New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
A number of handsome residences are 10 DO ouii'
at Washington Heights.
Street dealers are selling the newly coined hve-
cent nckel5 for cents each
Superintendent Jasper has nearly completed his
annual report upon the public SCHOOLS Oh NC" Il.
Ida Reilly n homeless woman, age forty, dled nj
the Fourth Precinct Police Station yesterday,
where she had been locked up for intoxicaton'
Complaints are numerous in Harlem of the non
enforcement OF the law requiring Sidewalks 10 DC
kept cleared of ice and snow.
An examiner of buildings yesterday, reported that
q chimney on the st. Charles HOTEL No. OlS Broad
way. was liable to fall.
Passengers by the Hamilton Ferry continue to
complain OF the long delays between Doats anu tho
oyercrUwdIng
Mr.. BURT TO CONTINUE MS DUTIES.
Naval Officer Burt yesterday received telcgraphc
orders from the Secretary OF the Treasury TO con
tinue tine performance of his duties until his success
sor has been confirmed and has qualified.
INSPECTOR TOWER TO STICK To THE LAST.
Supervising Inspector Tower. for whose position
q successor has been appointed and confirmed said
yesterday that he would continue TO occupy tie
office until the commission OF Captain Starbuck ar
rived and he had taken The oath of office.
THE FEBRUARY GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury for February were sworn In yes
terday in the Court OF General Sessions. william
II. Phillips, of No. Wall-st being appointed fore
man. Judge COwing in charging them commented
upon the new codes, which he thought had accomp-
lIshed good work.
NEEDS or THE LIBERIAN PEOPLE AND COLLEGE.
A good sized audience, among whom were many
cOlOred people gathered last evening at the Broad
way Tabernacle 10 hear about The colony and col
lege of Liberia The Rev. william NJ. Taylor pre-
sided. The Rev. I. McCants Stewart and the Rev
II. NJ. Browne, who to sail on the 10th for Ii
bera made addresses, setting forth the needs Of the
people ana college in Liberia.
BETRAYING A SWEDISH GIRL
Robert Brouland, age thirty-hye, who keeps an
intelligence ofice at No. l5i East Twenyninlh-st,
was aTraigned before Justice White yesterday at
ternuon at the Tombs Police Court, by Detectives
Hagan and Oates of the First Precinct, t. answer
o charge of ielOnously assuming Nina Nelson, a
young Swedish girl Whose confidence ne is alleged
10 have betrayed. IL is alleged that he tired to
compromise the matter. lie was committed for ex-
animation without bail.
j. SSH MAILIARD As 4 COMPLAINANT
Jessie Maillard, who gained nOtoriety recently a.
defendant In a trial for perjury applied through
her counsel Elias G.. Levy, 10 Justice Herman yes
terday AT the YOrkvill' Police Court, for warrant
for the arrest of Kate Shields, with whom she
boarded, and whom she charged with stealing
letters. clothing and jewclry from her while she
Jessie MaillaId) was under arrest. The Justice
issued "A summons.
HELD FOR TRIAL on HIS owN LETTER.
Andrew Holler the German musician who on
January 27 swallowed dose of pruss SIC acid, which
but Tor prompt medical AID would have resulted
fatally, arraigned IN the Essex Market Court
Yesterday. lawyer asked for his d scharSe, as
sorting that the would-bc suicide was insane when
he took the poison. Policeman Greed, If the Tenth
Precinct. handed the magistrate a piece OF paper
on which Roller had written in German: " Get
four boards and nail them together for my body,
and hire hearse' justice patterson held MN iof
trial.
CONTRACTING FOR APARTMENTS.
A contract signed yesterday by Mesars. Les
pnasse d Freedman with Charles Coudcri, Of the
firm of Coudert Brothers for the sale the latter
OF a set OF apartments on the second floor of the
Barcelona at Ffty-eight hist and seyenth-aye. The
consideration Si5 OOO and the share OF the run
ming expenses 81 200. The set contains dining
room Is 10y 20 feet, parlOr l6 by 81, library lO
by %, four bedrooms, servants room. TWO attcs,
two bathrooms, kitchen aud othc"s. The rcccp-
tion-rooms cover n space OF 800 square feet.
