New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-10
NETWORK CITY.

was In the city for a short time yesterday.
VIM. II. Oracle, age n, died at the Wash
ngton Hotel last week. He had the hallucinaon that
he nea descendant OF the House Of Stuart and
Tightful heir TO the throne OF Great Britain.
The managers of "sacred concert in the
Bowery Theater we're informed by Capt Kennedy Of the
sixth Precinct Police yesterday that he would not per-
NIT them to open the theater for such purpose Oh
Sunday evening There was, accordingly no concert
The funeral of the late Police Sergeant
Augustus c. Weed will take place to-day from his late
residence No. 50 Henryst 1t will be attended by re-
representatives. OF the Police Department, Laiayeue
Lodge. No Co. F. A. NJ and Covenant Lodge NO 80 l.
o. o. +.
Superintendent KelsO issued general order
TO the police on Saturday, ordering them to keep
close watch on the street eterbOxes, many OF which
have been robbed OF their contents during me past
week on Friday night no hess than eghI Oh thc Jokes
were broken OPEN
Charles Hoy was taken to the Essex Market
Police Court on Saturday, and there committed to
await the result OF the wounds of his wife. Mary Hoy
whom he attempted 10 murder on Friday night last.
Bellevue Hospital surgeons her recovery being doubtful
1t is stated that the Confederate privateer
Chicamagus repairing at Deamaters works OF the
North RIVER been purchased by the Spanish Govern
ment for war vessel Mr. Delamater Is Teticent
regarding the vessel but says that was placed IN s
care be thoroughly repaired by Mr. CasarieJo, the
Spanish agent In this city.
A clustering March wind combined with the
intense
of the most dsagreeabe Sundays Of the season,
although the sun CHEEKY and the sky fair to the eye
Loose shutters creaked an the day e9mpeys acted 40
pecialy in the BOwery and East Broadway.
AS three Italian children were playing at
broadway and Ninth-st on Saturday, strange woman
caught up the youngest child, Amelia Gardel, age 8,
whose parents reside at No lat Baxerst and ran away
with her The other children went home and the police
were Informed OF the abduction but yet they have not
able to find the missing child or arrest the unknown
woman.
The German iourneymen cabinetmakers, and
the employees OF tho furniture manufacturing trade held
a massmeeting at the Germania Assembly Rooms yes
terday when preliminary action taken to renew the
efforts enforcement Of the eighhour labor sys-
tenn in the Spring. Similar action taken by the Ger
man ourneymen shoemakers employed In the custom
department.
The Rev. Thomas II. Burch, Pastor of the
Thiry-seventhst NJ L. Church. was recently presented
at his residence, No 23l East Thiry-ninthst., with
large number Of valuable books, by Joseph Fetretch,
Superintendent OF the Sunday School, In behalf OF the
congregation Mrs Burch was also presened VIII "a
vase beautiful flowers and other articles IN Oehat OF
the ladies of the church.
The funeral services of Samuel r. Kirkham,
a weknown engineer, were held yesterday at Marks
Church at secondave. and Tentst. There were pres
ent representatives. of Puritan Lodge, s39 and A. ~;
Knckerhocker Lodge, 6l2, +. and A. NJ; Alma Lodge,
o. D.. ZeTubbabeu Chapter, l47, X A Nj Morton Com
mandery, No. 4, X. T.; Warren ASSOCIATION BeelhoVen
Mannerchor aud members Of late Engine Company 49,
" f. D., OF all Of which be was formerly member
Cabel NJ. Cackett age 40, of No. 70 COrt-
landst was knocked down by the pole Of an omnibus.
in crossing Broadway, opposite St. Paul's Church. ON
Saturday night and was afterward trampled by the
horses and run over by the wheels Of the omnibus. The
driver OF omnibus drove rapidly away ON witnessing
the result of his reckless driving and thus escaped ar
day and then died in great agony Coroner Herman
was requested 10 hold an inquest
Thomas j. Ferguson, age 80, of No. 647 East
Nnth-st attempted suicide while insane, yesterday,
by cutting the artery Of his left wrist with tabenfe
His friends found him nsensibe from loss Of blood and
had him conveyed to Bellevue Hospital. Roger Maber
age co. found in the Grand Central Depot suffering
from deep cut in his throat on SATURDAY ana wac ken
he had attempted suicide in Hillsborough, ~ H. was
partially prevented by friends ana came 10 lhs CITY Tor
medical treatment.
Fraulein Francesca Saugne, German ac-
tress VINO arrived this country four months and
commissioned AdOph HOllander to engage stock COM
pany and make arrangements for series OF dramatic
representations at the Stadt Theater charged
Saturday at the Essex Market with assaultng him. She
claimed that she had given him s25 for preliminary
penses which he had not returned upon canceng the
for alleged embeZzlemen he had DETAINED her character
whereat. meeting him on the street. she had slapped his
face on these representations she discharged.
The following bankruptcy business has been
transacted in the United States District Court since
Ian. IL: Voluntary petitions fled-Nathan Boehm
Solomon Rapp william T. Henderson, Thomas Weldon
John b. Borst, jr., James :. Aspinwa, John Shuster
Ilndey NJ Hoffman, Samuel W. Tapsley. Adjudications
in involuntary cases-Patriok Smith, William NJ. Graham
The Deer Park Bluestone Company William Fessenden,
Edgar F. Day, Samuel Conn., Byron Sherman, Elise
Erich, Isaac Haddock Joseph Page, Joseph Man
heimer David Lasky, Martha Roby, Richard Graham,
Robert Bale Peter p. Decker. Matthew b. Brady,
Abraham Baldwin, Henry D. Sanger. Leonard J; Haas
simon Gruhn, William Haw, 1r. Charles Hoffman Aaron
Goodman, Israel stone DsehargesEiHerr Bolte'
Reuben Bowler. septmus L. Swift. Borden W. Plumb.
BROOKLYN.
The members of the Mechanics and Traders
Exchange propose TO erect building for their own
use in the vicinity of City Hal!,square
Charles S. Furst, proprietor of dry goods
store at No. sO7 FultOns who was arrested last week.
on suspicion OF R Fs re on 70 s %d &
charged the ground that the evidence did not war
rant his detention
CORPORATION Counsel Dewitt declared the
STRENGTHENING contracts made by the Board of City
Works illegal and void they exceeded the amount ap
proprated and as the work had not been given 20 the
lowest bidders United States ctAtorney Tracy
has gwen opinion in opposition TO that expressed by
Mr. Dewitt The ground he takes IL that the difference
the amount OF the and the amount TO
the credit the account may be legally covered by
deficiency bill.
correspondent thus rehearses his grievances
1.-THE conduct OF the Hunters Point and Jamessiip
Ferry otherwise known the Flushing and Long
Islaud Railroad Ferries 10 Jamos-slip, has been for
months of such character deserve the severest
censure OF every dependent 1t for daily transit
Int on the 80 inst il eliminated In what might DO
termed gross outrage without the slightest cause II
refused 20 let boats for one and one half hours
and even then detained its 81 o'clock boat for IA
mlnues with the positive knowledge that the passen.
gers would fail to reach other places eastI
LONG ISLAND
NEwTOwN.-Francs McKenna, Justice of
the Peace this town. has begun an action against The
Neio- York Sunday Mercury for libel and assesses his
damage at 10000 Judge Gilbert has granted the writ
asked by Commissioners for the improvement OF the
Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike, compelling the
Supervisor OF Newtown 10 issue all the bonds iumedi
atey instead Of the work progresses The Supervisor
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