New-York tribune., 1876-01-17
NEW-YORK CITY.


The large pond along Third-ave., from Ninety
nfth TO hundretbsts, filed with groups Of merry
skaters every afternoon.
The Gilbert Elevated Railway Company pro-
poses its west-sde division in running order to
Central Park by Aug, /, 1876
William A. Guest has obtained a judgment
against the city for s7 49, the amount OF his assess
ment for the Thirdaye. sewer
Ex-Charity Commissioner Powell has brought
suit TO s621l 49, which he claims Is due to him
rs salary from June H. 1874, to Dec 81, 1879.
During last week the police made 1,517 ar
rests and the Bureau OF Vital Statistics report the occur
renee of sos deaths 430 births, aud l3l marriages.
Leonard Phyliky filed on Saturday an as
sgnmcnt to Leon Keller for the benefit OF creditors
John Kayanagh made eimilar assignment to John G.
Cary.
The trial of Nathan Rubenstein, charged with
the murder OF Sarah Alexander has been set down for
IAN 3 The trial OF Burroughs, the alleged wifemur-
dcrer, is appointed for Jan. ~
The body of DR.. Henry j. Anderson arrived
on Saturday and now lies in state at st. Gabriers
Church on Thursday the funeral will take place. con
Quoted by Cardinal Mctloskey.
Defective water mains subject the residents
OF Washington flights to much inconvenience. Several
of the streets are flooded and at night coating OF leo s
formed making travel unsafe well as disigeeable
Early Yesterday morning James j. Gibbens
of No 246 Elzatethst. became involved I'm quarrel
with unknown persons AT Houston aud Mott't IN
which Gibbenss nearly bitten OIL Ills assaahl
escaped
Although the ice in the large lake at Cen
tral Park already strong the Commissioners think best
to wait longer before allowing skaters 10 upon It, u
tonight j. frosty one the boJs may look 10 see the pan
30 up tomorrow
The Life Saving Benevolent Association last
week presented handsome medal OF silver 10 stephen
W scars Of No 50 broadway, for his courage and hu-
manity IN rcscuing "A man from drowning, AT COhe9
Island, Aug. >, 1879.
The Tammany Hall General Committee of
1879 giving notice to delinquent office holders TO pay
their party assessments order that the accounts may
be iauccd and none Of last years subscriptions carried
over to the present year
On Saturday afternoon, at Broadway
shooting gallery rifle match took place between siX
clerks Of the Home and six clerks of the Continental In
surtncc COMPANY Each man fired ten shots. oil hand,
at 100 yards, ana the former team won the match.
Commissioner Erhardt of the Board of Police
on Saturday summoned his In the Central ONCE
supcrnt ndcnt wallIng AMI Inspectors Dlks' McDer-
mott Tborne aud S?cighl, IN order to give mem III
sructions tho management OF the force un"er hor
command.
An old gentleman passing along Dcy-st on
Saturday gave little begcar gin 30 cents A. soon as
over shouting to the girl "Giye INC whackl" 81 won't"
nyln'" And she went.
The St Johns Guild states that in the midst
Of iis winters work 1t compelled stop and ask for
means to go on. In addition 20 the continuous drain
uron It's resources, hundreds Of fresh applications Tor
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need food, clothing, blankets, SHOES, ana snch fti a
will keep them from being turned out o doors Win their
helpless little ones.
About 60 graduates Of Vassar College met
on Saturday and founded yassar Alumnn Association.
Profs Raymond Bresl Backus, and Cooley were pres
en and made brief addres-os commerdng the object OF
the new organization 10 further the interests of Nnssar
dents Tie ladies' heartily entered into the spirit Of The
project aud many OF them delivered their Views upon T.
The President of the Blaclwcs Island
Bridge Company states that Gems Barnard and Gilmore
OF the United States Engineer Corps, and MIR Chahute,
chief engineer of the Eric Railway Company,
gagged In pcrfcciing the plans for the proposed bridge
ry eypcct TO have III the necessary preinarics
p.ecd by early Spring, at which time the WORK w Ger
ainy be begun aud pushed forward win all possible
speed.
At the Apprentices Library, at No. 412
Broadway lO hooks delivered saturday last.
The daily circulation Of this library has long averaged
over 600 volumes aud recognition o the appreciation
shown by s readers special effort VIII be made To
obtain AN the newest and best publications 40 soon 10
issued and In numbers sufficient for all Ieasoiahle
demand he library contains over 81 900 volumes,
free 10 all working grs ami boys, OF WHOM 5000
now ENJOY it- PIiNileees
Yesterday morning, az one of the Roosevelt
street Ferry boats leaving her Flip, sixiooter ut
tempted jump board, but mscaculated his ability,
and took bath instead. Immediately there great
Consideration the boat, and the AIR resounded with
erie, Man ovefboard!" Tue boat backed water and
the brdgcman danced around, wondering what lie should
do. Ia the meantime inc man hLi c'Ip,d ~ on lIe
bridge got board the boat and disappeared INTO The
flre-ruOm he WrunB ana dried his clothes, ana
proceeded ON lis way
| The class of applicants for admission TO the
bar tls month onIy six. aud they have been
subjected TO unusually rigorous examination, the
examiners qualifications being Lewis L. Dciafcld
who was Chairman OF the Bar Association Committee To
Wheeler, and JOnn >. Lawrence The greater part OF
Saturday was taken up IN orai examination, aud the
commissioners, Ia addition, required answers n writing
series OF written questions. course not pursued IN
ouch examinations ior many yctr+
The residents of the With and IXth AS
semby Districts signing petition requesting The
Legislature to grant an appropriation for building
market on "A plot situated b. tween xth and Greenwich
ayes and TenJL-st ana which has been given the city
for the purpose Of public market The given
that siEtaye. has become one OF the principal thor
oughares, and THAI the present market, an old buck
| sightIv insuniccnty lighted and heated and unh ior
its present About 900 hlgnatuIcs have already
| been secured.
Superintendent Walling received on Saturday
letter from Thonassen. the widow OF the who
the disaster at Bremcn asking that the Trunk OF
her late husband which at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
be forwarded to her, and ncosng the baggage check for
IT, The superintendent detailed Detective Mcnamara to
that il was nlcd chiefly with clothing but the bottom
guttap rcha fuse ten feet long, such a. is used in
submarine blasting This the detective took 10 the Cen
trl Office 1ne trunk and cl0.hlug delivered tO
] gentleman designated ia the letIef.
Mrs. Christina MaluslSi, who had been missing
since Jan H. was discovered Saturday evening aud
taken her residence In MOrrisaLa, by her husband
AT the time disappearance she had over $500
gold about her and feared that violence had
| been committed. After wandering about she finally
taken statOnhousc where size remained two nights.
ON Jan I3 she taken 10 the examination office Of
Bellevue Hospital where DR. Bricks city y-cin, dcn
titled her the missing woman. The 300, however,
had dIsappenred and Ms. Mausi unable 10
for is loss thinks that II taken from her at the
police station thc locality of which .he cannot point out.
The depOsitors of the suspended Peoples
Savings Bank met ON Saturday evening In Gcrmania
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