New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-24
NEW YORK CITY.

SS%, on org w stewart Of vermont Victoria HotcEI
! Congressman w. e. Smith, OF Vermont
| NEW YORK CITY.
| wv. Moore, of Rix's Mills Ohio, sends ten cents
| for Mason.
An Anti-Light Weight Coal Association has been
| formed in Harlem.
! south-st.. between the Battery and the Bridge,
| badly needs repaving repairing ana cleaning
A sign before bootblack's cellar in Sixth-ave;
announces that seats are reserved Tor laules anu
children
New cars on the Broadway line have four lamps,
one at each corner. Passengers hfSC express sur
prise and then gratitude
The trial of the libel suit against Bishop Hare
was adjourned yesterday until to-day on account OF
the illness of the wife of one OF tie jurors
Members of the Produce and Cotton EXCHANGES
signed petitions Yesterday requesting the managers
to take steps TO close the Exchanges on Good FIJI
day.
The press view at the National Academy of De-
sign will be given this afternoon. lo-morr ROY,
evening the annual reception and private view Will
THREE STEAMSHIPS OVERDUE.
Tho steamships Patra, which sailed from GlDral-
tar on February %; the Longhirst: from Leith.
March H. and the Limosa from Aberdeen, March D,
are overdue at this port
REPOETs OF BUILDING EXAMINERS
Unsafe buildings reported Yesterday: Nos 40
Fast Houston-st. 343 West Eighty -sXh-st., Is west
Sixteenth-st and Mt the southeast corner of thirty
fourth-st. and Thirteenth-ave.
JOHN VAN ARSDALTS Will" -, q,
The will of the late John VanArsdale was filed
yesterday for probate. The testator makes various
requests TO his relatives and gives the residue o. hs
estate 10 his nephew, Henry V. ParSeu. The Will lS
dated December %, 1881.
REPAIuNG DAMAGES FROM THE ICE.
The steamship Hermann, which was towed
into this port few days ago. having lost hef o pro-
now in Cramp & Sons dry-dOck, South Brooklyn.
She is having several new plates put in her bows.
A cHINAMAN SHOT.
In an alteration IN the Chinese Laundry at NO.
25s RivlngtOn-st. last night, Philip Agcr age TWEEN
ty-Onc, of No. 24S Stani on-s, shot sam wing, tho
proprietor of the laundry in the left side intiicting
a slight wound. Ager was arrested ana locked up
SOME HINTS AS TO MARKETING.
Miss Paroa, whose recent lectures before the
New-York Cooking School called out much favor
able comment, will deliver = lecture, on . Market
Pharmacy in Twcnty-third-st., near 1hird-ave. on
| Tuesday, March %, at p. IN.
AID FOR MISSISSIPPI SUFFERERS.
| Steps are being taken by business men downtown
to raise money for the relief Of sufferers by the Mis-
sissppi River floods. 1t is suggested that meeting
be held at the Produce Exchange on Monday;
Members of the Exchange have already subscribed
| over - 900 to the relief fund
BITING THE MAN WHO FED IT. mr.
The owner of a lumber yard at Bogart-st and
Thirteenth-ave. kept Siberian bloodhound
neaRbori from Carrying of his lumber WORKMAN
went to feed the beast on Wednesday night, and IL
bit HIM in the left arm. Policeman Fielding, OF me
/
| PLANS FOR A NEW MARKET.
Plans for new Jefferson Market were filed yes
| terdav at the Buildings Bureau. The proposed
structure Is 10 stand where re- tne ora JeerSon MARKET
SO feet IN Siyth-aye and AZ feet i'll ChrisOpher-st.
| II is to be of brick with ornamental front in
Sxth-ave. II is 10 nave TWO stoIleS ana an attlc'
and IS to cost 100000.
CASES OF SMALLPOX REPORTED YESTERDAY
Nine new cases Of smallpox were discovered in the
city yesterday and the suffering persons were re-,
also that child had died from smallpox IN the
tenernent-house at No. 1877 Lewisst. The chill had
been secreted by Bohemian family named Sig
mund, and another child In the house had been
taken i'll with the disease
DIR. LORDS LAST LECTURE.
The last OF a course OF twelve lectures on the
| Lights of the Old Civilizations was delivered
The audience. which nearly filled the hall, was
largely composed of fashionably dressed women.
After the speaker had finished his address the Rev;
DR. Burchard arose ana in few remar ks expressed
the thanks of the audience to DR. Lord The sub
ject of the lecture was Dante"
THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB TO DE PROGRAMMED,
The Board of Managers of the Army and Navy
Club has decided to reorganze il different
basis and committee has been appointed for that
purpose with power 10 take the whole subject into
consideration. The treasurer reports that he has
enough money to pay all the clubs obligations.
The next meeting of the Board will he held AZ the
call of President Aspinwa at the house OF General
Henry +. Davies, IN tltty-Seventh-St
GOVERNOR CORNELL FAvoRs THE RIFLE MATCH.
4 letter was received yesterday by the secretary
of the National Rifle Association from Adjnant-
General Frederick in which lac said that Governor
Cornell had expressed entire willingness 10 give his
offica approval and cooperation, as Commander-ln-
Chief of The state Militia, TO the proposed lnierna-
| tional rifle match next September AT Creedmoor;
GeneralTOwnsend added that he GLADLY seconded
the action of the COmmander-ln-Chcti IN the matter.
ANXIOUS TO ADVERTISE CoFPINs ~ A CAR.
Detective Carr, of the Fourth Precinct arralgned
before Justice Power yesterday az the IonbS Po-
lice Court. on complaint of William H. Wood, OF
Pearl and characteristics, n dealer in metallic COT
fms Wi liam A. Ford, for having obtained T2O from
him by representing that he could have an adver-
tiSement inserted in panel of New-1ork Central
and Hudson River Rairoad car. Ford who said
that he lived AT No % Cllnton-place was held III
default of 3 900 bail.
ENDING HIS DEBAUCH IN THE RIVER.
The body of the unknown man that was found IN
the river at the Battery on Wednesday morning was
of II. b. Wilson, secretary of the
Wheeler Extension Mining Company, No. 1877
Broadway On the body were found two cerilii-
Gates of the companys stock each for $4,000: WI
son was about fifty years of age, and had no family.
He had been on prolonged debauch since March
H. and it Is thought that he concluded his reveries
by jumping into the river. There were no 6uspl-
ciOns of foul play.
THE OLD POST OFFICE PROPERTY.
Samuel d. Babcock, A. 4. Low, Henry, F. Spauld-
inc (eorpe Wilson ana Algernon 5. sullivan, rep
resfnting the Chamber Of Commerce, went to
Washington yesterday to appear before the House
Committee on Public Buildings. to protest against
urge its sale Mr. Sullivan Will argue that tho
Government has no right to hold property for leas-
ing purposes. Mr.. Conant whodesires TO keep the
building for three years from May 1, also went to
WASHINGTON 10 favor lease by the Government to
the highest bidder.
THE RIGHTS Of A WITNESS.
An examination was held yesterday by Commits
siOner Shields in the case of Frederick VanEten,
charged with stealing money from letters delivered
at No II Park-row. The sending and delivery to
VanEtten of the decoy letter and the fnuing of a
| marked bill in his possession were proven. The
prosecution then called az witness Charles II.
| johnson, who is accused of the same offence. lie
| refused under advice of his counsel TO answer
| the questions put to him on the ground that the
answers would tend 10 criminate himself The