New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-09
NEW-YORK CITY.

The amount of fines collected in the various Po
lice Courts last month was S3,2l4 90.
Mrs. Ellen c. Blasdell yesterday purchased from
Harvey Murdoch two lots. "A feet by 50, at the
northeast corner Of Madison-ave and One-hun-
dred-and-twenty- fOurth-st., for $4,000.
SURVEYOR GRAHAM HOLDS OVER.
Collector Robertson Yesterday sent Tor General
Charles X. Graham, whose term as surveyor OF the
Port hal expired and after designating him as Sur
vevor until his successor should qualify, admins
tered TO him the oath of Office.
PAYiSG DELINQUENT INSPECTORS.
Moor Falls, tic City Paymaster, was engaged
Yesterday III paving of the delinquent inspect OF
elections whose pay had been withheld until the en-
abling act passed by the Legislature had been signed
bv the Governor About ! 5000 was paid yc5er-
day out of the total amount OF 100000.
DEALINGS N FUTURES.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange
Yesterday passed resolutions, cOndemning the sec
ton of the Bankruptcy bill before Congress. desig
mating as an act OF bankruptcy the purchase or
sale of articles for future deivery.
WORK OF THE GERMAN SOCIETY.
Al the meeting of the German Society yesterday.
at No 10 Broadway, IL was reported that S2,Is3
had been expended III January for charity. Treas
urcr Gustavc II. Schwab reported that there was
81 $50 % in the treasury on January !, and that
only 81 80 had been received since then.
PLANS FOR AN APAHTMENT-HOUsE.
George Munro of No Is West Flfty-seventh-st.,
Yesterday filed plans at the Bureau of Buildings for
Am apartment house in y-ninth-st. east OF Sixth
ave which Is to cost 100000. 1t il TO be nine
stories high with n frontage OF 81 feet and depth
OF lUO ltcl.
HOW WILLIAM MCABE GOT HIS FIRE KEY.
1t was discovered al Fire Headquarters yesterday
that William McCabe, the leader of the men who
sent out 50 many false alarms, obtained possession
OF fire key on April a. 1882, by presenting an APP
nlicatIon in which bis name was spelled backwards
lie wrote his name William Ebaccam.
GIRoFLE TO 90 TO ENGLAND.
IL has been decided 10 send the famous race-maTc
Giro16. daughter of bennington and Rattan, to
England this year. The Sportsndn says hat she
Will 20 in charge Of Jacob Pncus for racing and
for breeding afterward. GirOlG Ia one Of the best
mares even seen on the American race-course.
POLICEMEN WANTING MORE WAGES.
Nearly 100 of the policemen who receive only
$500 year met yesterday afternoon AT Duiy HAN,
i'm Ihlrd-ave. The meeting was secret, the object
about the repeal of the Salary bill ana TO secure to
all policemen uniform salary. OF 81 200. Action
TO that effect, 1t was stated, had been taken.
UNIFORM BARRELS OF APPLES WANTED,
meeting of members of the Mercantile Exchange
engaged III the domestic fruit trade was held at
the Erie Building yesterday noon COMMITTEE
was appointed. consisting of Messrs. Edwards,
Young and French, to draft bill to present To the
Legislature, providing for a uniform barrel for
apples
BECOMING INSANE on A STEAMSHIP.
Among the passengers on the steamer British En-
pire, which reached here yesterday, was insane
man, G.. Nutter. He was transferred TO Bellevue
Hospital. Nutter Is about forty years old. He left
this city ten days ago on the steamship Alexandria,
bound for Vera Cruz. On the voyage he became 80
violent that he had 10 be- put under restraint. At
Progreso, Mexico, he transferred to the Brit
ish Empire and brought back to this city.
NIKE RANKIN's NEW THEATRE
Mckee Rankins manager II. j. Chaplain, says
that the buildings standing on the site of the
proposed Third Avenue Theatre, at Thirty -trst-st
and Thlrd-ave., will be pulled down after March
Not even the foundation walls of the present struc-
ture will remain in the new theatre building. lie