New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
NEW-YoBK CITY.


William &. Reed has subscribed 5000 to the
Seventh Regiment New Armory Fund.
Tramps are seen many downtown streets WIN
tomato caos draining stale beer from kegs.
A sign board on SiXth-aye., near Carmine-st'' Is
very suggestive of the business carried on at that place
reads, Needle, Merchant Tailor"
man IN one of the large city hotels bids far 10
solve the problem Of perp u motion He pees 5000 Peach
es daily and shells three bushels Of beans
A florist ON Cortlandt-st.. exhibits in his window
very large bunch white dollhouse weighing about
five pounds from a vIney ard IN Bethlehem, Penn
A New-York temperance lecturer says one OF the
chief causes present financial depression is alcoholic
indulgence Of saying that money ugnt
Emma Muller of No. lS Forsyth-st during quar-
rel yesterday morning seized heavy lager beer glass ana
Charles Robinson In the eye nearly forcing IL on It's
socket
Messrs Conn & Reiche propretors of the Aquarium
AZ Coney Island have dissolved partnership, Mr. Coup re
trng The Brothers will continue to carry on the
Aquarium
During drunken quarrel between August Sohen
and Michael Sweeney PSI Mulberry st. early yesterday
morning sweeney stabbed sohen in the left breast niens
two very severe WOUNDS
The fruit dealers of the city have contributed
s26S through Brown pay the expenses OF the
annual excursion of the Floating Hospital when
will take place Tuesday next
Many of the storekeepers down town. owing to the
exorbant pce charged for burning kerosene
pay 10 and sl2 week for gas bs no"
pay from "a TO - month for Kerosene
china dish for peaches and cream is displayed
in Broadway has peach leaf Of China Tor the
fruit and pitcher OF the leaves for the cream The
whole, without peaches or cream, cost $50
Romance NAV be wrenched from a brown stone
front without calling in the aid Of green fields and umoa
geous Evening picncs held on ts roofs OF up
town houses refreshments spread upon the tin
turf"
Black kid belts, with auIuoniere bags mounted
with cut Steel are novelty The monogram OF
the the and the clasps aud JOINTS Of the belt
are finely carved The price Of this really useful article Is
only go
During the past year 1000 children have been
taught in the the Methodist Ladies Five Points
Mission snd 300 families assisted with food and clothing The
receipts Tor the past year s2 $780, and expenditures
$l9S2O
Cen Albert J. Myer, Chief Signal Officer of the
Army paid a visit OF inspection yesterday to the NewlorK
signal their Offices, recently hed up for them
by the Equitable Company in the Broadway tower
Of Their building.
Strangers ON the country are beginning to appear
on the streets in large They well acquainted
WITT rules Of the road in crowded parts Of broadway
cause frequent Of the keepers declare
that their business Is improving
The funeral of the well-known merchant George
Parbury Pollen led Tuesday al his home IN Wayey
Place TOOK place yesterday Grace Church Te service for
the dead Dr. Morgan DIX and the Rev j.
C. TebO and the remains we're removed 10 GREENWOOD or
burial
y
Washington Heights The in gaudy attire and be-
dzencd jewey visit neighbolg houses ana so
cit have their fortunes told The more Literally YOU
cross tner palms with silver the brighter will be the future
depicted.
The recent street openings in Harlem have caused
great commoon among the italian coousts the Harlem
flats little village has been formed by the shanes occ
pied by this class every variety Of business is carried
They with disgust the rapid march OF impr, yenent
OwaId their humble domains.
The clerks of the Custom-IIOuse seizure depart
the invoice Of articles be sold for un-
paid duty The sale will take place on August % and VIII
comprise 3i2 boxes Of cigarettes nineteen pack
ages Of 1000 bottles Of choice liquors. and lot
OF black silks, JCwelry and books,
4 large number of policemen were tired yesterday
for OF discipline returning to the station from
the point by the route conversation with e
zens being post the time Of roundsmans VISIT and
leaning against railing will probably be accord
ng the past record Of the officer.
Since the formal transfer Of Col Austen to the
command Of the 18th Regiment, by the commission
which he received August l, the ATTN Regiment
| has been without a Colonel. The most prominent
for the place is Lieut.Co Brcwnel who has
been in command since Col Austen transferred
The Executive Committee OF the National Rife
decided yesterday accept the offer Of three
meu wish theIr published, TO furnish the
programmes for the international match On Wednes
day 22 the committee 20 TO Creenore to make ar
rangemens the reception Of visitors the days Of the
shooting.
Oceanport died Tuesday last in tins City,
taken Montgomery Orange County " j. yesterday, where
II buried in the Bck Church Cemetery. The wife OF the
man, who also among the injured. now lies
seriously i'll the house Of MI Van As at No Is Jonesst
| in this city.
The Republican Association of the Twenty-first
passed resolutions last evening declaring that
partisan Civil Service essential for the overthrow OF
corrupt methods and approving the efforts OF the President
TO this end They also condemned uneserNedy all
efforts the unity Of the Republican party TO
cripple the energies Of the Administration"
! The immunity granted to William f. King by the
no proseqes entered the indictments against
him. has excited has understood that
KING could corroboTae many Of the statements made by
Tweed query arises-how did the know
that King give valuable testimony unless they
using Tweeds coniessonl
The Universal Life Insurance investigation was
resumed yesterday at the Office Of the Referee j.
French wam-st The proceedings were brici only
witness beng examined HIS testimony review OF
small portion Of the evidence which has already been pub
lshed counsel desired vacation, further hearing in
| the case was adjourned until IL a. m, September4
Margaret Donnelly and her husband Daniel had a
bit of row yesterday morning They reused neghbor
with their wordy warefare and at length heavy fall
was The neghbors and the police burst into the
found that Mrs Donnely had fallen chair
striking face downward had fractured her Jaw She said
that the accidental Complete prescribed
Over.taxed jaw and tongue at the Bellevue Hospital
The tanks at the Aquarium are rapidly being re-
stocked replace those recently poisoned
terdays arrivals included number OF curosities, such
Harvest aud Lafayette fishes Banded shark Pilots
looking fishes called MONKEYS" whose sides resemble
silver and whose profile precisely that OF monkey
Fife fishes which they compressed ateray
they thicker than copper cent have been
ceivod and other yarities are daily expected.
very small boy created great deal of amuse-
men among the loungers residents in the vicinity Of Bowl
ing yesterday afternoon BY suddenly shedding
clothes upon sidewalk and taking refreshing