New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-07
NETWORK CITY.

The city received $4,42S 25 last week for
307 licenses
There was great deal of floating ice and
snow In the rivers end bay yesterday
James Friel of No. 56 Vesey-st. was found
IN Downing-st with his head badly cut carly yesterday
morning
Over the boxes on the fire telegraph poles
have placed tin signs directing persohS "noro W
find the key
The Concert Saloon act of 1862 was strictly
.n,orced Yesterday and several arrests made for
violation Of its provisions
The meteoroogsts at Central Park report
that during the gale Of Feb there were fifteen gusts
when tho wind attained velocity OF 20 miles per ho'
Henry BuIhance, an employe at the Buck
ingham Hoel, dangerously injured last evening by
attempting to jump of the elevator while IT vas IN
notion
George W. Blunt has prepared n list OF OBJ
structions on westst and the North River bulkheads
winch he has sent the Department OF Public works
and Docks.
Joseph Wheelan, harness-maker, was ar
rested ON Saturday on charge of forging an order io
three sides OF leather valued OF sls, upon "In"" MI
ley OF No 49, Greenwchst.
Following is the weekly statement OF moneys
received by Receiver OF Taxes; Jan ~ Sl'o'' Ia
Feb. l. S12,o5s 90; Feb 2 s22s3i 90 req D. >io'
$50 IS; Feb =, S29,S3s %; total, el31lsZ ~
The foreign mail on Saturday was carried by
the following steamships Geimanic. for Liverpool ;
oder for Bremen Pereire for Hayrc Elysia. for Gas
gov 1t consisted OF 52.79i letters and 40 bags OF
papers
The slippery pavements have caused many
tumbes TO horses, especially those attached TO street
cars One horse drawing leather truck TEL IN WIZ
liamst and broke his les Saturday An officer was com
PEELED 10 shoot him.
George Reitingcr mcat-chopper ut No. lGl
sufolkst. committed suicide on saturday by shooting
himself He was native OF Wutembufg aud came 10
this city in 1881. He carried IN extensive business
Dut Of late has met with many disappoinImenis
The committee-rooms of the Board of Alctr-
mon have been closed az inst indscriminate visitors
Persons on Official business apply at the clerks Office
The familiar fcos long H. The private Offices at
tentIyc 10 the daily newspapers. have disappeared aud
The halls and corridors Of the city Hall have an increased
humber Of lOunScis.
Six small newsboys stood on the corner yes
terday morning discussing the Amnesty bill or some
equally important subject large policeman slowly
sanntered up to the group and saii "Two-four SIX
too many. CIT" Saying which he balanced himself sei
u,on his left foot, while his nSht described alrcle
about three feet from the ground They a" got
Among the passengers on the steamer Vie
land which arrived Saturday, were Mrs. 1homasscn
wife Of the author Of the Bremerhayen dynamite disas
ter and her four children She expressed an unwilling
ueucC particularly In the prc-encc Of her Children, Who
yet. ignorant OF the whole aiir sue proposes u
seek retirement In her own home IN tins country
The grain iobbers interested in or controlling
Feb they wonld charge threefourths OF cent each
for weighing aud elevation At Saturdays market bought
grain at the customary rate OF ouehali cent each mus
grain receivers, who resisted almost nnanimously the
proposed in the charge for handling gram ~
this port
Joseph Keen, Superintendent of the Work
houso on Blackwers Island died Saturday morning.
For the past 30 years Mt Keen has been connected with
various departments under The charge OF the Commits
Of Charities and Correction ana was AZ one '1
rfff IA. 10.
months, the cause Of his lin IS being nera debility
and old age Mr.. Keen was 20 years old and leaves
wife and daughter.
Mira Mary Collet lives at No. "a WoOster-st.,
with her two children an infant six months old and
child Of 2 years Her husband was sent to STATE Prison
a year ago for a burglary YESTERDAY Mrs tonet went
and his III brother together III the room sue staten
that not gone more Than two minutes ana tiit
when Ale returned thc the cradle In flames. She
quickly .noth red the fire, hut the infant was 80 burnt
that II lived only fcw hours
The Dcmilt Dispensary at Twenty-thrd-st
and sccondave has issued - twcnynfth annual report
which includes many statistics and several articles upon
matters connected with the province OF dspcnsares In
general The managers report that during 1879 the Dis
ucnsarv treated 22.i91 hpaticnts and J''J| out
patents ana ~, 7G5 prescriptions were hied Inc
bcInt Dspeusary dstIict IL bounded by Fourt"enthst
sirayc Forteth-,t, and the East River, comprising
OF p SQUARE miles In 1890 IL" population Was
81 SOL III 1873 IT was l22,ll3
Il is stated that Charles II. Marshall & Co.,
rerrnncd 10 libel the White star steamer Adriatc upon
her arrival mt his port for $4,000 the value OF the
last vessel This action will be based upon the state
Incns Of persons alleged 10 DO familiar with the facts
vest 6uecn had recognized the blocks found on board the
steamship Adriac. The mate supeintended The making
tty He was sent over To England In company with a
son Of Mr. Iaa,sOn member Of the firm.
Francis Henry of No. 1913 West Broadway,
aud George Redmond went into the back room OF the
quOr saloon al No y ThOmpsonst. on saturday night
IN pl,,y game Of cards. Henry accused Redmond Of
cheating and u fight ensued, ring which Redmond
drew lack knife his poc and plunged the large
blade into the abdomen Of his antagOnist Redmond
ned hut was arrested. Kenny was taken Ia Bellevue
Hospital vince II found that the KNIFE HAD pene-
trated hi abdomen about two inches and that the
wound night result fatally Yesterday, kedmo, q w,s
committed at the Washington Place Police Court 10 await
the result OF Ilennys injuries.
Several of the piano and organ manulac-
turers and dealers OF NcwYork have formed Protect
i've Association. Their purpose Ia to protect the piano
purchasing public against fraud which OF late years
has grown to large prOportions-ho sale ofboeus pianos
Many worth css Instruments manufactured Of cheap
aud poor material and are stenced With names which
do not exist but which 80 closely resemble those Of cele
brafed manufacturers that interruptions dealers sue
cced-cspecay IN Tho remote country dstrcts-in sell
ing large numbers OF these spurious instruments IN genu
Inc productions OF the manufacturers whose names are
inflated The following officers have been chosen for
the first year: Lowell Mason President; William stein
.
Treasurer Francis BacOn Secretary George Strck j.
Decker, Frederick Hazeton. and WIN A. Pond director
BROOKLYN.
Six persons were reported to the police as
having fallen upon the Ice yesterday aud sustained
lures o, their limbs.
gentleman who has closely observed his
barometer several years says that Saturday even
ing reached the highest point within few hundredths
Of 3O-tbat he has ever known 1t To attain.
II. Il. Kingdom of NewYork and William T..
f. Fses OF this city have been retained counsel tor An
dress Fuchs who Is charged with having killed william
". Simmons 1t 10 undeIstood that the defense will be
nsani,y