New-York tribune., 1879-12-30
NETWORK CITY.

Peter Cooper's glue factory has connection
with anv business carried on at No w bowery % an
errOneonsy stated in report OF fire at that place
last week.
| There was no examination in the Scannell case
yesterday at the Yorkvie Police Court. Inc prs
committed 10 await tne result Va no
| victims injuries.
| Pinchatti the first mate of the bark Francisco
Donavaro who stabbed by the mutineeTs' was WAS
examined yesterday by the Italian CONSUL i"o
examination will take several days.
| The payment of January interest on Government
bonds was begun yesterday at the Sub IeasnIy4 ~ AZ
the close of business 900 incash and Sl
in checks had been paid ont. The total amount 10
be dsbursed here will exceed S16.OOO,OOO.
Five European steamers since SATURDAY. have
landed 537 immigraDts at Castle Garden-Ine 1le
Queen from Liverpool, 202 Main. from Bremen
fO6 Baltic from Liverpool, 90; state OF Pcnpsyl-
yana. from Glasgow. rs; and L. Caiand from ho'-
tcrdam, Ga.
the five sailors with whom he has had some trouble
about wages. mentioned in yesterdays TRIBUNE,
appeared before DANISH Consul Braem Yesterday
afternoon. The differences were amlcably settled,
and the vessel sailed last night.
The Executive Committee OF the Worlds Fair
Committee resolved Mt meeting last night IN the
Chickerng Hall on January ii or 10. H. G.. stcb-
bins will preside, and n number of prominent per-
sons will be invited to address the meeting.
There was recorded Yesterday deed transferring
piece Of property extending from the north side OF
Sxtysixthst. to the south side of th-st,
west of the track of the NewYork Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company, from Josiah Lom-
bard aud others to William II. Vanderbilt for
S200,5
c. A. l.. Totten, lieutenant of the 4th Artillery,
read paper yesterday afternoon before the MILL
tarv Service Institution OF the United States
at Governors Island, explaining the new American
war game "Strategos,' which is similar to the
game described in Sundays TRIBUNE, and called
"Kriegessriel."
match met at Madison Square Garden Yesterday.
The money not div iGcd. rs the amounts due tue
prize winners have not been determined The total
receipts amount to Sl1,7S4. II IS probable thar
Hart will receive ~. .fs3. Krohnc 1898 Faber
1896, Pegram $371 Fitzgerald $2iS, Hughes $685.
and Williams $173.
The New Testament Company of the American
Bible Revision Committee he'd meetings on De-
ccnber 26 and 81. and finished the second revision
of the Book of Revelations. In their next meetings
they will consider the final action OF the British
Company on their work. 1t Is expected that the
revised New Testament will be finished and pub
year 1880 The Old Testament Company at their
last session revised for the first time, the transla
ton of the Book of job up to chapter XII, H.
The Pacific Mail steamship Clyde. which sailed
from here for Aspinwall on December 10, and four
days afterward was towed to Fortress Monroe in
disabled condition by the steamship Blackstone
arrived here from Norfolk Yesterday IN tow OF the
steamer Cyclops. She lost her screw. broke her
shaft and received other damages 60 her machinery
the second day after leaving New-fork, and after
reaching Fortress Monroe transferred her cargo 20
vessel which was detailed for that purpose. The
Clyde Is to receive new boilers and other extensive
repairs before gong To sea again.
The managers of the New York Christian Home for
Incorporate Men have canvassed the district
bounded by Thirty Fourth and Forty secondsts. and
Sixth and Park-aves for cast-oil clothing for the
inmates of their institution and their wagons began
a house-to-house visitation TO collect the articles
yesterday. The collection will continue to-day. Old
clothes, caps, boots ana shoes and religious books
needed. IL any persons outside OF this district
desire tn contribute, they requested To give no.
tce to c. A. bunting, Mt No. IS East seventy-eghth
ST.. who will send "A wagon for the goods.
PARK of he Precinct
Yesterday took into the Jefferson Market Police
Court Charles Manner, of No. ia West Twenty
seyenth-st.. whom he charged with EtOxlcation.
On November 2S Manner, while under the influence
of liquor, fell through the l-hoe of the elevator
in the new iron building in Twenty-third-st. near
Fitk-ave.. and injured his thigh lie was removed
10 the Newly Ork Hospital. Yesterday he was dis
charged as cured, and Officer Pa,kenson arIagned
him for being intoxicated at the time of the acc-
dent. Justice Blxby thought that Mancr had been
sufficiently punished and allowed him TO go.
Mary Redford. the old cook in the employment of
General Hendrlckson in West Forty -eighth-st, who
was badly beaten recently by the colored burglar
John Robertson, alias Charles Franks, in a
diton to appear in the Yorkyllc Police Court yes
terday. She charged Robertson with felonlous
assault. He was committed for trial on Mrs. Red
ford's complaint IN default of -. 600 ball. and
held in default of $4,000 bail on the charge of
burglary. Detective Price, of the Twenty
Precinct, identified Robertson rs Charles McPher-
son, who has been convicted of n burglary COM
mtted at Tenth-st. and fifthave. several years
ago and for which ne got ten years IN State Prison
For some years il has been the custom of the Off
cas of the principal post offices in this country and
in Europe TO exchange complimentary New Years
cards Some of the cards are highly ornamented
and prettily illustrated Tue one issued by the
New-York office this year bears excellent view
of the post Office building portrait OF Postmaster
James, and representations of post-rider of the
Oden time, an Indian runner, four-horse mail
wagon raj way post office. railway train,
steamship a etter-c3rrier. and various Implements
and embems. The whole is suTmounted by the
legend A Fraternal Greeting from the New-York
Post Office, $780," The card is printed in coors,
flaa nTln fan q of In
principal officers.
BROOKLYN
The Aldermen yesterday authorized the Corpora
ton Counsel TO draft bill to be presented to the
Legislature providing for the purchase OF land for
apark in the Eastern District.
The Committee of the Supervisors having the
matter in charge will recommend at the meeting of
the Beard to-day, change IN the date for the fiscal
year of Kings County. from August TO January /.
The need OF a REMEMBERING of the streets is shown
bv the fact that there are over 900 half-numbers
now in the city. Two-thirds of the houses sre on
lots of twenty feet less width and the original
numbering a width of twenty-five feet.
The Board of Aldermen for 1879 held its last ses-
sion yesterday. The usual resolutions in honor of
retiring officers and members were adopted, and
soue speeches made. The retiring members
are Messrs. Gunden. Kenna. Petry. Williams,
French and Dreyer.
The Aldermen yesterday passed resolution that
the bonds of Isaac Badeau and f. VI. Johnson.
the former Collector of Taxes and the latter Con-
troller Of the City. who defanlted few years ago
cuted their return. and on their agreeing TO con-
vey al their property to the city, the proceedings
were stopped. The property has never been Sold
JERSEY CITY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, of Englewood n. J., was
sent TO the Hudson County Jail at Jersey CITY yes
terday TO await tria. charge of assaulting OIL
Ger Dunn, of Weehawkon, whom she beat badly
+. ii. Gouge formerly the treasurer of the Union
Square Theatre of this city, now lessee and manager
of the new Academy Of Music at jersey City, mas
arranged for an entertainment to be given this
nf hot aff