New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-13
NETWORK CITY.

gence Office without license
The members Of the boat clubs on the Har-
len; RlyGT talk of sending SEsd f represent
There are now 6,sO4 public carts in this city
engaged in draying similar work. There has been
an OF public carts in the last 10 years OF LOTT
A wooden donkey, the head and tail OF
which moved by pulling rope in the store, at me
same time ringing bell serves g. sign IN BechIlaist
The East Baptist Church has called the Rev.
Dr. Mikls late OF the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Dr. Mkels has accepted the call and entered upon his
work.
The Rev. John NJ Kiely is to deliver a lee
tIre for the benefit Of yincents Home for Boys in the
Church OF the Sacred Heart ClermOnt-aye, Sunday,
jan 23.
Mp. Cummings of No. 772 Tenth-ave. died
Oh Tuesday evening from injuries received IN an accident
the depot Of the broadway and Seventh Avenue Rail
road Company
One of the Fulton Market fish dealers is hav-
ing steam fishing smack constructed 1t is thought
that saving in time, and consequent saving in ice
will pay for fuel
The body of Michael McCaitrey was found
yesterday morning by Officer Henry Eulncr Of the SAM
tary squad the East River at Pier No. Gl McCairey
had been missing since nov. -.
The fears of some, and hopes of others, that
il would snow YESTERDAY, were kept on the 9n RE all
day hut no snow Of any consequence fell although tine
sky still threatened at midnight
Several mt rchauts engaged in the West India
and Brazilian trade have determined is stated to pcti
ton Congress in favor Of granting subsidy for carrying
the West India ana Brazilian mails.
Brass plates have been put over the foreign
lctcrdrops tie Post Office with sprug doors in them
AMI the " tho countries, formerly printed upon
paper, lave been replaced by nicklcplatei signs.
On TucsdIy night sparks from a locomotive
on tho Harlem River Branch OF the Sew York, New
Haven, and Hartford Railroad set fire 10 the woods in
the vicinity OF Vest Farms The flames were soon *
tinguishcd, however.
Yesterday street vagrant thinking himself
unob-cryed, snatched box Of " Yarmouth B.oatcrs"
FROM the sidewalk front OF Ackcr, Neral Conlir
al College place and tnambrrs-s lie was caught
huWcSc., before carrying t""in lar.
Yesterday about $50 a. M, John Wcnning,
asc = Of 40. 141 Hast Fory-uuthst, while his WY
to school, at rhrday,. and Ffy-'cycntlst.. was
Knocked down and over by grocery wagon, and r.
ceiyed injuries which supposed to be fatal.
At the police trials yesterday four policemen
were charged with having been intoxicated. Patroman
divers Powell ~ the Iconardst police explained that,
in DE clse attack of cyipc1 had been mistaken for
mtoHcton The other cases we're postponed or referred
To the ful BOnrd.
Increased mail facilities are being arranged
the benefit OF residents at Carmausylc and Fort
Washington. Hereafter there will he two deliveries by
each day throughout The entire district bounded
Nnt-tyr one huudr-d-and fOrtlcth st, the Harlem
aud the Hudson Rivers.
The great suffering among the poor of the
city has induced another for private charity IN ia,
formation OF tho West SHE Relief Associations Win AZ
office al No 40J W,t TWENTY nlnih-.i near Nn,n-tNs
,
AMI proper distribution Is promised.
The case of Charles White Of No. f21 West
Thirty hih-st against Marshal John Duggin IT, for an
oyer-eyy OF goods execution heard yesterday
In the City Mar-haPs Office. Marshal Duggu was cen
sur, for making excessive levy, and Ouehaf OF TIE
goods taken ordered To lie returned
Yesterday the Columbia Yacht Club pre-
scntcd petition to- the Dock Department to he allowed
to move their bonthouse from the foot OF West Ffy
seyenlh.t The repns' lyaua Railroad Company pre-
seurd petition FOR the leasing ol Pier No. l.. North
River stating that they wero willing to eXpend 100000
Ia repairing the pier
The cold weather has decreased the supply
OF nsh the market and sent up the prices Green iur
cs Key West very scarce, only one lot having
been received Ia month, and they sell at % cents
pound Several rare and curious h-h have lately been
brought the market aud secured FOR the National
| Museum at the Smithsonian Institution
Detectives Walliug and Mulycy of the
Twenty -seyeuth Precinct Police sent by Capt
Sanders yesterday morning to break np place at No
Incop wa- carr ed on Tnc officers found nobody
the place but sad that they judged rom the arrange
game.
Several workmcn employed in the factory of
T. H. Pedde nj Newark, struck in consequence OF re-
ducton wage, mad, last summer thinking that the
revival trade justified return 10 their old wages
Tuo managers IL s city Said yr~rrlly that thry COULD
Afford % continue payins their workheh Tue rdnt
those employed the eUpe,-btg department have
struck; the others are still al work
An illustration Of cooperative labor was OBJ
served the uptown streets the other day An
eccentric student OF tie Union Theological Seminary was
earnestly bcsought by persistent bootback ~ submit
hi, eytensiy. boots 10 a "shnc" Wearcd with his i'm
portunue-, the young man proposed e"mpr9nise li5
w0u!d black lo boDtbiacAs boots me boolblcN would
black la. boot- Tho rcusc OF the humorous prevailed
over the passion for lucre aud the bargain wa
struck. The mu'ua polishing proceeded 10 an chd III e
/ uidrt Of an nduiring audience.
Henry f.. Bird, the English chess expert,
played ously against 20 amateurs last evening,
at the rooms of Down Town Chess Club at Houston
ST. and sec0ndaye. The games began NJ o'clock, the
following amateurs taking part: Messrs. Fell, Doyle,
iced, Bccscr. Wcrncl Allen. kos-nbaun Froud" Lyon
I Tobias Erttig Lazarus, Whittakcr, iimbcck, Colin
field 1hurber, BALDWIN, Pollock, Fisher and Mirh!elar
Al il o'clock Mr. Bird nad yanlui-hcd Messrs. Allen
Fruude. Thurbor Lyon, and Doyle. None OF the anna
eur- al that time held an advantage.
John Wehnoutta Bohemian, called at the
Police Central Once yesterday and stated that his WIFE,
Mary has missing since Jan 4. Neither Wehnoutia
nor his wife speak English. They started III
secondavc car for their home in Harlem on Jan. 3 In
changing cars ut siSythirdst the woman was lost She
VIA found bewdercd aud wandtIine about by AL officer.
and taken to the F;ty nintnst Police station lheic
she kept uigit. and on tuesday morning sue
started 60 go home. Since that time she has not been
seen 40 years OF age, II described as slim wo-
man. with dark hair and blue eyes.
The following is a summary of the business
transacted in the Carriers Department Of the Po5onlcc
in this city from Jan. l Dec. 81. 1879 Number Of
stations IL; street leterboxcs 973; letter carriers,
400; letters and postacards delivered by carriers,
G3 77G; newspapers delivered 7s9l,17l; letters
and postal-cards collected 62,Oj7,757; newspapers
collected, lj7JG6i pOstalcarus. letters, ana papers
deposited in stations, s2,423l23; letters registered
at stations 56,39s; amount received Tor 44,72s 81
money orders issued at stations, SSiOSlT ~ amount
paid ~. O0J money orders AT stations TO6320o 10
Commissioner Porter, in reply to the COM
plants OF the a1payers Association OF the Seventh
and Thirteenth Wards about 4 lack Of water In the
Seventh Ward says: only question with the
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