New-York tribune., 1873-07-31
THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1879.
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Music at Madison-square at 8 p. m.

singing society, unanimously chose Carl Bergnahh aS
| their leader last evening.
| A mad dog ran into the store No. 394 Bow
ery at 50 p M yesterday but pursued aud shot by
| Officer Graham OF tue Fifteenth Precinct.
| One thousand and six immigrants arrived
at Castle Garden yesterday by the Thurnga from
| Hamburg and 2s3 by the Manhattan from Liverpool
The American Institute will hold its forty
second exhibition this FALL opening Sept 10 aud eou
tinuIng until Nov i5 special effort s making 10 have
the leading industrial operations carried ON upon the
| premises
An unknown young man has recently been
calling at the offices Of Harlem physicians during their
absence and when left alone, sneakng or with yalu-
able articles ma victim Dr. J. Neil OF No. 20jo
| Tmrd-lye whose office he stole a microscope
gor.h So Burglars forced open safe wadmd:ddy n Mr ~
morning, and stole $500, with which they escaped.
| A meeting of the Board of Officers of the
United States Engineer Corps consisting OF Coils Bar
nard and Newton, Majors Gilmore, Warren, Cralghil'
| and Weitzel aud Capt. Howell, presided over by Gen.
Barnard recently held at the army headquarters In
this city to consider Pm submitted by Capt HoWen;
for ship canal TO connect the WI o and ba
OF Mexico. No action WAS taken III the matter an io
Board adjourned to meet at the proposed se Oh tne
| canal IS estimates Of the cost are made.
The stockholders of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company held meeting yesterday morning,
at No ls7 Greenwchst for the purpose of deciding the
question OF increasing tho capital from slOOOOOO 10
12OO 600 the additional capital to be used in building
tive new steamers iJr 6ne me Sonfracts have
been made for the building of OF the steamers
Chester Penn It will be an iron vessel 26s feet long
| So feet beam, and 2li feet III the hold
| A meeting of the members of the Cotton
Exchange held yesterday for the purpose Of taking
action on proposed amendment to Article 10 Of the
bylaws with the object Of preventing fictitious sales
among tho members or on the floor such transactions
\ being commonly known as "trasR or false sales. II
actions give evidence of the same It will not be
against him his membership be forfeited II he be the
| Of tins bylaw. Speeches made in favor or the
amendment by Waller T. Miar and B. r. Baker, and In
| d. FeIdng The amendment was then defeated, amid
| much excitement, by q large majority.
BROOKLYN.
| EsUnder the new charter, which will go into
effect January, 1874, the total salaries Of the city
increase Of $1,000.
Mrs Catherine HcfIlin has been missing from
her home, No 152 Frankn-st, l.. d., since Wednesday
of last week when she started to visit her sister Mrs
Nolan, who resides at No. Ill MulbcTyst, New-iork
| Ii is believed that she was insane.
| The construction Of the branch Of the At
lantic-ave Railroad through Boerum and other streets
TO Fulton Ferry will be begun About 2ooo) feet
OF lumber which is TO be used on the road Is now being
landed at the Columbia stores, near Atlantic Ferry
The residence of William Beach, at No. q
Middagh-st, was struck by lightning on Tuesday even
ing the fluid entering the roof circulating through the
house, tearing the walls aud destroying several pieces
/
Mr.. Beach, who was lying Oh lounge, was stunned,
but soon recovered.
| The entrances to tho Auditors and Con-
troleTs Offices thronged with politicians yesterday
IN anticipation that agreement would be made regard
ing the appointment Of Police and Fire Commissioner,
but there great disappointment when 1t became
known that the appointing powers were still unable "
agree.
Deputy Marshal Decure made return to
tho United States Court in Bankruptcy yesterday that
the petitions and orders to show why the Brook
Trust Company should not be declared bankrupt had
been duly served and, with the consent OF The petition.
creditor john j. Allen. the order TO show cause was
| laid over for one week.
The Health Board reports 800 deaths during
last week, being % more than during the preceding
week There were $50 deaths from cholera infanum,
while during the corresponding week OF last year the
number only Is. The increase In this weeks death
rate is attributed chiefly TO diarhea diseases, from
which there 1913 deaths. There were no deaths
FROM smallpox
Mary Keegan was sent to the Penitentiary
ten days ago FOR habtual drunkenness tho complainant
being her husband and the committing magistrate,
Justice Delmar. The released by order OF
Chief judge Nelson Of the City Court yesterday, 1t hay
ing shown that the magistrate had exceeded his
authority In ordering her Imprisonment for Co days ut
by John Demar rs Police Justice, whereas the only
Police Justice Is Andrew Walsh.
A special commission was authorized by the
last Legislature submit plan for the annexation Of
the Kings County towns this city. The list of the
commissioners filed by Mayor Powell yesterday,
and consists OF Edmund briggs, Geo c. Bennett Geo.
L. Fox. E. J. Lowber John H. wyckolf and A; G. Bays:
The County towns axe represented by u W. taunton O
Sew-Iots, John A. Lott OF FGtbush, T. G.. Bergen OF
New Utrecht William Bennett OF Crtyesend and Peter
Lott OF flatland7 Ihe Conmssio lers y meet on Ine
second tuesday III AuguS ana must prepare thei Pth
consolidation within ~ days They are u receive 40
Der da their services and the plan selected TO be
voted upon at the next election.
LONG ISLAND.
BAY SIDE.-The residents of Bay Side, on
-, uaVp
the depredatons OF soldiers from Wilers Point. Tho
most recent instance occurred On Tuesday night when
the premises OF Mr. Frame the principal street were
entered and number Of articles Of value stolen
tin thief started toward Willett's Point,
way at a place known Con. Reeds. found that
SrT1ns stolen from Mr. Frames cellar with mum
ber OF postage stamps napkin rings &C. Oi1cer sInitn
l @ 80 f Ti iavr ~ ohsoncc lie was arrested and taken
10 Flushing, where he awaits examination
NoErupoRr-A man who gave his Edward
Sears stole clothing jewery. &C. worth $50 from the
ON Monday lie called at the house OF James Leonard,
in the same neghborhoOd, on some pretense, and the
latter an ex-polceman, concluded after hearing OF the
robbery, that he must have been tho thef. Messrs
Leonard and Chapel accordingly started IN pursuit ana
captured the man at Hcksvle. In bringing him back
By rail ho escaped from the traln but was oyeraken,
| when he attempted to bribc his captors. He
brought before Justice Conkn Tuesday and held to
await the action OF the era nd Jury, as none OF the
| stolen property was found IN his possession.
! JAMAICA-Benjamin Lawrence. colored was arrested
on Tuesday evening the charge OF committing bur
gary az the residence OF Mr. Darlington. East Jamaica,
and stealing iewelry and clothing To considerable
amount on searching the prisoners residence pOr-
tou of the stolen property found. and number OF
pawn tickets for others OF the articles which he had
pawned The large sale Of real estate advertised for
Yesterday Shiny attended. or the 200 lots adyer
Used only about 20 were Old at prices ranging from $50
| to 500.
| HoPPERyILLE.-Mrs. Mary Conrad, wife or Harrison
Conrad wealthy farmer Of this place, eloped on sun
day evening with her husbands cOachman, "a colored
| man named Halsey She took with her part OF tho
| bousebold goods and her three children.