New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
NEW-YORK CITY.

Many East-side crossings had to be bridged by
planks yesterday.
The Harlem River, despite the melting weather
yesterday, was chOked with Ice from shore to shore
Bermng CHAM & Co.. medical publishers, of No. %
UuiOn Square, who made an assignment ON January
10, have resumed business.
Carlos Irving was arrested in the lower corridor
of the Post Once by Anthony Comstock yesterday
for sending improper circulars through the mails.
"Can be played by any person with the slightest
turn for muscp is the statement made i'll regard to
a new musical instrument. 1t IS operated by a
crank.
The New-York Silk Exchange has begun its an
nual free distribution of silkworm eggs The eggs
are given only to beginners. Applicants must III
close q tw0-cent stamp.
Three six-stOry warehouses with ornamental
iron fronts are 10 be erected at Nos 12O TO 134
Greene-st. at a cost of $I75, 900, by Simon Gold
berg and l.. Sch0olherT.
CoNRoY's VISITORS.
William COnrOy, the condemned murderer, was
lawyer, who hopes by means of obtaining new
trial to add new lease to ConrOys life.
A COMPANY DINNER.
Company F. Odd Regiment, will hold it's twenty
second annual dInuer at Lyric Hall on February
8, at 9 D.. IN. The members and ex-members Of
the company wishing tickets can obtain them at
the Armory.
FLOUR INSPECTORS APPOINTED.
The Board OF Managers of the Produce Exchange
Yesterday appointed Thomas DOugherty Inspector
in-chief and William A. Burnes deputy inspector Of
board, L,
Produce Exchange, will assume entire control of
the official inspection OF hour
FUNERAL OF WALTER A. PECK.
The funeral of Walter A. Peck took place yester-
day morning in the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer
at Sxty-sxth-st. and LexingtOn-ave. There were
few present besides the members of the family,
Mass as celebrated by tho Rev. II. f. Lilly, as
sisted by Fathers Meagher and ON0l The body
was buried i'll the Cemetery Of the Holy Cross.
TEsTIFYING IN JAPANESE.
Yama Gutchie testified yesterday in pure Japan,
ese which was interpreted by the elegantly dressed
japanese Consul, i'll the trial of Annie Murray,
stout Irish woman, who was charged with having
embraced the japanese young man in the Bowery
and thus succeeded in depriying HIM OF his watch
and chain. Inc WOnan was sent " Tic peullenliaty
tor i've years.
SINKING A BOAT WITH HOSE. u
The tugboat sadie L. Ellis was mooIed at the foot
of Vesey-st on Wednesday night and John tallon,
the fireman. attached hose to fill the tanks with
water. He fell asleep, and the tanks overlooked.
When he awoke early yesterday morning the boat
was about full of water and sinking, He barely
had time to get ashore. Captain Joseph Norton, the
owner of the boat, made preparations to raise her,
He thought the damage would be slight
STEALING A sEALsKIN DOLMAN.
delphia police yesterday arrested William L. Tai
bot who was trying 10 pledge q 5000 sealskln dol
man in that city. The dolman and 800 gold
watch were stolen short time age from Mrs. Rosie
Halkett of No. 81 MacdOugal-st., with whom Talbot
and his wife boarded. Last night Talbot was
brought to this city and locked up in the Central
Office.
SELLING JEROME VILLA PROPERTY.
Under the foreclosure suit of the executors of
the estate of LOTlng Anderson against Leonard w.
Jerome and others, twenty and-two-thirds acres OF
ton yesterday to Alfred j. Taylor for $4,000.
The property lies along Tenth-aye. from One-hun-
MISUNDERSTANDING to Two-hundred- and-ffth-
ST. and was embraced IN the abandoned scheme Tor
the jerome Villa Park,
WOOL TO THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH
DR.. Gilbert l.. Newcomb, recently of No, SO Lex
ington-ave., who alhrms that to him has been
delivered the sign of the prophet Jonah, meaning
apparently the gourd that withered in the sun
shine, has issued circular in which he predicts
woeful caamities from masonry, republicanism,
science, solar microscopes, capital punishment,
social crimes and intempeTance. He Is particularly
vigorous in his denuneiation of lunatic asylums,
fact from which the inference is obvious.
VISITORS TO THE MONTREAL CARNIVAL.
The number of NEWCOMERS going to the Mon
treal carnival seems to be very large. AT the
Wagner sleeping car offices the sections IL seven
extra cars for Saturday night were taken up by
Thursday noon. The number who will start on
Monday morning is also large. Arrangements
are in contemplation to run Sunday night tram,
but Ii has not yet been finally decided upon. The
accommodations in the hotels at Montreal were
some time ago exhausted, but numerous private
citizens have expressed readiness to take num-
Der of guests. A list of these can be found IN New
York with Erastus Wiman, No. 314 Broadway
A FALSE REPORT ABOUT "sANDY" SPENCER.
A report that Sandy" Spencer, who Is serving
term of imprisonment on BlackwelPs Island for vio-
lating the excise law, was dead, was published in
several papers yesterday morning. Ii was denied
by Mr.. Spenoer's son, who said the origin OF the
stating that his father was dead. Mr. Spencer,
senior is in excellent health, and Mr.. Spencer,
junior, is looking for the man who sent him the
dispatch.
DAMAGED AT SEA.
The schooner Anna a. Holton, after voyage OF
forty-two days from lampico with succession OF
heavy westerly gales, arrived yesterday. She was
oil Cape uatteras Oh January and was driven
back 70 Cape Lookout by a hurricane; she reached