15573. Central Savings Bank (New York, NY)

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NEW-YORK CITY. From the manner in which the excise and lottery laws are led, it is clear that a good quibble is alawyer's best reliance. Here is the middle of December, and all the snow-flakes which have tallen mizht have been counted by patient person. English styles are much copied by American gentlemen, consequently the short English coat may be seen on Fifth-ave. every fine day. The election of the Junior Regent of the Inter-colleciate Literary Association will take place at the University building or Thursday next. Philip Whitney, charged with causing the death of John Malioy, of No. 460 West Forty-first-at. rae committed to the Tombs to await the result of the Coroner's inquest. Special Treasury agents yesterday seized four gold watches and a silver watch from a passenger on the steamship Celtic They were secreted in a money belt worn about the body. Receiver French, of the Central Savings Bank. vesterdav began paying a final ividend of 5 per cent to creditors-making 37 ner cent that he has realized from the assets of the bank. Love, jealousy, and a jack-knife: Armenia Paskate lies at the hospital with frightful gashes in her check: Gruttar, an Italian laborer, is in the Tombs awaiting the result of these injuries. The next sale of Scrauton coal by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company I take place to-morrow; 100,000 tons will be offered; twice the amount usually disposed of. Letters of administration were granted yesterday to C. Rathbone on the personality of the late Joseph B Liebenau, formerly a Coroner in this city. The personal property estimated at $1,000. The Board of Education intends to add Greek to the course of study at the Normal College, Some complaints have been made by taxpayers already regarding the advanced course of instruction at this college. Horace White, of Chicago, is the next lecturer before the New-York Free Trade Club. His subMoney and Trade": time of delivery, next Thursday evening, and place, No. 21 West Twenty fourth-st. Henry Schneider, who recently torfetted his bail and fled rather than appear against MeGlory, the keeper of the disreputable saloon at No. 103 Bowery, assault. has been captured and III be amined to-day in the District-Attorney '8 office. William R. Crowell, chairman of the committee appointed to organize a Marine Insurance Pool, started for Montreal yesterday. to secure the cooperation the Canadian Upon their decision. it is said the fate of the proposed pool depends While A. Backus, of Newtown, L. I., was coming to this city with load of produce, by way of the Ferry-boat ** Idaho," of the Roosevelt Street Ferry, forday morning, his team became frightened and jumped the river, dragging the wagon in after taem. Both drowned. were Quarantine Commissioner M Quade, Major Colville, Senator John C. Jacobs, and Mr. Green. of Utica, returned from pleasure trip to Havana, on Sunday. General McQuade stated that during his absence about the sanitary condition of Cuba,and would include the facts in his annual report. John C. Alexander, of the New-York, Havana and Mexican Mall Steamship Line, sent yesterday to Postmaster James $25 in aid of the family of Rembold Mattuschka, who was killed by falling from the Post Office building Saturday E. N. Carr also sent 85. The entire subscriptions amount to several handred dollars. It is not believed that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will interfere with the youthful song and dance artists' at the East Side Home for the Friendless, or at the Grand Duke's Opera drugged House, their unlicensed careers of beggary In the open streets. Collector Merritt, in obedience to an order from Secretary Sherman, dated December 12, has dis pensed with the services of Special Agent Madge. The with having entered the service of private persons against the Government relation certain customs matters, particularly what 18 known as the kid glove controversy The plan of collecting clothing for yellow fever sufferers in the South will be adopted for the bene fit of the poor of this city. Mayor Ely yesterday addressed letter to the charitable institutions requesting their to kend de legates to an informal meeting at the . Mayor's office on Friday next in., to consider plan for similar vass of the city duringthe holidays. The Dock Commissioners sold yesterday the bulkhead and water-front at the foot of East Houston-st for fifteen years and six months from No vember 1 last. the purchaser to build a new bulkhead and pier. The Nassau Ferry Company bid in the lease $6,750. The lease of the land under water at Pier to allow the pier beex tended widened 15 feet on the ease side, G. H. Penniman for ten years and SIX months for year. $700 William C. Reddy, captain of "I" Company, 12th Regiment. N. G. S. N. Y. yesterday caused the ar rest of State Marshal James Robinson for assault and battery. The leged assault took place at the Armory December 11. A court-martial had discharged a member of Captain Reddy's company. He was rearre-ted door and called for the captain, who hastened to his and asked to see the warrant. Then, he alleges, he the throat by the Marshal and it and roughly treated Justic Flammer paroled the accused to appear for examination. Persons wishing to purchase pianos for the holidays have now an additional opportunity of satisfy ing themselves. The Mathushek Plano Manufacturing Company, of New-Haven Conn., one of the oldest companics in the trade. has recently established its New York watergoms at No. 20 East Fourteenth-st. This plano has had an extensive sale in the South and West, where it better known than in this part of the counand the object of the company in opening warerooms to compete directly with the well known This company's display of instraments is unusually attractive. General Spinola " and his associates " are not the only persons who desire the privilege of laying pipes in the streets for the transportation of steam. The Committee on Public Works of the Board of Aldermen listened yesterday to petition for this privilege presented by William E. Prall, William H. Webb, William R. Foster. Frank E. Trowbridge, Samuel 8. Wood, G. W.Hughes, William Dewey and Joseph Haight. The counsel for the association.J. P. Foster, said that they would pay the city authorities 5 per cent of their net profits the privilege. and give bonds to the amount of $50,000 for the proper repairing of the streets. BROOKLYN The bond of Controller-elect William G. Steinmetz, in the and of $45,000, was presented to the Aldermen, yesterday. The bondsmen are ex-Mayor Schroeder and James N. Smith From January 1 to November 30, permits for the erection of 1,738 new buildings were granted. During the same time 1.638 buildings were erected, at an estimated cost of $6,525,743. The applications for new buildings in 1877 1.708 in number, and their cost ted to be $7,004,000. Thomas M. Riley, the Sheriff-elect, yesterday resigned the HId District Justiceship. The Aldermen did not succeed in choosing a person to fill the vagancy,although several votes were taken. The candidates voted for were William E. Robiason. ex Alder George G. Brown. John H. Courtney, James W. Ridgway and A. VanWyck. Ex-Poheeman Cristopher Wrinkle was sent to the Penitentiary, yesterday, for four months for beating his wife. At the funeral of President Briggs, of the Police Department in 1876 be was sunstruck and inea-