New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-14
NETWORK CITY.

Bicycle riding in upper tlttn-aVe. ana tne Doulo-
ward has been resumed.
Twenty additional men have been set at Work on
the improvements at He'll Gate.
Cabinet clocks have little shelves at the sides tor
holding small articles OF value,
Knife and box pleatngs laid three and five double,
trim the bottoms of new dresses.
Beggars who rode back and forth on the Fulton
ferrybOats yesterday wore great annoyance 10
passengers.
The space between the train and the platform OF
the elevated railroad station at Chatham-Square ~
dangerously wide.
The exterior OF the new American Horse Exchange.
at Broadway, Scvcnth-aye., FIfteth-st. and Fifty
Grst-st, IS completed.
The fashionable wall paper for dining,rOoms has
dark, almost black, ground with gilt leaves ana
flowers strewn over it.
Elaborate dressing of shop windows has become SO
general that many people do the greater part OF
their selecting from them.
"M j." sends 50 for the Widow Dunr, whose
child died OF heart disease tho other day. The money
will be promptly forwarded.
Some of the BOwery museums have disappeared.
probably because of the extinction OF their curlI
ties from very old age and wear and tear
Patrolmdn Charles Jewell, age thiry-six, of the
Eighteenth Precinct, died last evening at his home,
No. 244 East Twenty irst.st, from consumption.
Bootblacks are annoyed on Sundays by an addition
to their forces Of weekday lab0rers who become
members of the shme-'cm-up" fraternity one DAY
FALLING down STAIRS.
a homeless man. SlAiy-ltuT years Olu, Hdlith
Samuel West, fell down stairs at No. . Chrystle;st
last eXenng and fractured his skull. he was taken
to the Chambers Street Hospital.
PAYING FOR SUNDAY DRINKS Of SATURDAY
liquor seller in the annexed district cYadc5 the
law ingeniously. He induces his customers to pay
for their Sunday drinks on Saturday, and ouly
delivers the liquor on Sunday.
AMBITIOUS COLLEGE DFBATERS.
The Political Science Club of the University OF the
City of New-YOTk will debate the following ques-
ton this afternoons: Resolved That it would be
for the best interest Of England to abolish the House
of Lords"
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
There was large Attendance at the Masonic
Temple yesterday afternoon at the Sunday meeting
Of the American Temperance Union. j. W. Bo-
gaTdus, the president, occupied the char. The
speaker was the Rev. +. Remington, Of Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN.
The profits of the recent nth Regiment Fair
amount to about $4,000.
George A. Waddy. Inspector of Police, continues
seriously Ill at his nome, No. 373 Putnam-aye
The Cltz?ns' Protective Union, an association
composed of German saloon keepers, has been organ
izcd, and dcuounces all saloons where boys are al
lowed to play pool either for drinks or cigars.
William J. lIotaling age twcnty-one, Of No. $50
Nan Burcn-st, was found dean IN ms Oed yesterday
morning. He evidently had taken an overdose OF
chOroiOrm 1t Is supposed that lie took the drug 10
aay the palus OF toothachc.
The parade of the sunday school children. on the
occasion OF the liity-SCCOnd anniversary OF the
BlooAlyn sunday, chool Union, will take place ON
churchrs will be ruug at a. III. Tor the children to
assemble.
Two members Of the smoky Hollow gang"
BERNARD Mctiuc, ag, twenty five. oi 40. Ii Column
bIl-St., and William White. age TWEEN y-nIur, who
lives 1t the foot of COur>t, engaged IN quarrel at
llamlltOu-avc. aud IlIck,-st. yesterday afternoon
over TRIVIAL matter. In tue cOuIsc of the dispute
White drew 4 purkrtkui" and stabilized MCtirIdc III
the lett SIDE. 4 severe wound WAS ln.i ctcd which
was dressed hy DR.. Watts. At y late hour White
had not been arrested.
JERSEY CITY.
The schooner J. +. Woutrnbrrrv. lying ut Pier
No. o. was boarded by river thieves saturday night.
hry broke into the cabin and carried oil a gold
watch and $50 IN money
Surrogate MrAyoy is opposing the appointment of
a mau named Wctmorc as executor OF the estate of
d.. Mulcahry, who died five years ago while travel
hrg IN lirlSud Abnu: six months ago u was asctr-
taiurd that Dr. Mucahey had ~ 900 deposited III
the PfoYIdcnt Savings Institution of Jersey City.
John llalard produced power oi attorney pur-
port INK 10 have be-. -iLu,d by the dead physician,
and allcl that he had loaned hun $1,000. lie
asked 10 hr appointed executor, bur the surrogate
refused. W";molc has acknowledged thar lie pur-
chased liarus clam against the money. The
Surrogate advertised for The heirs, ana two men,
who c.tn {" be son, ol tie dead ply ,clan BROTHER,
have pat ia Z am Ior The money.
NLWAEK.
Tia. dool.bcll Of the hou,r Of James McGuirc.
80 So lJ'r-~'., was Iilus al ocIUch last even
luE duG u basket va, found on the >;OoP, IN which
.ll a bah" about two days DID, wrapped in shawl.
\ piece OF paprr WIS Ilru'd lo inr shawl. ou winch
va, the i.ilowIug words: I.ca>c keep ihlS Chlid.
\,..I, ~u.. 10. uu,l So tIc ab' To take ill., There
w., uu Signature. The infant Nd, tdhch to the
Po.rrr llc,.puLr. rs, and gwen ia caro- Of the
matrDu. -
Br,GgN PuINT.-l hc sluop General Sherman. en-
gagged i.I the merchant Trade between Little Wash
Ir,g.nr and Newark. sank Yesterday near the rail
r,,ll bridge and - breaking 10 pieces. Part of the
c.b.n was "i,Acu ashore. The soop Will be total
Long ISLAND.
t,,ryyIlTr-Gruund his been br, Hcu ut Amty-
,IIIr for a uuldIng 10 b' kuu"u - a Home Tor IN
yliId@ NGlrh Will acrowmodat" from 200 To 800
paturilt-. Tine estimated coot Is GJO,OOO
MIDDLE Ro,p.-.Glmcs Wcll~ OF Middle Road.
. yrrtl wear, ago stocked pond near his house with
.,.l, \ few days ago he drcIded 10 dispose ol
ulllutliy ui his stock. Ga Saturday he dragged the
ioud with an eel SEINE. bur ohtat ed only three
bush = ~ small cells suluc one having stolen the
Larger ones. over a wagon load.
Y,rIANK.-Ihc Suffolk County hmshouSe, mt
Yaphank, has accommodations 1'r 30 persons.
=, my acres were aided 10 the farm IN 1879 NJ
cost Of $1,000. lhr inmates number 200. The
baker is Il ChndmIn who wandered INTO the lnStltu-
nn Tor relief, and the cook negro sent there
sane he poor children are supported ON the farm
I'm a building removed from that IN winch the
pauprl- and insane persons ar" kept.
Staten ISLAND.
ToMrKIN"YuLT.-JuhnS Schneider, Of Tompkns-
yrilc had hIs hand badly shattered by the acct
dental discharge of pistol which he was handling.
NEw-BRIGnTON-Thc Ncw-Brighton Board of
Health has appointed Abraham Brown Village SAN