and ball OF the United Tin and
Sheet Iron Workers Protective and Benevolent As
ISOLATION will be held Murray Hin Lyceum.
Thirty-fourth-st., near Third-avc.. New Years
Eve.
The State Railroad Commission held n meeting
yesterday at the Office OF Commissioner Alfred c.
Chaplin. No 1872 broadway. only routine business
transacted.
salo A. IIorwitz. a reaI-cstate dealer. OF No AZ
East Eighty-nrst-st. was arrested yesterday.
charged with grand larceny. The complaining wit
ness is VI. Cohen. OF No. iB Bowery who says
that on November c Horwltz collected for him 1915
as commission for the sale OF piece OF real estate
and failed to turn 1t Iorwtz was arraigned
In General Sessions and remanded for trial
Burdett & Dennis OF No % Burling slip. will sell
at auction on Friday 1000 bales OF Texas cotton.
part OF the cargo OF the Mallory steamship Lam
pasas which put into the Delaware capcs last
month with fire In her hold. Tho Lampasas sub
sequcnty proceeded 10 this port and unoaded her
cargo at the Erie Basin Breakwater at Van Brunt-
st. South Brooklyn. where the sale will take place.
This cotton. II IT wero not damaged would be
worth, at the present market price. about 5000.
Florida oranges are now arriving at tho ratio OF
from 5000 to 1000 boxes week and selling at
wholesale from 81 20 to s. box FOR sound fruit
tho choicest oranges bringing s. n a box. Jamaica
oranges are virtually out o. tho market
The chief feature OF the fruit market" said a
leading fruit broker yesterday rs that retailers
are buying from hand mouth. and orders are
small All stocks OF seasonable fruit. except ban
anas are full and jobbers are so anxious TO sell
that they are willing to shade prices TO induce
dealers TO buy"
There has been on exhibition for the last two
days al the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms. 40. 2s
Fiith-ave.. magnificent collection OF OLD furniture
and sivorware. Tho sale will begin to-day at
D. m and will continue throughout tho week. be-
ginning at the same hour each day.
There wcro 1900 punches OF bananas Just landed
from Jamaica, sold by wholesale public auction
yesterday afternoon. for from 81 % to 81 >, bunch
FOR 'nrsts': "scconds' and thirds" brought re-
spectively % and O. cents "A bunch. These prices
are nearly double those obtained seven weeks ago
An active demand and light stocks are reported.
with prospects OF continued high prices
william Travcrs Jerome Rccorderelect Cons
first assistant counsel in the police investigation
Will give a dinner TO- Senator Lcxow and the other
members OF the Senate Committee the Rev. Or
parkhurst and Mr. Jcromcs associate councillors.
at the Union club on Friday evening.
The Sinking Fund Commission held session In
the Mayors Office yesterday The time vas mostly
taken up by the consideration OF the requests for
furniture and improvements In the new Criminal
Courts Building. A communication was received
from Commissioner Andrews. asking permission TO
lease a stable In Sixty-cighth-st. near West
End-ave. owned by William r. Rose. at an annual
rental OF 5000 The Commissioner stated that
stable was needed further uptown. but such OPP
position had developed that the stable would have
TO DO I'm tho place he had recommended. The mat
ter was referred TO the Controller 10 report on.
Sheriff-elect Hansen visited the office OF the
Sheriff shortly before the closing hour yesterday
and had a talk with some OF the deputy sherins In
the Office. II afterward unoficially announced
that the following deputies were reapponted: Wal
gerng, Hamburger McGinness. Carraher and Null
vaney.
President Clausen OF the Park Board. said yester-
day that several letters had been received by the
Commissioners from landscape architects The
writer's took exception 10 the grounds taken by
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux on the
Speedway question. They did not agree that the
engineer should be entirely under the coh'foi OF
the landscape architect.
Edmund A. Weber brought from Baltimore
yesterday. charged with grand larceny. He Is
charged with having collected 500 belonging to the
Mission OF the Immaculate Virgin and running
away with It. lie was remanded for trial In Cen
eral Sessions.
United States Supervising Inspector George H.
Starbuck has been instructed by Secretary Carlisle
to ask for the designations OF three assistant local
iugDcctOrS
Donohue George H. Gardiner and David $. Dey. all
of whom have held their positions for over eight
years. The charge preferred against them Is In
competency.
The funeral OF Miss Denie ID. Mathews. the public
school teacher who died on Saturday from pleuro-
pneumonia took place at her home. No. 81 Eas;
One hu nd nd twenty third-st on Monday even
ing The Rev. DR.. s. II. Virgin, assisted by the
Rev DR. MONTGOMERY oiliciated The floral pieces
were abundant and handsome There was large
cross standing In a base OF daisies from the
| teachers OF Grammar School No. 81: large pillow
from Class A OF the same school: "a wreath from
Simonson Son. and other pieces from friends
The burial In the family plot, Matawan.
y. j.. yesterday.
meeting will be held at No. 12 Tremont-ave.
| tomorrow evening. TO take action regarding the
| starting OF another branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association to that part OF the city
| above Onehundred and -fftieth-st