New-York tribune., 1882-04-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

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Unsafe buildings reported Yesterday Nos NOS: 10 100
Bleecker-st lrear), 770 Broadway, 81 Fourth-ave'
| 337 and 800 East Thirty ty-fourth-st.
Douglass McDongald yesterday was arraigned at
the TOmbs before Justice Smith for selling pools on
races at New-Orleans at No. 433 Broadway lie
was remanded.
Alderman Roosevelt's ordinance, requiring thatt
poultry sold in this city after October loo7 shal
have empty crops, was passed yesterday Dy inc
Board.
IN AID OF A CTAR;TABLE SOCIETY,". ;,
festival in aid OF ST. Lukes home 19r lndlgehI
Oh istian Females will be held tomorr9T, az Line unc
socicty's building, opening at IL a. H. lhe hono
now contains fifty inmates.
LICENSES NOT TRANSFERABLE.
The Corporation Counsel sent an opinion yester, o
DAY To the Board of Police TO the effect that the
Board of Excise had 10 right to transfer a license
from one place or person to another.
sINDgAM's DEATH WATCH.
The Sheriff has again laced the death watcn lan
on William Sindram tho condemned murderer
Deputy Shcriiis Aarons and Douglass were with nun
all of Yesterday and they relieved last evening
by Deputy Sherifis bennett and Begg.
RRsuAlGNG STUDY AT TIE UNIVERSITY.
The spring term of the University OF the City OF
New-York began yesterday. As DIR. John Hall IS
only temporary Chancellor, he does not attend Inc Inc
chapel exercises nor teach any OF the classes. IAe
Council will hold n meeting on April 49,
TO PREVENT OBsFRUCTIONs II TIE STREET.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday adopted an or
dnance providing that hereaf er no st9op or other
projection, except signs and show windows, over
eighteen inches wide, shaI be erected IN BIoau"ay
below Ffty-ninth-st.. or in Fourtecnth-st. between
Broadway and Sixth-ave.
OFFICERS OF A HARDWARE ASSOCIATION
The Hardware Board oil Trade Yesterday elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: john
c. Cook, OF Bruce d Cook, president Edward add H.
rotary; Frederic q. Dow, counsellor; James ii.
GOldey, treasurer and actury.
HIS DEATH DUE TO POISON.
A physician Yesterday sent 10 the cOroners office
report that William solomon. six years old, had
died at No. 217 West Ninetecntil-st., from the
effects Of poison. The physician was unable TO
determine what kind OF poison had been swallowed
by the child, and the parents did not know how or
when he poisoned.
DAMAGES CAUSED BY COLLISION
The steamboat Helen, running between New
York and Red Bank, on her down trip from this
city at a: NJ. yesterday, ran INTO the sl9op IN
dustry off the Highlands and did considerable
damage The industry was loaded with lumber Tor
Red Bank. The Helen broke her rudder and went
TO the pier ut Highlands for repairs
NEW BUTTER FROM CALIFORNIA
A car load about 20 0O0 pounds) of CRASHED but
ter from the Point Rayes dairy district, was re-
ceved by John y MART Co., of this city, ycster-
day. Tic butter vas charmed about ten days ago
and was SIX and n half days coming from San Fran
cisco. II was packed in large fiat boxes in ten
pound rolls and viii be forwarded tor the Soulhern
trade.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM.
The fOur prisoners who have been IN the Thirty
fourth Precinct Police Station since SATURDAY, az
rested suspicion of being concerned IN tie DEAN
of Captain Shiels at West Farms. last Thursday
night were discharged Yesterday by Justice Ford.
As The ody lad not been found, and there was no
evidence against the men, the Justice said he had
reason for holding them longer.
ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE MATTER SETTLED.
The National Cigarmakcrs Association OF TINS
city has sent memorial TO Congress mplainlng
of the distress caused 10 manufacturers and work
men throughout the land on account of the uncer-
tauty OF the internal revenue tax that VIII he
prescribed and asking that final action be speedily
taken on the question.
