New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25
NETWORK CITY.

The Maritime Exchange subscription for the ram
ilics OF the men lost on pilOt-boat No amounts
now 10 SG2Sl.
Policeman Martin Carroll fell down stairs IN the
Fifth-st. police station at 1910 a. III. yesterday
and broke his ankle.
Daniel Coatigan, who lives at No. % Hubert-st.,
had his leg crushed by the freight elevator AT NO.
4l6 WashingtO yesterday.
The funeral Of Father John Gillespie, age seventy,
took place Yesterday at st. Stephens Roman Cath
ole Church, Twenty eighth-st., near Third-ave
The great financial problem yesterday for Christ
mas purchasers: How 10 make one dollar buy two
dollars worth of prosentsi Problem still unSolved'
Michael Murphy, the father Of Police Captain
Murphy, of the ThlTty-hrst Precinct was buried
from st. James, Roman Catholic Church yester-
day.
President Arthur made few purchases vest erday
morning and received few friends at the Flith
Avenue Hotel. lie started for Washington by the
$40 train.
Robert A. Johnston, Of the well known dry-goOds
firm of j. d G. Johnston, Broadway, Fifth-aye. and
Twenty -second-st, has given IA Christmas turkey
to every einploye.
have TO labor through the week TO find the
free reading-rooms of the Cooper Union closed until
noon on Sundays; The rooms are only open on
these days from II IN. 20 $3.50 p. N.
SALE OF PART OF THE PLATT ESTATE.
The entire block bounded by Nnety-siIth and
Nnety-seyenth st., and Fourth and Madison ayes,
has been bought by William Laior from the Platt
Estate at cost of $lS0OOO.
PAYING THE EXPENSES or THE ELECTION.
The Controller was engaged yesterday in paying
off the inspectors of election poll clerks and land
lords of the premises where the registry and election
was held. Each inspector received $500 s each
amount to be paid Is $l35, 40S.
ToRGINd 4 CHECK or 4 sAyIYGs BANK:
BY forging the name OF j. Neither to check
Marks SeckOsky, age thirtytwo, Of No 0S Hester.
ST., on October D, procured $50 from the Citizens
Savings Bank. Yesterday seckOsky was taken
to the TOmbs Police Court, when Justice Power
held him TO answer in default of $500 bail.
ALMOST sUPFOCATED WITH GAS.
George Smith and Sandiord Sheridan, two young
men whose homes are In Trenton, N. j., went to
sleep in tho hotel Mt No. 2S Bowery on Sunday
night, after blowing ont the gas. They were dis,
covered nscnsible at yesterday, and were sent
to tho Now-York Hospital
ILLNE S. or FREDERICK D. HoUBE.
Frederick B House, Acknowledgements IN the
IXth Distrc t. has for the past week been confined
with severe cold which at one time threatened TO
develop into an at ack OF pneumonia d.; Hoa ~
| up, and expects to go out Tomorrow.
| RIJH now CENT CIGARS ARE MADE.
ANY one In passing through the prominent busl-
ness streets must occasionally notice Italians,
both young aud old, and of both sexes. CARRYING
small bags or baskets In which they deposit from
time to time the remnant of a cigar which has been
cast away by a smoker" Butts tho remnants are
more generally called These butts" are sold to
| Italian cgarmakers, who work them over INTO
| cigars, which they sell at one cent each. They are
| also cut u D for smoking tobacco and cigarettes
| CHARGED WITH msAPPRoPRIATING FUNDS.
Heinrich Newburger, age thirty-eight, of No. 3Os
| Stanton-st., charged by Gabrei Hammer, before
Justice Patterson yesterday at Esse Market Police
| Court, with having converted TO his own use
S63 25, while acting In the capacity OF treasurer
| To the Tailors' Manufacturing Union. Bail was
| required In 5000 TO answer. The money was de-
posted with HIM for the relief of destitute members
| of the Union.
| HIS SKULL FRACTURED WITH AN AXE.
| Pasduale LOngi, an Italian laborer, was discov-
cred by the police on Sunday at No. 80 MulbeIry,st
| suffering from ugly scalp wound. He said that
he was struck on the head with an axe on Saturday
| by Carsman Canata, another inmate Of the tene-
| ment-house. He sen TO the Rew-fork HOS
pita where il was said that his skull had been frac-
tured. Canata was arrested and held 10 await the
result of the injury.
| REAL ESTATE BOUGHT BY Mr.. VANDERBILT,
| William II, Vanderbilt has purchased from Mrs
| Belle s. Y. Norsham for 100000 q plot OF ground
the south side of Fifty fourth-st about 100 feet
west of Fifth-ave being ~ feet and inches by
| 100 feet. In purchasing the above property Mr..
Vanderbilt binds himself not TO erect upon the