New-York tribune., 1872-07-20
NETWORK CITY.
NEW-YOKk tTII.
Music in Central Park to-day at y. m.

Music in Central Park to-day at y. III.
-Four new cases of smallpox were reported
yesterday.
In the case of Phelps, Dodge & Co. agt.
Abraham Nelson. the bail reduced yesterday from
100000 TO $4,000.
Inspector General Nimmo, of the Treasury
Department has arrived in this city, and will probably
inspect the ferry-boats plying In Doth rivers
Dealers state that the greatest demand for
ice in previous has exceeded the average OF this
season, aud on many days has fallen short OF It,
The Controller paid to the Department Of
Public Charities and Correction 100000 yesterday. The
aborers in Eightythrdst will receive $4,000 to-day
In the United States Court at Brooklyn,
yesterday, Judge Benedict rendered decision con-
demning The brig Monte Christie, and oreitng 1t to the
Goyernmtnt.
Commissioner Van Mort was allowed $2,125,-
900 TO carry on the Department OF Public Works for 1872
He reduced the expenses OF that Department that
only s29O6 "a Of that amount has thus far been spent
At a meeting of the Board of Officers of the
18th Regiment last night Col. ymars presiding Com
mittee wasapponted take action in reference to the
illegal arret OF Capt Brandes for alleged violation Of
the PROCESSION law.
The firm of Edward p. Selmser g. Co., stock
brokers of To- 10 Broad-st.. who were ruined by the
fraudulent operations OF Edward r. McIlyaine, of
the partners have been adudged bankrupts on the pe
ton OF EdwTd +. selmser.
In the United States Circuit Court, yester-
uay IN C'se VI W. tOAs Oh TecclfinE
Vermont Judge Batchford dismissed the writ of habeas
corpus Appearing by the return thereof that Cox was
sober when le enlisted.
Judge Benedict and District Attorney Ira
cey OF the US District Court Eastern District of New
York. will sal for Europe to-day, intending TO he absent
months they will VISIT England and proceed TO the
continent, maiiug rapid tour OF Switzerland
The attorneys of Norman Wizard consider
the published yesterday of the proceedings in
the of Newton agt. Wizard, in the Supreme Court
.Eg..aa
several days Igo and that final argument Will be made
next week In he Special Term
The Woningmen's Union elected last even
ing Peter Dali, Presidents Isaac Wood Vce-President
d. e. Griffin, Corresponding Secretary j. j. COlligan,
Recording Secretary Bernard Rice Financial Secretary
and Anthony Kelly, Treasurer The report OF the Sec
retary showet that 1898 0 had been received and $4 u
expended durng the past term.
In FranhOrt-st. there is a tinder-b bOx-a
two-story wooden building, used a leather warehouse
Hard by is immense printing establishments not far
away is the publishing house OF Harper Bros, and val
liable buildings on every side. Given cow in the
wooden building, a Kerosene lamp and gale, and III
sutaDee companies Will employ receivers instead OF
agents.
Two hundred and twenty-seven small pipe
men employed in Third-ave not having been paid for
six weeks quf work yesterday and in quiet yet very
determined manner demanded their wages of Controller
Green who Immediately ordered them 20 be paid Their
foreman, Mr.. McCuster, represented that they were
suffering from want OF money Mr. Green says that he
has not paid these before because he has doubted
the authority of the Department of Public Works 10
employ day lsborers on contract work.
The third of the excursions for poor children
took place yesterday. The children gathered from
the First Ward Mission School, the West Side Industrial
Schools OF the Childrens Aid Society, and from the
streets by those interested in the enterprise and
board the barge Anna at the foot OF Frankns
n. r.. whence they conveyed to Eaglewood Grove
on Raritan Bay The stock OF provisions comprised 800
large spOngecakes 1880 sandwiches, 200 quarts OF ice
cream, a box OF lemons, and 100 pounds Of sugar.
Schultz g. Warker the wellknown mineral
water manufacturers. have lately removed from Four
teenthst to new and more central quarters at Broad
way and seventeenthst. uhe northwest corner OF
Union-sq), where broad pate-gla windows, tinted
walls and ceiling, Metach mosaichoorng, blackwalnut
partitions and furniture, and counter and f0nntaln OF
the choicest marble adon OF the handsomest places
of business In the city All the waters which nave
given the Central Park Springs enviable reputation
Sundays when the place is closed at 10 a. IN.
Some of the rOadways between Centre-st. and
ChathasquaTe have long been covered with fifth to the
hight Of feet above the level Of the side
walk rendering exertions OF the Health Board for
publication useless The condition of the this
locality mas for years been fruitful disease
death The work OF improvements was begun May
10 During the first fortnight about 40 men were en-
ployed and half of the work has already been per
formed. In the streets where excavations had been
made cart loads Of earth have been filled in l7G
cart loads having arrived III single day and the work
Is still advancing.
Ii any one would enlarge his knowledge of
geology, let him repair TO No Ga Frankfort
ST. where excavations for new building are making.
The cut reveals strata Of decaying wood, tanbark and
refuse saturated with water OF uncertain color That
such fens are repeatedly concealed by buildings Of fair
exterior erected above them II "a disgrace To the city.
The island NAV be healthy but II IL so in spite of itself
this Is placed a transverse row OF foGr-inch timber
tae wall OF the edice rises Why must "a little tine and
money De sayed at such risks
BROOKLYN.