New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04
NETWORK CITY.

The Bernhardt Art Exhibition at Sarouy's will
close to-day.
Fourteenth-st is now brilliant with electric lights
in the evening.
Another story has been added to Cardinal McCios-
keys new house.
The windows have been put the new Union
League clubhouse.
The boys who bought new skates and sleds last
week now look diSconsoate.
Fifteen deaths from diphtheria were reported at
the Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday.
Extensive excavations In the rock are being
made on Filty-nnth-st for building purposes
Fancy hosiery is shown in Broadway windows
and at Broadway crossIngsin bewildering protusioD
Drunkenness and fights prevail in Chathan-square
at night. and. appropriately, funerals IN the day
time.
The Jersey waist for evening wear is made with
round neck. and narrow straps take the place oil
sleeves.
| In the Cooper Union Free Course this evening
Professor L. ID. Lindsey will lecture Oh " The Obe-
! sk and its Kindred"
The tracks below the Post Office are out of order,
and q force of twenty wOrkmen was engaged yestef-
| day in making repairs.
Tiffany d Co. have Just received a yellow diac
mond valued at $50. 900. II is beautifully cut, and
| is 10 carats heavier than the kohInoor.
| SUNDAY LECTURE.
| The Rev. William w. Newell. jr.. will speak or
"The Revival of Professionalism in France Sunday
evening at the hall of the Young Mems Christian
| Association.
|
Chancellor CROSBY yesterday expressed the hope
| that within short time female students would he
admitted to all the privileges OF the University OF
| the City of New-York.
| CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
An examination of candidates for appointment az
night inspector. held at the Custom House yes
| terday. There were thrty-eight applicants and
| among them two colOrcd men.
| STEPS TO SECURE LOWER VALUATION
| President Morris, of the B1ard of Aldermen, was
yesterday served with the papers IN the SUIT OF the
| ato1r ot1r
| the cndeavor to compel a reduced valuation OF the
real estate of those roads. and consequently re-
duced assessment.
| IMPROVEMENT OF THE Sportsman"
| The well-known weekly journal, The Sportsmdn.
has been much ENLARGED and improved and now
! occupies convenient Offices III lHE lRIBUNE Build
| ing With this weeks issue is gwen fine picture
| of the great English stallion Blue Gown. bought by
James X. keene for S2O, 900.
LECTURE AT TRINITY CHURCH.
| The Rev. KNOX Little, of st. Adams. Manchester,
| England. delivered a lecture to business men, in
Trinity Church, upon the subject of "Ungodliness."
| Yesterday afternoon. He will lecture at the same
! place next Friday, seats being reserved for men
| until noon The church filled with brokers
| and merchants, number OF women also being
| present.
| BILLIARD PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM.
| A college student in this city with passion for
| billiards attempted yesterday TO keep IN practice
| during a mathematical demonstration. The black
| board proved an excellent table the apple he threw
| made a splendid caroIn, but the professor failed
to appreciate this mark of attention. and the fac
ulty concurrng III his view of It, there is vacancy
| in that class.
| LARGE TRANSACTIONS IN REAL ESTATE.
There was recorded III the Registers office yester-
day the transfer OF property at ne southeast Gorne
Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt to Thomas McNamee
for $4,000 and of property in Lexington-ave,
extending from FOrty-sec0ndst. to Fory-'hlrd-st.,
! by Thomas McNamee TO Edward Cooper and A0ram
S. Hewitt. trustees. for $5OO,OO0.
GIFTS FOR CHARITY ACKNOWLEDGED.
| Gifts for the Home fbr C0nyaescens should be
sent by check to the Rev. Or. Deems No. VIM
Already acknowledged, So; X. : Bullns, NJ. d.. No;
32 West 1wenty-second-sl., -; Mrs. LlSpenarl
man NJ. 40 East Iwenty-hftn-si., 80; Miss Julia 4.
