New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-20
NEM.YORK CITY.

Matinee p,ires at Booths Theatre have been
reduced The :ry aud spectacular effects OF The
Excs" as produced there, have attracted much atte'
/ ton.
| An unknown man, about fifty years OF age
was found drowned, Yesterday at Pier No. % North
/ River. lie wore blue oyerc0it and dark striped
/ trousers. He was very bald
Samuel Mankicwicz, Of No. 1jS West Nine
| tccntlsi. was robbed Of his watch, yesterday by
Thomas Brennan, leader Of the Nineteenth-.t gang
/ OF thieves The thiei was arrested
/ There have been filed in the Building De-
partncnt during The past week. nf,ccn plans for tho
erection Of buildings, TO cost S1ls4OO iorty-eight
plans for alterations to cost S70.G2G.
| Persons living near High Bridge ask the
Police Commissioners TO place another station-holse
High Bridge. account of the extensive territory
now embraced IN the uptown precincts
The following transfers were made i'll the
Fire Department yesterday: Assistant Foreman Pat
rick Coma CHAN. OF Engine Company No % to Company
No. 80; Michael Ncvbaur from No 30 20 M. %.
John Laurit2, who short time ago became
bonl.man for MADAME Reste held in 1900 bal, at
jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, on three
charges OF violating the Excise Law, by selling whisky
on u beer license.
While Patrick Dolan, of No. rs West HOus-
tonst. was hanin; carboys Of aquafortis, yesterday
afternoon on Pier No. II Nor.h River OF the car
that fell upon his face and body.
Passion Week has been week of rejoicing
10. snmongcrs; for there is hardly any week in the
entire wear in which 50 much nsh is eaten as the week
before Easter. The fish dealers In the market looked
cOntcutcd with their weeks earnings
United States Bank Examiner Meigs finished
an investigation into the affairs Of the National Amer
lean Exchange Bank Thursday night, and announced
that dividend oi4 per justihabIe The direct
0.s took more conservative view, and declared "a
dividend OF Der cent.
William GreersOn, who was arrested for an
aggravated assault on Mrs Frederick Woltman, wife OF
Captain Wotman OF the canal boat Mystic particulars
which have been already published. surrendered,
consent, to the jersey CITY officers.
The franchise of the ferry from James-slip
Hunters Point L. l., leased, yesterday. by Con
trollcr Kelly the East River Ferry Comp for five
years, 90 lOOa year. The rcversonary interest in
land No l9l West-st. which will revert t. the city IN
40 years, was sold TO L. NJ. Harrison for go.
Judge D0nolue came down yesterday to the
hear the partc business which required Inn
mediate attention, but went away at 1 o'clock Judge
Davis also came down to leave some memoranda No
her fudge appeared in the courts yesterday though
the clerks Offices were open as II was not formal
holiday.
Work upon the new entrance and the dome
Of the Court House going slowly. The dome itself
is nearly completed lacking only tine large pieces Of
gas, the sdc'. The wing contains the most elaOo-
rate work the building and much Of the carved work
Is especially hhe IL IcKs sun roo hIors' ana VIII
dOw-pancs.
Rose Nuterbcrg servant at No. 400 Pearl
st.. Yesterday caused the arrest OF John Kane,
butcher Of NJ. I02 Pearl St. charging him with cruel
and uupfOyord attack upon her. and claiming $1,000
damages. Her affidavit states that, while sweeping in
me yard she was atgcked Dy Kane ana ~, son; VINO
When brought to the sherihs Office, yesterday gave bail
In $500. ,-.
\ coll-yard on Plymouth-st. is kept by Mr..
Wood.
number of picnic parties visited Prospect
Park, yesterday
During last week there were 100 deaths,
ls2 births ana Ii marriages.
The Annex Ferry Company, which connects
Brooklyn vita Jersey CITY, has erected handsome
ferry house at the foot OF Fuiton-sr.
Remscn Snyder, keeper of the RdgcwoOd
Distributing Reservoir, died Thursday afternoon II
supposed from heart disease. lie had occupied that
position for fourteen years
The Fifteenth Ward taxpayers have asked
the Taxpayers Central Association to call upon the Com
mon Council TO state by what authority public money
was expended Tor Alderman ShannOn's funeral eX-
pcnses.
The new professional nine which is to repre-
ths city and NewIOrk for the Will play its
first gular match game thc Union Grounds to-day,
with the International Ncw-Bedford Club, of which
Bradley, or las; seasons Chicago White stocdnss,is
pltcncr.
telephone connection between The Union
irg,S Office and the municipal building was COM
pccd yesterday, and that journal thereby enabled
to come out with some later news than usual THIS IL,
rs far known the frat application Of the invention to
the Of daily journalism. COngatl.atOTy messages
scEt to the office by Mayor Howell Alderman
Fisher, Postmaster Mcleer, and others.
In bel alf of st. AIMS Church, call has been
issued help paying of the debt, 1929, 800, which
rests upon that parish. The call addressed to " the
bishop, clergy and laty OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church Brooklyn" 10 states that to quldHte TINS
Indebtedness the parish will probably pay $4,000;
frlends of the church have already given 1000 cay
ing 900 to be provided to free the church from III
CuInbranCe.
4 suit for ZOO damages, for alleged as
sault and battery. was begun III the city Court ycscr
day. by Charles Martin, driver the Flatbush-ave
line of cars against Richard r. Van Ingcn, Ncw-YOrk
merchant living ut No - IiansOD-pace. Last sunday
Van ngen struck Martin because he did not stop the
az Van Iugen thought proper. Criminal proceed
ings against Van lngen are pending before Justices
Bloom aud PigOtt.