New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-06
NETWORK CITY.


To-dav's outgoing fleet will number hve steam
Ships The ODER Adriatc Alsaa England and the City OF
York
Controller Kelly yesterday approved the contract
with the GasLigt Company for lighting the puohc
parks months, at 8 80 per lamp
The steamet LOtOS, for COnstantlnople, Is LOADING
with 70 600 improved Providence These
are which will shortly enter into the multiplication
bellicose cable dispatches.
In the list of business embarrassments yesterday
the assignment Allen for the benefit OF creditors was
mentioned This is not the firm at Nos l73 and 10 Cham
bersst, dealers in tobacco and cigars
Men are engaged in making preparations for the
LAYING of the bridge the NcwYork anchorage OF
East Bridge With two weeks OF contu
our fair weather the footbridge will be completed
The Fulton Ferry boat Fulton and the Catharine
Ferry boat Republic coded in the Fast River yesterday
morning injury done 10 either boat The Fulton
the Catherine Ferry slip instead OF at
her regular pier, aiteI being an hour Oh the trip
James A. Cowing Treasurer of the NewYOrk Elc-
waited Railroad reports the travel the line between
the Battery Fftymnthst Tuesday last was greater
than any day by 800 making total OF 1890
for that day. ON "Wednesday the increase was ooo'
total for The day, 1i,GO0.
rope has been placed across the sidewalk at the
east side of the Court in City Hal Park and
policeman passengers back III consequence
Of the danger the thaw has set in OF large mass
Of ice which accumulated in angle OF the building fa
ing upon some incautiOus pedestrian
A strange sight: Charles Rose, found responsible
by jury for the death OF Thomas Dnnn walking
smiling with his friends and released on $500 bail ana
two nnoGendng OF fracas marched handcuhed
down Mulberryst the House of Detention followed by
curious crowd, who regarded them as mur'orers
The last matinee of "Ihe AM rIcaii VII T. .-iven
to day with its gorgeous scenery and appointments and fine
cast on next Saturday ing The Lady Of Lyons" will
be revived with Miss Davenport as T1t, which she played
for Rguod's and Mr. CCglan Claude
his first appearance in this character in this country
Great is the stupidity of the average jury. Twelve
delhi two a
verdict in of homicide, and forced by the
revise their verdict three times before 1t was i'll
tclis1ble The time they solcmnly declared that
struggle occurred and pistol lad been discharged The
second verdict was that the pistol could dis
charged by shot; The final verdict was lucid
satisfactory
On the 14th of January last Young man named
Joseph tie employ Of Thomas Madge Of No G9
Front St pre- seuted check $4,000 for payment the
Bank Of this city 1t pnrpored TO have been
drawn by Madge promptly paid by the cashier
Gilbert did not suspect its genunenes Five days later
the check and the cashier
ported Superintendent Waling at the Central
Office Detective McDouga placed ON the and yes
terdav the forger successfully eluded pur
nearly He Will le taken to the second Dsct
Court tins morning.
BROOKLYN.
There will be a caucus of Republican aldermen to-
night.
Charles Trefurd and james Walsh were each SEN
enced to the pentcnay for 60 days by Justice Morse yes
teIiay for the onense-wife beating.
The MayOr authorized the expenditure o. Tl,IUO,
in addition 5000 already appropriated for proper
cleaning from by the Board Of City Works
Coroner Nolan was summoned at Fulton-st. and
where Il said the body OF dead man had
been found arriving there with the dead cart
he the efy Of purposey hidden In the no"
for a hoax, had given rise TO the report.
In the theaier fire inquest last night. the wit
nesses were Thomas Nevns Chief Engineer Of the Fire
Department William Salts carpenter, Charles H. Far
lev District Engineer and John Jones and Joseph Hag
gerty stage hands No testimony was elected
Judge Gilbert yesterday III the case of Alexander
Waldron against the Citizens Gasight Company OF Long
Island City, gave judgment the plaintn aud added two
per ceni the amount claimed The action
brought mortgage OF $4,000 on the defendants
gas-hOuse and apparatus
The driver of truck on Broadway, AlphonsO Finn
OF Creedmoor L. drew revolver the conductor OF
railroad threatened him with hook for OBJ
structug the Finn brought before Justice senior
yesterday adjourned until the latter could be
brought as a witness
The Rev. w. ii. Haskins withdrew from the
torshp Episcopal Church OF the Ascension f. D.
trouDeshat from Of
action followed by him. The difficulty has increased since he
lett and portion OF the congregation has determined to form
separate society be known the Reformed Episcopal
Church
Alderman Acker in the trial Of Commissioner
Fowler before Council Of the
PENDANT although he said TO have denounced him prev
ousy The Republican Tax PAYERS Association Of the Six.
eenth Ward called explanation Of has conduct at
public meeting and agreed TO furnish statement TO
them accounting for his action