HOUSES WITH DEFECTIVE DRAINAGE
The Board Of Heath yesterday ordered repairs
anl changes in the following buildings: Nos lO3
Park place. l3 PaTk-row, % Avenue-B, 3D. West
Huy-ffth-st, 12J East Seventt cnth-st, 1,473
Frst-avc., 1877 Ienth-aye. There were detective
drainage and bad plumbing in nearly every case.
In the hOuso in East Seyenteenth-si sudden deaths
lave occurred within week.
DIRECTORS or THE DRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Cooperative Dress Association elected Board
Of Directors yesterday afternoon at the Union
League Theatre Twcnty-sixth-st. and Madlson-ave.
The election vas private, the public not being ad-
mitted;, and a large number OF votes was poHed
The following persons elected unanimously:
Kate Field. barley Randall, Joseph \. Jameson,
William F. Drake and I. ". Holt, ir.
MEETING or TIE PAItNELL LAND LEAGUE.
The entral Organization of the Parnell Irish |
Land League held a meeting last night at No. 6 I
Madison-ave. Dennis }. Holland presided; and az
ter considerable discussion u was resolved that the
ncr at Cooper Institute, April 80, should be dis
tri6utcd. John ODoDahuc, }. w. Gallagher and |
Michael Corcoran were appointed as a committee |
ior that purpose.
THE TRAINING-sHIP PORTSMOUTH.
The anxiety felt in circles with regard to the
safety Of the United States tTaning-ship Ports |
mouth, which sailed from Hampton Roads ON |
Wednesday last for Newport, X. H., was relieved |
yesterday The captain OF the brig Peeress which |
vessel arrived iron? te MesI Indies, reRPrted tht
southeast # liarncgat, he passed the Portsmouth
under sail and making far headway to the north
ward The Portsmouth has a of twenty able |
bodied scamen 100 boys and twenty-three officers |
SALE OF MR.. BLACKwELLs LIBRARY.
The sale OF the Blackwell library vas continued
yesterday at Bangs.s auction rooms No. i3y broad
way. Very few persons were present, the bidding
was cautious, and the prices realized were lnslg-
nifcant Among the books. which brought the
highest prices were Ficlding's Works. 10 volumes,
s.}J an uncut edition OF john Ford in volumes,
$12 rs; Matthew FreerS biographies in 10 vol
umes $50; gallery OF portraits OF which only i22
Horace published IN London III 1888, brought Tl9;
the first edition OF La Fontaines "Contes ct Nou-
works of Mrs. Jameson on legendary subjects, all
first editions, So 90. The sale will be concluded
to-day
BROOKLYN.
The Ross Street Classon Avenue and Throop
Avenue Presbyterian churches have been FIRE cd
from debt recently.
John Brdgcman, age ffty-four, of No. 80 Nine
teenthst., found hanging in his room yesterday
afternoon. He had committed suicide.
Tho funeral of A. S. Wheeler who died in
Havana, Cuba. on April to1k place yesterday at
his home. No. 10 Gaatin-pace. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Dr. Van Dyke.
Tire Mayors ami City Clerks Ofhces in tho City |
Hall have been connected by telephone with the
CITY Works Police and Excise and Health oil. es in
the Municipal Department Blilding.
The Brooklyn Presbytery has appointed the Rev. |
Drs. j. ID. Wells AMI d. X. Fraser delegates to
the General Assembly TO meet in Ohio IN May |
The Rev Or. T. L. CuyeI declined nomination to |
tho position on account OF his increasing deafness.
j. A. Weinberg has brought suit against cx- |
Secretary Stuart. of the Board of Education, who
ran away last summer, TO recover $4,000 for pro-
fcssonal services. Although Stuart left consider
able personal property the city at the time of his
flight, the Board of Education has taken no pro- |
ceedngs TO secure It.
JERSEY CITY.