New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
NETWORK CITY.

| The cars on Fourth-ave. yesterday had placards
| in their windows announcing that on Monday the
| fare would he reduced 10 five cents.
Twelve lots in Seventh-ave, between Onr-hun-
dred-aud-twenty- ffth and Observation-Disclosures TWEEN
| ty-siXth-sts., have been sold for $4,000.
| The building al No. 90 Bower, was reported as
| dangerously unsafe yesterday. Inspector Ester
| brook sent no nee 10 the owner TO tear IT down.
PREPARING TO HEAT THE BARGE OFFICE
| The first ton OF coal for heating The new Barge
Office at the Battery was received there Yesterday
III Offices for the customs inspectors will be ready
| probably about the middle OF January
| FISHERMEN ADOPTING CONSTITUTION.
| The National Rod and Reel Association held n
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the Metroplittn
Hotel, and adopted constitution drafted by COM
mittee appointed at a meeting held on October 20.
HIS BODY FOUND II TIE EAST RIVER
| Patrick MOnahan, labOrcr of No. 90 Oliver-st.,
disappeared from his home on Friday and the police
| were asked to search for him. His body was found
yesterday in the East River At pier No. 40. 1t Is
| believed that he was drowned by accident.
| MR.. MUNDY's CASE POSTPONED TILL MONDAY.
| The Iial of William 1t. Mundy accused OF COM
| pounding misQemeanOr III Offering to compromise
proceedings for violation Of the excise laws, was
! postponed yesterday til Monday on account of the
| illness of Assistant DlSnct-AttoTncy OByrne
WORK on TIE NEW JEFFERSON MARKET.
That part Of The new Jefferson Market building TO
| he used Tor market purposes Is being advanced :
rapidly as the weather viii permit The brick work
Is finished aud all that remains 10 be done is the
| roofing.
TWO MEN INJURED BY A FALLING BEAM
| Andrew Roster, while al Work on the new pier at
the foot Of Six yeighth-st., North River yesterday.
was killed by falling beam. Gustavus Ellison ma d
his arm broken, and was taken 10 Roosevelt Hos
| pltal.
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT MEETING.
| The NlNth A, sembiy District Repub. lean Asso-
citation held meeting last night III Arnold Hail. at
| ODe-nundred- and tenthst. and Eightll-ave. An
drew Is. oakley, the president of the organization,
presided. The ordinary business of the association
only was transacted.
PLANS FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
"A ne 81 iiIld
terdIy for eleven brown-stone buildings at Eighty
irst-st. aud tilth-ave To cost $3Os 900. w. l. and
A, NJ. PaISt rs are The owners. Four brick fiat
houses are to be built at ue-hundred-aud-twcnty-
third-s and FOurth-avc. by George W. Rogers to
cost coo.
CRUDE PETROLEUM CONTINUES UNSETTLED.
The IeYerlsh fluctuations ~ petroleum which Oc-
CURED at the Petroleum Exchange Wednesday
upon reports of increased production of tue
GTandn wells continued Yesterday. The market
vibrated between 80 and 80 cents barrel for crude
petroleum, a fall of about II cents since Tuesday
IN FAVOR OF CLOSING RUBBER FACTORIES.
Committees representing the several branches of
the rubber trade met at the Aston House yesterday.
The sentiment OF the meeting was UNANIMOUSLY III
favor of closing the factories December %, and of
using every effort to reduce he market price Of
crude rubber. meeting to take final action Will
10 hold to-day.
FOUND HANGING IN HER ROOM.
Mis-. Ellen Muihal OF No 2Il South FIfth-ave.,
was found hanging IN her room yesterday. SIC
was cut down, but she died before medical ard
could be summoned The police thought that she
had committed suicide, but members OF her family
said mat she probably hung herself by accident as
she was drying clothes IN hcr room.
CAUGHT STEALING SILK.
Henry smith, age toTiy-hye, Il Norwegian, was
charged by Cyrus w. Loder, clerk in the store Of
Henry A. Lndgens, of No 81 Worth-st. before JUS
tice Morgan yesterday, ~ the Tonlb4 with having
stolen two pieces of silk of the value of 1894 from
mat place while purchasing other goods worth 800
IAe prisoner was held IN deIauii OF ~ 800 bail
FAIR IN THE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Tho ladies o. the Memorial Baptist Church. in
Sixtecnth-st. near Eighth-avc., have been holding
a far this week that VIII close tomorrow evrun
church. which already amounts 10 $4,000. The
attendance has been good and tho receipts will
probably aggregate $1,000.
NO SUCH NUMBER IN THE STREET.
dispatch from Philadelphia Yesterday stated
that an unknown man. supposed 10 he a New.
Yorker, had been found IN an unconscious coudi-
ton with his skul fractured, under the PcuusyI-
vana Railroad bridge. and that lie aiterward died
~ the German Hospital In his pocket was the adj
dress of James Carol, No. go East ImTty -irstst
There Is no such number IN that street.
AMERICA At TIE HOLLAND FXHIBTiON.
A meeting to further the interests Of American
representation at the Holland international Ex-
hlbitlon Will be held at Chlckcnng Hall Tomorrow
evening. Adore. scs will be made by X. {. McCOr-
mex, William DOrShtmcr, SlmOn Stcme, ;. A.
Wheelwright ana others. GilmOres band VIII
play, and stereOscOpC views Of the chief cities Of
Holland viii be shown.
BELD FOR ALLOWING HIS MEN To WORK ON SUNDAY.
Officer Bach Of the lhirticth Precinct arraigned
yesterday Thomas Alexander, superintendent OF the
Manhattan Pig Iron Works al Northumberland |
tOrty-thrd-st and Twofth-aye., in the Harlem Po- |
lice Court. for allowing his 10 work on Sunday