New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-05
THE CITY.

cents a mart I'm Chatham-st yesterday evening.
The masquerade ball of La COterie," OF tins
city. will be given at the stetson hOu''' AO"s D4'
Comnony G., Eighth Regiment washington
croys make an excursion TO Karls PARK, Morflsana'
TO day leaving Peck Slip by boat at II o. H.
r. G Browns tin shop at No 424 HH !, s2d ~;
was damaged by fire last night 10 the amount OF WOW no'
insured.
The Erie Company is putting improved ferry Try,
boats for live stock on the PaVoha o and will run
Immediately. ~,
The receipts of Internal Revenue in the
Ninth District New York w I9; "a 90 being an excess
over the same month last year ofS2I7'SN u.
The piano mandatory of Samuel Nj. Amber
Co.. in tho rear OF Nos 40 ana ~ Sr - $40 The
building is owned by Lorard Co, ana Is danaseu u
the extent Of 81 900. Insured for $l,5O
While Lawrence Qunlan painter, OF No. 20
Fhst removing the pant from the doVr ol tte T
Washngtonsquare the lamp USED ~ nun h 10 t9e
the paint exploded burning him very Dady ABOUT te
face and hands.
Archibald w. Davis cOmposltOr dled al
Hospital yesterday in The 2ith year Oh ms b gST;
stcamcd by All who knew him lie will be buried from
No. l57 East Broadway, at Up IN. today MI D"'4S'
family is at present In Baltimore
Nicholas Walsh. of No. 452 West Sixteenth
ST. and Michael Canton, Of No. as East Fieenth-st
while at work on Higgnss building N Mefcerst iSn
very seriously injured. They were removed TO bellevue
Hospital.
Thomas Nash of No. 2,1s4 Third-ave., while
living beside the track OF the Harlem Railroad az one
hundred and ninthst last night was struck Dy tue COW
catcher the Montreal express train ana p5a
ON the train, and taken TO Bellevue Hospital
The frauds alleged to have been practlced by
Custom House Weghers by means OF false payros nave
led TO the adoption OF system for paying on insn
employed by the weighers In order TO prevent tne
further commission Of frauds inspectors ne 9vS
from responsibility IN the matter Tabor expenses.
The annual picnic of Co. /, Goth Regt, Capt.
Denis Browne was held yeseIGay n"n the East
River The members OF the Company were III IuIi UNI
FORM there large turnout OF thelr leh1s. ~
hand furnished excellent music for dancing, winch was
INDUCED In up to late hour when tne parry sepaIu'ou'
evidently well pleased with their days recreation
The Custom House Officers Association held
their first Annual summer Nights Festival yesterday AZ
trrnoon and evening at the Empire CITY Rink The at
evening The vast rink with its thousand brilliant gas
lights aud gay COMPANY PT9ieheG In net and nsfhg
music to the whrng couples, who danced win evident
enjoyment
A sale at public auction took place yesteTday,
morniug AT tho salesrOOms Nos. % ana ~ hateis OF
lie goods remaining In the public Store upon WHICH
duties had not been paid Ihey eopi5Gu ,t 70 "a" Nv Az
what was included in $50 lots offered Tor sale Lne
Custom lonse Ehiuh,Ou more and frequently
much less. There very large attendance ana INC
competition was spirited.
A meeting of the New-York Draughtsmen's
Association Was held last night FOR the purpose OF elect
Ing officers TO serve for the next SIX months, X NJ
Cdn.CIe i.essi5n arose as 10 the method OF voting.
the principal point being whether members could vote
d1v authorized In writing by absent member, should
be received. Tho ballOtng then commenced, ana re-
sulied In the election Of the following officers T. A.
Sargent President; John Buckingham Nce-Pfesideht
George Wheeler Secretary George Welsh Assistant sec
rctnry: VIM II. Foggctt, Treasurer samuel GOusmaIhi
Editor Messrs eastman, Lane, Charlton. Jones' Miller
Lett. shadner. Committee OF Management
BROOKLYN.-The Sunday School children
Of the Church OF the Assumption, the Rev William
Keegan pastor, viii enjoy their annual picnic today at
Lolerts Park
The Sonth-Side Railroad has completed
IT, branch road TO Far Rockaway. and IS now run
ming trains from the depot IN south soyenhst, Williams
burgh, 10 that place at the price OF VI Tor the tp
Coroner Jones was requested yesterday to
hold an inquest James Deyereux aged years who
died In consequence OF Injuries sustained 10y humping
INK dcllrlous Jumped out OF the window, sustaining III
juries which resulted in death.
Yesterday afternoon, an aifray occurred IN a
tenement in Nayyst between James Gallagher ana
John HARRISON, in which the former Was stabbed over tue
SHELTON Of the Forty fourth Police Precinct arrested
HARRISON, who committed to await the result OF the
Injuries.
Between 400 and 500 trees, ranging in diam
eer from TO 10 inches, have been moved IN Prospect
Engineer The machine is represented as well adapted
for the economical and careful transportation OF trees
too large to be moved by tho ordinary means and ITS
construction is such as enable trees TO Dc handled with
facility, even In difficult localities.
About 10 o'clock p. m: on Tuesday Coroner
salley between Coolest ana hudson,aNe under
circumstances demanding investigation. The Doctor
TOP floor OF the house found the corpse Of the woman
together with the husband and two little children. The
room was almost totally unfurnishCd, and Oyerrun
with cocKoaches bedbugs aud other disgusting vernin
The children we're dirty aud In tattes while their father
was OF repulsye appearance and In state OF semin
toxcaon IL appearing that the deceased had died I'M
attended by physician, Coroner Jones inquired OF the
man why no had sought Doctor, 20 which he re-
Piled And how would get a doctor without money!
Nevertheless the man seems TO have been able TO get rum
puo IN kee became Intoxicated
shortly before death The man stated at no had found
bottle OF rum under his wie's head and had thrown
away OF the children Informed the doctor that
their father had drank the before throwing away
the bottle Dr. Jones approached the corpse for the pu
pose OF making examination, when he found II lite
rally covered with vermn, and Ia "A shockingly hflhy
state, also the ragged bed clothes by which II
was partially covered. An inquest will be held and the
verdict will probably be IN accordance with the facts
rum and rags.
Tsoyses N The orsI part o. ws'ieSs, SSS5 Vas
soda water
Observation-Disclosures Gibbs a native of Ire
land age accidentally Killed yo,sy Oh, structure the
West Bnk by falling of he derrick He eat Of SIpeioa
JERSEY CITY.--Henry Hows German became
involved dispute vha named Corgan aud named
s % sosIs DOWN S hs man u bat ~GS prostate %D the
and the struck bin the head repeatedly With stones
thought dou5i Coroner Warren took the deposition yes
lie all hold them to the resalt Of evI, Injuries.
i0l bergen was arrested on Tuesday night on charge Of being the
number OF horses stolen from VIII
smshu IL appears from the amayi OF Johu w Cs that he took
into h under SA3 Tor H. horse stolen
Henry Hamilton charges him having
worth 400 stolen from the complainant under an
agreement 6O for H. The Of Kelly The
nation by Of horse thieves arrested few
Wlamiburgh lie held by the Recorder 800 ball
At the regular meeting Of the Sunday School Association held
evening Nr appointed
EeWlOh Association Mr. Van ATsdae Ohoken, Mr.
Mr. Jewell TO Brooklyn and Mr. Howell TO Queens
the last meeting Of the Common Council the CITY
the for july which showed balance July 1852 Of tl45J
receipts tg51a o. expenditure 5000 81 leaving the Treasury
16l675 o.
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