New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
NEW.YORK CITY.

AS usual tomorrow.
"Gin Wav" il the suggestive sign attached TO
laundry in llarleTn.
Northumberland -sixtecntl-st., from EIghth-aVe'
to Mornuasde Park, is being opened.
An English bayonet and several chain-shot wcrc
picked up at Fort Washington few days ago.
The Fourth and Third-aye. surface ears frequent
" have lively little races III tue Bowefy'
large sign on a shop in Sixth-ave informs
passers-6y that the proprietor is Hat Doctor"
The police OF the Twenty-third Precinct killed
mad dog at No. 1Ol Last Elghty-iourth-st. yester-
day.
The capital stock of the New-York Mutual Gas
Light Company has been reduced from $5,OOOOOo
10 50, 100000.
new bridge is to be built at northumberland;
1tty-tifth-st., between the elevated railway ana
Carmansville Heights.
George Wiser. a German immigrant. forty-tiye
wears Old was found dead yesterday morning III the
Iotunda III Castle Garden.
The frame houses on the south side of One-hun-
dred-aud-twenty fifth ST., west OF ihlrd-aVe, are
to be torn down and stores built III their places.
Juatice White Yesterday, at the Tom6s Police
Court, held Francis Ramsdel for tatay %SnndGg Sid i
j. j. Jordan, i'll front OF the Registers oihce III
Chatham square on December $.
LECTURES on ASTRONOMY.
Professor Young, OF Princeton, Will deliver a
course OF six popular lectures on astroqonTr at Inc
Church of the Strangers on SUCCESSIVE Iue@udy
evenings, beginning ON January 2.
BEADING AT COOPER UNION. :,
gOOl-sizod audience assembled Ia the lar"e nan
of Cooper Institute last night 10 listen to readings
given by Professor Raymond, of the Boston School
of Oratory. HIS efforts were loudly appanded
THE CrRCLE De L'HARMoNlE BALL. go
The annual ball Of ne Gerele de Harmonic VII w
be gwen in the Academy, Irving and Ilss0n Halls
on January 22. The annual dinner will be eaten at
Dcimonicos on Saturday night.
FALLING FROM A CANALBOAT INTO THE RIVER
Nary LaIsin, age fifty, living on the canalboat
MtuIattan 40. 2i fell ihto the river i 81 night at
ihe loot OF West hlr, y-iith-St. aud was UOWntd'
The body was recovered
rOyRs AND TICKETS FOR THE CHARITY BALL
The Charity BAH vii ,aAc place at the Academy
of ,if.ir on January % uud r the usual manage
mont. Tie boxes are ID charge Of Mr.. Daniel t.
Appleton, No. % East1mrty-siXth-st., aud tickets
can be gbt OF the managers
Thrown BY CNE ENGINE ~ FRONT OF ANOTHER
John NioIr >~cy, age iOrtH-cislt, OF GTcenpoint,
was driving across the Hudson River Railroad
ira X al fIi'y-irst-st. yes eriay. AS he saw an
engine approaching, ho whipped ms hOis' which
ran rapidly over the M track. There Was an en-
pIuc running on the down track. however. which
struck tht wagon and tIre" MOrri.scy IN front Of
the locomotive on the uP uarH', ne wa iTn over
and killed, and his body was taken TO the twenty
second Precinct.
FU,fEAL or COLONEL GEORGE ". PERKINS.
The funeral of Colonel George ". Perkins, who
GIcd on Wednesday, tooa place 40 so 6SI Mad;son-
ave. yesterday. Ide service Was read ~ tine hcY.
DR.. MOrg II, oI5t. lnOmasS church. me directors
ul the Mercantile DdL.- were present III uyiA.
There were also present l.. 4. AWidOu, GOraou W.
Bernard, Josiah NJ Fisk, Cooperation Counsel An-
dr,Ws III hard BusIeed. lie Wiz {. " hcyl'r and IL.
". IoUHscuL ihe lntermcut was al " "Oo'lt"n'
LABOElNG MIN DISCUSSING LEGIsLAToN:
The legislative COmnilce Ot the central La'or
Union met at Military llall No 1913 Bowcty, last
night, William McCabe, OF Typographical Union
No. Il, in the chair. The PROVISIONS Ot Ulls Tor the
better protection O! lie and lnp and for the cr,a-
ton Of Bureau Of l. Dor statistics were tine
principal subjects OF discussion. Inc committee
will rrpOrt 10 the Central Labor Union tins attcr
noon at Clarendon Han,
TRYING TO PAWN HER EMPLOYEES sEfVERWARE.
