New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-07
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NEN.YNhK CITY.

Of he pOnr quality OF gas.
An entertainment will be given. at the Masonic
TenIple Tomorrow evening in and OF the Protestant
work among the French and irish IN TINS city.
UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
Buildings reported unsafe yesterday: No. p / u III,
tOr-st: No. II Sprucc-St.; No. 81 Pmc-st.; No 400
West Scventeeuth-st.; No. AS Wesi SevcltGenth-
st.: No 40 West Seventeenth-st.. middle building.
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.
The report Of the Young Mems Christian AS>orli-
ton for November shows that the general attend
onc, was % 800: in the gymnasium. l. GOO library
4, 700; rcadlng-roon, $500 There were = 80 re-
lGiOus meetings
OvrKEsrlIArING HER OWN REPUTATION.
Hannah " alSh recovered yesterday, before JUDGE
McAdam in the Marine Court, "a verdict Tor 80 35
agains. David Brown and wife, as damages lor ~
tenne statements imPugnng her chastity she
sued Tor s., 900.
KNOCKED FROM TRAIN AND KILLED:
Frederick Race, age thirty, Of Bath, \: Y, CON
ductOr of q freight train on the hudson hlltr hal
road was knocked from his car by the bridge at
acknowledgements yesterday alter
noon and killed. His body was taken TO the
Thirty-second Precinct Police Station.
SELLING LOTTERY TICKETS.
At the Essex Market Police Court Yesterday,
before Justice Gardner, Alfred Talk, OF No. -"
Bowery, wa charged, on the complaint o. simon
Price, bootblack, with selling tickets on tho
Louisiana State Lottery at the HumheI mentioned
He was required to furnish bail in 5000.
A LARGE FREIGHT STEAMSHIP.
c. p Huntington in behalf of the Central racine
Railroad yesterday signed contract VITA "inal2
, 500 tons for the Pacific coal and freight trade.
The vessel is to be $50 feet in length Another
steamer will be contracted for In few days
ELECTION OF DIRECTORs.
At the annual meeting yesterday OF the Stockholm
ers eff The International Ocean Telegraph Company
which is controlled by the Western Union COMPANY
the following directors were chosen: Noryln Green
Augustus Schcll, Harrison Durlec, L. ). sanford
Moses Taylor, J. O. Green, Il. il. Rochester, H. =
Livingston aud Jay Could.
The MAYOR AND THE BROADWAY TUNNEL.
Tl,a buc
his atten ion IT, tine proposed underground railroad
beneath Broadway, and lnqulring whether The
rights of the city are being looked after. Yesterday
he sent to the Board of Aldermen letter incosug
the inquiry, aud saying that he had grave doubts
about the wisdom of the plan.
THE TRIAL or WILLIAM srNDRAW.
The trial of William SindTam, charged with The
murder OF Mrs. Catherine Crave in January last,
was continued yesterday before Justice Brady in
details of the affair appeared IN the testimony
given. The case for the prosecution was finished,
and the trial adjourned until to-day
CAPTAIN wALSn's pTATH.
The police captains held meeting at tho CeatIal
Office Yesterday 10 take aciiOn on the death Of Cap
tain Edward Walsh of the City Hall Precinct lu-
spectOr Dilks presided and spoke III terms Of high
praise Of the dead officer. 4 series OF resolutions
Ieciung the nam features in Captain Nalsl's ca
aud Offering the sympathy OF the force to his
family was passed.
HONORING IT'S r, RMFR PRESIDENT.
painting Of cX-PTeSldcut HUCtrU. OF tho Pro-
ducc ENchange, was presented to tho Exchange
yes crday. \. j.. Orr made The presentation adj
dress, and referred 10 Colonel inckCns three terms
as president, two terms as vce-pfc3idcnt, and his
many years OF service on the Arbitration and Mari
time Committees President r. Ii. Parker accepted
the picture i'll behalf OF the Exchange.
