New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
. r.rHER,s sHREwD DETECTIVE WORK.

LOCAL MlOCEALhN l.
v.rHrR,s sHREwD DETECTIVE WORK.
o,.st Tuesday Miss Laura Williams. OF No. ao4
west Thirty st, received nee .Sot the author
signed Artnn her acouaintance, provided it was
nrs"ahIe and mentioned o'clock on Sirtx iTeSuay
evening as the time and Eightnauee oerS % conId take
% an additional inducement for her to meet @
Rm the writer BY saying that ne wousu % 40
s9ds It to hsr Williams yHf the He
cevsp hey Sy ~ pardon him for breaking the engage
ment, stating that he had an engagemien'p psv
.b;rI letter was received dated June TO- ne ne
informed her that his time s.rs6 was ssr rts to
after 4so p when en- hs sna could a's see her, He
closed by saying that Central Park was very w ponld
ant during the evening and stated .hs, ;h3hows h1
wait for her at Thirty-fourth-s''' n'"'
on ressiet Of the last letter Miss Williams con-
yeyed all the communications to ner td.ne t e,;tsp
whom she stated that she did not know Ine wlitGa &
WIZ hoJ S no idea who 1T could be. Unknown to MS
Sanchfer MIR. Williams sent the following note 10
Mr.. Morel: MAY2s.
n time According TO your wish will be on tS rnirg
Sorhs near the Presbyterian Church nortn 1r Sress
ave- y cSe on sna P neck Please pencil for
IcOud not fndpen and INK, iWo,,rfr,end' anu SI' "
On Friday evening Mr.. Williams III, invteG ,eGouaS nls
aaushter out for yr walk the PresSyteran PS s Church
III toId b,s DAUGHTER to walk on ahead ana ana
ne ne 'VIo Woud ID follow her. She reached ,ook dRe
and wa s5SnSS Ss hat
3ng yGyaS and SAID us this Miss Williamsr her
father then laid heavy hand T. On tHS Wiams Sins now
shOalde' aa anS v"u want of her' Mr. Williams then
called policeman and the young man was sre tasra he he
the Twentieth Precinct Ponce MoSs clerk age
fWenty-two. and living at No; 3O6 west iniry tSo
frst-st He locked up and arralgne0 orniug III y
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday moIhiIs, i
Instice Patterson imposed fine of $lo, whcn no no
maid and vas released. Morel arrived IN lne ;;o eS
from England year ago lie op'athe5h az hsrp he has
as clerk in his unces Office in all-st mere ne d %
Seen employed ever since. His reputation Is gooo'
SUMMER DULNEss IN REAL ESTATE.
The real estate market has apsed mo 's usna,
simmer dulness Business is qulet. ooln at auction
snd of private SALE and little improvement is
looked for by dealers and brokers unti LEX. neAV
antumn But while dealers have resigheu tne,ao ~ M
sives to n continuance of inactivity, there u no
general belief that any serious decline VIII at'enu
lie suspension of active operations. S trees n ato
easier and the property that may be forced upon
the market during the summer probably is rated
to meet with still lower range OF values ineTg IT;
are no Indications however, that much realty VIII
Se messed for sale while the present quetness pre-
walls. The auction sales last week recorded loMer over
range of values for vacant lots and seVeta &c ~ @
Gales were postponed indefinitely because OF tne ui
Satisfactorv prices received for the first few parcels
offered All the signs point to a healthy condition
Of The market but the absence OF
speculative spirit renders II imposS,,
Bile to maintain any active m0VemenV ~, ~
any particular part of the city. Ihere Is ss iess
disappointment than might have Deen e1pec.eu
among real estate dealers and owners at Tovernoi T
(leyelands veto of the General Surface haliroaa
bill Many persons who favored 1t for the sake .,
the Improvement which it was believed u woulu
briny to the west side recognize that the oii % co
tanned important defects. 1t was shaped 700 VII VII
for the politicians" remarked well wei,
known broker yesterday; 1t TasIt praht
enough of a business mans measure. IIo9-
ably an effort will be made in behaf OF wes'-slue -
PROPERTY owners at the next session OF the Legs
iatre to secure bill that will avoid the de1ects on
the one inst vetoed and enable capitalists 10 supply
what the west side sadly lacks,vlz, surface !aroaa
facilities The hope of the establishment
of these facilities encourages present properly
owners to hold firmly 10 property IN that
mart of the city and induces investors
to sustain the market by purchases at every cohceS
sion in prices. ... =; Tuv
Beyond the daily record of transactions IN me
TRIpI-NE last week there are few private sales 10
be noted The four-story brick and brown-stone
bouse at the southeast corner OF Inlrty-sAthIst.
and Elghth-ave has been bought by ID. Buckley
for SEQ 600 The Clark estate has purchased Two
lots in West SeYenty-third-st.. and two IN West
Seventy-second-St. for $6G.00O The BaucroIt
flats Nos 422 and 424 West Fiftv-seventh-st., were
sold for S4s 800 by William A. Candwel. No. o4
Fiftb-aye with right of way 10 Thrteenth-st., mas
been purchased by w. T.. Warner, Tor S7O,OOO. Nc.
~ Fast Fifty -fourth-st has been sold for SoOOOo
Building operations continue active.