New-York tribune., 1876-08-31
NEW-YORK CITY.


UnOn-square is beng laid
The waiting rooms Of the Mercantile Library
have been repained and rciurnishcd
The vine-bo churches of Park-ave. add
largely to the beauty of the thoroughfare
Many of the streets adjacent to the BOule-
ward are said to be dangerously ont OF repair
Prisoners formerly lodged in the Jefferson
Market cells now confined in the Iomps Ihe at'er
prison s crowded.
Children play on the roofs of the con-
glomcrle mass OF shanties in Fifty y-hftl'st, between
Sixth and seyenthaves.
Double vanegated hOllyhocks appear in
nIFa shops The yellow species are exquisite, looking
like cabbage roses IN bouquets.
The cavalry Of the 1st and ID Divisions, and
howii1er battery "a DYSON & nfss dhG
The ends of the second Traveller rope of the
Brooklyn Bridge on the Ncw-lo,k anchotasS ia %a we're
spIced yesterday and the rope vas placeu III position
tor
The United States steamship Plymouth, from
Halifax and Boston, arrived here yesterday she WI
proceed to Philadelphia in few DAYS ahd relieve inc
flagship Hartford, ON Centennial duty there.
The Inman Steamship Company will run
line OF s,edmers between france an, ths poi; 9esnng
Will leave Bordeaux sept. 20, aud will be foowed by
the CITY OF Bristol on Oct. 20.
Applications were filed last week for the
erection OF 20 new buildings at tota esatea cos; oi
cost OF 5000 each TO be built on one-bundred-and-
thIrty-frstst, west Of Madisonaye.
Acting Mayor Lewis went to Saratoga on
Tuesday and aztec a short conference with Mayor Wick
ham aud the delegates from thiS city returned by the
midnight train. lie wa, busy Yesterday signing warrants
and tfausactiug other Official busiles-.
Dennis Scully, Q years of age, OF No. $50
West ThrtysIXtrst, died on Tuesday night Of acute
inflammation OF the stomach and enlargement OF the
head, the result OF injuries received SIX days aSo ID
rough sports with his paymltes
As the steamer &. Yibbard was making her
landing at tbo foot Of Ncst Iwentyoist'-s last even
John SplrEder and WILLIAM Roster both of No 900 west
Twerty y-sccontst The hoaI was II under the bow Of
the steamer and upset Roster was drowned
The Commissioners of Charities and Corrcc
ton have resolved 10 Instruct the Warden of thc Ciiy
Prison and the heads of ohcr institutions in the depart.
ment to receive INTO custody no SICK insane or ndlsent
immigrants who are not eLarseabo to ims county, but
10 send the To the Commissioners OF Emcrution
The National TcmpCrance Society, through
ts president. the Hon. Wram f.. Dpdrc OF This city,
yesterday issued an appeal to the Christian ministers OF
Inc Cnten S,atts thtic!tuE .lSl 10 uClOtC lac N
preach at least sermon on that day urging total
abstinence from al alcoholic beverages.
Madeline Watson, n young girl residing at
No. 33, West Fnytni-st, was run over by Charcoal
cart Tuesday, and received injuries from which Sue
ease Yesterday, and ordered the driver OF the cart Philip
Mc,ianus be locked mp charge Of nonicide, 10
await the acton Oi tue curoncrsJuiy,
Al the meeting yesterday of the Commission
ers Public PARK, the contract for building tAu bro K
ave sewer was awarded o C. Jones and TdOilas z. Mo
Quad. Tor s2l5ll3 30 theirs being Tie lowest oi % 6ids
tle contract Tor The construction OF pie sewers IN Cen,
tr Park to +. A. ODonneIl for SlO3o the lowest bid OF
~ the highoot being SI,2iJ.
East River Park, between Eighty fourth and
Eghtystxth-sts Avenue aud the ~ - RiSe. Mil Oo
formally opened at p tomorrow. There viii he
public celebration, with speeches by Mayor NlckAan,
President Martin oI the Department OF Park, Cuariys
Cmrcy and Others and music by Dodwo,tlls band n
work on the paTh entirely completed Dut suli
gently 10 10 allow To be thrown open Ior the Use o the
public
A report of the work performed by members
OF Steamboat squad SHOWS that durDg the periO,i
from june to Aug. - l3 persons We're sseued from
drowning; - injured persons were taken TO tie hospital
bodies OF drowned persons we're recovered; person
vino attempted suicslc was rescued from drowning;
stolen property to the aue OF s62o 40 was recovered
aud l27 aIrests " IL made for various oitcnscs.
Eliza Brittn, who is a servant at No. 8 East
fwehty -rS.-st, "cht before superlGtendent NHlinS
Yesterday and complained lAJt Henry b. Oryis OroGcc
Go Broadway ana TweE,J uirdst, had swindod 0ut
exchange dT.I the Roy al hank OF Ireland Dub
Tney nad returned t T. her declaring 60 be worthless
Daniel Kemar of No. 800 East Twenty
eight-sl was arrested tuesday night by Detective
Adams OF the Police Central Office, on charge OF
Burke OF No. $50 East Twenty-eigEtist the father
girl, Francis Burkc stated that kiemar had lived
in the mouse with his family for many years, and
man more than years oi age. Mrs. BurAe was SICK
IN a room below that IN when the outrage was con-
Capt. Jacob Siebert of the Thirty-frs Pre-
cncl Police arrgued before the Police Comms-iun-
yesterday tor having wrongulIy preferred Charge
against ParOulan DOwllng OF the same precinct The
cnargc against the ptOlman was thai he had been oUd
on his post The paroman being placed or trial vrJ
that lac had gone away from ls poet to pIotccl t",o y-
ing III tnat neghDorhOOd A heavy blast 70 hoS~t
on aud necessary that due notice should be given
people in the vicinity. After the blast had been,
plodcd, the officer returned to his post Tie commission
dismissed the the pronn and oriet ted
these charges be preferred against Capt Siccrt,
The referred to the full Board OF Police Com
missioncr5
BROOKLYN
There were 274 deaths last week, six less
than during tho previous week.
A new pier is building at the foot of South
rLird-st., T.. d. II Will ue 100 feet in length.
Claims against the British steamship Nellie
Martin 10 tie amount Of ABOUT $4,000 We're settled
yesterday.
1t is proposed TO open Elm-st. from Knicll-
erbockeIaye TO CcntralINe., IN order DuIld sewer
through It.
The schooner Anita, from South America,
brUuSnt three dead bodies rOm Venezuela for lnernt
In this country.
otto Grauber of No. 273 Houst0n-st, New
YORK, arrested TUESDAY night warrant issued
by Judge Morse. Grauber s charged with blgalny by
Antonio +. ]. Wischer Of No. 70 Ihrdplace.
Samuel Karpeles, who keeps q fancy goods
store AZ No. 6l0 hyrteave., attempted to commit sui
last evening By taking large dose OF arsenic. His
wife summoned physician, who administered the usual
remedies with No cause given for the at
tempt
Mary Reul, age 35, was brought TO the Ninth
sub Precinct staIOnhOuse on Tuesday, having been
folnd sltng unon her husbands grave In tine UuLin
she allowed back aud die Of hunger She was
evidently insane from grlet
At n meeting of the Kings County Commits
siouers OI Charities at fatbu.h yesterday resolutions
wore passed declaring that the rcputed action OF the
managers of the Home for Destitute Children In sending
cadron byOnd the limits of the State, WITHOUT consult
hs the parents Or any legally constituted authority