Celia MIithcrt, tho donr-.i ic arrest t-d Oh Eriay
10y DctecIVs McAIdle and Reilly, Of the twenty
second Precinct, while trying e. pawn silver piato
worth 500, the property oil ler emp oyer lichry
ScLlOeCvr OF No, Il Eat Oue-iuGdr-d-auu-
bail IN the IorkvIlle fonce Court "y nstlcc Hr'i,h
tor triai. Sha was ch4. dvoilhE 10 dispose oI ne
property III Esther tOAs pd"HsAOp az 40. O-o
NlEth-aNe.
TIE FATHER DISCHARGED, BUr TIE sQN HE'D.
Adam H. Koch, Jr, age e.ehteeu and h's iat er
aIragned before justice Wulte ,es'cttdy ~ tlle
IOmbs iOlice CONT IAa ,Orner was charged NItl
the larceny OF goods O., varc times YOtn bl@0l
tTgm hrs employers, AIKEN. son " Co.. OF Sos. SIS
and h7J Broadway. al the laltrr with receiving
the same goods with a guilty knowledge. Ihe son
was Ieid il deiIu OF 1000 bail, and the father
was dIschar.ei. the evidence being deemed lnsuii-
Gent.
HANDED OVER TO THE ELZABErHPoRr POLICE.
" Imam If. HurSr, age twenty OF No. 239
Chry>tiest., was taku before Justice White {eser-
day. at he TomUs Ponce court charged Win the
murder of Thomas MckCon, "a EhzaJcthpolt, y. J.,
on an cXCur.lOn ~ the Singer Manufacturing COM
pauVs employees on September 3. He was gwen
INTO tno custody OF police ohc'ls OF Elzab3tnport
10 answer to an IudIcment found agausl him nj
COMPLIMENTS FROM BUESos AYREs.
Mayor Gitce has rec"ivcd trom Mayor lofcndtor
Oe AINear aud the unHtipLl du norlucS oi Inc CITY
oi Burhos A\roa d Suld medal ana accompanying
documents. commemorative OF tn definite namlI
oi that city Oh December o. 1850, As the capital oI
tine ATgtntiae Republic Mayor Grace Yesterday
Announcing the receipt Of ne mc la. and documents
y resolution was passed thauk,u. Mayor AIvear tJr
d tsll e..
ncnts should be deposited With the Ncw-lof Ills
tUrcdl society.
MIR. WOODFORD HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
United States Dist.ict-Attorncy NOOdtOri bad
nothing To say Yesterday regard to the publication
OF tbe Letter between himself and AttOrucy-OeEcral
Brewster l. Is understood, however, that the par
uCu ar difference that he objected To IN tie pID-
iished copy OF the e Ter from Mr. Brewster 10 nln-
,4ll that in the prutet version the alluson To
the misuse Ol tho Official envelope was SAID lo be
" nat admissible between gentlemen m prlyate
business While III the original II was declared to
he admissible between suCh persons.
MAKING II PLEASANT FOR PASSENGERS.
A you < man got on the 'front.' platform Of
lhird ANcnue surface car yesterday ANA after rid-
lpg "A Jew block. iclt 4 violent push IN the back.
Looking around he saw dirty hand proirnding
through The httlc trap IN the door lie put . tvcn-
ty-ilNc cent piece IN the DlIckcucI palm ana re-
crlNed ten cents in change. The bewl dered pas
senger slgnhei ms wish for tine remaining ten
cents but ibe conductor Ony pointed 10 two other
Passengers Oh the platform, evidently expecting
h1n % collect their fares has making his change
rsht. lh" young man being of rrtlrug di>posi-
ton ana not having been appointed Il special con-
ductur Ou that liu,, cid not Tie men Tor their
idrc, and consequently pad 10 cents ior his ride
lhus new luxury is a.dcd TO noIsc-car travel
BROOhLIN.
PhatogrIphing parties are the latest annoyance
ana expense 10 young men OF mo lest means.
The various ponds were frozen over to 4 sufficient
thickness 10 allow skating yesterday.
Peter J.. JouTdan, of No. II Adelphi-st., was
knocked down and robbed of his gold watch by
iouT men IN Nayy-st. lato Oh Friday night
William Grady was sentenced yesterday 10 SIX
months L. the Penitentlary for Obtanag money
under a,e pTetences ,} claiming to cOllec, for the
-. I-..LL.-- L-- ID