New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-19
NETWORK CITY.


Commissioner Davenport committed Ernest
Dinschke yesterday. for examination on charge on
selling unstamped cigars.
A picnic and Summernight's festival of the
American German Institute of the Nneeenth Ward was
held at Hamilton Park yesterday
The funeral of private Walter II. Prior, late
Of Company A. 9th Regiment will be attended by the
regiment in full dress uniform Tomorrow
The newest novelty in the way OF figures
before cigar-shops is young gentleman in dressing
gown, with elaborate blonde sidc-whiskers.
The nOn-commissioned officers of the 9TH
Regiment " c.. s. n. Y, will engage to-day, at Ham-
ton Park, in an annual sharpshoOng contest
A call has been issued for a meeting OF the
Commissioner OF the Sinking Fund 20 take action in
gard to Center, Jefferson, Union aud Essex Markets
George Wolf, living in Bushwick-aye., near
Johnsou-st E: D., while wandering in his sleep yeser
day morning. fell from the roof and was fatally injured
The schooner Madison Holmes, Capt. Bayles,
made the passage from NewYork to jacksonville and
back ia 10 days This IS considered the best time on
record
The few remaining open lots on Fifth-ave.
below Fftyni1thst. filing Up with handsome resi-
dences and the will present sond front OF
brick and OlOwn-stOne.
Cooper Union, No. a. held picnic at
Suffers East River Park yesterday VIM. J. Jessop,
President of the worllngmeL's Union, ex President
Griffin and several officers Of other NorhDGmens
Unions, were present
John Wildey and Richard Higham of the
Mutual Baseball Club were held, yesterday, by Justice
walsh in 500 bail each for assaultng members OF The
Haymakers CluD at the CONCLUSION or match on inc
Union Grounds july Is.
"Justtian recommends the establishment Of
penal colony Alaska for the benefit of future Hber-
MAN rioters, and suggests that they be set to raising
Strawberries and kept there till they succeed "a that
horticultural enterprise. -..--.
The veterans of the eth Regiment Y. G. s.
" " will make excursion to Iona Island Tomorrow.
The i7th Regiment of Brooklyn, +. d.. goes to Pough-
keepsie to-day on the steamer Mary foNeH' returning
BY the Hudson River Railroad tomorrow,
Water-st., from Roosevelt to COrlears, is the
receptacle for the old boilers railroad ron dlapdated
barrels, dismembered wagons. lumber, brick dog,
rival TO Franklin-st. ii is u complete success.
That most sacred precinct of Fifth-ave.,
Murray Ill., is to be invaded by mart of trade. The
house the southwest corner OF ThirysXhst Is re-
ccFng tLe iepalIS necessary 20 ADAPT IL 10 ho CuAd'1
art, and Will soon bear the sign OF restdurdteur
A new pavement is laying in the Battery,
on earriage-way extending from the South Ferryhouse
TO the playground II has already been in in Paris
for Is years, but never before IN TINS country instead
The Board of. Officers on Revision Of the
Army Regulations Of which Gen. f. b. Marcy is PresI
dent, organized yesterday at the Headquarters of the
Department Of the East but transacted little business,
two OF the members, Gen. Hunt ana another not having
reported.
A correspondent inquiries why VIM. II. Me-
Nevins, convicted the murder Of Edward Hines, and
sentenced May 30 TO be hanged last Friday July a.
ham granted stay OF proceeding on the day vi the sen
toucc, and here the case stands.
n. C. Beatty, recently an officer IN the Sc
cret Service Department, brought before Commis-
sioner Shields, YESTERDAY, together with prominent
lawyer was discharged his own recOgnzanoes, and
Beatty was held fol- examination.
The late hot weather has revealed that the
consistency Of the pavement about the City Hal is much
tho Of trlI
pounded. Query 10 which no answer Is expected: VIII
The Department OF Pablo Works order suitable pave
ment before this bad job Is PAID Tor
l.. Kaemmerer, treasurer of the late 10Th
General sdngerfest reports that complete account of
the OF the Fest cannot yet be subm!ttcd bat II
ia estimated that the receipts <l9eo. and the
penscs s23,i70, leaving a deficit OF nearly $500 Tbs
amount Is to Ice covered by tax on the societies COM
posing the Union,
The latest style of head gear for horses, de
yCoped by the late not weather, very strongly resembles
the style known English gypsy, at present in tavor
among houable danes IL consists Of an old straw hat
perforated la two places, through which the tine
animal protrude, the sides being drawn down ny strings
which fsten unaer ,he throat 1t Is Mt elegant, lut
then AZ Is human.
Jacob Wrey Mould, the architect of the De
partmcnt of Public Parks, was struck time ago with
the poones Of the surroundings of the statue OF nccE
in Unon-sqIlre and in January last he submitted 10 the
Commissioners plans for an Improvement. II is under
stood that those plans will be carried out ana the
general appearance OF the statue greatly improved
thereby Around the pedestal there viii b. curuug OF
blue Richmond granite, two feet six inches hgn, Oh
Quincy granite base a handsome bronze Taillg
seven feet high, will sulmount the cWb,H- and folI
large OF rcd granite will be placed nsd, IT, O.la
mental posts aud lamps viii also form part CI the general
design,
The Grocels' Board of Trade was finally
organized yesterday by the adoption Of constitution
and bylaws and the election OF the following Olc,r-
WIN. A: Booth, President; c. f. Hill, G. ". Ill, p e.
Sherman, and Thomas g. Arnold, Vice-presdcut,; ).
1lats,u nnlT Soc
Committees arbitration, statistics, mem eIsAlp
buildings appointed. Mr.. Booth maze q speech
thanking the members for his election in the OF
which he said that the objects OF the association TO
furnish dealers IN tea coffee sugar, &c, with
intelligence, to prevent disEOuOrabe practice settle
all dist greements by arbitration, and 10 promote the
general interests OF the trade.