New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-06
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY
The steamship Wikesbarre, bound for Boston;
! grounded on Robbins Reef yesterday morning, anu
| still remained there last night
TIE BURSTING OF A WATER BACK
The watcr-back Of a range in the basement OF No
! 800 siXth-ave. burst yesterday. Inc rying coas
set fire to4he house but only slight damage was
| done.
| Among business changes made at the beginning
of the new year is the following Lathrop T. Bacon
has been admitted TO the firm OF CLARK ~ Bacon
bankers and brokers, No. 3 Pinc-st.
THE CITY DEBT.
Controller Campbell issued the debt statement Tor
! December 81. 1881, yesterday The net tunHca
| debt ut that date S9S,29O.2O6, against
! SOL 500 S91 at the same time IN 1850.
A SAILOR DROWNED.
Louis ndpT tWcutV-clght, n sailor on inc
lighter Sarah Elizabeth lying at the foot of West
! Fortv-tmpl-st fell overheard yesterday ana was
| drowned. The body was recovered and sent to the
A PAINTING or THE CARDINAL.
Frost johnson gave private yicwof hi3 lie slzc
portrait Of Cardinal McCoslcy at ms studio iaaI
standing clad in his official robes. The reception
was well attended
SIX C.s"s OF SMALLPOX.
There were six cases oi smallpox in the city yes
tcrtav making twcuty-tour ca ,cS for the week thus
far. One of the patients reported was an ltalan
woman who had just come from Chicago. She was
taken to the hospital from No. 232 Mott-st.
VIOLATING THE LOTTERY LAW.
Policeman Connor. of Insocctor Murray's Office,
made a charge araiust James Wilson yesterday
before Justice Smith ct the Iombs Police Court OF
dealing in lottery policy slips ~ No ~ Ol"-Slp'
lie was required to furnish bonds in 5000 for tilai
TWO STEAMBOATS, SOLD.
The steamboats, Morri+ania and Harlem, belong
ing. to the Morr~ana Steamboat Company, were
sold by pubic auction yesterday by order of the
receivers The Harlem brought $4,000 and the
Morreana $4,000 and both vessels were bought
by William =. Lodge.
A COLLEGE SOCIETY CONVENTION
The Dp'tg Pin Society held ITS convention ycSfcr
dav afternoon at No. g25 Broadway. The meeting
was well attended and only society BUSINESS was
transacted. A supper was gwen last evening The
society dinner will lie given at Pnard'3 tonight.
The convention will end Saturday
ALEXANDER LOUIs's DEATH.
Alexander Louis. of this city, who was found
dead in his bed in hotel III Havana Wednesday,
was member of the firm Of Leissncr x Louis, fur
nirure dealers of No. SIS Broadway lie went 70
Havana about two months ago for his health. rs
wife thinks that he died from rheumatism Oh inc
heart.
WORK OF THE BUREAU or 9UTDNGs. -,
George Thesis flied plan at che Bureau OF build
iugs yesterday for an extension which he proposes
= build to his musc-hall at No. 1874 West Four,
tcontl-yt nj q cost Of $4,000 The extension will
be II 6 feet deep by 80 feet wide. The buildings
No 331 Canal-st., 15I Leonard ST.. So Sherlit-st.
and 30 Muiberry-st. were reported unsafe
REMOVALS BY THE TAX COMMISSIONERS;
The Tax Commissioners yesterday removed Ed
ward North, city assessor: ana appointed as ms
successor cX-Ahcrman john W. Jacobus. AT salary
of 81 600 a year They also removed Deputy IaN
GotnynIssioncr4 iIcnry 4 Perrva and c. Forrest Wood
General Denis +. Burke was appointed in p lace OF
Wood, but no appointment was made in place of
MT. North.
ACTION or THE LIQUOR SELLERS.
The Salooukccpcr} Protective Association held n
meeting yesterday and resolved to appoint com
mttcc to draft new excise bill 10 be presented TO
the LEGISLATURE for he protection Of the hqnOr
sellers and containing vcrai amendments to the
present law. The new bill viii propose that the
liquor sellers shall be allowed 10 keep open shop on
Sundays after o'clock.
SHOOTING AT 4 DRtfgFIITP.
James Mooney convicted ia Che Court OF Cen
cra Sessions on Tuesday, of frlonous assault, and
Ger -. 1881. while in the liquor store of DAVID
Curtin No. 1OG ChcrrY--'., ne disputed the price OF
his drinks and fred piSto shot nj Curtin, wound
ing him ~ The chin Tn" Recorder sentenced
Mooney 70 the state Prison FOR five years.
THE late PROFESSOR DRAPER.
The funeral of Professor John W. Dr1pcr Will be
Professor Of Physiology in the Medical Department
fcss1r Of Natural History i'm the College of the City
Of Ncw-Yor,, but docs not occupy this position in
the University, as was Published yesterday.
TIE AMERICAN BIBLE SCOT TY.
Tho Board OF Managers Of the American bible
Society held It's regular monthly meeting yesterday.
Tn" latest charges made 10y the Connecticut Bible
let the matter drop and not 10 invite publicity by
making formal denial aglin. The question of
amending the constitution and bylaws of the So
cicty was raised but no definite action taken.
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