New-York tribune., 1878-04-15
SFW.YORK CITY.


The New-York Founding Asylum received
s2oO56 6I from the City Treasury Saturday.
AT the Bureau of Vital Statistics were re-
ported last week. 4lO births, 500 deaths and 143 mar
riages
Efforts are being made by the managers of
the several Jersey City ferry lines to arrange system
of fog signals.
The peripatetc ice-cream saloons have made
their appearance in the streets and news6oys a0G ooo'
blacks revel in the frigid luxury at cent cupiu'
George G.. Flint g. Co., of Nos. 1O4 and
los West Fourteenth-st will offer tomorrow at forced
SALE an elegant of furniture of the latest de-
signs
1t was announced yesterday, at the meeting
of the Cooper Union American Temperance Union, that
Francis Murphy would gin temperance revival here
next Sunday.
The Central Trust Company has moved to
the banking room recently occupied by the Tenth Ma
tiona Bank at No. 15 Nassaust, directly opposite Its
former office.
Justus Schwab was arrested, yesterday, by
the uoce OF the Seventeenth Precnt for violation OF
the Excise Law spent the night in the Fifth street
Station House
At the elocution contest at Chickering Hall
OH Saturday night first prize of $40 for small girls
was won by Miss Ca Mccarthy, daughter OF the Rev.
CP. Mccarthy.
A slight fire in the show window of She'd
den CO.'S dug store. No. 1911 Broadway yesterday
morning was caused by the explosion OF paper OF car
bOlic dslnfectng powder
Superintendent S. II. Grant, of the Produce
Exchange, was gwen official notice on Saturday that
water had been let into the canals and that navigation
for the would open to-day
number of veteran soldiers of the Aus
trian army resident this city, have formed associ
elton under the name of Radetzky Veteran Association
r. r. KOhn has been appointed commander
At Saturdays sale of bric-a-bTac in the art
rooms No s45 Broadway the Persian rugs brought the
best prices of them selling for $50 The contest
for Satsuma was spirited ana tue pce Obtained
was $50.
The sloop-yacht Sadie was sold on Satur-
day in the interest Of the estates of her late
Messr Greeneaf and Norris The yacht with tackle, fur
nture boats sails and crOckery, brought $3.50 j. l.
6imons was the purchaser
A meeting of upholsterers and carriage trim
Iners was held, yesterday and appointed committee to
perfect plan of organization for the purpose OF secur
ing an advance OF wages. The tailOrs and cabinet
makers have taken similar action.
At this time of the year the suburban resi-
dent may be frequently met hOmeward ploddiug his
weary way, bearing a new garden spade and rake: rake:
Strange, that these implements required new every
season but such is apparently the fact
This is the last week of Maggie MltchelPs
successful engagement at the Standard Theatre. She
will play in Pearl Of Savoy with strong cast and
musical effects Next Monday j. X. Emmett will appear
In new version OF his well-knOwn play, Fritz" and
will sing many new songs.
Thomas Hope, age fOrty-fye, of No. 50
Varickst died in ambulance, Saturday, while he
was being conveyed from the Chambers Street Hospital
10 Bellevue. He was said to be suffering from pneu-
mOna and the physicians at Bellevue express great ln-
dignatOn at his removal.
Central Park was crowded, yesterday. All
the principal walks were thronged from early hour
IN the morning The boats the large lake, the small
carriages drawn by goats and the donkeys in the Ram
BILE were kept in constant motion, and many people
found amusement around the cages OF the menagere.
A wagon containing q carbOy of vitTiOl was
Got1 he
burst and the corrosive liquid thrown into the air
Jerome GirOsky age ten. who clnging to the tall
board OF the wagon, was drenched, and badly burned
His injuries were dressed at the Chambers street
Hospital
Judge BlatchfOrd on Saturday handed down
decision in bankruptcy denying the petition Of several
large mercantile firms for setting aside of the cOmpo-
son effected in the bankruptcy of NJ S Herman and g
NJ Herman, which ordered December 6, 1879. The
decision in confirmation Of the report OF Register
Dayton.
At the meeting of the New York Academy
of Sciences at No GA Madisonave this evening, Pro-
fessor II. L. Fairchid will discuss the identity of
certain supposed species Of sgillarid, and Dr. j. s.
NewberTy will consider new genus OF iossli
fishes from the trias Of NewJersey OF which he mas
specimen
Mayor Ely, on Saturday, signed the ordi-
nance permitting freight to be drawn by steam over
the Belt Road during the night At the request Of F. b.
Thurber and other merchants the Mayor consented to
preside at meeting TO be held in C1ickerng Hall on
April 23 TO consider the best for reviving New
YOTk's commercial prosperity.
The new Providence Line to Boston will be
reopened April 20, and the steamers Massachusetts
and Rhode Island placed the route. They will leave
this city from the FOOT Of Warrent N r. alternately
every week day at p m Since last season botH these %
dining saloons on the main deck is afforded full view
OF the passing scenery. Boston is reached at 7 a. m
The Rev. Father Curran, pastor of st. An
drew's Church. in Duane-st., has received from Mon
sguor Chaard rector Of the American College at Rome
letter Of thanks from his church was collected
the largest amount OF money for the crippled college
The letter states that Pope Leo Kill gave the Rector
chaee to be presented to the pastor Dr. Chatard VIII
bring present when he 10 this country TO take
charge of the diocese OF Vincennes, Ind.
The executive rooms of the Post Office and
the United States DstrictAttOneys Office will be closed
from until O'Clock this afternoon, during which time
the oaths Of office arc TO be administered TO Judges
Blatehford and William G. Choae. Judge BlatchfOrd
will rst administer the oath TO Mr. Ch0ate as Judge OF
hen e IN n sdmnier the oath to Judge Batchford as
Judge OF the United States Circuit Court.
In the recent destructive fire at Detroit, DR..
N W. Blunt, nephew of Pilot Commissioner George w.
Rlunt of this city, and his wife, fatally burned.
George w. Blunt. jr, another nephew, with MS VIE,
started Friday, for the scene OF the fre furtger news
js bOury expected by the relatives in this city. Dr.
Blunt died short time after the fire was exngushed
He went from this city, five years ago TO practise ms
profession in Cadillac City, Nathaniel b. Blunt was his
father.
When DR.. Stephen II. Tying, sr., admins
tered communion TO more than 200 persons, after
preaching forty minutes week ago yesterday morning,
many the congregation felt that their pastor was tax
ing his energies too severely. But he was confident
that his Yankee grit" he called II, would carry
him through On Monday be became ILL., and the family
physician was sent for He pronounced his illness an
attack OF bronchial pneumonia Yesterday he was much
better.
BROOKLYN.
The Fourth Precinct Police on Saturday ar
rested thirteen boys whose ages averaged from eleven
10 TWENTY-FIVE, for playing ball in the streets.
Henry Klenow, of No. 231 Pacific-st., was
taken suddenly sick in the street. Saturday night and
died in Fatbush-ave barbcr-shOp, into which be was
carried.