New-York tribune., 1876-05-31
NETWORK CITY.

| Flowers advanced in price yesterday.
| Hot-house grapes are for sale at fruit stands.
Pages painting, Venus" will soon be exhibited
here.
The Park about tine City Hall is unsightly with
rubbish.
There is an average of II burias a day at Green
wood.
One butchers stall in Washington Market had Gs4
| flags flying over it,
The Kinpsbridre Road, north of One-hundred-and-
! fftieh-st. r. being repaired.
Those who chose to spend their holiday yesterday
| in sailing had most favoring breezes
small boys play loops and thieves on the steps
| and about the pillars OF the city Prison.
| Cardinal McCloskey has returned from Seton Col
| ege to resume his labors in this city.
new pier is being constructed at One-hundred-
| and dit y.ninth ST. on the Harlem River
| The Second Avenue Railroad Company cOntem-
plate erecting new depot the vicinity Of Eighty sixtst
| Daniel Drew was very much better yesterday ana
left his bed for time prospect of his recovery better
| tailor advertises "Gentlemeu furnishing their
own cloth be trimmed and made to order at the shortest
/ possible notice. , .
The schooner Surge which was ashore south of
Rkes Island got ahoa Yesterday and VIII DO to"ed TO
this city Tor repairs -
pretty sight in Harlem yesterday was little
goat hanessed to cart eayy decorated with roses
with the baby driver holding the Ieihs'
The foundations of three buildings have been
laid Greene st, between Anty ana BeeckerS 'nu prep
|
The Manhattan Boat Club of lorkvlle had race
vesray afternoon took part and the course was
from Ninety third onehunired and threentht one mile
each way. .
The enormous rock that formerly filled the block
between sixth and scventhaves Fifty hfthst has been
blasted away excepting circular piece which looms up "i'h
shanty on Ito summit
In the ladies' cabin of the Hobokcn ferry-boats
the place usually occupied by mirror is taken by an advr
tisemen btier thus indirectly commening on the spirit
uaiiiy of the lady passengers
An apple-stand proprietor in the BOwery carries
stoar evening with which to chastse perng boys
and gar yendcr close by handles huge khotted
budgcon a terror to predatory youngsters
Great uncertainty seemed to exist in the minds OF
patriots tiay to whether the flags which thy were
anxious TO display should hung at half or ulmast conse-
qucntly the stars and stripes hung at all attitudes
preparations are being made on the grounds OF the
Psust Fathers for large platform to accommodate the
neon exueccd SUNDAY laviug Of the cornerstone
OF taeir church at Niuthaye and Fhty-nin'h ST.
MANY officers and directors IF the National banks
Of tits city, and Ia bank clerks lett yesterday by special
for Philadelphia to take p'It IN cSIynn''o' " '"0
form, opening Of the Bankers Centennial building
Warm evenings bring the occupants Of poor local
tes in swarns sidewalks and o the dooteps OF tee
ncer mpassabe because OF children on suitry
heats
On top of a hill at Eighty-fourth-st. and the
Boulevard stands Old fashioned and dapdaed but cowno
dous house. wnch formerly te residence Of Edgar A.
po, II 70. 20 that George washington '''o Al IL
for time during tine Revolution.
The greenhouses in the vicinity Of Greenwood
Cemetery extremely attractive yesterday One florist
had an inrersr iron vase front of his establishment which
nsl very arr cactus ITS ntHr ON each pHle oi TINS
plant snal aas fixed, making it pyramid Of banners.
On Monday afternoon the steamer John stevens,
on ne, way slaughter houses al the foot o East Forty
fourth ST. with $50 Of cattle board suddenly broke her
shaft aid spfupg leak. She toed along side the bat
terg and tie cse transferred to the steamer Golden A
soon as oil tine stevens creeucd ana sau IN ID
fret oI water she viii be- raised A. soon as possible
d. Wemvss Jobson, who died recently at the Insane
Asyldm at Wards Island, buried yesterday lie came
from England ana Attempted 10 obtain sue
cess in Iecturng legal business snd literary pursuits but
failed n all during the last lew years OF ms NE ne gave NIL
cations of insanity. About be was arrested ana
placed n tie Insane Asylum where ne dci
Commodore Vanderbilt was 30 much better
through Monday night that the assistance Of his physicians
WAS not called for slept OF the tmc and when awake
was tauo and comfortable. lie had good day yesterday,
and f,it no chill and the prcst cts Were ivoa-
III, for his getting and gaining strength II" "at very
couneut himself that he would beo again before many ds
For some years a German Methodist congregation
has beeu worspng hail On Tnirlayc, near Fhtynnth
81 As the congregation Increased # wa found necessary TO
secure a more commodious pa.e, and spacious 0rck
church has been erected The south side OF tyith ST.
ntween second and FIstaycs The mln room VIII cONch
oafr an audience 1900 The lecture and
sunday scoo rooms Tire ntst floor VIII ho opO persons
I1 rv rooms are provided. The church N DC competed
about AUG l. and VIII $1,000 70 SlUO,OOO. Tie Kew
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