New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
NEW.YORI[ CITY


third Street Ferry c.-.- ,,..,,.o,
The commencement of the United states Mou inca
College will take place at Steinway nan tuiS e'eN
ing D-n.o,
The cirders of the metropolitan Elevated Railroad
are being strengthened. Wronght IRON pi''es "''
rivetted on the crosS-SupportS OF the TRACKS
The Seventh Avenue Boulevard, from Ope-hun-
Extraordinarily htth-st. to NaWoous ho1eL y
covered with thick mud aud rdOolsh casC upon IL
from the vacant building lots
FAILING To SUPPLY PILOT.
A comnlaint was made to the Pilot Commissioners
yesterday nv the captain of the bark Alice ChangL
that no attention was paid to signal Tor piot p9
boat No 81. $50 miles east of Sandy HOOK
JUDGE ARMOUR ADJoURNs COURT.
Judge Arnoux. in the Superior Court, adiourned
his court yesterday mark OF respect Ior INC la
Edgar Ketcham, formerly weu-known rnemoer %
the Bar.
PRELIMINARY TO AN INVESTIGATION.
The Board of Aldermen Yesterday adopted rcso~
lution requesting Mr.. Coleman TO furnish Sll,Ie-
ment of The amount OF his expenditures since nc H"'
had charge of the Street Cleaning Department"
THE CONTRACT SYSTEM NOT COMMENDED I:S u icso,D.
4;on disonnroyng the contract system in the state
prisons and directed that copy OF the +, soIu'Ioh
be sent to the city's representatives IN the Legs
lature.
READY FOR SUMMER
The benches that have been stacked upon tne
band stand of the Battery al winter we're tSnSn 1
out yesterday and placed around the laih' ie""9
for summer GoardeTs."
DECLINE IN BRFADsTUFrs.
The decline in wheat from pig to 3 p cents nusi-
a. "A
mart to n strong pressure 10 realize and resulted IN
increasing the export demand flour was I,lii ai'
about ten cents barrel lower IMAM o oxnoyt
Corn and oats were also lower Win q hgn' eAPoi'
demand.
DEATH on sHIPBOABD.
Reinhold Fooker, twenty three wears oio org W
fhe German immigrant passengers on the steamship
Furncssia which arrived from Glasgow yesteI9aSi
died early in the morning Of perltonltls he mau
heen sick a week. The coffin IN which ne was
nIeced was so large that it would not 90 INTO the
dead-houSe.
COST OF REMOVING A DETECTIVE WALL
The bids for taking down ana Teconstr1cuhg inc
detective wall in the Castle Garden rotunda having
been considered too great, the Commissioners Oh
Emigration authorized Master Mechanic KoGe f
Christian to do the work The wan IS nearly LIE iI
jshed and will cost about 500, or about one-nau
the contractors BIDS.
IMMIGRATION BY WAY OF FALL RIVER.
Two hundred and thirty of the Storage passen-
gers from the steamship City OF Berlin arrived AT
Castle Garden yesterday by way OF the tall hyeT
boat The Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, landed
53s immigrants the Furnessia, from Glasgow, 440,
and the Persian Monarch, from London 30Z'
THE TAMMANY COMMITTEE on ORGANIZATION
The Tammany Committee on Organization met
Yesterday afternoon and adopted resolutions OF
respect to the memory of the late w. b. Maclay, who
was member of the organization, Nj Kelly ana
male Spceches on the subject. A contest from the
XIXth District was referred to a special committee
T. W. sTOUGHTON's HOUSE SOLD
The residence OF the late Il. w. StoughtOn. No. 20
Fifth-ave and the lot and brick stable adjoining
were sold by the executors yesterday az inc X
change SalesrOOm. through ADRIAN MuleT. L no
house and lot were bought by Samuel Smith for
$77 900. The lot and thIee-Story brlok staOIe 70
l25 Seventeenth-st, were bad III by IT, ~ Chase Ior
S15,250.
