New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-20
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
The Christmas match will be shot at Creedmoor
to-day. ~ =.
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday Nos' IN
Bond and 10 Harrison-st
A letter has been received at this Office from Mrs
j. A. Seeds the widow of the heroic en i1I OK
pressing her gratitude to all who ha'e au'u "'4'
NEW FERRY. 800
The Board of Aldermen yesterday pa:seu 80. To-
luton establishing ferry from poiht oetmte Gu
harrison ard Jay-sts, North RIVER, TO poin' AZ VI
near Dea's Point in the town of Weehawkeh' Ne D.
GIVING ASSISTANCE TO A BRIG IN DISTRESS ;or
Captain clifford of the Dat brig Mare, whicn Gu
arrived We teriay from AGua, reported ma on ",
Sunday. sboni I35 east of Sandy Hook, tao brig f.
H Williams from Forney for philadelphia AVIS WAS
spoken. She was short of prov s0ns ana supply
was given to her bv Captain Tedtord
CAuCrsING FOR ORGANIZATION.
The Democratic Aldermen will hold a caucus ~
day at the Ciy Hall to agree 1poa onnGstcs for
Board for the coming year he eap" KI a nd
PRECEDENT are John Rellev, William I MI ti anu
Thomas Foley with the chancrs favor Tl he re
Eaptaln Francis j. Iwomey VIII prop""i' w -
elected clerk of the Board
PLANS FOR 4 sEvEN-sToRY APARIMETT-HoCSti
Thomas Osborne yesterday h'ca plans s ~ Ito
Bureau of Buildings for seyen'story apdI.mohnS
S"ns@ Which Is to be built in SeN enicenth -sf pc
tween Second aud lhird-aves at cost OF & ma
The i'm lding will he constructed OF nre-pIooI ma
ferial the walls are be Of trck with Conhec'icut
bTown-stOne trimmings
NOT TAKING PROPER CARE OF HIS PRISONER:
In the case of Thomas Levev, provision Heaier ol
@he anneyed district who disappeared from his
hoUse ohant three weeksago a coroners jury yes
teiday censured the district prison Keep r. IoH IN
Royce for not taking proper care OF MN Whle III
his custody.
A GIFT TO A THEOLOGICAL Seminary.
The gift o. $4,000 from the late tracy IT, Ens t
which his trustees are now ready 10 pay; 10 tuo
General Theological Seminary Tor ne Iracy n;
Edison Foundation" makes oyer $l0oOO fec !
by the seminary in the last three years. me llte
est of Mr. Edison gift is to be used in instlucImg
students IN the church service
DEATH or a COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER;
Henry SchnOOk, German. OF No. 46l Nlnth-aVe',
was found dead IN his bedroom yesterday mOrnlne'
On table near his bed were three bottles contain
ing white liquid. Schmo9k, VINO wasa coinedel d;
traveller mad been i'll the habit OF using drugs 10
canse scep He was separated from his wife come
IIonths ago and OF late had been respondent IT. Is
NOT known whether he committed suicide or accl-
dentally swallowed an overdose OF me pOlson'
STABBED BY his FRIEND.
Analtercation occurred at am yes trday In fugh
Fradys resauTant, al 10 scT 2S treSs among
whom was =. II. Creegan, young painter OF NO,
24O lbird-ave. In scuitie, whlon iaseu only lew
moments Creegan stabbed Bra0y IN the oack IMico,
ipfiicting dangerous wounds. He was taken 10
Bellevue Hospital CT egan made his escape
ANNIVERSARY OF MISSION SOCIETY o,..
A meeting was held last night at the OllVet
Cburcn in SecUud-s., the occasion beng the ifty-
seventh anniversary of the New York Cav Mission
mud tract Society Addresses we're delivered by the
Rev DR. Tayior Sir short ami others The Rev.
Or iavlOr called attention TO me enc uraelhg Iact
that 0hvet was en- rely sell of he other
mission churches which are at present. about
$4,000 in deDt.
FAILING TO PAY PROMISED DIvIDENDs.
