New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-26
NEW.YORK CITY.

TO DO used for religious purposcs.
Joseph l.. Lord of this city has been appointed
Military Secretary the COMMANDMENT Chief with the rank
of Colonel
| Custoln-house Inspectors McCort and Hagan
seize, 500 cigars Yesterday board the steamer Vera Cruz
from Havana
The conduit pipcsin Castle Garden were frozen up
on Wednesday and yesterday force of men were thaw
ing them out
Brig-Ge Daniel ID. Wylie, Commssary-General
and Ordnance has been appointed Acting Assistant
! Quartermastor General
| The annual dress reception of Prof. Sause takes
Mace 10 night al Irving Hall The OF MT sauscs
school and OF these receptions long established
| The skating has never been better than at the
preen season The park this city and Brooklyn are
crowded throughout the day by multitude Of skaters
| The system of housekeeping in apartments, so
common Paris be gaining ground in NewYork
Two large French erected at Eghthav and
k1ftyelghth-st.
Under q new order, the gatemen at the ferry of the
Central Railroad OF New.Jesey strictly enforce the rule TO
show all Communication tickets giving Old commuters much
unnecessary trouble.
notice has been placed on the Thlrd-ave.
cars stating forbidden to retain lame horse
in they required to exchange tho disabled amman
at the depot for sound one.
recent continuance for the protection OF money
safes net telegraph wire spread all over the In cleo
tic with alarm bells Any attempt 10 force
the open with the network SOUNDS the ALARM
The meeting of real estate owners along the line
/ d
and the resolutions adopted denouncins the OPP
position Railroad Company to the Gilbert
Elevated Railway, were very positive
Since the foundation of the New-YOrk Juvenile
ASYLUM quarter century 49, children have been
received During past children have enter ed the
ASYLUM OF whom 1876 discharged to their friends and 5f
sent West There now in the asylum $50 children
In the case of mistaken identity in the Detectives
Office on wednesday Detective Waing was Lot as stated In
yesterdays picked out car thief The officer
designated aid Of of the Inspectors james ohve
counsel for the four prisoners was the authority or the
msstatemen
Officer Shelby of the Seventh Precinct has ascer-
tanned Lizzie Crossman age 30 years and known as
Boston," has been missing from her boarding house.
No since the night Of the East River tragedy
worian Ann Campbell. who knew her for several
years. she ring which were two hearts
John G. Baxter, who died suddenly last week, at |
his res.dcc city, widely known in business and
religious circles. lie born IL Lansingbursh Rensselaer,
County N " May H. 1901 For As years he was engaged IN
the business the block IN Wast lie
was for the active and prominent men in
the state the SUNDAY school cause.
Howard Potter John JAY, Oswald OttendOrfer, |
Dorrnan b. Eaton samuel Babcock, Josiah NJ. Fske, p
Van Vokenburgh Schultz, Henry f. Spaudlng
John H. Hall Charles Smith, have been appointed the
behalf OF the Citizens Committee OF which
Booth is chairman, TO confer with the Mayor ana
Controller and report legislation is required to remedy
the defects relating to the courts ana municipal
departments and expenses of the city govern
ment.
Uprer Broadway the scene Of an old-fashioned
thng party last evening About O'Clock there appeared
af Sixtave and broadway 81 b0bses" each drawn by
eight bores finely caparisoned and musical bells. The
seds with boxes" each OF which contared
from ght couples mued fur the entire outnt re
sembng those which the young people of tho rural dis
cts are partial everything in readin' 50 the
procession rapidly broadway to the boulevard
where an exciting took place, after which tour oil
many otier pleasant drives
visited
Yesterday
uouest upon the body Of Louis NiG boy years Old,
drowned by falling into the waer-tank on board
the steantug Fletcher Jan. 20 while passengers
being landed from the steamship France OF the National
line The Testimony conflicting. Some of the witnesses
testified that the plate could only be removed by two
men, while testified that it was tipped by the ch!ids
stepping upon The Jury found that death resulted from
dy the tank had been removed by
| some unknown person. No one was censurcd -
Julius Wisthimer OF No. 81 Ptt-st was sent by
Wednesday with $3.50 to pay Bill The lad dd
not return that night and yesterday his father who had
been seeking found him in Ludlow street Jail on charge
O. passing counterfeit COIN Young Wsimer WIS brought
before Commissioner Shields Yesterday and
James T. No 13i Division st. testified that the boy
had passed counterfeit hadoar piece on him week ago
aud that seeing julius "Wednesday attempting to pass
two pieces Chuaman in Chatlams he had him ar
Shields held the boy IN 5000 bail ier
| further examination. ~
In the Kingsley & Keeney suit against the city the
testimony OF Fowler trial before the Common Council
| being substantially repeated from day to day.
The Commissioners of Charity have distributed
this of coal to the As their supply Is
nearly exhausted they will ask the Board OF Supervisors for
| another coal appropriation at their next meeting.
| The Board of City Works will shortly submit
plans the for further improvements on
city Hall Park principally in that Part fronting the city
Hail, which to be leyeled and Otherwise improved
A caucus of Democratic aldermen will be held to-
consider question Of ratyug the nominations
Park Commissioners made by Mayor schroeder last Mon
day. Mir MARSHALL still declines to accept the nomination.
The charges brought against Police Captains
Walsh lyman for arTesng man at the door Of
auction have been dismissed Joel D. Erhard
Of the Committee Rules and Discipline in dis
missing case loadng must be down
a all hazards.
| President Truslow of the Board Of Assessors is
Republican H. Delaney. the CLERK OF the Office ia
Democrat Efforts making 10 persuade nr Trnslow TO
appoint ilepubla in Deaneys place Adrian " Bergen
%: United states Commissioner Nlnso"
named FOR the position.
The Board of City Works have contracted with
Icis Coal Company for 5000 tons Of Plymouth coal at
- per Of 22iO pounds and with the philadelphia and
Reading Company for 5000 tons Of sOn coal ut 50 10 Ter
ton coal ~ for the Ol the pumping engines OF ho
| works this year.
| Nancy Freeman, the colored servant at No. 1913
pcnn-L who was recently the charge OF infant
eide told a rambling story at the inquest ABOUT another
woman giving the dead baby she said that her own child
was al house Bushwick but yesterday the
detective, asccitaincd tlat her story was false
Leon u. Wmshp, 4 cerk formerly in the employ
OF Adrsnce adry goods dealer Of Newf YORK. brought
AL action m the city $50. 90 damages from
the Latter tor alleged defamation OF character Wnsp was
Of stealing goods from the store and was discharged
The nr, yesterday. after being ont for two hours declared
they could not agree but stood eg iot inc ih'ln ana
four for the defendant
Mrs Marg8Ieiha Rau of No. Al Mescro!e-st., T..
d. was araied before Justice smlcr YESTERDAY accused OF