New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-28
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY
United states Marshal Mcmahon yesterday conducted
the sale OF costly silk and velvet dresso; laoes wraps
and other elegant wearing apparel smuggcd into port
and seized from Mrs. Rose Ludvlgh dressmaker, and
Bessie Montone, who claims to be an actress The
bidding spirited. and the sale will probably net
more than the appraised value Of $4,000.
Tho contract for building the new Raroadavo
sewer from the Harlem River to Onc-hundIed- and
slxty-eighh-st has not been awarded by tho Park
Board Tho lowest bidder Is John S. Brown; his bid
is 100000 for the work
The Quarantine Commissioners met at the Mayors
Office yesterday, and approved the contracts for re-
pairing the Quarantine buildings at Staten Island.
The boards OF the Sunday school Union and Tract
Society have united I'm asking from the Methodist Epls
copal Church $4,000 for the former and $4,000 for
the latter, to be raised before October il 1880.
Chemist Martin reported yesterday to the Board Of
Health that analysis Of samples of Rig' con-
dcnscd milk" furnished By James r. Smith. Of Nos.
70 and a. Park place, showed them to contain only
ID per cent Of fat whereas condensed milk from pure
milk should contain from 7.35 to 117O per cont lie
recommended that all Rlgi milk found I'm the city be
seized and destroyed, and tho Board so ordered
The Rev. Father Patrick f. Fltzsmmons, for some
time an assistant priest at St. Peters Roman Catholic
Church I'm St. Marks place I'm New Brighton, staten
Island. has been transferred by Archbishop Co,gan to
81. Jcromc's Church. at Alexander ave. and One-hun-
ired and hry seventh-s as assis ant to the Rev.
Father John ]. Hughes; and the Rev. Father Daniel
j. OKccc, OF the latter church. has been transferred
to ST. Peters Church In New Brighton.
Two large turkey buzzards from South America wero
received yesterday at the Arsenal in Central Park.
They presented by the United States Museum at
Washington through W. I. Hornaday.
At the meeting of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
yesterday Mayor Hewitt strongly urged that tho pro-
posed municipal building In City Hall Park should re-
ccive Immediate attention. The Board seconded the
Mayors wish by arproprlating $4,000 for Architect
Atwood. who Instructed to complete the drafting
of the plans and submit them soon as possible.
The funeral Of Cornelius S. Van wagenen held
Yesterday afternoon No 80 East Twenty ninth-st.
The Rev d. W. Irwin conducted the service. Tho
burial VIII be at Greenwood Cemetery at 80 o'clock
this morning.
The officers of the Britannia, which arrived yester
day, reported that on July % tho ship passed the
dcrcct bark Omen with her rigging seriously injured
and a quantity Of wrcckage floating alongside, but
with apparently little damage done to the hull or the
cargo
James +. Gahan has started " The People, hand
and attractive weekly paper, which Is strongly
supporting the rights Of labor and advocating the
election of the Republican nominees. The price is
cents per copy.
Dr. McGynn's Sunday evening lectures have each
a brand new name, but the lecture Itself Is the old
story in almost the same words.
The Uphostercrs' Union has levied assessment of
cents each upon its members for the support Of 700
lockcd-out brewers.
Over 5000 persons attended the annual picnic of
tho County Sligo Mems As collation. in Washington Park
yesterday. Baync's 60th Regiment Band supplied the
music.
The funeral of Patrick McManus was held yesterday
in the Church of ST. Vincent Fcrrer which was crowded
with prominent Irsh-Americans and many priests.
The burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
Groups of persons collect around the ratings
at suyvcsant Park in the evening, examining the place
with new interest
Poor people who can are now laying in coal for the
winter. 1t Is cheaper than 1t Will be two months
hence.
To-day and tomorrow VIII positively be Blondins
last appearances at the sea Beach Palace so great
has been his that the cnterprsng railway COM
pany would gladly proons his stay If his European
engagements would permit II Is rumorcd, however,
that Mr. III f. SIN intends 10 Offer the compensa-
ton which he not unroasonably demands for crossing
Nass<i, although the Chcvacr himself wishes TO re-
turn to his family in London, and would gladly with
draw his offer.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, OF
which the Rev. Dr. Merritt IIuburd is pastor, has
cured the Row Mcssrs. G.. L. COycr, of Glens Falls,
and George p Mans, of Brooklyn. to supply tho pull
PIT during the pastors vacation Mr.. Collyer viii
preach on Sunday
The police yesterday informed OF tho escape
Of three prisoners from the workhouse Thursday
night, by cutting the bars from cell window and
letting themselves t OF the cell by cotropos. They
probably swan the river to the city.