New-York tribune., 1883-06-17
NETWORK CITY.

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The number of arrivals at Castle arden last
week was 1897
The buildings Nos. 81. 900 and 23l Grand-st.
were reported as unsafe yesterday
Deaths last week, SOL; births, 502; marriages,
231 arrests, .633; excise Licences l(I; ana ices
for licenses, $l0,005.
Mrs Louisa B. Culver will give lessons in ont-oi-
door sketching for two months at Meadow Point,
Lake George beginning July lO
Alexander f. Orr has been chosen chairman of
the Arbitration Committee OF the Produce Tx
change.
petition il being circulated at the Cotton Ex-
change that July 2, and D, or one of those DAYS,
be made holiday at the Exchange
POSTMASTER Pearson, who has been laid up at his
home several days has far recovered that be eX-
poets 10 be at his Office Tomorrow.
Robert stoddart Of this city shipped in the
National Line steamship England sixteen carriage
horses of fine quality. These horses were selected
in Canada for the English market.
JUMPING OVERHEARD IN DELIRIUM.
Theodore Hardle. mate on the German bark Eva
lima, anchored near Bedloe's Island, Jumped over
board at 12:45 a. m. yesterday and was drowned.
He was suffering from dellrium tremens
MOTHERS FATAL DLUNDER.
Mrs Jane Hartman. OF No. ~ r.ssex-st., gave her
infant daughter a spoonful OF benzlnc az . a: m.
Yesterday mstaklng II for a medicine in similar
bottle. ibe child died in an hour
LARGE LOAN TO CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH;
The Calvary Baptist Church has mortgdged It's
| property in Fiftvseventh-st. between sixth and
| Seventh aves., to secure a loan of 1928 900 from
| the Greenwich Savings Bank, payable IN year
COTTON EXCHANGE COMMITTEES
The Cotton Exchange committees for .he year
were announced yesterday The Executive Com
mittee consists OF S. Grnner, chairman; James +.
Wenman, Thomas Scott James Swami ana Mayer
Lehman.
| VOTING FOR EARLY CLOSING
| The members OF the New-York Petroleum Ex-
| change yesterday voted 10 close the Exchange at
| EOS o. N. every day, from June % to September
TO- This action is inde ependcnt OF any action by the
| OIL City or other exchanges.
HER LEG CUT OFF BY STREET CAR
Mrs Rebecca Benjamin, OF No. G3G Last Ninth-st.
attempted 10 step from the front platform OF -
Second-ave car at Seventy -siXth-st., yesterday,
| and was thrown down by the sudden starting Of
the car She fell under The car and her ri ght leg
was cut of. The police sent hcr to the PresDyte'
| rian Hospital
| HOTELS CONNECTED WITH THE OPERA HOUSE.
| James A. Roosevelt, president of the Metropolis an
| Opera House Company, flied plans with the Bureau
of Buildings yesterday for the two hotels and bach
eors' balls which to be erected III front Of the
| opera house ia Broadway, between Ghirtv-ninth
ard Fortieth SITS. The buildings will be connected
with each other and with the opcra honse. and the
| estimated cost Of each is @lsO.0OO.
| SELLING a STOCK EXCHANGE sFAT
| f. A. Vanderhoof. jr senior partner Of the stock
| brokerage firm of Vanderboof. Morrison d Co.. No.
SO Newest, ich fa'led a few days ago, Yesterday
sold bis seat III the stock Exchange II is under
st od that the price was $27 900 andtbat the pur
| chaser was William K Kitchen, formerly member
| of the Exchange, who sold his seat about year
| ago for S52, 900
EARLY CLOSING OF CITY DEPARTMENTS.
| In accordance with the resolution passed by the
Aldermen and approved by tho Mayor, recommend
ing that the public dcpartne It's be closed Satur
| days at noon from June 10 10 September 10, the
various departments were hermetically sealed after
midday yesterday Very few persons were we're aware OF
| tons of surprise among those who called at the
| City Hall and elsewhere and failed to obtan ad-
| mission. The various employees expressed them
selves decidedly pleased with the new arrangement.
| ALLEGED POLICY CY-DgALEBs DISCHARGED.
| In tue TOmbs Police Court yesterday justice
Wbte held an examination ~ the case OF Frederick
H. Luthy, the alleged proprietor OF the lottery pol-
| icy shop at No J76 Creenwch-st The Justice
| thought there not sufficient evidence 10 prove
| Luthy's ownership and lie was discharged. Amos e..
| Smith, who was engaged ut WORK AT desk III the
place was required TO furnish bail for trial ASSIST
| ant district Attorney Brady who was present as
| C. Yorke, " no charged with keeping a policy
shop at No. 1877 East ne-hundred-and-twen-
| tleth-st
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST A CHINANAN.
| Lee How, aChlnaman was aTragncd IN the Jefer-
| son Market Police Court, Yesterday, on the COM
plant of Margaret l.. Tall, young married woman
living at No. 40 East Thrd-st She stated that as
| she was passing How's laundry, at No. l75 West
Tbrtieth-st. yesterday afternoon. tho latter beck
| oned her 10 approach. Mira. Tall did mechani-
| cally. When near enough the Chinaman 1t is
alleged, seized her arm and dragging her into his
| shop. closed and locked the door. The woman
| screamed 50 that her assalant became frightened
and released her. Theteupon Mrs. Tall called
| Policeman FitheaD. who arrested How. Justice
Gardner committed him for tral In default OF 5000
bail.
| WAITING FOR THE CARS on THE BRIDGE.
| Nothing mas been done by the Manhattan Rail
/ way Company toward removing the City Hall sta
/ ton which now obstTucts the entrance TO the
| Brooklyn Bridge. An officer of the company said
| Yesterday that the Bridge trustees waiting
evidently for cars to be placed the Bridge before
| taxing any decisive action about the removal of
| the elevated railroad station lie said that there
| had been no conferences recently between the
officers of the elevated railroad companies and the
Bridge trustees, and that plans Tor the removal
| OF the City Hall station had been adopted.
PASSENGERS By THE BALTIC
| The White star steamship Baltic carried large