New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-05
NETWORK CITY.

HoGmaS TcusoTy Governor r. D. Hubbard, Of
| Connecticut.
NETWORK CITY.
| Workmen have been planting number OF
young trees in Washington Square recently
| The University of the City or New-iork Is having
| its spring vacation this week.
| The members of the Produce Exchange yesterday
voted to observe Good Friday as holiday.
Father Peter Farrell of ST. Teresa,s, has been ap-
pointed TO the charge of ST. Joseph's Roman Cain
| Ole Church, fremont.
The nress view of the exhibition of the Society
of American Artists will be given from IL 10 70
day Artists whether exhibitors or not, VIII DC
admitted after o a. Ill.
There was found at the foot of Twenty-slxth-st.
North River. Yesterday, the body OF man ABOUT
| forty years old.
The body of an unknown man was found IN inc
East River at Pier No. 81 yesterday by george
Mitchell. of No. So Jackson-st
The trustees of the Metropolitan Savings Bank
have passed resolutions in appreciation oil the seI-
vices of G.. L. Tiffany, the retiring president.
Spelling is not cultivated at the museums Post;
ers describe "two-headed girl" as the duel
| nightingale"
The XIth Assembly District Republican Associa-
ton met last night at No. 10Y West Ihlrty-fourth-
ST. c. A. Peabody presided. About forty members
were elected.
MUSIC IN ELEVATED TRAINS.
The last Improvement on the elevated roads Is the
introduction of musicians. Last night boy vioiln-
ist filed car with the strains of " paddy Duny S
Cart" and then tried TO fill his hat with pennies
IN A BROADWAY WINDOW.
The silver punch-bowl given by the New YORK
Yacht Club TO j. r. Busk whose yacht Madgc de-
feated the Canadian yacht Atlanta on November
Q and 10 1881 is on exhibition in Broadway Jew
ellers window
THE REV. DIR. JOSEPH HUNTERS FUNERAL
The funeral of the Rev. DR.. Joseph Hunter was
held in Trinity Chapel yesterday morning, the ser
vices being conducted by the Rev. Dr. Z. +: Swope,
assisted By the Rev. DR.. Hasllin and the Rev. Mr.;
hero W. n
was at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
RESTRICTIONS on POULTRY KILLING
The Law Committee of the Aldermen presented
to the Board Yesterday report fayoring the re-
curing that all poultry shall not be fed for twelve
| hours before it is killed. The matter went over
under the rules.
COMMITTING SUICIDE BY HANGING.
Herman kIOegcr, a German fOrty-ilve years old.
committed suicide yesterday by banging himself at
No SIS Ienth-aye, where he kept small grocery
store He left no explanation of his act Ii was
said that he had drunk hard for some time tie was
married, but hal 10 children.
NO RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE TIE USE OF THE PIERS.
In connection with the investigation by the Al
dermens Committee on Docks of the use OF Pier No;
J. Justice Barrett decided yesterday that the Board
of Aldermen had power TO make an investigation
into the management of the public piers, and that
the Recorder could not compel witnesses to attend
before their committee.
lila BRIsTFp's WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
Surrogate Rollins Yesterday admitted to probate
the will of the late John Jacob Aston Brlsted The
will Is dated in November 1871. The principal
benetcaries are the tnstatOrs sister Miss risted.
and his aunts. Mrs. Kane and Mrs. SedSwlck The
will was contested by Mr.. Bristeds half-brother,
Charles Brlsted.
MR. OELRICHss YACHTS.
Herman Oelrichs. whose devotion to yachting,
polo lacrosse, boxing and every form of manly sport
has made him prominent among the rlch young men
of the city, has shipped the captain and crew Tor ms
yacht Hidegarde, and she will soon 90 into COM
mission. Mr.. Oelrichs will build this summer a
schooner yacht II feet in length, IN which he VIII
make voyage to Europe.
AN ANALYSIS OF ELEPHANTS MILK.
DIR. J.. W. Martin, one of the assistant milk in
snecors Yesterday sent to the Board of Health an
analysis Of the milk of Barnum's elephant Queen:
OF 100 parts OF milk there were 1870 parts OF
water O. 10 OF fat, $50 of sugar, Pol of caselne
| and O5O salts. The lactometer showed a specific
gravity Of Les AZ 600 Fahrenheit. Alter forty
| eight hours the milk yielded 80 per cent cream.
| OCEAN FREIGHT CARRIED AT LOW RATES.
! Ocean freight rates so low that grain is car
ried loss by steamships and there Is no lnclina-
ton 10 take any contracts by the owners OF sailing
| vessels Yesterday small lots were engaged for
steamships from New-lOrk At three tarthlngs a
| bushcl t. Liverpool, and one penny to London IL
was stated that one steamship TO sail from Boston
| this week had accepted n contract 10 carry 10000
bushels of Canada peas to London free.
POTATOES DANGEROUS To HEALTH.
Inspector Conway reported yesterday mat about
20 900 bushels of potatoes were lying on Per new
! No 43 North River III rapidly decayIng condition,
and that if permitted to remain they would endan-
ger the health of that part OF the city Information
is to be sent TO the Board OF Health and Inspector
| Conway will see that the potatoes not thrown
into the river at night, which Is believed to be the
! intention
THE ALDERMEN IL FAVOR OF FIVE CENT FARES.
| a preamble and resolutions presented by Alder
man Martin were adopted by the Board of Alder
men yesterday, that the 10 cent fare ON the elevated
railroads during the greater part OF the day eX-
cluded the abOring class from the benefits OF rapid
transit and that "a surface roads carried passen-
gers from the City Hall to Harlem for 8 cents. the
elevated roads could do the same. The Legislature
| was requested to pass the bill now pending, which
provides that the fare on the elevated roads shall
| be cents at all hours.
THE SECOND GAME WITH THE BROWN NINE.
| The MetrOpOtans and the Brown University nine
| PLAYED their second game OF base ball at the Polo
| Grounds yesterday. The regular pitcher and
catcher, Lynch and Clapp, played for the home
| team while Smith pitched and Bassctt caught for
| tue collegans The MetrOpOltans appeared III thelI
| new suits. The fielding OF the college nine was
| good, but they could not bat Lynch. Dilts, the
shorfstop, made their only run in the last inning
| The McropOlitans play to-day with the Harvard
University nine. Ihe score By innings was rs fol
| lows:
N4s129 IL IL
DETERMINED 10 HAVE QUIET IN HIS FLAT.
Henry Melville is jauitOT OF the French flats nj
| No. ll2 East Sixty-flTst-st. On Monday afternoon
he heard more noise than he thought necessary III
! the rooms occupied by Alexander Rabbit. lie en-
tered them and found Ann Fitzgerald Mrs
! BabDtts nurse, rOmping with the children. lie
! calmly produced par of handouts and snapped
| them on & he wOmans wrists and then left the ROOM
| When Mrs. BabDltt returned some time aftcrward
| the woman was still confined and was suffering
| greatly from bruises produced by the irons. Mel
| Vile was ara gned III the YOrkvilc Police Court
| yesterday, aud Justice Gardener fined him so and
put him under $500 bond TO keep the peace.
FAILURE IN THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
| Charles H. Freeman, OF the Produce Exchange, q
grain broker, at No. los Broad-st., informed his
creditors yesterday of his inability to meet his
| gagements. when called upon Tor margins to the