Gilman No. As East Twenty -hfth-st.. 50 Mr.. j.
A. Deknatel, Nos. 2 and Howard-st, SO.
An FxAMINA ION BEFORE sETTLl MENT.
| The committee of five appointed by the creditors
| of n. Il. HarwOOd * Co.. OF Minneapolis, to exam
inc into the affairs of the suspended firm, held a
meeting Yesterday at the store OF Whitman *
| Phelps, at LeOnard-st. and Broadway. The result
| was not made known yesterday, bur it was stat ed
that it was the tentlon OF the committee 10 send
an accountant 70 examine the books OF the hrm be-
| fore accepting the proposition OF settlement.
AFTER DtRNHARDT, sALvINI.
| Henry T.. Abbey nas been end avOring. since his
decision not to produce the Passion Play, to make
| an engagement with SlgnOr SalyIni. The arrange
monts Lave been successfully made: ana the actor
| will appear Dec. ihber 49, Mile. BeTnhardt d
| her company, together with MIR. Abney, VIII leay'
this city al 10 y. NJ. on >undaY Tor Boston. hey
will travel in a special car. The advance sale Ot
seats for the Bos on engagement amounts to about
$4,000 Mile B.rnhardt pays there two weeks.
DoCTOR's BOY ROBBING HIS EMPLOYER.
| John Ford age fifteen. a colorcd boy, who since
| Thanksgiving Day has been living at No. 40 West
| 1wenty-slXth-st., was aTagned before Justice
Smith at the Jefferson Market Police Court ycster-
day to answer a charge of gian1 larceny preferred
| BY Or. J. NJ. K. Gedney, of Little Falls, n. j.. IN
whose employ Ford was until November 20. On
| that day he suddenly went away, taxing with INN
the Doctors gold watch and chain, valued at 500.
DR.. G-dney NJ once informed the police. and Thurs
day Detective Campbell arrested the boy. He con-
| fessed his guilt ana told the officer that lie had
pawued the articles. lie was held To answer III De
| fault Of 81 900 bail.
BROOKLYN.
The Lafayette Avenue stages seem TO be almost
| ready to fall TO pieces.
General Grant is to review the 18th Regiment
N.G.S. NJ y, Wednesday, January II, 1881.
The bond of the City Controller-elecl, Lud 10
! Senior was approved by the Corporation Counsel
| Yesterday. His surctles are George kinkel and
| Felix Campbell. each OF whom Justlhes III $4,000
The runners" for the many car routes at Fulton
| Ferry greatly annoy the passengers aud the public
! generally. They almost compel umld passengers Il
take their against their WISH Ii Is amusing tC
see stranger IN the metropolis surrounded by tnest
| pests.
The Brooklyn City Mission Society reports the
following work of its missionaries for November
$40 visits 10 families, 20 visits to the jail and th6
PcuientIary, IL visits 10 other pubic institutions
religion, services III the jan ana Penitcniiary. II
religions services elsewhere among the splri ually
destitute, 100 conversations on personal religion
with prisoners, 255 Conversations on personal re.
ligIOn with Others, 4S prayer meetings held Is fu
neral services conducted. II children gathered lniC
Sunday schools, IL persons Converted is persons
provided with employment, u letters written frI
inmates of prisons aud hospitals. 10 &c nperanct
pledges secured, 113 families AIDED. S53o 20 OBJ
famed especially for their rellet 2,G33 religious pa
peers distributed 400 tracts distributed, 80 BiUle
distributed. -
JERSEY CITY.
James w. Midget, the confidence man from New
York who swlndled City Surveyor Sites, was sen
fenced Yesterday 10 the State Frs0I. Charlie
| Lynch, the young man who fired several buildings
WAS sent TO The County Penitentiary tor one year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foley, the woman VINO elaine
that she had been poisoned by her husband, ha
| made sworn statement, III which she alleges tina
Ter husband had badly beaten her ana cut her lace