New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
NETWORK CITY.

The Chamberlain's weekly statement yester-
day shows balance in the City Treasury Of 81 46O94l 90
| Legal Tender Clubn has been formed in
the Twenty third Ward. Gifts Of the article are being
| solicited.
During last week applications were filed for
the erection OF 80 buildings at Total estimated cost oi
| Sl5s,777.
The provision dealers of the Produce Ex-
change yesterday resolved to continne the two calls re-
| Gently established.
The house of Engine Company No. z, in the
City Hall Park undergoing thorough repairs to enable
| the members To sleep In the building
A woman in the Twenty third Ward recently
complained against husband police court for iefus
| ing TO bring her scutte OF coal from the cellar
The employees of the Mayors Office have not
been paid several months owing 10 the disagreement
Controller Green and Mayor Wickham as TO the
| Permit Bureau"
| Citizens of the Twenty fourth Ward have
formed an organization with the view of protection
against taxation improvements from which they ex-
| pcot 10 derive no beneht
Application has been filed for the erection
Of an non 81 eet deep by 20 wide, and five
stories hgh at No. SO Mccerst. 1t will be owned by f.
| G. Elliot, and Will cost $4,000
| Delay of an hour was OccasiOned yesterday
to the Fulton winona by the scnooer Electric
Fash which stecrcd into the slip On the New-York
s.de, and became iasehed there
Two monkeys, an ocelot, q deer and n five
Africa, among the more interesting accessons to
tine Central Park menagerie last week
The anti-Tammany Committee on Contested
Seats yesterday the Of the H1ton and
Cohen factions in the VITA District, anl admitted TO the
General Committee 20 OF the Norton delegates and 81 vi
the Coaen parry.
There is to be dramatic performance at the
Union Theater tns evening, Tor the benefit Of the
widows and orphans OF the nremen killed. at ITO late
broadway nTr Tue object Of the entorta bn'ent 10 one
excce Iiugiy wor.ay the support or the pnDuc
Alexander Mathews, who lately escaped from
the pcnitentsry Backwes Island, was arrested on
sundly by officer Mccarthy OF the twenty Precinct
Tnis mourning convict sent bIcA Ia the penien
uary cut ue remainder " his thee months
sentence.
I'm an article published on Feb. 26, giving
list OF the places lottery policy tickets
are disposed Of No. l75 broadway included Ibis
proves to been an error, arising by the substitution
of hr f. a No la Broadway was tne place which
n was meant 10 indicate.
The funeral of the late Pierre NJ. Irving, a
nephew Washington Irving, died on FeJ. -, took
place yesterday All sods Churcl AT Twentieth ST. and
rourtlave. Ihe scrNie,s were "d very simple chae
Tue REMAINS were thhrn "a 1afryto~n wherr te4
were Inferred IN tne iaDily 'auL
The trouble between the Crispins and the
firm Of Hannan Rcldls AT NO. 30 haren-st, has not
yet settled. Tue Crlspns on strike say they can
nod out uuLi after tnc Fourth J.y. 1no firm ray
tDut, Father than dictaeI To by society," thcy VIII
| gave up tLer puSn, III N.wYoI aI,d ~ last.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
ton nav. awarded contracts at tie following rates
Edmund Dusenberry 5000 barrels OF -four at - 10 per
rr,l to various persons, 10000 yards brown denms
90 l=9 GEMS per yad LOO bus.e,s o potatoes Iof
ss0J 1900 pounds VI H'o coffee Al 2lloo Genus per
pound.
To-day is Shrove Tuesday or Fastnact Be
ing the day pror tine beginning Uf Lent nay occur
IN any week between Feb. aud March &. In scotland
IL Is called Fasens Zen, but is t,le regarded in tust
country. Tue character oi lac day IA popular iestVa
ui thfui; 1t is season OF carm'aiiso JOity Anu
| uru.,ciy.
