New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-11
NEW-YORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Work on the Tenth-ave. improvements, opposite
Trinity Cemetery, IS advancing.
The Charity BAH of 1882 will take place at the
Academy of Mu ic on Tuesday January 81.
pump is the suggestive decoration on the dash
board OF a mIl<man' WAGON at Washington Heights.
There was "A furry Of snow in the city yesterday,
las ing only few moments. 1t melted rs soon as IL
touched the ground.
Deaths, last week. ESQ; births. 537: marriages;
1874; arrests '6l eX else licenses issued, l23,and
fees collected. $3.50.
The transfer of the church Mt Madison-ave. and
Thirty -first-st from the old 'liver-st Society 10
the Madison Avenue Baptist Church recorded
yesterday.
The annual dinner of the New-Y rl1 Wesleyan
University Alumni Climb will take place on Friday
evening next at MartinellIs at Fith-ave. and Six
feminist.
A fair for the destitute lind prone Will be held
at the Home for The Blind No 90 West Fourteenth
ST.. on December Is, II and Is, from 10 a. m to 10
ELEVATED FOR A SHORT TIME.
A temporary eleva ed railway il beng erected on
the west side of EIght-ave for the purpose OF fill
ing no the swamp lands between One-hundred-and-
forty-ffth and Observation-Disclosures
TIE PER OR 'ANcE At HE AQUARIUM.
"The Equine Paradox. troupe nf fine perform
ing horses at the Aquarium building, executes some
difficult feats which almost to require the EN-
poyment OF reasoning faculties on the part of the
animals.
REPAIRS on FULTON MARKET.
Work on the new Fulton Market is now going
forward rapidly. he brick wall Is nearly q
story in height IN some places. part o. the ola
structure the center of the block is still standing
5. W. JoHNspN's CONDITION.
Samuel W. johnson, Of TIA, firm of Garner * Co.,
who shot himself accidentally on Friday on Long
Island, aud whose leg had to be a,mPulated Iast
above the ankle, was very much better yesterday
He is at the Everett Ilouse
books FOR SAILORS.
he American Sea mems Friend society has sup
piled the Cnited states vessel Bro"tlyn, thronth
Chaplain Royce, with three OF Ms carefully sciCc ed
loan libraries. The sOcie now has over 1000 IL
braries aOat, containing at least 100000 volumes.
A LETTER To CohMAND n CHsYNI.
+. l.. CARROLL, secretary OF the LONDON Arctic
Cornell IN a letter to Commander Cheyne. now IN
this cy says that the next meeting OF the aSsoc1-
ii y vii. be head December II. This ASSOCIATION
has been formed for the purpose OF discovering the
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
Adam Plat, agr sxty-onc, u German cigar
at has home No. sos East Twenty-siXth-st. lie
wa found dead by his wife. Poverty an inability
in his Old agc 10 compete IN uNhcss Win younger
men were tine Causeo of ms act.
VIGILANCE or BUILDING INSPECTORS
Bnlding, reported uu.ae YESTERDAY: Nos; ~
Madisou-st Doyers-st.. ~ BaNa d-,t., 100 Prn g.
Water-st 15l GrecLe-st 49, Broome--st, % and
% Grant e., III First-ave 3S2 and 3Sl East
Ihrd-st ZI3 last Scventy-sev'uth-st.
RrCoyFRING FROM THEIR INJURIES.
OmiUbtioIt lIf', ~ ltNFr W - = 'il'N va
Friday from carriage in Central PARK and injured
while dTy with his daughter, Mrs. llanmcrSley,
md a lady friend, was better Yesterday. Mrs.
Hammerslcy was also better and was ta,en from
the Everett Housc 10 her home IN Filth-ave.
4 C,sE or FAisE PRETHNCFs.
NJ l.. Goldman, of No. 81 Canl.-st made a charge
against Charles GOds.ein, age thrty-iiyc Of Glens
Falls, " Y. oi having Obtained goods valued at
$3.50 rom hun by IA representations, before JUS
tice MURRAY Yesterday al The sseX Market Po-
lice Court Gold-teIn was held for examination.
PosGAG STAMPS by WHOLESALE.
