New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-25
NETWORK CITY.

Der yesterday.
The apparent prosperity of the numerous phy ,n
clans in Harlem does not argue well ior the no"''"-
fulDess OF the place. -,
The roadinp-room, library and parors or tDe
Young MEMS Christian Association will be open To-
day and New Years Day.
1t is suggested that the reason tho East kivea
Bridge is not complPted ~ that TIE directors pa'o
not been able to perfect Their SteeI
Tho steamer Richmond arrived from Norfolk last
night with the steam Collier blackstone III to"'
from Baltimore. with machinery disabled.
Charles Walker cotton broker who iaiieo aOOns
a month ago and WAS suspended from the pilVlnege'
of the Cotton Exchange, was reinstated yesterday
LARGE AMOUNT or BAIL REQUIRED.
Arthur Mahoney, OF No. 233 East Twenty-eightn-
ST. CHARGED with causing the death o. Eines noS
ham on December 0, was adpitted TO Dail III S1'ooo
by Coroner Knox yesterday
HE INMAN STEAMSHIP CALENDAR.
The Inman Steamship Company mas tssueo -
novel calendar for 1881 Tor presentation 10 ITS
friends. The central figure is representation Oh
The new steamer City OF Rome mt anchor III bhe oy'
ANXIOUS TO BIZ LICENSED.
About twenty ticket spectators called on Mayor
Cooper Yesterday ard asked nm TO Sign 'dg be ast
meeting IN relation to granting licenses 10 ''0AoO
spectators.
The breadstuffs market was lower yesterday
owing to q light export demand and the near APP
proach Of the HOLIDAYS. Flour declined from III 70
10 cents barrel wheat from 10 10 con'S' "n"
corn cent bnshel.
NEW NIGHT-sIGNALs AT SEA.
The Hamburg American steamship Llne nas
adopted and will use hereafter az Its distinguishing
nght-signa two CASTOR lights IN succession from
the stern OF vessel, with balf-minute intervals be-
tween them. The colors IN each ght arc req, Wnito
and blue burning in succession.
THE TRAMprNG POSTMASTER sENT HOME.
Henry T.. Nelson, the dcfaultiug and tramping
postmaster of Greehville, Pitt County. N. o., was
t. ken before Commissioner Shields yesterday after
noon He signfed his willingness to return 10
North Carolina without further proceedings He
started off on mail tram last night in custody OF
Thomas Ii. Long, Post Office Inspector for North
Carolina.
OPPOSITION TO A DEPARTMENT ORDER.
The recent order of the Treasury Department. pro-
hibitlng the names of shippers or consignees to be
given to the newspapers from the custom House
records gives dissatisfaction 10 the shipping lnier-
esrs of tins port. petition signed by more than
200 sbip-owners aud ship agentc requesting that
the order be Iescded, was sent 10 inc Secretary o
the Treasury yesterday.
SHOOTING AT BURGLARS IN TIE DARK.
J. II. Schultz was aroused early Thursday morning
by noise III his bedroom at No. 43o west lhrty-
eiohth-st. He soon discovered that there were TWO
men in the room searching for plunder. slipping
quietly out of bed he seized ms revolver and DIS
charged it rapidly at the men, one OF whom no
thinks he shot IN the back. The burglars lieu
through back window.
ALLEGED GAMBLERS DISCHARGED.
Justice Morgan, III the Essex Market Ponce Court,
yesterday released from custody Benlamln Kahn
and George Webb, of No. 13 Ann-st.. who were ar
rested at the instance of Alexander Subhman, OF
No Is Broad-st. He claimed that on December 10
ho lost in their gambling house $i00 and also as
serted that Kahn was he dealer the game of faro:
The defence contradIcted him on several material
pomts and the Justice in dischaTgiEg the prisoners,
remarked mir. Subhrnan, I'm sorry You nave
not recovered your money"
STEALING A CHRISTMAS DIYNER.
The refr ge ator OF Mrs. Margaret Theirs, CT No.
437 East nehundred- and-twenty- hrst-st, Is kept
in the rear yard. Thursday evening she placed IN
il large turkey and two mince pies, DESTINED Tor
the 1amilys Christmas dinner \ few minutes later
GEORGE Gieecher. age twelve. 81 East One-hnndred-
,nd-tWentieth-st., climbed over an adjoining fence
INTO ne yard aud stole the pies, turkey and large
cooking pan in which the turkey Law. While re-
treating with his booty he was captured by Officer
Forbusd of The Twelfth Precinct. In the Harlem
Police Court yesterday he was held IN $500 ball
BROOKLYN.
The pnbllc schools viii DC closed during the COM
Inc week.
Tax Collector Tanner presented Yesterday
afternoon with a silver tea set by the employees in
the Tax Office. | he presentation address was made
by ex-Assemblyman ID. W. Ialllnadge
The burglary at the house of DIR. Moore No eco
DeKalb-ave.. Wednesday evening while the family
was at snDper, proves To have been the work OF bis
SON George Moore. age Nineteen who confessed
that he with two associates, sidney b. spencer OF
No. SO Broadway. AM George Patterson, planned
the robbery Young Moore left the parlOr windows
open and then went TO supper III the others OF the
family he stolen property valued at |l0O has
nndef arrest. Detective LOOney, of The Central
squad and acting CAPTAIN Dunno of tue Ninth
Sub-preclnct, have been compinented by Superin-
tendent Campbell for their work IN the case.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoRoKrN.-Patrolman Doorey, of Hoboken. was
summoned ut / n. III. yesterday TO the tenemeD:-
house No 70 Sixth-st that city, by screams OF muir
der. lie found that Mrs. Ann Fisher, woman with
five small children, lad become insane. Upon The
floor her little babe was lying where she had thrown
il from the bed The screams OF me frightened
children had aroused the inmates of the house.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
SING SfvG-The Rev james DrunIn, of Ravens
wood L. H. has been invited to assume the rector
shin of t. Pauls Church, slug sing, made vacant
hy the death of the Rev. DR.. Helm.
WHITE PLAINs.-At the close of the testimony
against Lawrence Doyle, on trial for the alleged
mnrlrr of Mrs Ellen Ryan. OF Tnckahoe. in the
Court of Over and IermIuer, at White Plains, yes
terdoy Martin J. Keogh. counsel for the prisoner,
moved the Court TO direct verdict OF not guilty
Ibis WIS granted, the Court deciding thai the eYi
dence adduced for the prosecution did not snstaln
verdict of guilty. The prisoner was then dis
charged.
sW1ITTNG THE GRAND JURYS ACTION.