New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The number of immigrants who arrived at Castle
yesterday 247 the Herder, from Hamburg bring
ing 90, and the Ethiopia, from Glasgow 49,
Chestnuts appeared in market yesterday for the
FIRST The Italian sidewalk merchants VINO
deal roasted chestnuts will begin lay IN Their fa
stock
secret meeting of sugar dealers was held yester-
day. seee ed to visit Secretary sherman
the order revoked reducing drawbacks on rehhed
sugar after october l.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday granted pen
sion $500 Cecilia Dunn, tie widow OF one OF the
fremen recently died Foreman commiskey OF Engine
No 80 va, retired on one-thrd pay.
Willis s. Paine the Receiver of the Bond Street
Savings Bank has begun the payment of dividend OF ten
per cent eighteen deposors have acd
10 call for the first dividend OF ffty.hve per cent.
A 400-pound sword-ish was exhibited on Fulton
Market stand yesterday morning In the evening, only
twenty-five pounds remained unsod The hshdealers say
that this is OF the most popular varieties Of fish,
New-York streets were first lighted with gas bali
century ago Murray Hin might ado the good old
fashioned style OF oil lamps has Kerosene smell enough 10
the square foo-f properly ulzed-to light All Manhattan
Island
Several severe cases of skin disease which have
Of city physicians lately are attributed 10
the Of cheap soaps made from impure material Il' sapo
naceous give the unwashedf good excuse Tor
maintaining oldme hostiles with soap and water
The Committee on Claims and Losses OF the
Produce Exchange invited the mbcrs OF TIC ENchahIe
aud Others. having against the railway companies for
losses By the late strike to them in the managers
roou OF the Exchange No 50 Pearlst tomorrow at II
Judge Donohue Yesterday granted writ OF habeas
corpus permit william II. Grace recently convcted u an
assault George II. sharpe to appear in supreme
Court Chambers. Saturday ID give hi' reasons for being
admitted BAIL pending appeal to the General Term OF the
Supreme Court
The New-York Juvenile Asylum, during its TWEEN
tynve years Of existence has cared for 1880 cen Inc
number that yearly pass through the nstlon now Is about
1000 TIE expenses $780, 90 year. onrfh OF which IA
received private beueyoence and the remainder from
the public treasury.
Gifts amounting to 5000 have been recently re-
ceiyed by the Maritime Assoca 70. the r. uauda Relief
Fund Mayor RdcI OF Feruandiua in letter OF September
23 acknowledging previous subscriptions OF $3.50 states a
there Dad been dfwo deaths that time and That not
house IL TIC town free from the disease.
The Fire Commissioners have passed resolution
permitting citizens who may desire to do 80 to remove te
wooden poles Fire TELEGRAPH line in front Of their res
idence, and Institute light iron post m their stead Tile
change is TO be made he expense Of the properowner
subject 70 approval Of the Fire Department
The work OF deepening the East River AZ Hell
Ga IL being carried on rapidly Three dredges m the rocks
from the bd river where they loosened by blasts
and depost them They hen conveyed 10 TINS
city ana building ard paving purposes The locks
lifted By dredge often weigh from two to three tons
For the past three weeks "A cOurt-uartal has been
ed for vaious offences Yester ay the ria Of e"t
Joseph b. iobson oi United STEAMER Ospo was
begun charged with nioxicauon bat sets up a. e
fence Labitg victim Of Opaes "ich may tehN
10 tighten the sentence
The funeral services of the Rev. DR.. William A.
Mcyikar Lite Rector Of Christ Church. held este day
noplc at the chuich Thirty -dfh-st and Fdhaye. The
burial seyc read by Bishop Potter and the ceremonies
were very simple clertymen present were the
Rev Dr. Morgan Dix the Rev. William d. Walker OF calvary
Chapel, ami the Row. II Thomps n
At the Pension Agency III this city nearly 10000
pensioners have been paid or at cost to the Government OF
s3BOOO0 The pensions from So to $50 month and the
labor Of ont vouchers aud cacas hands large al
dton to the reg lar clerical staff 4 the Office The greatest
rush occurred during days Of tie term when line
was formed nightly 10 O'Clock although tho office did not
open until da break.
One of the officers of the United States flagship
Minnesota complained Yesterday 70 Pilot Commissioners Blunt
that Il was 10 thing for tuIboats deliberately 10
run down small boats and stated that few days ago an a
prentice boy drowned while going in one Of the
Mmnesoas boa,s The signal given by the boat but no
attention paid to- by the tug Mr. Blunt adyis that
complaint be made the United states District Attorney.
The com nttee of bank presidents appointed 20
repo upon the Coe plan resumption specie payments
met yesterday. after making considerable progress in
arranging the details adjourned until Friday Lettering to
the letter Hon. Chtenden, George s. COe sail
that the expressed by that gentleman were in full har
mony his plan The claims that the banks should be the
first 10 resume said Mr. COe is prec sey what we propose
The conference OF the committees representing
the several commercial bodies OF this city, To nave been
this week. to take into consideration the pr eet for
the use Railroad AT night, for freight uanslorta
toll II has been discovered that the committees fIom the
Produce and the Chamber Of Commerce exist
longer those bodies have begun since the last
conference leaving the committee of the Board OF Trade AID
Transportation, alone.
The trial of the suit of Frederic Fuentes against
Victor Allen 81 700, continued yesterday before
Judge sinno IN the Marine Court Tna rerm Frederick
Jackson the Custom House, who seized part OF the goods OF
Fueues testified that fact and the other hand that
Fuentes readily opened his Victor Allen TESTIFIED thai
he was passenger agent for the Erie Railway Fuentes
told him West but to Peru. and asked
him to tell House officers that he apest He
denied tho receipt oil s7O0 from Fuentes Tue trial will be
continued today.
The Annual Convention of the Protestant Episoo-
pal Church. NewYork began Johns Church
yesterday. The usual religious service with full
cho opened convention. After luncheon the convention
was called by Bishop Potter and the roca Of the
clergy presentation and examination OF credentials Of lay
delegates occupied nearly the entire afternoon Among the
latter were John A. Dix Howard Potter. Woodbury.
Iangdon Hitchcock Gen. Daniel Buterfeld the
Hon Jay Cambridge Livingston, John j. Cisco. Samuel
b Ruggles, Morel, j. Pierrepont Morgan, Charles
Tracy H. r. Parrot Fordham Norris s. p. Nash. William
seaver Macuoch Miller and others Pho elect GUS OF
committees the annual address Of the Bishop take place
to-day The Bishop received the clergy and delegates last
evening".
BROOKLYN.
Judge Pratt yesterday, appointed f. A. Acker
referee In the Of held by c. r. rag
against st Paus Lutheran Church at Henst and
Third place.
coroners jury on Tuesday night rendered a
verdict death In the OF Thomas Gillespie
age sixty three killed September IL by falling
through the hatchway at the Williamsburg Brewery,
The total amount of valuation of real property in
Kings County estimated by the Board OF Assessors for
1871 is s226s794l5; Of personal property S4Ol9s50,
making total OF s2i0 1926. This shows net increase
go A ga