New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-30
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY
The dccomposed body Of an unknown man dressed
in yachting suit was found IN the Harlem hlNer
yesterday.
The Withdrawals of gold from the Sub-Treasnry
Yesterday for export TO Europe amounted to no
00O The movement since February Il now
amounts to $31 $4,000
Messrs. Conkling 81 ChivviS, tho well-knOwn and
popular dry-Goods firm. will move to. morfow to
ihtIr new stores at Sixth-avc. and Twenty-thrd-
ST. on the site of Booths Theatre.
ANOTHER QUICK OCEAN RUN.
The Red star steamer Wcsternland arrived from
Antwerp yesterday, having made the trip TO Sandy
Hook in ten days and seven hours This is said TO
be the fastest run on record.
THE MODrRN KNIGHT TRRANT.
fair young knight with his arnor flashing in
the sunlight rode up the Bowery yesterday morn
ing an aTmorcd charger. His shield was
charged with legend advising people to use some
body's patent something
Az APPEAL FOR CLOTHING
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children appeals to it's members and TO the public
for a supply of new and secondhand clothing. hats
and shoes foT the little children daily rescued by
Ii, whose ales range from two To sixteen years
SECRETARY FOLGrE's DEPARTURE.
Secretary Folgcr was at the Sub Treasury yes
to-day for an hour and half, and started in the
afternoon for WASHINGTON. HIS writ had no Sig
niicance and he was only. called upon informally
by prominent downtown people.
UPsETTING 4 CARGO OF OYSTERS
The ster slOoD Wreck, with cargo OF oysters
from Ovs' er Bay was capsZcd by "a c in the East
River Opposite ienth-st. Yesterday Captain Frank
lin and his two men were rescued by tugboat.
The Wreck was tOwed to Grecnpoint.
OFFICERS or STEAMSHIP LINZ.
The stockholders Of the Provincial steamship
Line, which is to run between this port and Hall
fax, met az 30. 9 BeavcI-st. yesterday and elected
Henry Alexandra; secretary, /. ". Clark; direct
orS 4. EmiliuS 'utcTbrdGc, Frank }. Lord John
G. Austin, John TAYLOR wood ard J. Horny Alex
andre. The pioneer vessel, the City Of Mexico,
viii sail from this port Tor Halifax on May H.
SALE OF A FERRY LEASE.
Controller Grant yesterday sold Il! auction the
lease OF the ferry running from East Ninety -second
st. to Astoria for ten years Treasurer Ellis, of The
Astoria Ferry Company, was the only bidder or
the first five years the company viii pay $500 an
nuallv for the franchise and 500 for the wharf
privilege. and for the last i've years $500 and 500
respectively.
wOULp-BE SUICIDE RECOVERING.
The man who shot two bullets through his lnnos
from a 22-calibrc revolver on Monday night
while eatcd on bench in the Mall in Central
Park, was cons iderahly improved IN the PrcShyte-
Tian Hospital yesterday. tie sllirrUses to tell ms
name or 10 gIYc any information concerning hiln
self.
GENERAL DUEYEr's eIxrY-YINrH BIRTHDAY.
General Abram DuTyee celebrated vest erdGy his
siXty-uinth birthday having been bora in 1919.
he Is still actively engaged business, and is i'm
good health. lie organized the Duryee /0uayes AZ
The outbreak of Che Rebellion, and M is close was
breyetcd Major General by President Lincoln
SEARCHING FOR TWO MISSING MEN.
The police were asked yesterday 10 search for
George W. Clark age thirty-uinc. Of No. 500 East
Thirty fiist-st who has been missing since April
a. Edward q. Burke, young man who was
suffering from nervous pr0SratOD. left his home at
No. so Gatcs-avc. Brooklyn, on sunday. His
friends were searching for HIM IN TINS city yestcr-
day.
EXPLAINING WHY HE WAS LOADED.
Francis Cunning who. caused considerable con-
storuatOnina BoweTy Wog-shop on Monday by The
display OF . quantity OF arms and ammunition, was
held m $500 bonds for good behavior. aud had his
weapons couiiscatc IN the ior4viIe Count ycster-
day. lie said thai he was in the oil business III
Cuba and intended to return there tomorrow, and
that he was simply removing ms weapons from
Brook ivn t0hIs mottrs hous. in IHUty -htth-,t.
OWNS 4 ArtECrn MAKE AN ASSIGNMENT.
Owens x Mercer, the suspended stock brokers,
made an assignment Yesterday TO Ircmg ~. Smith,
Association. Ihelc are 10 preferences. MIR. Smith
will prepare 4 statemont Of the condition OF tho
firm ms soon a possible Mr.. Gwen said that the
failure would be- OF less moment probably tlan was
AT first supposed Ia spite of of the sharp decline in
the stock market early IN the day no further GUS
pensions were announced.
ASSESSED VALUATION on CITY PROPERTY.
The Commissioners of Taxes ana Asses mcnts
have made "A preliminary report to Mayor Edison
for the quarter ending March 81, relative to the
scsscl valuations ofr.ai estate. II gives net in
crease Of S;i30l9.7SJ over last wear. Applications
for the reduction Of a e. cd valuations will close
to-day. The applications are less than in many
wears On March 2G there had been only 2i9 ap-
picaticns on real estate - from bank share
holders and $500 Oh personal property.
ACTION or THE roMcc coNMIs.IoNERs.
The Police COnimi -~i0ncrS Yesterday APPOINTED
six vouuC policemen and cited foriN-,X old ones,
including Sergeant Miller Of the ihiYty-third Pre-
cinct before the Board OF surgeons 10 be examined
with view to heir retirement. Upon the recon-
lnendation of Inspector IhOTae the Broadway
Squad viii remain on post until G3O p. m, half an
hour later than usual. \ resolution was passed.
asking the Sinking und Commissioners sctaplrt
pot Of ground on the north side of SXty-Sct h
St. west of Ghird-Gyc for a station for the twenty
eigh Precinct.