New-York tribune., 1878-11-22
NETWORK CITY.

yesterday evening.
The seat of John A. Fisk in the Stock Ex-
change was sold yesterday TO ~ Nassere and That OF
Samuel Barton TO A. L. Brown, OF Boston,
Andrew FlcshOne was held yesterday Tor ex-
animation in 81 300 bail for having assaulted Andrew
Martin with "bIly in front OF No 40 ChrYstie-st
George and Lewis Leland, prOprietOs OF tie
sturtevant House have extended invitation TO the
Veterans of the War OF 1872 TO dine at their hotel Oh
Evacuation Day.
The assignment of John A. Sullivan and Il.
D. sncl produce commission merchants, was He'd thls
morning. The liabilities set down at Sl37,733, ana
the actual assets at $lG094
A prize rifle shooting-match by twelve young
ladies will form OF the attractions this evening al
the ladies' fair at the Free Baptist Church, Twenyhfth-
ST., between seventh and Eighth aVes
The number of immigrants arriving at Cas-
tie Garden from Europe yesterday was l5s. lhe Lap
rauor from Havrc landed 10j the italy, from London
81, and the Olympia. from Gibfaliar' 20
While Workmen were engaged III laying a
water main in Chryscs at Delaney, they di7covereds
human skull and other bones They were iad ASIDE IN
coal box until policeman took charge OF them.
A grand promenade concert i'll and of the
building fund will be given By Gilmoroi Band at the
ncyv ST. PetricEs Cathedral. Thrrsday evening, De-
Ccmber 3. Mr.. Levy the conet player. ana other ar
,ists Will assist 1t the concert.
Christina Nickel, age twenty-five, Is reported
es missing She wasa resident Of Ptsfrld, Mass and
had been visiting friends III lha cl'E' enc s'T'cc W
home by way Of the Albany boats several iays
ago and she has not yet arrived at home fears are
entertained aE TO her safety.
concert will be given on Sunday next m
stenyay Hall the management OF Father Moretu
OF the Cnurch ofst Cecilia forthe benefit of the church
The programme includes selections by several members
OF Colonel MapesOus troupe assisted by the iu chorus
The art students at the Academy Of Design
express themselves much pleased a the new arrange
Of fe-casses 1t Is said that tie failure to pro
vide these classes often enough TO SATISFY The demand
them years was one OF the cci reasons iOI
the formation of the Artists League.
Deputy Marshals JeflTcys and Strahan yester-
day arr, sted Thomas A. Comm captain Of the American
vessel H. NJ. RILEY, for having alleged, on the high
seas on November u, cruelty beaten and wounded
Charles Lngvan, one Of the crew lhc prisoner VIII be
examined before Commissioner shlelis.
The new lecture-room of the First Baptis,
Church at PIerrepont ana Cluton-sis Brooklyn. was
opened for the first time last night. The main rdce j.
yet completed, but the rcureroom IN the basement
is finished, and the congregation which las been wor
the lecture until the church Is ready TO De- oc
cupicd.
The First National Bank forwarded another
subscription of ~ 900 900 10 the Popular Loan yc-tor
day making $1,000 0On since Monday, In addition 10
tho large subscription II :5,OCO0OO Saturday last
Tic officers of the bank roported good demand ycstcr
Gay for al ssI.s Of United states bonds and very
large business.
Mayor Ely sent a letter to Park Commits
soner Lane yesterday stating that hc desired 10 confer
with him In relation 10 the appointment Of two civil
engineers cooperate with engineer selected 10y the
Department OF the labor of investigating the
character Of the work done upon the Riverside Park
Improvement.
