New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-06
NEW YORK CITY.

There is a demand for houses at Highbridge.
A Bowery museum has lately added a three
headed man TO its LIST of attractions.
The Columbia College alumni will meet at dinner
at Delmonico's on January 10.
The patronage OH the Fourth Avenue Railroad
has largely increased since the adoption OF the D.
cent fare.
live black bear in cage is the latest attraction
in the show-window of Bowery clothing store.
The small boy is happy.
Nipth-aye.. between One-huudred- and forty
cieh and Onc-hundred- is 10 be
known hereafter as ST. Nicholas Place.
Men with huge advertising signs on their backs
kept the crossings clear OF snow III some streets
yesterday.
Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos. 147
and 149 West Ihirty-spcOnd-st., 203 Grand-st., Az
Cherryst and is Charlton-st
Mayor Edison has ordered the flags to be displayed
at halfstafi on the City Hall on the day OF Yam
betta's funeral.
The prevailing style of dress for gentlemen has
brought it about that the highest compliment one
can pay to q man is to mistake HIM Tor MS OWN
coachman. 81,
"a happy New-Year mister; give me penny"
has been the greeting pedestrians III the Vlcnity OF
Fulton Ferry have received from street boys ouilns
the last few days.
Substantial German woman to conductor OF street
car during blockade yesterday hai yoost
cor or md haf no time to wait SD long. Gf me mine
nfe cents back"
Justice Patterson sent yesterday, about twenty
men who apply regu ary at the Eldrldgc street
Police Station for lodgings To prison 1Or ten DAY" az
the Essex Market Ponce Court
NEW BUILDINGS on AsToR PROPERLY. 80
If reports are true all the present low Ola DuiIo-
ings the south side of Prince ana OT n
the spring to tail store-Oudlngs 10 NC eAoS'eu W
the Astor estate
A TEN-MLE SKATING RACE.
There will be ten-mile skating race this evening
at the Manhattan Rink, at Fifty,siXth,st ana
EIrhth-ave between G.. c. Walton, OF the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club and G. ID. Philips, OF tue New
York Athletic Club, Tor gold medal.
A CONTEST or FOOLS on WHEELS.
six-days' bicycle tournament for the Champion
ship OF the world will begin at Manson square Var
den about February l. The racing wiz De kept up
through all the twenty-four hours OF eAch d1y;
The champion Of Ireland ~ already entered ahd
several other champions are expected.
FATALLY INJURED BY A FALL.
While driving Is foui-horse team attached 10
freight car in the Bowery yesterday JOhn burns,
of No 321 East Thlrty-thiGd-st., tell from the
front platform. tie was run over, receiving com,
pound fracture Of the thgh. The INJURY IS Regarded
as fatal.
LINCOLN UNION OF THE NINTH WARD.
The Lincoln Union of the Ninth W ard has elected
the following officers: President, John Ii. Seaman
first vice-presldent, Charles N. Fowler seco ,,
Weep sldenr, George Ii. Robbins: corresponding
secretary Arthur 5. Hawley; financial secretary,
Daniel A, Anderson treasurer John Lard
THE BATTLE OF NEw-oRLEANs.
The County and District committees OF the New
York County Democracy will on Monday evening
next at the Cooper Institute, celebrate the ami
ve sary OF the battle of New -Oreans. Johh u;
Carlisle of Kentucky. will deliver an Grafton and
other speakers will address the meeting Admis-
sion will be by ticket.
SMALL BIDS FOR PICTURES.
Some two hundred paintings aud engrayings were
sold at the auction rooms LeavItt & Co., Clinton
Hall last. evening. Bidding WAS slow ana prices
were low. A Portrait OF q Lady by or joshua
saints IN Glory" artist not gwen, realized 500.
The Dead christ and Virgin" Corregglo. brought
$40: The Holy Trinity" liuan $780, aud Inc
Artist's Dream" unknown, TOZOo.
SHOOTING TIE MAN WHO sPAT IN HIS FACE.
