New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-19
NEW-YORK CITY.

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Meeting OF barbor boatowners at No. 81 Church'st.
NETWORK CITY
new ice-water fountain has beer erected IN the
middle of the plaza at Five Points.
The force and apparatus to he doubled in the
quarters of Engines No. II and No. IT, ana truck
No. ..
A regular English Hanson" cab attracted
much attention yesterday afternoon IN Broad
way.
Fireman William P. Leary. of Engine COMPANY
No. 7. was dismissed from the Department yester-
day on charge of lighting in quarters.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday directed Fore
men II. j. Golden and G.. W. Erb, of Engine Com
panies Nos. II aud 80 respectively, to change
places.
To bring the pay-rolls of the Fire Department
within the appro priatlon the Fire Commissioners
yesterday discharged eleven workmen from the re-
pair shops.
The trade dollar is coming into circulation again.
In hundreds OF places in the city signs announcing
that the trade dollar will be received at parar dis"
played conspcuously.
THE PURIFICATIOS OF M0TT-sT.
mission TO be conducted by the Jesnits will soon
be opened in the Church Of tire TRANSPORTATION, III
Mottst. 1t il asserted that every opium den IN the
parish has been broken up.
DEALING IN LOTTERY POLICY.
John Graham was charged at the Essex Market
Police Court yesterday with keeping an Office Tor
the sale of lottery slips at No 1872 Chrystie-st de
was required to furnish bail IN 81 900 for trial
The clearances at the Stock Clearing House,
which began operations yesterday, amounted TO
5000 shares and the balances to =, 300 shares III
was said that the experimental trial was satlsfac-
tory and that several new applications for member
ship were received yesterday.
PROGRESS on LARGE CATHOLIC CHURCH
The new church OF 81. Paul the Apostle, at Ninth
ave. and Fifty nnthst which has been building for
several years IL approaching completion. by fali IL
will be incosed leaving the interior only to be fin
ished. IL is built of bluesOne, and will be second
in size to the Cathedral only.
RETREAT OF THE CATHOLIC CLERGY.
The Catholic clergy OF tho Archdiocese OF New
York will attend their usual annual retreat in the
provincial seminary. Troy, n. l., beginning August
81 and ending September 1. Unexpected that both
Cardinal McCloskey and Archbishop Corrigan will
attend.
WELCOMING GUESTS FROM EVERY SHORE.
Eight flags, representing as many independent
nations and dependent ones, including even EN-
pires, float on the top of hotel fronting Battery
Park The proprietor IL a German. but he believes
in entertaining the sons and daughters OF every
land.
GOING TO THE COTTON CONVENTION.
Henry Hentz. Waiter L. Miller G.. ID. Pitzkipio,
Charles ID. Smith, X. ii. R0untree, ,. j. Murphy
and Lewis Walter left here yesterday for Old Point
Comfort as delegates of the Cotton Exchange TO
the National Cotton Convention.
BUSINESS ABILITY DEVELOPED EARLY.
little girl aud little boy were noticed following
the ice-wagons down town yesterday one carrying
bag and the other a bucket They gathered all the
small pieces of ice which the ice men lett behind.
lemonade at a penny a glass In Chatham-st.
STRUCK BY LOCOMOTIVE,
team attached TO "A brewers wagon was struck
By a locomotive at Ralroad-ayc. aud One-hundred-
and-sI1ty nnth-st Morrisania at 11:l5 a. IN. yes
terday. One horse was killed and the other had
leg broken and the wagon was smashed. The
driver escaped injury.
TIE CUBAN swINDLER IN COURT.
An examination was held at the Tombs Police
Court yesterday by Justice Smith into the charges
against William Renalbcrt, who has swIndled
Af.an al
prisoner was committed IN default OF 5000 bail To
wait the action of the Grand Jury.
A BAss THAT BEATS THE RECORD.
Eugene e.. BlackfOrd had on exhibition at Fnlt on
Market Yesterday the largest black bass, of the
" small mouth species, that was ever caught with
a hook. IL weighed eight pounds and was taken
by II. Seymour, cashier of Arnold Constable x Co.,
while fishing ON Lake ROnkOnkOma l.. L., on Tues
day.
A JUDGMENT AGAINST COLONEL AUSTEN.
Joseph +. Becker in 1879 obtained judgment
against Colonel David r.. Austen. The judgment,
II "A alleged, has not yet been paid, and Judge
Nchrbas, OF the City Court, yesterday made an
order IN proceedings supplemental to execution for
the examination OF CO.onel Austen III regard TO his
property.
NOT PERMITTED TO FOLLOW HER HUSBAND.
Ban Oara Fuchs and her four children arrived here
a few DAYS ago on the North German Lloyd steam
ship Rhcin having been sent TO New-fork by the
poor authorities OF Engelsbetg. BafbaraS husband
left her a year ago and Is now living at Albany.
He refuses To support his family, and they are TO be
sent back 10 Germany.
LETTER FOUND IN DEAD MANS POCKET
Chief Clerk Toa OF the Coroners Office ester
day received the articles found on the body OF an
uuknOwn drowned man picked up IN the North River,
OH Per No. q, IA few days ago. Among them "A
letter addressed 10 Joseph Weiss a. Mount Vernon.
n. T., by Philip Dwyer, OF No. 4S Whrte-st, New
Haven, Conn.
BEGGING FOR MONEY TO SPEND FOR DRINK.
A man dressed as u sailor and carrying "A crutch
ha,Ints the vicinity OF Chatham and Pearl SITS. and
nm, Old Bowery Theatre during the busy hours of
the mornings and evenings He appears to be
slightly crippled, but spends for drink the money
which he gets by begging. lie seems to be able
bodied enough to earn living by doing honest,
light work OF some KIND
CONCERT TO BE HELD IN TOMPKINs-sQUARE
AL the meeting OF the Park Commissioners yes
terday letter IRON Colonel Unbekant, of the IL tn
Regiment, was received lin which he offered u con-
cert by the regimental band III Tompkins-square
some time this month. The offer was accepted with
thanks. The resolution from the Board of Alder
men granting haliholiday to the city laborers
on Saturdays was lald over.
TIE sEA-SERPENT IN A BOwERY SHOW.
The sea-serpcnt has at last been fairly cOrnered
and IL now exhibited az 10 cents head in BUwery
"knlfe- throwing show" The " unknown and
pIctoray represented as having been shot dead by
posse of United States marines while flying through
spacc with whale in his dexter claw, and visitors
are warned by danger signals against putting their
heads i'll the tank.
TRADE BUILDERS MEETING.
A meeting of the Trade Builders was held last
evening at No. 1872 1hird-ave There was much
dissatisfaction among some of the delegates who
were refused admission, notwithstanding the pre-
sentation of their credentials. IL Is said that the
Union in the interests of certain branches of
the trade to the dctrlment of the rest. 1t is pro-
posed by the rejected delegates to appeal to the
branches of the Union to which they severaly
belong, and through them to demand hearing in