New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-28
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
Very good strawberries were sold In the
markets yesterday, at 80 cents quart
Two hundred and ffty-seven young criml-
mails metamorphosng into sailors on board 'ne SCHOOL,
ship Mercury. . :,
Collin Anderson, a Canadian, had 1927 picked
from his overcoat pocket two nights ago at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
dummy engine and two cars were running
at irregular intervals yesterday on the Greenwich-st
Elevated Railway.
A show lantern, 20 feet square and 10 feet
high is finishing on the roof of sixsory establishment
in one Of the avenues.
Two hundred and fifty men have left the
recruiting depot on Governors Island, within the last
few days, to join regiments in Michigan and Iowa
Commissioner of Education Timothy Bren-
nan yvs married AT the early hour OF yesterday
TO Miss ophea Whteford, teacher Of Grammar school
No. %. ,
The graduating class of Grammar School
No 50 presented yesterday to John NJ FOrbee the Prin
eipal. two Rogers statuettes-"Th Council OF war"
aud Rip Van Wrinkle"
A TRIBUNE reporter found several letters
yesterday wedged in the top Of the circular etterpoS at
Beekman and William-sS., where they had apparently
been sticking for some time.
Gov. Stafford of Arizona was 30 pleased
with an exhibition OF paror skating during his recent
skates for his Territorial friends.
Mr.. Samuel Lyman writes to correct the
statement made yesterday, that he Is the President Oh
the Knckerbocker Life Insurance Co. Tie President OF
that COmpanyis Erastus Lyman
Three ladies of New York, New-Iiaven, and
Flushing respectively, have subscribed sllo through
VIM Cullen Bryant, toward the erection OF puDhe
drinkingsiountan in honor Of Mr.. Bergh.
Capricious April was in her chillieSt mood
Yesterday and the birds and bellies who ventured forth
in the afternoon speedily driven back to shelter by
the pelng of the rain The storm increased at night
faE, becoming OF the most severe OF the season.
A portly country lady, who, in the goodness
Of her heart relieved yesterday afternoon, the pteous
appeal Of distressed barefoot urchn for pennies obuy
"bread for ma" grew INDIGNANT on seelHg MN s sup
in "A cigar!
The fourth annual report of the " Midnight
Mission" for fallen shows On hand at last re-
port ssOi 50 received during the year. S6ss 80 expend
itures, S9O98 90 remaining, 1896 %. There were 209
women received of whom 40 returned to their former
mode Of life.
The retail price of milk has been reduced
this week. by large number Of dealers, from 10 TO
cents quart delivered to families The retail price of
butter is rapidly falling The supply OF these two
commodities from Orange County has nearly doubled
within 10 days
The beautiful pavilion of the Central Park
Springs is open the About twenty kinds Of
mineral waters dispensed there Messrs schultz
Warker endeayoring 70 induce the Park
10 surroundings that carriages
Joy the privileges of their draughts
The sagacity Of the man who carried Goals
to Newcastle was surpassed yesterday by four OF Tam
nanys political henchmen who for nearly an hour
during the rain made haste slowly TO bring water from
hydrant and sprinkle small patch OF 500 they Lad
just put down in the City Han Park
Precocity in crime was strillingly illustrated,
yesterday, by the case Of Samuel DAWN, lad com
mited at the Tombs Police Court nine different com
plants, charging him with stealing nine gold watches
between Feb. II and April IS. The Grand jury VIII DC
asked 10 indict the pawnorokers Who received IAe
watches.
Many people will sympathize with the in
dignant Broadway pedestrian who wrathfuy exclaimed
Yesterday after receiving vicious but probably acct
dental punch 1t il base fattery call idiot
sticking rccklessy backward over his shoulder or under
his arm !"
The Boston nine arrived at the Grand Central
Hotel yesterday and to-day weather permitting, will
play the Brooklyn Athletics the Captoine grounds.
the rain Of yesterday having compelled postponement
The party in town includes Harry and George Wright,
Gould, Acyey, spauldng, Barnes, Cone, Birdsa. scaf
fer, and Barrow.
The final meeting of the old Board of Edu-
cation President smyth in the chair held yester
day II was resolved that all unfinished business, such
as charges against teachers be transferred to the
Department Of Public Instruction, and that all records
several teachers confirmed and the President then
made a farewell speech and declared the Board aid
jOurnod slne die.
The Presbyterians propose to erect In this
city Presbyterian House," suited to the of the
denomination and arrangements have been nearly
pcd for the purchase OF the lots and buildings the
northeast corner Of Uniyersyplace and Ninth-St.,
which is regarded as a very desirable location The
buildings are to be remodeled fit them fer the de-
gned. The whole needed for the purchase and i'm
OF the property Is 100000.
The Committee of citizens appointed to pro-
vide for the Citing reception and entertainment OF Prince
AZ T., 10 II AsD
wall President; James Z. Montgomery Secretary r. w.
HOwes Treasurer NJ H. Grinnell, L. W. StoughtOn, VIM.
b. Duncan, Gen. Irwin Mcdowell Rear Admiral GOd0n,
L. p Morton, A. Berstadt, H. Clews, s. j. Macy s. L. NJ.
Barlow, Theodore Roosevelt, Gen. Lloyd Aspinwal and
Howard Potter.
The Bank Clerks Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton Of NewYork and Brooklyn organized in 1862 has
over 900 members, who pay 80 cents month and the
same amount the death OF member. At present the
family Of member receives $3.50 at his DEATH ooO 80
been pad in this way. The deaths average 10 per
wear The Society has fund contributed by banks and
private individuals amounting 90 $1,000 only the inter
est OF which be used in carry ing out its Objects An
appeal for aid Is made IN DehalI OF the Association Dy
OF leading citizens. including Henry Cews Geo
Opdyke Peter Cooper VIM f. Dodge = -. Chlttenden'
The residents on Eighty-fourth-st., west of
the Boulevard acknowledge that, since their complaint
was published in THE TRIBUNE they have been provided
by the municipal authorities with stairway by which
they can get and from their homes without ndangerng
their necks by per0us climbing from the low land on
which their residences located to the Boulevard.
They now request that the city VIII provide them with
some kind of inclined roadway, by which they eau
have coal and like necessary articles brought 10 Their
doors AS IL they have unload these articles on the
and carry them in by hand III small quantities
The work on the new Post-Ollice Is going
on briskly, although not much can be seen from the
outside The iron and granite work for the cellar and
basement has all been set and about onehalf OF tho
basement story is arched, well onethlrd OF that
eufr cfn will ria feet fla
ground, and two OF the seven "bOom" derricls have
been raised frames far enough 10 enable them 10 LIT
the material To that hight The building viii be 100 feet
high 200 feet long and go feet wde 80 wOrmen are
employed. The nrst story viii be completed before Fail
About 20 00 brick laid daily The last appropriation
" Congress for tuis work was $4,000.