Charles - SpOerry, secretary OF the European
Medicine Company. was arrested Yesterday on
charge made 10y Mrs. Eliza Forrest, OF No o. NeSt
Thirty ST., tina, he had gwen her stock OF Inc
company in payment for real ate, asserting that
10 per cent dividends would be paid, whereas no
dividends a all had been paid. He had also gwen
her in scLange Tor her notes. his own which were
discounted at the bank contrary 70 agreement. Mr.
Spoerry gave 1900 bail IN the Dlstuct-At'ofheys
Office.
,,,cre pro,upr>cc >,Fv OF FyPFRITVCE
AT the meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce on
December 8 the Committee on Harbor and snip
ming WAS au horned to confer with Governor elect
fJeveIand IN regard to the appointment of port
wardens and han bormasters, with the view OF SC
curing only competent persons Tor such oilces Inc
Committee sent a letter TO tho G0vernOr-eect, set
ting forth the importance aud authority OF the OIL
fees aud u!IGing chat those appointed TO ihem
should be selected from the classes OF shlpnasels
aud pilots or OtGer experienced nautical men,
cENsuRED FOR LACK OF HUMANITY.
Annie Marks eyht years o. sHae Sc GnGeF tne
nun over at i ighty- eventh-st. and Third ave. on
November 20, while returning home from school
The driver the wagon that Killed the child. Pat
rick Mulcarc, was 50 frightened at the currence
that he whipped up his icam ana rove rapidly
away without stopPng beiSde T tSa da hSi a an
accident but that the driver should be " censured
ior his lack of humanity III stopping at once"
RICE STILL LOCKED UP.
George James Rice, eX-pTesldent or the Utica,
Ithaca and Elmira Railway Company, who was
committed TO the Tombs on Monday in default OF
ery and emb, zzlemen was still IN cell No. SO yes
terdag he said to a reporter of The TRIBUNE that
he IL pected bat his bondsmen would arrive very
soon and that he would be released ON bail IN few
DAYS at the furthest In regard to his case he had
nothing to say in addition to what had already been
DUMPING IN TIE HARBOR.
At the meeting of the Pilot commissioners yester-
day Inspecto' On0ay reported tiagi ant violations
OF the barLOr laws on the part Oh the Atlantic
Dredging Company. Three scOws, ntainng $500
cubic yards of mud were towed down the bay and
f..(' IA I'M mol
A communication received from the Philadel-
pha Maritime Exchange ashlng tie cooperation of
literal appropriation for the placing of light Oys
along the coast and in main channels
STEALING FROM EXPRESS WAGONS
number o. lackaGTs nave oeen stolen recently
an no clue could be found 10 the thieves On De-
cember 81, Inspector ByTues was informed OF the
facts and two detectives were detailed 20 watch the
wagons. Last night they saw two men walk up 10
one Of the Wagons and steal q package of BOOKS
They were arrested and taken to the Central Office
They gave their names Charles OCOnnel age
eighteen, of No. 4lS West lhriy-secOno-st. and
Michael OBrien, age twenty-tluee living at
GIaud-sf. aud Broadway.
ROBBED or MONEY, TRUNK CLOTHES AND BOOTS.
George AlOs NeizHullei, a uaiive OF IuIkenteid,
Germany, left his homo Tor Antwerp III september,
intending come here by q steamship o. tie Red
Star Liue. He is matchmaker by piof ssIOn and
had trunk with tools and clothing, valued at
about 500 marks. Al Antwerp he was drugged and
robbed by an acquaintance mat he maze. When he
awOke at a. on the following CAV, he found
himself on board OF the ship Cornelius Grinnel He
was TO ignIy offered go TO work. lie learned that
he had been shipped with the crew, thai his trunk
was missing and instead OF these he only had suit
OF storm clothes and wooilen blanket. lie arrived
here "A week ago and went 10 Castle Garden Mon
day night. lie found when awakening yesterday
that his boots had oeen stolen. lie uas asked that
the commissioners OF Emigration should take steps
80 secure bus trunk, as nc Is destitute
BROOKLYN.
The lakes in Prospect PARK were crowded all day
yesterday with merry throng OF skaters.