New-York tribune., 1880-02-28
NEW.YORK CITY.

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NEW-YORK CITY.
Florida strawberries are selling in this city for
20 cents quart
poul Collins age seventy three years, fell down
stairs at No. 81 Cherry-st. yesterday morning. ana
his neck was broken
The parks were all well filed Yesterday, the bright
sun aud mild air making them FOR the urst 'ih' ol'S
season a pleasant place OF resort
About 800 plasterers. employed in different parts
of the city, are engaged III strike Tor an au'alce
OF wages from 50 and 80 30 to W per day'
Commissioner Whceers condition last evening
was much improved. lie had rested well during
the day and seemed in fair way to recover
The old buildings, Nos. $40. 344 aud $40 Broad
way neg Frankln-st., are beng torn sIiol uoWn ~
order tc are for building large new structures
RI II m the vicinity of Broadway and
Wi subscribed - 300 for the families
o. 'hcrty and Cassidy, who lost their
It fire.
dead tramp, killed by want and
uud in "A lot at First-ave and
Sew; Yesterday morning. The police
sent it to tn- house.
The Society of ,lesians in this city, which about
week ago gave concert forthe relief of the stary
ing prorle in Sile3ia, reports that the sum OIL
$JG3 10 was obtained in that way.
Mrs Margaret Frcdercks age nineteen years,
went away from her home. at No. 81 Wlllett-st,
last Wednesday, aud dld not come back The police
were requested yesterday to look for her.
DR.. I. \. Otis read paper last evening at the
Lord Public Reading Room, upon the " Return by
Resolutc TO the Government of Great Britain"
A veteran association OF the 9TH Regiment is in
the course of organization. The oh Regiment mas
been IN existence since 1887 and there are about
1000 former members living IN TINS city ana
vicinity.
Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker will deliver her lee
turc on The Duty Of American Women before
the Ncw-Y0Tk state Ladies Social Science Assoca-
ton at No. % East FOuteenth-st, Sunday after
n0on at O'Clock.
In the report Of n conversation with Edwards
pierrcpont published yesterday, the year OF wash
ngton'- at the time OF ms retirement from once
was enormously gwen as the SXtY-elghth, instead
Of the siXty-sixth.
The next lecture in the Cooper Union Free
Course will be delivered tins evening by Professor
D. : Holman, curator OF the Franklin Institute or
Philadrlphia on Motion aud Life as seen by the
Microscope" illustrated.
The Centennial Baptist Church having purchased
tie BROOKLYN Riuk, and having complete the pay
mcnt lnr The repairs already made. has appointed
tbauksQivinR service for Monday evening, March |.
4 number OF weil-known clergy men and aymen
VIII speak.
What Is said 10 be one Of the largest hogs ever
raised in this country is displayed in front of an
upper Broadway market. It's dressed weight Is
1887 pounds, and the carcass Is nearly seven feet
IN length. The animal was raised upon farln nj
Copakc Columbia County.
A dispatch from London yesterday states that the
Norwegian ship Steyeuger has been abandoned at
sea She sailed from this port for Liverpool on
January with 4S.S04 bushels of barley IN bulk
valued ~ $4,000. The vessel was valued at
500, 900 and owned by j. l.. Thorscn N Co.. Sta
Venger. Norway.
Yesterday that the Hospital Ship Illinois, which the
law requires shall be put In Winter quarters at the
end of the season avoid damage from Ice and bad
weather has been lying at anchor at Lower Quar-,
antlue all Winter in the charge OF Watchman, and
that she Is IN leHkey condition.
The lnoury of the Liverpool Board Of Trade into
the circumstances attending the loss of tho British
steamer Born-sia, of the Dominion and Alississ pp
Steamship Company, December p 1870. has ended.
The court decIded that the vessel '9as of such Il
description that she required special aud
watchfulnCss Oh the part OF her owner, which she
did not get.
An elderly woman was saved from injury on the
MctrouOtan Elevated Railroad, at the Etty-ninth-
ST. station. few nights aso, through the assistance
rendered by James Is. Moore aud james Sheehy.
The woman had returned 20 the tram 70 get par
eel she had forgotten, when the train started The
gate of the car open, and the galcman was not
AT hand. In stopping of the car she iel and would
lave been crushed between the train and the plat
form IL the two young men had not rushed 10 her
slstancc.
George Bowe age seven years. and James Han
men, age seven cars residents Of tenrment-hOuse-
No 332 West Forticth-si., got into fght last Fri
day afternoon in which james kicked George IN the
abdomen The latter was 80 inj lred that he has
been confined to his bed ever since, his condition
being dangerous. On Thursday evening DIR. \. \.
Noioncy who had attended the hoy, said that II
was prGhahlc that ho would die, and advised that
his assailant be arrested. Accordingly james was
arrested, aud yesterday morning arragned IN the
jefferson Market Police Court. The hearing was
adjourned.
CAPTAIN Allairc, of the Tcnth Precinct with soy
cral of his officers appeared at th" Essex Market
Police Courf Yesterday afternoon having In custody
Eohrt { Cinord, Andrew Anderson, William Palmer
and George L. Nclson, who were arrested on a1S-
niciau of having on New Years night entered the
store of ML.G GOLDMAN Noel Canal-st., and of steal
ing thereirOin between $4,000 and $4,000 In silk
and other goods. Entrance to the premises Eas cf-
fccted by breaking through the wall of The store
next TO an alley. The prisoners were armed with
rcvolveIs when arrested. Justice smith remanded
them for examinations
BROOKLYN.
Pcvenne Collector Ward has appointed Edward l..
Raven, a brother of Henry G. Bowen, deputy col
lectOr.
The stockholders of the Prospect Park aud Concy
Island Railroad Company yesterday reduced their
capital stock from 100000 to T2jO,O00.
The Long Island Land Association has been or
ganised in Brooklyn for the purpose of developing
And settling unoccupied lands on Long Island.
Clara Grad lock. age eleven. Of No. $40 Myrtle
ave was run over lost evening by n truck driven