New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-12
NETWORK CITY.

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Gangs of laborers were at work yesterday,
reayng the pavement In the middle OF Fifthave, be-
| tween Forty NTH and Fiftlethsts.
1t is expected that Gov. Tilden, with Mrs.
Gen. John C. Fremont win open the Infant Asylum ball
| at tho Academy OF Music tomorrow night
| The decision Pa the Singer will case makes
| Isabella Singer the widow, to the exclusion Of Mrs
Foster. Ia 1t to DO inferred that sho Is foster
| widow ~
A horse attached to n coal cart belonging
TO Heather Co. OF No. COS Westinghouse was backed
into the North River yesterday from Pier ~. The
| horse, valued nj Sl75, was drowned.
A horse attached to a sugar refinery truck,
belonging at No 81 walst., had his leg broken by being
run over NJ Johnst and Broadway yesterday afternoon.
lie shot by one OF Mr. Berghs officers
About a. m. yesterday John McKewan,
age H. OF No 2ol West Twenty rstst., was run over
by Ninthaye stage His left thigh and right leg near
the ankle, were broken The driver OF the stage WAS ar
rested.
District Attorney Phelps says that he shall
not reply the letter OF John d. Townsend and that lie
| has no controversy whatever with him. Mr.. Townsend
| is understood to have another communication To MT
PhclI In preparation.
man whose name was not known to the
| police was found unconscious yesterday at one
hnnired-audaiti-st. and Thrlave. AMI was taken TO
| the nety ninth street Reception losILtL aic SUI
geons ,ad that they believed that he coul not recover
| No information cOIroborating the dispatches
from fhc West stating that Seth LILY Co. of No li3
WHtarst. are implicated In the whisky frauds mas Deen
obtained here The friends and associates ~ she mem
beers Of the rn deny that there any truth IN the state
ments
The French md Italian restaurants, which
serve meals table dhoi, appear TO cluster Just below
Fourtcenthst and Un.yer-yplace where there are at
pr,seu Douovans, jacques Cafe Fra.cati Gaze Nor H.
aud others They live as it were, in the shadow OF Del
| mouicO.
The fourth regular examination OF police
captains held last evening In the Inspectors room
| at the Police Central Onlce Capt. Washburn OF the
Twentieth Precinct aud Capt. Walsh OF the Ihlltcth
Precinct were examined II IL understood that DJth
| captains passed crcditaDe examination
| 1t is stated in the City Marshal's office that
II IL desired that ell persons who have complaints TO
make against city marshals shall lose time in making
wrongs arr sometimes pcrpetrated, and they wish TO
make restitution In al cases where they occur
Nothing has yet been heard'of the missing
tea merchant Henry Monage 1t Is thought By the po-
co that he has either met with some accident or mas
! been fou.y dealt with Mr.. Menag''s friends believe.
/ "a he had large amount 1f money ana JeWelry
when he disappeared that he has been robbed ana muir
dcrcd.
william II. Nelson President of the Board
Of Education, resigned yesterday and Mayor Wichham
appointed stephen A. Walker Commissioners In his
place Mr. Walker. who IA lawyer doing business at
election officers Of the Board " Education VIII DC hed
| to-day.
James Wilson was taken before Superintcnd-
ont wans yesterday having been arrested on charge
OF attempting defraud passenger on one OF the Flor
ida hosts, Wilson. the pref nsc that he was not able
pay bill presented TO him by confedcrae, hipns
only some gold obtained loan OF 81, promising 10 re-
| pay IL on the steamer
The strike of the ship caullleFs continues,
and no change situation is likely To occur within
week Many OF the caulkers have Joined the iongsh"r
men and are taking odd Jobs along tho wharyes thus
earning enough To support their families OthcIr are
making small wages 6y caukng the decks of vessels
| Tho majority Of them are idle.
Coroner Woltman yesterday impancled n
Jury which viewed the body OF Mary Knight, who was
thrown down stairs by her husband Monday, recey-
ing wound IA her neck that caused her death The his
10 feel kecny his position. and Ia apparently hed with
| rcmorse over his hasty action.
An interesting landmark Of the Revolution
may be sen the upper end OF Central Park, near
sl,th.ayc and One-hundred -audenth-'t. The remains
q, an intrcncmrnt dug by MashingtOns army, az the
time 81 the battle ~ iaraem Pains, win the Inc OF
| earihwork-, IL plainly disrcrnlblc there
In the course OF his rounds one day last
week sanitary inspector reports that he discovered IN
| tic vacant lois I'm the OF Nos. 4lj to 49, West
Ffty-arsiaf colony OF Is or 90 yasaboni ours These
dogs are ol Various Joeds anu ~, o' ~,
have returned To seiniwid CONDITION Sor",ths u,
pack oragne on The ne shbornood AMI h"wlng out tlc
hours the night M dismal chorus or course thcy ar
nuisance, aud the police have been instructor 10 nun
them down.
II. +. Bird, the English chess expert, this
evening viii play twenty games simultaneously against
that number Of amateurs Mt the rooms OF tho Newfork
downtown Chess Club. Chess contests Of this kind are
bcl ,rcoucntly I'm London Messrs s,cnltz Blackbrne
and Zkeriort being adopts at this variety OF The game
T. ay will begin at o'clock, ana several strong Nc"
Work and RrooAyn amateurs have consented TO take
board tho occasion. Tie rooms VIII DO open 10 All
| who wish 10 observe the play
There are now s9i coaches in New-fork.
These occupy the back stands In various parts Of tho
city, are compelled to dsplAy number. and have their
rate. OF fare regulated by ordinance. In addition to
these there 40 Especial coaches" which do not oc-
cIpy the public stands not numbered nnd IN wbch
with those published about 10 years ago snow hli III
the coaches OF 4l3 and Ia speeia co"eheS oi
| Is5. ll,..,.,.
Nineteen indictments were presented yester-
dov by the Grand Jury the Court of oyer aud Ter
| MINER
4 nephew OF the Polish patriot, koscusko,
"a candidate for position in one OF the city depart
| mcnts
The high winds which have prevailed lately
broke the glass OF several street lamps that were situated
| IN exposed places 49,
Alexander Miller was arrested for selling
o,,r, slim. nj beer saloon ut No. 500 ThirdGyo, yes
tcrday AFTERNOON
Francis Hill of No. % Dey-st., NewYork,
fell from a stroet-car in Unlonplace late On Monday
night and was severely bruised.
The members of st. Pauls Total Abstinence
pepevoen Society have made subscription Of SOB an
a memorial fund in honor of the late John Mitchell
A suit for $4,000 damages was begun yes
,rdav I'm tho CITY by John g. Farley against the
brooklyn City Railroad Company for injuries received
The membership Of the Memorial Presby
terrain Church in warren-st., f. D., the Rev. Thomas
Crowher pastor has largely Increased during INC past
few months.
The six Republican clerks in the Office of the
civ Clerk will not be appointed until Saturday In the
mean time inquiries Will be made rs to the qualifications
Of candidates.
A bond of So, 600 was filed yesterday morning
by ex-Judge Abraham b. Happen, who has boon ap-
of he W. "A.