New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
NETWORK CITY.

Building is active at Mount Vernon.
I'll w. f." sends s. for the widow of Joseph A
Seeds.
Complaints are made of the shaky condition OF
the draw of Harlem Bridge
| The shallow ponds on the East Side were crowded
with skaters yesterday morning
Carloads of Christmas trees and eyergreens were
to be seen on the side tracks of the depot yard Vi
the New-York Cen raj Railroad yesterday oo
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos. 2O2
and BOA East Twentynnth-st; 3l4 East thirty
fourth-st., and 90 Oliyer-st
William Stephenson, seventy-sx years old; of No.
429 West Thirteh-st was run over and Killed last
night 10y truck at Nnth-ave. and ThIrteth-st
The Board of Aldermen Yesterday adopted re-
solution requesting the Board of Estimate and Ar
poriOnmeIt TO increase the salaries of officers oil
the Park Department
SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS ~ PRISON.
Judge COwing yesterday seit James UiDDS, VINO
stole a watch and chain from Edward MeAdams in
| Ellzabeth-st., on TIDE night OF NOVemuer 20, 10
| eight years in the State Prison.
| NO ACTION LIKELY ON NOMINATIONS.
The Beard OF Aldermen yesterday adjourned until
SauIday next i'll order TO act upon unfinished busl
| moss IL is not deemed likely that any action Will
be taken at that time on the Mayors nominations.
HOSPITAL FOR TIE ANNEXED DISTRICT
Aresolutlon was passed by the Board OF Alder
men yesterday requesting the Board of Estimate
| and AppOrtionment 10 appropriate $40 600 for the
erection of n hospital somewhere Ill the Twenty
third or Iwenty-iourth Wards.
MEETING OF BASEBALL MEN.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the
American Association of Baseball Clubs yesterday
afternoon, at the Grand Central Hotel, the cham
piOnship of the association was officially awarded
| to the Cincinnati CLUB.
FRENCUMAN's FANTASTIC SIGN.
A French shOemakers sign i'll Waverly Place rep
resents furious lion tearing up boot almost as
large as itself in a ring formed of this inscription
| " Ii peut la chlrer, mus pas la oecoudre-He can
| tear 1t 10 pieces, but not rip 1t !"
CHARLES V. FAIL Is FAILURE.
In the matter of the assignment of Charles V.
Faie TO Isaac V. Crane the following schedule was
filed yesterday: Liabilities, $437 Dab 80; nOmi-
CSC 33.
STILL LOOKING FOR THE CoRNER-sToNE.
The superintendent at the excavation at the old
post Office site sad YESTERDAY that he believed that
northwest corner of tue old foundation. He
thought that 1t would be found to-day.
NEW FIRM OF BROKERS.
The firm of McCO0n IL iiliinghast. stockholders,
at No. BTOad-st., of whichtrancis /. Walton was
q special partner was dissolved yesterday. A new
firm composed of John G. Atterbury and Philip Til
lmPhast, with Mr.. Walton as special partner, has
been formed.
LOOKING INTO IMMIGRATION AFFAIRS.
Senators Jacobs aud Browning, of the Senate
sane asylum on Wards Island under the superyis-
ioJ of the Emigration Commission, yesterday. The
committee will resume their investigation of the
Commission to-day.
ALARM-BoXEs BURNED OUT DOWN TOWN
The Fire Commissioners were informed yesterday
thai several alarm-bOXes in Nassau, Liberty Full
ton Bcekman, Greenwich and HudSOn-StS. had
been burned out on Monday by the wires of the
United States Electric Lighting Company coming
in contact with the fire telegraph wires.
A BONDSMAN WORTH TWO MILLIONS
Annie McNamee, who charged with petty lar
ceny in stealing watch chain from Mis-. Annie
BetZ, of No. 40 East .hrty-eighth-st was admitted
TO bail Yesterday IN $500 Her bondsman. John +.
Bez, OF Philadelphia, made affidavit that he was
worth 81, 000, 600 above ali debts and Liabilities
HoRsE-sHoERs ELECTING OFFICERS.
The " Boss " HOrse-shOeTS' Union met last evening
in he AS 1f Sew n
and Twenty slXth-st. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: John CooneY, prcsl
dent; Francis Flood, vice president; John Graham,
treasurer; Michael llallOran financial secretary,
aud John McArdle, recording secretary.
NOT GUILTY OF VIOLATING A SUNDAY LAW
August Stern, who was arrested al the instance of
an agent of the Sunday Closing League, for expos
dry goods for sale at hs store Nos. 40 aud ~
Avenue-B, was yesterday discharged by Justice
Patterson, in the Essex Market Police Court. An
examination in the case failed to sustain the allega
ton.
ADULTERATING CREAM or TARTAR.
On complaint of Edward Love- of the State |
Board Of Health John Bade, Of No 1914 Canai-st !
and Ernest SpeenhOfi, OF No 10 Bayard-st, grocers
arralgned before Justice Morgan yesterday at
the Iombs for adnlteratng cream OF tartar with /
gypsum, and were each required to give bail III /
$500.
DIsMIssING CHARGES AGAINST A POLICEMAN.
The Board of Police Yesterday dismissed the COM /
plant against ROundsman Ernest SchrOth, of the |
Nineteenth Precinct, who was tTied recently for an
alleged assault upon Michael +. Iyner, UOrid re-
prOyOcation, seized him by the throat and alter
ward arrested HIM without cause.
WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TAUGHT
DR.. Lyman Abbott delivered lecture entitled
q What the Bible Is and Why believe itD at The
Broadway Tabernacle. The Bible, he asserted was
the only book which taught men that there was
hope beyond The grave Christianity had preceded
the telegraph and railro DIS IN every civilized coun-
Try.
SCALDED on A STEAMSHIP.
William Smiley, age fifty. of No 2,S7l Tenth-ave
and John TwIgg, of the same age OF No. 1877 West |
Sxteenth-st., were scaded by hot water from the !
ioi or OF the steamship kmckerbocker lying at Pier
No. ., North River. last night. smiley sent 10
the Chambers Street Hospital and Twigg was taken
home.
MAYoR-ELECT EDISON SEEKING INFORMATION.
Franklin Edison, the Mayor-elect, Yesterday wrote
10 the Board OF Police, asking TO DO furnished with
reports of the Department IN order that he might
got information in regard 10 the expenses Of the
several bureaus and the work performed by each.
IL is understood that Mr.. Edison desires the ntOma-
ton in order TO II in his first message Chief
Clerk Hawley directed 10 furnish the reports.
LOSING A PRISONER Wilde CHASING ANOTHER
While Dir. GlaubeTg, u Keeper OF the Iolnbs, was
aking two prisoners from the iOrkVille Police