The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-26

SKATIyc--Tie skating Central Park, which was &c
viyed Tuesday, continued through yesterday up tl
three O'Clock IN tho afternoon when the became 50
SOFT through the influence Of the SUMS rays, TO be
very dangerous. The red flag was hoieted and 1o Ice
cleared To at the III possible FOR skating to-day the
% work scraping it, bat very rot
ten tina, many OF the workmen sank ,hrourh without
recoiv ING warning II skating should Be allowed day
we advise cur readers to 20 UP early in the menng,
IL Is not safe IN the afternoon
THS FoKT GxxsEvooRr PEoTRIy-A MASDssUs SERVED
urcx CoxfrsolIER.--The Supreme Court having
decided the Fort suit favor OF Mr. Taylor
msndanus served upon the Comptro,ser on Monday
last, ordering the payment Of the purchase money
percnptcrily Mr.. Brennan has taken action in the
with Corpora ion Counsel Deven again out cf
town. Al seon as the latter reeurns this hong vcxed
question win'doub,ess be settled Gsally.
SAx rps CHINESE Trr Old Chinese Ys,iyd
ngs, which few years ago used 20 he occupied for
tbesric representations, concerts and other species Of
public exhibreus, was sold At peas auction yesterday
by the sessrs. Ludlow The buiidag fronts ny fest On
Broadway aud runs back Mercer street. nearly tive
hsodIed fest The bidding was nst remarkably brizk
suisy ssren.dsrs win y s.msnSsrea' nss -
most Of sasr money ~ - Ats han which tAsy had
ss1e up % .hs hrs' Dss g ms ssians nos. esosss
which evoked tho psous indssaaaaa q Albany soons sad
oalsA int pay me vrtusSs vtsss q our ksrsVsus.r
policemen
GuuRAcxs ~ cacrlArss AcAS.-Ths scarcity q
s,orckeepers well to the public Some storesepsrs
have issued fnpasters without STINT whe others give
credit rather than sanction that species OF money sta
TONER Broadway who ayvrse to shin has
pevved the fashion of giving postage stamps In change
for currency Of small denominations such a.
i've cent noiee notes. &c. This example has led
others TO do the thing and II probable that We
shall have plenty o "gumhack In circulation ara
ii sbetter supply OF nickcis rs rot " be had
rIcKriNG srRrsrs AcnS.--Ihe railroad co,apap ,oc
1T cher old trick c picsing the along the line
their The exposed this saline opera.
son yesterday transformed into pools of water
which completely flooded the roads ssings aud cutters
20 the great inconvenience Of pedestrians.
LAUGHING Gas uR = ots Folks Cotton ana
Father Reed, wish his celebrated qiartctte win give
the Cooper Institute next Friday Saturday evenings
The Scngs IL thea lid Fos have cnfapturei tlousapds
in all parx ~ the country. and the laughing gas s SO
popular TINT noeis special mention This corpbl.
natis filled Ghc Cooper Institute 10 overflow nr Last week
and doubtless Will ag.n.
FArAL FAN TRyr.-yohn Hnr;man was instantly
killed Tuesday afternoon by falling high tree in
Eleventh. svcune, i10th street. The BODY was
removed % the late residence of deccased In LAURENCE
street, kznhattlbyiise Ihere Cersner Midcy held an
inquest.
NOT rrs MAN.
rsi knIlos ugaaIn.
INV loyk, Feb Is 1899.
Ny attehtssn has been called to paragraph Ia
HgRAp in whch the name Il Robert Macomber a1pp.rs
VIII have the kindness 90 that the p&ry al
lutcd 30 Va not the under sieneds Yours truly Ec
ROBf n. MiCUMRfR, No. 255 h NH avenue