New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
NEW-YORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
VK. Stevenson IT,. and Muller Il Son have soid
the fu-size corner house at No. Gramercy FrA W
| David G. Leech for $4,000 cash.
| Workmen are tearing down the sheds In South
and Fulton ats. that served as stalls while the new
market building was going up.
Among several sudden deaths yesterday was that
of Bridget Mccarthy, an lr1shwoman, lying at NO
175 Delanceyst, who WAS said 10 be lOO years oiu
MANY VESSELS ARRIVING FROM SEA.
A number of vessels arrived III this port yester-
| day. Five steamships from foreign ports, four
coastwis steamsh Ds three ships, tbrtyfour batks
eleven briggs and nineteen scno0ners Wcro reporlcu
CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
improvements are III progress around tue Muscu,
OF Natural History, on the west SIDE OF Ceatrai
| Park. The grounds are being ieveied ana soddeu
| and winding walks being laid.
APPEALING FOR AID FOR A CHARITY.
| The managers OF the Home of the Holy Comforter
have issued appeal 'Or gifts of money, groceries
Morris No 3 Wall-st.. or to Miss A. NJ. Palmer, at
| the Home, No. "a West Eleventh-st.
GERMAN AID FOR THE OHIO SUFFERERS: -,
A further contribution of 1000 marks Cp472 ool
collected at the exchange rooms of Mcssrs braseh
& Rothcnsten IN Berlin, for the benefit of the sui
mitted to President Arthur by MessTs Knauth
Nachod ~ Kuhne of this city. This swells the total
| amount transmitted to 10.SOO marks
HELD FOR ROBBERY IN PHLADELPniA,
| taken to the TOnbs Police Court YESTERDAY ana
committed to await the arrival of Philadelpnla
|
| robbed man named Callahan III Philadelphia, OF
| u gold watch and several hundred dollars.
POINTING OUT UNSAFE BUILDINGS
| The buildings at Nos ia Cherry-st. ana l3O
eerously unsafe, are ordered to be torn down.
| Other houses reported Yesterday as unsafe were
those at Nos S07 Grecnwich-st, ~ East Nlnth-st'
457 West Nineteenth-st. aud $50 Imrd-aVe.
WHY MR. ROOT CALLED AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
| DistrIct-Attorney Root said yesterday that the
call III he made in company with some trends at
Police headquarters at a late hour on Wsdns9uay
night was for the pdrpose OF preventing the layn8
Of electric wiIcs in frOl Of the house OF friend Ill
Fiftyifth-s unless the company was fully author
| lied.
| SUSPENSION OF COAL MINING.
The anthracite coal producing companies have
agreed to a suspension 4 mining on tho three last
week, beginning yesterday. II the CONDITION oil the
| Z ale demands It, work will he suspended on May
g. /. s. 10, III and H. June !, ., o, 20, 20 and 80
| and July 3, q, Z. II. l3 and H.
COMMITTING SUICIDE AT SEA.
CAPTAIN lonor,t, OF the German bark Amelia.
from Trieste left his cabin and went deck on he
| morning OF February 10 IN the Mediterrancap ana
| shouting "Goodby. boysw jumped overheard and
was drowned. No cause WAS assigned Tor the
suicide. lie was about thrty-srvcn years old, ana
leaves "a wife and four children IN Germany.
ADDrNG TO HE BITTERNESS OF BEREAVEMENT
| Albert B.aurock, of No. 10 Chathan-st., was
| fined - IN the IOrkvillc Police Court yesterday
| for having barred his dog IN Central Park. he
animal was small pet which his owner had
| affection for
MIR. morpAUxr Brr5RE THE GRAND JURY.
Frank M0rda mt, the actor, appeared as "ituess
Yesterday before the Grand jury against MS WE,
Mrs Fanny Mo -daunt, who ~ accused oi pointing
pl,tol AT him just after he had been discharged IN
| a police court lew weeks ago. Inc Grand jury
| did not finish the investigation OF ihc case.
sUFFoCATED BY GAS.
