New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-12
. NEW-YORk CITY.

| called inns" now.
| Havana oranges are now cheaper than ap-
| pies, aud are plenty and OF good quality
| The Commissioners OF Accounts, VINO are
now engaged I'm an investigation OF the books or the
Board OF Excise expect to report time next week
The next lecture in the free course of lee
lures for the people, at the Cooper Union, this evening
Prof T. II. TiurstOn will speak the Growth Oh the
| Steam Engine"
A gang of twenty-five men erect and rivet
two sections of tic superstructuro OF the Gilbert ETC
| waited Road in ten hours.
Little change was reported last night In
ThuIlow Weeds condition. The injuries 10 bis knee
caused him much pain. He received no visitors, ana
was still confined 10 his bed.
The following are the principal new APP
pontmcn;s made by the Board OF Aldermen: James H.
Erb to he engrossing clerk in place OF Rodman Joyce
John HcGinn be doorkeeper in place of Thomas ftz
simmons and H. Keenan, to be assistant city Librarian In
place o. Michael Clync
Detectives King and Lyon yesterday arrested
JOHN Pit AMI James Te ut No. 90 East Broadway ana
found upon eir persons 500 worth Of gloves neckties
etc. which they stole from the Of Emanuel Stern
of No. 3OGIa Grand St. last week Both prisoners were
| recently discharged from Sing slug.
The street cars are now being converted
into stables for the transport Of dumb, driven human
cte. Tie floors Uttered with straw, and 1t takes
only few moments TO Oh the air with sitting dust
when the who aIays drops cent on tne moor ap
pears aud enters vain search for the lost CON-
The cargo of granite for the st. Louis Post
Office on roar OF the schooner Joseph Farrell which
was sunk by collision OF CITY Island, IN the Sound, few
weeks ago, has been transferred to the schooner L. A.
snow to b. forwarded to ts destination The snnken
-c0Onr. Will be- raised soon 40 possible by BOSTON
WrccRing Company.
The records Of the Police Department show
that during the last three months OF 1877, 23O6i per-
sons were arrested or the prisoners 5lGj were women
OF :he total arrests there tor assault ana battery
I,j69; disordcry Conduct 4O1oj ;ni0XeIlon ?,v9l
pet larceny, l2il violation OF hxcsi law, %,
Durng the last quarter 30Oll persons have lOdSed III
the statiOE-rOusss.
The following additional subscriptions to
the TN Regiment New Armory Fund have been received:
Clinton Fire Company $50; La C,isse Gen
e.ae Of PARIS France. 900; Empire Ciy FIRE Insurance
surnuce company. =lO0 Peter Coopcr Fire Insurance
Company, slOO james u. AIncs. SiCO: lsrae! Coise'
The sunset yesterday was rarely beautiful.
The atmosphere which, late IN the afternoon, became
saeuaily clear was pcryadcd the sun reached the
horizon with purple light unusual In this part OF the
world The clouds which lay IN the West were tnsed
with one cole after another III al possible shades, and
tanned ,Lcr GrI,ancy long after the sun down.
Even when the city became dark, narrow hahd or
orange extended a.ong the through are OF
nearly 90 degrees.
4 man who is well known to many liquor
dealer. IN the Seventeenth Precinct has been rerstad-
in thcm u boy tickets the rattle OF mare said to be
worth 30 OOO. lie represented himself as Gaming from
Captain McCullagh, coupling TITS assertion with 'he
words. "Ihc Captain wants you u buy few, ami nj
the time grny pressing i've tickets. AT - eIel, on
The person addrcs-ci Thus be hus sod many tickets
the c'crs not wanting 70 offend the captain Captain
McCuash denied having ans connection WIN the man.
ana is seeking 10 have him arrested.
BROOKLYN.
A keel schooner yacht, 1913 feet over all,
md Il feet beam building ~ the shp-yard OF C. & r.
pol,n m the foot ~ Rrdcr-s for iloyd Phoenix of
the Nrw-Iork Yacht Cub The !a;Gt VIII be hhshcd III
lcbguuy.
CA the report Of Inspector Gleavy, the Board
OF Health yesterday, revoked the milk dealers license
Of Michael Conrad. Of Ccnualave; Of j. Gcnnett o.
Eycrgrecu-ayc. and Of JOHN whtchou -. Of Central
ave- for feeding dlshllery swirl 10 their co~s.
The coroncr's jury in the case of Neil Mul-
cn who WIS Killed by the falling Of two Of the arches Of
the Broohyn Bridge approach found. yesterday, that
the arches which FELL had been wcaSenei BY the improper
PLACING oi granite sScWback AMI that the supports
o. TIC arches had bc,n removed too soon.
The Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of
mtcmpcrancc and Crime ~ which Ii. II. SDcllmGnl Is
rr,.icr, has made thorough examination OF Tho s4t.
~ the uuor trafc In FIRST ward, and states that 1t
nus an alarming state OF things. The society Il 10 have
4 Il, ring bc:ore the Excise Board tnis morning.
Caroline Trit-chlcr yesterday obtaineda YER
diet OF u 800 in the cay Court against John RaOcr. ex
Of Charities. FOR assault and battery Mr.
Eaacr. whoIs brewer attemPi.i 10 dr'c away from
ms brewery some small boys Mis-. Frltschrr appeared.
and, akiug the boys part the quarrel arose ia which
OCCUR i the assault
Applicaiion was made to judge Gilbert yes
f. rr 10. u order to commit the Board Of Asses of
Kings County jail for contempt IN refusing to obey
franda1Aus directing them TO determine IA district or
assessment FOR the widening AMI improvement Of
Nrt second t. The a,ses-Ors claimed that they were
not guilty Of contempt, the Court had right To
direct them 10 10 any act IN violation OF their scbsc OF
rlehL The Court reserved iis decision.
A number of vacant houses on tho Heights
and In South brooklyn have recently aud
gi,hxturcs lead pipes and other articles carried away
frt- aIsI
day njsht in tracing the burgarics 10 William
O'!irictl. Thomas Ryan, John Murray and James
Flnlcrty. four ncwsboys. OBricn and RYAN were ar
rested. confessed their gui!t and yc NE names OF thoir
confrdcratcs, who were Hitcrwatd arrested
John Knowles, foreman OF Cross, Austin Il
Co lumber dealers M the foot OF Tayog-st while di-
rectng tie work Of laborcrs In the lumber yard ycster
,, suddenly fell dead. An unknown fell dead, at
noon ON the pavement at broadway and Fifstst. He
was about ity years 81 age neatly dressed IN black
clothes and - cents was found III ms pJcht No one
could be found Ia identity him. Both ~ the sudden
dc ats were supposed - be caused by heart hscas"
\ meeting of German residents, of Brook
yn was held yesterday to effect an organization OF cit!
zcns and rudcsmcn not OF saloon keepers, for the
protection Of their interests against persecution under
The cover OF obsolete lws and the cndcayors OF fuati
cal elements 20 encroach upon the freedom Of trade and
,r'y OF conscience" The movement has frrcncc 10
the Excise muddc hut Is asserted. not In the In
tcIc,ts Of TIE liquor dealers Gustav Scnu,cr was
elected president.
Arthur Quinn, a contractor. yesterday sent a
letter To Mayor Howell, protesting against the signing OF
the warrants to pay Francis swift for removing dead
iias or The OIorlcss EXcavating Company FOR rcmov
Board Of Health aud CITY Works. Quinn Claims that
ms bids were much lower than either OF these contract
Ing parties: that swift allowed L. rcdur" hs bid
aitcr proposals opened. and that he 4ninu) Is
ready to furnish large bonds for the proper performance