New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
NETWORK CITY.

Bass, Of West Point.
NETWORK CITY.
The bridge over the Harlem River at Madison
ave. is approaching completion.
The Rev DR.. Drum has been appointed chaplain
Of the Home for lncurables at Fremont
The displays Of skates in the shop windows indi-
cate that the skating season is at hand.
Immigrants landed at Castle Garden yesterday
were by the Nebraska, 10; the Westemland, 1888 I;
the California, JIG, and the Rugia ,323.
Clothing dealers say that fewer overcOats have
been sold this November than III the same month
last year. great many people are forced to be
content with their old ones.
Die Flcdemans and other attractions will be
given in Terrace Garden on Tuesday for the benefit
Of the Home Of the Hebrew sheltering Guardian
Society.
Vendors of penny boxes of matches have had a
lively trade the street since the tax on
matches was removed.
The annual ball of the Old Guard will take place
at the Metropolitan Opera House, on Thursday
evening. January TO- 1884.
The trains in connection with the Ncw-H Haven
steamers leaving Peck slip az and II y. In. have
been withdrawn for the season.
Travel on many of the surface roads has de-
creased since the cold weather set in, people pre-
fcrrng to ride in the comfortably heated elevated
road cars.
An INVENTOR MISSING.
Daniel 4 Pratt the patcntee of the fish rai-ioint
and weli-known inventor, has been missing from
his home since Wednesday. He is thought to be
insane.
STATISTICS OF A WEEK.
Arrests last week, 237 births, 54I deaths
300; marriages, "a. Reported at the Sanitary
Bnrcau. 26 cases Of typhoid fever, 90 Of scarlet
fever, AZ Of measles and 81 of dphthera.
ABUSING GENEROUS PRIVILEGE.
The mutilation of books and papers in the Cooper
Union reading rooms has become frequent that
the Curator has felt compelled TO post notices offer
ing a reward for the detection OF the culprits.
ILLNESS or MISS FAITHFUL.
Miss Emily Faithful has been laid up AT the
New York Hotel with an attack of bronchitis and
obliged by her doctor 10 cancel her lecture engage
mcnts FOR the present week.
INSULTING rAssERS-BY.
The insolence of some Of the old clio" dealers in
Chatham-st. is astonishing. Besides almost COM
pletely blockading the narrow sidewalks, some Of
Them take malicious delight in insulting pedes-
TRANS
NURSING THE SICK POOR.
The Sisters of Bon Secours. from TrOyes France
wen known in all the larger cities Of EUROPE have
recently established at No. li6 West Twenty,
sccoud-st house OF their community. Their special
work is TO nurse the sick.
SAMUEL ?. ArPIrToN's ESTATE.
Surrogate Rollins Yesterday granted letters OF
administration upon the estate of the late samuel
!. Appleton to his brother william H.: and hls
nephew, William W. Appleton. The personal prop |
crty amounts 10 100000.
MISSION ~ MOTT STREET.
4 mission to be- conducted by the PassioniSt |
Father Of West oboken !, to be opened h in th9
Sunday IN Advent, and will continue until christ
mas.
GONE 10 NIAGARA.
Mayor Edison, General Grant, city chamberlain !
Tappan and a few other friends have gone on IN cX-
cursion To Niagara Falls and other points Of III |
tcrcst. They will return on Monday or TUESDAY. /
President Reilly of the Board OF Aldermen Is acting
Mayor.
EN-N,YoR CoorER's DESIGNATION. 49,
EX-May0r Edward Cooper yesterday Tesghed MS
office as member Of thc Ass',EnGnt GUi , rcm
beers of the Commission. The salary il $1,000 year.
Nh Cooper and his family will Hoon sail for Europe
TO be absent for six months OF more.
TnR MISSOURI PACIFIC SUIT.
A conference of counsel in the Missouri Pacific
Railway suit was held yesterday afternoon az me
Office of ex-senator Roscoe Conkllng. Inc Ilihtt
hearing of testimony was set by Referee Dwight
for Friday, December Z, nj the office OF Henry l..
Clinton one Of the counsel for the defence NO. 10
Broadway.
ApyoCArSG COOPERATION.
The second of a series of meetings to advocate
industrial cooperation will DO held to-imorloW
evening in The parors of the Rev DE- rnII' p
Church in West Fifty-seventh-st: The hey
Charles II. Eaton, Charles Barnard and Miss l..
Wyer are to be the speakers.
WHEAT FROZEN UP ~ TIE CANAL.
A telegram read ut the Produce Exchange
from superintendent Shnnahan at Al,
hany stating that the canal-boas had been stopped
by the ice at Rochester. member engaged IN tno
wheat business said that there were about 100000
bushels Of wheat III the canal-boats now
RETURN or JAY GOULD.
jay Gould returned yesterday morning from trip
over the Wabash Railway. He went as lar az NAN
sas CITY. He said that the company was making
large improvements nj Detroit, Chicago ana St.
Ouis and that lac wished to examine the progress
of the work at those places as well TO inspect the
railroad.
MORE or THE SNEAK THIEF GANG:
Three more prisoners charged with being MEM
beers of the West Twenty-sIXth-st. gang OF cOlOreu
sneak thieves were before Justice Duhy at inc
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday. Ihey
gave their names as Hannah Small, OF No ~
BleeckcT-st., and Charles w. Harding ana James
H. Harris to special deputy sherliis. they were
held each III $1,000.
HOW THE TENOR TIRAsHED THE ORGANISE
George Brown, the OTganlst, and James Eagah, oI
No. l52 East One -eghteentl-st
tenor singer ut st. Pauls Roman Catholic Churcn
in East Observation-Disclosures c0nlu
never agree. II il said that after the services last
Sunday they met Oh the sidewalk and that Brown
" as struck several times in the face by the lrate
singer. Eagan was held in $500 bail IN the lorK-
willie Court yesterday.
THE CHURCH FOR COLORED CATHOLICS
The Church of st. Benedict the Moor lfOr c0i0red
CathOlics), at Bleecker and Downing sts., Will D1
opened to-day. Bishop OFarrell, OF Trenton VIII
celebrate q pOntical high mass at ii a, H. CIhh-
cellOr Preston will preach the sermon. Dr NC,
(ilynn will preach at vespers. The Cardinal viii
attend the morning services if his health permits
The rector is the Rev. Father Burke.
wOEK or THE 1--WE POINTS MISSION.
The managers of the Five Points Mission nave
published the following facts concerning them