New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
The Garde Republicaine Band, Herr strauss
and Herr Bonawiz have accepted invitations 10 reeep
ton at the Lotos Club this evening
The Liberal Republican General Committee
will serenade the candidates OF the Cincinnati ana bat
more Conventions at the Lincoln Cub House. NO ~ st
Twenty irst-st., this evening at O'CLOCK
Iwakura, the japanese ambassador, with his
suite accompanied by Gen. william Myers and surgeon
Sloane U. s. A., arrived IN the city yesterday rOli
West Point, and are at the st. NICHOLAS hotei
Judge Smith, sitting in Chambers OF the Su-
preme Court yesterday, issued order OF mandamus
against the Board of Audit directing II to audit the
claim of NJ ]. Maloney, employe in the County bu-
Teau, for 5000 due on salary.
Thirty -four societies will participate In the
workingmen's parade on Aug l. Two sections OF the
Inernationas intended to march with red flag as the
symbol OF free labor; but majority OF the WOThlDshen
seem " prefer the American nag.
The New-York Central and Hudson RIVER
Railroad Company began the conversion OF is Cohsoi
idation Certificates" into capital stock at te e bap
Trust COmpanys Office, yesterday, by issuing ono '"'
OF capital stockton each 500 of such certificates
Controller Green will pay, tomorrow, the
aborers employed in the Boulevard and avenues north
of Fifty-ninthst These men transferred TO the
itSe The abs pine men will receive tomorrow,
their wages to July l, amounting to s2I,5Oo.
The Board of Heavy Ordnance, which was
organized for thepurpose of examining models and I'M
provements metn the Armory Building at Houston ana
Greene-sts Yesterday. No models submitted, but
drawings were received from b. s. Mann, PlttvRurgaj
Norman Wizard, New-York; J. D. Moody and VIM aV W;
Hubbell, philadelphia r. d. Brown Hnode isishu anu
Dr. w. L. Woodbridge, Washington
The following cases of sunstrOke were re-
ported yesterd Felix Wunsch, age &c. OF No. III laso
Houston-st while at work on the building No 222 sec
ond-st; Benjauin Gibson laborer, while at work IN
Lawrencest., rear Broadway George Webster age ~
no home at econd-ave. and Thirty-fourth-stj owen
Fitzsimmons ;ge 49, of Fify-secondst and flrstaye
al Twenty-hfti-st and Broadwayi Charles Geraia III
Bondst. JOIN Lynch, age At, OF No. 22t East ,Mehy
ninthst. at sseondave. and Twenty MlSnae
Haas ace H. If No Is East Fifyhfth-st, at Broadway
and John-st. Patrick Hickey, Of No SiJ West Fli'y'
fourth-st. >,
The Park Commissioners ask Controller
Schroeder foI an additional 100000 to carry on their
department. ~
The ofidal bonds of Water Commissioner
Whiting werehed yesterday Abraham D. Bay S o anu
Robert NJ Whiting, ST. becoming his sureties III S2oOo
Deaths last week, $50, an increase over the
nrevous yeei of 23l 2l9 from cholera iniantum
az from sunfroke, I6 from smallpox, and q nom
cholera morbs' =, :, =,
Officer Donahue, who was brutally assaulted
by the Batth-Row gang Sunday last, has become
parayzed, ard will doubtless soon die He mas Deen u
conscious sIce the tragedy occurred ana uhaOle 10
make his statement. ,
The Committee of Fifty claim to have proved
that the Hampstead storage reservoir was projected TWO
wears beforei was authorized that the levels of the
ponds was vfuhy reduced for the purpose OF impress
inc the pubIc mind with the necessity Of the work that
at least one member of the Common Council was manp
uated" toobtain TO override the Mayors veo that
tbe contract was awarded without legitimate COMPETE
ton that the prices for the work were improper ana
oessye and that the drainage OF the supply basin was
entirely unnecessary For these the Committee
asks the Commissioners Of CITY Works TO annul the CON
tract with Kingsley and Keeney at once ana " eau ior
IL" ''1'' LONG ISLAND.
Long Island CITY.-Sandy Hamlin, a laborer
enploved on The South Side Railroad wharf at Newtown
Creek fell iom dirt train, yesterday, and was SO
severely injured that his recovery is extremely doubtful
-. VIM stenway has begun the erection OF his piano
factory buildings at Astoria.
JERIcHo-Alfred Tappan and his son were seriously
hurt, recently by falling IRON wagon mr, daPP s
shoulder lsocated and several bones were DroAeh'
The boy had an arm broken.
ENEw LoIs.-James Van Ness, farmer. residing al
ltlanticaye aud Edirtane, poisoned himself ycoter-
day morning
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WEST FIRMS. Mrs. COwdrey's dwelling
house with tie furniture was burned Tuesday. Loss,
Sc 900; insugct for 5000
PuRpY's sJlTIoN.-Joseph Trichey, age 62, of New
YORK, was instantly killed by express train on the
Harlem Railroad, Tuesday.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLIFTON Harvey Browns house was dam
aged 81, eco by fire yesterday.
TOMFKINsvILLE-The body OF an unknown boy, age TO-
fOated IL here yesterday.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CIrY.-While coupling cars near
Prospecst on the Erie Railway, yesterday, John Nee
han was caught between the bumpers, and crushed to
DEATH Timothy Forey, laborer, employed in demol-
sling the old caIhouse the Pennsylvania Railroad was
severely injured. yesterday, by falling bricks.-A
contract has been given TO j. Roach Of Chester, PENN
for a. new Pavona ferryboa $50 feet keel, 1872 feet
over all, and 80 feet beam, with engines of
40 inch cylinder and II feet stroke The boat is to be
Of iron and will run the Twentythird-st. rOute..
Police INSPECTOR Dickson and Officer Manning testified
Yesterday IN the Of Vollens Robertson and Han
non charged with making false returns in the lid As
gemby District in which they Judges OF Election
dtoual cases of smallpox were, yesterday, reported
NRwARK-Ann Morrison, "a, committed suicide
with laudanum Tuesday. The firm OF c. Wiedenmayer
Philip Brock also a brewer has failed for 100000 The
Newark and Hudson Railroad will DO open FOR travel
about Aug. 1.
HoBoKEN.-William Moore, brakeman, had his hand
crushed while coupling cars, at tie Morris ana Essex
Railroad Depot, yesterday.
POLICE NOTES.
An unknown man fell overheard at Pier No. 43,
Ia River, aud drowned