New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
NETWORK CITY


recover debt OF 1878 50 from T r. Morris ana s ~
snashett of No. IT'S Grandstr WllliamsbuIgh aud NO
100 Fulton st, Brooklyn 80
The Rev. John Bowling, D. d., pastor OF the
South Baptist Church, West Twenty-hTth-st' VIII
from the active work OF the ministry mt the close
NJ the nrpseut month at the age OF CT. During rn
try of a years he has not lost sunday through Ai
health 80,
Danaher e. Melendy of Ludingt0n, Mich,
are being sued In the Supreme Court by "linaih y
Browning a. Co.. clothers OF No. S26 Broadway, Tor a
debt of S267s 25 and by Joseph Hemph and George H.
Hamlin for debt OF si29o 81 Attachments against ue
PENDANTS property have been issued IN each suit
The schooner John Ferris, of Norwalk,
Conn., arrived yesterday from Hampton Roads. which
she left on the sth The captain reports having encouh
tered heavy storm, which continued Win niue nod'o
ment for more than week. They were compelled 70
cut away the masts and narrowly escaped total loss
The attention of financiers Is called TO pro-
possls for 100000 consolidated stock OF the City OF
New-York duly authorized by laws OF 1871 and 1874
bids for winch will be opened by Controller Green on
Tuesday The interest viii be seven per cent per
cent per annuIn payable hafyeary, and the principal
will be redeemed Nov. i, 1891
The main cornce of the new P0st-Ofiice Is
being put in place The roof will probably he finished
during the Winter and IL expected that the PostOnce
Department will be in possession by next July Inc
heating appara In place in portion OF the building
and be set in operation when desired force Oh 91o
men, with seven deIrlcks dnd IOui engines 4s d. VIVA
upon tue structure
The court of inquiry asked for by Col Glib
bon which had been in session for the last few days
was yesterday adjourned to Monday for the purpose o
procuring Witnesses The object Of the court is TO e1
the causes which led TO the relief OF COL
GibbOn FROM duty Superintendent OF the general re-
,esti@afion OF the matter The detail for purpose
OF Coils " H. Davis and O. W. Getty, ana Lieut.
Col. Fry. <,.
The Fair of the brooklyn Industrial Institute
closed on Wednesday evening. 1be attendance was
very large.
The final open-air concert of the season Will
be given next Saturday Prospect ParE by the 2Sd
Regiment Band.
The funeral of the Rev. Francis S. Gardner
occurred yesterday. The Rev. DR.; Freel preached.
large number OF people witnessed the ceremonies
The general plan for the annexation of the
towns of Kings County to Brooklyn adopted by the
Consolidation Commission, has been printed as pam
phlet and Ii being extensively circulated.
The post-mortem examination of the body
of DE Wit c. Tower was made by DR.. Sheppard last
evening There appears TO be no doubt that IL was
case of suicide. The Inquest will be held to-day.
Ii having been minated that the building
known as The Brooklyn Police Headquarters. corner OF
and Lvineston-sts was considered unsafe has
been thoroughly examined by the Building Bureau 0t
the Fire Department and PRONOUNCED III eoOd sno SAFE
cOndl lion.
Dir. A. W. Shepard, County Physician, yes
terday made postmortem examination OF tho remains
OF Dewitt G. Tower. Only bullet was found in the
he d, and that had evidently been fred from piston
held the right temple. The course OF the ball
was directly through the brain, close 70 the 1roitd
hone IL was found embedded in the skull near the left
temple. The wound was mortal nut not necessarily
Immediately fatal, aud DR. Shepard thinks MT Tower
would have been alive when discovered had not the
seycrng OF artery by the bullet caused excessive
nrmOrrhage.