ALDERMEN IN FAVOR OF HIGHER SALARIES.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday adopted Teso-
luton approving the bill introduced IN the state
Senate by Senator Grady equalizing the fompensa,,
ton of policemen and t[emen' and hxhg ~ at
81 200 per annum. This bin does away with the
grading of salaries of policemen and hTemen, anu
makes the salaries of the new aPpointees the same
as those of the more experienced members OF the
force.
The agents of the steamboat and ferry companies,
which occupy docks near the foot OF Canal-st sent
complaint 10 the Board OF Health yesterday abouI
the condition of the Canalst. sewer. IL was stated
that foul Odors come from the mouth OF te sewer a
low tide. The Board referred the petition to the
Commissioner of Public Works.
PEsTILENTIAL sUNKEN LOTS.
A petition signed by twenty-five residents OF
houses in Fiity-seventh-s',, between Elghth ana
Ninth-aveS. was sent 10 the Board OF Health yes
terdav asking that action be taken in regard to the
vacant sunken lots at Nos 351 and 353 West FIFTY
seventh-st. 1t was declared that the lots were were
covered with water and dangerous to health.
The petition was referred TO the Sanitary Superin-
tendent for investigation
OIL AND WATER FROM ELEVATED ENGINES.
Sanitary Inspector Ewing sent TO the Board OF
Health Yesterday report that part of Nintb-avep
between SiXtieth and SiXty-second-sts, was IN a
filthy condition. owing to water and OIL dripPlng
from the elevated railroad engines IL was adVlsGd
pans to catch the fluids from the engines
An examiner of the Buildings Bureau reported
Yesterday that the tenement houses III Goelck-st.,
from No. 81 to No. lO1 inc usive, were unsafe on
account of bulginG area walls and totterng chm
news Notices we're sent TO tho agents to nave the
houses repaired. The following other buildings .I6S
were reported to be unsafe Nos. 30 and 40
Ayenue-B 20S Seventh-St, and 232 East Seventy
seventh ST., rear.
THEODORE THOMAS on STREET PLAYERS.
A son of Scotland was squeezing his bag-plpos and
producing a most mOnotonous music IN front OF
the house OF Theodore Ihomas the o'Aer nlOThlng.
The eminent conductor was asked IN joking way
If he could not utilize the bagppes III hs orchestra
"If YOU knew NY sentiments about these street
player you would not ask me- he replied.
fThere are many large cities where the nuis9nces
are suppressed, but New-IOrk owing 10 her AueT-
men, has 10 endure them"
ASSERTING THEIR INNOCENCE.
The examination in the charge made by /. w.
Jencks, of Nos. 1915 and l59 Broadway :, against ans.
and George s. Jacques, of having consplTed to de-
fraud him of $27, 900 by means of forged papers,
the ToInbs Police Court. Ross testified that he was
not aware of any criminal intent by his associates
fOSt ueCldIou LIS HnVoVh'C' anu ''I''U ~ V'iO
examination. The hearing was then adjourned
until Thursday next
TIE HUDSON OPEN FOR NAVIGATION.
The Dean kichmond, OF the Peoples Line OF
Albany Steamboats, will be the pioneer In the open
ing OF navigation between New-YOTk and Albany.
She will leave her pier, foot of Canal-st, at g. IN.
to-day. The steamboat Guy OF Troy OF I'm, tne Troy
DTeS and St. john 81 the Peoples Line and The
City of Troy and the Saratoga, OF the Troy Line,
have been Tia roughly overhauled recaIpeted and
lifted with new appliances for saving life and ex-
tiDguishing fire.
THE DISPOSITION OF MARGINS.
Owing 10 many vexed questions which have
arisen recently among creditors of suspended firms,
with regard 10 the cOnsiderau0n OF deposited mar
gins as assets. the Produce Exchange yesterday
sdonted n new rule which virtually decides the
pout for al future controversies III IL 10 the eect
that IN case either party TO GoIact iot IN" ~