********************************************* Batavia Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State December 22-1880 Improvements at Cornell. Ithaca, Dec. 20.-The Trustees of Cornell University have appropriated for a building and equipment for the Physical Department $50,000; for a building and equipments of the Veterinary and Anatomical Departments $10,000; for a greenhouse and other equipments for the Botanical Department $10,000; for the library $20,000; for the Civil Engineering and other departments $10,000. * Under New Management. Harry C. FERREN concluded an arrangement with John DELLINGER to-day, by which he becomes the lesee of the Dellinger Opera House in this village. It is the intention of Mr. FERREN to open negotiations with some of the best companies now before the public, for dates in Batavia, and he hopes to manage the Opera House in such a manner that the amusement loving people will be pleased to patronize it. It will be his greatest desire that nothing shall appear here that is in the least way objectionable. * A Sad Accident. Yesterday afternoon Henry WALZER, the well known proprietor of the Newport House near Rochester, was drowned in Irondequoit Bay while crossing it on the ice. At the point where he broke through the water was seventy-five feet deep. The Rochester 'Herald' of this morning says: "Mr. WALZER was born in the town of Irondequoit in February, 1834, and has resided there almost continuously ever since. About twenty-five years ago, in company with his brother, he purchased the Newport house. He subsequently bought out his brother and since then has carried on the house alone. He has represented his town in the board of supervisors for three terms, and was also connected with th Monroe county and Genesee sportsmen's clubs and the Audubon club. About sixteen years age he was married to Miss Maria MASON, who survives him. Her grief at the loss of her husband has made her almost insane, and she was in the care of Dr. A.M. BENNETT last evening. * Mere Mention. The old year begins to totter. The side streets were watched by an extra force of men last night. Rochester is to have a grape sugar manufactory. The capital will be $250,000. Dickens said: "I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year." As yet there is no clue to the burglars who entered GUITEAU's leather store Tuesday morning. Christmas day the Postoffice will be open from 8 to 10 o'clock a.m., and from 5 to 7 p.m. H.T. CROSS advertises to sell kerosene oil at 12 cents per gallon. This is 4 cents less than the combination prices. ELLIS, one of the card writers confined in jail as a hotel beat, claims to be a brother of Isaac ELLIS, Chief of Police of Lockport. A team of horses belong to a Richville farmer ran away from the depot this forenoon, and were stopping near the St. James. The damage was slight. * The Recent Fire in Buffalo No More Bodies Found-Measures of Relief The Coroner's Inquest - Buffalo 'Courier' The work of excavation at the burned factory of Messrs. M.H. BIRGE & Sons progressed slowly yesterday. The lives of the workmen were threatened by the tottering walls, two of which the fire department managed to pull down during the day. There were two gangs of men at work, one in the "L" of the building and the other in the yard between the factory and the engine house. No bodies were found and the pulling down of the walls far increased the amount of debris to be removed. The workmen in the "L" hope to find the body of Martin McGEE, who was last seen at one of the windows facing Indiana street. The body of Peter SCHWANTNER is believed to be in the factory near the chimney. It appears that at half past five o'clock he got through reeling paper on the fifth floor and descended to the second floor, where a sort of house had been built of wall paper into which the boys sometimes stole to take a nap. Superintendent ANDREWS is of the opinion that this is what SCHWANTNER did and that he was caught by the flames. A man's black frock coat was found in Mr. TIFFT's yard yesterday afternoon and taken to Police Station No. 1 for identification. The six bodies still lie at Rodney's morgue and it is probable that they will not be buried until the others are found. In the armpit of one of the bodies was found a fragment of a pocket flap of diagonal cloth, on another was a portion of a knit cotton undershirt. The teeth by which burnt bodies are generally identified, are entirely gone in every case. The Messrs. Birge have taken measures to relieve the distress occasioned by the fire. Yesterday morning they handed a check for $100 and a list of their unfortunate employes to the Treasurer of the Charity Organization Society. Those who have been thrown out of work will be assisted until they can find other employment or be put to work in the manufactory. Mr. SNOWDEN, the Agent of the Society, has taken charge of the relief, as the Messrs. Birge are so busily engaged in their business and insurance matters, that they cannot find time to attend to the matter personally. Everything possible to alleviate the suffering of their employes, however, will be done. * A Pleasant Gathering. A social gathering, and one which will be long remembered by those who participated, occurred at the residence of John BOSCHERT a few evenings since. The occasion was the sixtieth anniversary of Mr. BOSCHERT's birth. All of his children, five in number were present, and several other friends, who had received an invitation. The stewards of St. Paul's German Church, of which he is a member, presented him with a handsome easy chair, Rev. Mr. SCHROECK the pastor making the presentation speech. Mr. BOSCHERT was agreeably surprised, and thanked the donors heartily for the gift. After the festivities of the evening were over, the guests left for home, having enjoyed a most pleasant evening. * *********************** submitted by Linda Schmidt