New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-28
NETWORK CITY.


The festival held at St. Lakes Home last Wednes-
day yielded $500.
Chickens and pigeons in great numbers roost III the
roofs of the long piers on the North River
Bermuda onions ;Te a. last plentiful in the mar
kets "Tears idle tear" may again be expected
Immense roots and knots of French walnut, to be
used for venceng attention the White Star Dock
A pair of soed and tattcred trousers advertses
the cleaning repairing department OF Narck st. tailor
The roof of the house III which George Washing
formerly resided opposite the Battery Park il being put
in repair.
Many truck load, of furniture can be seen daily
1 the eUantiy Wv ''''''''' '''''' -
Bows will be boys despite the police, and continue
pay ball in the street although the ssiionhouses ae fast
becoming museums OF balls, bats and bases
The news-stauds these warm days are the center
of interested crowd too poor bny but net TOO poor to
want 10 read the papers So t'mpungy displayeH.
City florists not represented at tho Philadelphia
Fair intend identifying their establishments that NewYor.
shall blossoms to honor the Centennial year
The coorrd people of Melrose I've third Ward,
cannot adjust their church trouble and have
Inploy counsel with prospect o. .ou.f lie On ahead
The foreign mails yesterday carried b. he steam
ships Pommorana Cdand, Rapi.n, Columbus and Gamma
1885 letters, $50 registered letters and % baga
OF papers
In a family quarrel yesterday morning at No. 3l2
Mott st.. Frank received scalp wound from
glass at min by Lis brother john VINO afterward es
capped.
Bocrd;nchouse keepers bewail inability TO make
money Although reduced, provisions high
and prices low only Wise makes
both cndb meet
The directors of The Harlem Railroad are fencing
in their loca stations wiamsbrdge. After May 49,
passengers viii be required to produce their tickets before
entering the cars
Yesterday morning Mayor Wickham opened the
duties OF The DAY Primary School No 10. lie expressi
himself highly pleased with conduct Of the 300 Little
in charge OF Miss sarah Mccartney
Thomas Hines lad 10 years of age, was yester-
land In General for stealing cents from the
pocket OF FrancisS. Hastings IN ParkTow.
The rubbish in front of the new Jefferson Market
and the hoghoad and boxes constantly placed
before grocery store opposite makes srhaye between
Ninth and Tenth SITS, nearly imlassabie
The gorgeous-plumaged peacock that for years has
srued about garden broadway and Nineteen;hs.
now spreads tail IN taridernists shop where aitef
death. he was sent TO be stuffed
Great quantities of paving stones are daily arriv
Ing by boats being unoade the North River docks
for the pavement Thrcenihsve 1t is thought the work
will DO completed during the summer
The cottage occupied by the keeper of the park mt
the Battery has moved In order TO make for the
Elevated Raoa the foundations for the extension OF which
laid nearly across the park
The Nicolson pavement, which is being taken up
places the city OF some use TO poor people, who
eagerly gahor blocks OF pitch saturated pine 10 ~
Are wool III wind that blows pobody any good
Special steamboat trains, in connection with the
steamers leaving for Neaven ut AM III D. IN, viii
becn running On May TO Meritn utford sprngns a.
and hr North. The steamer o. H. NVrtnam VIII tAks
her place On the line next Moncas.
The score OF the leading players in the chess
tournament at the Cafe International as follows Mckenzie