New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-20
NEWBORN CITY.

People in the neighborhood of Delaney and Pitt
sts were startled about o'clock sunday afternoon
by low rumblfng sound, resembling an earthquake
They rushed out, to find water pouring out OF hole
In the pavement. The Croton Waterman had broken
In four places at the time. The water flooded
the cellar of owen McGunness's fourstory tenement
house, at Delaney and Pitt sts
Those chrysanthemums which secured premiums at
the Horticultural societys show last week were sold
by auction yesterday, In the tent at Fourteentbst
and Broadway, 5000 being the total amount cleared
the mornings work.
Thirty thousand bales of cotton detained from
expectation at the wharves and upon transports. owing
TO scarce freight accommodations.
There are indies atoms that will be an important
feature of expectation this winter If wheat and Hour
remain high its table value is enlareing abroad
More than nine million pounds of wool were sold
In the Boston, New-York and Philadelphia markets
last week; a surprising quantity considering that
prices have been advancing since the seasons clip
was secured.
man about fifty years old wearing plaid coat,
blue walstcoat and brown trousers dropped dead on
the sidewalk in front of No. 63 Broadway yesterday.
His was not known
Thomas Joyce, an old man. of No. 1o1 Broadst.,
was sent to the Chambers Hospital yesterday
file had four ribs broken, but said he could not account
for his injuries
At the monthly meeting of tho Ladies' Art Associa
ton an announcement was made that an exhibition
of modelling and casting would be held on November
2S, at the studio No % East Fourtecnth-st
Thomas McCue, a gang leader, sentenced by
Recorder Smyth yesterday, under conviction OF high
way robbery, to fifteen years in State Prison.
The Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners yesfer
day appropriated S3715 Is for the completion of the
new West Washington Market, and approved the action
of the Dock Commissioners in authorizing the building
of new ferry house by the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit Company.
Sheriff Grant will at a. m. to-day set the death
watch over the wife murderer, Adolph Reich who
is to be hanged in the Tombs on November 80
James McDevitt and John II. Townsend. who were
convicted of receiving letters at No. o40 East One
hundred and THIRTY fftst relating to the pretended
purchase of counterfeit money, were sentenced yes
terday by Judge Gderslecvc to two years each in the
State Prison and fine of 800. The conviction is
the first one under the law fixing severe penalty for
persons convicted of advertising counterfeit money
william c. waldwcll, age fftyfour, pleaded guilty
yesterday in the Court of General Sessions to fraudu
lently registering at No CIT Greenwich-st, In the
Fifteenth Election District of the WITH Assembly
District. Judge MARITIME sentenced him to two years
and four months in the State Prison.
James Cullen, the Brooklyn policeman who robbed
Charles smidt in the Catharine ferry house on oc-
to five years In the State Prison
The Rev. Dr. Maynard will deliver his his
torca lecture Recollections of Russia and Poland"
Illustrated, tomorrow afternoon at Chickenng Hall.
The class on social economics will resume its SEES
sions tomorrow night in the Sunday school room OF
All Souls Protestant Episcopal Church. George Gun
ton will speak the Social Aspects Of Industrial
Economics and the Rev. Dr. r. Heber Newton will
also deliver address
The Association of Veteran Firemen will have
reception and ball at the Lexington Avenue Opera
House on Wednesday evening, December 8.
The Young Mems Republican Club of the XvIIth
and XIXtl Assembly Districts will try its hand al
amateur theatricals tomorrow night. a comedy en-
titled The Freedom Of the Press will be presented
at Adelph Hall, Fifty-Secondst. and seventhavo.,
and afterward there Will be reception.
Miss Mary L. Avery addressed the New-York Asso-
citation of Collegiate Amnae last Saturday afternoon,
at No. 715 Fifth ave. the subject, What are our
social opportunities an association"
DR.. Emana B. Ryder, who has practlsed medicine
In this city for ten years, will to-day years
trip around the world, going by of San Francisco
and Japan.
NewYork policemen have come out with heavy
buckskin gloves for the winter.
The fair of the Eclectic College Dispensary which
has been held during the last week at the Masonic
Temple in East Fifteenth-st, closed last night. The
receipts will not be much less than $4,000.
At the meeting of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday
Association night special meeting announced
for two weeks from as evening of the Joint committee
Of the association and the Presbyterian Hospital
regular meeting CT the Particular Council of the
Society of st. Vincent de Paul held last night in
the Church Of st. Francis Xavier
Chestnut vendors lead troubled life in this wet
weather They forced TO hold umbrella over
their stand with hand while the other is kept busy
tending to the rooster.
At the meeting of the Martin Luther Society last
evening" at No. IL West Thirty frst-st. the Rev. f.
f. Bucrmeyer, pastor Of the Epiphany Lutheran
Church. read an interesting paper on The Establish
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