New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-12
NEW YORK CITY.

| The free Ieadng-room Of the Cooper Union will
! remain closed until August 20.
The shade caused by the Elevated Railway struc-
ture in Battery Park has kept the grass from grow
| ing IN many places. Large spaces are seen whore
/ the grou nd Is entirely bare.
FUNDS TO DE RAISED FOR oDoSNrIL's DEFENCE.
A nassmeetng will be held NJ Cooper Institute,
on August p, for the purpose Of raising funds for
the defence of ODonnsll who killed the inforncr
Carey.
RUINED BY ITALIAN CHEAP LABOR.
The Italian boOiblacAs nave taken possession OF
Union Square and Washington Park The young
sters will shine for from cents upward Their
opportunities are 80 earnest as to be annoying.
FASTEST TRIP or THE BRITANNIA.
The steamship Butannlc Of the White star Line,
arrived here yesterday making tho trip from
Queenstown to Sandy Hook III days, ID hours and
80 mnutes-hcr fastest time.
IMPROVEMENTS on THE WATER FRONT
At Pier |. NOrth River, n large and commodiOus
building for the of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is nearly completed. Other improvements
being made Oh the same pier.
NEED or REPAIRS AT THE BATTERY.
The Tagging on the Battery adjoining the Barge
Onlco and tho wall Is IN dssraceful condition.
beng sunkcn aud broken. In one place by the
waters edge the Tagging has sunk two feet.
GREATER SAFETY IN THE PARKS.
A TRIBUNE reporter who had occasion 10 note the
dcpIedaVOus of thoyes IN some Of The parks OF tho
cityrecently Observed last week that the police and
watchmen had become more vlgi'aut, and now IN
variably drive out such characters.
TAKING PARIS GREEN IN BATTERY PARK
Adolph Ash, a german, age twenty mine, VINO SAID
that he lived at No. l4G Avenne-C, attempted to
end his life by swallowing some Paris green IN the
Battery Park last evening. lie taken to tho
Chambers Street Hospital
sUFFoCATED IN A BEER VAT.
While working III the brewery at No. 5lS West
hrtv-thrd-st yesterday, William Hughes acct
dentally fell into beer vat and was suhocatcd. His
body was not discovered by tho other workmrn for
some time after the accident. Hughes lived near
the brewery.
RrGIsTER's OFFICE MOTIFS.
Property on the south side of Eighty eighth-st.,
about 100 feet east of fourth-ayc. has been ac-
| CURED by the city at a cost OF $4,000. Mr. John
F. Bctz the brewer. has purchased for $ % 900 the
buildings Nos. 14G to 100 East FIfty-eighth-st.
CHEATING BY FRUIT DEALERS
Many Of the vendors OF frnit in the streets resort
| TO petty method OF cheating. They have small
baskets about the size Of small cocoanut and pre-
tend to till these with fruit The price is mark ed 2
cents or cents but the basket ia filled with bro wn
paper aud the buyer gets half what he bargains for.
BABY BORN IN JAIL
new inmate not under commitment OF any
IL inant-the first ever born in that prison.
Ihe mother NJ ,ry Colleto. Italian, was sent TO
the jail by Commissioner Shields to await trial on
charge of passing counterfeit money.
STATISTICS OF WEEK
| Arrests last week 1,297 births, 800; deaths,
| G62; marriages. 25l. The Department received
for Croton water rents .$l79l6 90, and 172 l Ss
free public baths Marshal McDermott received
| $62S 10 for 1913 licenses
STEALING BOYS CLOTHING.
| Frank Holmes OF No 145 East FOurteenth-st.,
| was accused in the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday with stealing connection with others.
| Sl07 worth of boys clothing from Manuel l.. Man
| hem. of No. 429 Broadway. He was held in 81, 600
| bail for tnal.
GIFTS FOR THE PETER COOPER MEMORIAL.
In the box placed to receive tributons to tho
| Peter Cooper aforementioned which IL IN the south
part of the Post Office persons have dropped post
stamps, ferry and street-car tickets and slips Of
paper with writing thereon The contri buttons IN
all the boxes so far have been in small sums Oc-
caslonay soma Que drops ia abill-generally for 81.
| IMMIGRANT ARRIVALS LAST WEEK.
| The following number of immigrants arrived at
this port yesterday by tho steamers named {;
| City of Paris 29S; Oder. 46l Sohiedam. 1888
Britannia, AIS. and Rergia. 445 total. 1870. For
the week the entire number of immigrant arrivals
was 1900, against $685. for the corresponding
| week last year.
| DANCo-swINDLERs DOWN TOWN
| The banco-steerers still remain In force down
town. haunting the neighborhood Of the Brooklyn
| Bridge entrance. Park.rpw and Nassau-st They do
not appear TO thrive ~ formerly however, judging