New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-25
NETWORK CITY.


the fifth Avenue Theatre
A Frenci-fat house, seven stories IN height OF
brick trimmings and to cost $4,000 Ia building
OF Eighteenth.st. and F0nrthaye.
Officers Chard and Sundberg, of the Society for
the Prevention Cruelty Children state that the society
s in great want clothing for the wallis that thrown
upon it, care.
The benefit performance which Miss Clara Morris
was given behalf OF the, Custer Monument Fand
at walacs Theatre this afternoon, has been postponed
until November 3.
The Court Of General Sessions. yesterday,
inflicted sentences amounting twenyfour years divided
among persons besides sentence for He and sending
boy 10 the House OF Refuge.
Shopkeepers complain that the sale of costly gloves
has greatly diminished during the past few months It's
sign that purchasers bdden defiance 10 high prices
thrown dow the gauntlet, as it were.
Seventy-oEe canal boats left Albany and Troy lot
York ion Tuesday and during the twentyour hours
previous z a. Tuesday the same number passed
Utica bound this way. most of them for this city.
The Union Trust Company entered judgment
against Charles and Clement Herring. the alleged
orgers, for $4,000, their default They moved TO
open this default but mao second default on teir own
motion, which accordingly dismissed.
The police on Tuesday night, found an Old
man at Broadway and Fh-st wandering alessly about He
gave his name hOmas Ben, and said he was III etyine
years old certainly ike centenaran, aud is now
unler Marion Webs care at Police headquarters
The regular meeting of the Stock Exchange yes
erIy devoted 10 dsCusslOn OF the ID ne h'H ny
Exchange George Plume, on account OF his
misrepresentation funds left in bis Alter long SEES
sion the meeting adjourned without reaching any conclusion
Coroner Wotnan held inquest yesterday IN
the a,e Gibson who found dead last week in
hall m East Thry-secOndst IL found that death
the esion the brain and congestion oi
kidneys Nj. Gibson was merchant Of No % Beck
man pL
member of the firm of Sadlier & Co.. the
dealers. visited Police Headquarters Yesterday and con
Superintendent Waug regard to the best plan
searching Jonn Ciegh, The youn CLERK who robbed the
$1,000 last Saturday II Is Thought that Crgh IS IN
Baltimore
The scmi-annual session of the Prcsbytery of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church concluded yesterday
Home mission discussed, and Delegates pledged
Themselves $1,000 for This object durng the year
Of discipline postponed until the next session Of
Tie Presby terry, 10 De held az Newburg, in May.
The funeral of Joseph Lawrence Townsend
late President Of the Knckerbockcr FIRE Insurance Company
took place yesterday morning al The church Of the Ascension
The sc-vc, conducted by the Rev. Dr. John Cotton
Psi, h. assisted by the Rev. NJ v Among the
ir ~ present large number oi bank and nsura
oGleias.
Al the meeting Of the Dock Commissioners yes
to-day il was reported that \. buit bulk
the Of East sixty fourlhst, without permission
Of me Department AMI co'cled Wharfage This wharfage
Ia 4tre Is To be collected for tho benefit OF the city The
amount collected by the Department during the
week 3 ,02J Oj
Isaac STANDARDIZATION known as Barnum's living
ske ton was taken yestcd, before tie students OF Belle
vue College for an examination by Dr. Janeway Tie Doctor
satce thar examined many socaled living skeletons
prague the smallest ne has ever seen The skee
on pounds las week. ana 70 be mega
tive Quanu,y.
Mayor bly, doubts the power of the city author-
ties sell the property covered by the reservoir between
Fofteth and Forty secondsts and Flthaye lie suggests
that IL would excellent site for br- adc armory anu
relieve the pressing OF some 81 the regiments. H5 re-
marked TO visitors yesterday that sufficient u
cooate four could DO erected upon the premises
a slight cost TO the city.
The P0whatan, flagship of Rear-Admiral Trench
art commanding the North Atlantic Squadron arrived from
Fortress Tuesday ngt AMI anchored OF Twenty
thiod ST. North River yesterday Hor officers Captain
T. scott Flebrown, commanding and chief Of stan Flag
Lieutenant Charles Snaw Master Chauncey Tho aide
signal officer; secretary Lieutenant John = Stodderi
Edward Trenchari atmfals clerk Fleet En- sineer D. b.
Macom0 Mciel Inspector John Y Taylor heot surgeon
Pas Inspector r. Waach heet paymaser Captain Henry
Bi.nop neet marine oc,r Lieutenant ommanier f. f.
Chadwick executive Officer Lieutenant c. NJ Anthony, nav
ip,tor: witch ol.ers--Lieutenants b. F. Riley c. H. AT
mold w H. Reeder W. II. Bnchler. AMI Ensigns j. c. Ere
mont ir c. r. Mics. passed assistant ngineess-rheopii
ns Cooke ana g. e. HaDighorst passed assistant surgeon
" : Dixon; assi.tantsur5eon, H. Ashbnige h'uteumt
" p Bjdle marine corps paymasters Clerks W. v and A.
T. uoriarty Nj shipmcn T. II Potts t. X. Reynolds = B
Mallory MuLigan; boats vain, Charles Miller; gunner
John Uarkins carpenter, w. H. Barreti snnaker' q. l.
Douglass captains clerk \. X. Paris.
BROOKLYN.
The Hartrords will play the Witokas on the Cap
i;Olne grounds today
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