New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
NETWORK CITY.


Madison-square is now lively with boys and girls
skating on rollers every fine afternoon.
Jacob H Schiff treasurer of the Russian Refugee
Fund, has received altogether S52,702 81.
Trees in the side streets are fast putting on spring
decorations in the shape of kite-tails and strings
Italian children gather considerable quantities Of
coal from the dr0ppings of the coal crane IN front OF
the New-York Elevated Railroad depot.
Fights and drunken brawls are not infrequent on
the Hamilton Ferry boats late at night, The deck
hands always happen to be at the other end OF the
boat
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos 225
West FOrty-second-st., 7S7 Second-ave, $50 FIRST
ave-, 2S6 Spring-st., los NOrtOlk-st % Laignu st
and 476 and AIS HudsOn-St.
LILIES FOR EASTER.
Novel designs in Easter gifts consist OF clusters of
pond lilies and lilies of the valley on velvet or
plush covered palette, or square panel, in box. The
effect Is pleasing.
ASSIGNMENT FILED.
In connection with the assignment of William
ment was fled yesterday Liabilities %l5o, CTS 75
nominal assets, $105S36 Sc; actual assets,
CHINAMrY AT THE GARDEN.
At each performance of Barnum's Circus
number of Chinamen are conspicuous in the au-
dience They give unmistakable evidence In the
way of wide-opeued mouths that they enjoy the
entire pro zramme.
TIN YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON.
Judge Cowing yesterday sentenced to en- years
imprisonment in the State Prison John Ulman, who
was indicted for robbery in knocking down Simon
Stroh, III Chrystie-st., on February 8, and stealing
his watch and chain.
LARGE NUMBERS OF LOST BADGES.
There seems to be much carelessrcss, or some
other fault. among the employees of the Elevated
Railway as list of 125 lost badges is posted at the
various stations. for which all gatemen are in
structed to keep a sharp lOOdont.
IN COURT WITH HIS MONKEY.
Officer Lowell, of the Nineteenth Precinct charged
Vncenzo Moresco and Antonius Spinetta, two lately
arrived Italians, in the YOTkvlle Police Court yes
terday, with being drunk A weazen-faced monkey
peTched on VincenzOs shoulder The two Italians
could not speak English, and they were committed
for one day.
There was a light tall of snow early Yesterday
morning which by noon bad disappeared from the
streets The temperature was about 1OO higher
than il was earlier in the week. The snowfall was
due to the influence of a storm OFF Cape Hatteras.
According to the Signal Service reports cloudy
weather prevailed throughout the country.
THE GRAND JURY AND THE POTTER BUILDING.
Asst 9tant District-Attomey Vincent called to the
attention of tine Grand jury. yesterday the facts
brought ont by the inquest on the bodies of those
who met their death in the Potter Building fire. Q.
B. Potter, the owner of the building, his son and
Samuel Weir the ;i 1a RI were we're. examined
CHARGED WITH PERJURY IN THE MONTELLs CASE.
Detectives DOlan and Cosgrovc, of the Central
Office took before Justice Smith Yesterday after
noon on complaint of Thomas j. Madge, of No 1914
Greenwich st., John Cassanity, James Graham and
Horatio Behancourt, on charge Of having testified
falsely in the Montells divorce suit pending before
Judge LarTemOre in the Supreme Court. They were
committed for examination.
A VESSEL OF MAHOGANY.
The new British schooner Isle of June, which
sailed from Nassau, n p for this port on March 1,
mt INTO Delaware Breakwater on Tuesday night on
account of the strong nOrtherly winds which pre-
vailed. The frame of the Isle of June is of mahog-
any which wood has not been regarded with much
favor heretofore by shlpbuilders, owing to its brit
tleness and ITS great weight.
LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF HAMS TO CUBA.
Among the shipments to Havana by the steamer
CT nf Ia Irp'a I'M biph
sailed Yesterday, were twenty crates about 1000
of hams It's the largest consignment ever made on
a single steamer TO the West Indies. The hams
were all small mot above nine pounds EACH these
bringing better prices than larger ones and were
cured especially for the climate
THE COMMUNIPAw FERRY FRANCHISE SOLD.
Controller Campbell sold at public auction yester-
day the franchise to the ferry from the foot of
Liberty-st. to Communipaw, NJ, j. The Central
Railroad Company OF New-Jersey bought the prlvl-
leQe for So 800 per year. The company has been
running the ferry for many years, but II - asserted
by the city authorities that this has been done with
ont authority of law. A suit to recover damages
from the railroad company has beencompromlsed by
the Corporation Counsel.
SALE OF HORSES AT THE AMERICAN EXCHANGE.
There was a large attendance with lively blddlngat
the sale AT the American Horse Exchange yesterday.
Among those present were Colonel Delaney Kane,
Pierre Lorillard, jr. and i. {: Mason. Dr. Ogle
bought bay fly for 800 Mr, Burk bought
brown filly for $3.50; brown gelding was sold for
SI55 and a chestnut tilly for 1913 TO Il. Ii.
Daly Among the stock offered FOR sale were two
geldlngs consigned by Lieutenant DelcslOIu, Oh tne
Royal Engineers OF Bermuda.
A SLATE COMPANY's LOSS.
The steam mill of the PcnThyn Slate Company at
Middle Granville, Washington County, this state,
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. w. H.
Kirkland, secretary OF the company was seen at ms
office In Union-square by TRIBUNE reporter yes
ter1ay. He said that the loss would probably be
10000, winch is partly covered by insurance
The engine in the burned mill supplied the motive
power for the steam derricks used in the quarries.
Work will be continued by horse power.
THE MAINsTAY OF THE HOTELKEEPERs.
"New-Yorkcrs would be astonlshed said q
gentleman thoroughly cOnversant with the hotel
business of this city To n TRIBUNE reporter, "if
they knew how some of the proprietors manage
their business. They all more less dependent
on their market men. aud majority of the leading
nd fua mara 0nt their the