New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-07
NETWORK CITY.

The estimates for 1892 prepared by the Board Oh
Police Justices were received by the Controller yes
terday. They amount TO $4,000, or Sooo HUG
tlxn this years appropriation. The added SUN Is
attended for court attendant VINO Wsnts MS '"i''
raised from III 200 10 $500 year.
John Merry. of Nos 535647 West Fffteenth-st.,
served notice on the Controller yesterday that ne haa
begun a suit in the supreme Cour; TO recover S22oo'
from the city for injury TO his business resulting Iun
the bad condition of the street pavement III on' Vi
his premises.
John Murphy. who attempted to snatch from inc
hands of Kate Christensen satchcl containing Sh3o
on July %, pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge
Cowing TO a charge Of attempted robbery. lie was
remanded for sentence.
There was dinner given last night at Millers
Hotel, In West Twenty sixthst., to FRANK vincent
traveller on the eve Of his departure for Africa.
The Dock Board yesterday adopted the new plan
of the Harlem River front between one hundredand
thirty eighth and Onehundrel- fifth SIS pro-
posed by Commissioner Phean. 1t provides larger
area for the storage Of canal and steam boats during
the winter than previous propositions gave
The plan sent to the Sinking Fund commissioners
for final approval. The privilege Of hlng in the laho
behind the Harrison-st bulkhead, North River, was
sold at auction yesterday to Brown Fleming, tle
highest bidders, for $1,000.
a. II. B."-The Department Of Parks has control
of the bridges across the Harlem River.
1t has been discovered that the blank applications
for examinations for places in the Navy Yard are de-
fectivc in that they omit to designate the particular
places to which they refer. Captain Erbcn Will WITH
hold them from distribution until advised what TO DO
by Captain Bunce, chairman of the Board.
Captain Martin ninety three years old, Of the Rev.
enue Marine Service, yesterday visited the revenue
cutter Manhattan. lie is wonderfully hale man for
his age and though he lives in Detroit comes down
every year on visit to Sandy Hook. He fought in
the War of 1912. lie, with Captain Douglas 0ttin-
GER of Erie also ninety three, the senior members
Of the corps.
The thirteenth animal excursion rendered by John
II. Sarin to members Of the police force and their
wives and children will be Tuesday Of next week.
Barges will carry the policemen and their families to
Oaldale Park, the Hudson, and return
John Curlie a watchman, employed at one hundred,
and twenty -nnth-st and the North River, told the
police yesterday morning that he saw stranger jump
overheard soon after midnight The wore light
suit Of clothes and straw hat and had black mus
tache. Cure said he threw rope to the man in the
water but he refused to seize it and drowned.
The mans body not recovered yesterday.
The first bale of this years Texas cotton was sold
Yesterday Oh the Cotton Exchange. II brought 10 IL
cents pound, and was purchased by George W.
Cummings. The cotton came from the plantation Of
Willis Landes t Co., Of Galveston.
The General Board Of Appraisers would be pleased
TO receive information to what butterlne Is
The term is found in the customs law, but they know
of nothing which has that commercial designation
The Committee of Fifteen of the Ncw-York Board
o. Fire Underwriters met yesterday and discussed plans
for fixing permanent rate for fire assurances. Moth
ing definite agreed upon.
There was big break in the cotton market yester-
day but it lasted for a short time only Cotton was
bid down about fifteen points during the excitement.