IL was reported yesterday at the Office of the
Register of vital that Mia Rose D. MOnsel Oi
No. z Char.s-st. had died "a manner that rendered
| "A further investigation necessary. Tao certificate ~
dratn WIZ sign, uy Dr. Maynu NJ JJ3 West Forty
s ia" forth ~ acute pentonitls
Coroner Elliug'r h.,s taaen tue case IA oIli.ge
The Aldermanic Committee on County Af-
fairs agreed e.teidy that the second and
tnird stories OF the brownstone building Cbamberss
be assigned the Court of General eesGus The Marine
10 bc tansierred To 10 bsiidng Leased " Tue
si No - ChanDcfs ST., wi one Dr'hch o. mo coort
The old chamber OF lac Board OF Al efien In tie Cy
Hail
A graduate of Western college, at present
theological student at Yale, IN tho city yesterday,
and rhowu by his friends. They had occaslo
10 Cross rvcr and happened Ia fnd Oh the boat four
unharnes-cd LVrees Ts attracted tue attention VI the
Gang tnroOscai student AID nc remarked upon II as
cuOs ta la this srcat ciy TIE ietJ pJats were run oy
| LO. ....-po~cr.
The newsboys of the Home, No. Duane
st. are reading, anu they have iaVorte anthO.s
but their library cUuIius lcw the WORKS Of thosc if
b. r.ndr Of the boys would send ih.in some books by
Hyi.a Read Nurry al. DcAehs, " Pcter Farley" they
wuuid very gratcidny received The boys are very
.n of w,tks ,n travel also Bartu, Law ..tun, aud
kubnfOn CIusOo" would De received WIN specia dc
ngEt.
According to the present schedule of studies
tho Normal College, OI which The annual report has
ust issueo numOer OF rccaton- each AN hour
n length devoted week TO different studies, s hl
| lows. To the English dtIartncni, including
Llsiory ~ 10 Frn,h or Ie,nan II 90 natneinaii
II Ia puyscs 40 natural science and -ach to ilsio
ana di.,W.ng Mtn cxccp ion of Ltngua, aud
tnelat -. saiec,s are eh"nJ taught ny lectures
George A. Dearborn, master of the steamship
New Jrcans reported yes.enay the once Unied
States Local Inspectors, and made sworn affidavit In
rcs 10 the collision bctwecn tue New Orleans AM the
iiot DOat prIre No 10, ouuuay Ihe pilot b0At was
sunA, Ddt were iost, tne crew was Rescued
10 steamer As the Nc"Oiieihs icit port esttray
tAe tOn Viii be posi- IOn1d un ner Ic.lnn Inr
steamer Was only damaged - tno extent oi 9lUO.
Two years and Il half ago an Italian mission
was established tine lower part Of the city by Tho
Episcopal Nilsson Society, and recently tho Church OF 81
Ambrose AT Thompson and P1nc.sts, has been Used
u,,. of Worship Services held every Sunday
nnd THURSDAY. Al the .st confirmation 50 italians
oonired. Fac mssion hds pfosressed ~eIi mat ~ IL
decued cx pcdIcnt to unl, distant Jay tho
OF churentue hrst italian Prvtesnt cnuroG
| III the United otses.
The Fulton Ferry people distributed sand
and asnes sDout tie entrances " thc ferry to
tent yesterday, but not enough to please chOl
enc and portly gentleman wbo painting with
tons keep lis feet. hurled at tue Terry tho
question: Why don't you ..nd your approach TO the
ioiry T. "YOu needuC come down, II Ou don't like u
wall for tue vriiger Tie reply, Wnieh ,nstin,
mel by the rtoinr " Wien We have GOT the bridge, The
| laugh Will BE- on youW
The returns yesterday morning showed that
In the Twelfth Police Pecnct, which extends from one
hunI ed audtsnthst. the Harlem River, and the
Last lsveI 20 S.xtravr there only IL patrOImen
IA cover IL night osts. Only p patromaD duty
there kesdtns OF that portion OF tue city com, lain
the ged dn,ory the Police BOARD
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