New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-09
NETWORK CITY.


The new striped woods are called AlRerienne cloth
they como in good quality at low prices ana MAKE
stylish dresses.
An .nterprisipp youth In the annexed district pro-
poses TO hire out Suits AT ing "oiSt SiVo'"e' N~
the muddy seasons.
Sixteen different shapes of hats and bonneis were
shown at q late millinery opening; 30 tneie 70 w
riety enough 10 suit all tastes
m. landlord in the annexed district chuckles as
he watches the loaded furniture trucks streaming
north across Harlem Bridge.
The Manhattan Athletic Club will hold lts open
ing handicap meeting April 50 NJ us grounIS "'
Eigbth-ave. and Fitty-s'xth-st'
The sprinc term of the University of the. City OF
New-Ynrk wi, begin next Monday, aud tho CON-
memcement will be held June -.
At recent book sale the auctioneer transla s'
tho Rrrue Gcs GsHr M0ndcs as The New Earth,
and offered the publication for sale under ths
title.
Scribper 4 Co. will flo an application To-Day LOT
change Of the firm name 10 The Century COMPANY;
The president of the new company Will DO Roswell
Smith. ,.,,,
Philip j. Pawn, "A brother OF United States Mar,
.hal Pawn has been promoted from the position OF
Assistant CustOdan 10 that OF ASSISTANT AuulVoi'
with a salary of $2.40O year.
THE SHADY SIDE NOT To nv BOUGHT.
The Police Commissioners Yesterday rescinded
their resolution TO purchase the ShaGy size IoI .
Police boat and took step, to ad yersc Tor proposals
for builainr new steamer. Tie Moses Iay!or VIII
be hired meanwhile at T2O day.
CONTRACT FOR NKw POLICE STATION
Tho contract for building the new Sixth Precinct
Police station IN Elzabcth..t: WIS awarded yestcr
day 10 James Ross for $40. 031. Doorman Nathaniel
d. Bush was appointed SUPERVISING architect
CAsFg OF TYPBUS FKvER
The Charity Hospital has sovcniy-six cases OF
tvphus fever The disease Is OF 40 lnild type tbht
the medical profession does not anticipate on cp,
demic like that OF 1889. wheh l'Soo cases OUT Vi
1900 were fatal
ADDITIONAL CARRIERS NEEDED.
The force OF regIsteTed-letlcr carriers was in
creased lately. but isstll found lnsufhc1ent 10 meet
the demands of tho service. Application was made
YESTERDAY to Postmaster General James TO authorize
the appointment of four additional carriers for tho
lower part of the city. south oil Canal-st
MR. EFCHFR AND IUs soN's CASES.
In Part H. Of the Court OF General Sess rus yester
day was the Rev Henry Ward Brecher, who sat NJ
the side Of Judge GIlderseeve 10 hear certain cases
argued by his son. Assistant District Attorney Will
IAN {. Deecher
sMFLTISG THAT DID Not PAY.
The Van WICK Smelling Company, Of No 10
Broadway, and at Perm Amboy. y. j., having
failed To paw expenses Theodore J. Van Wyck' he
president. who advanced most Of the money, has
foreclosed a chatle mortgage Of $4,000 he held
on the company's goods.
81. ADAMS SILL UNsOLD.
ST Adams Church, IN Forty -sevruth-st.. near
Lexington ave- was not sold yesterday IN the EN-
change Stlrsrrom. Mr. Ludlow. he auctioneeF, an,
nonuced shortly after - that S2G.0OD was required
for the building and no one beng wiling TO bid tHat
sum, the sale was wiihdrawn.
ROUGH voYAGy ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
The steamship DEMONSTRATION arrived from Bre-
men Yesterday. three DAYS Overdue. Sho lad StIoig
westerly gales and heavy seas to contend with the
first part of the voyage, and on tuesday 1851 huf,
rcane was encountered, with heavy snow, rain aud
hail.
Eight mail steamers arrived at this port Ihursday.
carrying q3 700 letters and newspapers Superiu-
tendcnt Wariug stated Yesterday that TINS was ihe
Iorgcs, number of steamers which had arrived III
one day slrcc the occupation Of the present P3,t
once Bmiding The mail was distributed promptly.
SUBSCRIPTIONS ron THg GRAND ARMY.
