New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-23
NFW-YORK CITY.

NEN-1DRh CITY.
The improvements in Union Square VIII be com
| pleted in a few days.
Workmcn were engaged in laying the electric
mains in Nassau and Liherty-,ts. yesterday
The educated horses viii give two matinees on
THANKSGIVING Day, one at 10 a. M and ut : p. m.
THE TRIBUNE has received ~ from Leonard Cas-
per- Saratoga Springs n. Y, for the Garfield honu-
ment Fund
Bridget Donnelly. age twenty-fye, was severely
burned at No 330 West Fifty-ninth-st. yesterday
her clothes taking fire from the stove
The packing around a smoke pi.e in the rear Of
Pierre Lorllard- house, No. $50 Fifth-aye., caught
fire Yesterday but very little damage was done,
DYING IN 4 CELL.
James Nolan, age scvcnty-siX, was arrested Tor
intoxication yesterday morning apd locked mp IN
the Fifty-ninth Street Police Station. Soon AFTER
he died IN his cell.
ANOTHER SOiLE PROsEQUI
A nolle prOsranI was entered yesterday bv the
District Attorney in the Of Edward VI. Patched
charged with the robbery of $500 in bonds IN
conjunction with Lawrence X. Jerome; ir. aud
| William McGibbOn. jerome and McGibbOn had
| previously been discharged.
THE COUNTY CANvAs~ERs.
Owing to the long meeting If the Board OF Alder
men. the same body, when Transformed into The
Board of County Cauvassers. wa not able To accom-
psl much. A few contested districts were exam
| ined, some election canya,scrs we're heard. and
| then the Beard adjourned until this evening AT
| o'clock.
| Coroner Knox yesterday concluded the inquest in
| ". l.,N
was injured fatally on October II 10y being crushed
| between two cars Of the Elevated Railroad at
| HOustOn-st. and the BOwery. The jury gave YER
dict that the accident was the result OF Mr. Cards
| own carelessness.
| IN Favor OF ~ ECTRIC LIGHTS
| The Central West side Improvement Association
unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday even
ing approving of the resolution pending in the Board
| OF Aldermen, which provides for the lighting of
Eighth-ave, from Bank-st. TO Thrty-fourh-st., and
adjacent streets, by the Mutual Electric Light and
| Supply Company.
SELLING TOO MUCH wATFR IN HIS MILK.
| +. Zuhngcr, OF No. BAG Ellery-st, Brooklyn was
| charged by Sanitary Inspector Munson with selling
| aduterated milk in Bridge, State and Whitehall
| SITS. on November and -. On the first occasion il
was adulterated with 20 per cent OF water and yes
terday it was adulterated with 3 and - per cent
OF water. He was held on each charge in default OF
| 1900 bail.
STREET CARS BLoCKADED.
Chambers-st. at West Bro dway was the scene
yesterday afternoon of one Of the largest blockades
for several years All of tile street in The city
seemed blocked there. This lasted hour. Several
| drivers OF street cars and trucks who were asked
about il agreed in saying that the difficulty could
| be prevented if here were more policemen stationed
| III that neghbOrhOOd.
PLANS FOR TWO NEW CHURCHES
Plans for the erection of two clurchcs hav
been filed at the Bureau of buildings. One il for
| built by the Olive street Congregation, at Sixty
fourth-st. and Madison-ave. IL will be of brown
stone, with steepe l1J feet high The other is to
be erected at Seventy nnth-st.. First-ave. by
| st. Moncos parish. II will be of granite.
| PILOT IN NEED OF FAITH
| George H. Cisco one OF the pilots who attempted to
introduce the use OF seam IN the pilot service, hav
| ing been received among his fellows upon prOba-
| ton with sixty days license, is apparently ex-
pected to continue his duties noon faith. lie has no
boat nor will any OF his brother pilots permit him
| 10 wo upon their boats Yesterday heappcaled To
| the Pilot Commissioners for permission To build
| boat but they refused to grant the application.
| Is lie A MEMBER OF THE CREW.
| Commissioner Osborn held an examination ycster-
day i'm the case OF SidOn D. j. Martin, accused OF
| desertion from the French man-Of-waT MaglcIenne
| now AZ this port Martin ciarinet-player in
the band of the vessel 1t alleged III his behalf
| that a musician not member of the crew and
| French Consul-General showed that his name was
on the ships roll. The case Will DC decided tins
| morning.
MORE UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
The following additional buildings were reported
! yesterday as unsafe: Nos. 30 and 227 West SiS
teenth-si., rear; No. 1913 llenTy-st; No. ~ Cham
| bers-st; Nos. $50 and Oh Canal-st.; No. ~ Rem
wick-st; No 90 Wooster-st.; No. n lIudson-st. No.
| II Last broadway nos. 057 and 550 West Forty
second-st.; No $50 East FOrteth-st.: Nos. 2O2 and
| 2O4 East Twenty-nintl-st.; Nos. 20 ana II East
Iwenty-eighth-st No. 400 East Tenth-st. anu No
| go Westinghouse.
| PRIvILEGEs GRANTED BY THE ALDERMEN.
! Alderman Cavanagh, at the meeting of the Board,
| yesterday, introduced resolution empowering the
| Mutual Electric Light Company 10 light GanseVoort
| Market This gave rise 10 considerable debate and
| was laid over. The question of approving the route
| for an elevated railroad selected by the Ranid
| Transit Commissioners, the details of which have
| heretofore been gwen III The TRIBUNE, was then
| taken up. One after another of the members e1-
planned that they favored rapid transit in that mart
of the city, and the necessary approval was given.
| CAUGHT WITH HIS PLUMBER.
| Detectives Lanther and Charles UConuor when
| at Droome and Nonok-sts yesterday noticed a
j man Carrying u bag over his shoulder They re-