New-York tribune., 1884-01-24
NEW-YORK CITY.


NEW-YORK CITY
The Third Avenue Elevated Road looks rusty and
unsghtly in places. o
The new Jefferson Market building on Sixth-aVe'
is nearly ready for occupancy.
The old Second Street Methodist Eplscopa
Church has been improved and freed OF debt.
Catholic pilgrimage will start from this city
for the Holy Land on February n.
storekeePers in Qhaham,sIt IT, use mhGa ore O'
Conductors of freight trains running out OF - Jei-
sew CITY report an unusual number OF tramps trying
TO steal rides on trains going south
The Christmas greens in the windows OF soine et "
the houses in uptown streets cry for rest ana Iorge
fulness.
DIR. John Lord will lecture on Carlyle in the
Young Mems Christian Association course to-hior-
row evening.
broke his right leg several weeks ago. was "pio "
walk out yesterday, ~
The Castle Garden Labor Bureau during 1883
found employment for p 903 Immigrants VI "Holn
1888 were men and 1854 women.
The old resident says that Jersey Sound has not
becn 60 full of masts in many winters as az present
and ascrbes the fact to lack Of foreign freights.
black-and-tan dog on the back OF horse tast &
was going down town at rapid rate atuaS~N
much attention yesterday i'll Eighth-aye.
A sipn in the waiting-room of the Twenty third,
ST. Erie Ferry reads: "rhis room for ladies only"
Inside it is stated that smoking is not allowed
careful observer of New-York eating houses say
that the number of bob-taiied cats about pig
kitchens is curious feature OF metropoiitan @ ie'
Cooks, lie says, have sharp AhiFeS anu 'noi' '0''
pers 20.
AFRAID OF AN ELEVATED RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
MANY people who use the East Side elevated roads
refnse 10 travel on the City Hall branch Tor fear OF
an accident. They take surface cars 70 Chatham
Sonare or walk to that point or to Franklin quare
A WRECKED SCHOONER.
The schooner G.. II. Holden, which arrived from
ila IpUOrteQ
masted schooner sunk in fifteen fathoms OF water
twenty miles f. s. L. of Cape Henry, In danger
GUS position for vessels.
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR FORGERY,
GiacOmio Matala, an Italian, age thlrty-one, Nv
ing at No IS South Fifth-ave;. pleaded guilty yes
terlav in the Court Of General Sessions to charge
of forgery. Judge Cowing sent him to the State
Prison for five years.
DESTITUTE FAMILY
Mrs John White, of No.. 239 MonroeIst. whose
husband was recently killed on Lumber DOat, IL III
destitute circumstances Mrs. White has nye chill
dren the oldest being eleven years and the youngest
only two months
Wavor Edison will 90 to Albany today to argue
before the Committee on Cities In iavor OF taxing
| fine power of confirmation away from the Board OF
Aldermen. President Kirk will be acting Mayor in
| the absence of Mayor EdsOn
| SLATER on EXHIBITION.
Mate Slater, who prosecuted Captain slocum OF the
sailing vessel Northern Light for nhuman treatment
! Is now on exhibition in BOweTy museum, WheIc
| he Is billed as the victim of a sea captains out
rageous brutality, engaged at an Overwhelming
| expense"
THE ANMERNIAN INQUEST.
| Coroner Martin yesterday held an inquest In the
! case of George Ammerman, who was kleH oy james
Hardie last Friday in front of No. 34S hudson-st'
The iury returned verdict that the deceased man
was killed by Hardie under great provocauoh'
| Hardie was sent to the lOmOs.
TO USE A PART OF PIER 40. l.
The Dock Commissioners yesterday revoked a
resolution granting tie Atlas Steamship Line the
privilege of sublettng part OF Per NO. MOTT
| River from the Iron Steamboat Company anO
| adopted one granting the privilege to the Ontario
| and Western Railroad Company.
A THRIVING CATHOLIC PARISH
| ST Teresa's Church. at Rutgers and Henry sts, II
! one of the few cOusecrdted Catholic churches III
| New-York. 1t was cOnsecrated on October -, lssZ
after having been freed OF debt of 9l2l 600 VIII
| i'm ak wears Ii is estimated that there are 10000
| Catholics in the parish. over loo children atteht
the parochial schools. The Rev. Michael OFauel
is the pastor
GIFTS NEEDED FOR A FREE RFADING-RoOM
A Peoples Reading-room, free to all, has been il
onera ti0n since December II. 1883, at 1hlrd-aYe.
near One hundred-and-tbirty -ninth-st; 1t r. opei
from : D. ~ to 10 D. N. 1t is hoped that a library
coffee-roOm and other useful adjuncts may be adde'
as soon as possible. Gifts of money, books, photo
graphs, engravings and other useful articles ar
asked fOT
4 TIE RIVERS FULL or ICE. 40
Al ebh tide yesterday the North River was fille'
with large fields Of foe ce which In some cases eX
tended nearly from shore TO shore. The ice wa
well broken up, but caused much delay TO ferr.
travel On the Hood tide the Ice swept mp the Eas
River and seriously interrupted ferry navigation
Communipaw Bay was almost sohd mass OF lc
throu ghout the day.
A REFUGE FOR III &DREDS OF INFANTS.
The Nursery and Childs Hospital, at Lexington
! ave and Fiftyhrst-st., was established twenty
nine wears ago. In il from 500 to 900 infants &c
tbe best of nursing and medical care. In cOnnec
tiOn with the hospital Is fine farm with eighpel
cottages on Staten Island. where mothers and thei
| babes are sent. The institution Is entirely un
| sectarian.
| NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
| OrJa
| Yesterday Tepublshing General Orders No z
| series of s75 which fOrbids instruction in tn
| school of the company and battalion with smale
| fronts respectively than sixteen and twelve hle
per company The right wing of the list Regi
| inent will parade for battalion drill Tomorrow
and an election for captain Of Company VIII TAX
place.
| DECLARATIONS OF DUTIABLE GOODS.
! Passengers incoming ocean steamships nav
complained that they did not fully understand tina
# " rs necessary to declare dutiabe goods becaus
of the little time they had 10 examine the prlnte
; forms of declaration. Special Agent Brackett Ia
l recommended to Secretary Folger, 6 erefore, tina
, tbe declaration FORMS printed III English and othe
languages be distributed among the passengers 500
nfter sailing from the home port
THE WILL or THERON II. BUTLER
The late Theron r. Butler, by his viii filed y1sie
dav, leaves his property, with the exception
1000 TO the Greenwood Cemetery AsSociatlon an
81 900 10 his servant girl, to his family ana nei
relatives To his widow he gives his house, No. ~
81 500 in case of her marriage. An income of TOT
. had fn "a