For the better accOnnod atom Oh thrsc who pur-
chase pos age stamps, stamped ve.Opes, postal
cards etc.. in iarg qnAnti'l:a Postmaster Pearson
has caused the removal Of the wholesale stamp
department at the Poi Office from the second to
the rst deer OF the building, at the north end OF the
broadway corridor.
TIE WEST SIDE ass CATION.
The West Side Association passed a resolution
Lass even NJ demonstrating against the regulation
OF the ManhattI hallway mpany, b. which
three or four trains are sent { FIftv-cichth-st
when one only IL sent to Harlem. A resolution was
passed also approving the opening OF surface
drive across Central Park At Nlnety-,ix hist
THF POLICE CALLED 10 ACCOUNT
Mayor Grace hIssrut 10 lie Police Co umissiOuer'
acopy of the com JaintO Commissioner Colcuan, of
the Street Cleaning Department that the Orll-
nances with reference 10 throwing ashes and garb-
az, IN the reefs are not eniolc lie ask, for
report ~ the number o SIR ,ts which have been
made for failure - comply with the ordinances
mentioned.
A MISSING IMMIGRANT HUSBAND
Julllne Won McgcIhbtCl VINO arrived WIN ltI
husband last MOudl from Weizburg, Is ylriI IT,
ported at Castle Garlen yesterday tnat her hrs
band had mysteriously di~aop AIRED She sud that
he left her a hotel IN Grceuwlch-st.. Thurs lay
NOR ing yIug thaC he was going to "A sugar re-
hnery in Brooklyn 10 get employ meni, and clio had
not heard nom him since.
NOT ABLE TO FURNISH BAH.
The examination into the case OF Manuel Florcn-
tine Martinez, who was swindlrd out of several nun
dTed dollars by liyams Brothrrs. brokers' 0. No.
234 Broadway, and others, was conclud by JUS
4 al fls I.4f.f
Police Court Herman turkI ana Juhn Ii. Body
were held in default of 81 800 bad eacn. The two
HYan5 OrOJhrrs were put under the same amount
OF bail some days ago.
HE CASE OF CORUNs.
The examination III the case OF the child Corlnne
was concluded yesterday before Justice DOnohussin
the supreme Court Chambers. Several wltne ,ses
Tor he defence tr,t fled that tlry had known Mrs.
Flaherty, COrinnes Iostermother. AMI that she was
person OF character and respectability She
treated COrinue with the tcndCrDs care and never
peru tilted her to be Overworked. Justice DOnOliuo
Will hear argument OF counsel N Monday.
THE AQUARIUM TO CHANGE HANDS.
X. L. "ii3on banker a, No; EAcna Ige-court,
has contracted with Charles johnson. th, owner
for the purchase II the Aquarium property at ihr-
tyhth-sl. AMI Sixth-aye. The pa ell j. said
TO be $4,000. Tn property inc The Aquarium
bulldng aud row o. brick houses on BIouway,
and measures l21 feet AID four inches in Broad
way and 207 ieet IN TLirty-seycnih-st. Mr. VIII
son has not yet determined whether he will erect
block on the property or not.
THE wonK OF TIE EARLE GUILD.
The Earle Guild will Oegin tomorrow to dis
tribute tickets for articles Of food and .ucl Eacn
ticket spe flies The article TO be gwen and Is marKed
that IL cannot he traded III liquor stores Tickets
put up IN packages Of ty each and are snpp led
for 50 package 10 merchants and other persons
who are averse TO giving money TO poor persons i'm
the street. In four months last winter over $4,000
tickets were distributed for food and fuel GIFTS are
earnestly requested by those having charge OF tne
work.
JUDGE BARBoUR's FUN RAJ
The funeral services o. Judge j. NJ. barbour were
held yesterday at St. Bartholomew's Church IN
Madison-ave. The Rev. DR.. Samuel Cooke read the
service. The pail bearers Chief-J ustice >edg-
wick and Judges Van Worst Freedman and Jones'
and Richard OGornan, ex-Judges Bosworth and
Spencer and Excise Commissioner Il. b. Hart.
There were present Ex-Governor Hoffman Judges
Lawrence, Larremore, Russell, j. +. DAILY Van
Hoesen and Nehrbas. the body was inferred Ia