New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-08
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The roadbed Of the Sixth Avenue surface roao 10
being repaired in many places
HEAPS of garbage three feet In heght SUI ue0"-
rate the upper part of Second-aVe-
Several new sprinklinG carts appeared uptown yes
terday but the supply is still far below the uenanu'
Mayor McMurnch and ten memoers OF tne 0oln-
mon Council of Toronto visited Mayor Grace yester-
day. ,u
An oil painting Of Dewitt Clinton, by rum pun;
has presented to the Chamber oil Commerce oy JUN
Austin Stevens. - ,.
A mass-meetinG will be held Tuesday evening.
Anri 10 Mt Cooper Institute, under the auspices OF
the Irish National Land League
The Chamber of Commerce Is opposed 70 tIe irans
Keepers from a Board of Commissioners 10 inc
MR. oPpENHEIMER's STATEMENT.
J. G Oppenheimer says in reference 70 tue re-
mort of the Dock COMMISSIONER meeting Wednes;
day that bis statement was that the uncr 10 sPnu
$500 did not come from the harbor-master, puV
from another person.
A JANITOR MISSING.
The janitor of the Young Momens Gntistlah as.
ISOLATION LOUIS Baker Hollander pY pfln' n,ls
been missing since April l. He was IalthIui anu
nsefuI servant sober aud honest, aud much anxiety
is telt by the directors
SALE or REAL ESTATE.
Al the Real Estate EXCHANGE yesterday Auctione'II
Uaruott sold thirtv-four parcels OF improved ana
unimproved property by order oi the receiver vi n
late Globe Mutual Insurance Company lho 'o'N'
price received was S26ooOU.
The regular monthly meeting OF the New.lo,H
Academy of Medicine was held last nigm ~ NO; II
West Thrty-frsi-,t. Dr. oTdyee i1ar"Jt Yss dis.
cussed by Drs. W. NJ. Polk, W. H. uiiiet'e' Eu"HIuS
L. Arnold and others
STATEN ISLAND FERRY NOT 7" ri SOD, Soip. IT
In regard TO the reported intention 9l Nlilam "a
Vanderbilt 10 purchase the Staten Island Notth
Shore Ferry Mr.. Buckley. OF the Norm onoIe ne.iJ
Company Yesterday slated TO lklhuNE ICpo .'
that the report was incorrect lneio h'u O'0" "'
talk of selling the ferry.
WORK FoR POOR CHILDREN
At the monthly meeting Of the dlrector. oi tne
go v.steritv the Superintendent reported that in
March lg5 complaints had been received, OF Wnicii
been gwen IN 43csscs persons had n',h prosecutor
and 10 convictions bad been obtained
ARRIVALS oN TIKI wisCoNsiH
Two full grown elephants; camel uIotn'-'',g
the steamer Wisconsin. from Liyerp'ol' Inc AMI
mails are from Cron. Of liamhurg and were con,
signed to superintendent Conkiing - INC rhi A..
Park but they appear 10 have been houthl pI VII;
Reichc They will only remain IN Tie lafA untli
they can be shipped west.
ANOTHER LARGE BrupiSG PROTECTED.
Another big building - soon 10 he added u thoNe
already ere, ted u"lr the Post Once. IL - to bo
bnilt by Enrene Kelly. and will Toe situated on INC
southwest corner Of Nassau ana ~ n,iau NJ ~:
edIfcc will be ten stories high and cover space
100 by 100 feet IN size. extending from Na'sau-s''
along Beekman 10 ltealre-al'ef
Policeman Farrell of the Nineteenth Precinct
| Wednesday evening arrested man who was unable
| 10 take care OF himself H. gave his name ~ Nau
rice J. Marga, are thIrty-,iN, OF NJ o%'2 quincy
| a. Brooklyn At the station yesterday morning he
d ,ggcd for some liquor aud SAID mat he laH ns'li
drinking heavily for the Last three Werh'. re w"'sou
vas Toe krd i'm the prisoners pen. shortly aitelWhFd
one of the court officers found him lying on beuch
apparcniy IN &c. He was carried 10 an ADJOINING
room aud was found - be dead. lie was candy
Hook pilot, appointed ~ 1877.
BROOKLYN.
The Rev. BOYD Vincent Of Pttsbnrg Penn, has
declined the call extended 10 HIM bN the ChutCn u
the Kcdccmer 10 income Tue aucCca'o' Va '"' NV
William A. Leonard.
The members Of the Young Mems Central hepnh-
lican Club Of Kings County have passed rrHu'l"hs
,h,r nntiyes m securing Colonel ngerso to lecture
IN lent They state that they had no thought OF
Insulting the Christian community Inc ics"iu''o"s
cepsurc DIR. Buckley for us attack'
TIN. funeral of the Rev. Samuel Day, who died
Sunday AT the age of seycnty-thrce was held NJ ""
| 10 Bronkl yn-avr. Wednesday MI. Day " AZ graz
afcd IN 1884 from Williams College, ana ehtetrh
the Con gregational ministry. After filling i've pull
pits IN succc-siOn at the outbreak ot ,he war ne
went into the army as chaplain Wl'I' ~ ost h,S
health MIR Beccher conducted the iuneraI services
NEWARK.
An atternpt was made carly yesterday morning To
force omen the jeaelry sale OF Colon ~ Co, manu-
| featuring jewellers AZ No. 30 Walnui-sL Tho burg
Iors drilled holes m the heavy IRON door poured IN
| novder and then applied lighted fuse. The door
| being hollow. there not enough OF The powder
| ,e,noinpq in the lock TO do any damage. The burg
! iers were thought 10 be Ncw-YOrk professionals.
| LONG ISLAND.
| Co1IrGE PoINT.-Thc residence OF John Braun, IN
Eleyenth-st, College Point, was entered by sneak
| thieves Tuesday evening. and money aud ornaments
| IN the value of 5000 we're stolen.
| M.SUAssFT.-The engineers engaged IN surveying
| the proposed route for the Northern Rarold of
| Long Island have reached Manhassct. The Difficult
ues in crossing ManhaSsrt Valley are not so great as
| anticipated The survey will be completed IN two
| weeks. ,, go, ,,.,
| Nyw-BRIGHTON.--Th recent cold snap caused ice
over two inche. la thickness 10 form on the ponds
| about Staten Island. Yesterday morning children
were sk atng near the schoolhouse at New Brghton.
| CLrProN.-George, age eight. the son OF Captain
Uashagen of Clifton. was fatally burned Nednes-
| dav Inv going too near "A bonfire. lie ran to his
| home screaming and on reaching there was entirely
| enyeloped IN flames lie died IN four hours after
| ward.
| WrsTFIEID.-Hcnry s. Laforge and his wife,
| Catherine are the oldest couple living on Staten
| Island Mr. Laforge being uinety-hye years old and
| his wife two wears younger. They have lived on
| fine old homestead AT Valley Forge. town OF West
field for seventy years. Mr.. Lalorgc ls a pensoner
| of the War OF 1872. He Is as active ~ man of
| sIxty years Hts wife is also active, and IL stlll
| poesessed of all her faculties.