New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
NETWORK CITY.

Professor William "A. hammond, VI. D'' VIII
Will lecture on 1.-The Nervous System. and How 10 Use
without Abusing It., this evening, III the free coSe oi
the people, at Cooper Union
Edward Lowery, age fifty, OF NO. 80
Grandst employed at whitney's iroE warehouse no
60 Iudsonst TELL from pile OF iron @ nee ,cs'
The Harlem Athletic Club will give an ex-
btion on the evening February t. at the Music Hail.
Thirlavc and l3Othst Prominent athletes from o'her
clubs will take part and there Will bc large variety o
contests. -
Eight plans for the erection OF new build
ngs consisting all OF eighteen strucdres To cost
S132, ,I5O, and sixteen plains for alterations to cost ~
$50 were Ned during The past week az the Office o. TIE
superintendent OF Buildings
I'm the case of Adam SartOri, who died at
Chambers street Hospital, January II, and VINO was
supposed to have pushed of OF sioop by Adolpn
that death was caused by an accidental iaiL
An amateur musical and dramatic entertain
mcn in aid Of the sick and wounded of the Cuban pa
rlo army will be gwen in the Theatre Franeas ihls
cyeninc. a drama In the Spanish language .h'ltie"'
.NIociczuma,' will form part Of the programme
The National Bank Note Company has re-
Gently received large order from the Government "i
Honduras Central America. forthVe nercnt orders Of
postage stamps. Each stamp t. TO bear visnstto OF
General MoIazan, the George Washington OF Central
America.
The Dropcrt, owners of the Twentieth and
Twenty-serond wards intend To present TO the Legis-
aiure memorial the reduction Of the salare. of all
ask for general trade tax 50 that the not to
De borne by the property holders exclusively.
No more shall the mellow sound OF The fish
horn be heard in the land, aud tie unas-stcd lungs OF
the ycndcr will alone wait the virtue OF fish fresh 10 the
ears IL not To the nose desired purchasers FlucCn
hsh dealers each with hts offending trumpet; silently
paid justice kilbrcth uOllh apiece yca''Tu> Io man
ing too much noise
The Western Union Telegraph Company
ycstcday ordered tha, hereafter all unpaid messages
the word collect should be charged for ~ portion OF
the telegram. ON san Francisco dispatch this viii
bv this order several thousands of dollars VIII be added
10 the complnyr annual receipts
PREPARATIONS are being made 10 hold an ex-
tcnsive mass meeting ot canabOatmcn, shipmasicrs
and others, Cooper Union. within two weeks Efforts
are to be made TO have canal tolls abolished, on ur-
rcigs procure the repeal Of the law relative to com
pulsoIy piotncc, and TO obtain reduction Of wharfage
dues Ex-Governor Scy n"ur VIII address the meeting
H. J. Montague, through his physician, DR..
f. Brady. explains that q congestivc chill which at
tac.cd him last sunday while he was ut Mr.. WaacFs
county seat at Stamford. was the reason why he dd
moi appear ~ the Broughnm benefit. on Thursday. IL
was not until Wednesday that hc could be brought 10
THIS city and he Is sin prqifaic from the effects of ihc
fever
The Judges Of the pigeons at the aquarium
have hard task In making their awards N addition
tc the number and variety OF the birds De examined
great care II necessary IN handling They VIII probably
co,r their lhors this afternoon There have been added
mars siak, Ailycrs. and many other rarc varieties
several more pigeons were Down yesterday.
The bright moonlight and balmy air attract
al large number OF sentimental couples. last evening
into the public parks and squares giving them Mid
summer appearance Love-nhkng In the opcn air. even
though that air frosty TO be preferred by III"
poorer people Of TIM. city To tcucmrnihouse wOoiuZ 10
hnsr ini, IN thc rorc crowded paris Of The city, the
and ocr the only chance oE freedom from
observation.
Al the auction sale, yesterday, of smugged
good, which had been seized by Custom House Inspect
or 100 boxes ~ cigars brought pdeos Ringing from $50
10 TI3l thou'aud 500 boxes Of cigarettes sold for
~ OoO aud iG, books of cigarette paper for 50 The
,ilk goods were disposed "f at Fl - To - go yard
and the -ilk umbrcl'a-9 20 each The hn, cui",t
lies brought 81 TO S"l per pair Brandy sod ~ II -
"a bOilc.
The Board of Police yesterday dismissed
Patrolman James r. Manoncy, OF the N'nctccnth Pre-
cinc, Tnc following transfers were made Pairolinan
Jhu puryis sixteenth 10 Twenty -Hi m Precinct John
T. Ronch Ninctccnth Precinct TO the Eastern Steamboat
squad; George BENNETT, seventh To Nincie.nlh lrt
cinc; sergeant JImrs VI. Miller, 1hir"cuh 10 Thirty
huh Precinct; Fitfolman M.Qnadc, Of The western
sf,uuho1t @uutl, Wdt granted permission 10 accept
reward of 50 aud silver medal from the Lite saving
Association, for saving several persons from
drowning. .,.,l,.,,.,.
An octoccnaIian on Sanford ST. is the for
tnnaie po.sc.sor Of third OF teeth, Including wisdom
teeth.
William G.. Bishop, city clerk, yesterday re-
moved his as-.stnnt.ccrk, James J.. Icryey. and np
pointed IN his place NAcIman George sterling the
Second ward
According 20 the annual statement of the
County Treasurer. there S56i 500 30 on hand In
cash and ,rcur.c to the account OF the irisj inds De
longing to widows aud orphans
The Directors Of the Brooklyn Eye and Ear
Hospital ON Tuesday night elected 3. u. CLittcmdcn,
president and Dr. T.. T. sgu.hb yiccprosdcnt Duiins
tc ycar ST hcro were 3ggB new eases treated nt The
ne - -
the year was 2O,''l
Twenty witnesses have been sIpnnaed 10
appear before the grand jury 10 support the charges
Of mallcasancc, made py James Myers, real estate
agent OF Myrilravc., against Police Justice Scmlcr.
Myers claims tat the Justice has taken Illegal fees II
land and tenant cases.
James H. Montgomery, who was arrested,
yesterday, vagrant found afterwards to De in
When brought before justice WALSH, the said
Judge, I'm spy. Please send an officer ont and let
the charge Of The Charity Commissioners
Thomas Hunt, Il respectable and wealthy
resident Of thc lights died yesterday morning N his
homr No I02 licmsrn-s AT the age ~ ,oventy-nnc.
California whore hc made large fortune. lie wis the
fatIcrin-iaw OF tie phJ Jschns DR.. A. l.. sumner and
The executors OF Michael Bergen began an
action In tho supreme Court yesterday to lorccose "A
mortgage of SlGJ 600 against Abfam Wakcmau. on
property BIy Ridge extending from the t.
Gunihers Station The Bath and Concy Island Rail
road, "a distance Of than tWO niles. II caiinod
that 500 OF interest ~ due. Among the defendants
The Manhattan leach l.ailfoad Company and the
Binokiyn, Jamaica and Bay Ridge i!aitoad Company.
The deadlock which exists in the Brooklyn
Board of Aldermen, because Oi the failure to elect
president s liable to continue another week at least.
As Monday evening is announced for the Democratic
primaries, 1t IS thought that the board Will he le with
out quorum, which will make It necessary to adjourn
for anotirr week. IL stated yesterday by
brr board that It bad been suggested To Withdraw
Alderman Fishers name, In which ease Alder Ray