Lizzie IIoag a scryant employed at No. 200 West
Fltty-scvcuth-s'., WIS discovered Yesterday morn
inp wing in her room unconscious from tho lhala-
al
H. turn completely oil. At the Roosevelt Hospital
last gilt II was said that she was not likely 10 re-
cover.
No LAW COVERING MR. MILLER's CHARGES
A letter was received yesterday by Uritcd states
Attorncy Root from the clerk of the Beard OF
Emigration Commission in regard 10 the charges
made by John Miller against the officers OF tho
Viking IL was tnnught al the Dtstrict AT oTncyS
| office that there no United States law under
which the charge couid Dc prosecutor.
A TIFF AT BARNuM's PROCESSION SENTENCED.
Frances " Jams and Jane, Smith were indicted
for grand larceny IN stealing the watches oil several
perBOns curing Blrnum', procession on the night OF
| March "a Yesterday Williams, who pleaded gality
IA the Court Of General Sessions was sentenced by
Judge GIlderseeve 10 four years IN tho State
| Prison.
SAVED FROM WRECKED BARK.
The schooner Albert H. Bu Ter arrived from
Inagua yesterday with eleven sailors OF the SN"d-
| sh bark Johann Brnnn. THIS vessel wa" froh
| Havti. bound to IIavre and was wrecked on re re
night of March | on a reef oil Little lnagua. Inc
| crew. seventeen N ALL we're we'd.
| THE DISADVANTAGE OF WEARING HER own HAIR
| Henry MctiI WAS taken To the Essex Market Po-
ce ourt Yesterday tor violently a,saultlng Ellen
| Shea his stepuaughter, at their nome at No 81
Market-st. II appeared thar ali h. did was To drag
her of bed and pull her around the Room by the
| hair lilo furnl' he'd bonds III POW 10 Keep the
peace for three months.
THE TELEPHONE FOR DETECTING WASTE OF WATER
Mayor Edison received a lctter from cincinnati,
recently stating that Tho tcrphone haI been iDade
useful IN detecting waste OF water. The commit
nIcalion was re erred to Commissioner Thompson.
| who sent TO the Mayor reply yesterday. lie com
plaIus of a want oi means To use such devices 10
detect the waste Of water, and suggested that more
money should he appropriated for that purpose
CENTENARY ON THE PEACE-MAKING.
Bishop Coke. OF Western New-lork, told
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday thai tho churches IN
his diocese would celebrate the one hundrcdth amt
yersary the signing of the articles OF peace between
tho United States an Great Brllaln,ln 1888, on Aprl
10 During tue service the re Deum will be sung
nj the churches in Rochester and Buffalo 1t Is OK
pcctec that the several military organizations OF
both cities will be prescni a. thc celebration.
RIsKING LIFE TO SAVE A SUICIDE.
An unknown man attempted To commit suicide
Yesterday by jumping lr m the Terry boat Rock
away while on her passage from James Sap TO
uunier's Point Thomas Claven, son of ex-Super-
visor Caven OF Long Island CITY, spran5 after tho
droW nlng man and succeeded, 1T Imminent personal
risk, III keeping MS mead ABOVE water until ASST
| ance came. Tho would-be suicide was n man OF
middle age and was well dressed. He refused either
TO give his uane or his reasons for the act.
DAY NURSERY FOR POOR CHILDREN.
A LeneN olent Bos. on woman now living in this
city has devoted considerable time to the inspec
ton of WesC side tenement houses with n view of
! ameoratn! tue condition OF the CHI drcn who are
lett alone during tho absence oil their parents at
work A building ut Eighth-ave. and larry
seyeuth-st has been leased and "A day nursery has
been established competent matron has been
placed in charge OF the institution, and children
will DO cared tor free OF expense during the day
time.
GERMAS-AMEREcANs AND CITY AFFAIRS
The independent German American Citizens So
ciety met last NIGHT ut the German Masonic Temple.
No SO East FI.teenth-st., with the ! esdent,
| Henry g. Aute ricth, in tho chair. A resolution
was adopted requesting the Legislature t. p's he
| bill compelling tho telegraph companies t. placo
their wires underground. A motion Vas also
adopted declaring il the OF the society that
| if the AqueduCt bill was passed special CONN =
| sioners to carry out Its PROVISIONS should " .
appointed.