New-York tribune., 1882-02-15
NEW-YORK CITY.

again be 10rucu.
The body of an unknown woman, shabbily dressed,
about twenty-five years old, was louhu III '' ""'N
at the Battery yesterday.
The demand for skates this season has been m.
usually light. Prices have declined considerably
within the last two weeks.
Eva Miller German widow. age seventy-tWo'
fell down a flight of stairs yesterday morning AT NO.
523 Fifth-st., and died soon AFTER
Pitching pennies and pushing pins are favorite
methods of gambling among newsbOys and boot
blacks and tbev pursue them diligently around the
City Hall.
Housekeepers have a good opportunity to buy
china crockery cutlery, etc. at ne auction SAFE ol
BasSfOTds stock of house-1ufIllSnlng goous do 'ho
OOper Institute.
ANOTHER NEW STATION IN SECOND AVENUE.
Another of the new stations on the line OF the Sec
ond Avenue Elevated Railroad has been completed
and will be opened for use this morning. Ii Is at
Ninety y-secOnd-st
FALLING FROM VESSEL.
Eugene p Bauer ago fourteen, of No. 342 East
Sxtyninth-s, fell off vessel at the icot OF Easo Th
SXty-thiTd-st., yesterday, and was uro"heu' Iho
body was not recovered.
SOME EAST RIVER FERRIES
Wall Street Ferry is the most arlStocralc OF the
Union Ferry Copa1n{rS r n@S; mes bmo hefwScn Hamon
and South Ferries for dirtlneSS is slightly III favor o
Hamilton.
LECTURE by SIR HENRY PARKEs.
Sir Henry Parkes, Prime Minister of sydney,
New South Wales. VIII deliver an address before
the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon az one
o'clock, the commercial Relations tAlSt4ilB
between this country and Australia.
SMALLPOX N \ TENEMENT HOUSE.
A physician of the Board of Health yesterday
found two children suffering from smallpox IN the
tenement house at No. 32j West Forty-eglth-st
One child had been sick two weeks from the disease
and efforts had been MADE by Its parents to conceal
The fact. -
Unsafe buildings reported Yesterday: Nos. ~. -,
40 and 80 Thrteepth-avc. % front and rear ana
81 New Bowerv, 535, 537 and 80 west IhHueih-
ST. 90 Bowcry 1S2, 1Sl. 1SG and 1Ss Chatham
SQUARE 80 Charlton-st., los OTchard-st., and los
Su1olk-St.
REFUSING TO CONSIDER THE MAYORS MESSAGES.
The Aldermen Yesterday refused 70 consider
several vrtocs from the Mayor on resolutions per-
mitng various persons about the City TO erect bar
ber poles meat racks and show cases IN tue stfcns.
They have asked the Mayor to send IN us veto
messages separately.
PRECAUTIONS IN CASE OF FIRE.
Alderman Brady yesterday, at the meeting OF the
Board, INTRODUCED an ordinance requiring each
owner of n binding where five more persons are
employed 10 keep on each floor OF such building
three or moro ropes chains, 100 feet long, for use
as fire-escapes Itwas referred to the Committee on
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. AIMS.
The opcrctta "All on summers Day will be
sung at Chickerng Hall this evening for he benefit
of St. AIMS Protestant Episcopal Church in West
Eightcenth-st, Fifh-ave. This church Is free,
has mach work on its hands, and has to ma he spc-
cial cXerions to meet current expenses Before the
opeIetta Box and Cox" will he given.
STATS FOR sHoP-wOMEN.
The Health Board yesterday instructed Sanitary
Superintendent Day to report whether the law re-
curing shOp-keeperS and manufacturers TO provide
suitable seats fOI women in their employ was COM
piled with in this city. he Board also wished the
nalnes and addresses of employers who neglect or
refuse to obey the law, in order that proceedings
may be begun against them.
held FOR SELLING WATERED MILK.
Elizabeth Aiken of No. 40 West torty-ilrst-st.,
Christian Ahrcns, of No. 517 West y-ninthst.,
John Rezold of No. 439 West Forty-frst-st., Chris
tina Rothman. of No. 4GS Tentl-ave., james lalor,
of No 525 West 1hirty-SXth-st and William
Nixon of No. 43j West FOrty-tirst-st., were
rested Yesterday for selling waicred milk, and held
for trial in the Jefferson Market Police Court.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND WATER RATES.
A resolution IN favor ol eXrmptmg Mount SINAI
Hospital from the payment of CrotOn water rates.
in the Board of Aldermen Yesterday, led
TO a number of amendments eXempting varions
other charitable institutions in the same way. FL
nalv. Alderman Kirk moved that all private chari
table institutions be placed on a similar footing,
and the Board then deemed II best to get the advice
of the Corporation Counsel before proceeding FUR
thcT.
Miss Flora Foster, the wel-knOwn mar0n OF the
Tomhs, died at her home, No. l22 East Twenty
yesterday at 440 p. IN. a cold, which
she had neglected. on Saturday last developed into
pneumonia, wit ich resulted in her death. Miss
Foster was appointed matrOn OF the TOmbs thirty
six years ago, under Warden Sutton. and occupied
the position until her death: She was born seventy,
five wears ago in Ireland The funeral service Will
probably be held on Friday afternoon.
NOT REDUCTION, But THE REGULAR WAGES.
A TRIBUNE reporter called on Superintendent
TOucey yesterday afternoon i'll reference to report
daV had been ordered by the managers among the
employees of the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company, Superintendent roucey
ing our employees 81 So per day for the last five
years and are still doing So" Mr.. TouceY also denied
that there was any trouble among his men.
STABBED DY A SICK HUSBAND WITH BROKEN LTG.
woman of middle age went to the Mercer Street
Police Station, yesterday, suffering from slight
stab wound in her arm She told the police thar her
husband John Fogariy. had stabbed her at their
home. No. 13l Bleeckcr-st. She said her husband
was consumptve, and was unable to ger ont of his
room on account of a broken leg. Ills suffering had
hIm to be arrested, but begged the police to send
him to hospital. Her request was granted.
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A LIBEL.
Susan II. France recovered yesterday in the Su-
rrcme Court before Judge Smith verdict for $50
contained in a letter written by Mr. Materno TO
he declares that Mrs Mrs France is Fndebed
her butcher and baker and candlestick maker. and
to her grocer and newshoy and Others; lie also
said he could If he wOuld) tell Mr. Eschbach other
things about his grandmother which would not be
pleasant to hear.
DRUNK, BUT ABLE TO BEAT HIS WIFE.
Policeman LalOr, of the Twenty-ifth Precinct |
was called into No. ,2G6 First-ayc on Monday, by
some of the occupants of the house who told him
that William Sommers who lived on the first floor
was brating his wife. The officer found SOmmers
was lying on the back stOop insensbc, with several
cuts her head. She sent to the Presbyterian
Hospital and Sommers was ARA igned in the York
Vile Police Court yesterday, and held to await
the result of his wifc's injuries.
TIE LEASE AND USE OF PIER no. |.
The Committee on Docks OF the Board of Alder |
men Yesterday continued its investigation into the
lease of Pier No. to the Iron Steamboat Company,
and the sale of beer and liquors The pier. f. r. |
Lawrence, counsel forthe Iron Steamboat Company,
denied that Rufus Hatch had any right to speak for
the company. Anthony Hartman, chief clerk of the |
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