Two Young laDorers, John VancenO, of No. VI
Mulberfy-st.. and Peter Kassaser, OF No - MOTT,
st. quarfeiled yesterday IN the beer shop al No.
BixieT-st Nanceno spat III haSsasers race anu
u,ed offensive and threatening language
Kassaser drew revolver and hred two shots, one
OF the bullets striking Vanccno III the lett SIDE IN
1ictiug "A serious but not necessarily fdtal wound
kassascr was locked up and Nancen0 was seat 10
81. Vlncents l1Osp al
DECLINE IN EXPORTS OF GRAIN.
The exports OF breadstuns for 1852 from New
yort Bnltmore Philade pha and Boston show a
nateria failing OH as compared WIN thOSe Oh 100
The exports of flour show all increase OF 379,3l6
barrels, but of wheat and corn there Is largc de-
crease The total exports OF wheat from iho four
norris were 20,OO5,S0l bushels, ana OF corn
4 OG5 5S2 bushels. The decrease az compared Win
1881 is 9724 313 bushels OF wheat, and 46,OZ40l2
bushels of corn.
JAMES MHLER's ASSIGNMENT.
James Miller, the Broadway BOOK publisher ana
statIoner, VINO made an assignment on Thursday. Is
oue of the Oldest business men III New Ork. lie
bas been connected with the firm now dong bus-
ness at No. 770 Broadway Tor fOrty-nine years
HIS present financial embarrassment Will not sell
Ously affe-t the business of his firm. For hearly
two months lie has been confined to ms nome AT
MamarOneck.
NO SUCH MAN KNOWN.
James Wilson, who committed 10 the
OuOndaga Pcnltentiary n Syracuse on Thursday
charged with stealth 5000 from railroad passen-
ger, said That ne was an agen lor Devenoge. a 90;
wine merchants, of No 81 South NIilIan-st.
member of tnat firm said yesterday that he did not
know who Wilson was and That there was no agent
OF that name employed By the nrm
JUSTICE OTTERBoURG TO BIZ TOLD THE LAW.
In the Court Of Special Sessions yesterday, before
Justices Kilbreth, Smith and Ford the case OF
Officer Soule of the 1hlrty-hrst Precinct against
James Kelly, for an assault Oh December 20 came
up Tor trlal The Justices deciAed that under the
new code the offence was io!ony ana should De
transferred to the General Sessions. They III
structed Clerk MOuheimer 10 inform Justice Ojlef-
bourg the committing magistrate. not to SEND any
more felOnes Tor thai IN their court.
MARSHAL KNOX's SUCCESSOR.
Colonel Joel Is. ErhaTdt, the newly-appointed
Vnited States Marshal did not visit the AarshaP s
Once Yesterday. His nomination has been con-
firmed by tue Senate, but before he can take the
Office he must receive bis commission and give the
proper bonus 1t is though, that he VIII not assume
office until next week There are a large NUMBER
of depu ties in the office the appointment or re-
tention of whom rests with the new Marshal, put
nothing Is KNOWN W the MdIShus ohoo "S W lie
probable policy.
CONDUCTOR HANFoRD NOT TO BE TRIED.
Assistant Listrict-AttOrney OByrne yesterday
ordeped mat nolc-prosequi be entered III the
Of Conductor George +. Hanford, who was indicted
with George Meius, the brakeman. for man
slaughter having caused by negligence the aeatn
nj THOSE who were kled in the Spuyten Dnyvil
railroad disaster MelIus recently acquitted
Inv a iury in the Court of Oyer and lerInlner.
and Mr. OByrue thought that tho testimony III
the case of HantOrd was so much weaker than that
against Melus that 1t would be Il waste OF time to
try INN.
THE DEMONSTRATION IN HONOR or GAMBETTA'
The committee 10 arrange Tor next Sunday de-
monstraton at Tammany Hall III honor OF Can
beta met in Fourteenth-st. last night, and ar,
ranged the programme. There will be musical
selectons and speeches by Mr. Rosenstel President
or French Societies; Adolphe Cobn Messrs MERCER.
levy. Carrie and fugazy and Albert Raymond.
~ a.. mhier will present the committee with a