New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-09
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Dealers in skates are doing large business
| Joseph Kohout, bright boy, age 10. OF NO. i'-
| Rivington-st.. has been missing ior " W. .o.+
| A Bowery museum announces granu co ,9ono
| of homey women" as one OF Its coming ~, =,
street bawkers of wristlets ear-mufls ana "ooieh
| gloves were well patronzed yesterday IN 10
Patrick MCpahan ISnss9RS ITer at the foot Of
Siinton"si and was drowned yesterday 80
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday; nos; LOO
rost Twentv.second-st. and 426 west forty'
| fourth-st. .s sro,r
Rootblacks threaten If they are prevented tpo af
| welding the brush on SuhuaS' " '"'0
| shine" TO 10 cents.
| THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF PEikoLh III w.
The petroleum trade OF the fIpuuoo i,i1' tfe
met Yesterday aud amended the rule governing tIio
MA gravi{v of petroleum. so that the test mere
sPpter Iopst not be below 44o Beaume, snstead OF
46O Omitted States DispensatOry Standard
| DR. GREEN SELLS HIS HOUSE.
| Dr Norvin Green. president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, mas soiG MS ariar
No 20 East Ihirtyseventh-st' to Charles La.,o
! for $685. O0 The deed OF S"h0o wac
| yesterday.
| RUN INTO BY A SCHOONER ro.
| The Spanish bark COncepcion at ancnof on SuSti
antne Yesterday morniag T Sa5 i bep bboom and
headgear carried away. The schooner haq nei 70"
| damaged she lost her iOretopmast ana sus'''N0u
| other damage
| rhore we're no new developments III the case OF
| Henry Rich, the missing Broadway merchant yes
ferday The police and private detecliVes aiu
| their best to discover where ho TO- 0"' N"'
| far been unsuccessful.
4 GROCER'S LIABILITIES.
Tho liabilities OF w. II. Jackson, grocer, OF
Sixh-av and Fifty fourth-st who mage an assign
mani n few DAYS ago, at $50,S13. and the n0mlna1
| nssents S34 555. he Is compromising at 80 10
cents on the dollar.
| CHARITABLE SOCIETY IN NEED OF HELP.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Uni
dren. now in the eighth year OF lts existence nag
since its foundation convicted 2,4S9 offenders ana
rescued 645 children The society is now IN Heed
| of money Contributions may be sent 10 W. L.
| Jenkins treasurer, No. 100 East Twenty thlrd-st'
| CONGRESSMAN VAN vooRHIs AT CASTLE GARDEN.
| C0ngressInan Van VoOrhis, the champion OF me
Immigrant Head Tax bl was vsi,or nntlhnt
vesterday Mr.. Hurl6ut explained TO MIN the uenc
ts of tie Federal laws enacted at the last session
of Congress and the workings OF tne lilslltullons
| for the prot ction aud care of immigrants
| GIVEN A VACATION BY A DISABLED BOILER.
| The boiler used in Grammer School No OF, IN
East One hundred and -hfeenth-st Tor heatihg tne
| building got out of order on TUESDAY hlgm III con-
onnance IF an oyerpressuTe of steam. The dam
AGES were so great that the school was dismissed on
Wednesday morning until Monday next, pY whlch
time 1t is expected that the repairs Will DC COM
p!eted.
ORDERED TO KEEP CLEAR OF CAPE RACE
Since the steamship Herder, of the hamburg
American line, was wrecked near cape hace
month ago the managers OF the company nave de-
cided that their steamships to and from TINS porI
shall not pass within 100 miles Of that point: a
COPY of this order was received py INC agehts vi
| the line In this city yesterday.
GOING TO EUROPE TODAY.
George w. Roosevelt, United states Consul 10
| Meter f. Aubrey Hunt, and the Rev. NJ. E.. Stan
ton of BALTIMORE will sail for Liverpool to-day on
the Steamship CITY Of BeT TGsr me Tb hSV DT
| Ohm. and b. Blumenthal and WIFE, Will sail Ior
| Bremen on the Eide
| CONTRIBUTION OF CRIMINALS TO THE CITY,
| George w Cregier secretary of the Board OF Police
| Jnstices has made the following statement OF the
amount of fines collected in the various courts dur
| inv the month of November: special Sessions,
DsIriot Court, S096; Third District Court, $i43;
Foufth District Court 1854; Fifth District Court,
| Els o; Sixth District Court $15 total. S4O99 o.
BOOKS FOR RETIRED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. -,
| collection of books relating to the War OF the
| Rebellion will be presented to the New;York State
Soldiers and Sailors Home, at Bath, steube n
i testimonial to John II. Starn for his hndnesses
| 10 the home, but which Mr.; Starin preferred to
| have used III the purchase OF the library.
PREFERRlNG TO REMAIN WHERE HE IS.
Captain f. NJ. Fawcett, IN command OF the
steamship British Empire, of the British Ship
Owners Company mi,ed %hGa mas og Hv e,
| and Mexican Line, has been made Commodore OF
that company. lie has been informed thar he will
| be called to the command of the British Princess,
| the flagship Of that company III June, but is so
we'll satisfied with his present duty that he intends
| asking to be permitted 10 remain where he 49,
| SUSPECTED NOT WITHOUT CAUSE.
| Three detective seTgcants saw four professional
thieves in tine Bowcry ON Thursday evening, ana they
| arrested them on susplcou. The prisoners had ~
their possession several velvet ana SIX shlrlS! aha
| TO have been stolen. Their names were gwen as
| William II. Livingston John Carmony. Charles
| Stevens and saul Dewitt. In the Iolnbs Police
| Court they were romanded until to-day to allow the
detectives al opportunity TO ascertain VINO were the
| owners Of the stolen goods.
SELLING GROUND GYPSUM FOR CREAM OF TARTAR
| In the YorkVilie Police Court yesterday DIS. I'd.
ward q. Love and ALDER. ). Colby OF the Board OF
| Health, appeared cOmpalnants against henry
| Iulic oi No. S23 SecOnd-aye; Henry Sukanp, OF
No 9S2 second-ave.; Matthew Kelly, of No. s67
| Icnth-aVe,; Frederick DledTlch, OF NO. 400 West
| Flty-seventh-st.. and Peter IL. Peterson, of No.
765 Second.ayer groeeIs charged o with selling
! The prisoncrs pleaded not guilty, and were COM
| mi ted in 800 bail each for trial,
BROOKLYN.
The cold weather has brought one blessing to the
| passengers by the Fulton FeIry-the car runners
have gone to "A warmer cnnate
The late Henry G. Murphy. president of the trus
tees of the East River Bridge, left no WILL HIS e.
tate is valued at $2OOOOO.
Street lamps continue 10 90 out BY large major
ity in south Brooklyn. The police have been re-
Quested to report at the stations ali unit lamps III
| their districts
A second effort was Inade yesterday to reopen the
suit OF Major John L. Harold against the Newly ork
| Elevated Railroad Company, IN which the Court OF
| Appeals has affirmed the judgment OF $4,000 at
damages for personal injuries, motion being made
before Judge Cullen for order TO show cause why
the motion for new trial on the ground If new
evidence made and denied IL August should rot bc
reopened. After argument Judge Cullen denied
the motion.
Notice of the confirmation by the Court OF
| Appeals OF the decision of the Supreme Court de.
clarng them IN contempt, has been sent to the If
teen members OF the Board of Aldermen for 1881
who were found guilty Of defying injunction in