New-York tribune., 1883-12-12
NETWORK CITY.

Forests.
NEW-YORK CITY.
improvements have been made in Camp Chapel,
in Elizabeth-st., near Broome
Poor people who cannot afford to buy coal Dy the
ton pay 80 cents o hundred pounds.
Daniel OMahoney, who said that he was an Irish
Catholic priest. died at Bellevue Hospital on Mon
day night from perltonltls.
Mrs. Christina Pfaife, who was accused of receIv-
ing stolen goods, was sentenced yesterday by Re
cOrder Smyth to one years imprisonment III the
Penitentiary.
THE USE OF ANEsTHETICs.
DR.. Cotton will give lecture on . Tho History OIL
An9sthesia" in the Cooper Institute Tomorrow ever
ing and follow ii with an exhibition OF the amusing
effects Of laughing-gas.
THE CHINESE LAUNDRY BUSINESS GROWING.
The Chinese are fast monOpolizng the LAUNDRY
business as the Italians are getting the trlnt Se-
ing and boOt-blacknG. Several new laundrleS
owned by Cinnamon have been opened III dlilcIeIt
parts of the city lately.
NEW SEWERS TO BIZ BUILT.
The Board of Health yesterday requested the
Commissioner of Public Works to build new sewers
in 1enth-st., between Greenwich and Sixth ayes"
and in Sixty-second-st, between First-ayc, and the
Eastern Boulevard.
ARRESTED AND SENT HOME.
Frederick II. Robertson. of Woonsocket, u. l., was
b. 5. Farrlngton Woonsocket jcwellcr. lie was
sent back to Rhode Island.
DARWIN, EMERSON AND TIE GOSPEL
The Rev. Dr. J. b. Thomas, Of Brooklyn, repeated
before the American Institute Of Christian PhlOSo-
ply, last evening, in the Broadway Iabcrnaclc.
The. Rev. DR.. Z. f. Deems presided.
PAYING OFF DEPOsITORs,
The work of fpayng off the depOStOTS in the Pro-
duce Bank was continued yesterday without inter
rupton. II is understood that few of the direc-
tors, with some outside assistance, will organize
another bank as the affairs of the Produce
Bank are wound up.
MURDER IN TUr SECOND DEGREE.
Amadee Bgot, who cut the throat of Mrs. Renault,
at No. 141 ThOmpsOn-st., in November, 1880 and
then attempted suicide, was convicted of murder in
the second degree in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner yesterday. His defence was insanity
PRESIDENT REILLYs EESIGSAnON.
President Reilly, of the Aldermen, having been
elected Register W i'll resi- IN Alderman on Decem-
Der 81. The Board will then elect a president, It's
last meeting being held on January 6. II may also
elect a successor TO Mr.. Reilly, but this is not
certain.
LAWYERS AND LAYMEV.
The Aldermen yesterday had long discussion
over Commissioner OF Deeds. MIR, OConuoT said
that only lawyers should be appointed. Much loss
was caused by ignorant men. Mr. Grant said that
lawyers made many mistakes as other appOintccs
The candidate who was not lawyer was ap-
pointed.
DEATH OF TIE REV. WILLIAM HENRY HoYT.
The Rev. William Henry Hoyt, who was stricken
ST. AIMS Roman Catholic Church, in East Twelfth
ST., on Saturday died yesterday, age seventy. The
funeral will take place in st. AIMS Church at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
AN UNEXPECTEDLY QUIET MEETING.
The meeting of the members of the Ncw-lOrk Pc
troleum Exchange yesterday proved to be q tame
affair, contrary to expectations The majority and
minority reports of the committee on the question
of consolidation with the Mining exchange were re-
celved, and II was decided 10 hold meeting OF
members to vote Oh the subject on December -.
EXPENSE ATTENDING REMOVAL OF WRECKS.
Owing TO the expense attending the removal OF
sunkcn wrecks in the harbOr, and the refusal of
owners to meet IT. the Pilot Commissioners asked of
Butler, Stillman q Hubbard an opinion as TO
whether they would have a lien on such wrecks
under the above circumstances. The decision was
that the County officials only could have such liens.
A BOY FROM MASSACHUSETTS MISSING.
The police were asked yesterday TO search for
Charles w. Pratt, age fifteen, of Jamaica Plain.
Mass. He left his home on Sunday, December =,
aud went to Boston, telling his parents that lac was
going TO attend funeral. At p. III. he purchased
a ticket for Springfield, but il was supposed that
lie intended to go 10 New-YoTk.
THE DALCISCO INQUEST.
Coroner Kennedy yesterday held an inquest in the
case of Francisco DalciscO, who was stabbed and
killed on November 26 Gaetano FrcdricO who was
first arrested on suspicion, was discharged, and
stabbing but said that il done in sef-dcfcncc.
The jury rendered an open verdict, aud Datrd was
committed to the IOmbs.
A SMALL FIRE AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUE.
A fire started from some unknown cause at
o'clock last night i'll closet in the basement of the
Union League Club house, at Fifth-ave and
Thirty y-ninth-st. An alarm was sent out, which
brought the iireengines, and the flames guclled
after burning a little woodwork. The damage
done VIII not exceed pSO.
ACCUSED or RoBBING BREWERY COMPANY.
Alexander Mayw0ld, age t!urty-seyep, ar
Taigned before Justice Duffy Yesterday at Essex
Market Police Court ON complaint q Robert ii.
Leslie, representing the Ncw-lOrk Brewing Com
pany of Nos. 23l to 237 East Forty-sevcnth-st
mated TO amount TO $1,000. lie was held for exam
inatiOn in default of ~ 900 bail
CHINAMRN PUZZL"D BY A CENT
-Four Cinnamon who arrived here yesterday from
California entered Third-ave car at the Post
Office. One Of them gave the conductor quarter
10 pay for all and received cents in change. The
foreigners had evidently never cent before,
and il required considerable diplomacy the part
a mistake. The jabberng cqualled that Of whole
cage of monkeys.
CHARGED WITH STEALING LETTERS.
James ii. Niece, who has been for ten years
clerk in Station ID, arrested yesterday by Post
Office Inspector NcwCOme for stealing letters. Ten
letters addressed to the Century Company and other
business firms were found in his pockets. Some of
them had been opened. He was taken before Com
missioner Shields, who held him IN bail TO the
amount of ~, 800, which he furnished.
AN INDICTMENT AGAINST CAPTAIN sLOCUM
The United States Grand jury WAS discharged
yesterday by Judge Benedict in the Criminal
Branch of the United states Circuit Court. They
handed III several indictments. among which was
one for assault and for cruel punishment against
Captain Joshua SlOClm, of the ship Northern Light
who is charged with ill-usiug his second mate
Henry A. Slater. The charge of assault made by
of the crew against Slater was not acted on by
the Grand Jury.
ANOTHER GORGEOUS SUNSET.
The sunset last night with all the branCy of color
that has characterized the sunsets of late. There
a remarkable aitcrglow OF rosy light when the
sun had been for some time below the horizon, that
made il look as if dav was about TO break again
and the sun to reverse his habit of rising IN the
east and make his appearance i'll the western
heavens. There was an absence of the green tints