New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22


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The Rev. j. G. Woods lecture on line "n"'o' III
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NETWORK CITY.
an w. CO. sends to this Office $15 for the Mid
night Mission oa4or
Hundreds of dozens of frogs legs are now eaten
in this city daily.
The President received few callers YESTERDAY at
his hotel. lie was driven to Brooklyn at o'oo - ni'
Some of the downtown policy shops are open ito
customers again under the guiso u
Offices -. ,o,.orood
William Dowd age twenty-five, was senntenG;eu
Yesterday to the State prison for ten years. nav Ing
pleaded guilty TO charge OF larceny
A drunken policeman, staggering up Ceh,tIe-st'
on, "a 8naI1v entering saloon near the Iombs, at
tracted much attention yesterday
Tho small omen square in WOrth-st. is crowded
every day with the Five POINTS chilureh "i'A 'n'N
cheap little slcds and skates oo
Revolyers having five barrels and costing only %
cents tempt the street Arabs. rapid rise III INC
death rate is looked for.
Bows and men syly search the WINDSOR i h h
ruius when they can void the eyesof the Waterman
A few small coins and bits OF Jewelfy nave ueeh
found.
Mendel Menzenheimer a German who was sad 70 70
have reached the age OF one hundred years, uIc1 o
suddenly without medical attendance al NO. %
Willet-St yesterday
While shovcllng snow in front Of his house at One
hundred v-fOurtl-St. and Lncol n-aYe; yes,
t'rdav Thomas NJ; oney ruptured a blood vessel and
died in a few mint ties.
A DANGEROUS WALL.
Police CAPTAIN Webb yesterday informed inc
Commissioners that the front wall OF the Madic
son-st police station unsafe. The Conmlttee VI
Repairs were instructed to look alter the house.
Us GRANT, JR, BUYS A HOUSE..
Ulysses s. Grant jr., has purchased from Abraham
TT Tomas house on the north side OF Seventy-thlId-
st.. about $40 feet east of Thnd-ave, for $oo'ooO'
SELLING THE sPoILs OF GARBAGE BoxEs.
The italian scavengeTs do not look Tor rags only
in the ai betw aa Park and Bayard every
AMADEE BIGoT SENTENCED FOR LIFE
Jndce Brady in the Court of Oyer and Ierin1ner,
YESTERDAY sentenced Amadee Bigot to State prison
for life for killing Mrs. Ienrette Renanto, at No.
141 Thompson-st. on August 8, 1851.
THREE YEARS SENTENCE FOR BURGLARY.
Andrew Thomas was sentenced Yesterday to three
wears imprisonment for burglary G9mmtteu on
August % last, at the house of John ID. Cnmmns,
at Seventy -rst-st. and Lexmgton-aNe.
SONS OF TIE REVOLUTION
The building owned by Jacob Etzel and known
as "Washingtons HeadquarteTs" at Broad and
Pearl SITS will be occupied on New Years eve by
John Austin Stevens aud a number of others. who
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IEoUIRING INTO UNBALANCED BIDS.
DENNY Commissioner Hamin of the Department
of Pnblic Works was before the special Grand jury
of the Court of Oyer and Terinlner yesterday. he
was questioned at length as to the frauds IN the
Water Registers Bureau and the system of ulbal-
anced bids. The investigation, 1t is understood,
Will be continued.
A
Fredericka Klein age forty, of No. JIG
Orcbard-st.. arrested for shopifting IN Rdleys'
Grand-st store on Wednesday was proved 70 De IN
Court yesterday she was sentenced to the lsand1or
two months.
SALE OF PRODUCE EXCHANGE OFFICES.
The sale of choice of offices in the new Produce
Exchange Building was continued yesterday, and
ali Int twentv-thrce of the 17S offices were sold.
Inc ois made total of about 500 900 The other
twenty-three offices viii be disposed OF privately.
HONORABLE MENTION AWARDED.
The Board of Police yesterday awarded honorable
mention to Inspector Byncs Sergeant Slcvn and
Detectiv Sergeant Deusenberry for the capture of
Rough. The Inspector also received letter Of com
McCaull and about thirty of the employees .of the
CASINO.
TIE JEWEL ROBBERY AT WATERBURY,.
c. G. Afford, of the firm of C. g. Afford g. Co.,
Jewellers at No 200 Broadway, says that their loss
by the robbery from their salesman. J; L. Clark, at
Waterbury, Conn, on Thursday, will not exceed
81 600 The matter has been placed in the hands
of the Jewellers League and it is expected that the
greater part of the jewelry will be recovered.
BUSINESS FAILURES OF THE WEEK.
The business failures of the last seven days
ported to X. G. Dun d Co. number for the United
States PSI, and for Canada and the Provinces ~.
or total of 1913 failures as compared with 32o last
the whole are in the Western and Southern States,
the Eastern and Middle States not showing any
great increase over the average.
CLEARING THE STREETS or Snow.
1--WE have carted away between 5000 and 1000
loads of snow in the past few days" said Colonel
Rogers the Deputy Commissioner of Street Clean
ing 10 a TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday. ave have
had an extra force at work to-day and we have got
the city in good condition. Unless it freezes hard
we shall have, Broadway scraped to the pavement
by tomorrow"
CLOSE OF COLLEGE FRATERNITY SESSION.
The session of the Delta Phi College Fraternity
was continued yesterday :, Ihirty-sIx delegates
were present representing all the twelve chapters
Of the fraternity charter r Vas granted for
will be held with the Pennsylvania chapter at
the annual banquet was held at the Hotel
Brunswick.
A FALSE STORY ABOUT JOSEPH BROOKS.
An absurd and utterly unfounded report was pub
lished Yesterday by The Times to the effect that
Joseph Brooks the theatrical manager had not sailed
for Europe on as was rs MS ntentq R ard
sailed on Wednesday, but James Seaman, who was
to accompany him, could not find Mr.. Brooks on
board when the hOur for starting arrived, and
rather foolshly remained behind himself. He will
probably go on by the next steamer.
MEETING OF LIQUOR DEALERS.
The IXth Assembly District Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation met yesterday in DixOn's assembly rooms,
No. 2S9 Beecker-st., with President John Cavanagh
in the chair. The report of the committee appointed
TO draft constitution and bylaws was accepted.
Seven new members were enrolled. Joseph Noble,
Joseph Willie and John Cayanagh were selected
committee to meet similar committees from other
organizations to confer in regard to organizing
Central Association.
THE QUESTION OF NATIONAL GUARD ARMORIEs
The Sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday re-
ceived from the Controller report on the appli-
Guard, for new anories. The Controller recon-
lnended that the Corporation Counsel he requested
to prepare an act to bdsubmitted TT sLcg stature,
authorizing the issue of bonds for the purchase of
land and the erection of annOries for the of the
First Division Of the National Guard. Major Gen
eral Shaler approved this.
BETTRH MEANS OF COMMUNICATION NEEDED
The Board of Police yesterday adopted resolutions
declaring that there is needed in this city some