For injuries sustained by the ship Gen. Lyou,
while aground dock at the foot OF Thirty xthst
South Brooklyn owner Of the vessel Robert Nelson,
brought an action 800 damages against the
Phenix Chemical Company claiming that defendants,
who owned the wharf, were responsible ior the injury
inflicted Judge Benedict in diSmissng the libel with
costs decides that wharfnger II not Round to main
certain depth Of water IN the bert1 OF the wharf
sufficient for al vessels all tides and that the master
OF a vessel should inform himself 10 tue depth OF
water =. berth before putting In ms vessel
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES
PErFsKuL-Jeremah f. wilkins says that
the report sent by the Associated Press reporter,
he bad committed suicide, Ia nanifestiy erroneous.
CRY or KGNGsToS.-wm. Maher, a hoy. while attempt
ton and Syracuse Railroad while in motion to-day, toll,
and was run and killed by the tram.
NEW.ERSEY.
Jersey CrrY.-In the Hudson County Court
of oyer and Tormner yesterday Judge Bede remanded
10 the Court OK General Sessions the easos OF DR. James
Couns Mrs Marceha Metzler, and Alonzo f. Kimball,
the prlrouers the Ida ". Vail malpractice The
Judge refused bear any argument on motion TO
uua upon ground thai II would not be proper % hear
ouch argument IN court which would not try che case
Five applications from srocers Tor license 10 sell Kerosene
Wcdnctiay night, an the ground tha the OH which was
manufactured N hoboken was OF a hlEnly innamma3le
man Hull the Fourth Police Precinct ana secured
valuable gold watch Wednesday afternoon. Scott
EIis who charged with obtaining money from Louis
Lazarus ana Moses Lubelsky OF Aew-YoIk by repre-
nIin mat he was An agent OF the II oer0la Insurance
ConnInv OF ONO and would furnish with policies
of insurance. las been held IN bail 10 appear for trial
The Hibern.a CompaDys officers deny that he has any
connection with H.
NEwAEK-The Crcmt Court viii be IN session to-day.
Judge Dopue, after reading al the testimony IA the
ter IN killing one Linthe by blow OF the INST has de
cded that II is plain case OF ,nanslaghiel Inc pea
will he sentenced for that Ofense. sampson Taylor
John stapeton, and Charles Pardy OF MipGrn charged
Wth perjury by Conductor searles OF tue Delaware,
Iac6awanus Western Railroad, were examined be-
fore Justice Mills, yesterday, aud were dsehatged
several new and improved have been added to the
.liue Of the Bloomfield Horse Railroad Company MIS-
Elizabeth huffman, well known and highly respected
ctzen OF Newark, VIII DO buried to-day III Mount Pleas
ant Cemetery Mr.. huffman Was "a years Of age aud the
oldest luhahitant Of tniS eity y sad Tat at tho
annex Beleve 10 Newark Peter Carly. grocer nj
No Union.st, arrested yesterday and tined for
driving rapidly through the streets. He ran over little
child the OF Broad and Marketsts The West
ern Union Telegraph ONCE IN this city has transmitted
over 81 IN money orders 10 Memphis aud shreveport
sufferers
HoBoKES-John Sanford and John Meebsn csrpen-
tiers, we're thrown IRON wagon IN "ashlogton-st yes
terday by the sudden fright OF the horse and we're
seriously intured..A fire occurred yesterday at Mr..
Cariinles residence, No. 26i Bloomheld-st, result
ing In loss OF N.oOo. It originated by children
playing with intellectually Insured The Citizens
ana Taxpayers Association has obtained an
injunction restraining further proceedings In the mat
ter OF laying the stone pavement Ia the City PARK
and prohibiting the Gommon Council from PAYING any
money on that account until ordered by the Court The
case will come up dfng the February term OF the su,
preme Court. The examination OF public school
teachers will take place in school No. In 6ordonet
tomorrow. - The managers OF the Hoboken Savings
Bank have resolved to make public fun statement Of
tho Affairs OF the institution Tomorrow when circular
will DC issued showing the exact Resources aud habi-
ties and the total through Kenans defalcaon The
report owing the prout condition OF affairs, will be
favorable to tho institution.