New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
NEW-YORK ClTY.

The Excelsior Savings Bank Twenty hiri-s' and
Sixth-ave is in a very nourlsh!ng condition. the
deposits and surplus having reached N'2'."" on
January /. II has been decided TO aiio" Interest
from February / on all deposits mad" not lhi"r
than February and remaining in bank on July /
next
The somewhat remarkable claim OF John G.
O'Rrscn. a Rochester lawyer. FOR the sum OF ~ e
so % which he says the city owes him FOR profcs-
siona! work at Albany In bringing about the sale
OF Wards Island by the State TO the city FOR HOO
CO. was before the Board Of Estimate ycstcrdhy
He said that he was engaged from 1916 TO 1891 In
arranging for the purchase. Mr. O'Rricn SAID that
he began the matter solely In the interests OF 81
Mary's Hospital in Rochester, which claimed a
part OF Wards Island The matter was referred
to the Corporation Counsel
BY an error The Tribune stated yesterday that
the insurance In force December 81. 1885, or the
NedcrIand Life Insurance Company was $500"
II should have been Ss.Go.os
The Commissioners OF Accounts handed 10 Mayor
Strong yesterday n statement OF Theodore +. Nc
Donald's defalcation Mcdonald clerk OF the
Court OF Special Sessions from July !. 1895. I'll
January g. 1896. wher he resigned. fearing dIscov-
cry The statcmer, shows that between the dates
given Mcdonald received sci si4. OF which he turnei
in to the CITY Chamberlain t5isi9 20 ana TO the
Justices s1.siS %. leaving a deficit Of Sis Co.
The cable companies are advised thae the Durham
Delagoa Bay cable is interrupted. The ST. Thome-
Loanda cable being also interrupted all telegraphlc
communication with South Africa and places south
OF St Thome. the West Coast. Is cut off
A challenge debate between the literary societies
OF the Twenty third-st branch. Y. VI. {. A., this
CITY and the Central branch. Y VI. G. n. Brook
lyn will take place this evening In Association
Hail Twenty-thlrd-st. and Fourih-ave. at o'clock;
subject, "Resolved. That the United States Should
Recognize the Bell.gerent Rights OF the Cuban In
surgents" The judge of the debate will be Benja-
min f. Tracy eX-Secretary OF the Navy.
The third OF this seasons course OF lectures I'M
der the auspices OF the Young Mems Hebrew AS
ISOLATION will take place at Carnegie Hall this
evening WHEN oscar S Straus ex-tntcd States
Minister TO Turkey. will speak on THE Develop
ment OF Religious Liberty In the United States
At regular meeting OF the Russian-Amerlcan
Hebrew Association Sunday Or. Adolph NJ.
Radin presiding resolutions were passed expressing
svmpathy with the Cuban patriots. and the hope
that the Cubans may be recognized as bel
ngerents by the United states Government.
There Will be a sale tomorrow at the seizure
room I'm the Barge Office OF abandoned goods In
the lot is a representation in Spanish earthenwarc
OF a bull fight. IT came from Barcelona. and was
consigned to ogden Goelct. The Invoice valuation
was $50 When opened. the figures were found TO
be broken with the single exception OF the bull
Although Mr.. Goelet had paid the duties. he re-
fused TO take the articles. and when they are sold
he Will get back the amount OF the duties Other
things to be disposed Of are oranges. carthenware.
glassware and dyestuns
The Commissioners Of the New-York and New
Jersey Bridge held "A meeting in the office OF An
drew H. Green yesterday, and decided 10 adopt the
plans as to the location and approaches approved
by the Sinking Fund Commissioners. The new
bridge Is TO be between Fifty-n.nth and Sixtieth
sts west OF Eleventh-ave
Charles p Rowland. OF No u West Nnth-st
WAS Yesterday appointed n Civil Service Examiner
at a salary OF $40 per day for every day actually
employed william Chilvers, OF No. 81 Greenwich
ave. was appointed typewriter and stenographer
,c the Civ.l Service Board. at n salary OF 1900
year.
J. Milton Mabbott, OF No. II Fifh-ave was yes
terday appointed a public school Inspector for the
trf,b District by the Mayor. MIR. Mabbott Is a
Republican and a member OF Good Government
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