New-York tribune., 1878-12-03
NETWORK CITY.

Mr.. Stewards body has not been recovered.
The search for Colonel PeltOn is unavalilng.
The city has q balance of $5,S93,O92 6o
in the treasury.
The Laurel" spoon Is the latest design at
the Meriden Company's show rooms.
Florists windows are once more gorgeous
with roses yioets and camellias. Llles-ofhe-yalley
are very rare.
One hundred and one immigrants arrived at
the Castle Garden from Glasgow yesterday by the
steamship Bolivia.
The bark MonrOvia, which was to have
sailed yesterday for Liberia, was delayed because OF INC
storm. she Will probably sail to-day.
CAPTAIN c.. w. Jones, of the schooner Irish,
reported that the ships papers had been stolen from an
express wagon in the Bowery yesterday.
New stationery ut Stem's Is Ornamented
with pugs head pug's head forms the inksIand ana
finishes the end Of pennolder aud paper knife.
A COroner's jury yesterday censured the
Hudson River Railroad Company for the carelcssneSs
which resulted in the death Of Caspar Hee October ld
B. Il. Babbitt has given to the 9TH Reg1-
ment armory fund goods OF his manufacture III
value $1,000, and che committee intend possible 10
realize that sum IN cash.
SOrosis turned out in the pelting rain and
held its regular monthly social meeting at Demonlcos
yesterday The subject for discussion was, Can woman
Accomplish the True Aim Of Life without the Highest
and most Liberal EducatOnf
Eva Derickson. age twenty-sevcn, keeps
saloon at No. 51ia Thompsonst and on Sunday night
when rough customer would not pay his 6i, she cut cut
open his check with razor NOW she ID IOckedup 0ho
saws she comes from PoughReepse.
Broadway was Z" full of 'em Saturday after
noon; some IN circulars, some in coaks and troops IN
usiers India shaw.s, furs and sealskin sacques The
aspect decidedly that Of Winter, but with plenty o.
color IN checks and beauty in faces.
L. fpA y~pofap1aV thn tOllOTV-
ing persons to represent the city at commercial con-
yenion to be held NewOrleans, December 5: Marshall
o. Roberts, Henry c. sep6ems' Ira shaier George W.
Quntard, Israel COrAe and l.. W. Mheeier'
The Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah,
Ca has presented gold watch valued at $3.50 10 Cap
tain George d. Mahoney Of the schoouerM NJ H. Drew, for
rescuing the crew OF the steamship General Barnes,
wrecked Of Cape Lookout Shoals, October 23
Under the resolution Of the Park Depart
ment creating commission OF three civil engineers
to examine the Riverside Drive Contract, the Mayor
has appointed one member OF the commission
William L. Worthen, who has accepted the appointment
Tax Commissioner Wheeler opened q letter
yesterday and found enclosed S7j and note with the
following: Taxes on s'nail estate. AcSaowledge
in TIE TRIBUNE" The money sent To Chamber
lain Tappan, who credited 1t the conscience fund"
A meeting of the creditors of Kate ClaxtOn
was adjourned yesterday for week, by agreement.
No dividend has been paid from the estate, the schedule
showing assets II Is said that effort will be made
TO effect compromise by whch discharge ma! DO oO-
tained.
The son of n clergyman on Long Island,
having had trouble at boarding-schoo, was sent
to learn farming his fathers farm in Connecticut.
There he stole tho tenants horse, worth 800, and
started for NewYOk lie has been arrested IN this clty
and held for trial,
The Inman steamer City of New-York, will
be open inspection by the public to-day from 10
m TO p m. She has been thoroughly oyerhauled and
refed with especial reference 10 the comfort and
yenence OF passengers; Her staerocms have been been
placed amidships.
At a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Ithaca Auburn and Western Railway hold yesterday in
this city. Georgy Opdyke, W. H. Guon, Herman Sirius
burg A. s. Barnes. W. s. opdyke II, r. Low. Henry
Weian c. W Farlce j. l.. Miller, 5. T. Hewitt, Fred
erek T. Peet. J. H. Dunuing aud Homer n. Lockwood
were elected directors.
The steamboat City of Troy ran into an ice
barge yesterday evening her rip the river the
foot of Fortyhrdst Her bow crashed into the side Of
the barge which quickly sank. The steamer rebound
ing came IN collision with the dock and shattered a
number Of spiles she not damaged, and continued
on her way without stopping The barge belonged TO
the Kuickerbocker Ice Company. It's loss is $1,000.
Some thieves entered Justice 0tterbourg's
house at No 1913 East scventicthst. Sunday evening
and stole two Oycrcoas The justice them In the
and gave chase, in slippers and without hat His
Eugene whom he met in the street, Joined his father
but In vain The thieves separated ana escaped one
Justice declares there was not policeman IN tue neigh
borhOod.
An illustration of the incOTrigIble grumbler
was found Saturday night in the passenger the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad who insisted that the care
with which the engineers turned around the sharp
curves a Amityst indicated the insecurity of the struc
tuTe This reminds one OF the remark OF spectator d
the Beecher trial who listened 60 Mr. Evartss frequent
interruptions with II ObieCt": Sure, think that
tleman would object lac going 10 DO convicted him
self"
The business at the Clearing House yester-
day was unusually heavy, the balances being 900
currency and II, 10000 In gold The Importers and
Traders Bank creditor for S2s0O,OOO, partly due
10 the heavy payment OF city taxes Saturday. In
making a settlement Of the gold clearaDces there WAS
clerical 100000 which discovered aud
tined on the proof sheet II the cause OF a
rumor that there was deficiency in gold to that
amount
BROOKLYN
A certificate of the incorporation of the
Faith Homo for Incurables was flied In the County
Clerks office yesterday
The Atlantic Avenue Railroad during the
year ending September 80 carried 5,O27,s37 pas
sengers, from whom the receipts were $2432 2s2 45.
Collector Tanner began yesterday to receive
the taxes for 1873 The office and the corridors OF
the Municipal Department Building were crowded dur
ing the day Under the new system many bills were
upon receiving their bills had sent checks for the
amount From this source the collector had 1923 900
In his possession Saturday. but II could not be lawfully
received until yesterday Consequently the first day
receipts amounted 10 about 81 100000.
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