James Reilly, of No. 432 West Sixteenth-st.,
had a quarrel on Wednesday night In Wcst-st. with
Thomas Mcdonald Gnd q alleged struck hm 50 vio-
lent blow knock him nscIsiblc to the pavement
Mcdonald taken t. ~ Ninceur- Hospital whcrc he
lies IN critical condition. Reilly Wa committed Z"
prison yesterday TO await the result OF McDondd- in-
Juries
Collector Merritt yesterday received an Off
cia communication from Secretary Evarts announcing
the death at the Westminster Palace Hotel, IN Lon
don Of Thomas Scott stewart. Mr. Stewart was
resident of Philadelphia, aud nephew Of Thomas scott,
after whom lac was nauCd. For u short ilm" he Wa
member OF the firm OF Fltzhush stewart, nj No -
Broadway.
The holders of receivers certificates of the
Ncw.York and Oswego Midland. yesterday a vote ci
1000 900 ont OF total issue OF Sl3j2jjJ, approved
the plan OF reorganization as published III TIE TRIBUNE
Of Monday. Wiiam &. whitney, william II. Fonntr,
ir., and James Brisbane were appointed sri"I com,
nec prepare agreement to the plan To b" signed
by the ccrtihcatehOldeTs
The public are invited TO visit the Home for
the Frendcss No. 81 East Thirtetnst, on Thursday,
November %, when IA Thanksgiving dinner Will be
spread for 800 children, at o'clock There will he
crcises in the chapel at $50 and G:3O D. Contrbu-
tiOna food money for these dinners, and gifts for
any department Of the work. Will De gratefully received
and duly acknowledged.
The noteworthy books in the Odcl coilcc-
tion sold yesterday afternoon Nchos- Literary
Anecdotes OF the Eighteenth Century" for - 90;
Oldey's History OF Engraving, S29 History Latin
OF P0pc Joan. 412; Fegnofs photographed Dicion-
ary SO; PllopOnus Nova Iypis Iransa"ta Nayagato,
S25. The sale of that portion of the library which bas
been caalogued will end to-day; the remainder will not
be ready for sale until some time next year
A respectfully appearing man, about forty
sI,s ......
entered the Eighteenth Precinct Police Station at
o'clock yesterday morning, ana said he wanted to be
locked up Presently II discovered that ne had
taken Paris green. He was sent 10 Bellevue Hospital
and persisently refused to give bis name nddiess
on some OF his clothing Were found The initials
*. * : s. E ana r"s On Ills '"S'F O''' the letters
A special trade sale of holiday juvenile
and miscellaneous books has been held in Lcavtt's
Rooms at Clinton Hail. during this week. aud
will be finished to-day. The following we'll
known publishers are represented In the catalogue.
UoughtOn, OsgOod & Co., Little. Brown & Co. Roherts
Brothers and Lee d Shepard, Of Boston, sheldon 4 CO..
G. p. Putnam's Sons. Richard Warrington and james
Miller OF this city and oiaXon Remsen IIafclnuger,
and Alfred Martcin, Of Philadelphia.
j. n. Mccullough, chairman of the Western
Executive Committee. has issued circular appointing
" Guford secretary of the East Bound Pool In place of
william Duncan resigned. In defining the dne, of ,x.
Commissioner GulfOrd, Mr. Mccullough saws: He will
aid IN OrRgniZng and putting INTO practical ,ecunn
uoOls at sch Western points as have been or NAV he
agreed to, aud Will also direct proper aud uniform sys-
TEN or pool accounts AZ all points His address untIl
further notice, will be Baltimore. Md"
Captain Kennedy, of the Ninth Precinct.
was yesterday before the Board OF Police Commissioners
on the charge Of selecting ~ polling place for the
sixth Election District OF the IXth Assembly District
restaurant where liquor was sold. The Captain ad.
mitted the selection OF the place, No. 73l Washington
ST. and witnesses were called To prove the fact tbnt
liquor was sold there It appeared in the testimony
that slide-windOw connected the Restaurant ana an
adjoining liquor store, but no one tcsied To having
ever seen Liquor passed through The hoard re-
served its decision and also adjourned the case OF
Captain Leary until December ..
BROOKLYN
Last week there were 212 deaths, 233 births
and II marriages in Brooklyn