New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-08
NETWORK CITY.

Fans will soon take the place of furs.
The police made 2.0S3 arrests last week.
The hromen will be paid for April to-day.
Ii is house-cleaning time at the post-Oilce.
Reservoir Park looks like square of green velvet.
The police courts yielded the city 81, 200 i'll fines
last month.
The Post-Offlce had deposited $685. 200 for the
week Saturday
There were reported last week $50 deaths 413
births and 134 marriages
Vescy-st between West and Washington is filthy
with garbage and debris
The steepes OF Jefferson Market Court-housc have
been painted sea green
downtown saloon displays the sign IN large GIT
letters domestic liquors"
The warm weather Saturday caused the bus
drivers Q Broadway 10 raise their big umbrellas
Smokng-cars were placed on the Eighth Avenue
Railroad yesterday for the Grst time this season.
There Will be no reduction in communication fares
on the Harlem Railroad at present as reported
The pale Geranium" is "pent within the
ylndows7 Of The majority OF tenement houses.
Bark baskets for holding house plants have super
seeded the gnared and heavy rustic stands
40 et7 bills aud red flags are the most consplcu-
ous objects of the West SIDE from Twenty third 10 ghtns
The receipts for taxes last week were ST. $50 Sd
for Croon water rents s26jJO and for licenses 1883 10
A Staten Island constable gives notice that he has
levied upon among debtors ether caatt!es ward ioab'
that It is dcu to distinguish uptown eating house from
florists shop.
Gorham & Co.. silyorsmiths, will open their new
retail store UniOnsqnaro today. They promise very
large display Of slyeTwae.
Twelve stages, similar to those througing BROAD
way Centennial Grounds passed through the city
II Saturday FROM WilliaIlsbursh.
Several of the coaches OF the Four INLAND Ciub
appeared at Central sauroay in time 10 give salute
to COL Delaney Kanes coach on It's return 'rip
As usual every year. the library and free reading
clo-. 40 ia su
curing Inc summel They viii be FcopeneJ next October.
Some of the depositors Of the suspended Mutual
Benefit Savings Bank complain Thai deays making
- during the past week lis applications Tor license
TO sell LIQUOR were made $3.50 as deposited With the
Excise COMMISSIONERS No licenses have bee" granted
George Bentley, deaf and dumb, residing at ion-
hers was by train moving soh on tc Hudson River
RAJ road last evening, Of yefde and fatally injured
John Kelly of Forty-nintli-st and First-ave. was
assaulted early yesterday morning in East Fyouriha by
several persons and was severely beaten On the
II is reported that the health of Cardinal McClos-
kev is steadily improving under the Influence OF the pure air
AMI eecuson which lie obtains at Seton Hail. near south Or
The Rev. Cornelius B. Smith Of the st. James
Frtscopal Church Seventy secordst win fa for
Europe on May TO- having been granted SIX months leave OF
absence.
A horse belonging to basket peddler attracted
much attention on the side Saturday by wearing
sovepipe hat with holes cut in the sides through which lbs
WOtrudti
Detective McDoueal arrested two pickpockets last
evening named James Doander alias FATTY Dolan, and
George Harrison alias Boston" They were busy at "ok
a BToacWay car.
The streets contiguous TO the Washington Market
arc beginning 10 present Spring appearance being
crowded end after midnight by market wagons
bringing IN early produce
Foreign mails were dispatched on Saturday, con-
ssnc OF G2 and 1872 bags Of newspapers The NO
sci for Bremen TOOK letters and the Baltic for Ly
erp1Ol earned the largest quantity OF newspapers.
The railroad controversy has not yet assumed the
form o. conflict and strong hopes are entertained by
railroad managers that rupture viii take place
Wesbound froieht remain firm, with slightly III.
creased tendency 10 favor Ola CusU0iheIs
Henry Moore who was arTaigned at the Washing
ington Place Court Wednesday upon charge OF
forgery claims that never assumed any other name
H. He asserts his innocence of the charge against him.
Special steamboat trains, in connection with the
steamers leaving for New.HavoD at and II o. H. will
begin running 20 day TO MeTs Ha 10 re c snfea and
steamer viii make landings at Twenty hndst East River
The ship Continental, which arrived from Dublin
on saturday reports that May in latitude 81 longitude
7o Francois Debraeker ordinary seaman native Of Bel
g% s sgG bSa ter e ss burned nef day al sea-
An aquarium vender down town exhibits frog
snugy goldfish globe The frog is so large,
the oace Of the globe 50 small that il Is as much Of
King George
A Fourth-avc. car was stopped with such sudden
urday might that actually backed o. their har
ness and held from running by getting their
The ii took nearly quarter Vi IN
hon. TO patch up well enough TO 30 on again.
The strike of the book and job printers still
Times The propretos OF tho principal Offices from which
The called ont claim that the matter has ended in
their favor and that all the they desire TO
NOV with many for work The officers OF the
Union however confident that the strike must end In
their favor
Edward Jerome arrested by Capt. Allaire OF
the Fourteenth Precinct Police Saturday night on charge
Nfra Nfe(ov of No
West Thrteenthst II IL charged that on Monday Mrs
MeCOys robbed Of ewelry valued at $500: William
Harrington tho charge, Out was as
charged on Saturday at tho Tombs Police Court
The funeral of Mary L. Hubbs, an old member Of
the Society Friends In NewYok took place on Saturday
from the Friends meeting house in RutherordIacc There
display Of flowers and the plain rosewood coffin Was
placed close the door that the Afternoon
reached H. The services were very simple consisting Of two
short addresses the time between which spent In silence
John 4. Walsh launched Golfer dam at the foot
Of One hundred and xhst Saturday The dam consists
air Of cssons each 90 feet long by is feet beam and 80
feet high The two parts when IN position ncose spaee Of
200 BY 80 feet india rubber packing allowing aTatefught