STABBED FOR TRYING TO SAVE HIS PROPERTY
crowd OF eight or ten young ruiiidns entered
Jacob Baun's liquor store a. No. JI3 last Iweniy-
seyenth-st. on Sunday night and broke glasses,
furniture etc. JacOD attempted 10 protect H.. prop
erty aud stabbed IN the arm. One OF ms as
snIants, Thomas Finley, alias Smith, of No. 1886
Last Twenty hith-st.. was arrested by Officer
Dooley, of the Eighteenth Precinct, and Yesterday
he was held for examination IN the IorkvIle Police
Court.
MATE d. COOK CHARGED WITH MUTINY.
2 Captain Thomas W. Gobin. OF the schooner Jor
dan L. Mott made a complaint yesterday on which
Con missioner Shields issued warrants for the ar
rest of Thomas O'ROurke. the mate. and William
Holland. the colOred cook. OF the schooner. lhe
captain said that the voyage from Mexico To this
port the crew had several times complained Of the
food and the conduct OF the defendants had been
mutinous The two men were arrested aid held for
examination under @l 900 bail each. They denied
their guilt
TRANSFERS OF BUSINESS PROPERTY.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, of
Hartford, Conn, according to instruments recorded
yesterday, has transferred the Oilice-buldings at
Nos. 60 II aud 70 Broadway, TO Joseph A. Dunn,
the architect, for $40, subject o. mort gage fOr
300 900. Mr.. Dunn executed 10 tie company two
mortgages upon the premi ses aggregating $1,000
Moss :. Phillips also acquired from the Charter Oak
Company the property at Mo-. - Broad-st and 81
and SO Newest, for nominal consld ration subject
to a lien of S7J,0 lie executed a mortgage for
100000 to the grantors aud borrowed 10000
l,a uisifI Manuel ol
Brooklyn.
DISCUSSING BUSINESS CAREER FOR WOMEN.
Az DelmonicO's yesterday there was a meeting of
Sorosis. After the lunch Miss Clara Stutsman
sang. and Miss Marion Booth played piano solo.
Mrs. Ruth o. Dclmater recited original poem,
" Transit of Venus" and Mrs. Bergholz recited
on the question. Twin business career for
women, with view 10 financial return, interfere
with her domestic and spiritual characterp
Erminie Smith, Mrs. Ella Clymer, Mrs. T.. J. Bell
and Mrs. j. G.. Meredith.
TAKING POISON TO AVOID WHIPPING
Henry Smith, fifteen years Old living al No. go
Courl-at., BrOokhn, attempted 20 commit suicide
by taking Paris green about 10 a. IN. yesterday, at
III, store where he IL employed ~ an errand boy.
No. 10 Warren-st., IN this city. The boy taken
BY II policeman 10 the Chambers Street Hospital.
When asked If he intended to XII himself by taking
the poison, the boy replied that he did, giving as
reason that ms mother had threatened to punish
Inn. After he had been taken care of at the hos
pit1l the policeman took the boy home. The
hospital physician thought that the boy had not
swallowed any of the poison, but that he had simply
daubed it on his lips and on his fingers.
BETTER PROTECTION FOR IMMIGRANTs
L. F. Booth the joint agent Of the four trunk lines
having special privileges for business at Castle Gar
den has made several improvements in the interest
of immigrants. He has appointed corps of inter
prefers 10 learn from the immigrants, immediately
upon landing, their purposes, and to instrIct them
accordingly The latest innovation is a registry de-
partment for the benefit of those who wish 10 delay
going forward 80 their destinations for three four
days. This class deposit their steamship orders or
cash for tickets receiving III return receipt, and
they can get the tickets al their convenience.
BROOKLYN.
Workmen were out in force yesterday repairing
the broken telegraph wires.
Deaths reported last week, 227 births, III