New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-05
NEW YORK CITY.

Music ia Central Park at 4:30 p. m.
The Cooper Union Free Reading Room viii
be closed next week for repairs.
Gov. Hoffman arrived in the city yesterday
morning from Albany aud left the afternoon for New
port
Country visitors complain that many OF the
names Of streets have disappeared from the gasamps,
especially IN the lower part Oi the city.
Police Commissioner BoswOrth was presented,
Yesterday with handsomely cngrossed series OF resou-
tions by the Matthew T. Brennan Parent Society OF the
Seventh Ward.
DR.. David Brekes, philanthropic Inspector
Of the Board OF Health has recently been visiting the
various newspaper Offices, yaccnating reporters and
cOmpOsitors.
The Second Precinct Police arrested IA mr.
chins yesterday afternoon who fresh from bath
in the slips adjoining Fulton Ferry. Justice Hogan,
later in the day, committed them all 10 the Tonbs.
The suggestion that the owners of the ferry
boat Westfed give 10 the sufferers the money taken in
from the passengers who were blown up seems proper
one. The Company certainly did not earn the money.
The coarsest obscenity was heard on car No.
a of the Thrdave. line, yesterday, from the lips Of
drunken roSdy who got at the city Hall, and was
finally cected by the conductor at Dclanceyst and the
BOwery.
Subscriptions for the new German theater
have reached nearly 100000 The building Will be 100 by
900 feet and viii scat aCo persons Efforts making
70 secure site III FodT;ccnthst., between Ihid and
FOufth-dVe-.
The directors OF the Peoples Ferry Company
win hold meeting for organization at carly day.
Two lines boats contemplated 10 run directly
the East River from Gdnust anG the other nom
the vicinity OF Peckslp.
An cnterpnsing peddler IN Chatham-sQuaTe
dispenses patent medicines and prize packages every
night under spacious red white and blue umbrella dec
Grated with Chinese lanterns while reflector lamp lights
NJ the faces OF a motley crowd O mechanics aud boot
blacks, VINO listen 10 his rhetoric.
At p meeting of the Bureau Of Migration,
yesterday afternoon, permanent EXecutiye Committee
was appointed. plan for bank which shall act as
fiscal agent IN connection with the Bureau, adopted,
and al the needed subscribed. The Bureau
viii begin practical operations at an eariy day
Ellen Malet made an affidavit, yesterday,
that during the passage of the ship Ange from Glasgow
10 this port husband struck her IN the head with the
heel Of his boot threw clothing overheard. and
otherwise ltrcatcd her. Commissioner Shields issued
for MIlets arrest, but to late hour IL the
afternoon the officers had not found him.
The suggestion that the streets be sprlnkled
with water containing carboic acid seems TO be both
practical and excellent. H. this powerful dis
infectaut may be widely distributed aud fail
would he to have al tn" streets sprinkcd As
H. the htncs eit 70 then own ausJ and de-
cay.
The reception given by the Ninth Ward Lin
coin Union 10 ther lady friends last Thursday
ing at their Clubrooms the occasion Of very fine
gathering OF the young people of the west side, ana the
.Inbers and their lady guests, highly amusing and
pleasant IL az lts particulars.