New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-03
NETWORK CITY.

nc tondad debt of the city on December amounted
70 sos OBS, 1872 AZ, against $lOl,oo9'ooi oo ono
year ago. ,,,,,.,>
The sale of lands by the city for unpaid taxes Anu
assessments, will be continued at noon To-Day tb
sale will be confined to-day to the seventh Eie'n
Ninth Tenth, and Eleventh Nards.
PULLING DOWN AN OLD BUILDING IT,,
The work of demolshing the old Walton house,
in Pearl-st which was built in 1924, is AGAIN uor
way. 1t was necessary to stop tne wo,1 9dnS $50 on
time ago, in order 10 brace up 'ho Duie
either side.
JrwELRY IN MADISON SQUARE. ,,...,
The store of Theodore B. Starr, ut 20. ZO6 fiI h
ave. Madison SQUARE VII b De open Goods during the
evenings of Saturday and Monday December
and g. until 10 p. m.
CAPTURING A YOUNG RUNAWAY.
Francis Brennan a boy of nine years, ran away
from St Stephens Home in East Twenty -elghIh-st.
on Thursday morning and at night was 1ound o fI
policeman at Kingsbridge, trudglng north"aru' h0
was taken back.
A RAILROAD COMPANY CENsURED.
The case of Robert Oliver, a brakeman or Ino
Harlem Railroad, who was ran over ana klteu ~, III
the tunnel near Ninetleth-st on N9VempTI o. vas
dict was accidental death, with censure OF the
company for not providing, proper avenues Vi Us
cape for men placed in similar positions.
ADDITIONAL UNSAFE BUILDINGS
The following buildings were yesterday reported
nnsafe by the examiners of the Bureau of Buildings
Nos so and 81 Beaver-s Chimney copingSI ~ Frsf
ave No 26 Water-st., No. 100 Maidenlane, no; =
Cherry-st rear. The police reported that inc pulu
ing at No. 454 Cherry-st. is unsafe.
THE FUNERAL OF TRACY R. EDISON
The funeral of Tracy X. Edison took place, yester-
aav ot No is East Seventeenth-st The services
were read by the Rev. DIR. Potter, of Grace Churcn
were c. j. LangdOn, b. B. Sherman, b. W. BlshOp,
and s. C. Williams. The burial was atGreehWoou
Cemetery.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIPS.
E.I., l.,l Ix oh On
to-day upon several amendments to the bylaws
among them the limitation OF membership 10 o,uoI1'
Eighty-seven additional Applications weTeapli9Ncu,
with the provision that the appncants ShouIu pay
rs 600 initiation fee None of these candidates nad
qualified yesterday
RUMORs OF A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
C.P. Huntington, president OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, and vce-president OF the Cen
trail and Southern Pacific Railroads, iet ms CITY
on Saturday last for Newport News and Norfolk,
Va Ii is stated that Mr. Huntington contenpiates
building steamships for freight hne 10 run DC
tween Newport News and Liverpool
BIDS FOR PUBLIC LIGHTING.
The Gas Commission yGsteray opened piS a moi
offices of the city for the year 1882 The following
were the bids New-YOrk Gas Company. Is can-
die power 81 70 per 1000 feet Manhattan Gas
Company, 20 candle, 81 70; Harlem Gas Company
10 candle, 81 20. The awards have not yet peeh
made.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
William R. Lewis has been appointed receiver for
the nropertv of Flint & Warren. dealers in dry
goods at No. 26 East Fourteenth-st., on the appn-
cation of Edward HARRISON, the assignee having
failed TO file bonds The liabilities are now reported
at 1925 900, and actual assets $4,000. Inc urn
offered 20 compromise at 60 cents ON the DOLLAR DuI
the creditors refused TO accept the terms
THE CONTROVERSY OVER 40"
Jnstice Donohue in the Supreme Court, rendered
Yesterday decision in which he dissolved the tenn
porary injunction which had been granted IN me
Rankin TO restrain him from representing the play
entitled " FOrty-nine" Permission is gwen TO re-
new the application for injunction upon the pay
ment of $40 costs.
NOT AN ASYLUM FOR THIEVES.
Some time ago Collector Robertson was informed
by one of the United States COnsuls in Switzerand
that thief by the name OF Karl b. Dnnkel had
been shipped by the Communal authorities to
America on the steamer ST. Germai from liavre.
Upon the arrival of the steamer on Thursday
notice served on Captain DelapIa1e, OF the the
steamer forbldding the landing OF Dunkel. Dunkel
was placed under guard and will be returned to
Havre.
KEEPING AN ANNIVERSARY.
The eighth anniversary OF the founding 81 the Re
formed Protestant Episcopal Church was held last
evening in the Rev. DR.. Sabines church at flfty-
ftb-st and Madisonave The ceSs,nones were were
who spent much Of the past wear in preaching the
new Cburchs doctrines through the county. Or.
Sabine after few remarks introduced the Rev. DR..
Marshall T. Smith, who briefly reviewed the past
eight years At the conclusion of the ceremon ,es
those present partOOk of Tefreshment prepared by
the mcmDeTs Vi lho pdiisH'
BEATING HIS TENANT
Charles &. Roast of No. l,51l Second avenue,
is the landlord of the house at No. LOLA Second
avenue, one of the tenants of which is Anna Her
mann and her family. Roast had procured an order
of election for Mrs. Hermann, and he met her
husband and they had some words Roast theI
went to see Mrs Hermann and she says that Th hen
with an umbrella He was arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Gardner at the Harlem Police Court,
where he was fined $40.
THE SALVATION ARHY's ATTACK.
A preliminary skirmish bv the Salvation Army,
which is about TO invade New-York took place last
night in Clarendon Hail. i'll Thrteenth-st., between
Third and Fonrth-aves Programmes headed
audience Of about 100 announcing that &" Captain
Ellsworth the happy forgeman; Weeping Nancy,
from Connecticut; Shouting Annie, from Bati-
more Laughing Mary, from Philadelphia; Glory
Smith from Frankfort the American Hallclnlah
Lass from Newark StOnewall Jackson, from West
Philadelphia the Happy German; the singers
Sallie and Mary, and soldiers from various corps"
would be present and they were. They sat on n
raised platform and Joined in the chorus. They
failed. however. to arouse much enthusiasm among
the sinners present.
AN AvAMCIoUs HACKMAN.
When Joseph Genest arrived at the Grand
Central Depot on Thursday from Montreal, Canada
he hired Charles Smith, hackmaD, to drive him TO
Forty-third-st. and Fourth ave-, at the same time
telling him that he was stranger in the city.
Smith drove his PASSENGER through the streets IN n
Genest looking from the cab window saw by
lamppost that he was in Forty thrd-st. He called
to the driver 10 stop, but he did not do So Genest
jumped from the cab. Smith then stopped and de-
malded 81, but Genest would give only 81 90,
which Smith finally accepted Genest then
turned TO the depot and related the occurrence TO
Officer Murphy, who afterward arrested Smith.
Yesterday he was taken before Justice Murray at
the Yorkville Police Court, and compelled to
paw back 81 so TO Genest, and he was lined $40.
THE CHILD CORINNE TO BE RETURNED.
New counsel were employed in the Corinne case
yesterday by Mrs Flaherty, who was committed to
the charge of abducting the child from the custody
OF the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren. The management of the case was given 10
Howe and Hummel. who advised the immediate
turn of the child, and kilograms were
sent to Boston to bring the child
as soon as possible. Mr.. Hummel stated last
evening that Corinne would be given into his
custody on her return and that Judge Donohue had
promised that if she should be given into his (Mr.