New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-15
NETWORK CITY.

| devious for street peddlers OF fanty aflcIes
The Ninth Avenue Railroad Company pald INTO
the city treasury $500 license fees for 20 cars
Municipal officers received last week for taxes,
sl4O05s 81; licenses 1918 and Croton rents s2ll6 H.
An unusual number of market wagons was in the
city Saturday morning bringing more produce 'nah ee
any demand Tor
Patrolman Michael Daily of the Twenty-second
Precinct was promoted SATURDAY roundsman ana de-
tailed to the Twentieth Precinct
The sidewalks on Vesey-st. and on Grand near
Ctous cleared yesterday of dry goods stands and
other membranes by superintendent Douglass
The Fourth National Bank on Saturday gave
notice to Exchange that its capital had been re-
duoed IS, 0U0. 600 ~ 3,75,OOOO
The Anti-Tarnmany leaders have deferred the re-
party until the Legislature makes the new
apportionment OF the Assembly Districts in this city
The skating costume of the season for ladies Is the
red satin petticoat which s Ooped ordinary sk
skirt black dark color seskn saclue ana
zeal turbaD.
Eight applicants for admission to the Bar appeared
on saturday before Robert Sewel f. Randolph ROBINSON anu
t. Osborne Bright, the examiners appointed by the Supreme
Cour General Term to inquire into the qheaons OF such
applicants
The receipts in the First District Internal Revenue
Collectors Office 1876 50 4432 49, The re-
ceprs for spirits amounted to s0l7il3 90 for tobacco
765 l2 femented liquors. sj60S4c 4j special taxes
1853 l46 0S miscellaneous, S7s2G6 So.
The Rev. DIR. ID. ID. Whedon and wife OF this city,
injured by the railroad accident near Alexandria
Va the Providence Hospital Washington d. u III
Wcon considerably bruised but was not seriously n
,urei. Mrs. Whedous injuries were slight
The steamship Montana of the Williams & GuioD
line Liverpool the first vessel arriving at this port
with under the system-slnlar to that oil this
eountIy-adOped by the British postal authorities The pas
sage unusually quick being made IN days and ~
hours
In spite CT the pfoverb, the early bird doesn't
always the especially when It's sufrepttious
Thomas Early offender who has enjoyed only one
f1I
for snatcng pocket book from housewife, on marketing
thoughts intent.
At the Saturday matinee of Zip" at hePark
Theater while PLAYING In the title role had narrow
escape which she carried set fire to h,r hair and an
Of flame instantly encirced her head Had the flames
not been promptly exiting would have been severely
burned.
A curious set of jewelry, consisting of earrings
ana brooch, imported from India is ON exhibition at Broad
way store Each jewel has SINAI" gold Dell attachei 10 ah
inverted cup From cup suspended short link chains
entirely conceang the bell The bells tnkle with every
movement Of the head
Architectural students and ,draftsmcn resident in
city vicinity invited by the NewYork Chapter OF
the American nstate Architects 10 join IN public cxh
btion OF architectural designs FEB % next Drawings
glazed glazed may be forwarded 10 A. j. Boor, Score
tary No l2S Broadway, on or before Monday FEB ~
In the report of the address OF w. E Dodge at the
dinner 10 xMayor Wickham Friday evening Io dollar
marx enormously Used the table showing the steamship
port the ending June 1915 80 that
which meant To refer 10 the tonnage appeared
referred the value OF the earsoes ot the
steamships.
The little girl, Nina Antilles, arrested short time
stealing s2, and whose plea was that she wanted to
be srayed in purple and fine linen lie her sunday sshoo
associates Vas sent to Asylum saturday
leaving the court she ked her mother who was
weeping bitterly in and then departed eayy with the
officer Moral The wages of cove'ousness IL a cell
The markets abound with game and the
prices unusually low venisOn particular being cheap
this month Good butter is and
high priced and eggs searcer and dearer still Apples
all other huits in cheap and
plentiful Among the ranes vegetables mushrooms
raised IN hothouses, and sold al 81 pound.
The sneak thief pants for DObler "swag
aud kitchen utensils The residence OF W. T.
Black li0 S.xt, irsts robbed OF jewelIy
valued at - on Friday night Gu the same evening while
family Of May the upper OF their house
100 Second-ave $1,000 worth OF Jewey stolen
the lower roos thieves entering by means OF false
keys.
la this day of "watered" stock the only kind
rclshed by beholcrs the Aquarium. The baby
hplopotamus waered daily in shameless than
would be attempted Wall st. and yet the market reports
always quote lively. To bring all this happy family OF
fish esh under roof is managerial ca; that be
aptly called coup dc main.
Polar expeditions now taken at hand.
Palmer small oyster schooner sailed
daryile ~ j. In November last supposed have
on Saturday letter arrived from Capt WI
lis the master OF the schooner, stating that the vessel
countercd a Of frozen in the
peake Bay and the early starved before
ncauon could established captain
will only sorry welcome when he returns during his
absence both his wife and father-in-law have died
The kidnapping of child by its own father,
which incidents in the play of "Di
vorce has been enacted in real life BY Capt Henry Rechman
Bremen steamship Hermann The captain had been
years aud had little daughter three years old of
he very fond About year The couple sepa
rated taking the child with her and going live with
afat
the little girl given him. but
the child she walking with her grand
mother leaped into coach at hand and disappeared
on saturday the father and daughter SAILED for Bremen The
mother failed To inform the police untll II late
the child.
In the bankruptcy proceedings in tho Duncan
Sherman & Co saturday, William Butler
examination continued After explaining a number of
transactions the witness asked Richard A. Hancock
mentioned in previous examination AS having proved claim
against the firm during The bankruptcy proceedings
his clerk Mr. Duncan then asked he knew from whom
Hancock obtained the to purchase the claim mentioned
his proof OF debt He refused TO Register KetChum
question admissible but st
declined The proceedings viii be continued today
Even stickers for the strict Observance OF the
enth looked with favor the work OF cleaning Broad
yesterday. hdttock and shovel welded by brig
ade Of 1900 scattered in deachments from the Battery
to Twenty thrist There seemed to be bosses In the
than there generals the ConfedeI the
pckers shoveers OF the evidently not
picked and they abored with nice regard for proper
alton Of energy which would have
philosopher The lying large heaps looked like
Jumps blue limestone Judging from the desperate e.
forts Of the workmen equally hard The oppoune
rival thaw however would DO of greater
charge OF this ragged six Hundred
BROOKLYN.
The good skating ON the lakes at Prospect Park
continues well the line sleighing drives
aud bouley ards,
Despite the high price of kerosene it Is still popu-