New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
THE CITY.

Loan Schmidt committed suicide last evening
by shooting.
A pleasant masquerade surprise came OF last
evening at the residence Of Miss Harriet FISHER NO. 10
Essex-st
William Tully, age "A, of No. 200 lIester-st,
while passing in front OF No IS Walker-st, yesteruay
struck by falling shutter ana dangerously ii9ueu
The Spanish Government, through Its resi-
dent Naval Agent Capt AragOn, has purchased recently
$1,000 tuns of coal for the Dockadng heet stdoneu
around Cuba.
A petition was put in circulation yesterday
in this city asking the Legislature to repeal tho Ia
which requires compulsory employment Of p''o's ny
shpmasters.
The new steamship Anglia, Capt. Craig, of
the Anchor line of steamers, which arrived at TINS port
from Glasgow Sunday, is very handsome steamer
and is constructed OH the same model the Columbia.
The papers connected with the Indictment OF
Samuel T. Batchford for completely IN the 1 h Id
frauds, and forwarded to Canada to ne used ID te oiu
well ease have been returned TO United states DISTRICT
Attorney Perrepont.
The dispatch from Albany recently published
relative TO Messrs. Fisk aud Gould unlntentOnay qua
Injustice TO Mr. Dorman b. Eaton The latter gentleman
was counsel of the Eric Railway Company before fIsA
and Gould obtained its control, and not afIerward
Mr.. REYNOLDS, Superintendent of the Della
mater Iron Works has returned from Havana; wheSe ne
gave the finishing touches TO the 30 can0neras punt mere
The Spanish authorities and especially Adl,ESt m.i
the Spanish naval force.
Last evening fire occurred in the fancy
store of Miss Maria OIagan, at No 34 Fonrthave The
stock and fixtures were entirely DESTROYED Loss SoV
ing is owned by Richard Mortimer, aud is damaged TO
the amount OF $500; fully insured.
Detectives Eustace and FULLY yesterday ar
rested pickpOcket named James Day, alias Mongon-
ery in the Rev. Dr. McLeOds Church. during funeral
service The prisoner was locked up at Ponce neaa
town Mass State Prison
The first installment of the collection of
scientific and medical books composing the stock OF
by Messr Leavitt, strebegh Co.. for the benefit of The
assignees IN bankruptcy. The books were chiefly dis
posed OF TO medical students and the downtown cheap
booksellers at low prices. The sale will be continued to-
night.
DIR. Wooster Beach made post-mortem ex
animation yesterday OF the body Of John Merkle. who
died at No i5g Tenthave from violence received on the
st inst DR.. Beach found several bruises aud confused
wounds on the back abdomen, and chest sufficient in
MS opniop 10 cause death The inquest has been adj
ourned to enable the police to make search Tor tue guilty.
parties.
Coroner keenan, adjourned the inquest until
tomorrow. in the OF Andrew Hyand the boy WHO
was and killed, Sunday, by Forty second
released $500 bail await the result OF the nques
George EagaD the newsboy, OF No IS Crosbyst., VINO
urday died Yesterday in Bellevue Hospital The lad at
tempted to leave the car by the front platform.
Yesterday, at the City Hall, Coroner Keenan,
concluded the investigation into The circumstances at
endant the death OF Morris NJ. Peyser, the Boston
merchant who was fatally crushed at the Harlem Rail
road depot the morning Of the I'd inst The evidence
corroDorated that previously given. and the jury
turned verdict nat M PesE saP ei%da aFe eh
aud the gate Of the depot yard and censured the Rail
road Company
At the Tombs Police Court, Justice Bowling
committed Thomas Sckes, a boy, who had stolen 500
from his employers, Messrs Henry Levy Co OF No ~
Maden-lane.. John Feeney and Bernard Waters the
vino caught on Sunday coming from the store
OF James Green at No rs Grandst with 600 worth OF
nautical instruments were committed The eXanna'
Goodtein, in whose possession was found quantity OF
stolen hair belonging TO Charles Milne OF No Is Fulton
ave- BrcSkyn The prisoners claimed tna ~ they pur
The magistrate will give decision to-day.
At the meeting of the chemical section of
the Lyceum OF Natural History, last evening. Prof \
NJ Edwards read paper recommending the of Latin
Latinzed names for all the metals. and suggesting
that chemical nomenclature be systematzed In such
way that the Of each compound will not only ndi-
cate the substances which are present but the quantities
also inns paper Was warmly c usensaed anu sr
be- held for The purpose of auhoritatvely establishing
simple and scientific nomenclature. Dr. A. IL. Gahtin
presented and highly interesting alloy Of ammo
and bismuth and described the method OF Its for
nation, both theoretically aud practically. An index TO
the literature OF uranium compounds was contributed by
the subject OF Dissolution or decomposition by heat
The meeting concluded with paper from DIR. isidore
Walz Oh the non-existence OF antOzone
The project of uniting the Cooper Union
School ofDesgn for Women and Boys and the School of
the National Academy Of Design Is IN fair way OF being
Union note to the President ot the Academy OF
Design in which they offered to convey 10 the National
casts, etc. which the Cooper Union possesses and
also would give a. Perpetu%i Income 500 yearly as
return, take itself the and teaching OF the
pupils that now attend the Cooper Union School OF De-
sign for Women in the day and the Boys School at night
THIS proposition the Trustees OF the National Academy
OF week decided accept aud have Informed
the Cooper Union Of their decision. This communication
was signed by Messrs Page. Guy and La Fargo It has
the plan will go into effect next October.
At the meeting of the Teachers Association
OF the Baptist Sunday School Union last evening. the
thought that In considering wherein teaching IN Sunday
schools might he improved too much stress is laid upon
fala Ila uf tla
capacity to teach and that consists not In multiplicity
Of words. but in the 10 make the children
is earnest affection for his work The third Is let
people that the position Of teacher TO the young is
fourth pley without which the labors OF the teacher
will be Of no avail There must be no cold long yisaged
faces In Sunday schools, but cheerfuness aud entire
sympathy between teacher and scholar. Make them
love you not fear you The key MI Evansof the
children are not cared Tor in the Baptist Church as much
Gs SaSS
BROOKLYN The Twenty eighth Ami
verssry Festival Of Crusaders Lodge o O. r. took
ae affair The Exercises copssad az s rectsions ee
Ing and dancing.
John Sinnett, charged with assault and bat
terry by John GodlDg, who was alleged by sinnett
sinnett, was arrested yesterday.
Isaac Goldschmidt, an old man, while passing
along the Coney Island Road yesterday afternoon, was
Hogan, and robbed Of s9 The asSaants were pursued
and captured near Prospect Park BY officers Of the FIT
teenth Precinct.
Post Abel, Grand Army of the Republic has
been organized The officers are follows: b. Sehwab,
First Commander: J. weelhng, first V. c.; II. Don,
Second " G.; T. Klssell, Quarernaster; john Platte
Officer Of the Day; John Mlthaur Officer OF the Guard;
Edward Mueller Sergeant Major. -
Thirty-one full kegs of lager beer and 10
empty Kegs were seized yesterday morning In CourtsL
by Depny Collector Gibcrs0n,of the lid District
count of alleged Irregularities IN the stamping. The
property WAS owned by some persons IN Hudson CITY,
and was turned over to u, 5. Marshal Dallon.
An inquest was held by Coroner Jones over
the body Of Mrs McNuiy, wbO while han gng clothes
q line tho ATTIC OF her house, No. iH DGkalbave,
ouH udaVm fell and I'm surl