New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-21
NETWORK CITY.
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday Nos. 40and
AZ Wattsst. aud 375 Canal-st.

Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos. 40and
AZ Watts-st. aud 375 Canal-st.
KILLED BY FALLING DOWN STAIRS. .
the cellar stairs at No. 80 Park-s yesterday morn
ing while going after some coal. and fractured he
skull. she died in q few minutes.
THE WATER TOWER TO HAVE NEW TRIAL
The water tower which recently fell and killed
a man while 1t was beng exhibited at the Battery
has been repaired and the Fire Commissioners are
to give Ii another trial tomorrow at the same place
SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS TO DE PURCHASED.
The trustees of the College or the CITY OF New
YORK Yesterday appropriated $4,000 for the pur.
chase o. scientific apparatus ana the nttlng up OF
additi onal accommodations Tor the college,.
A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED.
Articles Of incorporation of the Lehigh and East
ern Railway Construction Company were hled yes
terday he object of the company IS to build
railway from Tonhicken, Penn. 10 Port Jcrvis, N.
Y. The capital stock Is fixed al $2OO,OOO.
A SCHEDULE PILED.
In connection with the assignment of the firm of
Graham d. Aiken 10 Alexander y. flndlay, the iol-
lowing schedule was filed yesterday: Liabilities,
81 90 $40 81 nominal assets, $l5S,215 40 actual
assets, $12S,914 "a.
IN COMMAND OF THE POPLAR MILLS.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday promotes, AS
sstant Foreman Charles PuIroy, OF Hook and Lad
row. and placed him in command of the new fire
boat Zophar Mills
COSTLY STABLES TO DE ERECTED.
William Il, Baldwin Yesterday filed plans in the
Bureau of Buildings for three story brick stable
at Nos 1853 and 100 West tfiy 'fouith-st. lhe
building is to be owned by private club and is to
cost $50 900. Next door TO the brick stable Mr..
BALDWIN ls TO build tw0-story stable with granite
front at a cost of $4,000.
SENT TO NEw-JERsEY FOR TRIAL.
Michael Dunn, age twenty seven, was arrested on
Tuesday at Madison and :Rutgers-sts. charged with
completely in the murder OF Thomas Mcheon
member Of an excursion party on board steamboat
at Elizabethport. n j., ON September T.. lie was
handed oyor TO the authorities Of Elzabcthport, n.
j., 10 answer to an indictment for murder.
CHARGED WITH swINDLING MIR. CLOCK.
William I'd wards. who Is now IN the loInbS on
charge of assisting /" swlndlnG Alfred COCK out OF
Sl 500, was taken yesterday before Justice Law
renee in the Supreme Court, Chambers, on wit OF
habeas corpus. His discharge was asked for on the
ground that there was no evidence to connect him
with the swindle Judge Lawrence reserved his
decision.
GENERAL CURTIS PAYS HIS FINE.
FX-Assistant Attorney General smith, who
counsel for n NJ Curtis i'll his recent trial for
celvlng money for political purposes from Govern;
ment employees, gave 10 the clerk OF tine United
States Circuit Court yesterday n certified check
for $1,000 in payment OF the fine imposed upon
General Curtis.
A CHANCE TO MAKE CHILDREN HAPPY
The Christmas exercises of tho children of the
Colored Orphan Asylum Will be held at the IN
sttution Northumberland for y-third-st. and
lenth-ave.. on "Wednesday nj 1880 .. III. ContrlDl-
tons to tue Christmas dinner toys and discarded
skates will be thankfully received at the house OF
Mr.. Van Dusen, No 80 West Ihirty-slxth-st., or at
No. 20 Chif-st
THE TRIAL OF HARRISON JOHNSTON.
Johnston TO recover nearly 81. 100000 for alleged
incorporation OF money Obtained by The sale OF
cotton for the United States III 1856, the opening
Argument for the defence was made yesterday The
evidence for the prosecution has been principally
il regard to ass bales OF cotton valued at nearly
50 600, and 500 or 900 bales the exact value Of
winch not Determined.
THE LIBEL AGAINST GEORGE H. PENNEY.
The examination III the case of George III. Penney,
president of the lnyo Consolidated Mining aud
Mineral Company, No. 90 Broadway, against VIM.
Hamilton and Bernard Seaman, dealers III mineral
slock at No. 81 Broadway Tor publishing lIbellOus
statement about him purporting TO he an extract
from The san francisco EreR,ag Post OF December B.
1877 was continued before Justice Murray yester-
day at the Iombs. Ii. h. Marks and ii. s. Brad
ford were examined for the defence, after which
adjournment was taken
NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH CLAIM.
Judqe llton refused 10 say any hing yesterday
regarding the report that the branch store OF A. l..
Stewart a. Co. was indebted TO the city OF Chicago
IN the SUN OF 81 900 for taxes when Inc doors
closed Ills secretary said that he was very busy.
Mr. LIBBY could not be seen, but sent down word
10 "a TRIBUNE reporter who called at bis house that
he did not know OF any claims outstanding against
the Chicago branch OF tue business.
INJURED IN VARIOUS WAYS.
Thomas McKernan, age thiriy-six. OF NO. 80
Glars ST.. fell yesterday while gong down the
stairs OF the elevated railroad station at tIitethst
aud NInth-ave., and broke his night leg. lie was
taken to Roosevelt Hospital James Casey, age
seventeen, of No. 100 Dwight-st, Brooklyn, tell
through hatchwav at No. 1O7 Chambersst., aud