New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
NETWORK CITY

1bomas Cooper colored of No. 227 West Sixty
tbird-st. was yesterday convicted of mansiaushter
in the second degree before Judge Fltzseraiu III
Part l. General Sessions. On April ne ana refer
Barrett also colored, of No. 2lo west twenty
p,ptb.st got into fight about dog. and Cooper
sta bbed Barrett in the neck The latter dieu rom
the wound in few minutes cooper was ''"
for sentence mex: Monday
After Investigating the circumstances surround
ing the death of Truxton Taylor at NO z,"s
Eghth-ave on Wednesday. Coroners PHYSICIAN
OHanlon said yesterday that his death was uh-
doubtedlv accidental. DR.. Ofianlon made out inc
death certificate accordingly. the ponce repo''eu
the death as Of suicide.
Brookvn-The Chicago platform demands that
all standard silver bullion brought to the mint shai
he converted into dollars at the expense or the
Government absolutely without charge to the
owner Of the bullion.
The Board of Directors of the Central and south
American Telegraph Company yesterday declared
a quarterly dividend of ia per cent from the net
earnings of the company to September 80 payable
on and after October b.
The directors of the Mexican Telegraph Com.
pany yesterday declared a quarterly dividend Oh
oih nor cent from the net earnings of the company
"a Septeniber 90 payable on and after OCTOBER ~
The Rev G. Campbell Morgan, of Birmingham
England will deliver his popular lecture Inc
Music OF Life-Its Harmony and Discorh nj OaI-
vary Methodist Episcopal Church. Ohe-huhu'eo
andtwenty-ninth-st and seventh-ave., this even
ing cordial invitation is given to all VINO may
desire to attend Admission Is free
The Goldey. literary society which meets at No
IA Madison-ave will hold a mock congress TO-
night bill providing for the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio OF 1s to will be introduced ana
discussed by the members
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art is open free TO
the public from 10 a m. to sunset on luesdays
Wednesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays on SUNDAY
afternoons from l o'clock to sunset, and on inc
evenings of Mondays and Fridays. On Mondays
and FRIDAYS from 10 o'clock until sunset copyists
art students and members Of the Museum only arc
admitted free; others have to pay an entrance iee
of % cents on these two days There Is soou
public restaurant In the building and there Is also
a place to store bicycles.
The Museum OF Natural History Is open on week
DAYS from to ) o'clock. on Tuesday ana Satur-
dav evenings from to 10 o'clock the public Is ad-
mitted free On Sundays It is open from TO 0
o'clock Admission Is charged on Mondays and
Tuesdays.
The Berkeley School will reopen on September
90 with what is said to be the largest attendance
In its history.
The parade OF the John f. Marsh Republican
Association composed OF Italians. headed by MT
Marsh passed through the city Hall Park yester-
dav en- route 10 Greenwood Lake. n. j.. where
they were TO hold a picnic. 1t was reviewed by
MAYOR Strong from the steps which lead to the
City Hall.
Arnold Flesh who was shot In his room In the
Hotel Peteler Observation-Disclosures urth-st
and Lcxngton-ave.. last Friday morning, was said
nv the house surgeon of the Harlem Hospital to
be much improved yesterday
The Ninth Company, Eth Regiment will begin
the drill season on Thursday evening After the
drill the vacancies In the company caused by the
of Dwight G.
ard the promotion of Lance Corporal Groesbeck
will be filed Among the members OF the Ninth
COMPANY who qualified ms sharpshooters at Creed
moor on September 10 were Corporal 0. H. Keep
r. " II Peckham and George A. Nicoll.
The Greater New-York Commissions Committee
on Draft held another meeting In the City Hall
vesterday and considered several sections of the
charter drawn by William C. De Wit NO changes
of importance were made known
A iurv before Coroner Dobbs yesterday afternoon
decided that Thomas Burns. OF No. o. Broome-s'
who was stabbed In a street fight on September l3
carne 70 his death at the hands OF some unknown
nerson Coroner Dobbs, however. thought that the
evidence was sufficient TO hold James Hale for the
action OF the Grand Jury. In an ante-mortem
abatement which cannot be used M evidence be-
couse Burns did not believe he was going to die
p,,rns said that Hale was the one who had stabbed
hin, I'm a street fight.