New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
NEW-YORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
crr}stone-mercbants have raised the price OF new
b-cent pieces to z cents c,.
Over one hundred new houses VIII be hhiSheu Wy
autumn at Washington II lights
LIB C.D sends $50 for the Seeds family n anu
en- n 20 sends So for the Western Hood sufferers.
WORK ON the new Produce Exchange building IS
gong forward rapidly. Workmen are now on inc
seventh story.
The mark in Futon-ave between One-hundred-
SITS is to be enclosed.
Deaths last week, 7l9; births, 62s; marriages,
191 arrests 1,104; excise licenses gtah'eu 100
and fees for licenses 3d. O0.
Some of the bobtal" cars have small mirror
so placed az to enable the drivers TO read the rare
register without opening the door.
The schooner Frank Atwood, which arrived yes,
terday from Aspinwal met with strong gales ooLtn
of cane ,tteras on February II. She sprang her
man boom and lost her jibboom and sails.
REMOVING LIBRARY.
The removal of the library OF he COLUMBIA Law
School from the old school building, at Me- . Great
Jones-st 10 the new quarters of the school, ~
Madison-ave. and Forty -ninth-St has begun
DIsORDERIY HOUSE BROKEN UP. -, r..
Captain rynan of he Fourth Precinct, WIN De-
tecives Carr ard hauley visited dsordery 1ou use
at No. 279 Water-st., last night ana arresieu VIC
proprietor, John Smith, and four women anu 'uieo
men.
MR.. GRIFFITH's APPOINTMENT =
Timothy Griffith. the newly appointed Clerk OF
the United states Circuit Court Was Rr Sytrd
"
States Commissioner and made Masterin Chancery.
GENERAL wOoDFORD AND MR.. ROOT;
General Woodford has sent to me At'ofp'S
General reports up 10 March but will remain IN ia
charge of the District Attorneys ONCE untII tne
commission of Elihu Root Is forwarded from WASH
ington.
ARRIVALS OF Immigrants. , -
The number of immigrants landed at Castle Gar
den for the month of February was l2,933; lor
the corro- ponding month last year. lo'io1' uJ
crease o. 1897. The number OF arrivals last week
was 4S30.
BUILDINGS REPORTED UNSAFE.
An examine of the Buildings Bureau reported
Yesterday hat the Franklin Market. at Ola sip anu
South-st in danger of being set on hre 9v tlie
chimney of an adjoining blacksmith's shop BnIId.
ings at Nos. 603 East Eleventh-st; and 433 west
Foriy-ffth-s were reported as unsafe.
TWENTY-Two DAYS IN TIE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
The bark Augusta from Bremen, Captain VAN
barten, reported yesterd y, alter a passage o.
fhe English Channel being dolayed by westerly
winds The vessel put into Portland for harDor,
where she remained Elk days
BAD SANITARY CONDITION OF A FACTORY
A communication was received by Justice White
Yesterday at the IOmbs Police Court from some
girls working II factory al NO. AO- n!eecAoss-bt
calling attention to tne sanitary condition OF the
premises Which, they described. was very pad
Justice White sent the letter TO tue BOARD ol hea'H'
THE NEW YORK DOG SHOW.
The Westminster Kennel Club Bench snow OF
Dogs will be given IN the Madison square Garden
this year on MAY s. 8, 10 and l. The premium
lists " III be ready for distribution few DAYS. A
number of new classes have been added 10 the list
Of last year and there are many changes III the gen.
kral classification list.
SUBSCRIBING CUSTOMS OFFICER,
Collector Robertson suspended yesterday Henry
Eugent "A debentuTe officer OF the custom House,
ON the charge of completely in the smuggling cases
On the ste InShip Alaska The charges against Nj
reut as well as those against INSPECTORS Bell, Tim
herman and ". Adams, wlllprobably belnVestlgated
sometime TINS week.
The RULES FOR BUYING AND SELLING PORK
The provision dealers at meeting at NO. ~
Bridge-st YESTERDAY refused by a vote OF 20 to l3
to change tue rules regulating the buying ana self
Ing OF pork. Nv this ac'ion,' dealer sald, PORK
viii be sold on brand. The desired change in the
rules would have made the buying and selling OF
pork permissible with or without inspectoh.
FIoURIsHING KNIFE IN BRoOME STREET.
Robert Fely Of No 591 BrOome-st., was sent to
Bellevue HOSPITAL yesterday morning sun ring RON
cash in the throat, which he had inflicted win
suicidal intent. 1t is thought that he Is insane as
he was wildly hOurishing knife in Broone-st. on
Friday night, and trying to kill nine men, who, he
imagined, were pursuing bin. lie Will uhueIso
medical examination.
= THE ITALIAN LABORERs' STRIKE -
The strike of the Italian laborers employed by
10 carry the dirt to sea still continues. over
100 men yesterday, however. were on the scOws
men, employed by Messrs. Rossi & Buchowitz, the
contractors. The others were assigned TO TINS DUTY
by Commissioner Coleman from his !orce'
THE OLD GUARD ELECTING OFFICERS.
The veteran battalion of the Old Guard met las
evening at It's armory and elected the follownt
officers Major George ". Mclean, commander
Henry L. LAWS; first lieutenants, Edward l.. eau
and BENJAMIN GuiOn; aud second heutenants, h
A. DesInaTets ami James HarTle.
no AGREEMENT IN TIE RICE CASE.
The trial of George j. Rice on The charge OF hav
ing illegally pie lged stocks OF the Utica, Ithaca ant
Elmira Railroad Company OF winch be was III
president, resulted yesterday in disagreement q
the Jury, who discharged yesterday morEln
upon the op ming of the Court OF oyer and Ter
miner Ii said that the jury stood nine for con
yictiOn aud three for acquIttaL
PUTTING LIENS on THE CASINO.
Mechanics hens 10 the amount OF about 500, O0'
have been placed, IL Is said, upon the building o
the asino. One of the stockholders sad yester
day; Unless the s!ockhOl des rally at once to tn
suDDort of the enterprise they VIII ind that they
have lost every dollar thai they have put into II
am very sorry for them, for believe that all %
us put III our money in good faith. Some thing mus
lie done very soon, that Is certain"
KILLED BY A sTREET-CAR.
George Sweeney, fifteen years old, was run Oyc
ana killed yesterday by Sixth-ave. car near III
home at No. I55 West Fifty-frst-st. He attempte
70 cross the avenue as a carriage was passing. II
keeping out Of the way OF the carriage he IA
directly IN front OF the car, which was going up IN
avenue. One OF the car horses kicked him go tina
he fell under the wheels. lie was killed instantly
The driver OF the car was arrested. although " wa
said that he could not have prevented the accident
LIGHT on A GREAT MYSTERY.
An English lady accompanied by two America
friends riding IN sixth Avenue Elevate
Railway yesterday afternoon, and attraciin
attention bv her cnaTmn2 voice aud manner
Suddenly she exclaimed 10 her companions: " YO
eat so many oysters III this country. What do yO
do with the shells" Pant them TO grow more,
was the response. made III a serious tone. The lad
looked puzzled and changed the subject as a title
went through tn.
SHIPPING WORTHLESS STUFF FOR JEwELRY
John Scbweitzer, of Selma, Ala, last mont
ordered goods worth $S7 of Samuel friedman,