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Maretzek, NEW-YORK CITY. The ceilings of the cabins in the Hamilton Ferry boats are covered with cobwebs. The favorite pastime among the young women 111 Harlem is said to be chewing quinine. Wall-st. is made vocal by the music of canary birds under the management of street venders. E A. Kent and George Rountree, of is city, Charles J. Allen, of New-Orleans, were elected members of the Cotton Exchange yesterday At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce y yesterday, elected Ambrose Snow and Samuel Harding were Pilot Commissioners for two years. CHECKERS IN CHATHAM SQUARE, Hackmen in Chatham-square while away tedious hours of waiting by playing checkers with stones for men and the sunlight falling through the ironwork of the Elevated Road for a board. A BROKEN SAVINGS BANK'S FINAL DIVIDEND. T The receiver of the Sixpenny Savings Bank will begin paying on Thursday, at No. 744 Broadway, fourth and final dividend of 10.55 per cent, making a 85.55 per cent in all. CROWDING AROUND A LILY. A striking proof of the e spead of the resthetic renaissance through all classes in Falton-st. yesterday, when crowd gathered about a waterlily exposed in a window. Jacob H. THE Schift, RUSSIAN treasurer REFUGEE of the FUND. Russian Refugee Fund, has receive altogether $51,492.37. Among the gifts yesterday were the following: Fatman & Co., $1,000; M. & S. Sternberger, $250; Cohen, $200. DYING OF OLD AGE. Mrs. in Ann Spence, a native of Ireland who had been this country thirty-four years died on Sunday at No. 402 West Thirtieth-st. from old age, Her relatives said she was 105 years old. THE MAYOR TO REVIEW A PROCESSION. Representatives of the Irish societies invited the Mayor and heads of Departments yesterday to review the procession at Union Square on next. cepted. St. Patrick's Day. The invitation was Friday acINJURY TO GAS WORKS. old A fire. caused by the accidental ignition of some rags, broke out yesterday morning in the engine room of the Municipal fins Company's works at the foot of West Forty-fourth-st. The building was damaged about $1,000. INCREASE OF THE GARFIELD MONUMENT FUND. The New-York State Central Committee of the Garfield Monument and has received from Henry G. Burleigh the full quota of Washington County and from William H. Robertson $419 toward the sum of $1,000 assessed to Westchester County. GENERAL CURTIS'S PLEA The counsel for General N. M. Curtis, who is charged with receiving money for political purposes from Government employes, appeared before Judge Benedict yesterday and agreed to file : written plea with the United States Circuit Court this morning. STEALING FROM AN IRISH ENGINEER. the Elizabeth Canfield, of No. 19 Morris-st.. in Essex trial in Market Police Court yesterday. held for default of a charge of stealing $300 from Humphrey R. Haines, an engineer of last, Cork, Ireland, who arrived in this city on Thursday ICEBERGS AND FIELD ICE. The steamship Otranto, which arrived from Hull yesterday, on March 6, latitude 43° north, longitude 490 west, sighte seventeen icebergs. She also encountered great fields ice, the floesextend ing as far as the eye could reach. The Belgenland also passed several icebergs and fields of ice in the same locality ATTACKED BY BEAR. The large Polar in the Central Park menagerie escaped from m. on Saturday and attacked Jacob Cook, the keeper. The animal took hold of Cook's throat, but William 11. Howard, of the American News Company, who was present, seized a large plank and forced the bear back into the cage, where he was finally secured. STONED FOR NOT GIVING BEGGARS TWO CENTS Henry Tone and Charles Ryan, of Second-ave, and Ninetv-eighth-st asked Jacob B. and John Theirs fortwo cents in Third-ave, yesterday, and because their request was fused they began assaulting the Theisses with paving stones. They were held in $300 bail to answer in the Harlem Police Court yesterday. STREETS TO BE WIDENED. The Street Opening Commission, composed of the Mayor, Controller, President of the Board of Aldermen, and the Commissioner of Public Works, yesterday decided to widen Gansevoort-st twenty feet from Washington-st. to West Thirteenth-st., and to widen West Thirteenth-st. ten feet from Eighthave. to Gansevoort-st. A HOME FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN. At the annual meeting of the corporators of the forFive Points House of Industry, yesterday, the mer trustees were reelected. William F. Barnard s continued superintendent During there were 1,031 children in the school and 847inmates of the House. The receipts for the year were $45,589 41 and the expenditures $13,796.31. TRUSTEES OF THE BRUSH ELECTRIC COMPANY The annual election of rus of the Brush Electria Illuminal ing Company was held yesterday in the company's office, at Broad ay and Fourteenthst. The trustees of last year were reelected lows: W. L. Strong, Juilliard, D. L. Einstein, W.A. Wheelock, M. Schafer, J. M. Fiske, Paine, W. L Pomeroy, C. W. Griswold, L. B. Sturges, C.M. Rowley, A.A. Hayes, jr. RESUMING WORK IN A BURNED BUILDING. The lower portion of the building at Nes. 140 and 142 Attorney in which a fire occurred on Sunday, s injured SO little that work was resumed there yesterday. The body of Francis Krass, who was killed at the fire, will be buried 10-day. Dober and Stanwertz, who escaped from the building with slight injuries, are doing weil. DINNER BY THE AGENT OF STEAMSHIP LINE. Phelps Brothers & Co., agents of the Florio-Rn battmo Steamship Line. gave dinner to a large number of New-York merchants yesterday, on board of the new steamship Archimede, Captain Viola, the commander of the vessel, presided and responded to the first toast. F. Phelps, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Van Praag and others also responded to toasts. REPORTS OF BUILDING INSPECTORS. An examiner of the Buildings Bureau yesterday sent in a report to Inspector terbrook to the effect that the building at No. 695 Broad way wasdangerously unsafe, and ought to be torn down immediately. A similar report was made concerning the stable at No.392 Cherry-st. The following buildings are said to be unsafe until repairs are made Nos. 582 Hadson-st., 529 West Thirtieth-st. and 408 East Eighty-fourth-st. SUGAR IMPORTATION FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. At a meeting of the directors of the Maritime Association yesterday the subject of sugar importation from the Sandwich Islands referred special committee, consisting of Lawrence Turnure, Theodore Havemeyer, Henry F Hitch, Amedee Vatable and Wallace P.Willet. Action was taken agaiest the proposed repeal of the act of last year exempting from taxation American vessels owned in this State. FAILURE OF TWO PAWNBROKERS Boaz Levy, pawnbroker, of No. 615 Hudson-st. made assignment yesterday to Leo C.Dessar,giving preferences for $16,800. Michael Cook, a pawnbroker at No. 21 West Third-st., made an assignment to Joseph Aaron, giving preferences for $14,813. The failure of both men is said to be on account of the heavy rates of interest which they had to pay for loans. They had intimate business relations. SENTENCES IN THE GENERAL SESSIONS, Thomas Hennessy, who pleaded guilty to assault and battery in shooting Policeman Jacob Tooker
