New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15
NENN.YllRK CITY.

The exterior of the new addition to the Astor Lii
| braTy ls completed.
Steel fringe, passementrie and ornaments are used
| OH any cOlOred costume
| Many of the old rookeries in the B0wery are oelng
| replaced by fine new buildings.
The Danish. Swedish and Icelandic languages have
! been added as elective studies at Columbia.
| The first floor beams Oh the New-Y0rk side OF the
| East River Bridge put in place yesterday.
| The College of the City of New-York is afflicted
with another paper The Argus, which will watch the
| Faculty.
Four new cases of smallpox were reported yester-
| day. Two of the patients were taken TO Police
| Headquarters.
A starch box containing the dead body Of female
/ child found in the area OF No. 70 WOOster-st'
| yesterday morning,
The binding at the uctron of Pearl and Cherry
sts is being removed to make room for the approach
| of the East River Bridge.
Efforts are making to build a cremation furnace in
the annexed district. Lots have been PROMISED ana
money has been subscribed.
The beauty of City Hall Park was enhanced yes
| terdhy nv the distribution Of heaps OF garbage at
| regulcT intervals along the walks.
Onc-half Of the capital stock of the Cooperative
| Dress Association was subscribed during tie first
! three days after tho books were opened.
The members of the flaxsced trade in the Produce
| Exchange Yesterday appointed committee to pre-
pare rules and bylaws to govern the trade.
A policeman guards the obelisk, prohibiting visit
| ors coming wlthing nifty teeeOt It, apparently lOr
fear they will carry it away in their pockets.
John L. Stoddard is to give a series of his illusra
ted lectures foreign lands at Chickerng Hall. the
evenings beginning March 81 and the matinees
| March D.
The leather firms in Gold and Ferry-sts occupy
| the sidewalks with their leather and trucks, and
the common herd IS forced to walk in the middle OF
| the street
The third Monday lecture before the Union Thco-
ternoon nv DR. John Hall SECONDARY sources of
ministerial influence" was the subject.
TIN IRIsH-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
tI,n Lie IA fiop tyoa
| held nj Clarendon Hall last evening. Seven new
members were added TO the roll. The DELEGATION
which WAS at the inauguration presented ITS report
| SELLING LIQUOR WHEN THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO DO 1T.
| Eight liquor dealers were charged with violating
the Excise law at the Tombs Police Court yestor-
day. seven at the Yorkyille Court and two at the
Harlem Court. Most Of them were compelled TO give
| 500 bail each.
| BREEDERS SALE OF HORSES.
The Kellogg combination sale OF tr0ttng stock,
harness horses aud shetland ponies VIII begin M the
| American Institute tomorrow. II includes Veral
| horses well known on the tuif Robert Bonner ana
| forty other owners are represented.
A swINDLER IN HARLEM.
| The police were informed yesterday that n swind-
Ter. who pretends to be collecting money for the
families of injured iTemen. has been visiting stores
and private dwellings m Harlem. II is said that be
| has obtained n large amount ot money
| A RtCFPTON BY THE MANHATTAN CLUB.
The Manhattan Club has recently expended con-
! siderable sum IN refurnishIng and decorating its
club house. The members intend To give reception
some time in the coming month, when the improve
!
| A FALLING PLANK THAT DID I1s WORK WELL:
| James Hogan age sixty-two. Of No. 1l3 West
| Houstun.st., while NJ work on new building at
| TnIversIty-place and Elcyentl-3t Yesterday. was
struck by n plank that fell on his head, fractured
his skull and put out an eye he was sent to the
hospital. .-.
| Fx-Judge Daniel =. lngraham lies in y critical
condion Mt his hOnse ut No. 81 West Forty -cghth-
| a. Eornuse Of his graf are the affection OF the
heart from which no rs snerngleavcs little hope of
| recovery. Last evening he was somewhat weaker
than on sunday. hut IL was Thought that he might
live for several DAYS
coUNrFrFfITrRs PLEADING GCLTY.
In the United safes Crcuit Court, Criminal
Bran,h. YESTERDAY Daniel sullivan. Chri>tophcr
| Mcdonald and William Brown who were arrested
Last week by Secret Service officers. charged With
CONTRIBUTING silver CON- were arraiRned aud
pleaded guilty TIE other prisoners arrested at the
same time pleaded not guilty, and their trials were
fixed for tomorrow.
TIN YEARS FOR ATTFMPTFD MURDlR
J1sonh johnson. alias John Williams. coIored
trnck -driver was placed on trial IN the Court ot
General Session., before Recorder Smyth, Friday
last. charged with stabbng, with intent to kill,
Jane Riley his mistress, at N"i ~ 9onyn FIiLm
the Jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced To
State Prison for ten years.
THE POLICE TWO WEEKS BEHIND.
Some stones fell out OF the north wall If the Ham,
lion Park Hotel at Slxtv-ninth-st and Ihlrd-aye.
two weeks ago. The building rests upon pillars. and
The stones were Tor show rather than for support,
and therefore were not put back Yesterday the
uoiice of the IwentY-cighth Precinct discovered
! tbcn the sidewalk ana reported the occurrence
AT Police Headquarters aud the Building Depart
ment as something new. They were laughed ut for
'i'i p"' S25. 600 FOR HER AFFECTION
The suit brought by Ida Ulman, OF No. 10 East
Seventy -eighth-st' against Henry r. Never OF
nromIse of marriage, in winch tine damages are
nioced at 500 900. was yesterday removed to the
limited States Circuit Court. Tie COMPLAINT
Sn"tember 2 1880. and was accepted. January 20.
1851, Meyer declared that he would not carry out
his agreement
THEY WANT TO DE BURNED.
| a motion was made yesterday before Justice
Lawrence, IN the Supreme Court Chambers, To ap-
Ia, the form of articles OF incorporation OF So
siv To- be called the New-York Cremation Society
II il said to be the object of the society TO dissent
nate sound and cnlIghtened views IN regard 70 III
i,cratiou of the dead The rtcate ~ signed by
G M Romglees f. C. Townsend. d. W. Craig j. T.
= DOYLE, ". 7. Krcmel, Deleyan Bloodgood. ). 5
6GohL " g. Cockry, c. w. G. Droher, A. {. &. Tam
son and Charles Patel. Justice Lawrence refused
~ a"mroye the certificate the ground of certain
technical defects. Another application viii be made
today ppOOKIyN
The deaths from diphthera last week numbered
al from scarlet fever 10, aud from smallpox /.
Tourth-ave. is making progress backward 10y be-
| ING changed from a boulevard to c0ODie-slohe
rrra A. Harding was granted absolute
divorce from Henry +. Harding III the supreme
Court yesterday.
An organization of citizens in the Twcnty-secOnd
Ward has petitioned the Board OF Aldcihlcn loI
reiici from cows and goats.
The dead body of male infant about week old
MAJ found i'm the water at the foot OF tOrty-secOnd-
ar South Brooklyn, yesterday.
No clew to the perpetrators of the daring robbery
| ot The residence of Miss EObeTts, No. 100 Second
Mace on Saturday, was found yesterday.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday authorized the
| name of Cumberland-st., between DekalD ana Myr-
| tIe-ayes 10 be changed to Washington Park' upon
which Il fronted
Tho New-York Avenue Methodist EpiscO pal
Chnrch which has been enlarged cost of S6, OOO
- rnhedicnted SnndnY. The serYce was con-