New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY MAY IS, 1885
and two adjoining these for So 900 and $6 600 re
sDectively. III. Keru A. p. Fitch, +. Z. Wnite ano
Z. Marscheider were the purchasers.

and two adjoining these for $5. 900 and $1,000 re;
sDectively. ii. Kern, 4. p. Fitch, r. Y. "ni'e an'
E. Marscheider were the purchasers
THE DINNER TO Mr.. ROBERTS. .
Tho committee of arrangements for the dinu ~
be given at Delmonicos next Monday In nOhoL ~ ~
William Il. Roberts the new Minister 70 Onin,,
have received letters of excuse from oeSre.aIJ
Bayard, Secretary Manning, P0stmaster-oenelai
Villas, Attorney General Garland and Mayor Low.
Ex-Postmaster 6 General James e; Eiiery Anuei-
son and Ii. K Thurber respond 10 toasts.
SEEMINGLY ENOUGH HOTELS FOR TRAVELLERS.
A protest against license for proposed new
liquorstore at Third-ave. and Forty-third-st: was
sent to the Board of Excise yesterday by members
of the ST. Agnes Church IN East forty-thlrd-st.
There are now forty places for the sale OF IN,
toxicating beverages within the district bounded
by second and Fourth-aves. and Forty-second anu
Forty-ffth SITS.
FILLING UP A CENTRAL PARK LAKE.
President Crimmins. of the Park Board, sald yes
to draw off the water from the lake ON the east
side of Central Park between the west drive ana
the Eighth-ave wall. When the water IS drawn
off the wOrkmen will remove all offensive deposits
hen they will build under the present lake stone
bottom. as under-drainage Over this they VIII ull
in with fresh earth the entire lake, and upon the
surface form mound which Will be sodded N grass
Orders were issued to superintendent Jones 10
clean out and dsiufect the Cove in the Ramble.
BROKERS RENEWING THEIR YOUTI.
The small business done at the Cotton Exchange
lately has aged the members to devise various
games on the floor as pastlme. Az any hour one
may see groups about the desk playing ut-tat-
too" Yesterday another 1nnOVatlOn was ihuo-
duced which many of the staid and digniied mem,
bers INDUCED in with much zest.. blackboard
set up in the room and upon this was chaiked
a target. Darts were made of penholder' with a
strong, sharp pen IN one end and wing-shaped
piece of paper in the end. George +. Moore made
an " outer" countIng2. Then j. &; Russell MADE
centre " counting 4. Mayer Lehman did not
get on the target, but Bub" Valentine scored
" bullseye" counting o.
STRANGE CONDUCT AT WAKE.
Thomas Dwyer, a cooper of No. 331 StaDton-st.,
was charged al Essex Market Police Court Yesterday
with dragging the body of his dead wife around the
floor on Wednesday night, in the presence OF several
persons including his seven children. Officer
keon SAID that the prisoners wife died on Tuesday
aud that Dwyer had been drinking heavily since
While influenced by liquor at the wake he was
guilty of the conduct complained Of III sister,
Catherine Dryer and other friends took hm to the
station. but failed 10 appear when the case was
called yesterday. The prisoner was apparently
still under the influenced of liquor. Police Justice
German remarked that it was an outrageous and
dastardly act and that the accused man must be
heartless VILLAIN. He said that he would require
bail IN 800 for examination on Saturday ana
added that he wonld permit Dwyer to attend the
funeral. Dwycr then went with an officer who
stated that there was no indication that the body
had been subjected to any violence.