WALKING INTO THE RIVER.
young man about thirty years old walked into
the East River at the foot OF DOvcr-st, yesterday
morning. and was drowned. lie was drunk at the
on the picT.......A team OF horses with truck,
owned by I. Jackson, OF Pcarl-st. and Broadway,
back into the North River az PierNo 80 yesterday.
The horses were rescued but the truck went to the
bottom.
COMPENSATION TO 4 JHTrD WOMAN.
The scaled verdict, rendered by the jury late
| Monday night in the breach OF promise suit of Ida
| Ullman against Henry Meyer, opened in the
United States Circuit Court before Judge Wallacc
yesterday morning. The plaintiff asked for So 900
| damages, and the jury, gave her SLIGO. General
Pryor, in behalf OF the defendant, moved for
trial, and stay of thirty days was granted him IN
| which TO argue the motion.
| ASKING FOR PRIVILEGES.
| The United States Underground Telegraph Com
pany presented a petition to the Aldermen, ycstcr-
day, asking for permission to lay its through
the streets. This request referred to the Com
! mittee on Ferries and Franchises. A resolution to
allow the Mutual Electric Light Company to light
with electric lights Eighth-ayc. and Hudson-st.,
| from Ibrty-fOurh-st. TO Bank-st, lost, and
then reconsdercd and referred to the Committee
Streets.
PoLLUTING TIE BRONX RIVER.
| Sanitary Inspector Goldschmidt made a long re-
| port TO TIE Board OF Health yesterday. about the
condition of the Bronx River. An inspection Of its
| banks near West Farms, at low tide, had shown him
that they were covered with organic matter that in
| the summer must give forth foul and unhealthy
smell The chief canses Of the pollution he found
| TO be the waste products Of tho Bronx Wool and
| Leather Company and the Northern Gas Light Com
pany.
| ARRANGING A RIFLE MATCH.
At q meeting of the National Rifle Association last
evening, General Wingate, chairman of the com
mittee appointed TO arrange an international match
at Wimbledon, TO take place i'll 1852; SAID that the
Grof. ion To hn N4lni bap faa
could be obtained which would represent the Ma
tiOnal Guard of the States, as TO make the match
/ leading military authorities and riicmen Of the
Union, and lie had received number Ot replies IA
| vOrable to the project.
| AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GpANTTD.
| Justice Lawrence, III the Supreme Court Cham
bcrs granted yesterday All order to show cause re-
| turnable on Friday, why the attachments issued
against the Mechanics National Bank OF Newark
| should not be vacated. on the ground that state
against the property of National bank after the
| appointment of receiver by the Controller of the
Currency. ! he attachments amount to about
| $780, 900. Martin & Smith represent Frederick
| FrelinghuyseD, i'll whose behalf the order was OBJ
tanned.
When the collection of haTbOr masters fees was de-
clared unconstitutional by the courts owners and
agents of sailing vessels agreed TO continue their
| payment thinking that tho services of harbor
| masters were Indispensable The North Atlantic
and the Continental Conferences, combinations of
| the foreign steamship lines, however in 1878,
! adopted n resolution declining TO pay such fees.
The Captain of the Port yesterday received notice
| that the Continental Conference had rescinded ITS
| resolution. Negotiations are III progress with ia.
members of the North Atlantic Conference t. recall
their previous action, and an answer is to he given
! in day or two.
| MISSING WITH HER FATHERS CLERK.
! Elva w. Chapman, age eighteen, has been missing
| since November %. When last seen she left her
brothers photograph gallery, No. I53 EIghth-ave,
| to go TO her fathers gallery, No 1l6 BOwery. 1t
| was learned that she did not reach her fathers
place. and when the father returned 10 the city,
| FROM which he had been absent for a few DAYS he
| discovered that his assistant, A. G.. Hoffman, age
forty could not be found. 1t was then thought that
| the girl had eloped with Hoffman. The father is
dlsincined to credit the story of her eopement and