No,ice has been gwen los the Memorial Coinai h"e
~ tho Grand Army of the Republic that all sub
srrinticns should hc paid 10 Ferdinand T. Earle ana
that no other person - authorized To receive
money for The committee Ii Is alleged that sums oi
money have been collected III the last year 10y I'M
authorized persons
CANApIANs COLLECTING IDTAs.
Mavor MrNurrich Of Toronto aud Aldermen
WaIKer. Lake, Mitchell. Dcunl,on. Evans. Trees
and Ball. COMMISSIONS Nuch1n Reeve saunders
of Yofkyille. aud Major cray Reeve, OF Pafkdale.
tine Canadian officials who arrived IN iowa on
THURSDAY. have visited many pubhc buildings and
frr-cngino houses for the purpose OF gathering
ideas 10 carry back 10 Toronto. yesterday they
inspected the Institutions 90 Bldck"els Island
Nur WILLING To- RISK CHANCE or nANGtSG.
Jndge G,ldersIctve. m Part II. Of tho Court OF
General Sessions. YESTERDAY sentenced nlhTrppe
Liquor. who wa indicted Tor murder ~ thc hIst
DE- gree but who plcadcd guilty. to granddaughter IN
tbe tlird de gree to four ycnrs AT hand labor in the
state PRISON. Liquor KILLED Nmceuz' Frederco on
Jauuary 10 al No ~ Croshy-st. over a game ol
cards by s@bbins him III the abdomen.
ALLEGATIONS ~ 1HE Po,I OFFICE.
As soon ~ possible after April IL. he present
system Of dropping Letters III separate noxrS Accord
,nQ To- states viii be Discontinued. There viii ~"
three divisions instead, entitled respectively .
| out ward Domestic Mails " For Foreign Coun-
| t~,ss y and New-Ynrk City.' Each OF these three
divisions will have subdivisions Tor letters"
circulars" and "newspapeIs aud miscellaneous
packages
rnLURFs THUS FAR ~ 1881.
Rrndsfroets wall publish to-day list of the mrr-
camille failures for the first quarter OF 1881. The
total number of mercantile failures proper IN the
| United States for ihls period was l'sG for the
| cnrrespondur months IN 1850 the number was
! / 1qA and IN 1870 2.3JO. Tho Total as>rts were
81 .973 74O ami the Liabilities - iG773O. The
| number OF traders proper IN Inc united states y
| said to be about 100000.
PIRA THAT DIp NoT AVAIL.
Andrew IIoffnIn. OF No. 81 EIst tlunston-st ap-
reared as complainant IN the j. 'rson Market Po-
lice Cont, yestcrdav. against JOnn benton, thirty
wears old of No 80 Carmiuc-St.. who stole an
| coat valued at $50 from iIoiiman's store Thursday
afternoon. Benton SAID that when lac stole the coat
| he was crizv and did not know what he was dong.
Jnstic. Flammcr did not think he looked Ike a crazy
| man and therefore held hun to answer IN default OF
| $500 bail.
| A son RoBs HIS MOTHER
Officer Fuchs of the kldrdge Street Police Station.
took before Justice Smith, at the Essex Market POI
| lice Court, Yesterday Cornelius Dolln, eighteen
| wears old living at No 2l6 ChrA Btie-st. who was
arrested AZ the instance OF his mother and sisters.
| They claim that be has stolen from their apart
| ments large quantity OF clothing. When he was
| arrested, twenty pawn ti'hfAN N'Io louilu III MS
| nossesson lie was Iemauded until to-day Tho
| nawn tickets represent a portion OF the stolen
| goods.
| not COUHEOCsIY RECEIVED.
| JulIa Mora OF No. 800 Second ave, called on
Daniel Wall OF NINETY -iOuTth-st. aud SecOnd-ave..
Thursday 20 collect bill for groceries due her He
refused to pay the bill and she threatened HIM with
| arrest Then. the woman alleges, he became exas-
| rerated and assaulted her. throwing her to the
| ground aud Knocking out three of her teeth. She
| caused ms arrest and he was committed yesterday
for examination by Justice OtterDourg at the llar
| lem Police Court.
| sALEs OF DOCK PRIVILEGES.
| At the Real Estate Exchange yesterday there was
sold by order of the Dock Commissioners. the night
.inlr. oil url Inn W n MINI