New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
NETWORK CITY.

A large drinking fountain is building IN
the park at sixty-second-St. and the Boulevard
Sun umbrel as made to be fastened to the
back instead of TO be carried in the hand are Tor sale Oh
Broadway.
The baths public and private, have been
more largely patrOu1cd the past Two days thah at an"
time during the season.
The best peaches are selling at 70 cents per
basket Plums are plentiful and the street stands are
loaded with fine fruit at low prices.
Controller Green received $l,4iG yesterday
a. fines collected in the six District Courts and the Court
of Special Sessions FOR Tie month oil july
The Emigration Agency are rebuilding their
offices in Castle Garden. The rubbish made by the re-
cent FIRE there is almost entirely cleared away
The foreign mails carried by the steamship
Wisconsin yesterday consisted of 2s,s52 letters IL
registered lct.:s, aud Al bags OF papers.
The hot weather has again driven the iIsh
into deep aud cool wafer out OF reach o encs and Their
scarcity noticeable III the markets, "hefc prices h'c
risen.
John Voz was committed yesterday by
United States Commissioner Shields on charge oil per
iurv for giving straw pail" lie locked up in tie
fault of - 900 bonds
The Boston and Ncw-Yorls Fire Insurance
Company have begun business at No l1d BROADWAY
stcphcn Hyatt Of tie old and well known firm oio"'r'
HYATT d CO. la, been elected President
II is estimated that 10000 tons of ice have
been brought 10 this cy from the st0rehouscs on the
Kcuuchrc River this IN large quantities II Is SOFA
for - per ton, aU. III some cI Ic' i"i -
At the Relief Bureau Of the Childrcn'S All
Society AZ No. 327 RyIngou-st, siX boxes Of flowers
were received yesterday from ladies Of saylrooh Coma
and Newport, Il l., Tor diatribation among tie SIC"
children Of the poor
Controller Green has signed warrants on the
following accounts: Interest the city o"It, Sl"'D;
new Co,nty Court house. iup3; Public buildings. Con
stri,,iuu. aud r. pairs, SluGO Il; Csoton wafer Nam
Fund, 81 lis go.
The body of woman was found in the Last
River at the foot of Nnt-, yesterday morning shri'
about 39 wears old. , feet nctc, msh;. has Hight
rnmp'cNo and dulk hair. thc uI- dressed IA . ci''o
wrapper, checked apron, 4nd Lac 'i .,ii"t SHOES.
At the meeting of the Police Commissioners
Yesterday Il WIS decided defer the oucuinS Of of- Tor
the construction Of now police tta0n ln th' M
t.enth ward fpr tv" weeks ib"i. az l''-' 1'i' '.I
tious De made 80 thc specifications ana ne" "''t'
tiscmcnts were ordered
On account of dispute as to who shall be
their pastor the congregation Of tie Baptist Church IN
fremont Twcnt fourth ward have been turned our OF
the church building hy IN" owhcrs, thc B@iFd oi Si,
siuns. rOuu,i "i sister cIuicAr' WIZ soon 10 h''u III
the hope OF restoring harmony.
During the past week the police of the
Twcntyhd ward nave arrested over 800 gees" FOR dis
ORDERLY conduct Their on,uscs consisted N conSrcsat-
ing sidewalks oyrrtIrninz ps.ls In search Of food
and iInr, M resident hy incc st screaming lAri
protested ouuy on bcing taken, bay were All committed
o. the public pound
Capt. Newton of the sloop Eyclinc, which
arrived at this port from virginia yesterday reports that
ON Avg. at II A. n the schooner :. I. Robbins Of
Patcho.uc Capt Eebcr strong from Virginia lor New
York, ui,iayc and went ashore Ou NOnioIhIn Bar IN
q cargo uf 1000 Wcorf-a iohl loss '"p' i. = hIH'
wi,h Government crew No. ., WIS rendering assistance
The following is 4 comparative statement OF
eases of contagious diseases reported FOR the two weeks