New-York tribune., 1876-01-19
NETWORK CITY.
Six sudden deaths yesterday.

has purchascd the marble building on the SOUTHWEST
| corner OF Parkplace and ChuIchst
The Directors of the Bank Of New-York
have elected Charles NJ Fry President, in place OF the
late Mr. LcverIch, and Henry oothout vcePresident In
| place OF Mr. Fry.
A line of small steamers, to ply on the Hud-
son and East Rivers between Harlem and Manhattan
ye making numerous landings on the route 10 talked
OF a. method Of rapid transit.
| The residents at Washington flights propose
to present a medal to officer Charles H. Mckenzie "for
his gallant contest with burglars in the Thirty second
| Precinct on the night OF July Is, 1874"
| The Postal Committee of the Board of Trade,
a its recent meeting proposed that the postage on third
class matter should be increased from two cents to four
per pound not FROM four cents to eight cents as re-
| ported
Philip Mclaughlin of No. 342 East Forty
eight-st who was admitted Francis Hospital at
| D. M yesterday, died Immediately afterward He was IN
ured by the cayingin OF cellar Ia fortiethst between
Fifth and siNthaVcs
| By y vote of the directors and trustees OF
| the state Loan and Trust Company OF No so Wast,
all their assets have been transferred TO the Central
Trust Company OF Newfork for the purpose OF Winning
| up the COmpany's business
Ann McNulty was held at n police court
Yesterday for having beaten Margaret Parker OF No 5s5
| Frst-ave. the head with tin pail iuqfng her
very severely Both women reside In the same building
| aud quarrel provoked the assault
| A party of over $50 persons, composed OF
editors and other persons attached TO the press OF
Indiana arrived the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening
from Philadelphia, where they have been visiting -, the
Centennial Exhibition gr3nnds Iry & lm,',n no. 20 Go III m
return 10 Indiana.
The mild weather has materially affected the
game market, having increased the difficulty OF bringing
game to the city. The demand is great and prices have
risen in consequence Quais are scarce aud are sod al
90 and - per dozen. There have been few grouse III
market during the week. and they brought from ~ % 10
- 90 PAIR Canvass back ducks sell at - 90 10 - oo
pair. There Is plentiful supply of hares ana fipps
4
Poppenhusen n CO.. directors OF the Flushing Northslde
Central and Southern Railroad Of Long Island, and asked
what truth there in the report that they were max
ing negotiations for the purchase OF the Long Island
Railroad Mr.. Poppcnhusen ir, Treasurer or rue Com
p,nv stated that they not negotiating for its pur
! chase and had no intentions OF doing so.
Col. Clark acknowledges the receipt from
Royal Phelps Of the first subscription to the 7ih Regi-
| ncnt Arnory fund. Mr.. Phelps says: 81 don't know
where can place 500 more la my satisfaction man py
aiding keep up its Uhc Regiments eihclcncy know
what the citizens of Ncwlork owe to TIE ith regiment
for the past aud feel no" useful II may De Ill Tue
! future"
Several steamboats, are being oyerhaued at
the New-York Iron Works at the foot Of Bethune-st
Among them are the Drew st. John, Dean Richmond
Irssc Ioyt san Jacinto Magnolia and City OF Hartford
New boiler. Weighing 60 tons have been put into The
Drew. The Jesse lioyt Is ben. Enlightened 80 teet ne
>ln JicinO has received new shait hnu INC Ny "
| Hartford is receiving new boilers.
| In the Stddts /eituRg n statement was pub-
|
soon publish wocent morning paper " to represent the
! Interests Of John Kelly" TRBrSE reporter con
ycrscd yesterday with several Democratic politicians
most - -ld try nah not heart @nyhlng abonl
tbc matter said that this Tum1r had bc"n quietly
spreading the Democrats for the last Few weeks
| and there was reason Ia believe H.
Detectives Dwycr Of Albany and Foster OF
! the Scw-York Central Railroad Company traced the
BURGLARS Who II believed rubbed the warehouse OF j.
NJ Crapo Coz in AlblnysH. Y. sometime aso OF silks
valued at $4,000 to this city on Monday Thcy secured
the assistance Of Capt McCuagh aud Detective Hickey
~ the Seventeenth Precinct aud early yesterday morn
aaincs John smith AMI George Williams The prisoners
taken before Superintendent WallnS, and then sent
~ -'''''"'' BROOKLYN.
There is q balance of 81 ,002, 739 1G Ia the
| CITY II,asury.
Several proposals for cleaning the streets
urng the present year were received yeserday BY the
Patrick Burns, while dcrious from small
pox yesterday wandered into the street lie WAS care
fully avoided until secured and taken to the hospital at
| tldtbush.
DR.. Henry Rcidel aud Francis Ellery, the
latter having a afflicted with smallpox AT No 259
Elrr,-st were yesterday arrested for concoallnS tile
| facts from the Health Board
| A charitable institution known az the Diet
Dispcnslry has been opened at No. a. iight It's oh
jet furnish to the INDECENT sick such d'ica'os and
| nulriment ~ their maladics may require
| The wages OF tIc conUUctoIS Oh lHc IhlH
,venue Railroad have been reduced from 279 cents to
- cents an hour ia understood that the City Rail
| road Company Will make a similar reduction
| Mayor Schroeder declares that If the Legis-
ature shall not soon take some action regarding the
Park cominsr,on he will icc eomreed TO nominate
| The revenue officers made a descent upon
house in Columbia st. yesterday morning. reputed to be
An Illicit dstilory. The place entered but the hN
lures had removed before the arrival OF the officers
Judge Gilbert yesterday issued an order OF
arrest for Geo. W. Mead, real estate agent, on tue
ground that he had refused 81 appear aud testify In sup
Elementary proceedings Mead was held TO oaI Ill lAe
sam OF $1,000
On Monday, Mr. Henderson, n conductor on
| the Ninth Street ans Coney Island Railroad died OF
| smallpox Immediately upon receiving notice of his
death, the Company ordered every conductor on the
| road To bo yaccinated.
The members of the Fire Department have
made an appeal the Common Council not to reduce
their salaries IA proposed and submit statement OF
sums paid other large cites, tending TO show that theii
| coInpcnsation Is comparatively low.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Academy of Music, Henry Sanger, :. B. Chten
| den, A. ". Benson. j. W. Degrauw, AMI H. r. Sheldon
were elected directors to III vacancies occasoned by
live retiring members Of the Board
John Farley, age 10, of Third-ave and
ThrtyseScnth st. was arrested last evening" charsod
with making an assault at Thirave AMI Ffty seconds
uuon Mrs Mary Hyde Of No. 202 Edudecst, New-fork
Her screams attracted the attention OF ocer Lemon
| who arrested fdtlJy'
Michael Dalton, who received the contract
for grading Thirty nnth-s from Fourtlave to the city
line asks to he relieved of the contract declaring that
made his bid under misapprehenslon "a to the work
10 be performed. The matter has been referred to Cor
! poration Counsel Dewitt.
Officers Grant, Rogers, Kennedy, and Sal
| lada learning that stable In Pearls Sands,
| owned by VIM. McCrad, used as gambling saloon
made deacent upon the place yesterday afternoon and
discovered the proprietor and six young men engaged IN
| gambling The prisoners locked up i'll the Second
| pr.c net Etafo