New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-29
NETWORK CITY.

Staten Island ferry boats are crowded with heavily
loaded furniture trucks
Persons interested are said to be making efforts to
establish steamboat line to Stamford, Conn.
The tide of Easter festivals has set in. Five
grand fairs" are now in progress III this city.
The growth of seaweeds has already crept up 10
water the piers surrounding the Battery
Only one stove is now kept heated III Castle Car
den around which enigrants hudde anectionately
The bondholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
hope Of foreclosure and sale at an early
"Green-horn servants are in brisk demand.
daily hired for domestic service from Castle
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company has
reduction the day rates of about 10 per cent to
take effect May l.
The immense piles of bags filed with salt I'M
Liverpool steamers suggest the suppostion
that America lost her
There have been go failures of jewelers. in this
city during past year and manufacturing jewellers s
complain OF very dull trade.
Steel shells, the latest Improvement in ordnance,
weighing LOO pouncs each have been sent from Governors
Island 10 the Centennial exhibition
Two young cheStnut-trees were set out yesterday
inside the curosone Broadway opposite the City Hall
Frederick BourSe, German living at No. 349
west Twentyssventh.s,. hanged himself yesterday from
his bedroom window The cause is unknown lie leaves
wife
The traffic on Broadway during the busiest hours
of day slight compared with cold tines that
lady easily almost point without the escort OF
policeman.
Catherine Collins, homeless, was severely cut IN
yesterday Joseph Italian of No 80 MAJ
So asiSS looked looked up l.' '''''''
The bark Europa, SO days from Bremen. arrived
yesterday and reported stormy voyage the northern
passage way L. Stole seaman, fell over
board and was lost.
Fishermen are still making large hauls of shad,
which bring from s25 to $2s per 100 in Fulton Market The
fishermen also making good haus in the Lower
Bay and Nsri0Ws
Fifth-avc. lady, visit to Europe, has left two
poodes charge dog doetres for the keeping Of which
Ia which lie pets are o be aired.
chafng dish invented in Marseilles, which
folds in order conveniently portable and which will oco
steak in four minutes with only lighted paper Tor nut
about being introduced into tins country.
Grammar School No. z celebrated its semcenten-
NAL yesterday afternoon old schOohouse CEysue
st. Many OF the former Of school and the
bers the Board Education present at the exercises
The Third Avenue Railroad Company are repair
ing tracks IN great places Wokmen are en-
gagged pleasant nights oaunoi find eu
pOymen during the day eagerly embrace ts opportunity "
earn something.
In the absence of Mayor Wickham yesterday Act
ing Mayor Lewis stated that the Mayor viii
not send to tho Aldermen OF the apponecs Tor 20
ice and Park City Marshais until ~ nl
meeting OF the Board
The inquest on the body of Joseph II. Bennett,
who was killed BY George Knight aNO 265 stanton St, on
Thursday night will held at the Coroners oil'e at 10
Tombs to await the result Of the inquest.
The gentle showers OF yesterday afternoon gave
such an impetus TO vegetation could the
leaflets unfolding the swollen buds Of the horse cesnus
was a burden, and all the windows were opened
John and Mary Grennan of No. 343 West Forty
st. were yesterday afternoon charged with eau
ing death Of their pia John age 4 on Iau1sa by op h
We're committed 10 the Tombs to await the inquest
The employees ofthe Finance Department have just
finished the drawing entering nearly 1000 warrantsio for
on city bonds due on nay tl sg2gP o
warrants required two signatures by the Controller
The City Hall, which for few days has been al
most deserted by City Fathers who have been protecting
the buwars Utica began TO resume its usual busy aspS.
ssss s ann i pOcSt OPTICIANS Wo haunt them
The locality Of West-st and Tenth-ave. IS I'M
nis,akaby dingy blackens sidewalks and rals black
hu and Sasn Ss inTd at 5F5ae s and
s% F Fa IS sS 10 eFGsPaR "'h axe
A report was in circulation i'll Wa-st. yesterday
that there was another panic Francisco and that the
stock Exchange closed its doors inquiry o. Cali
aSy psSe had been received had been decline in the
stock market, but not enough TO cause a panic
The percentage of deaths at the Smallpox Hos
initial at Backwelrs Island last year 80 this year it
il less than 90 ha 20 patients in the hospital
out Of 42o received daring January Ie6rary and march
pSsieSts Last Jane there fully that number in tho in
situiion.
A memorial of property-owners and taxpayers,
for the extension Controller Green's term OF office
and signed by Messrs l. Cornish II. Knekb Games
W. Beekman. " Hoffman Hallesrten & Co. and So o'aer
other memorial was ared having the same purpose
and aligned by 800 sIandhodes and dealers III the PuDAo
markets.
Governors Island is lovely in Spring robes The
narspe, and ditch Columbus like green velvet
-Four companies q soldiers garrison The post battalion S
ride practice every morning IRON 70 ill., ana Eif IN n ~
tic COMMANDMENTS residence
Tie Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dn demonstrated proprcors of Howe Cushngs
Circus Tdryhh st. in regard to the aerooauo act Of
Lltte GeOrgie and his father aud the owners agreed TO omit
The act The seeeiy WI TS!.h 9S Ives he bow IN the
Hiding act at Barnums viii probably be stopped
The lease of the ferry from Grand-st.. New-York,
70 Grandst Brooklyn which sold at public auction on
MAY Is 10 the Peoples Ferry Company Tor 10 years, was
Ta:S S BY the Ga 0 me ground f that
lease requiring surrender OF we brSleS uPo ~ ne
of The department OF Docks needed for improvements u INC
: water ironE
Statements having been made that the Central
Pacific Raj road officials inter sting themselves cgehet
with the Union Pacific l4d Pacific Mail Steamship
Spav Wee President Huntington sad yesterday
was enga Jed in administering The AFFAIR OF the Cents re-
cid and did not propose 10 interest himself IN any
scht as bad been stated ne w9Sd carr, Sy iT
listed Git start many competing steamship Ies ~ sy
pleased
The students of the College of the City of New
york bagan vacation Of yesterday The games OF
.e Athletic Association will be held on Wednesday afternoon
ams Yewyos Athletic Clubs grounds Mott ft9yep hand ana
viii participate nder the direction Of ConmodoFe r. Mel
win .ia from afem bpags AZ Where he SsS VII Dc spSnt
in athlete sn,usensuts.
Tue body o. the man found yesterday morning IN
Madison PARK VAS that samuel Elliott formerly aeap'an
IN the United states Navy. had become reduced IN CIT
much depressed in mind lie haa ossn
ssyn: AZ no. - Wet S wf.'y s Ming in
The inquest VIII be held to-day At the Coroners ONCE
Yesterday afternoon as Charles Moore, driver OF
OF the trucks of the Express Company load
hat 1T and TVe