New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-29
NETWORK CITY.

A trumpet vine Is In blossom on Inc sOuIhcih
wall Of Castle Garden.
The dwarf willows on the Battery have grown
vigorously since the rains
Fish brought from O distance on ice are
packed in white pine sawdust
4 sign on East Broadway reads thus Ped
dellers found IN sherts and noshuns."
The pavement of Twenty -fourth-st, between
First and secondaves., is being renewed
An old lady who keeps a vegetable stand In
Clinton Markets. said to be 90 years old.
The Centennial Bank Note Company has en-
graved excellent steel portraits of Hayes AMI Wheeler
The creditors of Firth g. Hinchman, brick
lime dealers, have consented to their discharge in
bankruptcy.
The immense tenement house at First-ave
and sevoneeth-st is nearly completed, and is an i'm
posing building.
Controller Green paid $4,000 yesterday
account Of regulating aud paving the public parks for
| the month Of July.
A Fulton market fsh-dcaer has marble
tank three feet square and two feet in depth wherein
he keeps terapins.
A platform has been erected over New
Churchs from Trinity Church yard, to facilitate work
Oh the Aston memorial.
II. O. Brewer of No. 81 Soonest. and Al
phonse Lauvc OF No Is Pear-s were elected members
of the Cotton Exchange yesterday
A novel milkman traversed the East side
yesterday Driving and calf, he cried Pure milk"
and MIXED small full from his COW for patrons
halIDg him.
A fsh-dealer in Fulton market has his office
decorated with painted plaster casts OF choice specimens
OF fish. Paintings OF fish are done there on canvas
whenever rare fish Is brought in
The official delegation of French working
men appointed by the French Government to make an
inspection Of the Centennial Exhibition and the country
generally, left for Philadelphia yesterday.
Greenwich-st., south of Liberty-st., Is In an
| henlt on
the NTH The barrels OF refuse and garbage which line
the street emit most un wholesome odors.
A number OF Mennontes, including those
who arrived sunday by the Egypt OF the National lne
lief, fms city Yesterday for Iowa Tuey well pro-
yidcd with furniture and agricultural implements
Four of the tanks in the New York Aqua
rum at broadway and Thirtyhfthst burst yesterday
morning. drenching the room aud drowning pet cat
beon giug to Prof Batter, but causing little damage
"Crab casesn are used in market attached
20 large rcfrgcraors They constructed with six
drawers each OF which viii hold II dozen crabs Crabs
will live from three To five days 80 packed with tenn
| peraIure Of 10 degrees
| The death of George l.. Patchen OF Brook
yn which occurred sunday, was announced yester-
day the floor Of the stock Exchange Of which he was
"a member. Resolutions suitable for the occasion were
| subsequently adopted by the Board
| The amount paid by 27 life insurance COM
panes during July, 1870 according to the report OF the
rows: LSs.c, b. leIth 81 A3s $50 81 maturcd endow
mrnt- S2Il, Gs9 20; total, $l,65O,f7O3I
| Assignments were filed yesterday with the
County CLERK by George Thorn Ia David X. schuster,
llai ,..s, tho assignol's liabilities estimated at
| 1920 50, and the net assets ut $3.50
The second section of the second traveller
rope If the Brooklyn Bridge got IN readiness yester.
day to he put The river today 1t yin b' taken
over at $ M, aud the lashHES Will be- eat immediately
afterwsrd by the prOct. that WAS used on Saturday
| The United States ship Vermont, formerly
IN The service IA receiving ship but relieved last Fail b.
the Colorado has been removed from alongside 81 Cob
Dock and placed under the shears" for the purpose OF
haVng her mas- lifted out she VIII thtn De housed
| over aud viii resume her old dulles
| The monument to the memory OF the founder
Of Roosevelt Hospital readiness to be placed in post
ton On the hospital gsoudg II low truncatcd pJra-
mid OF Quincy granite, resting uron uipe piinh o;
the maternal IL viii have otal hlst oi about 10
feet tue lowest member VIII h. iect inches square,
and tie pyramid proper viii measure IN base iect3
| inches each side, with avery slight taper
! A horse attached TO a coupe containing
Henry Smith and Charos Callahan OF No I'll West Six
II, ttst aiyen by Thomas Fay, became frightened by
stcaIuIol!cr last night and ran away The coupe was
upset and The driver rcrclyed severe SnL upon tS
Smith ana Callahan were G!lghty hurt, and were taken
| home by their Aionds
| Controller Green approved yesterday the
surccs Oh the following proposals for work to be
cu,ei by c0ntractE f. f. a J. J. McQuadc, regulating
and grading that portion Of the Eastern Boulevard for
merry Known az Avenue v, between stvontynin and
U.s. y
5000 pounds OF tobacco 10 the Department Of Fu0lc
| Charities and Correction, S@,272 80.
BROOKLYN.
The Register of Arrears collected $24,-
| $50 40 last week.
| About 100 members cf the Eastern District
Ilcderkranz Society went to Ia, Centennial Exhibition
yesterday.
| Oliver Cottcr of the Temperance Brother
hood found 20 hquor dealers violating the Excise Inv
Coney Island on Sunday, three Bath Park and nine In
| Brooklyn.
Eleven of the public school buildings have
been repaired during the Summer vacation. The schools
will open Sept t. The average daily attendance last
! year was bO,oOO
Judge Benedict recently denied an applica-
ton Tor the William Burton, who enlisted 10
the navy under age deserted aud confined in
the navyyGrd The secretary OF tile Navy, however, has
| ordered the young mans release.
| James E. Brett a. Co., shipping merchants
In Ncw-York brought suit against the Brooklyn Board
the landing Of cargOes without written Pc init Judge
Pratt yesterday denied the application.
| The officers attached to the navy-yard are
ordered report the Iyceum at 1Oi2 Friday
TO Commodore j. W. A. Nicholson who relieves
| yice-Adnira 8. c. Rowan on that day Commandant
OF the NavyYard TIC marines will be drawn up line
| opposite the Lyceun building and salute the new
officially introduced 10 the ocers attached To tho sta
ton. salute Of 10 guns wll then be fired by the
| Nag viii be fauled down. A return salute Of IL
guns win then bc fired from the Colorado and the Com
| mOdUres pennaDt Will be run IN to the masthead.
JERSEY CITY.
The receipts for taxes last week were
| $1,000 20.
The Erie Railway Company il replanking
the lower end Of pavonaaye distance OF 500 feet.
! There were received ut the Abattoir during
the past week, 4,5s2 cattle, oo3o hogs, AMI l4,75o
| sheep.